Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-11

passed through Cedar Key a few days
since in wagons on their way to Bay Port
to locate.
From IS2S until 1915 a tax Of 50 was i'm
posed upon all retail liquor dealers in
Florida. After 1914 it was raised to $50,
ten pin alleys and wine keepers $40.
John Welch, the white mau arrested in
Jacksonville about month 40 for bur-
elary in DeLand, made his escape from
the prison guard at Enterprise few days
ago.
Charles f. Todd has donated a lot of
land near Lundy station, on the Heights
near PalatEa, to be used for school pur-
poses. A board OF directors has already
been organized, and preparations are on
foot for the erection OF a handsome school
building.
Don ChristObal Bravo, one Of st. Aug
ustine's oldest and most respected citi-
zens, died very suddenly Monday, aged rs
years. Mr.. Bravo was the Mayor of st.
Augustine at the time OF its surrender
during the late civil war, and his father
was an officer during the last reign Of
Spain over Florida.
At Monticello, Monday, the outcome be-
tween the jacksonville Gun Club and the
Monticello Gun Club was that the Jack
sOnvilles came out 20 birds behind. Tue
score stood, Monticello, 90 birds; Jack
sOnVille, 80 birds. Lou futile saws the
Jacksonville score may be indicated by
hanging up a porous plaster against the
wall, but 1t is not so bad as that. They are
going down to Jacksonville to shoot be-
fore long.
OneOf the new and flourishing towns OF
Florida is Wildwood. With population
of less than 500 it has now eleven stores,
three new hotels, one church building, q
livery stable, a printing office, two tele-
graph offices, q railroad depot, q grist
mill and cotton ginning establishment,
several shops, and forty or fifty dwellings
The MethOdists, Baptists, and Presbyte-
rians all have church organizations, out
use the same house Of worship.
Eustis Semi Tropical: We received sew
eral heads of lettuce from Mr.. Wilson one
day this week that had grown to be as
large as dinner plate, and had attained
this size in a short two weeks time from
setting out. Eustis Meadows is noted for
gardening and in this case Mr.. Wilson
used WhitneY's r0tted bone to stimulate
the plants. He is making a success of his
gardening as he makes enough to carry
himself and family through comfortably,
Jacksonville Fla. correspondence New
York World: Mr.. Charles Dempsey aud
Mr.. William II. Miller, of New York, came
here lew weeks ago and have since been
located here. 1t is now known that they
we're mem bers Of the Board of Aldermen
that voted away the Broadway railway
franchise. Dempsey is short, thick-set
man, with beardless face and large fea-
lures. Miller has dark stubby wbiskers
and Of rather slim build. Dempsey wea s
black derby, while Miller wears a SILK
hat. 1t was some time before their iden-
tty was known. Several visitors from
New York were seen in conversation with
them, and it gradually leaked out who
the two strangers were. Dempsey has
friend with him. He is about j
feet eight, OF slight build, pale features,
and has black mOustacne.2 Miller and
Dempsey call him Roberts and SON etimes
Andy. The three take occasional trips TO
neighboring towns. and no doubt will do
Florida thoroughly before returning to
New York. Dempsey appears to keep
watch on Miller. He is never seen with
out him. They both appear to be in good
spirits, but they often LOOK as if they We're
lonesome. Miller has a great curiosity
to see the New York papers as soon as
they arrive, but Dempsey does not bother
about Gotham news. Miller is evidently
more worried than Dempsey. Roberts,
Dempsey's companion, says that he came
South for his health.