Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-06
Florida Affairs.

Thirty five miles OF the Pensacola and At
lantic Railroad is to be completed by the first
Of November next, exclusive Of bridges.
The Oeklawshs river boats now have to
make extra trips nearly every week, on &C
count Of the large amount Of freight going up
into that section
The citizens Of Archer are looking forward
hopefully to Messrs. Haines & Co. to give them
additional railroad facilities.
The editor OF the AgTictilttIrist speaks Of
having received specimen OF rice cleaned by
VOyle's huller, Gainesville, and believes it will
be a valuable machine for Florida and other
Southern States.
DR.. Neal. Of Ercher. has been appointed
agent of the National chronological Com
mittee, and is investigating the life and habits
OF the cotton worm, and the means Of extermi-
mating this great enemy OF the planter
Professor Cater, Principal OF the East FlOri-
da Seminary, is experimenting the work pre-
liminary 20 the opening OF the institution on the
18th Of September.
The survey Of the route for the Savannah.
Florida and Western Railway extension from
Live Oak to Clear Water HarbOr will soon be
completed, and the work on the road is to be
pushed forward to the utmost.
June jenkins and Henry Kinsey, colored,
hacked at each others thrOats in Mariana the
other day. and both were right badly cut
Pensacola old bonds are now in request since
the compromise Of the eiiy's debts Twenty
i've per cent has been offered for 81, ,OoO OF the
old bonds, and declined.
The EconOsist says that farmers along the
line OF the Pensacola and Gulf Railroad are
hauling their cotton and other freights to
-, The Cavannah ETorf9o ~ ur..4o--,
Railway, on account Of lower charges for
freight
Capt John Perkins, his little son and sister,
Ms Henry. were thrown from buggy into a
cham on the roadside near Tallahassee, the
other day, but were not seriously hurt.
More hands have arrived at Sanford to work
on the South Florida Railroad to Lake Tohop-
kaliga- Sanford is also about to have rail
road depot.
Mieanopy, says the LaeoB, has raised the
stipulated 1900 acres OF land as a donation to
the railroad. This, we suppose, is to induce
the railroad to take that town in its route.
Bradford county, says the Union has had
some kind Of a difficulty involving a neigh
bOrhood Several parties mOrtally wounded
md others hurt. but no particulars
There was only two feet rise Of water above
high tide at Fernandina during the great storm
cn Saturday last
Duval county has organized an immigration
soeiety, with the following officers: President.
%. A s Baldwin; First Vice President. ex-
Governor H. Reed Second Vice President, Col.
\ Coryell; Secretary, Col D. H. Elliott: Treas
u-sr, Mr.. J. II. Schumacher.
The population Of Manatee county has in
creased since 1870 over 1000. There are now
,56i whites and 113 colored
James K. johnson, proprietor Of a Pensacola
sAming house, was arrested on the night OF the
oh and all his traps seized, together with three
hundred dollars ION the table, by the City Mar
nal johnson was fined fifty dollars by the
AsyOr ana his property ordered conhscsted
md sold.
3 Caterpillar can be found on almost every
sanitation in Jefferson county, and it has cur
1ailed the cotton crop 20 q considerable extent
gentleman named Holtzclaw. living below
Aukeenah, died very suddenly on Sunday.
@e had Just assumed his place at the dinner
#ble, when he felt pain in the back Of his
Isek, fen back and instantly oied.
. Is said that wonderfully rapid canal dig
E'rg is 70 be done in Florida in connection