Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-26
Florida Affairs.


hundred dwelling houses along the line of the
Florida Southern for the settlement of Immi-
grants. The plan is to grant long lease to every
family in order to give them time in which to
pay for their land without embarrassment.
The Crescent City corn crops are the largest
and best this year ever made In that section.
One Of the handsomest stores in the State
has just been finished at Starke for Messrs
AlTerez & Gaskins.
Several concrete buildings are in course Of
erection at Cedar Key.
The Indebtedness Of the Marion county school
board amounts to g. 400.
There is not dray in Ocala. A dozen or two
can be spared from Jacksonville.
The telegraph poles are up and the wire be-
ing put on between Waldo and Ocala.
The cedar mill, destroyed by fire last winter
at Tampa, will soon be in operation again.
DR.. E. Neve has commenced the planting Of
a cocoanut grove on his place in Hillsborough
county.
Our Welborn correspondent, August Esd,
writes: "On yesterday we had the hardest rain
that has fallen here this year. During the rain
we had hurricane. which lasted only about
five minutes at its worst. No damage was done
except TO trees. fencing and signs; nothing Sc
rious. Mrs. Benjamin Bell an old resident Of
this county, died few days ago. Cotton has
begun to open. and picking will begin in earn
est soon"
Our Fernandina correspondent, under date
Of August 24th says: "Messrs NJ Endel &
Bro. OF Gainesville shipped the first bale of
sea island cotton of the season of 1881 on We'd
nesday TO Witte Bros, Charleston, S. c."
st. Marks will guarantee all their trade to
any merchant who will put up a store there
and sell them goods at Tallahassee prices.
They are oppressed by high prices.
There are only two physicians in Tallahassee
and they complain that it is "disastrously'
healthy.
Mr.. Haskell has exhibited in the FToridiGn
Office LeConte pear from Thomas county,
Ga, weighing eleUen ounces.
On the 1st OF September there will be tri-
weekly mail between Brooksville and Bay
port
DR.. J. J. Harris, of Orange county, was elect
ed President Of the immigration Convention
at Jacksonville, and the convention is mani
Testing much earnestness AMI enthusiasm.
Tampa Tribune: ''The Board of Health has
put its foot down on all intercourse between
the quarantine station ana town.
The Titusville Star says: "Our Indian river
is full OF fish. Mullet in abundance, salt water
trout weighing from five to fifteen pounds, and
channel bass weighing from twenty to thirty
and forty pounds"
Florida Star: "A new company is being or
ganizad to build railroad from Live Oak via
MicanOpy, Orlando and Orange Lake to Indian
river. g. w. Means and Judge Edwards are
at the head Of it."
Tampa Tribune: ''The two batteries of the
Fifth Artillery stationed here are now supplied
with a platoon of light artillery, brought over
by the United s. ates schooner Matchless on
her last trip from Key West"
Palatka Herald: Never have we had Gov
ernOr who worked harder for the good of the
State that Gov. BlOxham, unless we except
Gov. Broome, of ante bellum times, a man
who could do more IN and out of Washington
for Florida than. any man who preceded him.
OF course our present Governor has plenty of
time in which TO work out our problem for
good, and he will do it"
Tallahassee FTOrididn '.Mr w c. Pogue,
who recently came here from Indiana, has in
troduced a new sugar and syrup plant, the
Early Orange Sorghum originated by Mr..
Hedges, of St. Louis, Mo. sample of the
syrup just made by MIR. POgue may be seen at
the FtOridtGR Office. 1t is clear, thick and of
excellent flavor"
Palatka Herald: 1.-TWO men are living at
Cape Sable the extreme point of the Florida
peninsula. They have cleared ten or twelve
acres of land, and have succeeded in their
labor of raising tropical fruit for market.
They are also planting vegetables for market.
and will doubtless succeed in making it profta-
BILE. They are certainly beyond the frost line. -
Jacksonville Union: Early yesterday morn
ing, the body OF a colored girl was found fl pat
ing in the river near the mouth of Hogan's
creek, in the eastern part of the city. The
body was taken out of the water and Justice
Crews notified, who at once summoneda a jury
for the purpose of holding an inquest, and DR..
Knight the city physician, was summoned
1t was ascertained that the girls name wss
Jane COkeland, and that she was about fifteen
years of age, and had been employed by Mrs
Garvin, and is said to have been very in
dustrious girl. On last Monday evening, it
seems, a couple of colored girls called for
Jane at Mrs G -rvin's residence, and that
was the last seen of her until her body was
found yesterday morning. AS yet the circum-
stances connected with her death are entirely
unknown. On her left temple were two CASH
es each about half an inch long and about one
inch apart, and apparently inflicted by sharp
weapon and extended to the skull Her right
eye was also badly bruised and looked as if
she had received blow either by a smooth
cub or a mans fist The face was also badly
scratched. DR.. Knight says that while in his
judgment the wounds were not sufficient to
kill the girl, they were sufficient to have
stunned her, and it is believed by some that
she was knocked down and thrown into the
river"