Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-23
Florida ARaira

was held at DeLand on the 10th instant. to
consider the propriety Of petitiening the Gov
ernor to call an extra session Of the LegisIa-
tuTe- A resolution was finally adopted to the
elect that petition be presented 20 the Gov
ernor Of the State Of Florida, praying for
called meeting of the Legislature in special
session at the earliest moment practicable for
the purpose Of final disposition of the indebt-
edness OF the Internal Improvement funds.
and considering and perfecting its system of
railways, and other internal improvements
that seem TO demand immediate attention, and
lOr such other business as may be brought be-
fore them.
1t Is stated that Senator Charles W. Jones
Will soon marry Miss Mosely, of an old and
respectable family of that name at Newbury-
port, Mass
Ahuding to the pulling Of the keno banks
IN Savannah the Jacksonville Union says:
The keno dens in this city will have to close
in very short time now"
We see from the Jacksonville Union that
Mr. W J. Young. agent for MallorY's Steam
ship Line in that city, has been notified by c.
H. Mallory & Co. that the favorite iron steam
ship Western Texas viii perform the service
Of the Nassau Mail Steamship Line, and will
sail between Jacksonville, Nassau, y. P, and
Matanzas, Cuba, making her first trip from
that port on January 9Th. This elegant steam
er is handsomely fitted up and has accommo-
datiOn for seventy five cabin passengers.
We have received the first number OF the
first volume Of the Santa Rosa NelCs, published
by Messrs R. R. Sheppard and W. P. Howell
In their salutatory, the editors say: THE poll
tics Of the paper will be Democratic, and its
aim, as IFS name indicates, will be the dissent
nation Of news and the building up Of West
Florida. and this section particularly"
A correspondent OF the Jacksonville Union
writes that paper that there has been no frost
yet in Orange or Volusia counties, or if there
has been il hiss left no visible effect. The sea-
son so far is most favorable to farmers and
fruit growers Many are just now busy manu-
featuring syrup and sugar. and Of the former
they are producing an article equal to the
best. The production Of syrup and sugar will
soon become one of the chief industries of the
State, as it may possibly become, in the long
run, the most remunerative.
The Leesburg AdUdRce says that newcomers
continue to arrive there daily, and never in the
history Of that section has Sumter county
known 50 great a season of prosperity in this
particular.
Jacksonville Union: ''On Saturday evening
four Of the cOnvicts confined at the camps on the
WaycrOsS Road made their escape. They were
being taken from work to the camps on fiat
/ cars, and. it is supposed, cut the chains and
jumped OF the fats while going at a high rate
/ Of speed, and have not been seen since We
understand that Walter Shavers, who was sen
| fenced for ten years for larceny at the last
/ term OF the Circuit Court, was one OF the par
/ ties who escaped
Says Florida exchange: There are growing
| within twelve miles Of Green Cove Springs, on
/ the farm Of Mr. J. J. Lee. six sweet orange
trees that were budded forty years ago, the
/ largest one of which measures at the collar six
feet two inches in circumference, is thirty five
| feet high, and the branches cover space OF
| thirty two feet; the smallest one measures at
| the collar five feet eight inches in circumfer-
eDce IS thirty-two feet high, and the branches
| cover a space Of thirty feet. The largest tree
/ has horne l0.Ol0 oranges, the smallest 900, and
i they have all borne on an average 5000 year
/ each for thirty years. The seed from which
| they were grown were planted in 1881. Mr.
Lees mother is living on the place. in COM
| paratively good health, at the age of 101."
NOrval E. FOsrd, in one of his interesting
| letters on Florida, to the Baltimore Sun, thus
describes a night on the ocklawaha: When
| night comes and black darkness envelopes
| water and for st, pitch pine bracons are light
ed above the pilot house 10 enable the man at
the wheel u see his way. The iuri1 glare of
| the fire makes transformation scene which is
| fascinating and we'll calculated to keep all
| hands on the watch till the gray dawn of day
| break in the east. The tangled underground,
| aud the mighty trees aud swampS. and the
/ hanging oss assume fantastic shapes most
| beautiful aud pleasing to the watcher. One
| may see in the uncertain light or the blazing
| beacOns. castles, Moorish arches, hanging gar
dens and all the endless variety Of fairy land
with which Imagination is capable of investing
the surroundings. Wrapped in absolute 81
lence. nature seems every moment to produce
as realities al The fancies of dreamland.
| Spec king Of the death Of Mr. Thos Jones,
Of jefferson county, Florida. the Thomasvfe
| ga Enterprise say is: "Ihomas r. Jones died
at his residence In Jefferson county, Florida,
on Monday last, in the thirty sixth year OF his
| age The deceased was apparently in perfect
| health Sunday morning. but soon after leav ng
| the house was discovered in an unconscious
| condition near by. He was taken into the house
| aud became apparently so much better that
| his friends and relatives expected him soon 10
| recover: but Monday morning he was taken
| suddenly worse and died IN rev minutes
| The deceased was well known here, having
| been born and raised near this place. and his
| death was a great shock to a very large circle
| Of frien Is ana relatives. No man stood higher
| for all those traits OF character which go TO
| make a man respected by the community in
| which e lived; he was honest, upright and
true, and had many noble and lovable traits
| OF character; but he has gone from among us,
| and 10 the sOrrOwing family and friends We can
| only extend a sympathy born Of lifelong
| friendship, and trust that he has gone up
higher"
| notice or the killing Of Mr. ]. P Moberg by
| William Malone, at Greenwood, jackson coun-
| tv A special correspondent of the Columbus
(Ga) Enquirer thus gives additional particulars
OF the TRACED :''Friday night the little town of
| Greenwood, Fla was thrown into excitement
| over the killing OF J. p MOberg by William
Malone. The facts, as gathered by our cores
| D0ndent, class the case as murder. They are
| about as follows: A week or two since Mr.
| Malone visited Greenwood. ard while there be-
/ came intoxicated. He went iutO Mr.. Moberg s
e-l-sv- al Arfrt be
| was unabls to get away. While lying on a bed
/ in the rear OF the store, he was attacked by
1 ~ berg. who. securing piece OF rope, admin
/ istered a severe whipping TO the drunken man.
/ After SOLDERING up, Malone remembered the
/ facts ard determined on revenge Friday
| night he went to Greenwood with the intention
i OF whipping his prosecutor. He found the
/ man ana beat him numerically with hickory
/ stick. mOberg, weak and exhausted from the
/ many and severe blows, attempted to escape,
i and while running. was shot by Malone. The
| produced death IN few minutes Malone
/ Ieisurely escaped, and little or no effort, so
| your correspondent was informed. was made
Il 10 effect his arrest. At last accounts he was
still at large. The prime cause was that great
| est enemy Of man-whisky."
Speaking Of the Jacksonville, Palatka, Key
| West and Indian River Railroad, the Palatka
| Herald saws: The great railroad to be built
rom TactsonvilIe to Kew West is said to be a
hx-d fact. and the operators who will control
| and construct the roar leave no doubt as to
| their ability 10 accomplish lue WOfk at an
early day One thousand hands have been
| contracted for to commence grading in the
| month OF January. his will be by far the
most important as well as the most successful
| internal improvement in the State. Key West
/ will become the depot for the West India
| travel and produce, to say nothing Of the great
| South American trade and travel By this
route all the dangers of ocean travel along the
/ long Florida coast on the Atlantic from Key
West and Cuba up will be avoided In connec-
tion with the Isthmus canal the pros
pects become immense. There is no
/ calculating the advantages accruing
/ to the peninsula and East Florida
| from this line. All the vast rich tropical re-
gions living south Of the frost line, for at least
/ one hun red and hfty miles. viii TEEN with
new population. The everlasting timber, whose
virgin forests have been undisturbed for ages
/ past will come into market. Palatka will Sc
/ cure unspeaEable advantages by her INNER
i cial connections. From here steamships Will
| 20 direct to New York loaded with fruit. vege-
tables and the various products of the country.
Verify this is an age of progress, aud Florida,
so long ia the Rip Van Winkle sleep, is sud
denly rouse1 TO view unparalleled pro perity.
In connection with this, the Indian River Rall-
road from the opposite si1e at Palatka. with
steam ferry boat. completes the chsin OF her
railroad connections.