Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-01
Florida Affairs.

A correspondent at Chattahoochee under
date of June 2S writes as follows: "a few days
ago Mr.. E. W. Scarborough lost fine mare
by putting her into his oat pasture where
there was wet boggy branch. When found
she had been stuck in the bog so long that she
was entirely helpless and could not recover
after being taken out. Some time since he had
one bitten and killed by rattlesnake and one
killed by lightning. This is hard horse luck -
Ken the Gulf Seven inches of water
have fallen this island during the week end
ing 24th inst.
Tampa Guardian: lowing to the long con-
tinued drought the orange and avocado trees
have dropped nearly all their fruit, and the
crop of each will fall far short Of that Of last
year"
SunIand Tribune: Considerable quantities
of internal improvement lands have already
been withdrawn from sale in this county for
the Philadelphia company. It looks like
these southern counties north of lake Okee-
chobee had been pretty well sold out"
jacksonville Union: "a colored man, about
thirty years of age, named Hester Ford,
dropped dead in LaVilla Tuesday. Ford was
sitting in the piazza singing, when he fell. Par
ties in the back part of the house heard him
fail, but before they could run through the
house to the piazza he was dead"
Jacksonville Union: ION Monday Mr. Charles
Young was struck across the back by a piece
Central Railroad. and received very painful
Injuries. He was brought to the city Tuesday
and placed under DR. Fernandez's care. and we
are glad to know that he is improving. His
injuries are not thought to bs serious"
The Florida Agricultttrist places the valua-
ton of orange groves as follows: "Groves in
good order, commencing to bear, LOO per
acre and after that an addition of $1,000 per
annum until it has reached $4,000, by which
time the grove should be given $1,000 per acre
per annum-interest at ten per cent But
everything depends on the state OF the grove
and the appearance of the trees"
Jacksonville Union: I'VE mentioned some
weeks since the fact of the existence in Peace
Creek of the remains of the mastodon. We
are now informed of the discovery in the lower
WithlacOochee river of the almost perfect re-
mains of one of this extiact race of gigantic
animals This information is furnished us by
MIR ]. A. Harrison in person, of Eureka, Ma
rion county. Mr. Harrison says the remains
were found short time since by Mr.. W. ]. Ho-
gans and Mr.. Morrison. while out hunting.
They were fording the river at point about a
mile and a half east of Stokes Ferry. Marion
county twenty miles south of Ocala. The
bones lsy grouped together as if they had not
been disturbed. aud c is thought the nearly
compete skeleton can be recovered. The mass
was found in about two and one hsII feet OF
water which is the usual depth, except in time
of freshet, when it rises four and half or five
feet
OF the 1900. zoo acres land sale in Florida the
Tai ahassee FlorJdidR SAYS: The main feat
ures of this important document are as fol-
lows: First the absolute sale OF 4UOO,UOO acres
of the public domain of the State to response
BILE purchaser for the sum of Si,U0.U0 cash
Second. deeds are to be made for soOOOO acres
upon the payment of $4,000, and so on until
the last payment is made. Third, the second
paymen5 OF 500, o to be made on the first of
Septemper next. the third payment on the first
of November next. and the last pay yment on the
first of January next so that the entire transac-
ton will be closed and all the payments made
during the present year. Fourth, the board
keeps the lands on the market, so that sales at
the regular scher ule prices VIII 90 on as mere
tofore Fifth. the purchasers secure the right
to select from the lands donated 70 the State
by the act of Congress OF september -, 1856,
not the lands commonly known as the internal
Improvement lands. as some seem TO have sup
posed. sixth, should the purchasers MAKE de-
iault in any payment. the money paad IN up 70
the period Of default is to be retained oy the
hoard. and lands conveyed to them 10 the
amount of payments made at the regular
schedule prices.
Tallahassee FIorididn: standing in state IN
a corner of the private office OF the Supreme
Court Judges in the State capitol Is one OF the
rarest bits of antique furniture on the AmeFi-
can continent Talk of our chests OF draw ers
that came over in the Mayhower, or your
'chairs sat In by George Washington: they
don't begin to compare with the subject OF
this sketch which is au ancient armchair OF
ous er shape, very wide across the seat ana
low, with a high, carved and padded PACK
The material used In its construction is OAK
gracefully carved anu eudpCOs anu SS0NoS "t~--
an enamel of gypsum to form a smooth sur
face for the guiding. which entirely covers the
wooden portion The original upholsteriug Is al
there, consisting Of the seat ana oacK Ia green
velvet and satin. In a tolerable state OF preser-
walton. vet showing unmistakable signs OF
reasonable usage. Now for its history! The
legend which belongs to it runs thus: Original-
" belonging TO and used in the parlors OF one
II The Gorgeous palaces of Louis XVI OF
France. whose emblem, the Flettr de LIS, y
carved in several places upon IT, II was pre-