Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-04
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
DaytonA, ii is said, is enjoying big
boom.
The depot is not, after all. permanently
located at ogden.
The Key West Ice Company is perfect
ing arrangements Tor getting out its ma
chinery.
Forty acres of land lying south Of Mi
canopy were sold Tuesday at public auc-
ton for S16.
The Cubans OF Key West are much in
terested in the capture of the steamer
City of Mexico.
All of the Key West commission mer-
chants are preparing for the shipment OF
pineappIes next month.
Frank T. Hardeman, Revenue COllec-
tor OF Orange county, died at Orlando
Tuesday of consumption.
Col. John T. Lesley is at Washington
pushing a settlement Of the Fort Brooke
reservation (Tampa) matter.
William Alderslade is having quite a
number of tenement houses erected on
Division street, at Key West.
Two of Edison's buildings at Fort N.Y.
ers have been erected, and the men are
now at work on the laboratory.
The Rambler OF Rochester, N. Y, is the
fastest boat that plies the waters of Char
lOtte harbOr. The Triumph comes next.
The importation of oranges at Key
West for the Jacksonville market still
continues; we believe the last was a lot
OF 175 barrels.
1t is said by many, and doubted by few,
that there will be no less than 800 build
ings erected in the growing town Of Fort
Ogden by June /.
upho ,~aoa, k.oos 1,nro ,.ovu aov,
menced to bloom and bid fair to give good
returns. The Peen-tO was out in full
bloom some weeks ago.
Arrangements are now being made for
Immediately rebuilding the Gainesville
ice factory, and work will probably be
started within the next ten days.
Mr.. Dougherty expects to get up his In
dian war claim Dill in the House this
week or next, and is confident it will pass
the House almost without debate.
The machinery for the Seville water
works has arrived, and within a few
weeks the town will have what no other
town OAn claim Oh its size in America.
The Senate bill aPproPTiating $3.50. 900
for public huilaing At Jacksonville has
been referred 70 LAe House committee, and
will be reported fsvsrabiy wIthin a week.
Mrs. Keeler, an old and honored resi-
dent OF Mayport, and neither of Maj.
Keller, who died Saturday afternoon,
died Tuesday night in the S6th year of her
age.
The walls of the new hotel at st. Au-
gustine, are tending skyward with graf
flying rapidity. Nearly 800 tons Of con-
crete now ind their way into the massive
walls daily.
The horsemen Of Jacksonville are max
ing extensive preparations for the Lake
City races, which occur on March 9-10-ll,
and a large number Of me animals will
be taken there.
A colOred man named McAustin, while
attemptingto cross the track near LOchbie
Tuesday, was run over by the north-bouhd
passenger train Of the Florida Southern
railway and INSTANTLY killed.
The Tracy property on ST. George street,
st. Augustine. has been sold to- Thomas
Tugby, OfNiagara, fer $1,000. Mr.. Tugby
is at present IN jacksonville, and his
place OF business is the store of curiOsi-
ties and sllverware near the Carleton
hotel.
Il. B. Reppard, of Savannah, president
of the Georgia State Sunday School AssO-
ciatlon, will be at Jacksonville in attend
ance at the Sunday school convention
next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
He is president Of the Menteagle assem-
bly,, and will speak OF that institution, It's
objects, aims aud possibilities.
At Palatka Monday, at the new Dalton
building, John Washington, colored,a pilot
on one OF the river steamers, while in
state Of intoxicatiOn, drew pistol and at
tempted TO tire it at young man, Dennis
Caughlin, a cart driver. Washington is
now ~ jail, and will STAND his trial. The
attack on the young man was made with
out proyocatlOn.
A gentleman in New York, who has
spent several winters in Florida and never
Invested in any lands or orange groves,
writes to Col. ). Kn0wltOn, OF Palatka,
to inquire If he has any orange groves for
sale. The gentleman states that the
freeze had demonstrated that the orange
tree is permanent institution, and as
safe n investment as can be made.
A student Of sthnOlogy, who mas this
season visited Florida and New Prov-
dence, writes from the latter place: 1.-THE
Nassau and Florida negroes are as much
different as the French and Germans.
They call them COUGHS here. Those native
born have n language OF their own, are
much lazi9r thaR the Florida negro, in
Yeterate beggars, and dress much better
than their Land Of Flowers brethren"
A white man named DacOnhart, who
lives in Riverside, went to Jacksonville
Tuesday aud told tale which, II true,
shows up tue LaVIlla policeman In fear
fully bad light, and steps should be imme-
dlately taken 10 investigate the affair 20
the very bottom. The story puts the
policeman In the light OF having robbed
Daconhart while he was insensiDle from
a blow dealt him on the head by the Off
Ger with his club.
At Washington, Tuesday, G. II. Jones,
Of Jacksonville, apr cared before the
River and Harbor Committee and made a
strong appeal In behalf OF liberal appr0-
priation for 81. Johns bar. He was close
iy listened 10, and gave apparently salts
factory answers % many questions from
memb ers Of the committee. Mr.. Jones
was seen afterwards, and said from what
had passed and from remarks OF members
that he felt assured OF a liberal apprOpria-
ton.
The other day as the negro prisoner
Jack Montgomery was being taken TO
Jacksonville from OcRla, on the n. Il. a.
n. train, be being arrested on n charge of
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