Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-24
Florida Affairs.

The Tallahassee Ec0TlOnltSt regrets 10 near
OF the death of Mrs. Maxwell, widow Of the
late John Steven Maxwell, OF that city, which
occurred last Wednesday night at Salem, Va,
whittier she had lately gone with her son-in-
Ilw-Mr W. R. Wilson and bis family.
Moses Lewis, colored, who attemptedto muir
der Mr.. John McIver in Baker county last
spring. has been captured by the Sheriff Of
suwannee county and sent home to prison to
await his trial He was armed with a double
barrelled gun when arrested.
Suwannee county has organized an immigra-
tion society.
The river above / axe George is on the up
ward grade-rose three feet in the past ten
days.
Judge HaHghton, of Palatka, has planted out
six hundred orange trees this season on his
place over the river.
A J. Beach is superintendent and DIR. Mo-
range one of the committeeman on the depart
ment Of fruit at the State Fair, to be held in
Jacksonville in February next.
J. Whistler, of Hawthorn, planted two acres
of onions this year, on which he says he re-
a'ized between ave and six hundred bushels,
which he sold in the markets Of the State at
good prices.
Mr. Lewis is eating pineapples grown on his
place. He has grown between forty and fifty
this year, which he says are very juicy and Of
fine flavor.
Large numbers Of cattle are being shipped
from st. Andrews to Havana and elsewhere.
Marianua Courier: Major Pickett has sue
ceeded Colonel Gibbes as acting engineer of
the railroad at this terminus"
Mariana Courier: The cane crop, as far
as we are able to learn is quite encouraging
Though small, it promises well and may make
fine yield"
Live Oak Bulletin: Capt. John c. Reynolds
and his ebgins ering corps arrived here last
Saturday, and at once commenced arranging
things for the survey Of the Live Oak and
ROwland's Bluff Railroad"
Palatka Herald: The wire for the line Of
telegraph between this city and Gainesville
will arrive to day, and viii at once be put up
along the line Of the Florida Southern Railway.
The poles are already on the ground. The
weight Of the wire is over 5000 pounds"
Lake City Reporter: ION Tuesday night
about ten O'Clock, a difficulty occurred in the
bar and billiard room of Mr. II. B. Carroll be-
| tween two young men. l.. Z. Hodges and VIM
| Warrock, in which Hodges was struck with a
| billiard cue and WsrrOck was shot in the arm.
/ Neither are seriously hurt, but the occurrence
| is regretted and deprecated"
Lake City Reporter: ''The negro. Turner
| Cooper. who was shot a fortnight ago and at
I tempted afterwards to escape by crawling at
i ul2nr one ana a quarter miles from the mousse
where he had been confined for attention and
/ safe keeping is. we learn, in a critical cOndi-
ton. The knee which was slightly wounded
/ has infiamed seriously. DR.. W. 7. Bacon has
/ his case in charge"
Tallahassee Economist: 'The contractor
/ for building the new hotel is required TO COM
plete il in four months, subject to forfeiture
| OF a considerable amount for every weeks de-
/ lay after the lapse of that time. We may,
| therefore, expect its completion by the 2oth Of
/ December next We understand there have
been several applications TO lease-one within
l few days. by the proprietor OF New Eng
/ land summer resort, who desires to provide a
| winter home for his summer visitors
! Tallahassee Economist: "Quite a number of
I Messrs. Howard, Walker 6 Co S raw recruits
/ perhaps forty or fifty-returned by foot TO this
/ county early in the week from the railroad
/ work in Jackson county. We suspect, from
| what we learn, that when brought down to the
| regular task for dirt throwing it was little
| too much for their unframed muscles and un-
/ skilled hands Besides the weather last week
l wss pretty warm, and they could not antici-
| pate the change of temperature which this
/ week has brought"
Lake CITY Reporter: The Town Council
passed an order on Tuesday granting to
/ Thompson & Hart a leaSe or two hundred and
! ten feet in length of Escambia street, being
the portion lying between lots 81 and hS, for the
/ period OF ninety nine years at rental OF S25
oi was based upon the fact that Thompson &
I Hart will erect brick building upon the land
/ Immediately and al it with machinery, giving
| employment 10 labor and adding to the wealth
Of the town and the interests OF its citizens
I generally"
Live Oak Bulletin. Last Tuesday night,
/ after james White and Joseph Wilson had
been confined in jail, some unknown parties
attempted to release them They dug out an
| entrance under the fence into the jail yard,
| and then proceeded to cut away the wooden
| portion Of the building around the cage when,
after reaching IL, it seems they intended to
liberate all the prisoners. The piece of iron
with which they expecte to effect an entrance
was evidently too large to go between the bars
of the cage, and they had to leave the job I'M
done After seeing what had been attempted,
Sheriff Sessions procured guard. who will in
the future look after their safety"