Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-14
FLORIDA.

more than 100 pupils.
The new Scandinavian church st Pen
sacOla was dedicated Sunday.
An effort to reOrganize the Masonic
lodge in ApalachicOla IS being made.
William jackson has been appointed
postmaster at Daytona, Volusia county.
The Orange county tax books show out
OF an assessment OF about $4,000, there
are but Sj12 delinquent.
Cotton that the planters made in Leon
county and formerly sold to Georgia
towns now goes into Tallahassee.
c. l.. Frieble, one of the oldest citizens
OF Tampa, died on Thursday last IN mis-
I'D year. he settled in Tampa in 164S.
Express rates on oysters from Cedar
Ley TO Jacksonville have been reduced to
50c. per barrel. The former rate was Coo.
j. NJ. Lee, of the Everett House. Jack
sonville, says tbat so far this has proven
to be the best season he has ever seen in
Florida.
A prominent gentleman from Orlando
invested 81 900 in Sanford property last
week. Several others have made smaller
Investments.
The South Florida Fruit Company has
now nearly 200 barrels of orange wine
made and racked in the warehouse at
Orlando.
The Standard Oh Company has pur-
chased the oil office and warehouse OF the
Chess Carley Company. at Pensacola.
The transfer takes place Jan. l.
There are two parties claiming the
control of Tampa's skating rink and bad
blood has been stirred up between them.
The lawyers have goth the mess.
Six thousand letters were received at
the Palatka post Office in one day last
week, which gees TO show that the people
keep up pretty good CORES pOndeuce.
The New Age Is the name OF a very
readable little paper whicn is the latest
addition to the enterprises of that pretty
little retreat knowa to the world as Win
ter Park.
The Illicit sale of spirituous liquors In
Waldo must cease anu that soon. A vigi-
lance committee, that will be neither bull
dozed nor deferred from the performances
of their duty, will be organized in the in
terest OF law and order.
G. McLane showed in Sumtervllle
few days ago a tobacco leaf, taken from a
volunteer phantom the farm of Mrs. Simms,
near that place, which measured 1Xl1h
inches. The plant was only six weeks
old, and OF course not fully matured.
Mrs. Wheatley, of Altamonte, has
geranium pls MT of this seasons growth 30
feet around, mOund-shaped, very vigorous
and the admiration OF all. This geranium
began TO die in the summer and was re-
vlved, saved and made the beaut iful thing
it is by Calcined Humus.
Z. Levy, of Pensacola, has been recent
ly shipping pig iron from Pensacola to
Louisville. de purchased 100 tons of pig
iron from the Italian bark VinceDzO Per-
otto, from Barbados, recently, and has
thus become the pioneer in a business
which will soon be PensacOla's leading
industry. Sues.
Several gentlemen Of Boston, with ex-
perience aud ample capital, are looking
The ground over to establish a canning
factory al Bellyiew. If the inducements
held out by the cltizens of the town fail
in this work, then the citizens them
selves will take hold and put one In
operation.
The Pensacola street car line has been
sold to New York company, the consld-
GRAFTON being $4,000 The new manage
ment will at once proceed to perfect an
elaborate system Of new track, which
will give street car service on all the prin-
cipal streets OF the city and extend into
the suburbs.
Miss Louise Rial, the actress, met with
painful accident Saturday night at
tine, by falling down a blind stairway
when leaving the stage during the third
act in "Called Back" After receiving
medical attendance from DR.. Smith, who
was in the audience present, Miss Rial
completed her part in Pauline"
Last Saturday a gentleman, in company
with another, by name OF Fries, was out
from Pensacola a few miles, and INTRO
duced him to a third, by the name OF
Frost, and while the three were engaged
in conversation along came fourth. by
the name of Snow. IL was singular that
these three bearing such cold names
should have met on such day; it Will
be cold day when those three shall meet
again.
Wilson & Hunting, Of Baltimore, have
been awarded the contract for pine wood
at $2S per 1000 feet, cypress shingles at
So per 1000, and latns at So 80 per 1000
Tor the Keepers dwelling at Mosquito
lulet light. Nj. Gault Il Son, OF Balti-
more, got the contract for the stone work
at the same place. their Did being $27, la.
w. Writ Clarke & Son got The plastering
contract at $1,000, and john &. Heize Il
son secured the copper and tin contract
at $1,000.
The negro Joe Davis, who murdered
white man near Olustee on the night
of Dec. =, was arrested by the Lake CITY
Marshal, Cush, in that town. The prIs-
oner was given a preliminary examIna-
ton at Sanderson Saturday before Judg9
Smith, and was committed TO jail in de-
fault OF $4,000 bond. The evidence pro-
duced proves very cOncluSively That
Davis was the murderer. He was denti-
lied by some Of his former companions
VINO had seen him the day betOrs the
tragedy.
AT Cedar Key Tuesday B. II. Kerr, late
Chief Inspector OF Customs at that port,
shot himself near the temple, the ball
lodging near the brain. Mr.. Kerr has
been in Florida over fortyyears. He was
born in Washing Ton, and came TO
Florida as a volunteer during the Indian
war. just before he was relieved from
the customs service a small sore broke
out on the lett side OF his lace,
which subsequently proved to
be q cancer. This caused him
considerable anxiety, and he became de-
pressed from day TO day. For several
weeks he has acted strangely, and deYel-
oped unmlstaksOle signs OF insanity.
Tuesday he got out OF bed, dressed him
self, and went to one OF the outhOuses,
where be committed the rash act which
Terminated In his death Thursday even
ing.
Caption W. w. Arnold, Of South Lake
Weir, was killed Friday afternoon.
He was erecting a new dwelling
for himself, and Everett Hin was
assisting him. The roof was being shin
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