Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-12

me ulsJ watermelon OF the pre-
sent season has already been eaten at
Sumtervllle.
The Gainesville Guards will tender
complimentary ball to the Florida Press
Association.
The Wildwood hotel, at Wildwood, mas
changed hands and will be put under new
management.
Arrangements are being completed for
the building OF hotel and s. ven cottages
at Okahumpka.
The grass has not vet begun to grow,
and in consequence cattle are dying in
all parts Of the State.
One Daytona man is Willing 20 contrib
ute $500 and another one lot towards the
erection of public hail.
One of the seamen employed on schoon-
er Lily White was badly horned at Key
West Monday by wild bull.
False reports have been circulated
North to the effect that the Florida Fruit
Exchange has ceased business.
Two Cubans were arrested at Key West
this week by the United States Marshal
charged with issuing counterfeit gold.
AT Waldo the peach crop promises to be-
good one. Truck and vegetable grow-
ere make fiatterlng reports OF their pros
poets.
The war vessel Brooklyn is still at Key
West. The sailors and marines were
ashore Thursday drilling with small
arms.
An agent of the Disston lands is in Key
West, who reports that the railroad will
have its terminus at Punta Gorda, Char
lotto harbor.
The city revenue of Key West for the
year will be in the neighborhOOd of the
tOIlnVViOOs HnF ptfv n w fo, Ii
cense tax, So, 900; for market fees, $4,000.
A new post office has been established
at Riverside, known as Boyd's Landing,
Ocklawaha River, Putnam county. Har-
ry Sleep has been appointed Postmaster.
The name of the passenger who died on
the steamer Alamo, en- route from New
York to Key West, was Michael O'Riley,
saloon Keeper on First avenue, New
York.
The Commercial Telephone Company
have put up a line between FOcoi and st.
Augustine via the ST. Johns railway, and
the office has been located in the telegraph
office.
In the ham mock at McDonald's station
stands an immense cypress tree, with a
trunk clear of branches for g. feet from
the ground. At the base its diameter is
IA feet.
new MI. llCu Will ebJdDIlsl a m6tlO-
dist Seminary shortly at Mount Dora,
which he thinks will ultimately be taken
in charge by the Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference.
The business men of Eustis are trying
to build up a wholesale trade for that
section and will erect a large warehouse
at that place for grain, hay, fuel and fer
tilizers.
II. p. Hand, of New Smyrna, last satur-
day plucked an orange leaf that measured
II inches the long way and 7 inches the
other, and was as green and smooth as
could be.
The manner in which work on the new
Palatka National bank is being pushed
goes to prove that the builder does not
intend TO be all the year finishing the
work. The walls will be up in a very
short while.
DeLand, Volusia county, could have been
bought for IS, 600. 1t cannot be bought
now for $5O0,00O. In fact, taxes are now
paid on $32b,009.
Kissimmee Leader: just as we go to
press we learn Of the perfection OF ar
engagements which assure us a 100000
sugar refinery, capable Of turning out TO-
600 pounds of sugar per day.
Key West contains 131 cigar factories,
employing from 10 to 300 cigar makers.
The entire force of operatives is $500.
The exports Of the cigars for the year
1884 was SO.000,000 and upwards; the rev.
enue on which was $4,000.
A deaf and dumb mute was arrested on
the wharf at Palatka Monday for stealing
a hat. The party from whom the hat was
stolen refused to prosecute, and the pris-
Oner WAS released. He had not heard of
his arrest, so said nothing when he was
released.
Capt. j. f. Lambeth, Of the Gainesville
Guards, has secured. at a cost to himself
Of S25. gold medal, which ne Will present
to the best drilled soldier in his company
at prize drill, to take place on the night
Of Tuesday, Feb. 10, in the armory at
Gainesville.
The construction of the Mosquito inlet
lighthouse IL quite slow, as is usual with
government work, only two bricklayers
being at work on it. The walls will be
two feet eight inches thick at the base
and two feet at the top, and they will re-
quire 1,00O, 900 brick. The light will be
$50 feet above the ground
Rufus Sargent, architect, of Newberry-
port, Mass, is in Palatka. He is there for
the purpose OF erecting buildings for the
general Offices Of the Florida Southern
railway, on Water street, on the recently
burned district. The board OF directors
will have meeting about Feb. %, when
all arrangements will be perfected.
SumterVille Times: Mr.. j. II. Wilson
returned recently from a trip to Cuba
and the southern extremity of Florida.
lie reports that there have been a num-
Der of heavy white fr0sts in Cuba, and
that on hey West and other islands
orange trees were much more affected by
the freeze than here or any portion Of the
mainland, being almost denuded Of their
leaves.
The paving OF Bay street, Jacksonville,
still hangs fire. The street railroad COM
pany, after all It's previous liberal prom
ises, seems now TO be seeking legal in
formation whether or not il will have 70
comply with the requirements of the
charter and keep up its portion OF the
street or not. few more weeks delay
on the part of the company will put an
end to the paving question for another
year.
Key West Ken Of the Gulf: Our report
In last issue about the British schooner
Rosalie striking on CoBco reef on the
passage 10 this port was erroneous. Tue
Captain subsequently, informed US that
the vessel sprung leak IN the Gulf, and
It was with much diiiculty that she was
kept a1Oat 30 as TO reach here. She has
been condemned as unseaworthy, and the
Captain and crew returned 10 Nassau