Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-30

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FLORIDA.
A vocal cub vii Re organized a. Or
ls12o IN iew DAYS.
Real estate transfers aggregated 500 a.
Orlando one DAY last week.
Tampa Is preparing 10 establish plant
for tie purpose Of Supplying The place
WIZ electric light
A movement IS on foot az Eustis look
Ing TO us passing OF town ordinance
requiring citizens 10 co road 6utv-
TIE fair al Odd Fellows Hsu, Orlando,
closed last Wednesday nigaf with a
grand aUeiion-over $4,000 being taken
IN.
South Florida property, which has
been rather dpll Of late. j. now looking
up. and number Of SALES or land in thar
section have already been reported
There is dispute between the city az
Orlando ana iJe South Florida railroad
over SIDE track. TIE city began u tear
II up, but was restrained BY al irJunc-
1Ioa.
John A. McRse. formerly Of Sanford,
hss opened tie Tropical Hotel al Rock
ledge il addition 10 the Titus House al
TlfusyIils, which he also continues 10
manage.
TIE mother Of the child which wss
fond near Madison has b. ea discovered
and is 3 white woman. and tae eniId was
carried on 10 Try 10 hide the disgrace In
TIE family.
The Masonic fraternity al N s6isoa bad
a public installation Of officers Monday
night aud 8 banquet. A. which over 100
gentlemen and ladies were present and
eui0yed 4 splendid supper
There are nineteen fishermen encamped
over in East Palafka. and everv night
their l81tsrrs can De seen ootting the
river. They are making a good catch Of
shsd End other fish, which are shipped
North daily. where they sell for good
prices.
Z. :. Bugby, OF East PslAfks. shipped
twenty-oBe boxes OF oranges Nov. 10
through the Florida Fruit Exchange.
They were shipped TO ~. Paul. MINI.
and sold for 81 per box. netting MIN after
all charges were paid So % for the
twenty-one boxes.
J. ". harvey, formerly Of Jackson
vile, died al Gainesville Monday night
from the effects Of poison which had been
placed in bottle OF whisky. OF which The
( deceased drank small quantity at his
dinner. The case is YET enshrOuded with
d0abt and mystery The Coroner's iurv
took some evidence and adjourned until
yesterday.
AT 5 O'Clock on Christmas morning the
first collision that has ever occurred on
the Jacksonville. Tampa and Key West
railway took place at Munroe, between
the regular freight train bound south
and mixed train from DeLsnd. A heavy
fog was prevailing 81 TIE time and the
/ trains we're running very slow. or much
damage would have been done, Tn
freight train was not injured verv muca.
but several cars OF the mixed train were
ditchea aud the locomotive was battered
up considerably No one was hurt
Cedar Key Gulf View: Parties have
been prospecting around Cedar Kew for
several days past, looking out The passi
Oiillies OF oyster planting and canning.
sufficient Is now known OF the results O.
planting 70 assure US that 1t can be made
a great success. and the ares available
( for successful planting is almost uulIm-
tied The sdmixture of the waters Of the
SuEanee. Wacassssa and Withlacoochee
rivers with the Gulf water is exactly tn
thing 10 promote the healthy CROWN OF
the oyster. and impart the favor for
which the Cedar Key biyalTe is 80 Justly
celebrated.
4. l. Thomas, his wife and two chill.
dreu. Northern people. had an orange
grove near Lake Harris. Mr.. Thomas left
Jacksonville last THURSDAY night for
AstatDia. accompanied BY his family as
they ali desired 10 sDeBd their Cnristmas
at home. They reached Astalula safely.
Z and. As their hume was 3 snort distance
Z IN the country. they took q wagon, and
( with happy hearts were eager TO get IN
I der the old homestead. Just as they
I were passing a saw NIL on the ROAD. the
1 boiler suddenly burst. dealing death and
/ destruction 70 all tie empiOTes around
7 the building and scsldine to death the
whole Thomas family except one little
I girl, who mirseulously escaped with
( slight burns.
/ Gov. Perry writes to the National Re-
publican Ia answer TO an inquiry as fol-
/ lows: Il have your favor Of Dec. asking
Z my views upon the question Of removing
Z the custom tax upon sugar. aud the in.
I ternal revenue tax upon tobacco As
/ long as protection TO industries is, TO auv
( extent. 10 be the purpose OF the custom
Z tax. II would Re unnatural for me to favor
i a removal OF the protection from an IN
Z dustry so purely Southern. and so potent
factor In the future DEVELOPMENT of nv
I own State as the production Of sugar:
and l cannot favor the removal Of the In.
tsrnsl revenue tax upon tobacco unless
satisfied that IL imposes a burden upon
| TIE toll which grows il until assured in
ny own mind that TO remove il will NOT
tend to more firmly fssten. IL not Increase.
the burden now resting upon the actual
necesssries OF life 10 the masses Of our
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