The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-07
FLoRIDA'S METROPOLIS.
Sale of Railroad-A Wedding Partys
Start for Tallahassee.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb 8 Col Bur
bridge, DR., Mitchell and others will 90 to
Tallahassee Thursday 10 see Gov. Perry in
regard to calling session Of the Legisla-
tnre for the purpose of establishing a State
Board of Health. Or. A. w. Knight, Sec
rotary of the County Board Of Health, says
the licenses of those selling milk below the
standard required by the city ordinance will
be revoked unless they Immediately come
up to the required standard He is after
them with a sharp stick. Tests were made
Saturday.
This afternoon a Florida Railway and
Navigation road train bound west, took out
Mr.. Duvals private car, IN which were w.
X. Peasants, Samuel Swami, +, Is. McCuen,
f. j. Dean, Sam Dubose and +. +. Brooks
They were bound to Pensacola TO attend
the wedding of Mr. Peasants to Miss Olym-
pia Grant, which will take place on Wednes-
day. The other gentlemen were the grooms-
men. The wedding is 70 be a very brilliant
affair and Pensacola society is very much
agltated over the event.
CAPTURE or BURGLAR
The negro who entered Judge Magill's
house last week was caught today by Con-
stables Stephens and Robbins near Man
DARN. Some of the jewelry was found on
his person, but he at first denied all knowl-'
edge of tine whereabouts of the balance, but
a few judicious words brought him to his
senses, and ns-irly all the goods were finally
recovered. He was brought here and Jailed
tonight.
SALE OF A RAILROAD.
The sale of the western branch Of the
Florida Railroad and Navigation Com
pany's road this noon in front Of the post
office, by j. II. Durkee, Special Master, at
tracted a crowd. E. NJ. Cheney read
protest from the holders of sixteen $1,000
bonds, which were first mortgage on the
road; one from Col. Mcdonald, one of the
Trustees of the International I'm
provement Fund of Florida, and
several verbal ones. Maj Durkee opened
the sale and called for bids He read a
written communication from w. Bayard
Cutting, of New York, offering, as agent,
Sl,2l0,000 for the property. This had a
certified check for $50, 900 pinned to it. As
1t tluttered out IN the wind as
the Major read from the letter, it attracted
more attention than the sale itself. No
further bids being received, the road was
Knocked down to Mr.. Cutting. In reply to
MORNING News reporters inquiry he
simply said he acted as the representative of
about all the holders of the securities of the
road. Much speculation is indulged in re-
garding the effect of this sale upon trans
portation lines here.
The decree embraced all that line Of rail
road of the Florida Central and Western
Railroad Company and its successor, the
Florida Railway and Navigation Company,
extending from Jacksonville to Chatta-
hoochee, with its branches from Tallahassee
to st. Marks, and from Drifton TO Month
cello. The other divisions from Fernandina
to Cedar Keys and Punta Gorda are to be
sold on the frs monday in April. They
will be bought by MIR. Cutting, when the
system will be reorganized in a new COM
pany. By an arrangement with the bond
holders the road will be taken out Of cham
Gerry and put in the best condition and a
Northern outlet built as soon as possible