Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-20
FLORIDA.

Fred Redding, of EustIs, dealer in car
riages and wagons, has assigned.
Most OF the Key West sponge fleet will
leave for the bay the latter part of this
month.
Twenty-Five boxes of oranges were
shipped to Cincinnati from Barlow at one
time by express last week.
Barlow wants man who understands
the business to take charge OF good
steam laundry, with plenty of work guar
anteed.
John Steele, of Brooksville, went driv-
ing on Tuesday last and jumped deer,
which he killed, within three milee OF
that town.
About twenty persons passed through
Barlow Wednesday, en- route tor Punta
Gorda. They go to work on the new hotel
at that place.
w. W. Hankins, the "boss hunter Of
Barlow" killed three wild turkeys before
breakfast last Wednesday, and he didn' /
20 far from town to find them.
Mir. Cantaya, lately from New York, has
succeeded IN procuring the cigar factory
recently vacated by S. Wolfe at Key West,
and will commence business in a few
days.
The Collier brothers arrived at Kew
West from Marco Friday with a $500
,
who now awaits developments in the
county jail.
AT the primary election held in Fort
Myers on Wednesday to nominate can
didate for the Assembly Z. o. knight re-
ceived So votes, Robert Lilly "a, g. w.
Thompson It.
The Progressive Land Improvement
Company have contracted with McDer-
mott and Higgs to build a factory and
twenty cottage residences on their land
on White street, Key West.
Fire among $500 bales OF cotton on the
Spanish steamer san Juan was put out at
Key West last week after bard fight.
The vessel was bound from New Orleans
to Liverpool and put into Key West upon
discovering the fire.
Buddie Hurtelle had fall from the sec
Ond story of Gov. BethePs new house, at
Key West, last week, and came near
losing his life. AS it was, he escaped
with a cut in the head and arm and a
compound dislocation of the lett fore
finger.
The Council of Lake City on Monday
night passed an ordinance confirming the
recent survey, an ordinance establishing
a fire limit, and an order requiring the
Texas street crossing to be made passa-
bic. AT present the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railroad Company has
blocked the street. crossing.
Horatio Grain has forwarded to Gov.
Perry his resignation OF the Office OF
County Superintendent OF Schools for
Monroe, 10 take effect Dec. 81, 1886, be-
cause he cannot afford to take the time
from his business, which he considers
requisite and necessary for the faithful
and efficient discharge Of the duties of
the office.
The camp meeting at Evinston Sunday
was attended by about 8, 900 people three
fourths of whom were colOred. The usual
camp meeting row occurred between two
crowds OF colored people, and several
Shots were exchanged without more eff
feet than that of frightening women and
children. The officers attempted to arrest
the offenders, but only succeeded in get
ting one.
At Key West McDermott and Higgs
commenced building Thursday 40 feet
front and 140 feet in length, three stories
high, for Mr.. Waddell. The building will
be used as cigar factory, and is situa ed
near The old street railroad station at the
United States garrison. When finished It
will be occupied by one OF our leading
manufacturers, and the space will enable
him to work about $50 hands on each
floor.
The following are the names Of the new
municipal officers elected at Key " est
last week: Mayor, j. w. V. r. Plummer;
Clerk, william A. Gwynn; Marshal,
Frank W, Knight; Assessor, Frank Ad.
ans; Collector, William n. Watson:
Treas urer, Charles Curry; Aldermen:
First ward, Washington Cornell: Second
ward, Fred w. johnson, Edwin Crusoe:
Third ward. William Bethel. Samuel Rob
erts. The new city officers were sworn in
Friday night.
The Gadsdeu County superintendent
has forwarded the annual report of pub
lie school statistics for the scholastic
year ending Sept. 80, 1886. 1t contains
The following inlOrmatiOn: Number of
schools 80, average length school year
lOS days, total attendance Abb, average
attendance 1.475. male teachers Il. female
teachers Is alphabet BOG, first reader 473,
second reader 502 third reader 5l2. fourth
reader $751; I'm reader 1876, sixth reader
81, writing l,4S9, arithmetic 1850. geogra-
ply 90 grammar 377, higher grades 50,
taxes collec ed past year $2,573 99, state
appointment $l,307 %, private contri-
buttons $l,063, salaries of teachers
So. 2S7 80, contingent fund $40, last as
sessment of property 81, O30, 426, last school
tax assessed $3.50 Us, number OF school