Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-31
Florida Affairs.

Wilmington on Thursday, and Savannah on
Saturday. How'sthati
The Jacksonville and Key West papers have
very little TO say about the storm-little or no
damage about those cities.
Mr.. J. W. Dorr retires from the editorial
chair Of the Pensacola Gazette, and is succeed
ed by Mr. W. A Marschalk. The Gazette says
Mr. JagO's dwelling house in Woolsy was par
tally destroyed by fire a few days ago, and the
furniture damaged.
A few nights ago crazy man in Pensacola
went to the house Of Mr.. Witch, and, calling
him out, demanded twelve dollars on psin CT
death. Mr.. W. said all right and went into the
house for the money, the crazy robber thought,
but came out with his gun and marched the
demented of to police headquarters. It was
there Mr.. W. learned that the man was crazy
The State and the city authorities of Pensa-
cola have been having squabble over an iron
safe Of Mr.. J. K johnson in replevin. The
City Marshal and Deputy, and subsequently
the Mayor and United States Commissioner
Welsh. who took hand in resisting the Sheriff.
a large raft above Jacksonville, in the river.
was broken up Friday night by the shifting of
the wind and heavy seas, and some of the
timber washed away.
Pensacola is to have a steam laundry.
The custom house employees at Pensacola
have now no house for the transaction of bust
ness.
An English agent is in Pensacola arranging
for English immigration to that city.
Er. James Hogan, a stone cutter, died in
Ocala Tuesday morning at Mrs. Browns
In oTefr IJa
had been there about two months. and most of
the time was out Of employment, and was
given to dissipation"
Apalachicola is undergoing reiuvenation-
old buildings going down and new ones going
up The town is spreading herself-that is if
the Tribune sees half it reports.
The Quincy Herald has bought out and
"squelched' the Quincy Star.
Putnam county Jail is now empty. Throw
open the doors of the temple of Janus.
Palaska Journal "a swede, about sixteen
years OF age who mr. MuhobraZ a few weeks
ago brought from New York. to wait around
the Swiss Cottage, died on last Tuesday night" "
Quincy Herald: Last Wednesday lightning
killed the eldest daught-r Of Mr.. Ike King, of
jackson county, and Miss Cloud, who was
member of the family. A little son of Mr..
King was also knocked down, but not seriously
injured"
OcaIa Banner: IAN immigration society was
orzanized last Monday, but We win not expa-
tate uDOn il until we see how it pans out So
many have been organized and buried that
we have grown tired writing obituary no
tees"
Quincy Herald Cotton is opening very
fast and Is being picked rapidly Shouts the
weather continue favorable the crop wi all be
gathered by the 18th of October We have
heard no complaint of scarcity of labor. Plan
ters are paying fifty cents per hundred pounds
for picking"
lando dead town just let them count the new
buildings now in process of erection here.
Those now going up are business houses. We
need thirty to fifty cottages at once If that
many were to be built they would all find ten
ants before next New Years day"
Jacksonville Union: ''The schooner Anna
Barton, Weeks. at New York. from Jackson.
vile. August Il, reports, when thirty miles
Adams. seaman, As years of age, and native
Of Philadelphia, while taking OF side lights,
fell overheard aud was drowned"
Jacksonville Union: 'sThe tides were very
high here and at the bar yesterday morning
We understand that number of the occupants
Of the cottages at Mayport fearing a repeti-
tion of the storm Of two years ago. left their
houses until the water subsided somewhat.
Fortunately no damage was done.
Tallahassee Economist: Moses Jones, long
IN the employment OF john EtdFCt, OI lht-
lahaSsee. as a butcher, was arrested last Sat
urday for stealing on the night before S25 from
his employers pocket. The thief opened the
window of Mr. Pearce's bed chamber while he
was esleep, and distracted the money"
Tallahassee Economist: "There arrived here
4 few DAYS since on their way to South FlOri-
da. family, consisting of an old man and his
wife, two grown sons, a grown daughter and
several younger children-al the way from
Arkansas-their locomotive power being a
hnV9 the road
since April last"
Quincy Herald: There are a number of
cas-, of fever in different parts of the coun-
ty, and a gentleman who returned from Chat
tahOochee yesterday sass nearly all the in
habitants of that town are sick. We are in
clined to believe that too much watermelon
and the exceedingly hot weather are the prime
causes of the sickness in this section"
Jacksonville Union; Friday night the wind
shifted from northeast to northwest and yes
ter6ay afternoon it shifted to the southwest,
ami at II O'Clock last night was blowing at &
velocity of about twenty-five miles per hour.
The barometer fell all day, and was falling at
last report. 1t is much lower than during the
great storm Of last year, and az low as ever
recorded here"
Ocala Banner: 1.-The citizens of Marion coun-
ty have every reason to be financially happy,
She is free from debt. while other counties in
the State are struggling with de6ts amounting
in some instances to over $4,000 And While
our corn crop has been cut short, we have a
fair cotton and a full orange crop to fall back
on. We are immensely better of than great
mary counties in Florida
Apalachicola Tribune: Last Thursday night
Capt. Lang happened to an accident which
came near proving fatal. He went to bed quite
early and slept s0undly until about O'Clock
in the morning. when he arose and went TO the
window, got up in it, slipped and fell, striking
the stone pavement below and bruiSing him.
self terribly He was lying in an unconscious
state when ne was found and taken to his
room"
Marianna Courier: "At the Coroner's in
quest held over the body of Ike Smith. the
cotton thief who was shot last Sunday night
week, the jury returned verdict that he ca NE
to bis death by a shot from an unknown party.
Mr.. Jessie Williams has sent to our of1ce a
stalk of corn having eight we'll developed ears.
It as known as poor land corn and makes,
We are informed, a fine yield"
Lake City Reporter: ''Some of our truckmen
have commenced planting Irish potatoes, gar
shipment when the great Cotton Exp sitiOn
cDens at Atlanta in October We believe they
will do we'll Our hotels here in E1Orids during
the winter months use hundreds of canned
vegetables and there is no reason why our
truckmen should not supply them with stuff
fresh from the fields. !"
Orlando ReDOrfer: about six miles OF grad
ing is done on the extension OF the South Flori-
da Railroad south Of Orlando. and the work il
beiug pushed as rapidly as the grading force
is almost an airline to Lake Tahopekaliga- Ii
is the intention of the company TO run trains
TO the Lake by the 1st of December, and at the
present rate OF progress they will accomplish
il even earlier than that date.
Cedar KEYS Journal: The evidences have
been strorg t5is season that our people are
paying more attention to fruit raising.
Peaches. grapes and various other fruits have
been plentiful and cheap. 1t is the tlrSt year
Of our residence here that grapes have been
s1ti to any extent The English, seuppernong
ana blacS Hsmburg seem to take the lead.
We are glad 70 note this, and trust that others
will engage in il. Thee is no reason why hun
dreds OF acres Of land near CEDAR Key could
not be improved"
Tallahassee EcoHOnlist: 1--WE regret TO have
70 announce the death Of Mr. Charles Powell
Chairs. at his home in this county. The de-
ceased was q son OF Major Benjamin Chairs, a
wealthy and prominent business man of Talla-
hasses in the early history Of the Territory of
Florida, and was one Of large family of chill
oren. only one Of whom, we believe now sur
wives a sister married the lamented Colonel
George T. Ward who fell, instantly killed, at
the head OF his regiment near Williamsburg,
Virginia"
Palatka Journal: son Wednesday Bill Syre
had A warrant issuei for Bill Bryant, charging
him with stealing an axe. The new Justice
WHO iSsued the warrant was so kind % as to
tell BRYANT that a constable had such docu-
ment for his arrest, and Bryant took with a
sgitup-snd-git' and he hasn't been heard from
sincei This is a new role for Justice 70 as
sumo In any other State we've ever been IN
this would cost Rn officer his official head-we
don't know how Gov. BlOxham deals with such,
but have an idea he'd tell them to dust and
cut"
Waldo. situated at the point of departure OF