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

Evinston grows barrels Of two-pound
onions.
Tampa boasts of two chickens, each
with four legs.
PalatEa has $4,000 surplus in its city
treasury. Not many little towns that can
show up thus.
The oysters OF Indian Pass near Apa-
lachicola have been badly injured by
muddy water.
Mr.. East, of Sparr, has disposed of his
saw null interest to Mr.. Gates, who is
running the same.
The old schoolhouse and church at IT,
tusville has been sold and is being torn
down and removed
The new jail at Ocala is all complete,
with the exception of the cells, the iron
for which came Monday.
Walden Ickridge, a negro boy of Or
landO, had the misfortune to have his arm
broken while playing base ball Saturday
A new town to be known as WallstOwn
is to be started on the Florida Railway
and Navigation road, between Silver
Springs Park and Spar.
A little mango standing at the corner
of the house on Mrs. Cleveland's place at
Fort Myers las grown 10% inches by
actual measurement in two weeks.
Pool & Maddox nave abandoned making
brick on Rice creek, Putnam county, Ow-
ing to the clay being of poor quality. One
kin was burned and proved to be very
poor brick.
One firm at Mandarin, between Green
Cove and Jacksonville, on the st. Johns
river, shipped $4,000 quarts of berries. to
Northern markets, which Melted &c. per
quart 1t is said this firm sent berries
to Cuba.
The new pews for the Presbyterian
church at Orlando have been received
and were used for the first time Sunday.
They are of ash with walnut rail and
ends, aud are very handsome and COM
Portable. They cost $3.50.
A fine commodious $4,000 church, of
gothic style of architecture, will be
erected by K. NJ. Tenney, builder, on a
commanding knoll north of the depot and
west of the railroad track at South Lake
WieT. The building will be 80 by 60 feet.
Work begins at once.
NJ. F. Bean has precociOus orange tree
on his place near Bronson that was
killed down by the freeze last winter,
sending up sprout this spring that is
now six to eight inches high, that has
lot of blossoms on it, one Of them produc-
ing an orange that is growing nicely.
Three hundred and twenty acres OF land
are being cleared al Forest City for Messrs.
Schultz IL Carrollton, which will be made
a castor bean farm. The planting Will be
done as soon as the rainy season arrives.
A suitable building, with all necessary
machinery, will be erected by next fall,
and the oil will be extracted at home.
An adjourned meeting of the City
Council of Tampa was held last Wednes-
day night, and among other business
transacted was the appropriation of 81 900
to buy an engine for the Independent Fire
Company. While discussing the message
of the Mayor, vetoing the fire limit OrdI-
nance, the meeting was preeipitately ad-
journed by the cry of ''frev
Parties at Pablo Beach report seeing
the past few days a school of sperm
whales disporting themselves in the deep
water off the beach. There seems to be
large number OF these monsters of the
deep, and their broad backs, just beneath
the surface of the water, and spOuting
sprays are novel sights to many Pablo
Beach. The people collect at the waters
edge and take great delight in watching
the whales as they roll and plunge
around.
The Pease county bridge over Wyomee
creek, better known to old settlers as
Whisky creek, recently built at a cost of
$3.50, had narrow escape from destruc-
ton by fire on Monday, May II. A brush
fire that was burning a short distance
away swept down to the bridge and set il
on fire. But fortunately Mr.. Edgar Mar
SHALL who lives on bis homestead near to
the bridge, observed its danger and extin-
guished the fire before the structure was
much damaged.
On Saturday, May Is. as the mail boat,
a small sail boat, was en- route from Fort
Myers TO Punta Rassa with the mail. the
boat was struck by heavy flaw OF wind
and capsTZed in about eight or nine feet
of water, wetting the mail bags and
drowning man. The accident occurred
about hah a mile below Red Fish Point
on the CalOosahatchee, near the first bar
stake. The drowned man was Thomas H.
Wallace, aged 10 years, native Of Geor-
gia, who has only been residing In Fort
Myers few months.
Pala1ka News: Our friend, S. II. Roy
all, so well known aud liked in Palatka,
has already distinguished himself as a
postal inspector. On his appointment a
few months ago he was assigned TO Texas
as mis- field of labor, with headquarters
Tin the saddle" at Austin. There was
trouble in one Of the most important Of
fees in the States aud one inspector mad al
ready examined and made a report which
threw suspicion on a young lady. Major
ROYAL, with a gallantry natural to a son
of the Old Dominion, demonstrated
against making such charge on circum-
stantial evidence, and his chief detailed
HIM for further examination, the end OF
which has just been reached. The thief
has been caught and has confessed, the
innocent is cleared, and the Fort Worth
papers are full of praise Of our Palatka
friend.