Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-28

capt. Allen, at the risk Of his own life,
plunged into the torrent and succeeded in
safely landing the haS-drowned girl.
FLORIDA.
Percy F. Smith, Marshal of Tampa, has
resigned.
Crops throughout Bradford county are
looking we'll.
A deposit of kaolin has been found near
Lake Butler.
Rain is much needed at Lakeland for
the vegetable crops.
McClenny will soon have her military
company in full trim.
The factories at Key West are all work
ing with large forces.
The old men of DeLeon Springs have
formed base ball club.
The new Methodist Episcopal church at
McClenny is finished and ready for use.
From twelve to fifteen carloads of vege-
tables pass Callahan daily, northward
bound.
Fish are dying in some of the creeks in
Nassau county on account of the scarcity
of water.
A large hotel is to be built this summer
at Eau Gallie, at the entrance of Eau
Gallie river.
P. NJ. Snowden, of Baltimore, is con-
templating establishing fertilizer facto-
ry IN Pensacola.
The bridge across the Suwannee river
at Brantord is to be built soon. Material
is already on the ground.
The CROPS of corn and cotton around
Waldo are promising, but are suffering
somewhat for the want of rain.
The Pensacola W ater Company has five
UoIIG 6Uo-innh Of
which will yield 100000 gallons of water
daily.
Columbia county is going to have a de-
scriptive pamphlet of the county printed
for free distribution in Europe during the
present summer.
At Lake City the grand jury found a
true bill for murder against officer John
j. Masters, and his case is now occupying
the attention of court.
A large hotel is talked of at Enterprise
Junction. where south-bound passengers
on the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West railway can get dinner.
Columbia county farmers are in better
condition this year, financially, than for
many years previous. All report good
crops and plenty of corn planted.
Capt. Hendry, of Fort Myers, has COM
menced the construction Of a canal from
Lake Flrt to the CalOOsahatchie river.
The lake is three feet higher than the river.
On Monday the wildwood Orange Leaf
was sold to A. G. Dittmar, of Oxford, and
by him leased to Jordan Il Newbern
who will continue its publication here
after at Oxford.
Sam Jones has written to the presiding
elder at Pensacola that it will be impos-
sibe for him to attend the camp meeting
ut w flliam3G pamTt OrOnnH has hnan
previously announced.
The Clerk of the Court OF Clay county
reports that the business OF recording
transfers of land in his Office has increased
to three times the amount of business
done in that line two years ago.
There is trouble brewing between the
city of Palatka and the new horse rail-
road as to the possession of terminal IA
cilities at tine foot Of Adams street in that
city. The railroad wants the foot of the
stern for ferry slip.
Hon. W. S. Abbott died at his home
near New Smyrna on Friday, May IA, at
3 a. M. of pertonitis, aged 80 years.
About twelve years age he represented
Vousia county in the Legislature and
was prominent Democratic politician.
Apopka Citizen; Our popular news
agent, DIR. A Hen, tells us he finds little
sale for jacksonville dailIes, the Savan-
nab MORNING NEWS being invariably
required, when the Orlando Daily Record
is not. The latter, he says, steadily
grows in popularity.
Barlow Informant: The act Of the citi-
zens OF Barlow in raising a subscription
for old Mr.. Mann, the father of Dan and
LOnny Mann, was generous and thought
full. and shows that our people have no
grudge, or ill-teeling that survives the un-
fortunate occurrence Of week ago.
According to the presentment OF the
grand jury of Orange county, matters
are in bad way in that county. They
report a number Of roads and bridges as
being in bad condition and unsafe, and
thew find a deficit in the accounts Of the
late Tax Collector, #. p. Hardeman, Of
1854 20.
The last shipment OF machinery for the
Sanford ice factory is expected TO arrive
this week, and II Is thought that every
thing. will De in working order and Ice
manufactured within three weeks time.
This factory will be run on the absorb
ton process and its capacity will be ten
tons day Of "a hours.
The Secretary OF War has ordered First
Lieut.. Stephen q. Mills, Twelfth Infantry,
10 Fort Marion. 81. Augustine, Fla, TO
relieve First Lieut.. Jas. X. Richards, DR.,
Fourth Cavalry, in charged OF the captured
Apaches there Of Geronimo's bond OF
C6lricahuas. Lieut.. Richards lie ordered
70 his troop in Arizona.
Dade city shipped in fourteen days
straw berries. 1A quarts; beans l24 crates;
tomatoes, 10 crates; cucumbers, l4O
crates: potatoes, 30 barrels, and cabbage
% barrels. For the month OF April there
were shipped strawberries, i,04s quarts;
beans. i67 crates: caulinower, l crate;
cucum bers, 202 crates; potatoes 202 bar
rels, and cabbage il6 barrels.
Crops look very we'll at Weiaka, a hno
rain few days ago was OF muen dement,;
Young corn never promised better, and
some fine oats and rye have been har-
vnsfcd--u III. BRYANT having some nnc