Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-05

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Hon. Charles Dougherty will be mot
with an immense crowd at Seville on
next Monday, at which place he will
open his campaign, which he promises to
MAKE the most thorough and vigorous
ever known in the Second district.
A negro was in Palatka trying to sell
curiosity he had in the shape of an alll-
gator carcass. He found and killed the
alligator on the railroad, and its pecu-
liarity consisted in the fact that it had
only three legs, one of the tore-legs being
off, with no sign of one ever having been
on that side.
Some of the young men of Palatka, as
well as the older ones, are discussing the
propriety Of organizing local Demo-
cratic club. The Executive Committee
will have it's hands full during the cam
pai9n, and club, the advocates of it say,
will be the very thing to keep up the in
terest in the district and county CAM
paigns.
In spite of the many adverse predic-
tions, there will be nearly or quite an
average crop of oranges in Orange county.
Some of the old groves will show a greatly
diminished yield, but there are many
young groves just coming into bearing
which will in a great measure offset this.
Many of the bearing groves are now hold
ing fair crop. The product will be
nearly, if not quite, equal to that of
18S45.
Capt. Betsworth has sold his remaining
half interest in his old grove at Buffalo
Bluff for the sum of $4,000. The grove
proper is only ak acres in extent, but is
one of the most valuable In East Florida,
the crop netting in 1884 and 1885 about
$500. The purchasers were the Messrs.
Ives Bros, OF New York, the owners Of
the other half OF the grove, which they
purchased just after the freeze Of last
winter.
The heavy wind on Monday last blew
down and completely wrecked the famous
big magnolia tree on the place OF K. s.
Bugby In East Palatka. The tree was
said to have been the largest one of the
kind on the st. Johns river, being feet
in diameter at the trunk and very tall.
One of the limbs was 4 feet in diameter
and another 81 feet. Mr.. Bugby regrets
the loss OF his tree very much, as 1t was a
source OF wonder to all who saw it. In
falling it completely ruined three or four
valuable orange trees.
Mariana Enquirer: Fitzhugh White,
a young cOlored man, was drowned on
July 26, near COttOndale, in this county,
under peculiar. circumstances. 1t APP
pears. he, in company with his wife and
another negro woman, were fishing in a
pond waist deep, and tied his line and re-
turned to the bank; after a short time,
aud while fishing with a pole from the
bank, he discovered that something was
on his line, which had been tied previous
ly out to the stake. Going out to it, in
water not more than three feet deep, he
was seized with an epileptic fit, and in
struggling was carried out into swim
ming water, where he drowned in few
minutes before the eyes of his wife and
companion, who were unable to render
him any assistance.
Work has been begun by Contractor
Walker on the East Florida SeminOry
Barracks at Gainesville. The building,
when completed, will be a mammoth
structure, being 100 feet in length, and 90
feet in width. 1t will contain so sleeping
rooms, each of which will be 12X14 feet in
size. Besides these, there will be II
large rooms for the professors, and mess
hall 80 feet lon9 and 80 feet wide. In the
centre of the building will be an open
court, the dimensions of which will be
50X90 feet. The work will be pushed rap
Idly forward in order that the building
may be completed in time for the opening
of the coming school term. This is by far
the largest addition ever made to the sem
inary's facilities for entertaining and ed
ucating the youth OF Florida.
Samuel Sinclair, a gentlemanly looking
man. claiming to be nephew OF the late
Horace Greeley, arrived at st. Augustine
on Friday night. putting up at the Baya
House, where he STAYED a day or two and
jumped his board bill. Then, claiming to
be a schoolmate Of Postmaster Dewhurst,
he forged a check on the National Bank
for So, signing Dir. Dewhursts name to It,
aud got Mr.. Pacetti, a salOODkeeper, to
cash il, and left for Paatka. But he re-
turned there last night and Marshal
Raphins picked him up. On his person
was found two checks filled out, one for
$50 ON our National Bank, drawn to the
order of Samuel Sinclair, warehouse de-
partment, custom house, New York,
through Lincoln National Bank; the other
sight draft for $50 drawn the same
way, and several blanks ready for use.
He will have n hearing before Judge
Cooper, when he will have chance to
explain his actions.
w. S. Wagstaff, Secretary of the State
Base Ball Tournament Association at
Orlando, reports that the Tallahassee and
Quincy base ballists will form a Middle
Florida team and enter the tournament at
Orlando. A great deal OF interest is being
manifested throughout the entire State,
and a lively contest may be expected.
The following is list of the special pre-
miums so tar as completed: The news
paper purse, to be divided be-
tween the clubs playing the quickest
nine-inning game of ball, Daily Times
Union, Jacksonville, s25. The Flo
ridian, Tallahassee, $40. Gov. E..
A. Perry offers a purse OF $40
to be equally divided between tho best
base runnlpg and the best batting rec
ord. The Florida Railway and Naviga-
ton Railroad Company will refund the
fares to all clubs winning either of the
three cash prizes that go to Orlando by
their line of road. Bennett & hulroy
offer handsome silver mounted bat to
the club winning a majority of the games.
The club winning this premium must ac-
cept all challenges by amateur clubs
throughout the State for two years before
it becomes their personal property. Helen
Il Acosta will present the club win
ming a majority of the games with hand
some silver ball, which will also be open
to contest for two years before it becomes
the property of the club holding it. r. f..
Bogue & Co., furniture dealers at 26L
and % Ocean street, will present the best
base runner with an elegant arm chair.
II. III. Frltot, corner Bay and Ocean
streets, will present the best batter with
a hundred cigars. George e. Wilson.
State Agent OF the Bradley Fertilizer
Company, $40 to the best base runner.
George f. Drew 81 Co., hardware dealers,
$40 to the best batter.
A Pretty Story About Miss Terry.