Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-21
FLORIDA.


Fl. B. Hall has taken charge of the Hotel
Seville, of Seville.
Orlando's little daily has been revived
under the name OF the Duily Graphic.
Key West wreckers saved 800 barrels
of potatoes from the schooner Cetewayo.
| Not case has been tried in the Nav
or's court at Lake City since December
Goth.
The farmers of Jefferson county are con-
tempiatlng the production OF the ramie
plant.
! Clarence o. Warner has been appointed
Postmaster at LakeVille, Orange county,
wee W. l.. Reed, resigned.
The shipment of cigars from Kew West
to New York for the week ending Jan. 10,
amounted to 1865 GOO, worth $4,000.
The total number OF patients at Key
| West admitted to the Marine Hospital
during the month Of December was 1870.
William Perry, son OF DR.. r. }. Perry,
| OF hey West, has been appointed a
cadet at the Naval Academy, Annapolis.
MIR. Cato is extending the street rail
road OF hey West towards the south
beach, where he intends to erect a new
station.
There were over 1900 gallons OF claret
| vine imported into Key Vest last month
from Havana, the duties ON the same
amounting to nearly $3,9O8.
| The Tallahassee Gun Club are itching
for match. They are tired of carrying
! the champion badge and are watching the
papers 10 see team tretted out that will
challenge them.
| A man with a wooden leg, who has been
around the streets OF Key West for sew
eTal weeks, slowed away on the MascOtte
Sunday morning, but was discovered al
Tampa and taken back.
A large force of hands are at work re-
moving the debris Of FRIDAYS fire at the
! Florida Southern office, Palatka. The
work of rebuilding Will be started as soon
I as plans can be completed.
One of the novel sights to be seen about
! the docks at Jacksonville Tuesday was
! the schooner discharging part of its
cargo there, which consisted OF orange
/ crate material manufactured in Baltimore
out OF Florida yellow pine, which had
/ been shipped from Jacksonville previous
| ly in bulk.
! The Palatka postofice is doing a good
! business in forwarding registered pack
| ages, as from 80 TO 70 are forwarded every
| morning except on Mondays. Tuesday
! 81, 40 worth Of postage stamps were re-
ceiYed at that office, lana Wednesday 20, 000
/ Sbatu kCu cANtAopco dlIlFGA, luihloAlilA q
| supply of stamps and envelopes for the
| office tor the next three months.
Capt. A. v. Mount, of Palatka, has a
| little Peen-t0 peach tree on his place that
| has come out and bid defiance 10 all cold
/ waves and Billiards. Ga going into his
| garden Tuesday morning the Captain dis
| covered the little tree IN bloom, nOtwith-
! standing the severe cold through which il
| had just passed. The little tree is a
! curiosity in its way, and Is about the
| livest vegetation that can be found in that
vicinity.
| Several of thewreckers from the British
| schooner CetewayO were zap before United
| states Commissioner +. .. Locke. at Key
! West, Wednesday, charged with plumber
| ing from the wreck. 1t appears that sew
/ eral barrels Of potatoes were found on
! board the vessels by the custom house
| officer after they were reported as dis
! CHARGED. The parties were bound over 90
| appear at the next term OF the United
| States court
DR.. Ruu kersting, OF Palatks, has an
| other "what-ls-it?' curiosity; this time
| something IN the shape of an eel. Tue
/ what-its-name is about eight inches in
/ length. with a kind of lin running along
| the spine and has q rat tail The eyes
are about an Ineh from the nose and along
| either side are seven little 8pertures,
| seemingly for breathing purposes. Its
mouth is the most peculiar thing about it,
WnicR consists OF a round hole, situated
| just under it's mead, and as it has no teeth,
1t must nave taken in It's food by suction.
| The doctor wants a name for the curl
/ OsltV.