Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-23
Florida Affairs.

It is rumOred that Mr.. Barnes OF North
Carolina, has purchased the interest of all the
claimants to the lower Suwannee Springs. and
Intends at once to commence to improve his
new purchase.
Col. Nc cClellan, of Jackson county, is at Pen
sacoIa by request Of many citizens trying to
persuade the railroad authorities to run the
new road by Mariana. instead Of several
miles from there, as contemplated.
The recent rains in the counties west of the
Chattahoochee river have greatly revived the
crops which had suffered so much from
drought.
Mr. John Coffee. while deer hunting in La
fayette county recently, was accidentally shot
by Mr. c. Pollard Both of Madison.
The Orange Lake FIorIdiGn is about to ''re-
organize" and change its name and location.
1t is hereafter to be published at the county
site and to bear the name of FToridd LGcon.
Messrs Hubbard, Pace, Richard. Johns and
Long give notice Of incorporation, under the
general law, of railroad from Black Creek,
via Starke, through the northern part of
Alachua county. to the Suwannee river. The
section OF country indicated is one of great
prOductiveness.
Sanford Journal: Mr.. Shoemaker, Treasurer
of the First National Bank in Jacksonville, and
we believe treasurer Of the road, is responsible,
in connection with Mr. Churchill, the PreSi
dent for the statement we made last week
that the road to Titusyille will be built, and
that the money is secured for it. The road
will be narrow gauge, and use iron A pounds
to the foot"
Jacksonville Uni0n: Immense quantities of
lumber and timber is being shipped North
now, from the Central Railroad dock. The
timber is shipped from points along the line of
~. nd
Central Railroads. the major portion coming
from Drew & BucSi's mills. feet of
schoOners are moored at the railroad dock all
the time. )"
Hernandez formerly OF this city. was struck
by lightning at his house in st. Augustine. Mr.
/ Hernandez we understand, was lying in bed
/ when struck He was not killed but seriously
/ Injured the shock causing hemorrhages at the
mouth ears and nose. A dispatch received in
this city by his brother yesterday stated that
/ he would recover"
jacksonville Union: "a friend at Newnans-
vile sends the Union this about the deplOrable
condition Of the crops in that section: We
| have had a very unfavorable year for crops.
| The corn crop is almost failure: cotton is
/ promising up to this time July 13th); sugar
/ cane badly damaged. aud the season thus far
has been too dry to plant potatoes, conSe-
uuently provisions will be very scarce next
| year. and unless We get good crop of cotton
/ times will be distressingly hard in this sec
I ton
Pensacola Gazette: "We learn from reliable
/ authority that some days ago a letter was re-
ceived from Mr.. Hayes, one of the city bond
/ holders and also representative of the Brough-
| ton heirs whose interests together comprise
more than one-half the demands against the
city. stating that he was willing to settle with
Pensacola on the basis Of 25 per cent, with 4
| per cent. interest bonds to run for twenty
| years ii is very probable that this offer Of
Mr. Hayes will lead 10 settlement OF some
sort. and that within the next day or two, as
/ quite delegation OF citizens nave gone 70
/ Montgomery TO meet Mr.. II. and all the other
bondhOlders, who have agreed to meet them
/ there to discuss the matter"
| Alluding to Archer and Arredondo the
| Aldchud Advocate says: These two places
are points in our county surrounded by truck
| farms. to which unprecedented disasters have
/ sllcceSsively come. The subject is painful to
| think about The saSters, however, were
not faults OF the lands. These are peculiarly
adapted to the gEoVth OF vegetables, and those
| who manage or handle tsaem are skilled in the
/ business. Experience has taught them nearly
| everything TO be learned in their line CT GUT
tura- But never in the history Of this section.
I so far as We are able to learn, has there been
| such a succession of killing frosts so late in
| the season. and so littiS moisture from dew
/ and rain when they were IaO5t needed, as
have made the past six months FlinFully
memorable"
The AlGchud AdrOcdfe: I'VE have nov heard
from large sections OF the county, north. south:
east and west. since the general distribution OF
| crops present more hopeful prospects. On
/ strong land where the season was not wholly
unfavOrable there will be very good yield Of
| corn Perhaps may venture to say there
Will be little less than an average crop Of corn
made in the county, although in some localities
there will be none 10 speak Of No bsckset oc-
curing TO the cotton crop BY too much rain or
the worm il viii be much larger than usual
Other field and fruit crops are abundant So,
/ sI are encouraged to hope for a less stringent
time IN money matters than the outlook war
ranted few weeks ago."
Barlow Informant: ION the place Of Mr. b
Platt near the eastern line OF Hillsboro county,
stands sweet orange tree which has grown
from a seed planted forty years ago. While
veyv small il was cut OF by stock, causing it
TO spread very wide, making beautiful
brapcbes Is is fye feet nine inches in circum-
ference eighteen fnshes from the ground. The
top is supposed to be niaetg-1ve feet across
Many Northern visitors in search of homes
have viewed the tree, and found II to 6ome
fully uD 20 their expectations. few years
ago the tree Welded ten thousand oranges
after many had been consumed by the ramlly
and others. The soii on Ehich this tree grows
has been found well adapted 20 the orange
Mr. p has given much attention e the
orange question. and has some twenty acres OF
trees beautifully set out in orchard fern,
which LOOKS very promising"