Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-19
Florida Affairs.

/ Oranges are cheap at st. Augustine. They
/ have been selling at ten cents a corn sack full,
| and the Weekly states that at present all one
has to do is TO ask for them, and in some cases
/ owners are giving chronos TO anyone who will
4 take the damaged fruit of their hands
I The Palatka Herald has laid in a new supply
| of type, and comes out ia a spiek-span new
dress. Congratulations extended.
! Says the PaIatka Herald: The leaves on
most OF the orange trees in this section.
/ touched by the chilly blasts that swept over
/ our State few weeks ago, are withered and
/ fallen to the ground. The Ieafess trees shorn
OF their dark green foliage, present an appear
! ance not unlike that of a Northern forest. The
! fact OF the orange trees shedding their leaves,
/ however, is sure Indication that the trees are
uninjured.'
! There has been received at this Office a
specimen orange. sent with the compliments
! OF the season, from the place of Mr. L. s Jerni'
| gan, at Banana, Florida, "a live reader of the
/ WEEKLY NEWS" 1t was a fine specimen, and
We hope the shaiow OF Mr.. Jernigau, as well
] as that of his oranges. may never grow less.
/ The Orlando Reporter reports that Judge
/ Hayden, living near Sanford, picked a straw
| berry from one OF his p ants New Years
day that measured four by four and half
inches in circumference. 1t was of the cres-
cent Seeding variety, which Judge Il. pro-
nounces the earliest. He is giving eonsidera-
BILE attention to this fruit, and is having very
! encouraging degree of success. Others would
/ do well to follow his example.
| The Ocala Banner thinks the coming year
bids fair to be good one for cotton, and it
! hopes the farmers Of that section will put in a
| good crop.
The Reporter THINKS that the greatest need
I Of Lake City is a bank
! The Quincy Herald says that so many ne
groes are leaving that place that their flight
/ partakes Of an exodus. 1t hopes their places
will be speedily filed with INDUSTRIOUS sober
minded white people.
| young black bear was killed one day last
week near the residence of n. B. Floyd, three
or four miles from Quincy. The Herald says
Mr.. Floyd had noticed the mysterious disap-
pearance of some hogs and other stock. and
returning home one evening, found calf had
been killed. He took down his double barrel,
and started az er the intruder. A short hunt
revealed bruiu, who had not yet left the prem
ises. He was promptly shot, and was found
to weigh In the neighborhood Of seventy or
eighty pounds
The Monticello Constitution says: I'VE have
only time and space to announce that on We'd
nesday. about noon. Mr.. B. B. Whiddon. of
Taylor county, brought Andrew Fell, the muir
derer of ]. II. Whitaker, to town, and turned
him over to Sheriff Bailey, whO placed him in
Jail. The prisoner was captured In Madison
county, near New Harmony Church His feet
are sore aud swollen and he offered no resist
ance. If he had resisted Whiddon would have
killed him"
The Mariana Courier regrets to learn that
the oats planted about the first of December
we're killed by the recent cold spell.
The ST. Augustine Press -states that on
"Wednesday last there was picked up on the
beach child's doll, about ten inches in length,
made of aIabaster, which may probably have
beIonged to some one Of the passengers of the
nl-sated Vera Cruz. 1t was dressed in black
velvet Jacket. trimmed with gold lace. car5i-
nal red skirt, aud white lace apron Perhaps
the doh may be recognized by some OF the
survivors Of the wreck
Ouincy Herald "a house occupied by
| Ally arEings. a negro on the plantation of
/ Mr. w n Scett was destroyed by fire recently
/ and an infant child of LarkingS was SunoeAtea
| and Derished by the flames. The clotnlnS OF
one Of the children caugh. hEs oatIhs ~ .,1,
T1unicated to the bed, soon ignlted Ine oui5 pull
/ ing. which was totally destroyed. Two cn1u- Itt
\ rem were in the building, one OF whonl' the
1 oldest, escaped
Monticello Constitution: William d, Biox-
/ ham IL the first Governor of Florida born with
i in the bounds of the State; he has devoted his
/ youth and the best years of his manhood Tor
| the material welfare and advancement OF ner
citizens: and now in the meFid an of life, cioth.
| "a with the highest honors within the glft OF
the populace and installed in the Executive
/ Chsir We feel satisfied that his highest auoI-
| tion will be to administer the important duties
| corflded 10 his care in such manner as wlh
| rebound to the welfare of the psop ana inIer-
| est OF our growing and prosperous state. We
/ ffust his Official career will be pleasant ana
| PROSPEROUS. and that at the end thereof the
| Ieople will be able TO arise en- mssse ana e1-
| claim: Well done. good and faithful.
| Pensacol4 Advance I'VE note in our rounds
the following parties who have made a move "a U
| towards rebuilding their property Or. d. =.
i CTshman. Henry White, 7. T.,sWright. w a:
| BIount Riera Bros, P. Molonsy, rnlestra 9
Co. ]. Geo. White, Hyer Bros, J. B. Guttman'
Geo Bombay These we think, exclusive u q III. IL,
| Pitt whose building Is now well advanced: are
the only ones as vet who have made an s,.I eIoTe
| in the direction Of repairing damages, Whae