Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-06


A coal yard will soon be opened in Or
lando.
/ \ large shae factory is about to be es-
! tabiished In Jacksonville.
The Florida Baptist State Convention
/ meets in Gainesville on Nov II.
| Postmaster Spler of Orlando is suffer-
/ ing greatly from erysipelas in his left
hand.
GOV. Perry and his nonresident Cabinet
officers left Tallahassee this week for
their respective homes TO vote.
Tallahassee's building boom has not yet
reached lis zenith. New buildings con-
tinue to loom up on every side, and there
is a demand for them as soon as COM
| pleted.
Arrangements have been made for a
glove match between p. II. Greeter, OF
/ Indiana, ana w. Baker, OF England, for
$500 a side, to take place in Orlando the
! first week in December.
On some of as common pine land as
there is in Leon county Ben F. Terrell
other crops that would be credit to any
section His cane crop this year is now
matured higher than a man can reach
and is still growing.
line OF steamers from Pensacola to
Brazil Is among the possibilities. New
York capitalists want New Orleans 10 put
$4,000 into company with 100000
capital, $3.50 600 of the amount being fur
nshed by Northernels. II New Orleans
rails to come TO the front Pensacola will
be given an opportunity.
At Orlando last Monday night
while Miss Louise Vreidenburg was
standing III ;. 4. Luckey's saw
mill near circular saw her
dress was caught in belt wheel, and
sire was dragged through the hole by the
belt. Her clothing threw of the belt and
stopped tue machinery. she was consid-
eraoly bruised, but not seriously injured.
A State convention of all the Young
Mems Christian Associations of Florida
will meet atJacksOnVille, Nov. %, q and
%, to further the interests Of the work
and to or .aniZe State committee, whose
object VIII be to organize new assOcia-
tons and push the work all over the State
generally. There is quite boom in the
State just now. Five new associations
have been organized this year, Orlando,
Ap0pka, Barlow, kissimmee and De Land,
with prospect of two more very soon.
The TWO negroes, Mcdonald and Bran
ham, arrested last July, supposed to be
the murderers of John Bowie, Postmaster
at St. Sebastian, Brevard county, were
tried before His Honor Judge Foster last
week at TitusYllle and acquitted, the
only evidence being circumstantial, or
rather suspicious circumstances. The
Jury was only out about half an hour.
Alter the verdict was rendered, and be-
fore being discharged. his honor de
parted from his custom and cOmplimented
the Jury, saying their verdict was a Just
one.
The cotton crop of Leon county is esti-
mated to be at least 20 per cent. shorter
than last year. The staple is of better
quality. but prices are no better than last
! year. The weather has been favorable
and the crop Is nearly gathered. Since
tue corn crop is gathered il is seen that
the storm in June was more disastrous
than was supposed. Very little corn,
however. will have to be shipped TO the
county this wear. The sweet potato crop
is generally good and will go a long way
toward making up the short corn crop.
The sugar cane crop is also good, and the
stalks are still lengthening out and ma
turing.
Capt. j. r. Irvine went out deer hunt
ing few days ago south of Il. A. John
sons place, near Orlando, and Jumped a
couple OF deer, shooting one down. The
other ran into mud lake near by, and
Rover, Mr.. lrvine's faYOrite dog, followed
the deer into the water, and as the Cap
tain came near the lake he saw a huge
alligator, which he estimated to be Is
teet long, take the dog in his mouth and
Kill him instantly. He jumped into the
water to rescue his dog, when the ailiga-
tor turned and tried to lash him with its
tail, but bullet from his rifle through
the head dispatched him. This is the
second dog he has lost by alligatOrs in
almost the same way.
One of the best paying industries of
! Leon county for the small amount Of
capital required is bee culture. The clear
ness aud beauty of the honey depends
| mucn upon the style of hive used and
the management and care given to it. j.
! w. Maxwell, who has an extensive
/ apiGry at Beliair,siX miles south OF ITALIA
! hassee, has adopted hive Of mis- own In
vention that seems 20 be quite successful.
IT is made up or little movable boxes
about i've inches wide, seven inches deep
and twelve inches long--just about wide
| enough for three layers OF comb. AS soon
/ as these are filled with honey they are
carefully removed and replaced by empty
! boxes, and the honey is marketed in the
! boxes just as the bees LETT It,
+. I. Gale, who was in Palatka We'd
nesday, said that there is strong sus-
! picion that the man whose bones were
, found back OF Devils Elbow, on Satur-
dav, was murdered, ms he had learned
that the skull OF the man was split as if
| by sharp instrument of some kind. The
split was in the pack OF the saul. This
! indicates that there Is at least some
ground for the theory of the colored man.
Alex. OLIVER, which was printed in yes
terday's NEWS. He says the tramp
spoken OF stole a Ratchet from his house
aud that they were drunk and dIsputing
and quarreling while there. Mr.. Gale
Gays that he intends searching the
! grounds thoroughly about where the
J bones were found, and he may come
across the Ratchet aud otuer evidence that
a fearful crime mas been committed.