Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-01

Friday Col. NJ. Brown sold his interest
in the Ocala house to James r. Harris.
the oran ge king. This hotel is one of the
best in the State, and cost $l45,000.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion of Orlando has secured room over
Brnbaum's for their temporary head
quarters, and fitted it up for reading
room.
DIR. Robert E. Green, of Gainesville,
Ga, and several citizens OF Orlando, think
of organizing a stock comp any for the
purpose of establishing 4. street car line
in Orlando.
The Baroness Marie AntoInette de
Renthel, who has been travelling over
Florida extensively during the past fe "
months, has purchased Indian River lands
from w. ii. Gleason, of Eau Gallie.
During the month of January Orlando
has had more dark and cloudy and fewer
sunny days than in any single month for
| yer. A heavy, overcast sky has been
the rule, and bright DAYS the exception.
1t lacks just one week of being a year
since the Orlando Telephone Exchange
was formally opened for business. From
surface Indications the years business
has been profitable one to the company.
Several shipments Of orsAges were left
the railroad for day or so. j. II. Hogan,
one OF the shippers, Intends to make a
claim for such delay against the COM
pany.
At Orlando the stock of books and sta
| tiOnery recently owned by W. ID. Palmer
have been purchased by Z. P. Hyer aud
George Goodwin, who will make large
additions to the stock and reopen the
store. Mr.. Hger has also purchased the
lot and building.
A petition to the County Commissioners
| for the granting of license for a saloon
at Cocoa has been circulating for some
| time past, and thus far it has not received
the signatures of majority of the regis.
tered voters residing within the precinct.
! 1t Is quite generally believed that 1t will
not.
At st. Augustine Saturday Deacon
| Richard james, a worthy cOlored man of
| that county, was found at the St. Johns
railroad depot in an insensibie condition,
! with a compound fracture of the skull IN
| fiicted by a sharp instrument, and will
| probably die. There is no clue as to who
may nave done the deed.
| A party of eighteen persons, three fam.
| lies, arrived at Cedar Kew last Sunday
| from Charleroie, Lake Michigan, on the
schooner Fair Play, having made the en-
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| in good health and intend locating some
| where near the Gulf coast in South Flori-
da. They had been three months on the
way.
j. M. Wilcox, of Orlando, estimates
| that be and his son will together suffer q
loss of about ST, 900 through the freezing
of the fruit in their orange groves. In
| spite of this loss, however, Mr.. Wilcox
has lost none Of his faith in orange grow
! ing in Florida, and is as enthusiastic
over the future of the State as he has ever
been since he first came.
A. D. Williams. a colored man, better
known as ''Aleck" Williams, was shot by
Bob Fields, at Cedar Key, on Tuesday,
another colored man and cousin of AlecE.
Aleck, who was drinking, went to his
house, and finding Boo Fields there. or
dered him off. Instead of going Bob
pulled out his revolver and commenced
! firing on Aleok. Two shuts took effect,
one in the back and the other in the right
shoulder. Aleck is still alive and may
recover. Bob Fields was last seen max
ing his way to Rosewood.
A gentleman by the name of Bumpus,
residing when at home near New Bed
! ford, Mass, had the misfortune to shoot
| himself in the left arm, near the shoulder,
! while hunting with some company near
| Melbourne, Jan. 10. He was promptly
conveyed to City Point, when the arm
was amputated by DR.. W. p. Moon, aided
| by Drs. Hentz and Holmes, on Jan. 81
The shaft of the humerus was so badly
shattered that It was deemed best to am
| putate at the shoulder. He is quite weak
| from the shock and loss of blood.
An Englishman giving his name as
George Alfred Charles Isaacs, incarcer-
ated Thursday in Jail at Jacksonville, de
welcomed sVmutomg of insanity Saturda y
morning. He was found in the post Office
/ Thursday night standing at the delivery
| window. apparently waiting for the open.
| ing of the same, and saving he wanted q
/ letter. About 10 O'Clock the clerk went
| out to close the doors, and ordered thu
stranger to go outside. He refused, and
| said he wanted a letter. Policeman
Keefe was called and TOOK charge of him
and put him in Jail.