Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-22
Florida Affairs.


Gainesville. Fla, entitled the ALdchua AdUo
cate. Messrs. Cannon & McCreary, two
young printers, are the proprietors, and they
have called to the editorial chair the expert
enced pen of Rev. o. A. Myers, already well
known to the Florida press We wish them the
success which belongs to merit
The Orange Lake FIoridian objects to the
oft repeated assertion that the hammock
lands Of Florida are unhealthy. It afirms
that the healthfulneSs OF this class of lands is
proved In the history OF that section, where the
hammock are very dense, and the growth
most luxuriant. If residents in such localities
will take the trouble to build cisterns, or
otherwise procure good water, and pay a
decent regard to their diet, they will remain
perfectly healthy.
The Jacksonville Union wants a canning
factory in that city for fruits vegetables, fish,
meats. etc, and contends that Jacksonville
offers every facility, with abundant materials.
The editor OF the Fernandina Mirror gives
results Of the ship canal surveys. The altitude
of Lake City is 200, Okefenokee Swamp 120,
Baldwin a.. Highland 20, Starke $50, Archer 20.
Bronson p feet. respectively. The editor de-
livers the opinion that tide-water canal ap-
pears to be impracticable.
Pensacola, according to the AduGnce, has
been shipping cargoes of flour to Africa. When
will wonders cease? But that is the good of
great railroads and great rivers.
The Tallahassee Economist commenting
upon the rumor Of land sale by Governor
Bloxham of four million acres of the Safe
lands to a Philadelphia company, does not
l..
throw up its hat at the idea of parting with it's
heritage at twenty five cents per acre. 1t
seems like selling ones birthright for a mess
OF pottage, chr The same paper, writing on
the salaries of State officers. makes the follow
! ing comparison: Georgia, which has about
six times the population and eight times the
wealth of Florida, pays in annual salaries to
Judges and Solicitors $4,000 FIorf5a pays in
| salaries to the same officials S33.073 Florida,
instead of pay ing one-fifth or one-sixth of
what Georgia pays in these salaries, as would
be suggested by the difference in population
/ and in wealth, actually pays more than two
thirds of the amount which Georgia pays"
! Postmaster General James has ordered the
/ discontinuance of the steamboat mail service
from Cedar Keys to Troy, on the Suwannee
river, and also that from Cedar Key to Clear
| Water Harbor. on our Gulf coast.
/ Live Oak Bulletin: "a number of our young
( men have combined and are building house
| at the springs in which to live during the sum
mer months.
| jacksonville Union: ION Monday last Lewis
| NJ affair, a lad Of 13 years, who is stopping at
| DR. Niles, on the South beach. speared floun-
| der that measured 81 inches in length ana 1IIS
inches in width. the largest of the season."
Jasper Times: Hundreds of hogs are dying
| OF the cholera in this neighborhood. Farmers
| will have to let all the plney woods rooters die
out and buy finer stock before they can raise
| much meat at home " Is it the ''piney woods
| rootersH that are dying
Ouincv Herald: The most unequiyocal sue
cess seems to attend the Clement Attachment
| enterprise in Gadsden county. On last Wed
| neSday the Davis Bros. shipped twelve bales OF
| their yarns. and new machinery to the value
of IS 600 will be added to the factory in a short
| time"
Madison Recorder: "BIessrs. T. j. Smith and
w b. Phillips are cleaning up yard on the
| east side of town, near the Hamerly pond,
| preparatory to the manufacture of brick.
These gentlemen propose 10 put up kiln OF
and Theo Willard have each large kiln now
about ready for burning. This looks like we
viii have a more substantial class OF buildings
| in our town in the ruCure.
Tallahassee FTorididn "a correspondent in
wakulla county informs us that there is now
| living in that county an aged lady by the name
! of Jerusha Revell. who has two hundred and
| Sixrv-tWo children, grandchildren and great
| grandchildren. all living She IS eighty five
vesrs Of age. and has been member OF the
| Baptist Church six v years. and for the last ter
wears has been entirely blind. There are among
her descendants eight ministers OF the gospel
Tallahassee Economist: "Cur capitalists are
| coming brayely 10 the front to meet the hOto
| question A gathering was held at the Coun
| eli Chamber last Tuesdsy at which some ter
different parties sHrs rscrioed $1,000 each, aggre
| eating say $4,000 We are informed that there
, / il no doubt but what the whole mount want
ed will be procured. $4,000 Plans for the
building are already on hand. 1t Is to be
erected on the old court house square mos
, | eieible location and to contain some sixty ode
rooms It is intended to have IL in reacinesE
for the entArl ainment of guests by November
or December next.
This from the ALachuG Advocate: "One o
the finest country residences In the county n,
was destroyed by fire last week. 1t was the
property OF Colonel Williams. of South Caro-
lima until its purchase by a gentleman OF New
York after the war. It is now known IS the
James place, but at the time of the fire it wa:
owned and occupied by Mr.. Robson. The
building was not insured, and but a small par
of the furniture was saved. And this
, Gainesville aboupds with shade trees. shrub
berry and flowers. The grounds attached tC
the dwellings and public buildings are large
and beautifully adorned. The streets are wide
and the free circulation very pleasant
Tallahassee Economist: I'VE learn that last
Tuesday morning another lot OF eoiored labor
ers left this city for South Florida to work on
| the railroads now in process of construction in
that section; also, that on the same day lot
left for New Orleans The prices offered them
according TO the Union. is .omething extraoF
dinarv for common labore%-Sl 50 for an ordi
nary nand, and from 81 50 TO 81 for cross-tit
| Tutters There is a drummer now upon on
streets doing all in his power TO induee the
colored men to leave their homes and go West
to shovel sand and drive spikes II this con
slant draih upon the farmers OF TINS sectlon L
/ continued at the rae it has gone on for the
| past month. we fear many one viii lose ms
| rent and have 70 refatten his 'crltter.