Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-13

Maj. Sherman Conant, of the Florida
Southern, has returned from Boston, and
is now in Palatka.
The Longwood Republican complains
OF an egg famine, and suggests that the
people keep more poultry.
At Gainesville within the last nineteen
months nearly 200 buildings, at cost Of
1857, have been erected.
Wauchula is the name of a new town
located on the Florida Southern railroad,
twenty-five miles north OF Fort Ogden.
A series of religious meetings are be-
ing held at the Methodist church at
Orlando, under the lead of Rev. c. E.
Pelot.
Apopka expects to have an ice factory
within the next few months. That lively
city is displaying a large amount of
energy.
The Sanford Journal was sold Monday
by JIG. Anderson, Sheriff, under an exc
cution, and was bid in by r. H. Terry, of
Orlando.
Henry S. Chubb, of Winter Park, is 60
ing into strawberry culture quite extern
sively. He has confidence in the fnan-
clal success of the enterprise.
The contract for the erection of the
Union Congregational church at Tavares
has been awarded to E. NJ. Doyle, of Hig-
ley, and work has already begun.
r. A. Mills writes that the earthquake
struck Chuluota at 9:20 O'Clock and
lasted fully sixty seconds. 1t appeared
to come from the south or southwest.
The boats Of the DeBary-Baya line that
have been running on excursion routes in
the North during the summer are eX-
pected to start for home about Sept. 10.
General Manager G. W. Bentley, OF the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West rail-
road, has been quite sick In the North,
where he has been for several months, but
is fast recovering now.
The First National Bank of Palatka at
the close of business Aug. 81 made a
statement which is good showing. All
its securities are worth par and above,
and it has surplus of $1,000.
5. G. Cobb, the only probable opponent
of Col. Davidson, has declared to repre-
sentative of the Pensacola Advance
Gazette that he would not make the race
for Congress in this campaign for $4,000
cash.
The Republican County Convention, for
the purpose of nominating Senator and
two members of the Assembly, is called
to meet in Orlando at II O'Clock m. Sept.
15. Primaries are called for the preced-
ing Saturday.
A. T. howell, OF fernando county,
while at the Hays precinct in that county
during the primaries on Aug. %, was as
saulted and shot in the thigh by man
named Atkins. The cause of the quarrel
was political.
The story which has been going the
rounds of the Northern newspapers in
reference to the purchase OF the Wander
hilt cottage at Bar Haroor, Me-, by the
Hon. D. l.. Yulee, Of Florida, is without
any foundation.
1t is claimed by those who have in
vestigated the matter that the invest
ments IN Florida lands by outside CAPT.
talists during the half year just closed
are more than double those OF the cores
ponding period last year.
At a call meeting of the Democratic
Executive Committee OF Hamilton county
il was resolved that the two persons re-
ceiving the highest number of votes cast
in the primaries next Saturday, Aug. IL,
shall be the candidates.
Josiah Q. Hanna, aged "a, an old and
deservedly esteemed citizen OF Tampa
died on Wednesday of last week after a
protracted Illness of asthma. The rem aims
of deceased were inferred near his former
home, about eight miles north of Tampa.
AT the Leesburg municipal election last
week l.. B. Lee was elected Mayor; j. K.
Kummons, Clerk and Treasurer; r. NJ.
Rupard, Assessor and Collector: W. G..
Engleman, Marshal, and j. G. HerndOn,
II. j. Lovelace and Il. G. Rambo, Alder
men.
The men hauling sand for the new
Lykes building at Tampa have been find
ing a number of dollar and half dollar
pieces among the sand. They are cup
posed to have been left by gamblers who
used to occupy quarters on the place
where the sand is obtained.
The fine new residence of James Laugh
lin, at Zellwood, nearly completed, was
burned TO the ground Monday night. 1t
was believed that, when completed, 1t
would be the handsomest residence In the
county. The origin of the fire is wrapped
in mystery. The loss will probably reach
$4,000.
Among the recent contributions to Uni
versity Library at Tallahassee Is a por-
trait of the late Gen. Joseph NJ. Herman
dez, presented by Miss Sarah Beard. Gen.
Hernande was the first delegate from the
Territory of Florida in the Congress of
the United States and a Brigadier OF the
Florida militia.
The tax books which were handed in to
the board at Ocala, at its meeting last
week, for examination, shows that after
dll bu6 Of0TCudER6b, IeDHbes anu errors,
there is just little over per cent. OF the
total amount of taxes not collected by the
Collector. This is the be st record yet for
Marion county.
Letters from Gen. VIM. S. Harvey in
forms his friends in Florida that the fami-
1y affairs which required his departure
from the State, after the great courtesy
extended to him by the people, have been
arranged, and he hopes to return and set
tie in Orange county or HIllsborough
among his old comrades.
Incoming passengers yesterday report
ed serious washout on the line of the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West rail-
way, at or near Cisco, caused by the
heavy rains that prevailed in that section
Wednesday night. The break was quickly
repaired. causing little delay In the rum
ming Of the regular trains.
Tue question of bonding the city San
ford for fire protection, school buildings
and sewerage is now agitating the minds
OF the people of that place. The City
Council has passed an ordinance to bond
il in the sum OF $4,000 for the purposes
named, and IL Is now to come before the
people for their ratification or rejection.
The so-called Independents OF Hamil-
ton county made an effort TO nominate
their candidates Saturday, Aug. %, but
from some cause failed to do so. They
met again last Saturday with fresh rein
forcements aud nominated j. NJ. Duncan
and Or. w. l.. Peoples. Fifty-three were
in the meeting. A number were dssatis-