Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-15
Florida Affairs.

gun was he ard, aud about minute Afterwards
Mr. Davis stopped aud held up his arm, which
attracted the attention of the party. Upon an
examination 1t was found that he had been
shot. The bullet hal passed through his coat
sleeve and undercsothing. making q slight flesh
wound.
The Tampa Tribune acknowledges the re-
ceipt Of an orange which measured fifteen
inches in circumference. It believes this to be
the largest orange ever raised in Florida
A short while since proclamation was
issued by the Mayor Of Jacksonville ordering
all gamblers to leave the city. The UHion
says soon after the issue Of this proclamation
a number OF them left, while others remained.
Some OF them went up the river and others
left on the train. They remained away until
they supposed the excitement was over, and
are now returning TO pursue again their nefari-
Gus avocations few days since the City
Marshal notified large number Of them to
leave or they would be arrested and punished.
They promised to do so.
The Sumter Adudnce says: Draining the
Everglades and Lake Okeechobee is a NAM
moth undertaking, but those acquainted with
the programme and the company are sanguine
that the enterprise will succeed"
The Sumter AdUdnce publishes an account Of
a fatal accident which Miss Lizzie McClendon,
a charming young lady Of fifteen years. re
Gently met with in Lees5urg. As she was
standing by an open fire at the residence of Mr..
jenkins, her dress caught, and in a moment
she was enveloped in solid fame OF fire.
Several ladies' were present and used every
effort to ex,inguish the fire, but before it was
- zAa all in faa
ful manner, and was so injured tina. she died
| in "a few days after
The Tallahassee FEoridiaa says that on
| thursday last a negro cabin about three miles
from that town, containing three little child.
ren, who had been locked uD inside by their
mott er when she went Off to her work, caught
/ fire and was burned to the ground. 1t has nc
/ further particulars OF this awful occurrence.
Alachua county will begin shipping vegeta-
/ blrs in two weeks. and the Tampa Tribune says
| the crop viii be one hundred per cent. greater
/ than last year.
! The water on the volusia bar Is getting very
! low again.
/ Mr. G.. W. Hubbard, the contractor, has be-
/ gun the work OF re-erecting the Trinity Metho-
4 dist Episcopal Church at Jacksonville.
/ The automatic Westinghouse air brake is
now used on all passenger trains Of the Transit
/ Railroad.
| The new engine for the South Florida Rail
| road is now at Sanford.
! One hundred and thirty passengers arrived
at Jack ksonviIle on the train Saturday morning,
Eighty-three Of these were through passengers
says the Florida linton: "On Friday we were
/ shown an orange bush which contained from
/ hat kad hftI
| ded only one year The body OF the bush was
about three-fourths Of an inch in diameter
and about two feet high. 1t was grown by Mr..
/ a F. styles, about five miles from this city,
/ and was on exhibition at Terry & Co.'S stand
Yesterday. 1t was purchased last evening by
/ Mr. Hobert Hare, and will be transferred tC
his grove near Honeymoon nursery"
The Sanford Journal states that the incor
| porators of the Sanford, Lake Eustis and
/ OcaIa Railroad have organized by electing DR.
| ]. n. Bishop, President; H. L. DeFOrest, Treas
urer; d. L. Way, Secretary. and A. NJ
/ Thrasher. Solicitor. 1t will pass through
| one Of the finest portions of South
/ Florida, which only needs the railroad
/ to make it fill up with people. This road, con
Meeting at Ocala with Northern lines, would
/ admit OF through freights and through passen-
gers by mail direct from Sanford to any part
/ Of the United States.
| A coIored desperate drew a knife and revol-
| yer on a white man-his employer-one day
| last week, In the western part Of Gadsden
| county. A warrant for him was sworn out at
| once before a Justice in Chattahoochee, and
! another colored individual is in trouble.
Pensacola Gazette: San experienced mill
/ man long in the business in Santa Rosa. and
/ also in EScambia county for time, makes an
/ estimate OF the lumber production (which IN
the year, beginning July ], 1851. We attach
| value to the gentleman's figures, because he
/ knows every mill. steam or water. in the two
/ counties, and the capacity OF each. He eSti-
mates the production at two hundred and five
/ million feet, superficial measurement. All OF
/ this will be shipped out Of Pensacola harbor,
/ save the quantity required for building up the
/ rapidly growing city OF the name, the towns
i and villages, etc, in the counties. Besides the
/ sawed stuff to be shipped, the large item OF
/ hewn timber will be added to the aggregate of
/ exports OF wood.
Says the SirnIand Tribune: THE prospects
/ of South Florida being supplied with railroads
/ appear Just now very bright. There are some
i three roads chartered to this place with
/ branches and extensions to other points on the
| peninsula, and as each seems TO be anxious to
/ be the first TO be well under way we think il
/ highly probable that a road viii be construct
/ ed, aud that in the course of year or so this
i
/ tior by rail with other States. For this and
the adjoining counties Of fernando, Polk and
| Hauatee the dawn Of new and progressive
! era is already perceptible in the largely IN
I creasing immigration and the rush OF pros
/ psctors as the result Of getting one or more
/ roads down the peninsula IN the near future.
The Florida Union states that Captain A. L.
/ Richardson leaves for Orange county this week
| for the purpose OF perfectlng arrangements
/ for building number of barges TO be en-
/ ployed in the freighting business on the river.
1 Ths Captain says the bargeS will certainly be
/ built this summer.
The Quincy Herald reports that a blacksmith
| shop the proper ty Of Mr. Howell, OF Mount
i Pleasant was burned at that place one day last
/ week. The fire was occasioned By blaze IN
Il the surrounding woods. We sincerely regret
the loss sustained by Mr. Howell through this
| accident.
| Florida Union Of Saturday: Track laying
on tie Peninsula hailroad will commence on
| Monday next: General Agent Coleman in
forms us that in a few weeks the iron horse
/ will be in Ocala and Silver Spring"
/ Quincy Herald: "a number of cslcined bones
/ all that could be found Of the victims of the
/ late jail horror-were unearthed last week.
/ The mass OF debris covering them was
1 thoroughly overhauled by our tlzens, and all
/ that had not been destroyed by the intense
/ heat were carefully collected and Inferred"
Quincy Herald: "A colored man, formerly
/ OF this place, had his hand crushed bY the
/ train at some point down the road this week.
/ An attack OF lock-jaw, occasioned by the
/ wound, caused his death.
! The following is the programme proposed to
/ ba observed on the opening OF the Fernandina
i and Jacksonville Railroad: AT ~ a m, or
/ moon the arrival OF the first excursion from
/ Jacksonville q national salute OF 81 guns, 20
/ h firef nv the Nassau Light Art1lery Compa-
/ nv of Feruandina. At the CONCLUSION or the
/ salute a grand union regatta A series OF
/ sports consisting Of sack races, hurdle Jump
| ing, creased pole, potato picking Iha1Snes, T,e
l vheeioarroW races, tug OF war, etc nheSe
/ vrith an intermission of two hours for dinner
| will consume the best portion OF the Gay. A.
O'Clock q military parade and Jeu &c Jo.es y
the military organizations OF the CITY AT p
m an illumination Of the yachts and grano pl'
| rotechnic display in the harbor. The Wnole u
| conclude with q ball at the EssTnont Hotel Inc
| celebration which was announced for the lotn
has been postponed until the 23d Of the present
! month.
Says the Ocala Bonner: Last Tuesday was
| q beautiful gunshiny day. There was no ex
| citement nor disturbance on our streets TO give
| soon to be enacted. About O'Clock p. m, the
| crack Of q pistol was heard, and the report
/ soon spread that Burren Dawkins, the Marsha
| OF our town, was killed. Hastenlng TO the
| snot his dead body was q confirmation OF the
| terrible truth. Bystsnders state that ne waS
shot with pistol In the hands Of Richard X
Russell a white man, q citizen or this county
| and who lives some miles north OF Ocala- Mr.
Russell was Immediately arrested oy Juogt
Marshall, Captain Cordero and others ane
placed IN jail. On the following day prellmi
Judge Marshall, acting as committing mag rs
trare, and the accused was committed 70 laiiir