Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-26

leW creditors and the temporary pressure
Tor money, to make an assignment. A
Merritt is the assignee.
Mr.. McKibbe N, OF Crystal Lake, Putnam
county, states that his lemon seedlings
were killed, while his budded lemon trees
on both sweet and sour orange stocks sur
Vlved temperature OF Is degrees.
Sol. Cannon and Watson, two brothers
ln-law, got into fight at Cedar Key Mon
day which came near being a serious af.
TAR. Watson got his head burst open, and
Cannon got his neck cut on the left side.
A business meeting Of the Clay Guards
OF Green Cove Spring has been called for
Monday night, when they are to deter
mine if 1t is practicable for them to take
part In the proposed encampment at Pa
bio beach on July 8.
There are two herds OF fine Jersey COWS
near Palatka. one belonging to K. A. Gar.
risOn, at Palatka Heights, and the other
TO A. Van Hauton, near the latter place.
Mr.. Van Hauton has bull whose grand
father sold for $4,000.
Mr.. Wylie, of J Jacksonville, contractor
for raising sunken vessels, is engaged at
Green Cove Spring in the work of raising
the Port Royal, and he thinks that he
will be able to get the steamer free OF
water during the early part of this week.
The artesian well at Green Cove Spring
has been sunk to a depth of $50 feet
without striking a full flow of water
At the depth of 800 feet thin stream was
forced to the surface, but it was not suf.
hclent to keep the bore of the well clear,
and the flow soon ceased.
DR.. 4. L. Wragg, of Quincy, will go to
savannah to attend the reunion of the
Eighth Georgia regiment which will be
held during the first week in May. Prof
A. H. Atfleck was also a member of this
regiment and was leader and master OF
the regimental band, and will, ii possible
attend the reunion.
The citizens of Fort Meade have raised
subscription of $1,000 in Scash and 40(
acres of land to induce the Florida South
ern Railroad Company to construct de-
pot within the corporate limits of the
town, near Sunnyside nurseries. Presi
dent Gambler has promised to give them
an answer some time next week. The
present depot is two miles from the town
An ordinance mas been passed by the
Orlando City Council authorizing tbs
lyOr to call special election for the
4 citizens to vote upon the question whether
or not the city shall be bonded for $40.
600 for the purpose Of purchasing aschoo
site and erecting a school building. The
bonds to run ten years and to bear inter
est at the rate OF eight per cent per an
mum.
j. P. Pool, a practical brick manufac
turer OF Newbury, S. c., has been in Pa
latka several days. He is here prospect
ing, looking into the brick business, and
after examining several clay beds, is sat
listed that as good brick can be made
there as IN South Carolina or Georgia.
he can find a suitable place he will locate
and engage in the business ON an eXten
siVe scale.
The tax sale in Volusia county comes
off the first Monday in June. 1t fill
twelve columns in the Seville Gazette anC
is the biggest legal sad" ever published
in the county. 1t is the result of eithel
one or two things. There are a grea
many people who are not paying theil
taxes, or the lands of Olusia county arr
being sold off and divided up at mos
marvellous rate.
Near Quincy last Tuesday a farme
named Eli Simpson went into his field t.
pillow, and after making a few rounds
called to his wife, who was near, and toll
her that he felt as If he was dying. Hi
frightened wife called for help, and Mr.
Wilcox, who was in field near by, wen
as soon as possible, but before he reached
Mr.. Simpson he had fallen to the grOunt
and was unconscious. The sick man wa
carried to his house, but died before
physician could be summoned.
Cedar Key Journals: A few years ag,
Cedar Key was quite a summer resort
People from Gainesville and other point
in the Interior spent the summer here
enjoying our saline atmosphere and seq
bathing. Now since the attractions of tn
place are much greater, we have few, 1
any, visitors during the summer. W.
thfnk If Our hnfnI kaannrC yynpn hnf IL
bath houses, and let the attractions o
our town be known as summer resort
we would soon have things different.
Cedar Key journal: If our business
men want certain enterprises started il
Cedar Key, why do they not start them
Could not cigar factory be started on
small scale and afterwards enlarged
Suppose ten of our business men were U
take 500 stock each in such an enter
prise; by looking after it it could be made
to grow and pay we'll. The business men
of course, would be expected to handle
the cigars made. On the same principle
a moss factory might be started anC
other Industrial interests.
A project is now being agitated look
ing to the drainage of the large wet dis
trict lying southeast OF SumtervIlle
The territory embraces over 100, 600 acres
of land, large portion of which is now
covered with water, and useless, which
by being drained would be placed among
the most productive and valuable lands
in the county. 1t is claimed that thil
can be accomplished by digging ditch
tour miles in length, nine feet wide anC
three feet deep, thus conducting the
water from the lake district TO the branch
| creek, east of the town. There is a natura
drainage in this direction, with fall o.
from Gffann fWpI.fV feet fhG fOtII
| miles. The land affected by this drain
age extends to and around Centre hill
The organization OF stoc X company
10 viz, q. fnr. it, nhinnt the acnnmn lis mnnl