Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-22
FLORIDA.


among the probabilities at Brooksville.
Judge Geo. w. Willis has resigned his
position as a member of the school board
OF Levy county, leaving a vacancy.
The Scripture grove, near Tampa, was
sold last week to a Mr.. Dennis, capt.
taiist of New Orleans. The considera-
ton was $4,000.
Circuit Court convenes at Bronson to-
morrow. Very few cases are on the
docket for trial, ana the prospect Is that
the term will be short one.
q. N. Saussy, lately appointed auditor
of the Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf rail-
road, has also been appointed as acting
general freight and passenger agent,
cashier and paymaster Of that road.
The POstmasters of the State are talk
ing OF holding convention Of Postmas-
tiers. The convention will be held in Pa
latka. The various POstmasters through
out the State will be notified of the time
OF its holding.
DeFuniak Springs proposes to have
electric lights. IL is the eastern termi-
nus OF two sleeping car runs, one from
Montgomery aud one from st, Louis,
through without change. 1t proposes
to commence soon TO build another rail-
road to the Gulf. 1t claims !, POO inhsbi-
| tants now, and from the present outlook
will more than double its population in a
short while.
The wind and rain Wednesday after
noon played havoc with the benefit per-
Torrance Of the circus for the w ashington
Fire Company No. 2, at Pensacola. TWO
of the small poles of support cracked and
gave way, and forth with men, women,
small boys, black aud white, on masse,
broke for the entrance and stampeded
into the heavy rain, the accident to the
tent ecessitating stopping the per-
torrance.
AT Gainesville Friday the Baptist Con-
ventOn discussed the report on educa-
tion. Prof Forbes followed with an able
address. Twenty-Five hundred dollars has
been pledged and the State Board ordered
to employ an agent. At the afternoon
session the report on temperance WAS dis
cusscd and adopted. The convention Wis
lied the East Florida Seminary and at
tended the memorial services Of Mrs.
Bailey Friday night. Work is very much
behind owing to the absence of Rev. Dir.
Chandoin.
w. l.. Gibson, Of the Bank OF Jackson
Vile, paid out $40 gold piece to Mr..
Baker few days ago, and III short
time it was returned to MIN saying that
it had been refused by one of the bankers,
who said to him IL was "no good" Mr..
Gibson redeemed the piece, but being sat
lshed that IL was genuine piece o.
money he again paid 1T out aud, on the
following day, it was returned to him by
NIr. Stockton who said 1t mad been refused
by his banker. The piece was again re-
deemed ana then sent on to the
United States Mint and their re-
ply was that the money was a
son has no objection to the banks refusing
gold coin that he pays out, but he does
OBJECT TO their fling aud cutting and then
returning it, as the Treasurer at the Mint
made a small deduction OF nine cents for
the amount cut away.
FernandlnE Mirror: Those who have
though That the Mallorys would quietly
submit to being crowded out of Florida
make their reckoning without the host.
Capt. John Risk, OF the steamship Caron-
delet, one Of the ablest, albeit the young
est, OF steamship captains that has ever
entered our port, in company with Mr..
X. W. Southwiok, the agent of the line
here, sounded the river on Saturday last
from off Centre street dock TO the
drawbTidge. Their examination proved
entirely satisfactory. The object was to
obtain assurance OF sufficient depth OF
water to permit light draught steamers
10 connect with the Mallory line here for
the st. johns river by way of the Sisters.
vi -hOuuNg MI oOubuWICh, upon "a leie-
graphic summons from New Y ork, left for
that city, and 1t is probable that by this
time the plans of the Mallory line for flu
ture action are fully matured. So
far as we have been able to put to-
gether what scant Information could be
gathered, u sufficient number of river
steamers are ready 10 go into immediate
service. Centre street wharf is tnought
OF as the landing place for the ships,
which will, in the event of the consum-
nation OF this arrangement, be extended
thirty feet further into the river, ana have
a large freight shed erected upon it.