Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-05
FLORIDA.

Sixty houses are now building at hey
West.
Palatka is improving her streets and
sidewalks.
Thursday night 2.65 inches of rain fell
in three hours at Key West.
Two hand fire engines for the town Of
kissimmee City have arrived
Last Wednesday there were 1850 bales
OF tobacco in bond at Key West.
Passengers from Havana to Key West
report dull times-no money or credit.
The Lente house at Palatka has been
turned around 80 as to front on First
street.
G. T. Williams, of Columbus, Ga, is
prospecting in the State with view to
settling.
Col. Hanson, prominent citizen and
orator, of Barlow, is lecturlng on intern
perance.
j. d. Mitchell. living near Daytona,
gathered from one white Marseilles tree
$780, or five bushels of figs this season.
There are hundreds of bushels OF
peaches allowed to ito waste in Column
bia county every year for the want of a
fruit dryer.
Ocala has had to send to Orlando for a
cornet player and some one competent to
lead the Ocala band during the forthcOm-
ing convention.
The temperance orders of Orlando are
in flourishing condition, having over
100 members, many of whom are good,
substantial business men.
There is bitter feeling at Fort Meade
against the railroad, and people decline to
travel on it to Barlow and return. They
go and come by private conveyance.
The Winter Park Company recently
sold a business lot on the corner of East
Park and New England avenue, upon
which handsome store and offices Will
be built very sOoD.
Geo. W. Nico1ls, of New York, has pur-
chased from the estate of Capt. Won
Pfyster the rock wall property on White
street, Key West. He intends erecting a
large brick factory.
DR.. Hutchinson, of Lake City, reports
the creek flowing out of Alligator Lake at
the crossing five miles south of town,
three feet and half deeper than at any
previous time in twenty years.
The confidential bookkeeper OF Romero,
one of the largest cigar manufacturers OF
Havana, has been In Key West the past
week making arrangements for the estab
lishment of branch factory in that city.
The Postmaster of Orlando is opera.
ting a mailing sy stem of his own devisIng.
Four boxes for depositing mail therein
have been placed in various portions OF
that town for the convenience of the
public.
According to the Record, Orlando wants
its 200-rOOm hotel begun and finished
water works, a street railroad connecting
Winter Park and Lake Conway, Its streets
graded, $4,000 school house and an
empty jail.
tnnf hnc 4ok n
until Sept. l, and Chief Justice Nc Whor-
ter left Tallahassee last week Tor his home
at Milton. Judge Van Vakenburgh left
for Mayport Oh Monday, and Judge Raney
remains in the capital city.
Sunday afternoon thief entered the
room OF j. A. Crisp, in LaVilla, and break
ing open his trunk, stole $l2b IN cash. A
negro named Albert Lewis was arrested
on suspicion and taken before Justice
Marcy, and placed under bonds for his
appearance at the next term OF the Cir
cult Court.
Extensive repairs are being made on
the Episcopal church at Palatka, and
the building is being considerably en-
larged. giving quite an additional seating
| capacity. 1t is the Intention of the men,
bers of the church TO build a new edifice
at an early date. The congregation is
constantly growing.
The company to which the city of Kew
West have granted the exclusive right to
| lay pipes for water works for the mex {
thirty years have sent an agent to st.
Louis to bring out the machinery neces-
sary to bore artesian wells, from which
source they expect 10 get their supply Of
fresh water for the use of the city.
Negroes working on the canal near
Port Orange stole a number OF shovels
Ioat md oil hon Nn -
that place. A day after John SOmers,
boss of the gang OF canal diggers, went
to town with a number OF cOlored men,
entered the stores and seized and carried
away the shovels. SOmers was arrested.
At vegetable meeting Of the Fruit and
Vegetable Growers Association, held at
Oxford on Saturday, July "a, the follow
ing resolution was adopted: That the
fruit and vegetable growers OF sumter
county be invited to meet in county con
VentIon, on Monday, Aug. 8. in order to
form county association looking 10 a
State organization"
1t is rumored at Key West that, at the
request of Col. +. n. Wicker, the board
Of Aldermen will ut the next city election
cause vote to be taken upon the CUES
ton OF extending the city limits, with the
view of afterwards getting the city TINS
NAlCuh6u w NObC w hG UOuuS iOI pa,
COO 10 enable the Colonel to put in his
Holly system Of salt water works. Here
tofore all atttmpts to extend the city linz
its or to bond the city have proved un-
availing.
The city employees Of Jacksonville have
not vet been paid OF for the months Of
June and July. and there is but little
prospect ahead for getting their pay un-
less the Council takes some interest in
providing the means with which TO pay
them. These employee are all poor men,
dependent upon their salaries for their
living. and when forced by not regularly
receiving their salaries to buy their sup
plies on credit have TO paw more than il
buylng with the cash. Their salaries are
small enough, at best, and TO be forced to
pay an advance for what they get by
virtue of their having no money is a hard
ship.
According 10 the Daytora Journal the
water in the Halifax river, owing 10 the
immense ranfalls, has lost its usual salt
ness entirely. Even in the main channel
the salt water tide does not come far up
the river and the water Is absolutely
fresh. Its color IS changed TO a reddish
black like the ST. Johns and the salt
water is driven out. The frequency with
which this occurs destroys the oysters
and threatens malarial forms OF sickness.
1t has hoped bbat the proper opening OF
tho coast canal through the Matanzas
an.A q IL.