Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-29
Florida Affairs.

By vote of the people o. Sumter county,
Monday, the county site was changed from
Leesburg to Sumtorville.
The public school in Gainesville was opened
last week, and IS under the direction of Major
J. ". Tench as Principal
Professor C. C. Hill, a graduate Of Bethel
College, Kentucky, has charge of the High
School at Melrose, and Mr.. S. D. Tfllman Of the
school at Campville.
Waldo is going up grade. The lumber bust
less is increasing and the Transit Railroad has
finished a connecting link with the Santa Fe
lake canal
Pensacola Adrdace: Information having
been received by Sheriff Hutchinson that a
burglary was committed on Monday night,
whereby Mrs. Saddler,a milliner on Intendencia
street. had been rObced Of goods amounting to
at least Sl95, Deputy Sheriff Mann, assisted by
Mr Ran BOyett, at once set out in qu st of the
thieves. To the grea- credit of these officers
we must say that the guilty parties were dis
covered and locked in jail in less than tive -ty-
four hours from the time of the committing Of
the crime. Benz Wiliingham was first over
hauled, and Ben Turning Stat evidence led to
the capture Of Gus Jackson and Alfred Gordon
The three are colored ana confessed their
crime. The goods were all recovered"
Pensacola AdUdnce: THE city police made
forty-nine arrests last week, and fines amount
ing TO Slgl were assessed. OF this sum all was
collected except SlOO. But the thing is doing
we'll, nevertheless"
Pensacola AdUdnce: AFFIDAVIT was made be-
fore Commissioner Walsh few laws since hy
the Captain of the American schooner Loula
MuchersOn against Thomas DeHeen and Wit
/ liam GlennOn, charging these two with the
grave Cffense of having boarded his vessel inn
mediateiy after entering port, and before sic
was mOOred, and stealing four sailors The
case came up for hearing Monday evening,
but owing to some sort of shenauagin know n
u those familiar with this traffic in human
flesh, the Captains witnesses failed to appear,
and consequently the prisoners we're dismissed.
This Sailor-catrhing Ou-iBess has mo Opolizsd
a great deal OF attention OF late, in fact, more
than il deserves. but We are sorry to say that
ia almost every case OF arrest the guilty ones
90 scot free, simply on account Of the duphcity
or cOwaTdice OF those most Intimately CON
uected with tn suit. If some example We're
made the daTiug adventures Of those Engaged
in this occupation would be less frequent"
Orange City Times Improvements are sti
going on. Groves are setting ard houses build
ing. and everything shows that the Orange City
OF tomorrow will not De the Orange City of
/ to-day"
Alachua Aduocafe: The cotton crop OF this
I county is about closed out, and our farmers,
| disgusted with prices, threaten to leave the
staple severely alone next season. If their dis
/ appointment results in securing greater di-
versity of farm produce next year their expe-
rience will have bOrns good fruit"
/ I'VE observed ar Starke the other day" says
/ Lue LTQCkcfs I'D the 1aiu VI Ndpt. AdEtllls Tue
worthy ROadmaster Of the Transit Railroad,
several coffee plants. looking healthy ard
strong In appearance they resemble okra.
With proper enterprise, who can tell what may
lot be grown on our Florida sOils'
Florida Crescent: 'AS Sheriff Mickler and
taree ladies in company, occupying two bug
gies, were returning from Fort Dade on Mon
day last, the horses took fright near Mr. Cray S
and ran away. smashing both buggies and in
juring Miss Alice Peterson, who was hurt in
her fall from the buggy, but not seriously"
Florida AgriculturliSt: This is the last
year that cheap orange lands can be procured.
There Is very little left except in private hands
and il will bring big prices in the future y"
The same journal says: "a person leaving
DeLand along with the mail bag will travel to-
gether as far as Palatka, but there they part.
The passenger will proceed straight on and get
o Jacksonville that night. TIE mail bag re-
QUires night to rest at Palatka, and arrives
AZ Jacksonville the next daE.i