Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-13

The city printing of Pensacola, upon
competitive bid, has been given TO the
Pensacola Commercial for one year.
The encampment at Pablo Beach is
over. Saturday was Governors day at
the beach and the much looked-tor review
took place.
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railway shops at Palatka have been com
pleted, and the machinery for them is be-
ing removed to that place from Jackson
vile.
At Pensacola Thursday night Andrew
Barkelay, colored, shot his wife Ella by
firing charge of buckshot at her. Only
one took effect, and that in her head. 1t
was extracted by DR.. w. f. Fordham.
The patient will recover. Jealousy was
the cause.
The Escambia Rifles, under Capt. Will
llams of Pensacola, who have been spend
ing the Fourth at Pablo Beach, made an
excursion to ST. Augustine on Friday.
They were received by the members of
the st. Augustine Guards, who entertain
ed and conducted them through the old
and interesting city.
The track has been laid in the immense
new warehouse of the Florida Southern
railway at Palatka and heayily-loaded
box cars run in to test the foundations,
winch were found to DE as firm and sub
stantial as need be, the seven heavy cars
running as smoothly, and without jar, as
if on the ground. The warehouse is fast
nearing completion, and will be ready for
the heavy winter business.
The st. Augustine improvement Com
pany is purchasing a large number OF lots
In all available locations, and it is the ln-
tentlon of the company to erect in the
near future some two hundred or more
cottages, which will be especially in
tended for persons of moderate means,
and which will be leased at a very low
rental, only sufficient to give the prOjec-
tors fair interest on their outlay.
Speaking OF the influence of the tide on
well recently driven at DaytOna, the
Journal of that place says: alt Is in the
first valley from the edge of the beach, dis
tant about $50 feet. The influence of the
tide is very marked in this well, the water
rising some three feet at high tide. The
existence of large submarine springs at
distance OF from three TO four miles at sea
marks the outlet of the subterranean
waters which furnish the supply for these
wells, and the increased weight of the
water at high tide retardng lis outflow,
accounts for this phenomenon"
The term ofthe Collector Of Customs for
the district of st. Augustine expired on
June 80. Up to this time no intimation
has been received as to who will succeed
to the position. 1t mas been understood
long ago that a certain estimable gentle
man, lately deceased, was to have sue
ceeded the present incumbent, but of
course his death has made a new deal a
necessity. Mr.. Witsell, who has tilled the
position acceptably for four years, says
that ''his house is in order" and that he
will gladly reiinquish his official position
to whoever will present the necessary
documents.
Mrs. Peter Benet, one of the oldest and
most honOred residents OF st. Augustine,
died Thursday morning. She was the
widow of Peter Benet, who was for many
years leading citizen, and one who had
been entrusted with the most responsible
financial and charitable cares, but never
accepted public office. About five years
ago, while on a visit to her son at Charles
ton, S. c., she had the misfortune to slip
on the pavement, breaking her leg, from
the effects of which she never recovered.
Mrs. Benet was the mother of Brig. Gen.
Stephen V. Benet, Chief of Ordnance
q. S. A, also of Mrs. FL. K. Teasdale and
Mrs. r. K. Reid, OF Palatka. Deceased
was "a years of age.
At meeting of the Board of Trade of
Orlando Saturday, l.. o. Garrett of the
Committee on Public Works. made par
tial report to the effect that the committee
had caused change made in the manner
of submitting the proposition to raise
funds to build school houses, making the
time from one to twenty years; that the
committee had spent considerable time In
looking at and obtaining prices OF elIgi-
bic sites for school houses; that several
splendid locations had been found that
would be central and suitable. The COM
mittee had ascertained the ratio of color
ed children as one to three of whites, and
the taxes paid as one dollar to ten in favor
of the whites. The amount of taxable
property now in the city assessed is $751;
439 80. The present tax is fifteen mills.
The interest on $4,000 would be 81 900,
which would require an additional tax
of two mills. The rent OF houses for
school purposes would not be less than
5000 per annum. The committee further
recommended that the estimated proper
tiOn of the $50, 900 be $500 for the colored
people, or One-eighth Of the amount.