Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-18
Florida Affairs.

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the Jacksonville UHien is to be enlarged in a
| few days.
| On Sunday of last week, Tim Patterson, the
Iored fireman of the steamer Stevens, re-
ceived fatal injury while Riping off his ma
| chinery. The steamer made landing at
I Frink Cove, for the purpose OF taking on wood
and he went to work without notifying the en-
/ gineer. The latter official had some repairing
to do, and not knowing that Tim was about the
machinery, moved the engine q few inches
/ Suddenly he heard Tim cry out to stop. The
engine was instar tly stopped. but too late, for
/ the unfortunate fireman was found wedged in
between the crank and engine frame. the
crank pressing directly upon and crushing his
breast. He was taken out insensible and laid
on tbs floor in the cabin Of the boat, but could
not remain in a reclining position for the pain.
He was permitted to walk about the boat, as
sisted by one of the men, for about one hour,
when he died The body was taken to Green
Cove Springs and examined by a physician,
who found that the man died from internal
hemorrhsge, caused by the accident. and a
C0roners jury rendered a verdict of accidental
death in accordance with the above fscEs.
''SyIph" Babcock was at Sanford few days
ago. He expressed himself much pleased with
the appearance of his fine orange grove near
Bel4ir.
The Cellar Kew Journal says that young
lady guest aE the ''Suwaaee'' last week, labor
ing under an alteration OF mind. stroIed away
from the hotel, and it was not until after con-
siderable search that she was found.
according TO the jacksonville Union L7w-
renee Barrett, John Mccullough, John Dillon,
Mary Anderson. Fanny Davenport, Maggie
Mitchell and Louise Pomeroy al appeared to-
gether in comedy in that city. entitled
Simpson & Co. last Thursday night. The
performance was for the benefit of the Jack
sonville Light Infantry.
Three hundred Germsn carp haze been
placed at various points up the st. Johns river,
and 9Oc have been distributed in Jacksonville.
Another lot OF 60O are to be distributed next
week along the Jacksonville, Pensacola and
Mobile Railroad in West Florida,
The Pensacola AdvGHce thinks the great duty
Of the press is to convince the North that
Florida, and particularly that section. is not
marsh unfit for any uses save the production OF
aIigators and other amphibious animals.
The Eagle and Phoenix cedar saw mill at
Tampa was recently destroyed By fire. and a
number OF Iaborers were thrown out of en-
pIoyment This, says the GlIdrdfdH, is the
second steam saw mill which has been de-
stroyed in that place by fire in SIX weeks
time. Both are being rapidly rebuilt, however,
and will soon resume operations.
According to the Tampa Guardian, the very
tencerest plsnts in that locality escaped with
out injury, and now the guava and lemon trees
are in bloom and full of young fruit. The
weather, while it has been disasreeable, has
not been so disagreeabIy cold as it has been
in other portions of the State.
One single real estate man in Leesburg sold
six orange groves in that locality on New
Years day, and he says he is determined to
sell six more In less than week.
The Key West Democrat has been enlarged.
1t is now an eight page paper, and presents
very handsome appearance, creditable alike to
itself and the section in which it is published.
II is a staunch Democratic paper, and we ex-
tend our hearty congratulations for its evil
dences of success.
The Hamilton County Times says: ''Mr. d.
n Reoister. Of Statenville. Ga, gave us some
days since sweet potato whlcn Is as nucn W
the form of a man as it is possible 20 get any
thing. unless it were regularly chlsele0 OUT or
TnouIded Many Of our friends have oeen
shown this queer eSculent. ana nave hOs f iaIaet
to express their wonder and have good ,sush
at FliS most remarkaDAe AESdh VI AEA~uAS-
says the Key West Key cf the Gtslf: ''on
the 10th Of December last Mr.. keutner. q
resident of this city, picked p sealed oottle
at Boca Chica, wherein he found letter from
Captain Meentzen, OF the Bremen ship julius,
stating that on the 26th Of March, 1880 latitude
- 80 n. and longitude 81 IS W Of GreenWicn;
he threw the bottle overheard and requested
| the fiuder 20 report the time ana place found
and return the bottle sgain to the deep. Mr.
| Reuther informs US that he has done 50. by
/ eomputafion we find that the bottle was
| thrown overheard one hundred and seventeen
miles N.N.W. .14W. of Cape Saa Antonio, Cuoa,
/ and doubtless made the entire circuit Oh tno
| Gulf OF Mexico
Jacksonville Union: Among the many
/ Dlacas in Florida which have experienced a
| rapid growth, Sanford, on Lake monroe; y
| conspieuous The rapid development OF this
pIacs is due to the energy and iioeFality oed q
| General Sanford. proprietor or the SanIotd
Sranf As an evidence of what can be done IN
/ Florida BY labor unaided BY capital, we may ,,
l mention the fact that one OF the S"edes. ~
| whom General Sanford gave small sFect OF
land I'VE believe five acres Ia lo3z, SOLO u lass
| week for IS. 500 He planted an orange gEots
/ on ID, and hence the result. General SANFORD rs
4 Is vet disposing Of lands in his grant ON e1s
4 ca.SirrIv easv and accommodating terms.