Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-12
Florida Affairs.

| White Spring, Suwannee county, is becoming
| a favorite watering place.
We have received the premium list OF the
seventh annual State Fair, to be held at Jack
sonviIIe, under the auspices of the State Park
Association Of that city. beginning on Tues
day, February 21st, 1882, and continuing four
days.
The colored laborers employed in the con-
s,ruction OF buildings about Tallahassee struck
for higher wages the other day, demanding one
dollar per day. They are not skilled me-
chanics, but generally picked up" hands to
do the heavy work. A compromise was eff
fected, we believe, and work resumed.
A farmer in HillsbOrough county declares
that plowing and keeping the land bare of
vegetation in the months OF June, July and
August, and exposing it to the hot sun, is highly
detrimental to the soil in deteriorating its fer
tility.
The wadding fred from the assassin's gun"
says the Orange City Times, that killed
Rhodes aud CrOwder recently near that town,
was a piece of the New York Tribune. issued
during the Beecher scandal. The wad from
such a sheet containing the details Of that
scandal was sufficient in itself to kill most
anything, to say nothing Of the shot it COW
cred. To keep such unholy publications
around is enough to make a man commit mur-
der"
one hundred and fifty thousand cocOanuts
have been planted in Monroe county this sea
son.
Mrs. Richard Smith, at Spring Garden, fell
out OF a wagon and was severely but not dan
gerously bruised.
Mr. J. Summerlin, who is just recovering
from the effects Of a dose Of poison admins
tered to him and some friends on June 25th,
writes to the Key West Democrat that he will
pav $500 for the conviction OF the party or
parties that did the deed. Mr.. Summerlin
thinks rosbo-y intention nr the nersOn
who put the corrosive sublimate into his coffee.
Jacksonville Union: 1T is whispered that
syndicate is being formed TO build railroad
from this city direct 10 Key West There Is a
CORES pOndence going on b-tween New YORK
and London capita lists to this effect.
Orlando ReDOrtsr: zone Of the greatest
needs OF this portion of Florida is good and re-
liable labOrers. Nearly ali branches OF indus
trv are suffering from the lack of efficient
Iahorers A hundred good men who would be
willing 10 work six daYs a week, could hnd en-
piOvment at once" The same wall cOuhes
ip from every nook andcorner OF the state.
Tallahassee FIOridiGH: "A lady Of this city
received by express one day last week q large
package, which. upon OPP ming, was tonnd 70
contain only a venerable shoe, moldy with age
aud covered with scars and patches her IN
dignation at the trick played upon her was
considerably modified by the subsequent dls-
coverv that the shoe was very cf6yer lmlta-
ton in pastebOard, hollow, and hlled with the
choicest Of candies and bon-bons
Jacksonville Union: Tuesday evening thief
gained entrance to MeSsrs. Tyson & Smiths
Store and secreted himself until the store was
closed During the night he went TO the money
| drawer and attempted to openitby boring holes
above the lock, but this failing. ne broke the
drawer open. For funately, ali the money hao
been put away IN the safe The thief then at
tempted TO pry open the safe door with an
oyster knife. Failing in this, and not flndlng
any money in the drawer, he TOOK box OF
ciGars and left The brace and bit and oyster
knife were found at the store wednesday morn
ing"
Jacksonville Union ''Ihe engineer corps,
under the supervision of Mr.. Carter, Chief
Engineer OF the Tampa ana Jacks9nsllle ran
south They viii meet the surveying party
/ coming from Tampa 1t Is the intention OF Ine
| company TO make three surveys: and tnen tne
/ route proving the most praetlcaoie VIII oe
/ adOpted Mr. Van Fleet. the President OF the
| company, leaves day for Tampa. Ihere Is
no doubt. we are told, of this road being built,
and there is no railroad coming lnUo IacA n
l vile in which our local interests VIII De so
/ much benefited as this road we say success
/ TO the enterprise"
! A Florida item. with the following import, is
| found in the WaycFOss Reporter: we learn
from Major r Mclaughlin. agent Tor Mr Astor
/ at Jacksonville, that he returned last WedHes-
day. to Ex-Governor Cornell. Of New York, ana
| eX Senator Barnum, of Connecticut, two otnces
Tor the tTansac Jon of the necessary business
| IN furtherance OF the building Of what viii be
called the Jacksonville, Palatka, Tampa and
hey West Railroad The work on this grand
Iunk line viii be commenced at an early day.
Inc road viii skirt the st. Johns river, touch
ing AZ an points OF Importance TO Palatka. and
rom Lhenee VIII divefge to the right going in
the direction Of Tampa"