Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-28
Florida Affairs

The Quincy Herald relates an attempt at
grave robbery in that town the other night.
The metallic case in which young man from
Canada, a Mr.. Milledge, was buried two years
ago. had been taken up and attempts made to
break it open. This seems to have been a fail
ure, however, and it was hastily returned to
the grave and covered only few inches under
the earth. The corpse was found to be we'll
preserved, and the town authorities caused it
to be reinterred properly as before.
Captain ]. D. Green has complimented the
Pine Level Advocate with native bunch of
bananas containing 240 fingers.
Mr.. H. B. Stevens, of Ocala has invented
machine for sorting oranges. manageable by
one man. It places those Of the same size in
one receptacle.
Articles Of incorporation have been filed by
Messrs. D. E. Maxwell. F. B. Papy and E. W.
/ Agnew for a railroad from Leesburg to Indian
river. This will be a branch or extension of
the Tropical Railroad, thus connecting Fernan-
dina with Indian river. If this is constructed,
it will render the Indian river country accessi-
BILE and within easy reach from the North, and
greatly enhance its rapid development.
Ex-Governor Drew contributed 5000 feet Of
lumber to floor the Florida Exposition building
in Atlanta.
Betty Fisher. colorsd woman, in Apalachi-
cola, fell down in fit and expired Sunday
evening.
There are over $4,000 worth of new build
ings and repairs now in progress in Palstka.
Eighty drunks is the best Palatka could do
for the month Of August, according to the
Msrshal's report.
Palatka agrees to board and lodge one thou
sand visitors this winter at one time. They
can all have single beds too if they wish.
Every fellow that can lift an axe in Alachua
is cutting crossties for shipment North.
It costs a fellow just twenty five dollars to
sell a drink of liquor in Palatka on Sunday.
The price in Jacksonville is fifty dollars
The citizens of Pine Level have called for a
public meeting in the interest of growing vege-
tables for Northern markets.
The Hamilton Times says the caterpillars
have ruined very many fields OF cotton that
promised well two weeks ago, including Mr..
Nathan Bryan's. The depot platforms at
Jasper are piled up with cotton seed for ship
ment.
Pensacola is looking for the arrival of the
machinery for an ice mandatory to be in Op-
GRAFTON by the 1st Of December.
Six vessels are at quarantine in Pensacola,
which is eight miles across the water from the
city. No more cases of yellow fever have been
reported there, and the city is in a healthy con-
dition.
The Madison Recorder thinks the sugar cane
crop will be very short.
DR.. Lester. recently suspended as Health Of
ncer of Key West, has been reinstated.
There is said to be a gain of $500 900 in taxa
BILE property in Columbia county this year
over last.
A Jacksonville colored man has subscribed
50 to the Florida display at the Atlanta Expo
sition. We knew a colored man who subscribed
500 to carry on the Confederate war against
the North.
The Apalachicola Tribune says: .'Chatta-
hoochee is the name given to that elegant new
steamer of the Peoples Line. We have been
informed that this steamer will arrive at this
port from Pittsburg about the 10th Of NOvem-
ber"
OF the Southern Formers Monthlu the
Quincy Herald says: ut is difficult TO imagine
how farmer can get along without it, IL be
wants to keep up with the latest methods in
agricultural affairs. Work for the Month is
alone worth the subscription price,"
Ocala Banner "a goodly number Of Ken
tuckians passed through town the past week
on their way to fernando and other southern
counties. 1lty htculcu 70 DC MtM W uO pcO-
ple-sOme Of them wealthy. They were i'm
mensely pleased with Ocala and surrounding
country, and some Of them think they will re-
turn and settle here"
Augusta Chronicle: after the first Of Octo-
ber, prOximo, Mr.. John Temple Graves will
have the management and editorial charge OF
the DdiIl Florida Union, at Jacksonville,
Florida Mr.. Graves is one Of the most bril-
liant men in Georgia. he is gentleman like
and energetic, and wields a facile pen. We
are glad that this new field has opened up to
Mr. Graves We are confident that he will
prove himself worthy of all it promises and
ready FOR All that it may require To the press
of the Land Of Flowers he will prove an &C
0uisition, while Jacksonville society will have
added charms in Mr.. Graves and his excellent
and accomplished wife.
A CORRESPONDENT OF the Fernandina Mirror,
signing himself "A Rowing E1glishman,"
referring to the projected canal across Florida.
saws: The Inception of this great work can
not be much longer delayed, and write with
some special knowledge. Not only is the
government of this country anxious 70 MAKE
and possess il, but three great European corpo,
ratiOns two French and one Englshl are all
strainiog for this great commercial prize,
which in less than two years Il ne, and with
an expenditure of less than ten millions or
dollars, would conduct the traffic OF thirty
thousand miles of rivers and navigaole waters
to one of the best harbors on the Atlantic
cC ast and free forever land only by its means)
the gigantic commerce OF the Mississippi
valley and the great West from the enormous
companies for the navigation Of the Bahamas
and the reefs OF Florida"
sumter Aduance: "Qulte freak of nature
was discovered this wesk in digging well at
our residence. now being completed Butler
DaDney. employed to do the work, struck hard
clay about fifteen feet below the surface. He
had worked through four or i've feet OF this
clay, which was very hard, when, to his sur
prise his iron crowbar suddenly disappeared.
followed by half OF the bottom of the well. He
was not long in leaving that mysterious well,
and it is almost miracle that he did not cave
ia with the crowbar. a large number OF eit-
zens went to witness the cause of the
disappearance OF the crowbar, and found
at the bottom Of the well sub.
terranean pool Of cool, clear, soft and
very palata6le water. Placing long ladder
in the well. we descended to examine this won
derful pool. aud found 1t to be perfectly round.
measuring twenty-five feet In diameter The
depth OF the water is from twelve to fifteen
feet as far as examined, and from the
surfsce of the water to the oval wall above, IS
from one to three feet. so that it is no trouble
for person standing on ladder to obtain a
good view of it without getting wet. Inns un-
dergrOund pool is twenty-three feet below tne
surface and eight or ten feet of the end or the
building extends over it.