Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-11
FLORIDA.

Journed the court.
FLORIDA.
The building boom in Orlando continues
undated.
Judge E. K. Foster is holding court in
Key West.
William Aston, the New York million
are, arrived in Jacksonville Thursday.
Willie Nall is arranging to build two or
tnree cottages On the east side OF Lake
Eola.
Sheriff Anderson, of Orange. has re-
celved the death warrant of EnOch Carter
who is to be hung on Jan. II, 1887.
Nine tramps were arrested in Orlando
Monday and put in the cslaboOse, where
they doubtless found it more comfortable
than being out In the woods.
l.. e. Haynes, of the firm of Haynes,
Young & Baily, of n. Y, was in Orlando
tbls week and says that, at an early date
he will open shirt factory in Orlando.
The testimony in the Newton murder
case, taken at Orlando, contained over
100000 words, and the cost to the State
since the arrest OF Newton. some three
years ago, Jas been over $4,000.
1t is rumored that the Taylor county
band OF outlaws entered the Econfenee
river country ten or twelve days ago, and
killed man named Sapp-two men by
said name, father and son, being engaged
in procuring cedar timber. The Gov
ernor has offered a reward for the capture
of this band of outlaws.
At the business meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Orlando,
held last week, ii was voted to employ a
general secretary, and the matter was
placed in the hands of a committee to
confer with the International committee
at headquarters in regard to a suitable
man for the position, as all associations
work under their direction, and report to
the board Of directors at the earliest OPP
pOrtuultv.
A few days ago trash pile In the con-
vent yard at Pensacola was fired, and in
burning set fire to the fence which was
near the building, and would have eX-
tended TO the building but for the pres
ence Of mind and prompt action of little
girl, who saw the blaze from up stairs
and flew across the room and down stairs,
seized the water bucket and eXtinguished
the fierce FIRE before the boys-about a
dozen-could get there with water.
Purseley, the negro rapisI, who was
found guilty in the Circuit Court at Jack.
sonville Wednesday by jury for his
tiendish crime on the person of Mamie
Crane, has, ever since his conviction, been
cell nearly all the time. He has been
asking the other Old prisoners a great
many questions about Robinson, who was
hanged few months ago. 1t is thought
that he will have to pay the same
penalty.
A gentleman became Disguised with
orange growing after the freeze last win
ter, and abandoned his grove in Putnam
county and returned to his Northern
home. A few DAYS ago he returned to
the city. after visiting his grove, and says
ne was perfectly delighted to find forty
trees loaded with the finest OF fruit, a
sample of which ne exhibited. The trees
have had no attention, and the limbs and
suckers have grown out thick from the
ground up.
Hudson g. Bonnell, grocers, who did
business on the south side of Bay street,
jacksonville, have sold out their entire
stock TO j. q. Greedy, of Jacksonville,
and Myers Bros, OF Savannah.
Rumors of failure were beng circulated
about the firm on the streets, but they have
no foundation. as 1t was authentically
stated that Hudson & Bonnell were SOL
vent, and that they would continue to
run their retail establishment in East
Jacksonville.
The rails for the Orlando Street rail.
road have arrived and Will be put down
at once. The freight bill was received at
the company's Office last Friday and called
for 6S3 rails, "a bundles of fish plates. q
kegs OF spikes and 3 kegs of bolts. All
came over the Il. .. & A. railroad and
the charges upon the same amounted to
1868 30. All the rails and material have
been paid for and the company is In good
shape. By Jan. l, they hope to have the
cars running In various portions of the
city.
The annual election Of officers OF the
Grand Army of the Repu bile, OF Orlando.
occurred last week and resulted as fol-
lowe: b. B. Campbell, grand commander;
Z. S. Shattuck, senior vice; f. A. Rich.
ards, junior vice; w. ii. Mum. A. NJ; W.
p. Ketcham, surgeon; Ii. G. Barr, chap
lain; Edward Kidding, officer OF the day;
Mr.. Harris, officer of the guard. c. s.
Shattuck and Edward Kidding were
chosen representatives TO the encamp-
ment at Jacksonville in January. Messrs.
Berlin, Shattuck and Richards are ap-
pointed trustees for the coming year.
1t has been the general impression that
the DeBary-Baya daylight line between
Palatka and Sanford would be restored
this season, but 1t is learned from a relia-
bic source that the line will not be re-es-
tablished. The steamer DeBary Is now
in New York, and will remain there, and
the steamers sylvan Glen ana Anita, now
in Jacksonville, will be carried north
next spring, where they will he sold or
run In new waters. This looks as il the
DeBarY line had about given up the fight,
so far as the st. Johns river is concerned,
The boats were handsome, and the trip by
daylight was delightful The jackson
vile, Tampa and Key West railroad ar
fords quicker transportation.
Capt. Il. W. Lund, of the steamer Fox.
under special charter, took up the Econ
lockhatchee, leaving Sanford last Sstur-
day morning, and returning Friday night,
q colony Of Germans, who have acquired
several thousand acres OF land on that
stream, and will at once begiu the cree
ton OF houses and clearing OF lands, with
the yisw 10 permanent settlement and
the cultivation OF fruits and vegetables
and general farming. The arrival of
the colony, and the first steamer
on the Econlockhatchee, was sig.
nallZed by the assemblAge OF a
large concourse OF citizens, the firing of
guns. and three cheers and tiger' for
Capt. Luud, the Fox aud the new colony.
The Fox is the pioneer steamer, and lis
captain the pioneer navigator of the st.
Johp's and It's tributaries. 1t is probable
that the Econlockhatcnee will be thor
oughly cleaned out, all logs removed, and
that its navigation will hereafter be regu.
lar, for the convenience of the large popu-
latiOn settling there. The leading spirits
in the new enterprise are Messrs. Schultz
and CarsOn.