Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-26
Florida AHhirS.

Sumter county folks are about to feast on
green corn.
a new tug for the harbor of Cedar Keys is
being constructed at Buffalo.
A large number of beef cattle were shipped
to Savannah from Live Oak last week.
The Live Oak Bulletin says that much com
plant is made by the farmers of that section
of the worthlessness and unre!iability of labor
The Cedar Keys Journal says the question
of having telegraph line from that place to
Quincy is now being agitated, and will nc
doubt be carried through. It says: 1.-The
chief movers in the matter are Robert Naylor
J. G. Ruge and J. E. Grady. A United States
Signal station will then be established. If the
Western Union will not build the line, private
enterprise will. and at once. This is, no doubt
a paying investment
The Palatka Journal says: IAN enterprisng
colored boy opened street corner ice cream
saloon Saturday night he had but one
plate and spoon. but the customers stood in a
row and took turns at the dish. 1t took some
whisky to thaw some Of them out afterwards"
The hotel at Newport Springs Is about to be
reopened, and efforts will be made to make
the famous resort more attractive than ever
Hamilton county people talk of monu-
ment to the memory of the late Hon. J. J.
Duncan.
There is building boom at Green Cove.
Two men recently found a cypress tree In
Clay county that measures four feet from the
ground, 25l5 feet in circumference.
Eight barrels of Irish potatoes shipped from
Madison, says the Recorder, brought sixty
dollars.
The citizens of Orange county have formed
an immigration society.
Madison has wskened up to the need Of a
! fire department, and is cIamoring for an en-
CINE.
A Hamilton county man recently lost forty
sheep from enc fold.
1t cost $50 to prosecute a man that stole a
81 so watch at Enterprise recently.
Referring to the burning OF the depot last
week the Madison Recorder says: I'VE learn
that SIR. Jordan lost several hundred dollars
worth of property. Cspt Dial lost all of his
new furniture for his residence TO the vaIue of
over four hundred dollars. Mr.. d. g. Living
sJOn and our worth representative, Mr.. Ii NJ
Friar. hsd quite lot OF meat fried earlier
than was Intended II is expected that the
Railroad Company will speedily indemnify
them. as well as a good many others whose
names we cannot now mention, for their
losses.
The Sanford Journal reports that the San
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machine comprising ten circular saws side by
side, that can be arranged to saw either Il or
% inch lathS Mr.. A O. Martin. agent, thinks
he can saw sixty thousand lathS In ten hours on
the new machine when it is in position. A
bran new shingle machine has also been re-
ceived, designed for making saved shingles
which will be a valuable acquisition to the
county
The Sumter County AdUdnce reports that
vegetables are now being shipped from Lees
burg in large quantities, and the shippers are
receiving handsome returns. The principal
markets to which they ship are Savannah Au-
gusta, At anita. Philadelphia, New York and
Boston Truck farming in Florida is assuming
mammoth dimensions and as soon South
Florida gets quick transportation every rich
tract of land will be converted into a garden
ant we douut not butthet the industry, fnan
cially, will rival the orange crop.
Says the Orlando Reporter: About the
fastest tirsa on record in lhiS regionEwas made
in shipment Of corn Tor w, q White this
week. Mr.. Mhire Photographed from Sanford
10 Jacksonville for a car load OF corn on Mon
day last at II O'Clock a. m. The telegram
reached Jacksonville, the corn was loaded on
the steamer Arrow at once, aud the boat started
IN the river On Tuesday, at l o clock p. m.
the corn IVES transferred from the Arrow to
the cars on the south Florida Railroad, and
the corn was received in Orlando on Tuesday
evening st SEQ, making the time IN reaching
Sanford after the di spatch was sent twenty
six hours, end TO Orlando thirty-one hours ana
tTe~tv minutes
In refutation of the accepted theory thst
A oalachicola is dead, the Tribune oHers Ille
following cold facts: For the past tWelVe
months there have been sixty-three yesSels IN
tha mort with a tonnage of 10 600. The num-
Der OF clearances have baen fifty. with ION
mage Of l.. O1l. This does not include oHe si.n-
bred vessels engaged in the Apaiachlcola olS-
trict. We have one saw mill in operation, and
one SQUARE timber firm doing business in the
city. These two 1rns have shipped within the
past twelve months l5.OO9,Ug feet OF
nHaar r. on
There have been within the past twelve
months, $780, 00 worth OF sponge fish and
oysters shipped from this port, and, in all
nroba billty the next twelve months will show
an increase of rs per cent 10 these lndustries
Ia the course of one or two months MessrS.
Brash & Kaylor will have their saw mills in OPP
Grafton These together with CoombS & En-
lens mill will be ems bied TO cut $50 OOO feet OF
lumber per day. This lumber can be disposed
OF IS fast as it can be gotten ready for the
market.
In advocacy of the Florida Midland and Geor-
ola Railroad, the Madison Recorder saysi
sTbis road will he of incaiculable dement, 10
the neayle of Middle Florida Our Legislature
seemed TO realize the tact Inc ACT OF lneo e
ration gives the right 20 build the road from
son1a poiut on the Geo gia Iine 70 De connecteo
with road IeadiL from QlltIn an OF t6lcosIa
extending down TO or near Deaui i I so pay.
THE whole length or the ROAD TO De ouit oy
the citizens of Florida will be seventy miles
The citizens of Quitman or Valdosta, IN
Georgia who will take action nIss IN a
m Il er Of building shall CONSTRUCT 10 70 q polnt
~ = tba line of fhe States meeting this road.
There is a large scope of country south ana
southes st of Madison which has no connec.
tions or outlet to any railroad from the Gun
ooact This is an excellent long and short cot
ton country. and IN climate will equal any IN
the state. Fruits and vegetables can be cuitl-
waited and carried 60 market equally as early
IS eIsev-here. Let this road be built TO Quit
man and you have a direct outlet to the great
West for Middle Florida To-day action must
he taken here. To our Georgia friends we viii
arn interested
sbsf Ne ar employ an experienced and conn
netent railroad survey, and pay for the same
in stock"
The Youngest son of the late Secretary
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