Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-18
FLORIDA.

Many improvements are in progress at
Peniel.
W. w. Randall wants to be Mayor of
Palatka.
There is talk OF establishing post Of
fee in Pencil in the near future.
Twenty-Five dogs have tasted of the
''cold cups OF pOison' in Stark during the
past week.
The Mayor Of Callahan having resigned
a special election for successor will be
held on March q.
Two Cubans were captured at Key
West last week in the act of burglariZing
cigar factory there.
The City Council of Lake City appro-
priated $3.50 towards the races near that
town. Plenty of money.
Putnam county is dissatisfied with its
new $l2, 500 jail, claiming that it is not
built according to contract.
The hotels of Tampa are doing well.
The tourist travel Cubaward helps the
Tampa hotel men considerably.
The citizens of Spring Garden Centre
have petitiOned the Post Office Depart
ment to change the name of their town to
Moran. 4l
A force Of men are at work preparing
| to lay the foundation for the Florida
DOAthCAA 50 Ou w ASCl ptlCGSs 4 a.
latka. e
The steamers touching at Havana bring
| to Key West now large quantities Of to-
bacco for use in the factories there, one
steamer bringing $50 bales tone triplast
week.
Col. Whitfield Walker has finally closed
trade with G. r. Crifing, of Putnam
county, for 200 lots in and near Crescent
City. The amount paid for them was
$4,000.
The dead body of Wiley Davis, colored,
of Columbia county, was found in sink,
six miles from Lake City last week, where
it is believed it was placed by those who
murdered him.
Joe Booker, Captain Dykes colored en-
gineer for many years in the Tallahassee
Flortdidn ONCE died of consumption last
week. He was known to many print
ers Of the State.
1t IS stated that Mr.. Vanderbilt, while
on visit to Palatka, few days since,
paid $500 for small steamer to take him
self and party of three up the Ocklawaha
rivera three-days' trip.
The schooner st. johns, Capt. Gilmore,
with cargo of 400 tons of steel rails for
the Florida Southern railroad, Is aground
eleven miles north of Palatka. Her car
go is being removed and brought in on
udb5s anu sue VIII UE duDdl anu lut tlIN
In day or so.
While at work IN Emerson's oyster
house at Cedar Key Monday two negro
youths named Edmund Moore and
Mitchell Johnson quarreled. In the diff
Guilty that followed johnson shot Moore
through the heart, instantly killing him.
johnson had preliminary trial Tuesday,
and was committed to jail to await the
action of the grand jury. The murder was
apparently cold FLOODED and cOwardly.
The trouble between the Mayor and
Marshal of Palatka eliminated last FRI
day morning in a personal encounter.
Marshal Lassiter had been suspended, but
the charges had not been sustained by
the Council, and be was reihstated, only
to be almost Immediately suspended
again. Lassiter pitched into the MAYER
and punished him severely. He was f1ned
$40 and costs, which was paid by sympa-
thizers.
Arazier & White, Of Valparaiso, Ind,
have purchased Tyner Records grove
and are building a residence on the place.
They also think of putting in a stock OF
goods in Crowns building. Mr.. Todd, OF
Maine, has purchased 40 acres OF land of
Peter MunrOe and we understand con-
templates extensive improvements there
on. Mr.. HOltSgang, of Kansas, has pur-
chased 20 acres more land from Judge
Roberts. L. Stevens is setting out over
300 more orange trees. This makes Mr.
Stevens 800 trees in all. He intends TO set
out 400 more between now and fail.
Mr.. NichOd, of Kansas, who recently
purchased place on Silver lake, has set
out 300 trees this spring, and will set $50
more IN few days. Isaac Thomas has
purchased a body Of hummock land on
the river, and will plant $4,000 cabbages
there in the fall. Mr.. Brakeman, of Cleve-
land, o., who recently purchased place
in Peniel, has set out a large number Of
trees. DR.. Cyrus has set out 500 orange
trees this spring. This makes him about
1000 trees in all. DR.. Cyrus and /, A.
Webb will each plant crop Of highland
rice this spring. MIR. HOltsgang has just
completed cosy little Swiss cottage on
the place he recently bought from Taylor.
He is also making other improvements
about the place.