Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-06
FLORIDA.

The City Council of Cedar Key has pur-
chased lot on which it will erect a city
hall.
The spring meeting of Florida presby-
terry will be held at Quincy, beginning
Thursday, April 10.
p. G. Wager, of Titusville, who was
lost in the woods near that place recently,
has been given up for dead.
The Magnolia hotel at Green Cove
Spring closed on April l. The cottages
Will remain open awhile longer.
Capt. j. W. Douglas, OF Daytona, was
kicked in the small Of the back by horse
last week Saturday so severely that it is
doubtful if he RECEIVERS.
John q. Borden, Of Green Cove Spring,
put into his dwelling piping for burn
ing gas, and On March 10 he lighted the
establishment with the first gas ever used
In Green Cove.
The building boom in Jacksonville was
never greater than at the present time,
and the indications are that in this re-
spect the coming summer will be an I'M
usually lively one.
j. B. Rohrer, an experienced tobacco
grower from Lancaster, Pa, after pros
pecting in the Tallahassee country, has
leased the fair ground tract for the purpose
GrOnnd was broken Wednesday near
the broad gauge depot at Ocala for the
laying of the track tor the Ocala street
railway. AS soon as everything is avail
able the enterprise will be pushed ahead
until completed.
There are two herds of fine Jersey COWS
near Palatka, one belonging to +. A. Gar
risOn, at Palatka Heights, and the other
To A. Van HautOn, near the latter place.
Mr.. Van HautOn has a bull whose grand
father sold for $4,000.
The artesian well at Green Cove Spring
has been sunk to depth of 80 feet, and
the contractor has ceased work for a few
days, until the preparations shall be
made for putting down more iron casing.
which has become necessary because of
the falling OF sand into the bore of the
we'll.
Messrs. Ellis & Mcclure are now fin
ishing up plans for the new four-story
block to be built by Messrs. Fleming e.
Daniel at the corner of Forsyth and Mar
ket streets, Jacksonville. This building
will be constructed of pressed brick and
stone trimmings, will have a front on For
syth street of 81 feet and on Market street
OF 1916 feet.
A thief attempted to make an entrance
into the residence of j. r. Coffee at
Green Cove Spring on Thursday night by
opening a window, but was frightened of
by Mr.. Coffee. The wound received by
Mr.. Rackas in the ARRAY with the thieves
on Walnut street last week proved to be
not serious, and the wounded man Will
probably soon be on the street again.
The Orlando Street Railway Company,
with a capital stock of $50, 900. has been
organized by Messrs. W. j. Copeland, Z.
I Naf Doh.
n. l.. Mills, j. b. Parramore and j. ID.
Beges, each OF whom will take five shares
at 500 each. The object OF the company
is 10 build and equip street railway to
run from Lake Conway 20 and through
Orlando to Winter Park.
Fire broke out at Orlando Thursday
night about II O'Clock in small wooden
building on Pine street, nearly opposite
the Charleston house stables. paint
shop, barbershop and grocery store were
burned, but the fire was kept from
spreading by the use of wet blankets COW
ering the buildings, and by the stream of
water from the tank on top of the Charles
ton house. The loss will be about $4,000.
c. e. Pearce, of Leon county, is salts
fed that barley makes a splendid winter
pasture for stock. On September 10 he
put in three acres, which he mas allowed
mis- COWS to run on most of the time since
October 20. Now it IS nearly waist nigh
and heading out finely. Barley makes a
very rapid growth, lasts longer than rye,
stock are fond of it and keep tat on it. MI.
Pearce is confident hIs patch Will yield
twenty bushels to the acre.
Upto Saturday S3,l73 have been re-
ceived by the Key West relief committee
appointed to look after the needy. About
so operatives have lett for Cuba and other
places to find work until the factories are
rebuilt. There are 300 people sheltered in
the fort and barracks, and tents and shan
ties are going up everywhere. Several
carg0es OF lumber have been ordered Dy
telegraph for building purposes, and
some of the cigar factory men have or
dered supplies Of leaf tobacco by wire, so
as to get their men at work as soon as
possible. A prominent young gentleman
named Will &. Alderslade died from
the effects OF injuries at the fire, and it is
reported two others also have succumbed.
When the Key West cOnfagration was
at It's height, and the people were panic
stricken with the fear that the whole city
was going to be destroyed, the little
daughter OF DR.. j. V. Harris, Collector Of
the port, hearing a remark that the funds
of the Bank Of Key West and other valu-
ables were being sent on the revenue
steamer "DiX" for safety, hastily gath
cred up her two wax dolls with their
wardrobe, and alone, through the binding
smoke and flying clnders, flew down the
lighthouse wharf to where the Dix was
moored, and begged Capt. Fenger to pro-
tect her darlings. 1t is needless to say
that those dolls occupied the post OF honor
on that vessel surrounded by bank-notes
and bags Of gold, until all danger had
passed.