Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-28
Florida Affairs


Thirteen vessels reported at Pensacola quar-
antine station.
Secretary Hunt of the Navy, has recognized
the Board of Health in Pensacola appointed
by Governor Bloxham. This about finishes
the one appointed.
Six mi lion feet of lumber were shipped over
the Perdido and Pensacola Railroad from
January 1st to May 18th
There have been shipped by express from
Tallahassee so far 672 barrels of Irish potatoes.
The Floridian says the oat crops about Tai
lahassee are badly damaged by the want of
rain ct the most critical period of their growth.
Mr. W. II. Haskell had good crop, and few
others, but most Of them are cut down from
half to a third OF a crop.
The survey of the county's town lots in
Brooksville has been completed. The old sur
vey of these lots will stand.
The United States Court has adjourned until
December.
Major owen. Of DeLand, makes cider from
sour orange juice. Recipe: One gallon orange
juice to five Of water and ten pounds of sugar.
wagon maker in Pensacola has recently
filled an order for log cart, which is con-
sidered novelty in that city. The wheels
each contain thirty spokes. stand three feet
high and measure eighteen inches across the
tire. 1t is so constructed that it can be made
Of any desired length ,and has 8 capacity which
is truly wonderful
BrookSville Crescent: stock men are busy
now. They can be seen almost daily passing
to and fro-some with horses packed bound
for the ranges to hunt stock. others off to
meet bunch and drive to the shipping place,
and others again on their way back home for
pop call and change of clothes ere they take
to the woods again.
John NJ. Pearce, of Fort Basinger, has to go
to the Fort Myers, Monroe county, pos.
office for his mail. 1t is only one hundred
miles
The Rev James Scott, D. N. W. p, assisted
by w D. Dale. G. W. P, organized a Division
of the Sons OF Temperance at Palatka Monday
evening, sd, with Robert Cairns, w. P, and
A. j. Phillips. R. S.
The Uaion states that much needed and
very refreshing rain has fallen. The vegetable
crop has been suffering very much for the
want OF rain. and the strawberry crop has
almost entirely failed. Heavy rains are re-
ported all along the river from the bar to San
ford
BrooksvisIe Crescent: Mr. J. Miller showed
US a field on Saturday last from which he has
gathered twenty-one crops. Yet the land gives
very few indications of wearing out"
Tampa Guardian: 1.-THE Lizzie Henderson
came in Thursday loaded down with freight
she brought 100 sacks of corn and oats
and zoo barrels of flour for Miller & Hender-
SON."
Union: News reaches us from Liberty
county that the army worm has made its APP
pearance there. and is devouring the. corn
crop In some instances entire fields of corn
have been eaten down to the ground. Farm
ers are much discouraged"
Brookssille Crescent: s.The friends of the
navigation of the Withlacoochee river will be
glad to learn that the steamer Forest Flower
passed her examination before the custom
house officials at Cellar Keys all right, last
week. The at will soon be running regular
" on that river"
Key West Democrat: Capt. Hendry. of
Fort Myers has put up an in dependent tele-
graph line from the International Ocean Tele-
graph Company to his house (for his own con-
venience), and his intelligent little daughter
Belle, has mastered the mysteries of the art,
and sends the lightning flashes. She is only
eleven years old"
Jacksonville Union: ''On Sunday night.
about O'Clock, a wild duck few into the light
house at MaypOrt The glass around the light
is about half an inch thick but the duck was
flying with sufficient force to break hole large
enough for man to pass through. Captain
Brown. the keeper of the lighthouse, caught
the duck, which Is Sill
Key West KeV: I'VE learn by telegraph
from Punta Rassa the painful intelligence Of
the loss of Capt Stitcher, from the mail steam
er Cochran. on Thursday morning about
O'Clock. He took passage on her for Charlotte
Harbor on Saturday last, and is believed to
have fallen overheard He was good man.
and leaves wife and many friends to mourn
his loss"
Tne Jacksonville Union says: "Mr. w H.
Pillow has shipped from this city this season
something over thirty-eight thousand quarts
of straw berries, being about five thousand
quarts less than Bowen Bros shipped last
season. The falling off is attributed to the Sc
we're winter and continued dry weather during
the spring. The business has Melted the grow
erS in this section in the vicinity of SlO,e00."
Saws a correspondent of the Apalaehicola
Tribune: Two years ago Mr.. Snider landed in
GadSden county with his family, with 81 in his
pocket. He went to work in earnest, and now
owns a steam mill, several head of horses and
other stock; finds ready sale for all his lum-
the stare of Missouri and has one of the finest
cornet bands, composed OF members Of his
own family in the South"
Jacksonville Union: THE United States Sig
nal Service has established display station at
Fort George Island. the first and only station
in what has been designated as District No u,
though it is probable that els pay stations will
also be established at Fernandina, st Angus
tine, Sanford and other points in this State, to
be casSed in the same district Captain e. B.
Spencer has been appointed dlsplayman AT
Fort George. and in future signals will be dis
p aged at the bar as well as at TINS city, which
will serve to warn vessels laying at the bar Of
approaching storms. and thus prevent them
from going to sea in times of danger. The en-
tire district has been placed under the lmme-
date supervision of Sergeant j. w. Smith, Of
this city"
Key West Rev: IAN alarm Of fire was given
by the fire bell on Thursday last about mid
day on Simonton street. between Greene
and Caroline, and adjoining the resi-
dence of Mrs Captain Lester. The dwelling
was small wooden building, occupied by
Cuban family, which was entirely consumed
or destroyed before the flames could be sub
dued We learn that the fire originated in the
loft by a mosquito net taking fire in the hands
of a small colOred girl, which spread rapidly TO
the roof Smoke was seen to emerge from the
windows some time before the alarm was
given and before the fire department could
reach the place the whole roof was in light
blaze. Fortunately, there was no wind at the
time. or a very different report would be here
given as many small wooden buildings were
within range of the fire