Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-23
Florida Affairs

Gainesville Sun and Bee. The surveying par
ty Of the Southern Florida Railway started to-
wards Palatka from this point this week, and
are now about eight miles out of town.
The Fernandina Express learns from pri-
vats correspondence that the late frosts and
cold winds have somewhat injured early vege-
table on Orange Lake, and along the Transit
Railroad. The crop will be later than it other
wise would.
Henry Curtis, John T. pismukes, Henry A.
Crane, John T. Howard, William McGrlff, H.
F. Sharon, W. B. Sims, Joel Rice and w D.
Jones, of Gadsden county. were arrested by
Deputy United States Marshal J. P. Bennett
this week The Quincy Star says it is all a
part Of programme to worry and annoy the
people.
The Florida Union reports that on Saturday
Mr. J. H. Abbott, while descending the stairs
at his residences, accidentally fell and injured
himself very Seriously. The Doctors Mitchell
were called in and administered to the relief
Of the uufortunate- gentlenaH- The injuries
sustained are quite serious, but it is hoped not
fatal
The Pensacola Gazette states that argument
in the matter Of the abolition Of the city char
ter is in progress. . e-A--- -5--z-a- ~ -
All the Fernandina hotels and many private
houses were filled with tourists last week.
The Lake City Reporter thus forcibly pre-
sents the question Of heIne supplies to the
farmers: Although the cotton crop Of last
season brought large price to the farmers,
its benefits WIN soon disappear if the people
do not practice economy. Thousands of
poun5s OF good forage is allowed to waste in
each neighborhood each season which could
readily be converted into beef A larger
quantity OF bacon and lard could be grown at
home than at present and still have time 20
grow all the cotton the world needs. The
farmers should look well at the matter before
it Is too late. Let each family endeavor to
produce IS much food as possible, and hard
times won't be felt in this locality but on the
-contraFy,- let-t -the- farmers put aA their1abor
and capital into q cotton crop, and there will,
IN our opinien, be suffering among them next
year, ys4TfW
Speaking Of coffee culture the Live Oak
Bulletin remarks: Coffee will be found to
succeed best in this State If planted in high
hannlockS under the shade OF the trees, writes
one who processes TO know. All the coffee
trees on the low lands in the West Indies grow
in this way. The undcr-brush should be re-
moved. TO give plenty of air and light TO the
coffee trees Our hot summer sun on the
air. The seed should be planted in nurseries
and not transplanted until the spring of. the
following year And the trees would also pre-
tect the coffee from the frost.'
8 Floyfda Uniost. .s.J. c. Andrew received q
letter, dated March IS. from senator Call from
Washington, of which the following Is an ex
Spanish claims bill did not pass
the House this session, although favorable
report was made on the bill by the coulmittee
having it in charge. The Seminole pension
-bfif was also left unaeted on ~
Quincy Stor. I'VE greatly regret to learn OF
the aceidental shooting of little Johnnie Bush,
ta6out thirteen ysarS OF age, son of Mr.. John
H. Bush, the Tax Assessor and Collector of
Calhoun county, last saturday. week. the 6th
inst He was driving an ox'cart, and had his
gun lying in one side OF the cart, aud in max
ing q short turn one of the planks octAe-eart
koiy struck the hammer OF the gun, causing
it to fire, sths whole losd entering the chisds
body killing him mtnsfa1tlYs - - -
The Lake City Reporter pertinently remarks:
which is healthier tfian that einbraced IN the
counties Of Coiumbia, tuwannees bradford,
Bakee Madison and Hamntops 4estsot this
section las the advantage OF railroad trans
nortation sufuassing the-Te est OF theStatet yet
weRsff- that real estate-l1 these eollnaes tos
day held at about one fourth the price 4 COM
and there are few p1FeAa
an this low rate 1t is not because the lands
are not productive. the climate enloyaole.
communication Convenient the people h9spl-
table and the productions varied ana pLonI..ss
bic, that this paytofs the state - not setEhns
I'D As rapidly as other portions ana ltsz lahos
Changing hahds at prices equSl to their Eaiue
There is cause for this laeE Of interest in this
part of the State. We commend the question
to our people-ssWhy is iti''
A correspondent OF the F9oridd AgTicultas-
risf writes as follows IN reference TO the matter
OF gathering and saving the orange crop; III
has been repeatedly shown that the oranSe,
wlren carefully taken from the tree and prop
erly<handled viii keep IN perfect condition for
teYerI months. Thls being the case. why
should any one incur the risk OF letting se-
Tera frost ,injure or destroy the fruit on the
StSsss han i can be STORED and lkApt perfectly
safe until Il may be convenient to send it TO
marketf In4tha ordinary course, fully ons
haIf OF the crop. win be sent 70 market by
shfistnias teavink ne Other half. TO 'oe stored
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