Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-28
FLORIDA,
Tampa now has a carriage factory in
full operation.

Tampa now has a carriage factory in
full operation.
Arrangements are being made to drain
the Horse creek section OF South Florida.
There are only nine paupers now being
cared for by Orange county at an annual
cost of about 1920.
This week is being devoted to the trial
OF criminal cases at the Circuit Court
now in session at Ocala.
The directory of Orlando. now being
made, shows that the city's population mas
increased 1000 the past year.
Peru, HillsbOrough county, has sub
scrbed large amount 10 the proposed
Plant City and sara Sofa railroad.
Thirteen store rooms are included in
the brick buildings now being bu lit on
and near the square at Gainesville.
Orange groves in san Mateo are looking
finely. The fruit is fast turning and little
loss from splits has as yet occurred,
A field of rice on the st. Cloud Com
pany's land near IIssimmee viii, it Is
thought, yield 100 bushels per acte.
Heavy bets are being Offered that
Alaohua county will give Il majority for
the adoption OF the new constitution.
The Leesburg Commercial saws that
oranges on pine land groves in that sec
Quail are said by the spOrtsmen to be
very scarce around Gainesville, but
plentiful out several miles IN the country.
Cadet sam Smoke, OF West Point, has
been promoted to tIe rank OF Cadet
Lieutenant. His parents reside IN
MicauOpy.
IN Alachua county one candidate has
been accused OF presenting the women
in rural parts Of tue county with cheap
finger rings.
J. w. Van Buskirk and j. w. Edwards
will erect the new court house at Nc.
Clennv. 1t will be 36x30 feet and a hip.
ped roof building.
The attendance at the Gainesville puS.
| lie school is constantly increasing, and
the school IL getting along quite smoothly
and successfully.
Lyle & Chester, of San Mateo, are tear.
Ing down their dock warehouse prepare.
tory to building another more suited 70
their increasing business.
The lizzie Henderson brought cargo
OF 10000 oranges from Nassau to Tampa
last week. TGey were transferred 10
the schooner Carrie Nelson, bound for
Mobile.
The most recent venture in Palatka
journalism is the Semi Tropical CloridlaD,
I ID. Y. Hill editor. 1t is Republican IN
politics and will be the organ Of the col
ored people OF that section.
The business at the Gainesville post
Office has increased more than one-nali
within the past three wears. This is one
Of the sursst indications OF tine city's
/ growth and prosperity IN business.
/ Mrs. Thomas, wife of County Commits
! sioner l.. r. Thomas, OF Frankland.
/ Alacnua county, died on Wednesday OF
/ last week OF malarial fever. A husband
/ and several small children servlve her.
! The boat race which was to have come
/ of at Feruandiua on last Wednesday has
/ been postponed until Wednesday. NV. g,
on account OF the death oi lnomas NJ
| Carnegie, tho giyer OF the cup TO be sailed
| tor.
A well known steamship transportation
npeut writes from New York that 10 ia hIa
4 opinion, from al be can see and ne is in
! a position 20 see a great denl), that the
/ Florida travel this season 10 gong TO be
very heavy.
Returns OF Marion county's registra
ton are now all IN ana show the follow,
inc result: Total registered In the county
whites, alp; colorod, l,0sf Excess OF
whites over eol0red. 49, Marion is Ger
tain FOR DuuEhsrty.