Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-25
Florida Affairs.


Mayor Lewis. Of Tallahassee, is about to en-
force the Sunday laws.
Orlando wants an express Office and Chi
nese laundry.
a horse in Pensacola became frightened at a
locomotive, ard backed the vehicle to which
he was hitchei into moving train. The wagon
was demolished, but the horse and driver
escaped unhurt.
Frank 8IcQuoid, en- employe on the L. & n.
Road was injured internally while coupling
cars. 1t is thought he viii die.
The Pensacola Aduance states that Mr.. VIM.
Hall, who visited the island. and journeyed to
the westward as far as the Shell Banks, with a
hope of recovering some Of the bodies OF the
unfortunate crew on the lost Harry Lee"
that had been reported as picked up in that
neighborhood and buried returned home one
day this week, after making long and fruit
less search.
The Lake City Reporter warmly advocates
the increased culture of sweet potatoes.
The local of the Fernandiaa Mirror says
that on Thursday he counted in the harbor two
steamers. seven barks and nine schooners.
The Orlando Reporter states that engineer
Williamson, who is in charge Of the govern
ment survey OF the Kissimmee and Caloosa-
hatchee rivers. is now at the Summerlin House
engaged in making charts of his work so far
as completed. This survey is being made for
the purpose of determining the practicabil'ty
of the route for a ship canal across the PENN
sula of Florida. The work is in good hands
and the survey viii be an exhaustive one.
T. Kydd. of Nassau county, his already gath
ere nine hundred quarts OF Strawberries OF
Of about half an acre.
A few days ago Col NJ Martin, Of Quincy,
while engaged in hanging picture at the resi-
dence of Mr. T. S. Stearrs. slipped and fell to
the floor. dislocatiEg the bones Of his right
foot.
The Quincy Herald states that on last Sun
day morning a little daughter OF Sheriff
Mitchell fell from window to the ground. a
distance Of about eight feet, severely injuring
her right nip. and it was feared that she was
also injured internally. The child is about two
years old.
The Fernandina Express is informed that
Mr. ISidore O'Neil cleared on celery during the
pastwinter the snug sum OF six hundred dol
lars
raft containing about four hundred and
EIGHTY logs belonging TO MeSsrs. Duryee. Read
& Huot, broke loose from its mooring on Monday
TlgkE last ana QFlLtcQ OUT 70 sea Ou lnuEsUaN
morning they were aground on Pelican bank
Fernapdina Express: THE wrecked steamer
CITY of Austin was sold on Monday last by NJ
ThOs Eels. underwriters agent. to Messrs.
Parsons & Nero for one hundred dollars. We
understand that the chances Tor saving the
boilers are good. IL the boilers are saved the
purchasers will realize handsomely on their
purchase
o,incv Herald: Last Thursday, Perry
Taylor. a tenant OF II. L. Rays. living about
lost a Valnabl6
He had turned the animal out to Craze near
tbe edge Of q branch. She was struck on the
nostTil by large rsttlesnske. and Perry says
was dead aad swollen as large as bacon cask
in less than fifteen minutes
Fernsndina Express: Captain Small, of the
schooner Austin. met with what might have
proved q fatal accident on Wednesday last. he
was standing on the deck or the schooner u.
+. Warren when heavy block fell from the
nsaint8pmast striking him on the head and
inf cring a serious wound. Fortunately II
struck the side Of his head and glanced on
Had the blow been direct his death would have
been certain
Tallahassee Economist: "A trip to and from
Jacksonville the present week disclosed the
fact that throughout the whole distance the
country is suffering from an unusual drought:
more serious we think, ia Leon, Jefferson lad
Madison counties than further east. The oat
crop in these counties has bsen greatly lu-
jured Fortunately, corn is at a stage OF its
growth when il can wait, while cotton Is
Live ok Bulletin: The Live Oak jail has
INIT one bird left in it now. Three Of the five
yrisoners confined therein were carried to
lake CITY Tuesday for trial, and Dock Mon
tap1,e left the same day in charge OF a guard
Tor the WaycroSS and Jacksonville Railroad,
where he will commence working out life
sentence in the state cIain-gang. DOCK was
convicted Of murder in the second degree at
the last term of our Circuit Court.
Tho Tallahassee Economist urges the negroes
Tho srs about to ship TO Louisiana TO work on
railroads there to wait awhile, and ADDS: w e
are assured that advertisements LOT So ntH-
Sor the building of the railroad from Chatta-
hoochee to Pensacola will be out IN about sixty
DAYS from this tiIae, when there VIII De work
for An willing to work, at good wages mucn
nearer home than New Orleans In saying 1
this we speak by authority. 1hls FOau VIII DC
built certainly and quickly
Pensacola Gdsetts; From MliiSlew gem
tIeE1sn we learn that Mr.. L. r. Smith, lnspec-
tor fer MessEs Clarke & Co., was anu
himself and pleasing Kew Fo4ndiana oos oy
throwing chips and sticks into the LltIaoSF sag
AZ the above firms mill which the dog would
aim in and bring ashore. While in the water
he was attacked by alligator. and Would
Drcbably have been killed and devoured had
not Mr. Smith instantly procured 7 ne ana
an Il his pssailanL Tho alligator was TAKEN
ashore evidently in dying condition. but re-
TiTed after receiving numerous thrusts with
st}sks and poIes in the hands Of bystancers,
many OF whom had gathered 70 see the mon
ste, INIT a few lateral sweeps or his tail nearly
nDset a few of his tormen ors, and secured
- yasDaet from them and less pam for HIM
IF He vas still alive at last accounts, and
S.--le of Y,eoDIe had been 70 Visit him. This
iis,stor Is not attractive because ne Is an ain
-sf6r nor because II his large size, as ne
saes,,res but six feet but he is the object OF
Isis admiration for showing 50 much grit ia
pttscIing a large something very unqsual
a~csTE with gators Of q large SIZE.