Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-17
Florida Affairs.

The farmers. gardeners and fruit growers of
Sumter county are making preparations for
the county fair
The new hotel at Leesburg is now ready for
the plasterers. and the Advance thinks another
will be needed.
Mr. J. 5. Bryan, Of Alfalfa, has marketed in
Tampa the first long staple cotton Of the sea-
son, 400 pounds.
The Key Of the Gulf says LOO head of cattle
from the Interior passed there for Cuba last
week.
Mr.. Sol Warren. of Alachua county, says the
caterpillars have destroyed his crop of cotton.
Gainesville Sun and Bee: "The cheapest
route TO Jacksonville is now by the Florida
S)uthern Railway and the st. Johns river"
Jacksonville linton: Captain TYLER returned
from Savannah last night. He succeeded in
capturing the thief who stole Dr. Kenworthy's
watch, and also in getting the watch He
brought back with hun the thief who is now
in the city JAIL
Tampa Tribune: Mrs. James Williams is
having the cedar mill fitted up with tables,
saws, etc, and will commence the saving of
pencil boards at an early day The starting of
this business will give employment to quite
number Of boys"
Kew West Key of the Cult: ION Wednesday
forenoon some excitement was occasioned by
the arrest Of four colored men (seamen from
the ship City OF Boston, by the city police. 1t
appears that the men were skylarking and
cursing on the street. for which they were
taken In charge and carried to Jail"
Tampa Tribune: "Mr. Van Fleet writes us
that a full corps Of engineers left Jacksonville
on the Sth inst, to meet the corps surveying
the route of the Jacksonville. Tampa and Key
West Railway from this place. This first corps
keep well, and, we suppose, must be fully half
wav the route. Mr.. Van Fleet and Gen. J. B.
Wall, Attorney for the company, expect to ar
rive here TO day"
Tampa Tribune: There has been good
deal OF senseless talk about yellow fever in
town this week The people may rest assured
hat when there is any danger from yellow
fever that we will not withhold the facts.
Until then we hope that the country people
will pay no attention to the idle rumors started
in Tampa about yellow fever"
Key Of the Gulf: 1--WE have received from
weighing some seven ounces (pear shaped and
OF a most delicious flavor. Mr. W. informs us
thar his tree and fruit was the result Of three
seeds given him by a gentleman from South
America; they are larger and richer in flavor
than the common guava OF the country, and
will do finely in this climate"
Key Of the Gulf: THE American bark Aber-
deem, COnk. master. laden with mahogony. ar
rived last week, having been brought in by
Pilot We,te and three men from schooner
Msdgie. When boarded by the pilot the vessel
was helpless, there being but one man on deck
and she was drifting at the mercy OF the Winds
She loaded at Santa Cruz Cuba and two days
after sailing struck an unknown shOal. where
she remained two days She subsequently ex-
perienced heavy weather, and sprung both her
fore and main masts- Later on the crew
succumhed to the malarial fever, which
they had contracted at Santa Cruz,
and one by one fell rick. The mas
ter, on whom every hing now devolved,
fought against the disease until the vessel was
turned over to the salvOrs, when he fell ex-
hausted. He stood at the wheel for three
days. until his feet burst open, there not being
a ma on hoa I'd Ia 70 rnlf I'm Sat
urday he with all his crew, went TO the United
States Marine Hospital. where they have the
best attention, and will soon be able to join the
vessel