Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-07

A Democratic msss meeting at MEDIA
vids, Escambia county. last Friday, nomi-
mated Judge Maxwell and j. Is. Roberts,
both OF Pensacola, and X. w. Brooks, OF
( Bluff Springs, to compose a legislative
ticket. 1t is in opposition to the regular
ticket.
The gauge Of the Barlow branch or the
| South Florida from Barlow junction 10
Barlow was not changed week before last
! owing 10 the failure OF some material to
come that bad been ordered. The change
VIII take place as soon as the material
arrives.
The hay crop at Gulf hummock, Levy
county, has been immense on account of
1 the wet summer, and the people there
have saved immense quantities OF 1t. The
orange and pear groves are thrifty. and
the outlook for that section was never
! brighter than it is now.
Col. II. NJ. Draue, than whom there is
perhaps no man better posted on railroad
matters in this State, says that the
Florida Railway and Navigation road will
be built TO Plant City and there stop.
This, however, will give it her Tampa
connection, all she probably wants for the
present.
gentleman connected with and rep
resenting Northern capitalists and water
works men was in Barlow this week look
ing over Barlow with an eve to putting
Ia system OF water works. The COM
pany he represents has already contracted
10 place them in Eustis, Orlando, and
other places.
1t is said that the Florida Railway and
Navigation road will run their line south
directly to Plant City, where they Will
make arrangements with the South
Florida 10 use their track into Tampa.
n l. . ha shrixv v1yn q
Of Brooksyille and Dade City will be left
off Of the line.
IL is quite probable that the uppar por-
ton of the post Office building at ST. Au-
justine will be donated by the govern
ment for the use OF the Circuit Court. IL
this should be done, the prese at court
house could be disposed OF advantage
ously and the money received from its
sale used to much better advantage.
J. Is. Williams, Of Palatka. the builder
Of the Florida Southern railroad Offices.
has taken the contract TO build Hotel
Charlotte, at Punta Gorda, Tor the Florida
Southern railroad. Its length will be 52j
feet. with wings extending back 100 feet
or more, and will be three stories high.
The date of completion is fixed at Jan. l.
About $50 of the Apache Indians with
their squaws. were treated 10 a sail on
the steamer Seth Low on Thursday after
noon. They enjoyed the trip hugely, the
sensation of riding over the surging bill
lows being something new TO them. The
boat returned about dusk when they dis
embarked and again reoocupied their
quarters in the old fort.
Tuesday evening, just after dark, lady
was walking on Commercial street, IN
front of the Sanford House at Sanford
when a man came up behind her and
grabbed her. The lady screamed, and
gentleman who was block away rushed
20 her assistance, but not until her as
sailant had made good his escape. The
matter Will be Investigated.
Jas. Miller, son of @. c. Miller. set
hook baited With minnow In st. Mary's
river last Tuesday night, and next morn
ing found an alligator had swallowed the
hook. The alligator was six feet long
and had to be shot to be landed. lite tan
had either been bitten of in fight with
another gator or train had run over it
while on the railroad track airing itself.
A. call was issued Thursday for a meet
ing of the voters OF st. Augustine that
evening TO discuss the adYisability OF
dividing the city into wards. The meet
ing was quite largely attended aud the
proposition was argued pro and con with
considerable yigor, but without any ulti-
mate result. Petitions are now bsing cir
culated about town in favor OF the desired
object.
Conductor Warden, of the Florida Rail-
way and Navigation, while on his train
between Quincy aud Chatta hoochee. on
Thursday last, was shot In the head and
painfully hurt He had to 90 to Mariana
to have the ball extracted. 1t Is believed
that the outrageous and dastardly act
WAS done by parties who entertain an ex-
asperated feeling against the road on ac-
count of their stock being killed by 1t.
An empty freight car on the Titusville
branch of the Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key Weat railway took fire on Friday,
while the train wasunder way, presuma-
bly, from spark. Conductor Savage dis
covered the situation in a few moments,
aud with all possible haste had the car
uncoupled from the rest Of the train and
switched on to a side track. The burn
ing car was put out in time to save the
running gear. The car was empty and
no other portion OF the train was hurt.
The long trestle work over the Pana-
sOfkee marshes. on the line of the Florl-
ia Railway and Navigation road, about
seven miles south OF Wildwood, gave way
Saturday, since which no trains have
been able TO pass over IL. The railroad
company will have it repaired, and now
has steam shovel and a large force of
men at work filing in the marsh along
the line OF road as fast as possible. When
the work 10 completed this section of the
road will have as solid roadbed as any
part OF the line.
A meeting was held at Ocaia last Mon
day night TO consider placing the CITY
under bonds for making necessary i'm
provements. 1t WAS largely attended
and considerable Interest was displayed
by the people. The feeling in the matter
was almost universal towards bonding
the city. Several amounts We're proposed,
ranging from $4,000 to 100000, but it
was thought that $50, 600 will be sufficient
TO make the improvements needed. A
committee was appointed TO walt on the
Council and see whether an election
would be called by that body for the issu-
ing OF the bonds.
Orlando Reporter: With all her grow
ing Importance, Orlando is neglecting one
or two enterprises which would add ten
fold to her bu sinees were they but taken
hold of and worked to completion. A
railroad to the South Apopka region and
another through the Lake Irma section 10
the st. Johns or Indian river are badly
needed. The building Of the two lines, or
OF single line running from Oakland TO
TitusYille, would add to the volume OF
business here more than our people seem
to think. Other roads are being built
through the country, aud the trade from
the sections mentioned is being diverted.
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