Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-14

ueot, The plan adopted was commit
zee nf 100, each member of which would
reel obligated to raise So. The plan was
unanimously adopted and every one pres
ent was enthusiastic and confident that
each one of the committee would perform
the duty assigned to them. A short time
ago fifteen little girls belonging to the
sunday school were furnished with little
tin banks to raise funds for the same pur-
pose. The banks were opened last night
ana the aggregate amount raised was
$50 Ut. DIR. Griggs offered a book as
prize to the little girl having the largest
amount in her bank. The prize was
awarded to Ada Chadwick.
Some weeks ago the NEWS published
the particulars OF the arrest, by the United
states authorities, of DR.. ii. FL. Cary, at
present Fish Commissioner of the State
OF Georgia. DR.. Cary had for years been
postmaster at Antioch, Troup county,
and few months ago the Post Office De-
partment at Washington discovered that
ne was short in his accounts between
$1,000 and 81 700. Under direction of the
department, DIR. Cary was placed under
arrest on warrant charging him
with embezzlement. The charges
ware well founded, and while
DIR. Cary is rich man, it was a
question of some doubt whether he could
payment of the shortage claimed by the
government. Wednesday DR.. Cary pro-
posed to pay the whole amount claimed
by the government to settle the case, and
deposited at the office at Atlanta draft
for 81, 604 II, the whole amount claimed,
and Thursday received the governments
receipt in full settlement of the mat
ter. This adjustment of what appear
ed to be a very ugly case will be learned
Ut N NV ha frfo do Of . ko tlxy
OF DR.. Cary, who stand high in LaGrange.
FLORIDA.
Ice retails at Key West at five cents q
pound.
St. Augustine is to have, at an early
day, street cars.
Rev. E. L. T. Blake, of Tampa, is in fee
BILE health and unable to preach.
Six per cent. per annum is readily &C.
cepted for money at st. Augustine.
One thousand mechanics are at work at
st. Augustine, aud are paid regularly.
Lumber Is still in great demand at st.
Augustine, and the saw mills are kept
busy.
This has been very warm week at St.
Augustine. The thermometer stood in
it's nineties.
Barlow is to have national bank, and
meeting was held Monday night
looking to that end.
Capt. Horr, OF Key West, wants to
raise the first regiment in Florida to 60 to
Mexico in case war Is declared.
Robert Williams and wife, of Norwalk,
Putnam county, go to California to IN
vestigate the mode Of orange culture.
The steamer Alice Howard has quit
running to Liverpool. She now runs
regularly between Fort Myers and Cleve-
land.
0. D. Seavey, manager of the new
Ponce de Leon Hotel, st. Augustine, Fla,
is with his family at his villa at Mansfield,
Mass.
With a first class hotel, a national
bank, a good brick building and an ice
factory, Barlow will ask no odds of her
sister towns.
Pensacola pilots have formed the Pilots
Charitable and Benevolent Association of
Pensacola. The membership will be
about thirty-five.
The Sorrento Press tells OF an immense
squash raised near that town weighing
75X pounds. Another small" one
weighed 35 pounds.
The government work on the Chatta-
hoochee was resumed on Tuesday of last
week. The new steam barge will go down
the river hunting for snags.
DR.. Johnson, of Arcadia, shipped to
Fort Myers, last week, three hundred and
thirtY-nine watermelons. They were OF
excellent quality and sold readily.
The total valuation of property listed
by the Orange county Assessor up to
Aug. 1, was 81. 748 ,931, divided as fol-
lows: Real $3,S16,053; personal, $685., 07S.
Secretary Lamar has suspended the sale
or the ''old powder house" lot in st. Au-
gustine, pending legislation transferring
the same to the city for public school pur-
poses.
Socoro Geronimo, one OF the Apaches,
went to the happy hunting grounds last
week. This makes the third death among
the Indian captiVes quartered at Fort
Marion.
A small caterpillar, similar to the army
worm, but not half SO large. has made it's
appearance in force in some portions of
Pensacola, and is destroying all tender
vegetation.
The west wall OF the Ponce de Leon
Hotel was completed on Tuesday, Aug.
g. and in consequence there was great
rejoicing among the bricklayers over the
event. The east wall has nearly reached
its height.
The country is now flooded with a gang
of thieves, who operate principally at
night. Their Of Q ations appear to extend
in circle from Jacksonville to Palatka,
taking in Baldwin, Lawtey, Starke, Wal
do and Hawthorne.
Frank Campin, OF Orlando, on Satur-
day, shot white crane near Fairview,
measuring FIVE feet from the tip OF its toe
to the end Of it's bill. lie killed it with a
rife at the distance Of 800 yards, the ball
cutting its windpipe.
The orange trees Of the Apopka region
are looking remarkably fine, the trees
presenting healthy, luXurlant appear
ance. The fruit, Notwithstanding the
small crop, promises to be much above
the average in quality.
There is, at the present moment. some
where near 1000, 5000 being inv ested for
building purposes in st. Augustine. Out
side of the Ponce de Leon there are nearly
or quite $50 new buildings going up with
in a radius Of two miles from the Plaza.
At st. Augustine Hon. b. f. Oliveros,
acting as United States Commissioner,
has finally turned over to William j.
Reyes the steamer Mabel f. with all her
appurtenances. so the vexed question is
settled, and Mr.. Reyes becomes sole owner
and proprietor.
A cOlored drayman named Ferguson.
living in Orlando, threw an eight-pound
iron weight at his wife few days since,
missing her and striking another woman
named GOodbread, knocking her sense
lasa and which blow will DrOhabIv raauit