Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-07
Florida ATairs.

A con iderable number Of rooms and houses
have been already engaged by parties intend
ing to spend the winter in Tallahassee.
A large colony Of Indiana immigrants have
arrived at Tallahassee.
The post offices at Brooklyn Lake, Lookout
and Wil,worth have been discontinued, ami a
post Office established at Campville, in Alachua
county.
Hon. C Drew has been appointed agent Of
the Bureau Of Immigration in jacksonville.
and has entered upon the duties of his Office.
Major Norris fine barn at Living Garden
was destroyed by fire last week.
volusia county has thirty nine public schools,
OF which five are cOlOred.
Our Florida exchanges from every locality
announce numerous arrivals from the North
and Northwest Of people seeking homes in
that State.
The Fernandina Marshal was arrested, tried
for assault and battery, and fined Sl6 and
costs, few days ago, for taking forcibly from
the pocket Of citizen a receipt the Marshal
had given him in a set lement.
Emporia is the name of a new town in the
northern part OF VOlusia county, some three
miles from Volusia 1t is one of the farming
sections in the county. There are several
large bearing groves in the vicinity owned by
the pioneer settlers. Good schools and churches
in the immediate vicinity. Land can be
bought cheap for cash or on time.
Sunland Tribune: "Mr Dave Gillet, of Little
MauRtee had his pockets picked by some light
fingered gent of SIS in Spanish gold. on Tues
day night. while he was asleep in the ice house
OF Mr.. James Harding. No clue to the thief
Palatka Herald: I'VE had a call last week
II naw
tor of the Knights OF Honor Of this State. He
was here for the purpose of organizing a lodge
in this place. He left on the DeBary Satur-
day for Jacksonville
OcaIa Banner: DIR. W. H. Babcoek. the
welI-knO0 n correspondent Of the Savannah
NEws, paid Ocala a brief visit last Tuesday
The doctor has been connected with the press
of Florida for number OF years, and much
OF its present prosperity is due to his fluent
pen"
Nanatee Netrs: Improvements are going
on everywhere; land being cleared for vege-
tables BY the hundred acres; new houses being
built in every direction; fencing by the mile
In feet everything looks as though the
most cathsTtic fowl was suspended in an ele-
vated position in this section Of the country ="
Tampa Guardian: Mr.. George Washington.
OF West Tampa, has on his place a sulphur
sDring Of superior medicinal uaities VIII ch.
if improved, would be very beneficial to inva-
lids and the seekers OF heslth. The water of
this spring is pure and clear. and strongly i'm
pregnaJed with sulphur and magnesia'
TAMPA Progress: "We heard one Of our
county farmers remark the other day that he
would have seventy-fve to one hundred bush
els of corn for sale, and on inquiring we were
surprisei 10 find that there we're quite num-
Der of the farmers in the eastern part of the
county who had surplus OF corn
Pensacola AdUdnce: I'VE learn from Mr.
John d. Gray that he has purchased the wreck
of the steamer c. Fischer. which vessel sank
near Point Washington some months ffnce
through boiler explosion. IL is his intention
to raise the hull, which is represented in
sound state and reconstruct stern wheel
steamer for towing purposes"
Rartow Informant: The jute plant, or
Spauish cOcklebur as il ia famiharly known in
South Florida. grows spontaneously in this
section. We noticed the other daY at the SIDE
of a fence where il had come up spontaneous
Iv. iute stalks over six feet high Should its
cult alton ever prove remunerative. lots Of it
can be raised in these counties 1t generally
prefers sandy soil
Jacksonville Union. 'sThe first regular ship
ment f oranges this season was received yes
terdsy. The steamer Okeebumkee brought
down twenty-five boxes from the Ocklawaha
river. The oranges. while juicy and well
favored, were not particularly fine. They
had dropped from the tree, anu were gathered
up and shipped more as an experiment than
anything else"
Ocala Banner: 1--WE have been reliably in
formed that arrangements have been made be-
tween the Peninsular Railroad Company and
the Bauknight line Of steamers to run a daily
line between Silver Spring and the upper
Lakes. touching at Leesburg and all other
landings. This arrangement will go into eff
feet on the 10th Of October. The rates of
freight and travel have been. considerably re-
duced and the advantages to be derived by
the citizens living on the river and the lakes
will be very great"
Jacksonville onion: The WaycrOss freight
warehouse and depot was formally Opsned for
business y yesterday, and fifteen cars Of freight
from Savannah made it lively for awhile
Fverything was a stir and hustle over there
ourinz the day but the systematic order in
which business was dispatched was admirable,
and reflected credit upon the management
Mr. q w Haines has the general supervision
Of this road in this city. Mr. H. S. Steele, late
OF ALBANY. Ca, is in charge OF the warehouse,
and most ably assisted by MesSrs w. knight,
Ed Holmes and E Greenwood Mr. }. b. Bur
roughs is in charge of the baggage rooms"
jacksonville Union Last week Messrs.
Bowen and Jacklen Daniel, Jr, met with quite
a serious misfortune in Cedar creek. They
were going up the creek in sail boat, ana
after proceeding some distance up, a sum
breeZs suddenly came up. and their boat De
coming unmanageable was cSDsized. Ihelr
guns were thrown out of the boat and went to
the bottom OF the cree4Fwhich was al TINS
point twenty-seven feet deep. The young gen
tlemen, being good swimmers, soon gained the
shore and toWed their boat after them me
boat was righted ard bailed out, when they
returned to Yellow Bluff After changing
their clothing they returned to the creek, ac-
compsnied by Mr.. A W. Lawless, who, being
good diver, went to the bottom and found
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