Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-28

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FLORIDA.
The new Putnam House, at Palatka,
was formally thrown open to the public
on Monday.
Eustis, one of the liveliest towns in the
State, has never had saloon, and is de-
termined that 1t never will.
The orange growers of DeLand have re-
covered from their panic, as they nd that
their trees are not so much Injured as they
expected
George Welsh, train hand, had his
leg so injured by a moving tram near Ba-
ker's mill, Hamilton county, last Wednes-
day that ne died that night
The Daytona journal advises the rails
ing Of vegetables, cotton, tobacco, rice
and other products to bridge over the loss
caused by the recent freeze.
The negro who outraged Miss Gillian at
South Lake Weir last week, was
shot and killed by Mr.. Curtis, at Fruit
land Park, last Thursday morning.
Many cases of measles are reported at
ApOpka, but all are getting along well.
The disease appears to be OF a mild type
and the weather has been fav0ra BILE for it.
The Sheriff Of Wakulla county possesses
a singular freak Of nature in the way Of
a deer's skull. which has fourteen we'll
developed antlers all growing separate
and apart.
The telegraph wires along the Florida
Railway and Navigation cOmpany's line
are now operated by the Western Union
Telegraph Company, that company hay-
ing obtained control Of them.
The negro who fred the dwelling house
of Col. Ingraham, president Of the South
Florida railroad, at Sanford. was last
week sentenced by Judge Foster to ten
years in the State penitenCiary.
Last week near OrmOnd, Anton Bos-
from, while out shooting birds, accident
ally shot himself in the right arm. George
Smith, near the same place, cut mis- right
ankle open with an axe while chOpping
wood.
Lieut.. A. W. Greeley. Of Arctic fame,
is a property owner and tax payer IN
Orange county. de has a tract Of 100
acres of land situated at the south end Of
Lake Conway, about six miles south of
Orlando.
Within the town Of Waldo there are 4l5
acres planted in orange trees, containing
81, 100 trees. About one-halt Of these are
bearing and will yield about 30, 600 crates
and bring in a sum aggregating at least
100000.
The loss of cane seed by the recent cold
snap viii, ii IS said, be very large
throughout the state. A great many far
mers who are in the habit Of banking their
sweet potatoes viii lose considerable by
the freeze.
A negro fend, while robbing the house
Of Mr.. Curtis, in sumter county last
week. shot his son, A. q. Curtis, IN the
back while asleep. The negro was pur-
sued and snot TO death by Air. Curtis,
father OF the boy.
At Palatka, on Saturday night, several
negroes were arrested for gambling. and
on Monday were brought before The May
or's Court and nneG. some OF the party
were indicted IN the State Circuit Court
for the same Ofense.
Rev. ". n. Benton, So years OF age,
made. without help, on his farm in
WakIlla county last season, $50 bushels
of corn, > bales Of short staple cotton,
bale of long staple. 8 barrels Of syrup and
100 bushels Of sweet potatoes.
About O'Clock last Tuesday afternoon
i've OF the pr soners confined in the cOun-
ly jail AT Sumteryile, made a successful
strike for liberty. Their scheme was a
shrewd one. and nicely executed. There
were two white and three colored prison
ers, and they had noHbeen recaptured al
last accounts.
Palatka NetrS. The buds on the orange
trees about Pl atka are swelling, and the
leaves and iruit are rapidly falling 10 the
ground. Trees appear TO De entirely uu-
injared by the freeze, and In very short
while they viii again be arrayed IN their
rich dress OF perpetual green, and bloom
and bios som and bear good frsit as II they
never held close communion with hoary
beaded irost.
hurtz was brought before Judge Baker
al Jacksonville on Tuesday morning and
identified By Detective Gallagher, OF Pink
ertOn's Detective Agency, VINO testified
that he had frequently seen Nike Kurt.
alias "-heeney Mike" iu New YORK; that
he was a notorious thici there, ana that
ne WAS perfectly satisfied that the man
produced In count was 81 ke kurtz, alias
'-neeueY Nike" Toe case was continued
until all the necessary papers had ar
rived.
-umterWne Times: Contrasting the
mOrtusrv rppOrls OF nas5achusctts-
which. by The way, iF one 0i the lcHlfllcst
state. il tup lhipn--wlt8 hose 0i florida.
and taking i1e total deaths boz proportion
tn the p0pu alton. ilaasaCuusettl shows
1850 per cent, while Florida shows 0nit
lli2. tols'd.ins tlese tfurcs Boo com
uecton with zoe TACT fltI tre a FORTH every
ear sends thousands 90 ltt pulmonary
victims, whose fatrs age already scaled
90 Florida 40 dIs. "a W0uJ sr.ui showing tu
favor Of our State is prls scented.
u. 81. Ruth. who seeps q store iu East
Jacksonville. Was seriously wounded 0U
Tuesday night DT the accidental uIrClarEe
uf ID pIst1l in che bands of careless De-.
gro, Nl0 beat r. laHti reireat 40 soOn as
bal discovered 81 bag bad happened. Tbs
bail from iha pistol struck tlm three ~
Tour lnraHH Or fNr ~ Hf tnn bHnh bone
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