Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-12
Florida Affairs.

CITY alone amounted to hfry thouS and boxes.
This does not include shipments to the North
and W. st via Jesup or Albany From the data
at hand it is estimated that about one third of
the crop has been marketed. To those who
fear great damage TO ths crop and trees by the
recent cold spell, we would say suspend
judgment until all the results are known. 1t
is very natural that all interested should be
uneasy at such an extraordinary cold wave
but such matters are always exaggerated at
first, and we expect that later reports win
greatly modify the situation, and it viii turn
out that no very great damage to the fruit
and none to the bearing trees has been in
iicted. We expect TO receive full and reliable
reports Of the result OF the cold visitation,
aud will make them public as soon as they are
obtained.
The Ocala Banner says: "Ocala emerged
from the late cold snap without as much as
having an orange leaf wilted or an orange in
iured Surely we must be in the middle Of the
tropical centre"
With its last issue the Mariana Courier be-
gins its seventeenth volume Its editor says
that the paper is upon a frmer basis than ever
before, and he will endeavor 20 merit a contin-
uance of the liberal patronage heretofore be
slowed.
The Fernandina Birror says that never in
the history of Fernandina has there been so
much activity manifested on our docks as in
the present season. Everything appears to be
in excellent workiog order and the work
moves along finely"
The Sanford Journal says: Mrs. Nancy
Beck placed a half dozen sweet oranges on our
table last Saturday, grown on her place, a mile
and half south Of Sanford, that were won
ders to behold. The six weighed just seven
pounds The largest weighed % ounces, and
measured 1875 inches in circumference Friend
Dave will have to look over his big oranges a
good while before he beats this"
The ocala Banner says; I'VE have carefully
examined orange after orange plucked from
the trees in and around Ocala sincs the late
cold snap, and if they have been injured in
the least, we have been unable to detect it.
The fruit on Orange Lake escaped injury, and
is being shipped the same as before the
freeze
The st. Augustine Press propounds a sensi-
BILE conundrum. 1t says: 1T is a singular
thing, and in fact something that we cannot
comprehend. that the majority OF our farmers
instead of raising their own corn buy it at the
city stores. We do not extol. the land in this
section for its corn growing qualities, but, still.
from fifteen TO twenty-five bushels can be
raised to the acre. and this leads to the query:
Why don't farmers plant more corn?'
The Key West Democrat Is in favor OF the
troops stationed there being enlisted in that
city. 1t reasons then there the garrison will be
at all times composed Of acclimsted soldiers,
who will not have to run and desert the post
whenever a case OF yellow fever appears.
The Live Oak bulletin says: I'VE are in
formed by parties living in the bend Of the
river that large number of settlers have
moved into that part of our county from g cor
gia. Some of them will settle permanently,
v lille others prefer trying the country for
year before settling for good. We are salts.
fed, however, after they have lived in the
bend one year they will remain for it Is one
OF the best parts Of the State for parties desir
ing to engage in agricultural pursuits
Says the St. Augustine Press: From our
sources OF information we learn that the
orange trees in the vicinity of the city suf-
fered much more severely from the late cold
weather than those in the country. We hear
OF no serious injury TO trees in the country
precincts, although the fruit was seriously
damaged Trees about town hayea a sickly APP
pearance. In striking contrast with their bril-
liant verdure usual at this season Of the year"
Key West Democrat: Edwin Albury, a
young lad about twelve years old, accidentally
shot his forefnger. crushing the bone, by one
OF those muZZle-loading toy pistols. For
tuuately, he was the sufferer from his own
imprudence- In numbers OF such cases some
playmate's head or breast stops the fatal
bulie', and often death intervenes. is the boy
or parent TO blame when they allow such toys
in the hands OF their children?
Says the Orange County Reporter: "If
man can ship two crates OF tomatoes from one
OF the northern counties of the State to New
York in the month of December, and realize
faf for han ba pof
ship hundred crates: If a man can ship two
or a hundred crates from one of the northern
counties. why cannot hundi ed menia Orange
county, where Il Is four degrees warmer, ship
a hundred crates each! euppose they only
nettei three dollars per crate. there would still
be an enormous profit on them, and the $780,
900 which this would add to the cash circula-
ton OF the county would make times lively
here. This is no idle theorizing. It comes
within the range of easy possibilities, and can
be reached il the right kind o. an effort is put
FORTH
The following truly sensible remarks we
clip from the PslatlCa Herald: The New
York Herald says that Senator Jones is being
opposed for the office OF Senator because he
once worked at a carpenters bench. This no
tice is followed by an interview that the Her
aids reporter had with Senator jones at the
New York Hotel To read such stuff Is SUI
premely ridiculous in the minds of sensible
men IN Florida There is noS a particle of
truth in the assertion. Every man in Florida
is the maker Of his own character and fortune.
0H1En0S
as to wealth, or former ancestry, but upon his
qualifications, mentally and morally. A boo.-
black in Florida may rise TO the hrst position
in the State or out OF il, provided that ne car
ries out his own name by an honorable and
useful life. The truth is, the woncerful men
y hose names are his b upon the roll cf fame,
were OBJ. cure, and had nothing to remind
them but their genius and accomplishments.
Honor and fame from no condition rise, act
well your part, there all the honor lies.
The editor of the Sumter ADVANCE has met
with a serious accident. He says; We were
burnt out Of house and home on last Thursday
night about nine O'Clock. The fire originated
in the kitchen. but how ft caught viii forever
remain a mystery. The kitchen had been
closed up for the night, and when the fire was
discovered the interior was IN q so Id flame and
had burnt through the roof Mrs Thomas had
retired and cid not discover the fire until
Charlie. her little boy, who was sick, asked for
room door the smoke rolled in, almost sitting
her, that she barely had time 70 run
with her children before the flames came
kissing into her bed room The house
burnt very rapidly, and everything in the
kitchen and dining room was burned but IN
the bed rooms nearly everything was saved.
We, and especially our sister, thank the citl-
zens for the exertionS they made 60 save the
building and furniture, and the sincere sympa-
thy ana liberal disposition to assist in erecting
a new residence. We would like to thank hem
separately-they certainly deserve lt-but we
hope to show our honest appreciation in a more
becoming manner at some future time"
Regarding the "cold wave" the Sanford
Journal saws "A fearful snow storm and
intensely cold spell ranged through the coun-
tTv- North, South, East and West during last
week and approximated on to our usually
genial climate. On Thursday morning. the
s0th nit the mercury reached the lowest point
A. this latitude. Indicating Is degrees. There
was considerable frost and thin coating Of
ice could be detected on every shallow pud-
die OF water A carefulinyestigation recently
has proved that nothing but the tenderest
plants ami vegetables, such as bananas, sweet
potato tops tomatoes, cucumoerst squ1Shes
and melons. have been injured IN tne least.
Simply the leaves of the bananas have Deen
wilfed, and the warm weather VIII MAKE tne
stalks shoot forth vigorous growth: GuaVa
bushes have not been killed, the ends OF the
sFnalIleaves being bitten aud the leaves scared.
In another cOlHmn Mr.. Wellington gives tne
effect on his garden, and visit 20 pr. y. T.
Savers garden. half mile west or SANFORD,
shows the tomato tops wilted and crcumoers
and suuashes killed-nothing else injured. Ills
gardener has cut the tomato tops on, and says
q weeks sun and warmth will give them a new
top eight inches high. Oranges. lemons ana
limes-ths fruit as well as the trees are en-
tirely uninjured."
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