Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-22
FLORIDA.

! struck h. NJ. keene or the right breast,
laying him aside for only short time, but
it was Il narrow escape.
A Doughsrty Club, with q large men,
| bersnip, was organized at ArredOndo Sat-
| urday evening. Capt. A. r. Gilmore was
elected President, and l., W. Halle Secre-
tary. The Democrats OF that precinct are
alive to their interests.
The merchants of Quincy. realizing
| that the crops are Verv short, have bought
comparatively small stocks of goods.
! Judging from the number OF bales OF cot
ton that are now being brought to town
the crop will not be one-halt of that of
last year.
The following showing is made nv a
census OF Kissimmee just taken: White
males over Il years 1871. while males
under 81 years POS, white females over 81
wears 237, white females under 81 years
! 2l2, total white population 9S5; cOIOred
males over 81 years 90, colOred males
under Fl years 80, colored females 81, total
colOred population 1875, total population
! 1,l7O, number OF voters APO.
Samples of orange wine made from the
| sour orange by F. e. Austin, of Orange
! CITY, We're exhibited in Orlando a few
! DAYS ago by NJ. r. Desha. One of the
samples, two and a half years old, was
| pronounced by those who were supposed
! to he authority in such matters to he
| equal to the finest imported wines. There
! need be no fear OF overproductiOn when
the surplus oranges can be thus utilized.
a colored man was brought into Or
! lando from Indian Springs on Monday
! last with mis- arms securely pinlOned with
| rope. He was taken in charge by
! Sheriff Anderson and placed In jail. Upon
inquiry it was asoertained that he hal
shot another negro on the previous day,
whom 1t was expected would die, as the
shot took effect in his head. Nothing has
since been heard from the wounded man.
TIE prisoner will be held to await results.
Murray Hall, at Pablo Beach, has
closed after very satisfactory season,
the financial returns being far beyond the
mOst sNngulne expectations of the inter-
ested parties. The manager, MIR. French,
who has met with an irreparable loss by
the death Of his wife, will in the mean
time take the remains Of.his late wife to
their final resting place at Mount Au-
burn, near Boston. The magnificent
hotel will again open about the 18th of
November, by which date II will be fully
| completed and equipped tor the winter
trade. That the winter season will prove
profitable Is already assured, hundreds of
inquiries and applications having been
made for accommodations. From present
indications it is thought the hotel will be
taxed to its utmost capacity.
DeFuniak is making a strong growth.
! A brick church to cost So, 600 is to be built
within the park enclosure this fall by the
| Presbyterians. No less thau twenty-four
cottages are in course Of construction or
under contract, one being a So, 600 brick
dwelling for G. C. Bautill. W. L. Wittiok.
who ia extensively engaged In the lumber
business, is erscting $500 residence,
| and Judge Mcclellan proposes removing
! to DeFuniak. Seven store buildings are
! going up and extensive additions are be-
ing made to the hotels. p. l.. Biddle, OF
Washington Territory, is having built
! eight cottages. a store building and a 80
! by 100 tw0-stOry hotel. The New York
House is being much enlarged and the
frame is up for a 40 by 100 addition to the
Hotel Chautauqua. The Forestry Con-
! gress will commence Its second session
| here Jan. "a.
Wednesday morning last the Big Bayou
| at Pensacola was the scene OF quite a
| daring act for a little boy, showing at
once great presence of mind and at the
came time the courage to act in time of
danger. 1t seems that while some of the
children living at the bayou were on the
bridge playing, little Guy Haley, aged 6
years, while bending over the edge OF the
bridge looking at the fishes, lost his
balance and fell into the chan
mel and Immediately sank to the
| bottom. The alarm was given by
Louis Davenport. who saw the child tail
overheard, and Immediately Lemmy
Haley, a brother of Guys sprang over
board and dived down and brought his
brother up to the surface. who upon
reaching the surface clasped Lem. tightly
| around the neck and prevented him from
swimming. The brave little fellow did
not lose his presence of mind, but treaded
water until a pole was reached 10 him and
1 hn nd N oOf fol 10 cd
frma. Lem. lie but Is years Of age.
At jacksonville Sunday, while an i'm
mense crowd Of white and colored people
hung about the Waycross depot waiting
| the arrival OF the train with the Indians,
a colored congregation came marching
down to MoCoy's creek, about ~ O'Clock,
stopping on tho northwest bank. opposite
the Florida Railway aud Navigation
| trestle for the purpose OF immersing our
converts TO the Baptist faith. The coiOred
elder waded out into the creek TO
n depth of about four feet of water. ac-
companied by a cOlored deacon. The
latter then conducted cOlored sister int 10
the water, which after the usual ceremo-
Cy she was gently laid on the surface of
the water, only wettng the back of her
garments and head. The deacon took
charge of her and started for dry ground,
when the "pillars of the church" delared
the ordinance had not been fulfilled, AS the
| Scriptures emphatically commanded that
the candidate must be buried beneath the
"waves." The elder called out to bring
the sister back there, and he would 6ll
the divine injunction to the satisfaction
OF all. TIE frightened and shiverjng
woman was slowly led back into the deep
and still waters and reimmersed. Sue
was laid deep down below the "wave,"
and upon rising 20 her feet the black mud
| from the bottom rose to the surface. A
| hearty laugh was then enjoyed by the big
crowd, which was hushed only by the
congregation singing a hymn. Three
more women were then baptizld-all In
accordance with the ordinance"
The boom at DeFunlak Springs is de-
| cided and will be permanent. New bultd-
| ings are going no in every part OF the city,
while additions and improvements are
| being made to numbers already built.
! Prominent among these is the addition to
Hotel Chautauqua, which is a large wing
on the eastern end OF the hotel. This will
contain the new dining room, Al by 100
feet on the first floor, with twenty addi-
! tipnal bedrooms in the second story.
| There are several new stores being
! finished and nearly ready !or occu-
! pancy, that Of Mr.. King being "a
large two-story structure Handsomely fin.
! ished inside and out. The erection OF two
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