Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-18
Florida Affairs.

The brig Puntaluna, previously reported
ashore on the Fernandina bar, is fast breaking
up. She was valued at $1,000
One thousand tons Of steel rails left New
York last week for the Tropical Railroad Of
Florida.
Engine No Q, of the Florida Transit Railroad
exploded at Cedar Key Thursday No one was
seriously injured.
The Pensacola Gazette understands that
Forepaugh's Circus horses have the pink
eye" and 1t desires the authorities to inquire
into the matter before the circus is permitted
TO spread the disease in that city.
A steam boiler at Millview exploded on Fri
day, but, fortunately, injured no one.
The West Florida Fair Association held
meeting one day last week and made all the
necessary arrangements preparatory 10 open
ing on Novem Der 29th.
Mr.. C. H. Williams has completed five miles
Of grading on the Florida Southern since tax
ing his contract, and that road is now rapidly
shortening the distance between Gainesville
and Ocala.
Immigrant trains continue to pass through
Ocala on their way to Southern Florida.
A display station, United States Signal Ser.
vice. has been established at st. Augustine.
The station is In section u, and under the su-
pervision Of Sergeant Smith.
Mr.. Joseph Tillis, aged Sc years, was found
dead near Gainesville on Sunday, the sth in
slant. He had gone out to take walk, and in
attempting to cross a small branch on foot
log, it is supposed he fell of. burying his face
in the mud and water, and was suffocated-
Petitions are being sent to Washington pray
the line Of the Florida Southern Railway.
Live Oak Reporter: IAN acre OF sugar cane
ought to yield 1000 good stalks. which. at
present rates, is equal to $40 per acre, besides
what is left for seed
jacksonville Union: THE steamer st. Johns
will be here about the ist of November. She
has been charter by the government to take
General Hancock and staff to the Yorktown
Centennial"
East Florida Banner: "a large force of
hands commenced cutting the right of way
for the Florida Southern to-day, beginning on
the outskirts of Ocala. They will meet the
grading force, which we understand Is not more
than ten miles from town"
Lake City Reporter: I'VE learn that parties
owning timber lands which will be accessible
to the Florida Suothern Railroad are already
holding for better prices than have ruled OF
late years, though it will yet be several years
before lands are valued as high as in 1885,"
Pensacola Gazette: We learn from DR..
who was so badly cut across the abdomen by
another colOrsd man named Henry johnson
last week, Is in a fair way to get we'll The
wound was q very dangerous one. and OF ma
ture which in nine cases out Of ten would pro-
duce death"
Lake CITY Reporter: THE market is well
supplied with Northern cabbage at 10 to 80
cents apiece. Is there no way to preserve
Florida grown cabbagey II our gardeners
could get one half the prices paid for articles
out Of season, they would become wealthy. 1t
is good idea to try to preserve home grown
vegetables"
sanford Journal: THE grade on the exten-
sion OF the South Florida Railroad from Or
landO to TohOpkaliga. eighteen miles, was
finished last week The iron and cross-ties
are both ready. and track laying commenced
this week Two and haf miles Of iron will
be down. and the construction train running
that distance on the extension by this morn
ing"
Jacksonville Union: Julius W. White.
c0lOred Methodist preacher OF this county. was
Yesterday taken before Justice A. w. DeCosta
on two charges-one for stealing SIS 25 and
the other for fornicatiOn- White was tried and
found guilty OF the first charge, and fined S25
and costs. He plead guilty TO the charge Of
fornication, and was fined $50 and costs"
Tallahassee Economist: Farm Mr.. Allen. the
-er OF the jacksonville, Pensacola and
Mana >uroad, we understand that the frst
;staiment OIL IaLs IIr t1lS TCad nas I'ost
-, rchased, and Va -, T,Xa Ost and To-
n = lina Other pur-
-srds che eastern end OF Tn. -etad as faIt as
.cbases Cf the kind may be expe~ al oernnit .
tbs - xOurcSs OF the management Wa
I.a,,.osxiIle fysion: "A few days ago o. OF
o1r hest ci izens wss taken in oy gsng "a
Serblers on the gold brick trick near oAESh- Sl-
81 us lost several thousand dollars one
~ the Fang. a man named CaliaEan, was AT
listed and brought to tue city yeste1eay t', ous
was released on the suggestion VI 'ns ,,,-tS oS
Httornev for this reason, that the courts cs =, :,
mis- county had no jurisdiction IN the mSs.er'
-1-,..t-. Lo,trzaI: waiter n. Hart, Of Fed
Ii Point sent us on Friday last, oy W. A
Tvans ESQ, four large and hne Japan pei pei
simmons, Of the kSncSan o..nees meas
rr,sI- re the largest we have ever seen Ne
.bofyld think that this would be a lie uIp D. ~
c,IItjyate. Every body likes 'perslmm0snas sa t,,t
s,,,,Cr trees grow wild all over the otAte, o.
-, ISTan l. Terv much larger and richer IN
tiayor Tt ought to become a common Al" cui-
tivated fruit.
pa,s.coI. Gazstte: ''Since the compromise
Of the suit against the MuScogee nan 1 49,
Compauy the Improvements oeslgneu Ioy,i5ISJ ~ SI
Louisville and Nashville nave "a od frem SUI
perintendent Saltmarsh that mt s Oi - the
acted with his company 10 ereS. o. os,cas 80
head OF Muscogee wharf, as soon I q ~ 1riII ne
ssrV spilings are driven-which Work sl.i sI ~
Pin next week-a large warehouse Lo' 49, ~
Storage Of guano that will measure nsNons,d 80 @
dred feet In length and hold hi1een VIZ
tons Of that odorOUs article.
Jacksonville Union: "a collision oecuIIISso oecIs
Saturday morning at daybreak on the ftoIloa Ilaa
Transit Railroad near Brandy Brancn, petwsssn pe,s..
an extra lumber train, which leIt FernanoiIo FernI-
o. o. 800 one o,cIock A M, and the regular
North bound freight train. Both engines were were
Considerably damaged and several cars ..Ia. Mgas !.
badly broken. The fireman on tne ia TX. ts
rain was slightly injured The sccloens ~. =. -
Said to nave been caused by the extra u sIsan M
running on the time of the regular Eltnouh ~.
ceiving orders so to do. Trains on tns -,
Railroad were somewhat delayed batpraAg On on
acconnf Of the accident. but the track seS
cleared during the day"