Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-08

The State Dental Association Is in Sea-
sion at Gainesville.
The San Marco Hotel, at St. Augustine,
will remain open until May l, and longer
if travel Will warrant it.
Tho Fernandina city election passed off
quietly. MeGrifiin is elecled Mayor over
Howell by a small majority.
The officers OF the Florida Southern,
while in Eusts day or two ago, gave Or
ders for the building of new wharf near
the depot.
John S. Rohrer, of Forest City, one of
Eustis' suburbs, has raised the largest
straw berry Of the season. IL measured
81 inches one way and inches the other.
In the Key West fire all the printing
offices were burned-the FL E9uUt0r, the
Key If the cur and the Dcmocrut. The
last named is already preparing to re-
sumo publication.
A 5-year-old son Of John McRae, at San
ford, was accidentally but not dangerous
ly shot IN the legs, last Tuesday, by Il g
year-Old boy, VINO was diligently hunting
rats in the back yard.
One Of the large chandeliers in the Pres
byterian church at Eustis, broke from its
fastening and fell TO the floor a day or two
ago, entirely demClishlng it. The acct
dent happened when no one was in the
cuurcb.
VS.. TAYLOR, of Fort Mason, has eleven
acres In beans, and will ,mmence to ship
them this week. Last ear his crop Of beans
netted him $3.50 per acre and he thinks
they will do as well this year, if not
better.
Near Gainesville Rev. c. Y. Waugh,
while out fishing on Saturday afternoon
received a severe cut in the thigh by fall
ing upon large knife. A deep cash was
made about three inches long. be had to
walk home, distance of two miles, be-
fore it could be dressed.
The spring term OF the Circuit Court for
Putnam county is in session at Palatka.
There is large number Of CIVIL and
crimir al cases on the docket, aud it viii
doubtless require more than week 5
time to dispose of the matter that will
come before the court At this term. Judge
! Thomas +. King presides.
The Postmaster General has ordered
that a contract be made with Beach "
Miller, OF Crescent City, tor conveying
the mail on route No. l6.0S0, from Pa
Iatka TO DraytOn island and back six
times week, from ADril l6 to June 80,
1886, inclusive. The contract price is at
the rate OF s., 600 per annum.
At the public sale of the ROdman grant,
a body OF $1,000 acres of land belonging
TO the estate OF Charles +. Stubbs, de-
ceased, which was sold at the court house
at Paiatka, Tuesday, Col. II. l.. Hart be-
came the purchaser, paying 70 cents per
acre for the entire lot. The land IS located
just west Of Palatka, in Putnam county.
and about nine miles from the city 1t
contains some Of the pretties rolling pine
and hummock lands TO be found in the
country. and in the near future il will
no doubt be one OF The most valuable
tracts OF land in East Florida.
Palatka Neirs: Sunday water was dis
covered flowing freely from the ground
around the big artesian well of the Put
nam house, the water coming up around
the pipe. just how the water came to
burst through in that manner has not yet
been accounted for, some saying that the
iron piping had burst. while others saw
that the water comes from stream above
where the pipe Is driven 70. The well
was given tull flow soon after the dis
cayerv was made, but il seems TO have no
appreciable effect on the amount of water
that comes from the outside. just now IT.
is to be repaired and the water confined
to the pipe no one seems 10 know. but IL
is a fact :hat Palatka will have one Of the
livelest sulphur springs in the country
unless some means are adopted to stop
the surplus flow Of water. some fears
are EXPRESSED that the flow will under
mine the big ch imney, but such fears are
no doubt grOundless.