Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-22
Florida Affairs.

will employ live correspondents in the chief
Northern cities.
The Monticello Constitution saws q country
negro brought six hundred pound bale of
cotton to that town last Monday, sold the same
for upwards OF ten cents per pound, fell into
the hands Of three negro gamblers, and was
despoiled Of his money. The sherif's depu-
ties were hunting for the sxindlers Monday
night.
hr. ". J. Woodward, General Superintendent
Of the Florida Transit, Fernandlna and Jack
sOnville and Peninsular Railroads, has been
appointed Vice Consul Of Uruguay at the port
OF Fernandina. The appointment will not in
terfere with his railroad duties.
The Herald thinks that Palatka needs. and
will have one Of these days, a palmetto
factory for making paper, a tannery, a tin fac
tory, cotton factory, q mill to grind up
cotton seed, and rice mill IL believes all these
would pay. It only needs the men and capital
to put them into operation.
A thousand acres Of hummock land are being
planted in vegetables on the Manatee river.
According to the snake editor Of the Tampa
Tribune rattlesnake seven feet long was kill
ed last Wednesday by the hands on a dredge
while his snakeship was trying to beat his way
across the river at that place.
The Jacksonville Union is Of the opinion
that it is an open secret that General Sherman
did not to uss Grants words) receive re-
ception' of a very cor fial nature on the occa-
sion Of sherman day" in Atlanta.
The Key West Key says Colonel Maloney,
sr., has just handed us sprg Of cotton
tree. containing several cotton blooms open
and a number that are not yet quite ripe He
states that this is the second crop this year.
This would be quite treat at Atlanta just
now"
Mr.. Joseph II. c. Pratt has assumed editorial
management Of the Sumter County Aduance
When occasion requires it the AdUaRce will be
Democratic At all other times it will devote
itself to the material advancement Of its imme-
diate section by setting forth its advantages OF
location. fertility of soil and its admirable
adaptabiIity to tbs orange and other semi
tropical plants, and the varied products that
are and may be cultivated.
Messrs. Sheppard & Howell will begin the
publication Of the Santa Rosa Nel5s at Milton,
Florida, on or about the 25th instant.
The Barlow Informant informs its readers
tee county. Col. JOhu Parker, of heart disease.
1t says he left Barlow Wednesday afternoon in
apparent good health, and reaching Fort
Meade that evening passed the night with Mr..
P Dzialynski. Next morning he arose and
went to the lot. meeting and speaking to
George Dzialycski on his way. Not appearing
at breakfast time. a search was made for him,
and he was discovered dead
TIE Palatka Journal learns that an effort is
being made to terminate the contract now ex-
isting between the Post ONCE Department and
A. ]. Beach & Son for carrying the mail
between that place and Crescent City. The
movement, as the Journal understands it. is to
change from the river to al overland route,
via Welaka That paper does no think this
will be an improvement on the present way of
performing the service, buJ rather an incOn-
veuience to the public, and one that will entail
greater risk, if not a greater expense, to carry
out
In a few days the West Florida Fair will be
held at Mariana.
Monticello Constitution: "a crazy white
man, who says his name Is jim Curry, was
brought to town ON Tuesday night and placed
N jaIl For several days he had oeen proving
around the cOu try in the vicinity of Williams
n,
citizens. and consequently was arrested and
cOGfned as stated He is supposed TO be an
escaped lunatic from the asylum at Chatta
hOocAee."
Says the Jacksonville Union: "O1 Tuesday
4 lady while walking up Bay street accident
ally dropped her pOcketboOk, which contained
S15. A colOred man by the name OF VIII am
johnson saw the pOcketbOOk fall, and after the
lady had gone a short distance. picked it up.
AS soon as the lady missed the money sne
made report to Marshal Mays, who succeed
ed in finding Johnson and arrested him. john
son denied having the money at first, but final
IL made confession and returned the pocket
book with all but s. of the money"
Little did any one think" says the Palatka
Herald, that a few years ago 1882 would open
up a railroad connection with the kisSin'
NEE, and no! for the OkeechObee. It took In-
gram Fletcher six days TO boat it from Teho-
pakaiiga to OkeechObee. Soon you can go by
railroad and steamboat the entire route, from
Sanford 70 the Everglades in two days. rare
country this is for game OF sill kinds, and ALI
gators, equal to those OF the carbiniferOus pc
Rod Surely the lines have fallen into pleasa {
places and the half has not been revealed.
What will be is yet to be, and who knows but
that Florida is to be the gate that IS TO open up
more than oriental splendori Wealth will con-
tinue % fiow into this Beulah land, until all
the waste places that can be made available
will rejoice and blossom as the rose"
Saws the Putnam County Journal: Three
acres Of the home grove OF Brown q Co, On
Fosters Point, some years ago showed seri-
ous sigus OF 'die-back' Mr. Gates who lad
then a. now the grove in charge, decided TO
quit eultivating the trees. He thought II they
-anted to die they might. But the moment
they we're abandoned to themselves they
began to recover, the die-back disappeared,
aud the trees have since become as thrifty and
vigorous as any in the grove. No one can now
tell that they were ever disc aSed- They have,
so Mr.. Gates informs us, proven the most
profitable trees in the grove, the yield OF
oranges being greater. This was seven years
ago No plowing or cultivating has been done,
but muck and mulching have been applied
freely. In the fall the grass and weeds have
been cut down With hoe. IL We are 20 Judge
a tree by its fruits We must concede that Mr..
Gates plan for managing these trees Is the
correct one"
The Florida LdcoH, published at Ocala, says:
"Our little city has been so crowded with
people for the past month or so that Il has
been almOst impossible for them to f1nd lodg-
ing at night. IL tBiS is the case so carry IN the
season what will our condition be when the
great tide OF tourists begins TO Hood IN this
Winterf When Ocala was small inland
town, without any communication with
the outside world save by the SLOW
wagon team, we had scarcely enough
MOTEL accommodations. and now that
the Peninsula Railroad has united US with the
great Transit route, by way or Silver Springs.
We have no more hotel room than we had
before II we do not make some arrangement
for tha board OF peOpie who come here. We
can only expect that they Will pass tnrough
Every man who Is Interested IN the early devel-
opment OF Marion county should think OF this
matter. and think quickly, or our golden
opportunity this winter viii pass without
profit to US.
Chipco. the famous Indian chief OF Florida,
il dead. The Barlow Polk county, Informant
saws. .sThe news has Just reached us or the
death OF Chipco, the chief of the remnant Of
band Of Tallahassee In ians, on the 10Th OF
October last This noted Seminole WarrIsr. as
near as can be learned, was a little oyer one
hundred years OF age, and had, up 70 Ei aiEh
snd al festivities Of his tribe. but has at
Iast had 10 suecumb TO old sge. he fully par
ticipsted in the long sentnole VAT, anu a. .. sne
time Billy Bo legs and MS compah4e2uS ssIeS
Janorted to the Indian Territory, IA isse.
STbfS.o and his band managed TO elude Lnelr
nnrsIIerS- and have since lived here Sno tnere
n tbs Ktssinnuee country, though OF late yesrs L
their main camp has been about IHSnIy nv. nse
miles east Of here, near tne Sa.Asn ls- l.ahie
Tbough NOT actively engaged in the memoLeolo
Dadeis massacre in 1885. Chipoo was PFess
ent at many massacres ana Oat9es
minor Importance In talking over MS pas
career he always expressed regret ioI oIs atont
deed, which Yss the killing OF wiz; came
by tossing it up and catching it, as az ~ ~,
down, on the point of his hunting knile. iro III
usual formslities peculiar to Indian tIaoes Ne-o
gone through with at his death PIX nne III lsiS
and many Fat hogs having been snot anu
Al his grave and his rife and hunting aceoutro
ments, together with cooking utenShs, -
buried with him. so that he might nave snS
use OF them in the happy hunting gronhos g,
The remnant OF Chipco's band now nalne-s,
hut three warriors, with their women. chhdLen
ana negroes and the cbicftsin'S mantl, is has
descended on the shoulders OF Chipcos 3 ls< oluSss
son who viii be known in dipiomauc SllS1~s T.,'
as TUstenuggee Tahusky 1Aere are 4sh1s ~, 49, ~
are steadily decreasing In numbers. ana ps.t LEI
resist every effort OF our gofefhineA'