Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-23

greatest loss to the orange growers aside from
.ttest. = caused ey careless handling the day
rfnd Is crisp, or brittle. and fulI Of
water. At this time the slightest bruise or
ABRASION causes decay In q short time. Hence
70 oe certain okescaping loss from this cause
the utmost care should be given to the cutting
and carrying of the fruit 10 the cking house
where u should lie loosely in the boxes until
Ine rlno mas Wllted and become tough and
neAfbie, When this condition has beer Sc
cured, the orange win be ready to be wrapped
ana sent 70 market, and not until then In
this matter or curing the rind resides the con-
dition or preserving the orange for A long time.
80 that the two main and Indispensable DO snts
IN h:ryesting and keeping It are great care in
cutung anu handhng the fruit while crisp. and
"a curing II pFevious to packing for shipment
Every orange grower is presumed to have a
packing house equal to the requirements of
his crop.
Pensacola Gazette: ''Nr. Conrad Kupfrian
has been granted a charter by the Legislature
TO build street railway in the CITY Of Pensa-
cola Mr.. Kupfrian has not vet receiyed a copv
a ot me me charter as granted, and we are unable
70 give even an outline Of its privileges and re-
qnrements. but certain we are that it has
been granted, and the road viii be built Its
probable route will be from the bay front 10
Sregory street, thence to Kupfrian's Park
The Pensacola Gazette gives the following
sIAtemeIt OF the business at the Custom
House In that city for February. Entries of
vessels. g; clearances Of vessels SO; entries Of
ports, s3.449 81: Marine HosoitaI tax s1s7 "a.
tonnage dues. 81, ,998 0e; fines. penalties. for
ieIturss; nsI $50; official fees, S4s4 IS; total
SIC, $40 81.
fheSanford Journal speaking Of the build
ing ooofn In that section, remarks: "a splendid
new engine Of great power has been received
Tor the Sanford saw mill and is being placed in
position When it is ready the mill can turn
out double the quantity of lumber il now does
Mr.. Martin. in charge, says they have some
over six hundred logs on hand with two or
tee tnree hunored more coming, which viii keep
thein gong Tor some time 1t is notable fact
that the mills between Sanford and Orlando on
the line OF the railroad have not been able to
supply the demand at any time during the past
three or four months. We are having a veri-
table building boom, and the best Of it is the
boom IS increasing alt the time There wi II
probably be more lumber consumed along The
same line within the next six months than ever
before during the same length OF time"
The Palatka Herald draws the following
prithy and poetic sketch of the value and
beauties OF the St. Johns; The fate and for
tunes of Putnam county, ard even we may say
OF East Florida, rest on the broad waters of
the st. Johns river. This wonderful river va
ries from two TO five miles in width for one
hundred miles, and graduating TO q mar
row rapid current two hundred miles
further to the south. One great and remark
able feature of this river is its ATTRACTIONS to
thousands Of visitors as a winter resort for
pleasure and recreation The charms of the
climate the enchaatmsnt or the orange tree
with It's golden fruit, the alrof comfort and
sense of conscious relief from the cares OF lifes
struggle, takes man into sphere Of higher
attributes"
The Sanford Journal thus notices the arrival
OF the new 'Herald" locomotive for the South.
Florida Railroad; The new locomotive, Her
aid, for the South Florida Railroad, arrived on
a lighter last Friday morning, having been
toWed up the river by the steamer Wekiya,
The railroad wharf had been prepared for its
reception, and without accident it was safely
put on the track 1t weighs twelve tons, being
five tons heavier than the Seminole 1t has
three drive wheels on each side, and will do
much heavier hauling than the small, over
taxed Seminole Mr. s c. Gardner Of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works. Philadelphia, ac-
companied to supeTintend the first effort and
had steam up on Monday. AS the steamer
! DeBarY passed the railroad wharf on her way
| down Monday afternoon, she saluted the new
engine and with its first voice it returned the
salute OF that fine steamer. Its now on the
Hne of the road l4.s fr
Palatka Herald: ''The warehouse at the
mouth of Orange Greek hss been burned. 1t
happened several weeks since. Captain Dun
ham, of the 0sceola, stayed there one night
/ sparks from the smoke stack of the steamer
set fire to the roof of the building. As it was
night and no one at the warehouse, the fire
had full and uninterrupted play"
Says the Sanford Journal: 1.-THE new Board
| or County Commissioners are considering the
| question of bonding the county and thus get
\ ting Jl5 OF scrip payments. The move Is a
good one, and should receive every encourage
ment. The issuance Of scrip has been damag-
ing to the county, and consequently a loss to
every person in it, either directly or indirectly
The scrip ring has been reaping golden har-
vest, deny it who may and the people are the
victims The bonding of the county will re-
duce all payments to specie basis, and then
every man will know better what to depend
on"
.FeFRandna Mirror. "Oar harbor has been
very lively during the past week. The steam
ship Western Texas, from the West Indies: the
English steamship Rhyl, loading; the United
States revenue cutter Geo. S. Boutwell,, and
the United States lighthouse steamer; the
steamers Florida, City of Bridgeton. the Whe-
less. II. B. Plant and Flora, with q number of
large sailing vessels, have been in port.