Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-24

A gentleman by the name of DR.. Craw-
ford, who has been boarding with Mrs.
JOyner, at Orlando, disappeared saturday
morning and has not been seen by his
friends since. He had not been feeling
well lately, and some seem to think he
might be at some place in the country
SICK, while others fear there has been foul
play.
Governor Perry and staff reviewed the
cadets OF the West Florida Seminary, at
Tallahassee, Monday afternoon. In
neat little address after the review, the
Governor reminded the boys OF their du-
ties as citizens and soldiers and said that,
although some of them were rather under
size for soldiers, he would not hesitate to
call them out to support the majesty of
the law If an emergency should require
their service.
The titles to the famous Newport min
eral springs have been settled. George
w. Ladd, Of Maine, arrived last week and
compromised the matter by making deed
In favor OF his nephews, George and doe
Ladd, 10 1000 acres of Wakulla lands, in
GLIDING the springs. Several efforts have
been made to BUY this valuable property
with view to erecting hotel and i'm
prove it generally, but always failed be-
cause of this conflict in the title. Now
that all impedlments are removed 1t is
believed this will be made one the most
popular of our gulf coast resorts.
r. A. Hines, of Massachusetts,, a builder
by trade, has been spending the winter In
Tallahassee, and to occupy his mind has
devoted much of his time experimenting
with the native material found here for
building and other purposes. He Is now
exhibiting samples OF artificial stone
manufactured from Florida sand.
The sample had only been made
about a week, and was almost as bard
as granite, and looked very like granite.
For fronts it would be far prettier than
ordinary BRICK. Some of the advantages
which he claims for it is that il is far
more durable than brick, looks better, can
be made in rainy as well as fair weather,
and can be made right on the grounds
where needed, and thus save breakage
from hauling.
Tallahassee TdIidhdSSeedn; The colored
porter OF one Of our city drug stores has
been fasting for aboUta week. He mopes
around aimlessly, humping pell-mell
against lamp posts, walls and other OBJ
structions, and will not speak word to
any one. A cOlored brother explained
yesterday that 'Chawley is seekin'
'ligiOn, he is blu er nifty bad boy,
and he got ter fast and nope nine
days, den he go in er trance fur
three days. All dat time his soul Is
burnin' in hell, den he come out puritie d
and Will tell de foxes whar he he's bin
and what he see in hell" If it takes
three days to purify an ordinary soul. we
guess Old Nick will find it necessary to
roast "Chawley'' a week or so. He has
won the reputation Of being one OF the
toughest BOOSTERS Tallahassee has ever
turned out. We hope, however, "Chaw-
ley" will triumph over the powers, etc.
The National Department of Agricul-
ture, in its report just issued, upon the
conditions OF farm animals of the country,
has the following with reference to klOri-
da: Horses and mules have been re-
markably healthy. are looking better than
usual, because OF better food and care.
stock cattle are thinner and poorer than
usual, owing to the winter having been
colder. and in much of the State wetter,
than usual, the owners having provided
no shelterfO them. Stock cattle in Florida
are neither fed nor sheltered from storms.
Sheep are generally located in the open
pine woods region of the State and of
from the wet lands. Their condition is
excellent as to health, but the wool is OF
low grade, because no efforts have been
made to improve its quality. No disease
! has ever prevailed among the sheep in
this State. The past two years disease
called ''hOg cholera" swept over the entire
State. Perhaps if the entire miserable
! breed now here were dead, better would
be secured, kept and fed as hogs should
be. The few improved breed now here
may be classed as healtnful.