Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-17
FLORIDA.


Oranges are selling in Tampa at from
81 30 to III 10 per box.
A large crop of corn and hay has been
harvested this year in Clay county.
Scovllle & Leslie proprietors, are i'm
proving the Sawafnee Springs property.
The first crate of cucumbers of the sea-
son was shipped North from Hillsborough
county last week.
d, l.. Greer, of Columbia county, is
making excellent cigars from tobacco OF
his own production.
Enoch Skipper, of Barlow, was robbed
Of $50 last week While asleep in the Com
mercial House, Lakeland.
h. N. Flagler is preparing TO put down
a l2-inch artesian well for the Ponce de
Leon Hotel at st. Augustine.
A post Office called Tralus has been
established at Punta GOrda, the southern
terminus of the Florida Southern rail
way.
Hon. Andrew Anderson MayOr-elect OF
st. Augustine, was sworn into office Fri
day, and the new Board of Aldermen was
organized by the election of w. NJ. In
graham, Esq, as President,
4. f. joyce, of the st. Augustine water
works, has Just completed fine 6-inch
artesian well for the ST. Augustine In
provement Company, which has an ex-
cellent flow of 1000 gallons per hour.
Miss Maggie Cochran, of Barlow,
| through a mistake last Sunday week
took five grains OF morphine for quinine.
Two phlals, one with morphine and the
other with quinine in it. were on the same
shelf, causing the mistake. She was by
hard work, however, saved from death.
John Gerkin has bought 30 feet front
from ID. NJ. Cooney, 80 feet from G. l.. De-
| Land, and 30 feet from Chambers IL Dunn,
| making lot So feet front on The BOule-
| ward at DeLand, on which he will erect a
block of four stores. He has let the con-
| tract for a building 80 by Is on the corner
| OF Indiana avenue and the Boulevard,
and the brick are already being delivered
there.
One Of the petit jurors was offered
money for his opinion on case in court
at Palatka Saturday, but the party reck-
oned without his host. The juror was
one OF the city's best citizens and he
| promptly gave away the little joke to the
| Judge. His Honor ordered an arrest
! Immediately, and sam Withers was
| bound TO appear and answer a charge of
"attempt at bribery"
Capt. Sam Ellis, who was quite well
known at Fort MYERS, was drowned in
| the bay between Trabue and Hickory
Bluff on Friday last. The Captain had
made arrangements to 90 to Fort Myers,
| on Thursday, but his friends noticing tha
he was in a state Of intoxication, unfit
ting him for the trip, persuaded him to
| wait till the next day. He did so, and
started out alone on Friday in his sloop,
when some accident occurred, which re-
suited in death by drowning.
The Presbytery Of East Florida, which
held Its fall meeting in Starke on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday last, re.
celved an accession of two ministers and
a newly organized church at st. An
drew's Bay. Rev. DR.. 5. +. Wilson was
dismissed to the Presbytery of South
Florida and a minute adopted respecting
the decease of Rev. DIR. Stowe. Action
was taken favoring Presby terial Con.
vention to be held this coming winter
The Presbytery Adjourned to meet in St.
Augustine on Nov. 20. for the purpose OF
ordaIning and installing Rev. f. X.
Mitchell over the Presbyterian church in
that city.
Sumterville Times: A set OF worthless.
impude2t negroes have been staying
around PanasOfkee for some time, and
without provocatiOn have recently in
suited several OF the good citizens of that
town. ForbeaTance ceasing to be vir-
tue, a vigilance committee was organized
a few days ago, and the negroes
were taken Out and well whipped.
After the castigation. which was indus
|
was heard to say: Fore God! | thought
a niggar was as good as Awhile man, and
dat slaYry times was over" Otner sus-
pici0us characters Of African scent have
been given few days TO '.hit Inc trestle."
Miss NJ. A. Norwood writes from
Washington, ID. C., as follows: "Last
week appeared a notice Of the finding
near Palatka Of human skeleton, pre-
sumahly that OF a man named steadman.
| 10 not know what additional light has
been thrown on the mystery, but will
state that gentleman bearing the name
of w. +. Steadman, and possessed OF con-
siderable Jewelry, accompanied my fam
| lily to Florida in the early part of 1884,
whence alter a stay OF two months ne re-
turned to his former home in Clinton, La,
for the purpose OF moving his family TO "A
permanent home in South Florida.
The last news We had OF him was
through letter written by himself
to a member OF our family over
twelve months ago. He was then In
Polk county, near Barlow, but seemed
unsettled in his plans. His health was
not good, and II my surmise Is correct be
may have been travelling with others In
hopes Of benefting it, and becoming
wearied sat down TO rest, never to rise
again. do not know what his wile's adj
dress is, but her married daughter living
IN Clinton, La, Will be able TO give II.
Her fun address is, Mrs. Moses Baird
Clinton, La. Mr.. Steadman, besides the
articles OF jewelry mentioned as being
found on the skeleton, always wore gold
trimmed spectacles, and generally mad a
walking cane with him. His age WAS
probably 60. These are all the particu-
lars can give, but my impression IL that
those cun buttons and shirt studs We're
those OF Mr. steAdman.