Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-21
FLORIDA.

Oranges sell at one cent each in Or
lando.
p. }. Parramore has been elected Mayor
OF Sanford.
The street cars OF Pensacola are TO be
run by electricity.
There are more buildings now in pro.
gress in Orange county than ever before.
The lands belonging TO the A. c., st. j.
Il |. railway are now on the market sub
| ject TO purchase.
Preparations are being made near
Palatka for shad fishing this winter on
an extensive scale.
The public schools ofJacksonville were
dismissed Thursday to allow the children
to attend the circus.
A survey of the Wakulla river has been
ordered by the government authorities,
| with view to cleaning 1t out for navIga-
! ton.
}. G. S. Timberlake will not run the
| Palmetto 'Hotel at Tampa the coming
season, as was reported. The trade has
| fallen through.
! A Lutheran minister by the name OF
| Rev. ohoup, OF Lutheran, Fla, will be in
CALLAHAN shortly to organize church.
| lie will preach in English and German.
! G. w. Mackenzie, of TitusvilIe, has
sold a portion OF his property, consisting
/
| feet front on Washington avenue for
| 81, 500.
Apopka City lots 20 the number OF four
were recently purchased by an English
| gentleman, VINO will proceed at once to
erect a number OF tasty and costly cot
! tages upon them.
o. 5. Meals, who left Indian river TWO
weeks ago for Pennsylvania died before
he reached his d Situation. His death
was very unexpected just then, his health
having improved somewhat.
The Indian River Steam boat Company
| intend building o steam lighter, probably
with length of 100 ieet, and a proper
pToportionate beam, which will he able to
carry at least 100000 feet of lumber at
load.
Orlando Lodge, /. o. o. F., will hold a
far in Orlando from Dec. Is to Is,
for tbs purpose OF raising money
| 10 furnish their new hall. Forty
presents, amounting to 1854 %, will be
| gwen away.
The wonderful growth and development
| OF Orange county may be seen from the
| books OF the tax assessor. The aggre-
gate Of the State tax for 1885, at four
mills, is $25,552, and the county tax, a.
| seven aud one-hali mills, is S46, S32 81. In
| 1881 the aggregate assessment was 81 750,-
900; 1882, So, 23s, 900; 1885, So, 1888 900: 1881,
$4,3i5,0O0; 1885, $1,000, 900; 1886, $B,ll5,.
000.
HincSley & Fuller, OF Tampa, shipped
over $1,000 worth OF oranges last W elk,
one bill alone amounting 10 over 81 800
They report a much better market lor
Florida oranges than for those grown IN
foreign places. They made TWO shipments
OF 800 crates each Of Florida and Nassau
oranges and the former reachs ed theI
destination in good condition while the
others were badly rotted.
AT st. Augustine Judge Baker has
issued writ OF mandamas for q recount
of tue vote tor State Senator on Saturday,
Nov. 30, upon a petition or DR.. John
w estcott, candidate upon the lndepen-
deut Democratic ticket. 1t 10 claimed
that many OF the tickets are detective,
having the words ninth Senatorial dts-
tricL" instead OF the ''Thrty-first d s-
trict," which comprises ST. Johns
county. This and 0tner defects may
cnange the result in that county, as the
majority on tue Legislative ticket is
ApaiachieolaT lmes: The low river OF
some time past has caused the waters OF
the Old A palachicOla to be of a brIny salt
tor some distance above the city. In con-
sequence large quantities of salt water
trOuJwere brought 20 she river, and all
of last week the river fronting the
wharves we literally lined wi n fisher
men, nearly all Of whom had eXtraOrd
nary luck. One morning there were some
seventy or eighty men and boys engaged
IN angling for the trout on the wharves
and in small boats, nearly all OF whom
had luck varying from q dozen to fifty
fish. One party was 50 fortunate, so said
as to haul in ITO in about three hours.
Men VINO never before had hooked a fish
were on hand and reported big eaten
During this extraordinary season fish
were selling at cent apiece.
The following civil appointments have
been made durlog the past week 4. l..
QuIsenberry, Forrest l.. Robertson, Henry
Leach, to be Notaries Public in and Tor
the State at large; William X. Hyer, Dr.,
10 be Inspector OF Timber and Lumber In
Escambia county; William L. Green, TO
be- Treasurer in and for the county OF
Holmes; J. NJ. Bryant, 10 be Justice OF
the Peace in and lor the county OF ST.
johns; W. Il. Bry an, to be Justice Of the
Peace IN and Tor the county Of Orange;
Charles l.. Keliar, TO bo Justice of the
I Peace in and Tor the county of Hills.
borough; I. M. Puloston, To BIO County
Judge in and for the county
B OF Jefferson; G. u. Brocs.
man, Frederick W. Griffin, Il. II.
Bennett, William A. House, II. w. q.
Margsnz, to be Notaries Public in and for
the State at large; j. 5. Dennis, 10 be
Notary Public in and for the county Of
Volusia; James NJ. Mathews, 10 be JUS.
tice of the Peace in and Tor the county OF
/ Jackson; j. Il. e. Thomas, TO be Justice
| of the Peace In and for ne county Of Ala.
chua; Ulysses o. Mcdonnell, to be- jus.
tiee OF the Peace In and Tor the county OF
Manatee; Il. II. Bennett, TO be Justice oi
, the Peace 10 ana tor the county OF Nolu.
, sia; Is. NJ. Frisbee, to be- Jus Ice OF tue
( ! Peace IN and tor the county Of Clay; G,
ID. Puryear and w. Il. White, TO be Jus.
, does of the Peace In and Tor the county
. OF Breyard; Robert Rjbinson, 20 b.
County Treasurer IN aud for the county
OF santa Rosa.