Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-03
Florida Affairs.

The Pensacola Adudnce states that a white
lady OF that city attempted to commit suicide
oy taking laudanum few days ago. After
all other msans for her resuseitation had failed
she was brought to by good aogging.
We have received two copies OF the new
Jacksonville daily, The Times" It is well
gotten up and newsy paper. Judging from the
tone OF its editorials it will be Independent, l.
G., Democratic or Republican. as circumstances
dictate.
Postmaster General James vas publicly sere-
naded in Palatka
The BdrtotJ Informant ssys: There is no
telling how long an orange viii remain on the
tree after ripening. In the spring those that
still hang on the trees from the preceding sea-
son become dry and insipid. If allowed to re-
main until the next crop ripens il is said that
they again hli up with juice and become about
as sweet as they were at first"
The AdU4ncs thinks that Leesburg VII soon
be counted among the railroad aentreso oe Flar-
ida Il says: by next sumner we win, in all
probability. have three roads running, and
there is q certainty OF two being in operation"
A reliable gentleman informs the Barlow h
JOTHaaHt that there is, or was. about the waters
Of Tampa Bay, sehooaer Of ten tons burden,
belonging to Captain Campbell. that was cut
bodily from a single cypress tree, and that she
has made one or more trips to Key West. In
order to improve her model she was sawed
I open lengthviss, and two feet added to her
bottom. The Eaformant asks its Tampa con-
temporaries if the statement is true. and sug
gests that this schooner be sent at once to the
Atlanta Exposition. It thinks it is a small
schooner, out was a biz tree.
The Key West Key is very indignant over the
Disston purchase 1t says: South Florida has
been bought and Sold Mr. Disston OF course,
bought his 40O0, COO acres Of land for sPecula-
tion. but. il in making that speculation, he
brings worthy and industrious immigrants
into the State. no one ought to grudge him
his profits.
/ The erection of a fine Masonic Hall is on
/ the taps in Orlando.
{ The Sherwood House. Monticello, one of the
old landmarks OF the town. was destroyed by
I first last week. The Monticello Constitution
says: 'sThe fire had its origin in a small build
+ ing adjoining the hotel structure. and used as
kitchen and pantry, and being constituted OF
infi2mmable material, before many persons
/ could gather the flames had attained fun head
way, and speedily communicated with the main
building, constructed of brick and wood, and it
+ was soon found impossible TO subdue the
flames"
''On Tuesday morning last, al 9 o'clock, says
the Leesburg 4dUance, ''R. E. Boutwell, shot
! B. P. Burgess through the bowels, on Corley
i Island, wi h large-sizsd Smith s Wesson re-
volveI. Burgess fingered until 12 O'Clock that
night when he died Three days previous to
the shooting he whipped one OF BoutwelPs
T children, which IS supposed 70 have been the
Ina Ia
aud is still at large. but there is strong force
hunting him, and in ali probability he will be
captured. The remsins Of Burgess were buried
Wednesday afternoon"
"rrebor,'' of Orlando, writing to the sIl-
dustTidl Press, Galens, H., says; Cotton and
G. obacco are kings and queens in the States OF
Z Kentucky, Tennessee, alabama, Georgia and
Middle Florida, through which We passed on
our journey hither. although the drought has
I cut these crops sh art this season; but South
/ Florida, from Lake George to the Everglades,
holds the little joker In the citrus family pro-
T ductions, from which princely revenues are
realized annually. These crops are as sure as
the recurring seasons, and the groves are bet
+ ter property than government bonds, from
the fact that the yield per cent. ls greater, aud
the p0Ssessor holds both the interest," and
principal in his own hands. But more o. this
: subject at some future time"
Under the caption Death from Heart Dis
ease the Pensacola AdUdnce says: "a man
I whose name we could not ascertain dropped
dead last saturday morning at the sailor board
ing house OF Thos GlennOn. The deceased
was a sailor. having reached Pensacola soma
two months stree from Baltimore on the bark
entine E Sanchez. After stopping in the city
several days he visited Ferry Pass, where he
obtained employment and remained until he
contracted the swamp fever. He then re-
turned to Glennon's house, who, we are told,
endeavored to obtain permit for him to enter
the Marine Hospital. but this was not granted
on the ground that the patient had forfeited
his privilege, the law requiring that appli-
7 cation should be made within thirty days from
the date OF arrival in port. DR.. Fordham was
called in, but too late to render any assistance.
T There was an EFFORT made tohave an inquest
held, but it proved failure"
Says the PutRGnl County Journal ION
I Wednesday Of last week, one-fourth OF mile
I west Of Perry station, on the Florida South
ern Railway, while the laboreTs were at work
. exeavatinz, were found, in one pile, in ex-
I cellent state Of preservation. twelve very large
Indian arrows, or rather flint knives, one of
+ which was twelve inches long. Mr. La Rich
mond, Section Master on the Florida Southern
Railway, brought TO this Office one which was
/ ten inches in length, and as true and finished
in its constr lction as anything ever made in
that line by aborigines. It is a truly splsndidly
made knife. 1t is entirely perfect. not a flaw
I in it, clear, hard flint, and handsome. Mr..
j Richmond saws they were all in equally as good
state of preservation. The fints were divided
among several parties, some going North. It
f is quite evident they could never have been
T used, or IL So to little extent, and were per
T haps buried with some Indian brave, after the
custom Of Indian tribes"
Tampa Tribune: In the vicinity OF Fort
Meade on Peace Greek, all the timber on an
area of fifteen or twenty square miles was
+ this extensive destruction Of timber has always
! been puzzle TO the great majority Of old set
tiers. DR.. c. L. Mitchell, when IN town the
I he had met one of the early pioneers Of this
f county, Mr.. John Gallagher, who told him
that this excessive deaqening near tt MEADE sS5
when being chased into the Everglades by
I General Taylor. According to. Mr.. Gallagher,
/ the Indians, with their families and effects,
/ were retreating before the advancing columns
/ of General Taylor and were hard pressed.
I when they resoFusd to the expedient of firing
the woods to retard the progress OF the whites
Mr. e. further stated that the coDhagration
/ was SO tremendous that some Of Tay ylor's
wagons were burnt.
+ Monticello Constitution: "Msjor 7. B. Sim
+ kins the efficient Sheriff OF Jefferson county,
and holding prisoners when warrants OF arrest
have been placed in his hands. lie was unfor-
tunate last week, however, A couple OF
+ strangers despoiled colored farmer or $45i
warrant for their arrest was handed the Sheriff,
and promptly tracing one of the parties to
Jacksonville, the Sheriff OF Duval county was
behind the bars. Deputy Sheriff John john
son visited Jacksonville on Thurs
day morning, received the prisoner,
placed manacies on ms ankles ana NrisIs' ana
two OF Williamsburgh. AT this point the
prisoner availed himself OF momentaTy alb
sence OF the deputy, and leaped from the train
while under rapid speed and still securely
manacled. On the return Of Mr.. Johnson to
town he notified Sheriff Simkins OF the mis-
fortune, who Immediately proceeded TO the
scene of the escape, with the expectation OF
recapturing the reckless fellow. A number Of
per ons admitted they had seen him. but he
was harbored by men of his colorin the neigh
borhood, and they could not be influenced to
surrender him"
Under the deading, "a laundering Fall, the
Jacksonville Union says that on Wednesday
last the great engine K. e. Lee, backing from
the log pen with q train OF unloaded cars. came
upon switch left open by some careiessness
not vet explained, and the huge locomotive,
going at fair rate of speed, fell with prodi-
gious force over seven feet into the narrow
place between the pilings and trestle, shiyering
the timbers on either side Of her, and crashing
her great iron parts into a confused and i'm I
movable heap. Resting partly ON the strong {
pilings, with small portion OF the cab sus- /
pended from the trestle, with the smoke /
stack jutting out into the river at an
angle OF about S5 degrees. the locomotive /
presented q picture Of manned strength and
wrecked power that was really striking. Dur