Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-21

ne consented 10 SlOp UFtt Oh A'0
Tuesday and address the Dougherty CluD
at night at the opera house.
Leesburg Commercial: That portion
of the Florida Railway and Navigation
trestle through PanasofYkee swamp, " hich
recently sank, has been raised, and trains
are now running regularly. many ciIl-
Zens OF the county will be glad 10 kno"
that the trains now run IDto SumterVllle,
and thus the two-mile walk from Panasoh-
kee is avoided"
The South Florida Courier says that
Mr.. C. W. Campbell, of Ocala, the gen
tleman who was reported as being lost,
having disappeared mysteriously over
month ago from Ocala, has been found
near Dade CITY. He is said to have
contract on the Florida Railway aud
Navigation Company's road, and is in
good health and spirits.
Sanford Journal; Mr.. Hermenson
showed us shipping receipts yesterday on
tour boxes of oranges shipped by him to
Cbristiana, Norway. From Sanford to
New York the freight was 65c. per box,
and from New York to Christiana Zoe.
w hen the difference in distance is con-
sidered, the discrepancy in American
rates is astonishing, and shows how much
our transportation lines have yet to learn
of their duty to the producer.
Messrs. Dougherty and Cooper spoke
| There was grand barbecue. Messrs.
DOugherty and Cooper and Judge Wei
| borne spoke at st. Augustine Monday
| night to monster meeting of over 3, 600
A two ear old Charlie DOugberty was
| introduced to the audience. The widest
enthusiasm prevailed. A cOlOred man
| mad seat on the stand. st. Johns will
! give Dougherty rousing vote.
| County Assessor Stands turned his
! hOOka over IN the HprnaOdO Comfy Conn
missiOners last week. The following is
| an abstracts Number OF acres of land
| taxed in the county, 631 1881; number
| acres improved, 8, 400; value of improve.
ments, 81. 100 594; number OF horses and
| CATTLE O,S44; value of animals, $129 ,52j:
! total State tax, 5000 AZ; total county
! tax, SIG, 1857 II; total school tax. So, 1858 10.
| The amount of taxes to be collected over
| and above the amount for 1885 is 81 oil
| rs.
About two weeks ago J. K. Duke, Of
Orlando, noticed a falling body of lre or
meteor, and watched it's course until
within three or four feet of the earth, on
line and within very short distance
from his yard. Saturday morning while
Mrs. Duke was in the garden she espied
and picked up stone or piece of metallic
lava weighing half pound, which may
be seen at Mr. Dukes store. Several per-
sons have examined it, but no definite
theory of its origin or home has been ad-
vanced.
o, D. Seavey, manager OF the new two
| million-dollar Ponce de Leon at St. Au-
gustine, is in New York, taking prelimi-
nary steps for furnishing the hotel. The
roof is on, and the 500 wOrkmen are en-
plOyed in finishing up house and grounds
as rapidly as possible. 1t will be opened
a year hence. A theatre, modelled after
Wallack's, will be built In connection
with the hotel. Estimates have been
given for the linen and crOcsery, both Of
which will be made from original designs,
especially made for the Ponce de Leon, at
| factories abroad.
| At Brooksville few nights ago Nero
| Zelgler stabbed George Harris, the knife
| lnticting an ugly wound ABOUT four
| inches long, Immediately above the he arr,
and a lighter cash on the left arm. Drs.
Marshall and Burwell sewed up the
wounds, and the patient, though the cut
Is serious, is not thought to be In a dan
gerOus condition. Zeigler was jailed by
Sheriff Jennings, but secured bail and
was released, his bond being In the sum
of $500 No cause seems to be given for
the assault, according to the statement of
| Harris, and as few, II any, saw the deed
| dene little can be CLEANED.
The Washington dispatch OF Oct. 10
stating that Ignatius r. Canova vas ar
rested in that city at the request of the
| Florida authorities on suspicion Of having
committed a murder in st. Augustine SIX
months ago, created no little talk at St
Augustine. |. Il. CanOva left St. Augus-
tine over six months ago for Washington
and there Is some mistake concerning the
charge. The civil authorities at st, Au-
justine were notified of his arrest and
they Immediately telegraphed to W ash
ingtOu to have him released at once as the
charge was false one. 1t has not been
learned by whom the charge was made,
but it is supposed IT was done by some
T one who IS not on good terms with Mr..
CanoYa.
Tuesday night OF last week a number of
citizens assembled at the opera house in
Tampa to discuss the establishment of a
grand hotel IN Tampa, one commensurate
with the need of the rapidly increa sing
/ winter travel which centres at that point.
| 1t was thought that such hotel as would
| meet the requirements would cost all the
way from $4,000 to 100000, and assur.
ances were given that il the citizens OF
Tampa could raise $25, 900 TO 100000 the
remainder would he contributed. On mo-
ton, the char appointed a committee OF
five, consisting OF T. G. TaliaterrO, John
7. Lesley, a. j. Knight, J. b. Wall and
w. n. Conoley, whose duty it is to pre-.
pare report embodying a definite plan
!
jOurned meeting.
The directors OF the State Park Asso-
citation met at j jacksonville N onday in the
Board of Trade rooms, and the committee
appointed by the last meeting TO consider
the matter OF reorganizing the association
brought In the following report: That
the association be reorganized by the is.
sue of 200 shares of stock at par value
500 each. or $4,000; that said stock be
assessed % per cent. on three installments
one month apart. This will give the new
organization cash In hand amounting 10
SO, 900, in three payments OF $4,000 each.
The committee, therefore, recommend
that the assessment of 35 per cent. made at
last meeting OF stockholders be rescinded.
and taat the present stockholders receive
$3.50 per share on each share of stock held
by them" The directors ordered a meet
ing OF the stockholders to be held on Nj on
day, Nov. |. to consider the report.
George r. Carlisle, OF Enterprise, Fla.
accompanied by w. w. Newton, arrived
at Daytonaa few DAYS ago tor the purpose
Of making some novel and interesting ex.
periments in electricity. MIR. Carlisle
has made discovery which cannot HELM
but be Of great Importance, namely, that
electricity for all the purposes for which
IL Is needed can be produced without Il