Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-09
FLORIDA.

There were registered at the II principal
hotels of Jacksonville during the seven
months ended May l, 60, 1913 strangers.
An 1S-pound cabbage and a l31I-pound
turnip formed part of the dinner of tine
editor of the ,Kissimmee Leader last week.
Within five days E. w. Agnew & Co.,
merchants at Ocala, received 125 car
loads of merchandise during the late cut
in freight rates.
The City Council of Cedar Key Thursday
made levy of three mills for water and
fire purposes and appropriated $500 to aid
IN boring the artesian well.
j. r. Montague, the newly appointed
Collector of Revenue of Orange county,
received his commission from the Cover
nor Thursday, and has entered upon the
duties of his office.
A stock company is being formed at Or
lando to carry on the business of a 1ouu-
dry and machine shop. Messrs. Lownes,
Sperry and others will be the stockhOld-
ers, and will be in operation during the
coming summer.
Welaka is about to be doomed. 1t al
ready has five stores, one carriage and
one blacksmith shop, two saw-mills, a
drug store, two churches, and a public
hall. and railroad is being talked of to
be finished from the st. Johns river, to
connect Win Bu6 JdChbOuN11lS, dulDd
and Key West railway.
A great need of Tampa is a frst-class
hotel of 200 to 800 rooms. 1t has several
excellent houses, but their accommOda-
lions are too limited for the large number
of tourists that are sure to make their
winter headquarters in South Florida as
soon as the proper accommodations are
provided.
The first alarm of fire for three years
was raised in LOngwOOd last Sunday
morning. Some empty boxes and rubbish
piled at the back OF the Orange Belt
store were found TO be in a lively blaze,
aud although water was quickly at hand
the building was scorched considerably
and had narrow escape from destruc-
ton.
Ell. Windley is about TO embark in a
new enterprise for the Leesburg section
OF country, viz: the raising of blcoded
cattle. He has purchased of the govern
ment 7-fOrties (2S0 acres) of what is
known as the Adamsvile prairie, which
he will fence, aud will import bloOded
cattle from England with which TO stock
his farm.
Last Thursday Sheriff j. G. Anderson,
of Orange county, received from Gov.
Perry the warrants for the execution OF
Joe Drayton, the negro who killed Mar
day, and Arthur Williams, convicted OF
rape a. the last term Of the Circuit Court.
The warrants name Saturday, June 5, for
the execution Of both.
Ocala Free Press: Much dissatisfaction
has prevailed at Welsht0n for several
weeks among the Italians located there.
IL appears that the leaders of the party
have been playing truant toward their
felow-creatures and have squandered
their lutte sums Of money. Within the
last Two months two Of the interpreters
and bosses have skipped, carrying all the
money belonging to the laborers.
The fates seem to be against the erec-
ton of Tie Drake monument at Yalaha.
About r year ago, in conveying IL across
the lake. tine barge on which 10 was sank
i'm partof the lake. where, after repeated
efforts IL WAS found impossible to raise IL.
Aud on Tuesday the pedestal OF the new
one which was ordered slipped from the
wharf at va aha into the lake. lts weight
is 5000 pounds, and 1t will be a big job to
raise IL.
II will be remembered that the owners
of he steamer Manatee had the steamer
Capt. Miller libeled for damages sustain
ed 10 the Manatee In a collision. The
Manatee was then liDeled by the owners
Of the Miller. Saturday. by request, Col.
Bird, United States Marshal, had Messrs.
J. Winschenbacb, g. Chase and Alexander
Merrill examine the Miller and place an
estimate Of the damage done the boat by
the collision. They fixed the total amount
OF damage done the Miller at S25. Inc
Manatee had been libeled for $1,000 for
this damage.
Mr.. Bell, sr., Of the firm OF Bell Bros.
Montclair. mad a very interesting time In
the swamp surrounding Fat island Sum
day. While going through The swamp be
was "treedv by an alligator, whicn, al
though probably nat me largest In the