Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-11
Florida Affairs.

Our Orlando correspondent writes: "The
building boom in this county is on the in
crease There is a large demand for lumber,
which appears to tax the mills beyond their
capacity. There is foe opening for good
mill The crops are looking well Corn, peas,
watermelons, etc, are plentiful. A great
amount OF vegetables have besn shipped this
season, mostly from the South Apopka sec
ton, the garden spot Of South Florida.
great drawback is the want of transportation,
which it is hoped win ere long be remedied by
an outlet through the Great Ahapopka. and
connection with branch Of the s. & F. R. R.
This would enable our vegetables to reach the
North far in advance of those grown along the
Transit Road"
The Pensacola Gazette commends the de.
lights of shark fishing to the young men of
that city during the hot days.
Iron on the Florida Southern Railroad has
been laid for a distance OF seventeen miles,
and the work is being rapidly pushed forward.
The Brooksville Crescent says let all the me-
groes go to Mexico; the more and the faster
the better.
Sixty Key West vessels are engaged in
sponging.
There is a larger area planted in vegetables
on Dunns Lake this year than ever befo e.
The Key West jail is unable to accommodate
all the prisoners.
A vessel arrived at Key West last week
Iadened with Cuba tobacco. 1t was sold out to
the cigar makers, Gato's factory taking one
hundred bales, Soria' s thirty, Angels sixteen,
AlfonzO's eight. Others twelve.
Jacksonville had another fire on Wednesday.
Mr.. q. NJ Washington's house, on Adams
street, was threatened. but prompt efforts
saved it.
DR.. Brown, of fernando, killed. at Tucker
Prairie, rattlesnake seven feet in length, six
inches around the body, head as large as a
mans hand, twelve rattles and button.
Simon johnson, a little colored chicken thief
about Quincy, captured an old hen from Jack
Robinson one night last week and soia It Tor
five cents Jack got wind OF u ana lea SIMON On
off to the swamp, where ne administered 10
bis bare back fifty laShes.
Palatka Herald: ''The hum of machinery.
the buzz of saws, the sound Of hammer and
anvil, together with the shrit k OF two locomo-
tiyes the songs and cheers or hundred or
more hands returning from their daily toll,
rather Indicate that there is life In Palatka
yet"
The Jacksonville Cnion states that Helen
Evans. a eolOred woman, was run over by
dray near the Fernandina and Jacksonville de-
Dot ON Tuesday, and had her leg broken. the
horse attached 10 the draY ran away, and in
his fright ran upon the sidewalk where Helen
was.
Florida UssiOn: ''we learn that the contract
for the continuation of the work on the St
Johns bar, under the appropriation made last
winter has been awarded to Major Durkee, OF
this CITY. The present contract for the first
appropriation will probably be closed in ahout
two months. when it is expected that Major
Durkee will take charge.
Florida UnioR: Tuesday night eolored
man by the name of Levi Taylor. of Thomas
willie, Ga who had been engaged at work on
the Waycross Road. was Knocked down and
robbed of SS2 20 by three colSred men named
Morris Simmons, Sam. CASTOR and Jerry Miller,
in I,aVilla. It seems that the robbers were
aware of the fact that Taylor had just been
paid off. and upon false representations IN
duced him to 20 into LaVilla with them. where
the robbery was committed. Simmons and
CASTOR are now in Jail. An unsuccessful at
tempt was made yesterday to arrest Miller,
but It is expected that he win be arrested To-