Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-04
FLORIDA.

AilCn OO4Cs vi A4GOn COuhbys Will PAdnb
so acres of land in Irish potatoes.
Two Tennesseans will locate a large
sawmill at SciscO, in Putnam county.
The public school building at Gaines
vile will be ready for use by next Mon
day.
Five young ladies down on Indian river
are keeping "Maiden's Hail." There is
no sign of man about.
Palatka's new Methodist church is be-
ing framed, and the new Presbyterian
church being completed.
DR.. Robert t. Greer, of Gainesville,
Ga, is trying to induce the citizens Of
Orlando to build street railway.
The public lands in the southeastern
portion of Levy county have been home
steaded by a colony OF newcomers.
Miller and Henderson have been award
ed the contract for carrying the mails be-
tween Tampa, Key West and Havana.
The sleeping cars from Savannah to
Tampa are hOisted from broad TO narrow
guage tracks at Gainesville in 20 minutes.
The c0lOred Methodists of Sumterville
talk of buying one of the old store build
ings south of town and converting it into
church.
At Key West Judge Locke decreed
salvage on the wrecked cotton saved from
the German bark Guttenburg from % to
30 per cent.
A negro baby, evidently murdered at
its birth, was found, a few days since,
buried near negro cabin on Lake Jack
son, in Leon county.
Col. Hamilton is having lot OF ground
cleared, grove planted and great deal
of other work done on his hummock land
north of SumterVille.
The revenue steamer Dix, in coming
along side the wharf at Key West,
Wednesday morning, ran into the dock,
smashing one of her boats.
On the Halifax coast are several large
trees. In the hammock west of Daytona
is live oak that three feet from the
ground measures 80 feet in circumference.
Alligators in the Columbia county
ponds were so chilled during the late
freeze that they could be dragged out of
the water by the tail without the least
trouble.
The st. Augustine pilots report new
channel is being formed, and also new
bar, at the entrance of that port. The bar
is perfectly straight and in an easterly
line with the lighthouse.
The cargo of the steamer Cochran,
which arrived at Key West last Thurs
day from Havana. consisted Of 5000 cab
bages, 219 bales leaf tobacco, and III
baskets Of fruit and vegetables.
The committee from Fernandina to
Washington to press the claims for an
appropriation for the improvement Of
Cumberland sound consists OF $. A.
Swami, f. W. Hoyt, and j. H. Prescott.
Jim Richardson. a colOred man who re-
sided in East Gainesville, as found dead
in his house Sunday morning. An in
quest was held, and the verdict Of the
jury was that be died from heart disease.
G. c. Townsend, the old proprietor Of
the Townsend boarding house in ITALIA
hassee, died last Tuesday. He was in his
S0th year. John NJ. Mage, another old
citizen, also died near Tallahassee last
week.
George 5. Wells, former Mayor Of PEN
sacOla, has brought suit against the pres
ent provisional municipality of Pensacola
for his salary as Mayor. and eventually
10 test the validity of the law under which
they are acting.
Considerable excitement was occasioned
at one OF Leesburg's leading hotels the
other night by a peculiar noise, which
many took 20 be a wild animal Of some
sort. 1t was finally proved 10 be an old
snorer, with snOre peculiarly his own.
John Henry Russell, OF Matacombe,
sold, the other day, TO Mr.. Pierce, 1,400
cOc0anuts at three cents apiece. He
gathered at the same time 1900 nuts from
IL trees. Mr.. Russell, last year. gath
cred from one tree six punches contain
Ing 100 nuts each, besides many other
punches not 80 large.
Capt. +. o. Mathews, u. S. N, Lieut..
Com. Maynard aud Paymaster X. w.
Allen, of United States steamer Brooklyn,
are now investigating the affairs OF the
Key West naval station, by order of the
Secretary Of the Navy. Several wilt
nesses have given their statements and
answered the questions prOpounded by
this board Of officers.
Daytona journal: Out OF eight or ten
schoouers employed In the Lighthouse five
work have been wrecked, viz: Godfrey,
Augusta Wilson, AJAX, Freewind and the
johnson. The May Brown, now lying ~
the lighthouse dock. Is crippled. We have
been assured that nearly all Of them re-
ceiyed the injuries resulting In wreck on
The Inlet bar or in the river. Six men
have also been drowned.
Key West KEY Of the cur. The follow.
ing are the number OF passengers arrived
AZ this port In steam and sail vessels from
Havana. Cuba, aud che Bahama islands
FOR the wear 1885: From Havana by steam
ers 3,332, bv sail vessels $50; total from
Havana 1914. From Bahamas BY sail
vessels l,0O5; grand total 4.0l9. Wines
and other liquors imported In pipes. half
pip s, quarter pipes, kegs, barrels rum
and brandy for the year 1885: Wine Ia
DiDes IL. hali pipes 2O3. quarter pipes