Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-21
Florida Affairs.

izer OF the URiOn. fires this solid shot, which
we hope will strike the right target every pop.
Read on; it may strike you: AN honest man
will always pay his debts. no matter how old.
and will never become offended and take it as
an insult to be presented with accounts because
past due"
Pensacola is soon to have a gas company
and a lodge of the Knights of Honor
The Orange County Reporter says about
seven hundred dollars Of stock has been taken
in a tannery at Orlando which enterprise, it
thinks. will be profitable one in that section
The strawberry king of Florida is William
Mierfeldt. of Orange Park, who has $1,000
plants set on three acres of land. mostly now
in bloom. He estimates his product will be
5000 quarts
Anthony Place. on the Peninsula Railroad.
is a thriving little town. a hotel. new depot
aud several stores have been finished, and the
demand is for more.
Considerable activity is reported by land
spectators on the line of the proposed branch
Of the Florida Transit Railroad from Bronson
to the old SuwanEee river.
Every steamer for Manatee and Tampa
leaves Cedar Key crowded with passengers and
freight, and returns loaded with oranges and
other tropical fruits.
The Transit Railroad contemplate making a
number Of improvements in their wharves and
warehouses at Cedar Key.
Waldo has many fine improvements, among
which is a fine hotel and several new stores.
The new passenger platform and ticket Office
for The Waycross Road have been completed,
and passenger trains will commence to arrive
at and lave from the " avcrOss Cepot this
week instead OF the Florida Central as at pre-
sent
Pensacola Adudnce: First Lieutenant John
Brann, OF the revenue steamer Crawford. has
received orders from the Tres sury Department
TO report at Wilmington. Delaware TO sssist in
Il the construction of a new revenue steamer IL
is understood that this new vessel in process OF
i construction at that point, is intended for the
! Pensacola customs district. and the Crawford
will be retired"
Pensacola AdUance: 'Mr John Touart, one
| of the sub contractors on the Pensacola and
| Atlantic Road, completed his portion of the
/ track which was two miles in length, and run
ming along Escambia Bay shore, on the 9TH.
/ and on Thursday paid of his hands. It was
business day with many OF our merchants. as
| the laborsrs spent their money freely In sup
plying winter wants"
Jacksonville Union: The most trouble
| some insect pest we have encountered in
Florida is the common roach. They multiply
with great rapidity when they get a good hold
| on any place. and become great nuisance.
| Il is difficult to exterminate them by poison or
| other means but IL IS very easy to drive them
/ from any haunt by sprinkling there little
] gum camphor. A few pieces plsced in a desk
/ or drawer will soon clear it Of reaches. They
Will quickly hunt other quarters.
/ LaSe City Reporter: Il he number of LeConte
| pears planted near town pleases us. because it
| gives US announcement in the h. pc that this
/ point may become one of the leading places in
/ the State for the shipment OF fruits. This pear
/ has been trit d but little in Florida, and when
/ tried has been a success. The sooner it is
/ nj anDreeiaFed bV people and the
| trees planted the better. As the first men in
| such enterprises reap the hest OF the harvest,
we desire the people OF this locality to try 1t. "
The Lacon: "On Saturday evening last, see
| ing a colOred man on the streets who was in
| toxic Ated and bOisterOus, our City Marshal un-
| dertOok to arrest him. In doing so he found it
| necessary to draw his pistol, whereupOn a
| skufffe ensued. the negro getting the better of
| the Marshal. and disarming him OF his pistol
| cody transferred II to his own pocket, and
| started out on a 'gO-as-You please match
| This is wrOng-decidedly wrong. Have we no
| means Of protecting our officers Of the law
| against single-handed unarmed men?"
! Tampa Progress: mir. Pommert. who lives
4 on Michigan avenue, about two mites from
| Tampa. was induced to come in town on Sat
/ urday 10 meet his son, whom he was expecting
! on the steamer that day, by negro known as
/ Yankee John, who told him falsely that his
/ son had come and wss waiting for m in
i town Immediately after he came away the
| negro broke in and robbed the house Of all
| that was valuable in 1t, consisting OF some
I ".
l learn that the negro has since been captured,
4 and We hope will NEE; his reward
OF the South Florida Railroad the Sanford
| Journal saws: The vim and push of the man
I agement of this road is wonderful. 1t will soon
/ De running to Kissimmee, where fine hotel is
| going up-the latter 10 be completed by Janu-
| arv 18th The car shops here are busy. Two
| passenger coaches 6re being built, aud we see
/ bv a poIice in the Daily UnIOR that two ele-
] gant palace coaches have arrived there, on
/ their way to Sanford for the South Florida
/ RsilrOad. Iron has arrived here for the con-
| sfrucfian or ten more cars-six box and four
| flats and iron has also bren ordered for the
| cons iruction Of twenty additional cars. One
/ new sixteen-tOn locomotive, 'kissimmee,' ar
| rived last week, and two more fourteen-ton
/ locomotives will soon be here. A ta ao-StOry
| depot twenty-five by fifty feet, viii be built
/ here imm ediately."
Mariana Courier: when Messrs. McClen-
den & Co. contractors, from ThOmasville,
/ Georela began work on the PensaC ola and
Atlantic Railroad line near Mariana, they
/ rented the large Ely storehOuse for storing
| purposes Here they nad deposited several
| hundred bounds OF meat, an immense quantity
| OF meal ard various other articles. Last Mon
/ day night some thieves entered this building
by snsars OF trap door from 6eneatn .i,,1l snd
| OF meat AS TO what else was taken II cannot
| be ascertained on account OF the bulk. Sew
eral bags OF meal. etc. could have been stolen
/ and nor missed The stOrehouSs was in charge
of Mr. Williams who, at The time. was asleep
| in an adjoining room He was not aware that
there vas any trap door - the house. NO clue
| to the pal ties has yet been obtained"
ApaIachicola Tribune: "a gentleman of
! Tallahassee some years ago, furnished the
/ following after careful survey OF the route:
From Fort st Merks to the city OF Apalachi-
cola. and from Tallahossee 70 ths latter point,
! there IS already a good road for nearly one
third the distance. The whole distance from
| Fort St. Marks to ADalachicOla is sixty four
and q half miles oy the route exeiniheo' sur,
v-yed, measured and marked out, and
from this to the same point, about sew
enty-eight miles. From Fort st Marks. OF these
sixfy-four and a half miles, there sre hfty-three
miles having bigh CRY and good surface, and
not more than two and quarter miles would
REQUIRE diIching on each or one side; and not
more than twelve hundred feet would require
bridging. with about four hundred ana seventy
feet of a ferry across the Wakulla or st.
Marks river
Cedar Keys Journal: lone of he most en-
teruriSing trips by water that has been called
to our notice Is that OF Mr.. Monroe OF New
YORK. who left town this week in his canoe
Psyche on a long voyage 10 Key west, tnence
bv water 70 the St. Johns river and Jackson
Vile Mr.. Monroe launched his fran craft at
EIlaville. and made the voyage 20 TINS city
without accident, where he remained several
dayc. awaiting fair winds before again Ventur-
ing forth on the turbid waters OF the GuiL
Mr. Monroe Is a young man, but mas alreaoy
AZ, 1uired an enviable reputation oS canOelst,
ana during his voyages ably sustains his repG-
tatiOn IS G succeS Ssfnl journalist ana CORE
spondent. His boat iG bullt or cedar, In most
thorough manner: is about twenty feet In
length and weighs ninety pounds, having Two
SAILS We we're astOnished 70 see the amount
OF necessary articles which Mr. Monroe had
slowed away in the hold Of his tried crait, ag-
Qregaring IN weight over three hundred
pounds"
ouinev Herald: Last Saturday night about
II O'Clock a negro well known about town as
first class rascal made an attempt 10 murder
ana ron Mr. William Gariess. the veteran olaok-
smith IL appears that Mr. Gariess had been
drinking during the day. ana haa calS;l5hshs ,';ah ~
shown a considerable sum of money, Wnicn ne
carried in his pocket Late at night. after the
stores had been closed. he started 10 mis- snOp,
vbers he sleeps. and soon Vince Rich srdsOn
came M and walked beside him. ON reachlng
the sbon Wr e. went around 10 the back door,
and as soon as he was out of sight from the
street. the darkey thrOttled and threw MIN
upou a Diis OF old iron. Mr. InonAs l. hsIu
hsppened TO be passing. and. hearing the noise
raised an alarm BY the time asslstance ar
rived Mr., g. had turned the would-oe mnrueI-
er and was holding him lwn. out was tOo
weak to do him anv injury Nnen seseIal pc.
sons had arrived, the uarkey skipped nlinoly
aEay and has not yet been arrested. 1hls ls
one OF the boldest and most daring attempts az
robbery that we have heard OF il long timel
and we trust the perpetrator may soon oe
caught and placed where he cannot practlce
any n ore of his deFiltry. lt was fortunate tnat
help was near. or Dir. GarieSs would not have
Jared so well, and might have been killed
A positive cure for malaria, digestive and
urinary troubles is found In Browns Iron
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