Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-11
FLORIDA.


union depot is the want OF Sanford
just now. E5
The public schools of Orlando opened
with 1I9 pupils.
Measles have been prevalent In the
western part OF Levy county but are now
on the decline.
At Bronson, Sol. Bachman's strawber-
ry plant sales now foot up over 100000
plants for the season.
The steamer Georgia brought several
boxes of half ripe oranges from up tho
river 10 Palatka Friday, for points in
the North. sHH
G. w. Davis, proprietor OF the Pavilion
Hotel, Gloucester, Mass, has leased the
Egmont Hotel at Fernandna for the sea-
son of 1SS6-97.
the sale of the Dummit grove property
has been postponed again for another
thirty days. The sale, it IS quite posi-
lively stated, will take place the first
Monday III November.
Green Hodge, City Tax Collector of
Ocals, says the valuation of taxable
property will be increased this year $685.
600. He has assessed the railroad and
telegraph companies, and intends making
close collections.
After calm for SIX months in Fort
looking up for better times in the future.
Fort Mason has now filed all her dwell
Ings in the last three weeks but Two, and
is in perfect health.
The Ripple, the fast yacht from Day.
tona, which is expected to do some fast
sailing on Oct. 20, toward winning the
stake Of $500, arrived at Titusville last
week, and in few days will be out with
new suit OF sails for trial.
The Orlando Sentinel is informed that
the prospects are good for having 200
room hotel erected upon the three-acre
lot where Capt. 4. J. Shine now resides.
Negotiations are pending for the sale OF
the lot. which, II is said, if effected, Will
insure for Orlando large hotel.
At st. Augustine Thursday large and
enthusiastic Dougherty Club was organ
lied, STYLED the Dougherty Club No. | OF
st. johns county, with the following
officers: President, W. A. McWiniams;
Treasurer, B. Genovar; Secretary, Q. +.
Hopkins, Jr. Great interest was mani.
tested.
There arrived at Jacksonville Thurs.
day, on the steamship City of Monticello
forty adult Englishmen and women, be.
sides a number of children. They came
direct from England and were en- route ia
Orange county to locate there, where
others of their couutrymen had preceded
them.
Putnam county it to have new town
on the Florida Southern railway, about
! three miles this side OF Haw horn, where
large body OF land will DO opened ur
for settlers. The town is to be- called
Mount Olive. and IL beautifully located
on what is supposed to be the highest
/ point OF land between Palatka and
| Gainesville.
! Police officer Newton Bradley, of Fer.
nandinH, was shot and dangerously
wounded Saturday by Thomas Bradley,
/ "A coiored man, whom no WAS attempting
! to arrest. the ball entered on the right
| side OF his nose aud is supposed 10 have
! lodged behind the Jaw. Toe weapon was
one OF those cheap little plsythlngs sold
Tor So, else the effect at this short ran2e
must have been fatal.
The Dixie and Pensacola Gun Clubs
/ bad another shoot for the State badge al
/ Pensacola last Tuesday, which resulted
/ In victory for the DiXies by score oil
! al to ia, out Of a possible 225. This il
/ the best score ever made at Pensacola,
the DiXies especially shooting well.
Messrs. Hutchinson and D'Alemberte
scoring twenty each. and Rera and Har.
gis eighteen each. Mr.. Hutchinson won
in the "shCot off," aud now wears both
the Dixie aud the State badges,
For some time past a negro man, sup
posed to be an escaped convict, has been
creating terror among the negroes around
Leesburg by his threatening demonstra.
tons. He goes around with Winches-
ter rife and dOub,e-Hction revolver, re-
mains hid away during the day and at
night sallies forth foraging. This negro
| VIII come upon negro encampment
about supper time, level his carbino and
order the ieasters TO fail back. which they
invariably do, while he seats himself aud
devours the deserted supper.
On Saturday evening last about 300 feet
OF the trestlc OF the Florida Railway and
Navigation railway crossing the Pana
soifkse swamNsunk andd ieappeared from
view. THIS place mas been considered
dangerous by the travelling public fol
some time, and several theories are adj
Vanced as to the cause Of the sink. SOM
! Say ouicksanG, and some say the tresllt