Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-25
Florida Affairs.

Mullet sell at st. Augustine for five cents pei
dozen. In Tampa they sell three for ten cents
Captain Adams, of Sumterville, is making
a successful experiment Of raising goats He
has some Of the Angora stock which is repre-
sented as doing well
The Governor removed two Justices of the
Peace at Pensacola last week.
The Little Perdido Railroad, In Escambia
county, is doing good business.
y Anewand substantial walk is being made
from the depot at Madison to the business por.
ton Of the town. A row of shade trees has
been set out on either side. There will be no
necessity for stopping every few steps to empty
the sand out of your shoes when this walk is
finished
Several Columbia county farmers will plant
a crop Of the castor bean next year for ship
ment North, as good prices are now offered
there for it.
a fine quality of tobacco from Havana seed,
sent out by the Agricultural Bureau at Wash
ington, has been grown this year in Columbia
county.
Barlow Informant: I'VE have received from
Col l. COryell, Of Jacksonville. General Super
intendent of the DiSstOn Land Company a man
which contains the townships marE ed in this
land. We find that the company owns all the
state land in the following townships: 25 26,
2, 2S 80, 81 and 81 south, in ranges 23 "a and
.; y IN range .; "a ., 81 and 81 in range 20;
81 and 81 in range q,
Sumter AdUdRce: THE prices paid all kinds
of labor in Sumter county are very high
Teamsters and sawmill hands get readily SIS
to Ss0 month and board, labOrers in orange
groves about the same wages Cooks get from
S. to SIS a month. according to their compe-
tency and the neighborhood in which they
serve
Sumter AdUdnce: ''The cattle drive to Cuba
for this year has about ended. We are inform
ed by one OF our leading cattle men that nearly
thousand head Of beef steers have been driV-
en- during this season from this county to
Punta Rassa and Tampa for shipment to Cuba
The prices paid we've from $40 to S14 head
This, TO say nothing of cattle sold north of here
and used for home consumption Z"
Jacksonville Union: sheriff Herndon. tf
Baker county. arrived here on Sunday evening
last with a prisoner named Bevil Lewis, whom
he captured IN the woods near Sanderson.
Lewis fired lOsd of buckshot out Of double
harreled gun at Major IvOrs near Sanderson in
May last. and has been at large ever since
When captured, Lewis still carried his gun. and
would have used It perhaps to advantage had
not the Sheriff and his deputy covered him
with two very persuasive weapons Of the dOu-
ble-barreled order. Lewis was taken to Duval
county jail for safe keeping"
FOs the benefit of settlers on the DiSston land
purchase the Jacksonville UlsioI publishes the
following letter from Mr. DiSstOn: That there
may be no misapprehenSion on the part Of
bona tide settlers on the lands embraced in the
1900 90 acre purchase. and who have never
acquired titles thereto. 1 would respectfully
state that the labOrs Of these pioneers towards
making themselves home shall be respected
aud encouraged. and that they shall have no
reason 10 complain. In order to prevent any
mistakes regarding their land. or their acci-
GENITAL sale 70 other parties, / would suggest
that said settlers file with Hon. Hugh A
Cooley, Commissioner of Lands on or
before the first of January. 1884, a full
and complete description. verified by affidavit
Of their lands, and the said settlers shall have
the right. until January, 1885, TO purchase their
lands at the price now demanded in cash bv
the State. and no interest will be charged dIi-
ring such term. IL will ever be our aim to in
duce energetic and industrious families from
the several states OF the Union as well as for.
eign countries, TO settle on our lands and join
with those already located in developing their
natural resources, the erection of factories
ami establishments for the direct conversion
Of our raw products into marketable COM
mOdities, and the consequent building Of thTiv-
ing communities. In furtherance Of this we
will encourage all well directed efforts in the
direction Of railway construction and improve
ment of the internal navigable waters Of this
State