Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-25
Florida Affairs.

through this country"
Florida Affairs.
A correspondent from Leesburg, Florida
writes us that she cold during the last week in
1881 did very little injury in the lake region,
AID none whatever to the orange. Guavas
viii, in all probability, cast their leaves, and
pine apples were injured TO a very light ex.
tent. The orange crop, he says. is being
shipped very slowly on account Of the unfavor-
able weather since the holidays, and at least
half the crop is yet on the trees The orange
fsver, despite all drawbacks, however, is still
raging. and real e state in that section is boom
ing. Vegetable growing IS also receiving much
attention, and is destined eventually TO prove
very remunerative 1t is very favorable
symptom that politics are at a standstiu and
the people are addressing themselves 10 some
thing more profitable. The prospects OF Lees
burg and the entire lake region were never
better and by next fall a rlilrcai will put the
people Of that section in easy communication
with the outside world. This will give them
transportation facili-iss which will render
Sumter county second 10 no other county in
the State
A correspondent from Dunedin. Hills5oVo
county, Florida, writes us that neither the
oranges, trees of the citrus family, nor even
the gusva fruit, or the tender buds and blooms
OF the oranges and guava, or mango trees,
were hurt by the late freeze. The Gala lily,
cactus and geranium flowers were, and still
are, blooming in the yards.
The Dummitt Grove. the oldest and largest
orange grove in East Florida, comprising four
hundred and fifty ceres. nearly all planted in
sweet trees, Of which three thousand five hun
dred are bearing, has recently been sold to
Duke Tello Castellu ia, Of Italy. The Duke is
an ofieer OF high rank in the Italian army. and
is The owner Of extensive groves In Sicily. It
is thought that he will colonize his new posses
sion tn Italian families experienced 10 orange
culture.
The Tallahassee FloridiGa says: "Dr. W.
z. Babcock, Secretary OF the Senate, has sub
stitutsd, in the columns of the Savannah EEEs,
for his regular weekly Jacksonville letters,
daily letters from Tallahassee, which are in
his usual graceful style. and are eagerly looked
for by the many readers OF the EEws within
the State"
The OuIncy Star remarks: a. u the farmers
Of Iadsden county win manage to raise full
supply Of corn, rice and bacon, and every
other article Of food, for their own consump-
ton, it viii not be long before the county viii
Be prosperous and independent. King Cotton
Is a poor crop when alone. but few acres on
each farm would do well-provided the pro
visions did not need 20 be bought in the
West" The same suggestions might well be
heeded by the farmers in every other county.
The Tampa Tribune thinks that there is no
doubt that deep plowing in the Immediate
vicinity OF orange trees has dsleterious effect
upon them.
The Tampa Tribune favors the removal Of
the state capital from Tallahassee to Jackson
vile.
The Key West KsV reports a sad case Of by.
drophobia Ia that city as follows: "On Monday
last one Of our smackmeu, Amos Johnson, .
resident Of this city, was taken seriously III,
which soon developed hydrophobia 10 its worst
form AID died on Wednesday evening at ~
O'Clock. leaving beloved wife and three child
ren 10 mourn their loss Mr.Johnson was attend
ed nv Drs Harris and SWeetin2, TO whom they
devoted their utmost skill and sttent on with
OFT avail X seems difficult TO CetermIne the
cause of this disease, unless IL eman2ted from
a dog bi:e some twenty-seven years since. or
fram the bite OF q red snapper at a later date
On the subject Of ''the cultivation OF rice,
ths Quincy Sfar says: Among The many
agricultural products which do well IN Gads-
den county, Is one which has been almost en-
ric-. \ his staple article of food grows and
matnres TO perfection here, as was demons ira
ted last war by Mr. 7. l.. Ward and M John
watt Mr.. Ward had fourteen acres planted
W. att had three acres. and has soid over one
hundred bushels. besides that consumed oy the
family and employees, and what he has reserved
for future nse We have the success or the
farmers Of the county at heart, and would be
more than glad 20 see them prosper snd do
well, but We do not believe they can ever 90 SO
as long as they plant nothing but coteon'
Quincy Star: ''we publish elsew here an arti-
cIs from the Savannah NEWS on the Clement
Attachment gin. and ask q careful perusal or II
by every one of our readers
would prove a benefit to the South, and
as Mr. Cockriil is a gentleman OF much expe-
rience in this business, we take what ne says
on the subject as facts. We have one In 3aqs-
den already. and that is in the hands OF the
eurerDrising and business men OF Mt. Pleasant
UeiVhbOrhOOd. Mr. Thomas Davis, one OF the
6est and most enterprising and energetic citi-
zeng OF the county, IL at the head of the COM
MANY and we feel assured that success viii
crown the effort, and that this company will
nroye to every section OF the county that II IS a
grood and profitable investment, and ere long
fbe cotton raised in Gadsden county viii not
have 10 be shipped thousands OF miles to be
converted into thread
savs the Tampa Tribune ut is said that
the recent cold spell in FLORIDA mas opfns Te the t
the meteorological records puohsneo 10 tne
surgeon Generals report in 1860 the mercdry
Vas down to II degrees Z. at Mount vernon
arsenal. now known as ChattahoocEeeG =
degrees f. az Tampa; % degrees e. e FgrI OF
Nyers and 80 degrees F at Fort Dallas on tne m
Miami. While il was as cold in the lste lTee1e W
At Chattaboochee as in 1857. it lacked about Tour
degrees of being as cold in Tampa. With tne
eyception of banana leaves, tropical pIanIs
show hardly any sign Of frost, and even sucn
| yeVetanle plants as tomatoes ana cucumoers
| passed through unscathed. The coldest speils
| fhst South Florida has experienced were IN
| fseS 1870 and 1876, the damage was con-
| siderably more in each OF those years tnan ,,.
| has been experienced so far this season. ms
/ n probably owing to the cold wave baVing
reached here towards daylight on the Sutn uit',
| and being succeeded by cloudy weather.
Hinder the heading "a Rising Town" the
| Jacksonville Uat0n says: .Mr. John Parsons,
one Of the prominent citizens OF Cedar keys,
/ noiG us a pleasant visit last evening FROM
| him we learn that among other and many I'M
/ movements going on in his town - SeoaL
/ min. nov Ia course of erection by the Eegle
| Pencil Company, and q new hotel, knoMn a.
| fhe seuygannes cont aiming sixty rooms. Win,
/ IN tha last month or two between forty anu
| fftv new buildfnes have been put up OF COM
menced. IL being the only port OF any lmIors
/ fanra between Pensacola and Key Mess aIu
i fha vrertarn terminus of the Transit kailroaa,
l -L~-- ~ Z, ~,r,.-f, heavier business TRANSACTED