Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-03
Florida AHairs.


nameleSs crime and placed under six hun
dred dollar bond.
Polk county is now attracting considerable
attention from outsiders.
The continual sound Of the carpenters saw
and hammer is almost deafening to the ears of
Leesburg. There are no less than eight or ten
buildings now being constructed, and several
more are contemplated.
DaytOna, on the Halifax river, settled about
twelve years ago. has a population of about
twelve hundred, female institute, five dry
goods and grocery stores. one drug store, two
churches, one saw mill AMI two hotels.
Jacksonville Union: On Sunday morning
MesSrS. A. l.. Richardson & Co received a
dispatch from Captain Edwards, of the steam
er Tuskawila informing them of the drown
ing of his puTSer, Mir. Duncan, on the night
previous
Tampa Tribune: MIR c. l. Wilder. Of Shi-
Ion in the eastern end Of this county, informs
us that the corn crops are proving much better
than was feared duTirg the dry season, and
that the cotton crops are very good, and as yet
no complaint of caterpilars."
Jacksonville UralOn: During the month of
July. DR.. Knight attended twenty-seven city
patients. OF these. thirteen were discharged.
ei ght sent to the hospital, and six are still
under treatment IN his report, DR.. Knight
saws. Notwithstanding all the reports of our
DeighbOrs ont of Jacksonville TO the contrary
the city has been In a better sanitary condition
this month than last month and decidedly
better than the corresponding month last
year. D."
Green Cove Spring: Certain parties are
now active in going over the county trying to
get petitions signed asking the Commissioners
Court to order sn election, with view to hay-
ing the county site removed from here to
Middleburg. should the election be ordered
and the removal side be successful, the pres
cut court house and Jail buildings, with the
lots, viii revert back to the dOnatOrS, Palmer
& Ferris, which will be dead loss to the
county,
Says the Barlow Informant: "Mr w p
Warn. three miles from town. has a well laid
out grove of four hundred orange trees. sixty
Of which are bearing and is successfully eX-
perimentiug with Guinea and Para grass. and
a white flint corn cultivated by the Indians
He has a large Berkshire boar that would per
haDs weigh four hundred pounds. fine Guinea
SOW, and the best and coolest well of wa er we
have found in the country His corn crop has
been greatly cut off by the dry weather but
he will make enough for his needs"
Tampa Tribune: 'Mr. W. H Sheppard, over
ninety years old died in the Fort Brooke Mill
tary Hospital last Sunday night. He was
drummer boy in the war of 1872 and served
three enlistments in he United States army,
and was finally discharged at Fort Brooke n
1873. when Gen. Worth was in command; ever
since Re had lived in This and Manatee cOun-
ties Several weeks since he presented himself
at the military hospital in a destitute cOndi-
I'd.
| by Assistant Surgeon J. Y. Porter, at his own
I cost, until lie died"
Tampa Guardian: "we have heard great
many little trifing nOthingS' this week that we
| might make local items of by little color
/ ing and swell out our local page tremen-
dously' could We but think them worthy the
dignity Of print; but, somehow OF late, we have
| come to the conclusion that there is too much
time lost in the 'gush and emp tineSs of local
I items in most Of newspapers to prove very ad-
I vantageOus to the reader or the publisher of
such items. Wit. humOr and a thorough know
ledge of what is doing is an essential in a news
paper, We will admit; but we cannot believe
1 that what might be termed small talk can find
re lSh with an intelligent class of readers who
| look for something more elevating than the
mere scum or conversation Right, brother
/ Guard ant is undignifed, foolish and mis-
chievOus.
| Jacksonville Union: Last week Messrs. T.
/ J. Stewart, 7. J. Bedford and John Hatcher
of Lafayette county, were arrested by Deputy
/ United States Marshal Elliott on the charge Of
/ owning stills and distilling liquor without
/ license. They were brought to this city and
yesterday taken before COmmis> >iOner Nsrnum
| for examination. Mr.. Hatcher was released
and MesSrs. stewart and Bedford held. each
/ in $50 bonds, for their appearance at the next
! term Of the United States Court. As these
gentlemen are unknown here they were allow
ed ten days TO get bonds. They express them
selves as grateful TO the court and officers for
kindnesSes shown while 10 custody and during
/ the session of court, and also to Mr. Newton
Revt nue. Collector for Lafayette county. for
generously paying their expenses, they being
pennileSs themselves.
Sumter AdUInce: lone of the most genial
and lovely counties in this semi tropical State
is the centre of the narrOwest part of the Pc
ninsula The gentle and invigOrating breezes Of
both the broad Atlantic and the Gulf of
Mexico are constantly waited over the land
and 10 matter how oppressive may be the heat
OF midday, the nights are cool and invigora
ting. insuring a calm and uEdiSturbed sleep in
mid summer And hen our winters are sum
mer itself. The whole country is covered with
noble aud magnificent orange groves. We have
no occasion to cage the mockiDg bird. These
lovely songsters of nature, putting to the
blush the operatic prima-donna, are caroling
their sweet song the live long day from the
shady tree at ones door. The finest oranges
in the world, far surprising those of Sicily are
produced here in abundance"