The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-04

lounge and restoratives applied he recovered.
In falling he struck his right side on brick
or stub, and received very painful internal
wound, but the physician in attendance,
DIR. McRae, says it is not serious one.
A son Of the ''ould sort" went into the
Bank of Fernandina the other day and
asked, after begging pardon for his pre-
sumption: is this Florida money good
when you get up North q Cashier Cooley
assured him that this free country knew no
North, no South no East, no West, where
money was in question. and developed the
fact that he was from Liverpool, Eng, and
had been paid off at Jacksonville in
Florida money from a jacksonville bank"
and feared as to its negotiability IN other
parts of the United States.
The Peninsular branch Of the Florida
Railway and Navigation road, from Waldo
south, and the Ocala and Silver Springs
branch of the same road, were sold at Jack
sonville Monday to w. Bayard Cutting as
agent, subject to the liens Of the decree and
the receivers certificates, for $4,000 The
Fernandina and Jacksonville railroad was
also sold to Mr.. Cutting ms agent, subject to
all the liens given in the decree, for $1,000.
The sale Of the Florida Railway and Navi-
cation main line and the Transit branch
was postponed until May next.
At the semi-annual meeting of the Direc-
Augustine, held Saturday in their Offices,
the bank declared per cent. semi-annual
dividend, and places per cent. to the sur
plus fund Josiah james, who has for sew
eral months been cashier, rendered his
resignation, which was accepted. Henry
Gaillard, now Postmaster, was elected
cashier to fill the vacancy. The bank is
now in a very fiourishing condition. Mr..
Gaillard has sent in his resignation to the
IL nraI
that Joseph Lopez will succeed Mr.. Gail
lard.
The committee of citizens appointed to
take in hand the matter of improving the
shell road at st. Augustine, after many
trials to procure shells, have decided that
large enough quantity cannot be obtained
to do the work as it should be done They
have now decided to pave the road, which
Is one mile in length, with cypress blocks,
such as are being laid upon St. George and
other streets in that city The subscribers
to the shelling of the road have almost all
doubled their subscriptions toward paving
1T. 1t will require in the neighborhood of
$4,000 to pave the road, and almost 5000
have been subscribed.
Col Phillips, f. Vanier and Trefle Ger
vals, nephew of the latter who started last
November from point seventy-five miles
above PembertOn's ferry, on the Withla
cOOCuee river, with raft OF ,5OO cedar
logs to be delivered at the mouth of the
river on the Gulf, completed their voyage
and returned to their homes in South
Brooksville last Monday They expe-
rienced some rough weather and narrow
escapes from drowning. Their boat CON
tanning the provisions for the party, their
ammunition, guns, clothing and tools were
capsized near the mouth of the river, losing
all, and Mr.. Vanier barely escaping with
his life. Mr.. Gervais saved him elf by
reaching and clinging to the branches of
tree which extended over the water.
The Palatka City Council has passed an
ordinance granting the right of way
through certain streets to the Palatka and
Heights railway. The ordinance grants the
right of way tor twenty years through
Lemon, Deer, Carr, Hapgood Morris,
Kirby, Second, Third, Emmett, Hotel,
River, North Laurel or Adams, Water
Front, Madison, Fleet, Olive, Jones and
Plutarch streets. 1t is provided that unless
at least one mile of the road is built by
Jan. l, 1888, the right of way shall be for
feited, and $500 shall be deposited in the
First National Bank, which shall also be
forfeited in case of such failure. If in five
years any of the streets named shall not be
occupied the streets 50 unoccupied shall be
withdrawn from the operation of the ordi-
nance. The fare shall not be in excess of
&c. per mile. The ordinance goes to the
Mayor for his approval or disapproval.