Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-10
Florida Afairs.

Jefferson county's share of the State school
fund has fallen off one half.
Several suspicious characters are proving
| about Tallahassee.
Colonel b. F. Whitner, former resident of
Tallahassee and prominent citizen of Orange
county, is dead. He was a native of South
Carolina. and graduated at an early age from
the Georgia State University. He was pos
sessed Of literary talents of a high ORDER and
on leaving college was offered the position Of
associate editor Of the famous Southern Lite
rarH Messenger.
In addition to the premium or 500 for the
best display OF Florida products grown by any
single individual to be shown at the next Or
ange County Fair, offered by General Sanford,
Mrs. Sanford offers prize of $50 for the best
floral display.
The peach crop Of Alachna promises to be
large.
PaIatka Herald, speaking OF the opening u
the Vanilla brigade's campaign, says: 1.-THE
demand seems to be on the increase. Last
season about 175,OO0 pounds were shipped from
this place. 1t is bought at from four to five
cents per pound and transformed in New York
into the best Cuba tobacco"
The Lake Worth correspondent of the Key
West Eey wants 20 know why a letter to and
from Miami is forced to traEel four hundred
miles to Jacksonville, thence to Cedar Keys, by
steamer 10 Key West and thence by sail boat
to Miami, a journey Of fifteen hundred miles,
when the actual distance is but eighty miles.
Alachua county was visited recently by de-
structive hailstorm. Many farmers were COM
PEELED to replant their corn.
Monticello ilas ..ot lad a Sheriff's sale for
seven months Legal business is rat, and the
Constitution wonders how the lawyers live
The lightning had q boom in Monticello last
week. The auid shlgered china tree in Mr.
t,arroll's yard, entered tne smsk.e house, which
it filed with smoke. but did not set 1t On fire.
his little boy was knocked heels over head. but
was not hurt Several cows had moved from
und2r the tree ere it was struck.
Carpenters, held hands and laborers in gen
eraI are nee 5ed in Sumter county.
A Dutton correspondent of the Fernandina
EzEress relates that a young man from Viz
giuia, named Edwards, who had been stopping
with Captain Swails, BECAME sInitten with
charming young school teacher. she lately
left for home, and Edwards started for Gala
han. presumably to go to work there. The
next morning he was found locked up in his
room u Captain swsils', with empty
alcohol and laudsnU n bottles thrown around
nromiscuousIy. The door had been fosced,
and sticking in the crack, a note was found,
announcing his intention to commit suicide.
HeWas promptly attended to, and is thought
TO be in fair way to Tecoyer
ars. Strjngtellow's house ia Gaiuesviile was
consumed by fire last Friday night The Sun
and Bee says but few things were saved from
the building. Almost all the articles Of cloth
ing beissS;pg to the members Of the family
three gold watchep end all of the furniture
were consumed. Insured for Sl.s1C.
Alachua vegetable growers complain OF the
returns ruads Coz recent shipments.
Two new engines feE the Florida Transit
Railroad are expected 10 arLiSs to1,uHs 1T, erA"e
IN All twenty two locomotives on tnat road'
A new engine OF sraat power has been placed
in the Sanford say and planning mlli, anu i
commenced running for the ETst Ting oR lugs-
day last With this acquisition. y - luS Is
the mill can turn out about lS.OUg teet Oh Iuu--
Der day.
Morris Metzyer. who murdered Samuel Moore
in Reward county last winter, has been sen
fenced by Judge Cooke TO be hung at snen az Il L
~ file S6yernor may designate A Oh OF e4-
ceptiors was sAtered bY the doomed man
counsel.
Frank Hunter, OF Arredondo. was xiiisd b.
pSssing train on the Transit Railroad on the
Goth ult he vas intoxicated
The Fernandina Express states that the i'm
nrovements for the protection OF Fort Clinch
re now in progress Four ietties are being
run oat CT right angles 20 the beach, above
and below tie sorf. and VIII prevent the IN
ceSsant wear OF the beach frcm tides. During
the past year the encroachments o. no Iioes
haze been enormous.
saws the Milton Standard: THE trade or
the Bagdad Lumber Company has Tor num-
6aS ~ EARS been Eerz extensive, reaching al
most every nook and corner OF the clvlat<eu
ana haif civilized world. bur they have JUST re-
ceived an order for flooring from Iope 49,
Kansas, which seems 90 US e gettnk " sne
centre Is well as the corners"