Savannah morning news., 1886-06-18
FLORIDA.

Fort Ogden wants base ball club.
The steamer Flora has again been taken
! of the Chaseville run.
st. Augustine's crop of figs is reported
to be in f1ouFishing condition.
st. AugHstine's school boards has cash
balance in its treasury of s., ,3S3 66.
Large quantities OF pine apples are now
being shipped North from Key West.
Orlando's fat mems base ball club has
adopted the Neither Hubbard as uniform.
The Savannah. Florida and Western
railread is erecting a new depot at Lake
City.
The Ancient City Guards have ordered
their new uniforms from a Philadelphia
house.
Watermelons are scarce and command
! good prices away Down in Manatee coun-
ty, at Fort Ogden.
The roads between Orange City and the
| coast are now in very fine condition, the
best for many years.
The new opera house in the Ancient
City is having the finishing touches put
to 1t by large corps of w0rkmen.
The St. Augustine Press says that
| Jack soRville parties have made applica-
| ton for railroad from that city to Pablo
Beach.
| The bank Of Key West has formally
taken possession OF its new building, and
is transacting all it's business in it's new
quarters.
Isaac Harris, col0red, lost his life while
boating on Lake Harris. near Lake City,
last week. The cause of the accident is
unknown.
A specimen of some seed corn grown at
Lake Carleton, near Tavares, is ON ex-
hibition at Orlando. The yield was 40
bushels per acre.
The steamer Manatee, running between
Green Cove Springs and Jacksonville, is
now one of the best appointed boats on
the St. Johns river.
Barlow people are trying to organize a
Young Mems Christian Association and
a call has been made for the purpose of
holding a meeting to arrange details.
The recentrains have been great bene-
tit to the corn crOD in and around Gala
bau. and an unusual yield of that cereal
in that vicinity this season is expected.
The queen of st. John is to be chartered
for excursions. Mr.. Christopher thinks
he has increased the speed tRO miles an
hour, and that she burns less wood than
before.
While the comingcrOp Of oranges about
Starke Will probably be rather small the
trees are putting on a remarkably thrifty
edly vigorous growth.
William Hay, appointed from Jefferson
county TO a cadetship in the West Point
Military School four years ago, gradu-
ated on June II with class numbering
n, after creditable examination.
Congressman Davidson, who has been
besieging the Post Office Department
some months in an effort 70 get daily
mail service TO ApalachicOla, Is Of the
opinion that hts efforts will be successful.
The department has given him such en-
couragement that he IL now confident that
q daily mail service VIII be ordered 10 that
point very soon.
Two colored men OF Orlando became en-
gagged IN an alteration Saturday nil ght.
The names Of the principals were Hardy
Hathorne and Moses Greene. The latter
received several severe cuts, one on
the head which is quite serious. hathorne,
the man who did the cutting and escaped
With very little injury, Is still at large,
but the police expect 70 have him In Gus
tOdy in a day or two.
James Boland, LYING In the Waoissa
section OF jefferson county, WAS IN MOuti-
cello Monday aud related the following
tucidents. lie says Tom Bratcher killed,
few days ago, a rabbit, from whlcn was
taken tape worm that measured Feet
40 inches lOng-measured with rule.
Agaln. he save that Alex. AlHgOod a few
dava ago saw a king snake chasiag
moeoasin, which he oauglt. The mocca-
Ain Wns fuily One-third larger than the
klng snake, but the latter swallowed him
bv SLOW degrees and then crawlcd % "
rest and digest. Tne mOccasin measured
fanr fret In feHgth. and 10 cHpfnr was
two hours 10 swallowing tie reptile