Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-16
Florida Affairs

the railroad in that town the other day, for the
purpose Of wrecking the train, but was fortu-
nately discovered in time to prevent the mis-
chief
The Pensacola Gazette gives information Of
an impOstor tramping about in West Florida,
passing himself among the colored people as a
Methodist preacher, and gave his name as w.
W. Rohrman. He takes up collections after
his sermons.
The convention called by the Commissioner
Of Immigration will be held in Jacksonville
August 24th, in the Circuit Court room. The
former notice that it would meet on the 10th
was an error.
II is rumored that the branch railroad from
the Jacksonville. Pensacola and Mobile Rail
road to Monticello is to be abandoned, and the
main track carried to Monticello, where it
should have been put at first. AS soon as the
purchasers get things in good working order
the Jacksonville. Pensacola and Mobile will be
one Of the best roads South.
The Pensacola Advance records the third
kerosene accident within ten days A colored
woman near Wrights Mills was set on fire by
the explosion of lamp and horribly burned.
The flames in the house were subdued by the
neighbOrs and the unfortunate woman minis
tered TO, but her case is hopeless.
Sanford Journal: Splendid rains continue
in this section almost daily, and the conse-
quence is the orange, lemon, lime and other
grove trees are putting on a splendid growth" :"
Lake City Reporter: Notwithstanding the
daily heavy rains Of the past two weeks, the
cotton crop is not materially damaged from
shedding and caterpillar. From all we can
CLEAN the caterpillar is confined to four or five
farms in the county"
Gainesville Bee: "Hnls6oro county is out of
debt and has $500 in her treasury. A good
showing. Alachus owes about $50, 900 and has
not dollar in her treasury, but a few years
OF such taxes as we will have to pay this year
will bring the county out OF debt"
Gainesville Bee: "a great deal of confidence
is felt here in the move made by the II. B. Plant
syndicate to build road from Rowland's Blum,
on the Suwannee, to Charlotte HarbOr. 1t is
reported that corps Of engineers are now In
the field making survey in this direction"
Lake City Reporter: There was a gentls-
man In town last Saturday who intends putting
UP a turpentine still in this county, between
track IS laid. He desires to purchase 10000
acres as soon as assured on what line the road
will be built"
Sanford Journal: Hon A. st. Clair Abrams
s ate Attorney for this judicial circuit, re
turned on Saturday from Philadelphia and
New York. whittier he had been as attorney for
the South Florida Railroad Company, and not
in the interest of the Land and Colonization
Company, as We announced recently"
Lake City Reporter: I'VE learn that several
parties intend planting fall gardens to supply
the local market. Generally. the people OF
this community, through the winter months,
depend upon Northern growers for vegeta-
bes which can be grown at home, and it is
time the change was made There is no use in
buying abroad what can be grown at home"
Pensacola Gazette: I'VE learned at the de-
pot this morning that some thief last night ef-
fected an entrance into the raj road warehouse
by raising one of the floor planks, and carried
on valiSe belonging TO some traveller. AT
least this is the only loss discovered up TO this
time. A closer examination will no doubt dis
cover a greater loss"
Sanford Journal. "AIr Phil. Parramore, who
was wounded through both legs about a week
the hands of Mr.. j. R. Gohrman, is getting
along quite as well and probably = little bet
ter, than had been anticipated. On Tuesday
evening he was taken on the train to his home
on Crystal Lake, four miles from town, where,
il he has no drawbacks, he will soon be on his
pins again"
Cedar Keys Journal: "The Rev. F. PHI de
Carriere, Of Spring Hill College, Mobile, Ala,
with twenty-One students, on their way to
Cuba for the summer vacation, arrived here
on the Amite last Friday, and left on the Lizzie
Henderson for Key West on Monday. During
their sOjOuTh IN this town they were guests or
The Suwannee, and, Judging from their happy
faces, they appeared TO have been well pleased
with the accommodations Of the hotel"
Pensacola Gazette: 1T will be remembered
that Richard Fries, Esq, some weeks ago went
fore the Pardoning Board petition for the re-
lease Of John Giblin, who was convicted OF
grand larceny at the last term Of our Circuit
Court and sentenced to one years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary. Mr. Fries states that
he received a telegram from Tallahassee yes
terdav informing him that the board had de-
cided adversely upon the petition"
Lake City Reporter: There will be but little
hay saved in this, the middle portion OF our
county, owing to the ravages or the grass worm
or caterpillar. These have made their appear
ance since the heavy rains, and march in solid
columns through the fields. eating the blades
and leaves Of everything in their path to the
stems. Fodder crops have been raided and
several report their rice crops as entirely
ruined They have proved disastrous to the
forage and many rice crops OF our section OF
the county. This is the first time we have
been troubled with these pests"
Quincy Star: "a painful accident happened
on Saturday afternoon TO a little ten-year-old
son of Mr. J. r. Darsey, living in Decatur
county, few miles from Concord he was
climbing In the gin house, and when at the top
of the ceiling, about ten feet, pole upon
which he was standing gave way, precipitating
him to the door, breaking the large bone OF
his right leg three inches from the ankle. He
crawled out and down the steps to the house, a
distance of several hundred yards DR.. Thos.
L. Wragg set the fractured limb, and reports
him doing as well as can be expected"
Pensacola
Mr. Bailey to Pensacola is not without fruits.
Aside from the good effects OF his excellent
preaching to delighted audiences, he has
already been instrumental in bringing two Lon
don families as settlers to our community,
who arrived in the city few days ago. From
what we learn these people are but the fore
runners of many more to come. We are glad
to know that Mr.. Bailey's impressions OF our
people are so favorable as to induce him to use
his influence in bringing good settlers into the
community. We have room aid employment
for all Of them"
Jacksonville Union: ION Friday, upon a
dispatch received from Sheriff Shalley, OF Put
nam county, Capt Tyler and Ofhcer keefe
arrested man by the name OF Hughes, who
had left Palstka that morning and come down
on the Water Lilly. Yesterday Deputy
Sheriff of Putnam arrived here and took
Hughes back to Palatks. 1t is said that
Hughes had perpetrated most terrible crime
too foul to be mentioned in the columns OF a
newspaper. Hughes is q white man, and, it is
said, was q candidate on the Republican ticket
for the Legislature from Alachua county at
the last election. He lives at Gainesville"
Cedar Keys Journal: Ex-Governor Geo. F.
Drew paid visit TO this town Wednesday eve
ming. The Governor was IN his usual good
health and spirits, and cOnversed freely upon
the different topics Of the day. No Governor
that Florida has ever had occupies more
conspicuous place in her history than ex-tiov-
ernOr Geo. F. Drew He was nominated Ior
Governor at q time when our people felt
crushed and demOralized by the baleful
effects Of Radical rule, when taxation was
grinding, and there seemed no hope ahead
except in a change. OF all the dlstln-
guiShed men OF the State he was chosen
as the standard bearer to lead US out OF the
political wilderness, and most nobly did ne
succeed Our State was al once placed on the
high road 70 progress and recuperatlOn. state
scrip sprang up almost suddenly from 40 70 bO
cents on the dollar TO par. In spite OF all the
adverse criticism that has been made, the fact
STANDS out that Governor DreW's administra-
ton was successful in every particular as
any Florida has ever had, or, perhaps, ever
will have"