Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-07
Florida Affairs.

LeConte pear on an extensive scale. and with
sanguiEe hopes of success.
DR. j. d. Jeffords, of Bradford county. has
realized $50 net from an acre Of Irish pota-
toes this season.
a Lake City merchant has received an order
from New York for 10000 bushels of upland
rice for which IS cents is offered.
Nine spongers came into Key West last week,
after nine weeks cruise, and sold their sponge
for SASH.
The money subscribed by the citizens of
Jefferson county to defray the expenses of the
parties indicted in that county by the United
States grand jury is to be returned TO the sub.
scrioers, as the trial Of the parties has been
continued until the December term of the
United States Court
The new Methodist and Baptist churches at
Apopka City will soon be finished, when the
Presbyterians will commence the erection OF
one
new Methodist Church is to be built at
Rock Ledge. Brevard county.
Mr.. Titus. who has been sojourning in
Monticello for several months, engaged in
training blooded dogs" has sold Gordon
setter" to Baltimore gentleman for SOD
| The Jacksonville UaiOn says that the work
on the jetties is now progressing very satisfac-
| toriiy. During the month Of May twenty six
mattresses were sunk; during the month
| twenty-one cargoes of stone to be used in sink
| ing the mattresses were discharged, averaging
about two hundred tons Ct rock to the cargo.
| The contractors think they will exhaust the
first appropriation Of S125,OOO in about three
/ months.
On Tuesday afternoon the saw mill belong
ing to Mr.. S. ]. Temple, at Temples Mill post
office, on the Transit r abroad, about two miles
east Of Stark, was destroyed by fire. Mr.. Tenn
| pie left the mill few hours before it was
burned, for Fernandina, and on his arrival at
| that place he was notified by telegraph of the
| fire. About month ago the boiler Oh the mill
exploded, doing great deal of damage, which
had just been repaired.
The oat crop in Jefferson county is now
/ being harvested. 1t is an average crop. and
| would have been the best for years had it not
| been cut short by the continued drouth. The
vegetable crop is almost a complete failure.
Cotton, at present, is vigorous and healthy.
and many say this crop is the best for years,
but al the farmers are apprehensive that it
will be attacked by the caterpillar, as several
! of these enemies have already been seen in the
/
county
| Our Chattahoochee correspondent writes:
''Messrs. H s. Duval and P. Mcdonald have re
turned home from Monroe county. where they
have been for four months surveying portion
of the Everglades. thirty-six miles south OF
Fort Myers. They ran two hundred and fifty
miles CT range and township lines, and make q
very favorable report of the dry and fertile
condition Of some Of the wilderness through
which they passed. and predict for it bright
future. They enjoyed the best of health dur
ing their camp lie"
Enterprise Neies: George J. Alden has gen
| erouSly offered to DeLand people deed to a
| lot with 100 feet front on the river at New
| Smyrna and running east to the ocean, TO be
| used as the site of a house for their summer
resort"
Monticello Constitution: 1.-The bud and
| drill worm have made their appearance
| among the growing corn of this equity. The
| ravages of the bud worm can be very readily
| CHECKED. but there is no remedy for the drill
| worm.
Key West Democrat; Captain John w
| Pearcl, who owns very large tracts of land al
| Fort Basinger, the Kissimmee, has taker
the contract to furnish the OkeechObee Drain
| age Company with six hundred cords of WOOD
for the steamer they are soon to have upor
the river
While Mr.. Mead was paying of some EN-
] ployes in Volusia county Saturday rain came
| up, and he went to the house, forgetting hi,
pocketbOok, which he left on fence post, with
one hundred and fifty dollars in it. He re
turned shortly afterwards, but found nothing
but the empty book
Kew West Democrat: THE Florida Keys have
this season furnished 81 ,234 boxes of tomatoes
which have been shipped North and West, be
sides fully 500 boxes more, which have beer
consumed in this city. These tom .toes have all
arrived North in good condition and have
brought the shippers good prices
Union. 5th inst: Yesterday, Mr. Kelley
foreman at Lund's shipyard, went into the
wheelhouse of the steamer Volusia for the pur
pose of repairing paddle. While Mr.. Kelley
was at work on the paddle the engineer went
into the engine room for the purpose of doing
some work on the machinery and, not know
ing that Mr.. Kelley was in The wheelhOuse
moved the engine slowly. The wheel in turn
side of the wheelhOuSe and broke one of his
ribs. DIR. Baldwin was called and set the rib
and he is now doing very we'll
One-thrd of the railroad from Palatka t.
Gainesville has been finished. The building OF
a machine and carpenter shop at Palatka has
been commenced The Journal saws: "Tht
building is 32xS0 feet f. N. Warwick has tbs
| contract. The company have purchased the
trucks for twenty-seven cars, the wood work
of which will b. done here. Twenty of the
cars will be what is known as fat cars, and
seven box cars, the latter having all the modern
improvements of ventilation. They are de
signed for carrying fruits and vegetables, and
Will be OF fifteen tons carrying capacity. The
| construction of these cars here will give EN-
| piOyment TO number OF skilled mechanics
as soon as the lumber can be procured, tao
company will erect an engine house with foul
stalls and temporary blacksmith shop"
Florida Union: 'CaptaiG William Il, McTn
tyre is now preparing to enter suit for what il
known as Federal Point, on the St. John.
river, about fifteen miles this side of Palatka
Over one thousand acres of splendid land or
IL. IrrfI sHsaa fr-0
provements that have been made in years pas
are involved. The property TO be sued for is
valued at over two hundred ami fifty Thousand
dollars Capt. Mcintyre has engaged the ser
vices of S. Y. Finley. Esq, and if a compro
mise is not effected at once active steps viii be
taken to reclaim the property by law. Capt
McIntyre informed us yesterday that meet
ing of a number of the present property held
e Ts would be held on Monday to consider the
matter of compromising, and that his future
actions would be governed by the result Of the
meeting"
Speaking Of the Peoples Line of Steamers
the Columbus EHqufreF-Sttls says; Captain
T. H. Moore has made a contract With the
large shipbuilding establishment of James
Reese ct PIttsburg. Pa to build the boat at q
cost of $50 500, and to have il completed by
the 1T OF October. He also lntTaeted to nave
il furnished and fitted up for s., $50. which vii
| make it, when ready for use. cost the snug lie
tie sum Of S45, 600 The new boat will be stee
hull one hundred and fifty five feet long and
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| four and Oue-haIf feet In the Bleer and two and
| cne-half feet shear. She will have three fos1
/ and aft and five cross bulllheads, and will draw
| twenty inches of water light. The cabin will
! accommodate fifty passengers, and she IS also
| to have a texas which will accommodate eight
cen co.ored passengers The aoCommoda-
| lions for the officers and crew are 1t la.
| cIuded in the above The work is to
| be done ia tie best style known to
| shoulders and Captain Moore has the
| privilege of comparing her with Sny Of the
/ ;. earners on the Ohio river before he brings
| her out TIe steamer G.. Gunby Jordan has
| recently been Overhaisled from stem TO stern
| and she now looks like bran new boat. Cap
| tain Moore not being ratlsfed with the steam
| er as It is brought with him from New Hork
an electric light machine, which he viii pave
! placed on the Jordan at once. It will CONSIST
| OF five liebts two forward, two midship sud
| one in the centre of the cabin The Jordan
| will make her first trip since being made q new
| boat on the 18th inst, AZ which tihe she goes
| to Apalachicola, and viii take IN all inter
| mediate landings"
BAD FARMING. South last yeas
turned cut what is called an enormous
crop eff cotton-over 100000 bales.