Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-09
Florida Affairs.

Jethro Roberts N, colored. of Madison, has
been sent to the chain gang for ninety days for
larceny.
A large spreading adder. five feet long, was
killed in Ward & Co.'S store, IN Quincy. last
week.
Some miscreant recently shotsthrough the
window of DR.. Roberts house in Cedar Keys.
The doctor made narrow escape.
citizen of Quincy had & growth OF four
hundred plumss from four bunches of South
American pampas grass which he sold for
twenty-five cents each. realizing one hundred
dollars.
Dr. Fordham, OF Pensacola, was called last
week 10 attend a sailor on the British bark
Grant, who had sustained a very bad frac. ure
of the nose by the fall of part of derrick.
A horse belonging to DIR. Hawkins, Of Live
Oak, broke down while he was route to see
patient, and died in a short while.
The Pensacola Gazette reports that "aunt''
Silvery Hamilton, an old colored woman. who
occupies the northern portion Of the market
house, received a painful wound in the foot
one day last week Policeman Cook was lean
ing upon the stock OF his gun-muzzle on the
foor-When the old woman walked by and So
cidentaIy kicked the weapon down, striking
it to explode. The weapon was loaded with
turkey shot. the whole charge Of which passed
under the bottom Of aunt" silverY's foot and
sweptaway the flesh from the bones Arteries
were severed, Of course, and copious hemorr-
hage ensued.
The Quincy Herald reports that a rumor
prevailed there last week that Jeptha Grezny,
living some miles from town, had locked him
self up ia his house. and set it on fire. The
building was destroyed, and it is thought he
perished in the flames.
Rain has visited several portions 6f Liberty
county, but around Bristol none has fallen.
The contract for dredging the channel in
ApaIachicoIa Bay, Fla. was entered into with
W. A. Alexander, Of Mobile. Ala, who was the
lowest bidder. on November "a. 1886. by the
terms OF which work was to commence on
MAY q, 1891 On account OF difficulties en-
countered by the contractor in constructing
his machinery, he has made application. which
has been forwarded to the department at
Washington, for an extension OF four months
in his time for commencing work
The Pensacola Gazette reports that the
sIoop Clif, Captain Faust. wi h cargo OF
corn for Mr.. Williams. at Point Washington,
WaR struck Oy 3 81 AAtA auA CapctNCA WIZ w
Town Point in Santa Rosa Sound. The crew
ching to the vessel until the arrival Of the
quarantine nail boat. which took theR2 aboard
and brought them over 70 the city. A tug went
~ her assistance and brought her to Pensa-
cola. yhsrs her damaged cargo was unloaded.
The Tallahassee economist states that CEN
turv plant in the grounds OF NJ. = HOPKINS
.tout ons and half miles east Of that ciIy, u
nov about 20 bloom, The growth of the stalk
l. something wonderful Il j. now about ten
inches in diameter at the base. and rFc1 twen-
tv TO twenty Ave feet in height, stih growing
rapidly.
Kew West Democrat: Captain H. s. pugal,
limited States Deputy Surveyor, and party,
reached Key West last Thursday. May %
They went into the field on the 22d OF February
Snd have been constantly in the unezPl0Fee
-ssioos since The survey they made extended
~ survey was continued forty miles from the
6..f ooasT eastward, to whA6 las been looked
49,, 49, - fbe Everglades, and south tS E.lthin
~ r,ilae OF Chuooliskee. one OF toe l,tanas SS-
81 I-Ils - ara Thousand Isles. He states that
loLslns i eS,nacted 70 frd the land Ru low and
ne st Is,,t hat surprised him was tnat FuFther
49, 49, H-e D high and rolling the lands became.
~ country marked as the Eyergiaoes Ss tsL taL
- be SsITveyed. were high lands, coSereo VIII
: iarga az 1roEth Of pine, with mere sDo LAerSS
iargs lsodies Of hammock land, which - 49,
r3c6er than he had ever before seSs e. k;rf1 81 -.
sSate and he has had an eSperlencs ~ s,nss 1ss3r
c.ssse, . ssra -, In surveying in Flor10a Apta.n
9Sv 1.ys con1es back carried away vlfn tne spF'