Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-25
Florida Affairs.

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An. % 's-- v Il he E;Htocsy AZ Jacksonville.
n. her ,. Fe',s;, sJIe. IteuGent OF
scioo's o. Leon county. d'ed suddenly lsst
Tresds y-n'o.r ug o. sy-'pe'ss-
Tie 0o'sN ile es~c.,5 ssrs tbst civil en-
g'neer osns OF the Pe.'iu.v Ka'i-osd vera
at Books svii's last week D's2ing pteIi,n'rary
survey Of e n-ench CT trst roz1 to ttst town.
FensSeo'a van, a co.tcl Eaesorj.
Tns AG..T.es COi1iJ n, ses Tep5Tts that MU.
JossPn Wei manager Of TIE Fair Oaks
orange grove, has already shipped about 4 >
0OJ oranges tbs ssasou.
Leesh, 3 Is iueasHt over the prospect OF
having tne Fioi "a SoutFs Railro&d at her
door at IN early day. The Paatks he aid
says: The course Of tbs road south scoops
cut a most magnificent piece of territory in tbs
upper lakes. ard, in connection with this im-
portsnt section, will draw Largely upon Orange
coUnty in the matter Of freight and passenger
travel from Lses6urg. Ho for Tampa or there
sboutsY'
The Tallahassee Economist is opposed to the
farmers OF that section shipping to New
Orleans their cotton seed.
Mr. J. b. Willis. an old and respected citizen
OF Marion county, die3 on Monday. the l4rh
instant.
Hon d. G. RsEeT, who wes among the hrst
settlers in Apalschicsla. died on Saturday
morning, the 18th instant, IN the eighty-third
ar OF his age. His lorg life had been us ful
throughout. and the Apslachicola Tribune
thinks that. Notwithstanding his advanced
ags, his death will create q vacuum which it
viii be hard 70 ill.
We learn from the Madison Recorder tbst
Mr. Fountaine Cone, who died on the 4ih inst,
/ was native Of a8leigh, North Carolina, near
vhich city he was born March 7th 1903, more
thsn sevesty eight years sgo. He was ci;i-
zen ef the Territory Of Florida, an assis. ed in
building the first house that wss erected in
TaIl.hzssee. He became citizsn Of Madison
/ county nearly fifty years ago. aud. after the
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| survey nearly all thepublic roads now travelled
/ ire R-coTCier saws: sIn losing Judge McGhee
ana Mr Cone the county h ss probably lost its
/ oldest citizsns-men who have left such TO t.
| prints on che sands Of time As vii ever be re
I EaTded a. having been nasde b. honest God
| fearing men sza law abiding citlEsns "
Saws the Milt Standdrd: Some weeks
| p1Re = c lOred man, ~ nile engaged H. digging a
l pit for the loCstiOn OF mill on ShOal creek IN
/ the aCioIiCg < lsIt or Walton county, found a
| god pitcher buried beneath lar Dl OK gum
! tree several fe-t below the surface Mr Dan
/ Stusrt. our informant, says th-t Mr.. No re.
| the gentleman for whom the coiOred man was
/ working. was nea- by st the time, and thinks
| that the fin ing is 81 right"
The Gainesvflie Bee says: THE fol- wing
articles for exhibition at the Atlanta Expo
| sifiOn went forward from Alschua county last
I Friday: 325 buncles rice, ! sack mi.let seed.
So pumpkins. ? bun les sorghum, 3 barrels
/ corn. gOurd 1 barrel peas, arse careless
/ weeds. 2 sacks rice. boxes lime rock. sack
oats buudles grass. 4 bundles rye. l cotton
/ plant Q3j< feet high. " tn AS bolls) bundle
/ German millet. 1 baIe tive hay. several boxes
| soils. basket oranges, sack hicsOry nuts. AID
miuiaturs stone house"
Saws the Quincy Herald: 'sThe long bridge,
as II is known scrOss LiItle river. on the ALA
hassee 10 Q ilncy dir road. fell through, about
/ he centre Of it on last Wednesday. There VAS
no causs FOR it beyond the giving away Of the
supports. At The time a wagon OF emigrants
| going To Alachua county. was on it, ana mar
| rOWly escaped being plunged into The water
beneath A little girl. who was not in the wa
gon, fell from the bridge into the water, over
passing plank and saved herself, fortunately
aithout being hurt or bruised. The bridge
should be put Il good condition at once"
Apalschicola Tribune While the sieve
cores were loading the Isaac l.. Clark last
Monday morning Charles Hunter. native Of
Cane de Verde. and employed in the capacity
of sailor aboard the Clafk. being on the lighter
lyizz alongside. accidentally tripped and fell
rushed
time 70 catch = glimpse o. his hands as they
were appealingly raised hesvenwArd. and he
saSk never TO rise sRain in this hfe IL Is sup
pose the unfortunate man was sucked under
the lighter. as there wss strong ebb tide. Up
% this writing the body has not baen recover
ed The deceased was tTenty-nVe years Of
age"
SAYS the st.rke bradford county. TeEeoraph:
The railroad hOnd question Whirh h has disturb-
ed the minds OF the people Of Bradford county
for the past twenty five years mas at length
been settled The $S7 GOO OF old bonds for
which the county was held, and which have
rested upon III people ike a nightmare. have
been exchanged for SIS $50 rev nds, and are
nov In he hands OF the cCuAty clerk st Lake
Butler to be annibilRt~d in such manner as
the County Commissioners nav oirecs II they
have not ALREADY been committed 70 the flames
The county railroad debt is row within easy
c1ntroi OF the usopie. The ne~ bonds have
twenty years to ru il the psope so elect. but
we ard many II our citizens fAvOring the adop-
tfon OF such means as viii lead 70 IN liquids
tf0n Of the 6ebt In the shOrtes possible space
Of time in order 70 save interest Ihis ques-
ton IS one which should engage the attention
OF our best financial minds. and the man who
can devise the ways and means Tor the
SPEEDY Uiping out OF this debt Wit, out emoar-
rsssing the people viii be regarded as pubic
berefactOr much credit cam he &C
corded osr present Board Of County Commls-
siOEers for the msnner in which they nave dls-
charged their duty with reference % the com
rromi-e and settlement Of the bond QUESTION.
They met the question like brave men who had
the true interests Of the people az heart, aud
q them The people Of the county owe lasting
de0t OF gratitude There is no real estate
owner in Bra ford c0unty to daV who prop
ertT is Lot worth Ave hundred per cent more
than Il was = few months ago The people 81
the county are iHvited 70 meet en- mas-e 81
Lake Butler on the first Monday in mex month
December) when the feasibility OF tskinE Up
the new bonds, etc. viii be fully discussed lt
is desired that very citizen sttend this meet
ing who can"
Under the caption "a Remarkable Suicide"
the Tampa Tribune says: "A yOurg man by
the name Of Theodore Chaplain, Claiming 10
be from Beaufort county. ). O., arrived mere
on the Sth instant on the steamer from Cedar
KeTs On landing he made inquiries for David
EIx who was ciiiEen Of this county. but has
been dead nearly two cars lie vas 0lreciea,
however. how TO find the residence or Pr. Nix
widow, which. il appears, he cid He found
employment with Mr. Thos. }. troWei, ana
Srss put q plOwing. On the morning OF the
1srh he left his horse in the plo~ and dlsap-
bodv xas found In a shallow well on the after
noon OF the nth. By Dir. Towel, who had
tracked him TO he place MI IroWeh al C
Dofifed Judge Fl. l. Crane. who went down On
Gadsden's Point eight miles irc m Town, "neie
an This frangpiFeo, aud held an inquest: Inc
body was found in shailow w, wei. tnI foot not
over sfx feet deep, containing scont one toot
of wsfer the head completely uncer water ia
in one corner, ana the feet res testing SsaInss HIss
Ivfng on the right side. with the srms folded
across he breast HIS hat was still on: ln ms
testimony before the inquest hr. 1roTell
sIated that the deceased he'd appeare1 low %
spirited and spoke several times OF sui ice, as
he had nothing 70 live for, bis lie having .esn 1
failure, etc other testimony showed Iuae
he appeared down hearted and unsoclal l Mnsa
the uody was taken out, nothing indicatlnk
violence could be found on IL, not even Hny
breaking Of the skiD. which must nave oetH
the case il be had fallen into the Vel iEem rom
which, and other circumstances togetnef VIII ~
the evidence, the Jury rendered verolct OF
suicide In accordance with tie opinion OF the
physician summoned to attend, Dr. Z Wal.
On the the ny leaf OF a small hIble among bss
Effects the birth Of 7. Chaplain If put 90 = y as
occurring January 5th, SIS. rom papers 10
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