Savannah morning news., 1886-03-08
FLORIDA.

FLORADAs
The Baptists Of Apopka are having re-
vival.
A fully equipped steam laundry is now
| in operation at Orlando.
The Congregational Church OF Tavares
has purchased an organ.
Apopka is fairly booming. New houses
are going up in all parts of the town and
throughout the adjacent country in all
directions.
| The Board of Governors Of the Fernan-
dina Board of Trade nave elected j. W.
WOod ward Secretary of the Board and
John Hedges Treasurer.
Mrs. M. G. EarrOw, of Fernandina, who
was carried TO the Chattahoochee asylum
for the insane some weeks since, died at
shat institution on Thursday OF last week.
The Jacksonville Herald has been en-
| larged to eight pages, and is, il possible,
even better than it was before. 1t Is one
of the best evening papers published in
the South.
W. A. Patrick, Mr.. MCGEE, r. e. L..
Kirkland, V. r. Robinson, f. I. Harde-
man, and Mrs. j. II. McFyre died in
Orange county, during the past week.
Three were nOn-residents.
Joseph Leinhart, of Oviedo, says that
out of one thousand boxes of oranges on
about fifty boxes fell to the ground. He
has been shipping ever since, and the re-
turns from the sales range from 81 to SO 40
per box.
Capt. T. j. Shine has purchased the
Nutter property situated between Court
and Main streets, at Orlando, and will
erect thereon large thTee-stOrY building.
! The first floor will be used as a mar ket
house, the second as club rooms, while
the third will be fitted up as an armOry.
A municipal election was held at Ia
wares a day OF two ago. The officers
elected are as follows: Mayor, w. D..
Campbell; Clerk, c. 2. Cooke; Marshal,
W. W. Bryan; Aldermen, A. l.. Pearce,
j. S. Camp, NJ. r. Vontana. W. H. Lati-
mer and e. j. Fitch hold over, who COM
plete the board.
The bridge across the Ocklawaha at
Tavares is about completed and ready
for wagons, except the approach on the
Tavares side. The contract called for an
approach of u feet on each side, but this
not being sufficient, W. N. jackson has
authorized the extension of the one on
the Sumter county side to 80 feet, and
Orange county will probably do the same.
George Blum, the inventor of q process
for the manufacture Of brick from CON-
mon sand by means OF chemicals, is in
Tavares, and has perfected arrangements
with the Messrs. Daniel, at Altamonte,
and is now awaiting the arrival of car
load of lime and the chemicals, pTepara-
tory to commencing the manufacture next
week in the old ice-nouse building along
side the Florida Railway and Navigation
track.
The suit in the United states court, in
volving B. r. Pitts right to II inches
front on the lot adjoining the new custom
ia, t.Tr. -,
Mr.. Pitts favor. II would have been a
great hardship to have forced the tearing
down OF the entire south wall Of Mr.. Pitts
building, or the trouble and expense OF
buying II inches (if that could have been
dOne) when in reality this small space
amounted to nothing on the government
lot.
Mrs. Sallie Z. Farrow, Of Camden, n.
j., has been reported as very anxious TO
hear the whereabouts OF her husband,
George w. FarrOw, who started for
Florida recently for his health. The last
time she received a letter from him was
on Jan. 7, in which he stated that he was
going south OF Jacksonville some 200
miles TO run an engine IN sugar mill on
Indian river. Investigation has deve OPP
ed that he died at St, Luke's Hospital at
Jacksonville.
A young man by the Dame Of IL. Bruce,
said to be very fond Of venison steak, aud
an unlucky hunter, is in Jail under a war
rant sworn out by Capt. A. N. Edwards,
OF the steamer Okahumkee, charging him
with stealing a ham OF venison from the
boat. Bruce went over to Silver Springs
for the purpose OF hunting deer, and, fail
ing TO bag any game, took deck passage
in tue steamer Tuesday for Palatka, arriv-
ing there between ? and 3O'clock Wednes-
day morning. On leaving the boat he Sc
cured the meat, and when arrested 5y
Sheriff Zehnbar, was waiting while IL was
being cooked for dinner.
The Norwegian bark Gulfax. Capt. Mil
son, from ST. Pierre, which reached PEN
sacOla Thursday, reports having collided
with the pleasure yacht Norma, about 40
miles of shore southeast Of Mobile light,
last Tuesday night. The Norma was con-
siderably damaged, while the Gulfax also
sustained some injury, losing 1iOboom,
fOrestem and toretOpsah and flying jib.
Three OF the crew and four passengers
from the yacht were taken on board the
bark and remained until daylight, after
which the bark and yacht kept company
until the latter was taken In tow by tug
and headed for Mobile, where she rs being
repaired.
Tuesday afternoon, Daniel, son Of Capt.
! VIM. Ross, was confronted by q negro,
who emerged from the bushes near the
site OF the bridge across the Ocklawaha,
az Tavares, and demanded his money.
Young Ross courageously gave the ruff
fan a staggering blow, when the latter
grappled with him, and In the struggle
that followed, aimed a blow at Ross
stomach with his knife. The thrust was
warded OF, so that the knife missed It's
mark, but cut long and quite deep cash
In his leg. Another negro now appeared,
and, placing pistol at Ross' head, com
PEELED him TO release his hold on mis- COM
pRni0n and surrender what money he had
on his person, which amounted 20 about
$40. The two robbers then effected their
escape.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
There Is an epidemic Of pneumonia at
! Graniteyiile.