Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-15

Tallahassee FIoridian: "Since the 21st Of
August we have had no rain worth mention
ing, ing, and the whole country is drying up.
Streams fed by springs that were never before
known to fail, have gone dry, and stock find it
difficult to get water in the range. The sweet
potato crop will be almost an entire failure
The weather has Of course been most favora-
BILE for getting out the cotton CROP and If any
planter should have his crop destroyed by the
storms that are almost sure to come soon. he
need not complain"
Tallahassee FLoridiGn: 1--WE understand.
upon good authority, that there is a colony of
thirty persons now on their way from Indiana
70 Leon county. This Is good news ard il is to
De hoped they are only the forerunners of a
1arge "a ana increasing immigration into Middle
Florida rrUm the Middle and Western States 1"
u. NJ Oliver to the Gainesville Sun and Bee /:
We are blessed in this country with two dis
tlnct seasons for growing vegetables and in
addition TO these advantages we have a rich
ana generous soil, which will at all seasons re-
Spond literally and remunerate the laborer for
MS work. We also have three distinct monied
crops or seasons. viz: Vegetables of all kinds
IN the spring; cotton, lcorn, potatoes cane
rice. ETC.. in early fall; and last but not least
oranges and other tropical fruit crops in the
taI and winter These are blessings and
advantages that nature has lavishly spread
before us. and il is left with us as to
whether we will make the proper effort
and avail ourselves Of them. Why
not every family have supply of vegetables
the year round l was told five years ago.
hHcu came 70 GAINESVILLE, that vegetables
could not be grown during summer aud early
fal This Is a big mistake. for / have now
hundreds OF nice cabbsges with nice hard
heads, and others heading and still others half
grown. while have thousands OF young plants
Tor fall planting am digging good crop of
Irish potatoes, just matured and have plenty
OF Oeets, onions, okra. egg plants, tomatoes
snap beans and indeed about all the vegetables
usually grown In regular seasons"
Tallahassee FLOrididn: "The Lake CITY
Reporter makes complaint against the
State authorities for not having the
railroads taxed, as required by re-
cent acts Of the Legislature Our friend of the
Reporter Is a little too hasty. We are advised
that the necessary steps have been taken 10
have every railroad in the State assessed and
that at the proper time. and in the proper
manner, legal proceedings will be had to de-
termine the question OF their liability to taxa
ton, as required by the resolution adopted at
the last session Of the Legislature"
Orange City Times: "a coIored man, whose
name we have not learned, was drowned in
Lake Beresford Wednesday. while rafting logs
for Messrs. Wellman & COnklin. He took cramp
when in water not more than four feet deep
His body was recovered -
Jacksonville Union: ''Dr j. s. Bouknight is
having q new steamer built to run on the Ock-
for the winters business. The hull was built
at Leesburg, and is Of about the same model
as other steamers employed on the Ocklawaha
river, but Is built very strong, and is seventy
eight feet long by tWenty-three feet wide"