Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-21
Florida Affairs.


An OK died recently ia Gadsden county from
eating poison oak.
New ST. Augustine is building shell road.
Pensacola has two boards of health.
The Pal&tka Journal now issues a Monday
evening edition. 1t hopes in time to become
daily
There is an ice famine in Jacksonville.
A dispatch to the Union reports that the
warehouse of the Jacksonville, Pensacola and
Mobile Railroad at Madison caught fire about
two o'clock Wednesday afternoon, and was
totally consumed together with all the freight,
etc. This was one OF the best warehouses in
the State. The origin of this fire is also I'M
known. The night before Dr. McCans
drug store took fire, and was entirely con-
sumed. together with the stock OF goods The
origin of the fire is unknown. The building
and goods were insured.
The Florida Netcs. new weekly, appears at
Jacksonville. It is newsy, bright and read
able.
Pensacola Gazette "A gentleman from the
Smi; hsOnian Institute, OF Washington, is open
ing the Indian mounds on DR.. Rutherford'S
place over the bayou. He has brought to light
some rare specimens of pottery and war i'm
plements
BrooksviIle Crescent: Last week Mr. j. J.
Hale Treasurer Of the county, paid the last
cent of the cOunty's Indebtedness. except a
few late and uaimportant warrants drawn for
small sums. This Is another indication of our
county prosperity"
Orange Lake FEorididR: "The Peninsular
Railroad has selected an Ocala lot between
Dr. c. j. Alfred and Mr. T. D. Poser, for the
depot site. Ii is expected the buildings will be
| Immediately put up. The owners of Ocala
town lots are very liberal in the matter of
| right-of way and lots for bu ldings. In every
20 flr,I nre nj Fl1 f.ar
have been donated"
Starke telegraph: For some inexplicable
| reason no pol was opened in starke, aud from
| all accounts a very slim vote was cast for or
| against bonds. The purpose for which the
election was had was not OF character well
| calculated TO excite enthusiasm among the
people. II was the discharge of a severe duty
| which forced any one to vote under the cir
| cumstances. We understand there is major
/ ity of about ten for bonds in the county"
Apopka Citizen: The Apopka City Branch
| Is now a fixture and soon the work is expected
| TO be commenced, so that we may look for
better times in the way of business What we
| want now is that some one with plenty of
| money will come in and put up large, fir t
| class hotel and boarding hOuse-and it will pay
too. We are in the heart of the forest prime
val abounding with game of every descrip-
ton. Lakes swarming with fish in variety, and
other inducements are offered Maitland, no
bet er situated (only that she has railroad),
with two large hotels has turned away hun
drets the past season, we learn
The Monticello Constitution reports that
| on last Saturday negro man named Sydney
| Pinder, and a cOlOred youth, about eighteen
| years of age, named Blood, living about six
miles east Of town, near the old Cook Smith
| homestead, engaged in an angry dispute
| about crop work, whereupon Pinder entered
his cabin close by, secured gun, and fired
| upon and killed the boy. An inquest was held
| over the body of the deceased, aud under
| stand the jury rendered verdict to the effect
| that Blood came to his death by the hands OF
1~l.- Il. .s.,Tsl
| of murder in the first degree The alIeg ed
| murderer was arrested and placed in jail
/ where he will be securely confined by Sheriff
| Simpl1,ns until the next term of our Circuit
| court"
The Monticello Constitutions reports that on
| last 1u sday Dir. G. w. Turner suffered a very
| serious loss by fire-nearly all the buildings on
| his place, about tx miles northwest of town
| on the Lake road, being destroyed. The fire
| originated from the kitchen stove, and was
| discovered at IL O'Clock a. m, and in very
| short time the work of destruction was com
| plete. The DIVE ling was a very large two
| Story structure, recently completed and Gle
| gantly finished the kitchen adJ3lned the
| dwelling and all buildings within reach OF the
| flames or sparks. including the old homestead
the cOrn-crio, etc, we're reduced to ashes
| The loss l. a serious one, and we are not in
| formed whether the property was insured mol
| are we advised as TO the condition of the furni
| ture, but it is probable portion OF 1t was
saved in damaged condition"
/ Orange Lake FlOridiGn. Major General
| LePoor Trench has not yet located Ii is a
matter of considerable Importance to our
| neigh oorhood. as there are many English and
| Irish gentry who would come to Orang' Lake
y th the view of settling, provided he is pleased
| with our country General Trench is gentle
| man of about sixty years OF age. His erect
| military barring am kindly, but austere man.
| ners. procIaims him the thorough soldier. He
/ has served thirty years, we believe. in HeT
/ British Maiesty's service, most of which time
| has been spent in India. where he won many
| hOnors during the Indian mutiny He is the
| brother of Archbishop Trench, of Dublin, and
/ proyidsd he locates in Marion county he VIII
/ bring from England his family, who. the
prototype of high English society, will indeed
| form valuable addition to the locality in which
/ they SETTLE