Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-20

| A'AAO vi buo L oulnsuIa GdZ0tt6.
An omnibus driver suffered sunstroke
at d JACKSONVILLE Tuesday. 1t was the first
case OF the kind in the city this season,
The Governor has appointed George F.
CalVert, OF Port Orange, Justice of the
Peace. This appointment is an excellent
! one.
The heavy rains have damaged the cot
ton crop somewhatin Washington county,
sui there is every prospect for fair
yield.
| The burglar who has been working Fort
ogden for the past month has been caught,
and much Of the stolen property re-
| covered.
| Hon. George W. Willis has been recon-
mended to the Governor as a suitable
party to be appointed as County Judge of
| Levy county.
The Building and Loan Association of
kissimmee, in Its monthly meeting last
Thursday, sold $4,000. The bidding was
| lively; premium 40.
| The Daytona Journal is endeavorIng to
prove that that town was never legally
incorporated. 1t takes the ground that
less than twenty-five persons, the number
required by law, voted on the question.
Near Sumterville most of the gang OF
men employed by Mr.. Persinger on the
| new railroad struck last week for an in
crease of wages from 81 % to 81 50 per day.
! Work was continued, however, with little
| interruption.
| Col. f. M. Wecker has been appointed
superintendent OF the horse car line in
Key West. Additional cars will be put
ON and extra switches laid on Front
street, the road reballasted, in order to
secure better connections for the benefit
of the travelling public.
| Waterspouts are common now on the
Gulf. At Key West they are seen daily.
| The water can be distinctly seen as it
ascends to the clouds In a spiral current
similar to what is seen in the small whirl-
winds so common on the mainland, and
which take up in the same manner dust
and leaves.
Lake Kerr, Norwal6, and all along the
east side of the st. Johns river south Of
| Mount Royal, the people are enthusiastic
for the new Palatka and Tavares railroad
and are coming up with the most liberal
| subscriptions. The road is already well
nigh established fact, and the rich and fer
| tile lands in that section promise to be
soon brought into demand by the connec-
ton the iron horse will give that section
with the balance OF the world.
About O'Clock last Wednesday after
noon the residence of d. A. Morrison, at
Maitland, was burned to the ground. The
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rapidly that before it could be checked
the entire house was wrapped in flames.
Scarcely anything was saved, and large
number Of magnificent orange trees sur
rounding the house were destroyed by the
fierce heat. The total loss will aggregate
several thousand dollars. There was no
| insurance. VIA
Micanopy Gazette: The number of
oranges that will be shipped from Micano-
| py this fall will astonish many people.
From an examination OF the trees outside
of town we believe the crop will be larger
than ever before. DIN town, where the
trees are older, the trees sustained the
greatest damage. and the crop will be
comparatively light. We believe there
Will be at least 10000 boxes OF oranges
shipped from Micanopy the coming
season. Nearly all the trees have made
beautiful growth.
There will be public meeting in the
interest of the Fruit and Vegetable Asso-
| citation at Rutland's Ferry, on the With
lacooche river, Saturday, Aug. 81. b. e.
| Grace, Esq.,, of Sumterville, has been in
| vIted to address the meeting on the sub
ject of organizing against the monopoly
of transportation and the dishonesty of
consignees. He has accepted the invita-
! ton, aud in company with Judge j. r.
Steele and several other prominent citi-
zens of Sumterville, will attend. The
party will go by steamer, and rousing
time Is anticipated. "7o' 0i''
Key West Democrat: The brig Char.
lotte, OF New York. Moorehead master,
lumber laden, from Pensacola for Carde-
mas, Cuba, grounded on the Quicksands,
five miles west of the Marquisas KEYS,
Sunday evening, Aug. l. The Captain,
with four of his crew, came to Key West
in his stern boat on Aug. 3, and consigned
to A. f. Tiff. who procured the services
of the United States Lighthouse and Buoy
Tender Laurel to render assistance. The
Laurel reached the brig at II: 80 a. m. on
Aug. 3 and moved her about a quarter of
a mile, but stopped towing at p. m. on
account Of the strong ebb tide. At 2 a.
m. next day the Laurel succeeded in get
ting her Off without removing any of the
cargo, towed her between the Rebecca
shoal and west end OF the Qucksands,
and arrived at this port at 4:30 Aug. 6.
| The Charlotte is heavily laden, and very
old. Had she grounded on rocks instead OF
smooth sand she would have become
total wreck. AS it is she has received very
little damage.
Judge G. W, McLaue,a leading citizen
of Sumter county. whose beautiful home
is near Sumterville, had a pond on his
| place that was we'll supplied with muck,
| well IN the centre. The result was the
| disappearance of the water, leaving rich
deposits of soil. He conceived the idea
of raising strawberries on this
| soil. The plants were set out.
Night after night the Judge went home
and smiled in his dreams over the visions
of crates, and crates OF big, luscious
awberries. This continued until the
advent of cur rec mt season of dampuess,
when simultaneously with the opening of
the windows of heaven above, John Chi
naman began pumping the waters up
| from below, and the well and pond soon
overlooked their boundaries and became
an attractive resort for the pilgrim alli-
gator. Last week the Judge killed a five
loot gator IN the strawberry pond, and
he sees signs OF magnificent crop of the
same species. He is undecided whether
the pond is best adapted to produce
gators or strawberries.