Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-06

at JacksonvtIle often come in contact Wi h
a nard substance, which requires heavy
blows of a 2,000-pouud hammer to force
them through After passing this strata
OF nard pan the piles go down with ease.
Forty foot is the depth the piling is driven,
anq about every 10 feet they strike the
hard substance.
An effort VIII be made to bring to Jack
sonVlle John Fay, the coming heavy
weight champion slugger of America
Fay has made national reputation az
siugger, he having fought every heavy
weight pugllist in America except j. l..
sullivan. This is the same Fay that de-
teated George Rookie, the ex-champiOn OF
America, in two rounds. Fay is a very
young man, and when in lighting cOndi-
ton weighs lS7 pounds.
The Florida Southern railway has now
q road graded, ironed and finished, and a
train running thirty miles further south
than any other all rail route in the United
States. When. IN short time, it reachrs
Punto Gorde. it will reach seventy-tive
miles further south than any other all
rail route. This is no small distinction
Tor he Florida Southern railway, and re-
fleets vast credit upon the vigorous man.
agement OF the company.
The contemplated trip of the steamship
City OF Palatka from Jackso vile tn
Nassau, n. p, has not yet been definitely
settled, and will not be until General
Passenger Agent Toby, of the Charleston
a0d Flor da steamship line, arrives at
Jacksonville and ascerGains the amount
OF patronage taag eau be secured. The
loss of the City of Nassau deprived
Jacksonville OF a regular line to Nassau.
and now It is hoped that another equally
as good steamer may enter the route.
Barlow Atfprmdpt; MIR. McCahe was
here last w ek with mounted photograph
OF the capitol at Washington, the vacant
space around which was marked off into
sections 10 be sold to advertisers. One OF
our merchants mad just taken a space,
W en- man standing by asked where
that building was. He Was told that it
was at Washington. ''And have you
bought lot tnere"' ne asked. TO which
an Affirmative reply was given. He had
taken the thing for a ne WHY laid-Otf town.
BuncO men and gamblers still ply their
aVocatiOns daily in st. Augustine, and
new victims can be heard weeping their
loss. A faro room has been opened on
Charlotte street, over the Cottage, and
the proprietor has $50. 900 to back I'm in
defying law, etc. The Mayor is nand :
capped by an Old ordinance tat makes
the penalty only 800 for each conviction,
which gamblers can usually pay every
day and not feel it. An effort will be
made to make the fine $500 at the next
nesting of the Council, when there Will
oe music in tue air.
News was received at Ocala Wednes-
day OF tn shooting Of Charles Daniels, a
mulattO, by J. A. Penny. bookkeeper at
the silver Spring hotel. The trouble was
commenced by Daniels using vulgar
language to M. Penny. He was ordered
to leave the premises, but kept on cursing
when, provoked by the InsOlent actions of
the darkey, Mr.. Penny drew mis- revolver
and fred. The bail took effect IN Daniels
side, and the wound is supposed TO be
dangerous. A warrant has been issued
for Mr.. Penny. Dan els was cooking for
the Messrs. Pr0skey at the time. He
bears bad reputation, having been con-
fined in the county Jail for larceny only a
few months ago, and had left Ocala tor
disturbing the peace when the Marshal
was IN hot pursuit of him, after being re-
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