Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-14
Florida Affairs

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The telephone is now in operation from
DeLand landing to the town. The first message
reported a large cargo on the City of Sanford
Passengers passing on the river can now com.
municate from the wharf with their friends in
the town.
The Tallahassee FIorfdian tersely remarks:
"A farmer who has corn OF his own raising to
sell would be as great curiosity as a white
blackbird,' while those whose corn cribs are in
the West are as plentiful as blackberries."
The finest residence in the State is being
erected at Lawtey.
The Palatka Herald states that the land
along the railroad is being rapidly taken up.
The country is dotted with clearings, cabins.
and small orange groves which will, in a few
years, become thrifty bearing groves, and will
present picture Of prosperity most beautiful
to behold.
The Tallahassee FIOrididn is authority for
the following: "a negro named John johnson
recently stole couple OF hides from a well
known merchant, and next day brought the
stolen property and sold them to the same
merchant for a dollar and a quarter That
darkey will be treasurer of a colored church
building fund before many years.
burden, the Calhoun county murderer, who
was tried and convicted in Calhoun last week,
was brought to Tallahassee and lodged in jail
on Saturday His co-defendant, Powell, OBJ
tanned change of venue to Franklin county,
and his trial is now progressing at Apalachi-
cola.
Says the Palatka Herald: Captain W. A.
Shaw, of the palace steamer Frederic de Barry
handed us on Saturday night, May 9TH. a copy
aF IN nah 80 ~,
and date. This is quick time and evinceS one
OF the advantages to be derived from the new
Waycross Road"
Says the Palatka Herald "Our enterprising
railroad men are pushing on the work OF con-
struction. They have left Paatka Heights be
hind, and the locomotives are running three
miles and half into the country Mr. Fran
els says that by the 4th OF July we shall have
ride on the cars to Gainesville
Says the Palatka Herald: Three or four
years ego young olange seedlings were sold at
a low figure. Now, they bring a high price and
the demand is greater than the supply. owing
TO the lack of foresight of nurseTymen and
others in not planting mora seed. We advise
one and ell to beware of this error in the flu
ture, for young orange trees will always be in
demand"
The Orange Lake FEOrididn says: 1--WE are
informed that within sixty days Mr.. NJ. L Spar
will erect and have in working order a saw
mill On the line OF the Peninsula Railroad,
eleven miles from Ocala. between the Harris
grove and the Anthony place. He will erect a
store at the same place. This is the second
mill tn at has been built in that vicinity since
February last. and points Enthusiastically to its
rapid development"
Says the Tallahassee FIOrididn: "a wagon
passed the FtOridiaR office the other day,
drawn by pair of mules which looked as
though they had not eaten square meal in a
month OF Sundays. The wagon appeared to
be tolerably well loaded with sacks, which we
took to contain corn The peculiar squeak of
~ ~
grease, attracted attention. Every turn of the
wheels said as plain as anything, 5oughten
corn! boughten corn"
At a meeting of the Leon County Farmers
Club, held last week, committee of seven
were appointed to take into consideration and
report at the next meeting of the club, to be
held on Friday next, the 18th inst, the best
method of inviting immigration TO Leon coun-
ty. The committee held meeting, and after
thorough deliberation and discussion Of
several plans proposed, adopted a resolution
recommending the club to publish illus
trative descriptive pamphlet of Leon county
| of not less than s. On copies; and also recon-
mended plans for procuring reliable matter for
| said pamphlet, and for securing tie necessary
funds 70 accomplish the purpose.
Under the caption, "a Marked Change" the
/ Baltimore san observes: The newspapers
/ of Florida devote about the same space now to
/ railroads and other improvements as was
/ formerly given to politics. The excellent re-
/ suits Of this change are being realized. Last
| were constructed in Florida, opening up to
| market many heretofore inaccessible sections,
and as many more miles will perhaps be con
| structed within the next twelve months, the
| contracts for large portion of which have al
/ ready been awarded. In the meantime poll
/ tics is quiet, and the State is blessed with q
conservative and economical administration. y
| The Orange Lake FIOrididn states that some
| little time since, Mr.. Frank Dupois. having
| several prisoners on hand, took them to Ocala
/ and after transferring them into the charge OF
/ the authorities, returned home. On visit to
OcaIa a day or two ego he hitched his mare
| somewhere in the vicinity of the public square
| and having transacted his business, returned
/ to the spot with view to returning home
| when he found the mare had been taken away
| A thorough search failed to discover its where
/ abouts and he was finally compelled to hire g
/ horse from the livery stable. He learned short
/ IL afterwards through Mr.. Weathers that his
| mare had been found in the suburbs of the
i CITY lying dead, with her throat cut and a bull
| let in her side.
The Eastern Herald states that General
/ Dickinson, of Palatka. was the victim Of a
| scare, a few nights Since while in town. After
| retiring for the night and falling asleep. he was
L aroused by kissing noise in his room. He
| cautiously folded the bed clothes around him
| and peered out, fully expecting the attacs OF
| sOue venomous saa1e, when, 10 and behold, ht
| discovered an alligator was in the room. The
! General bounded out of bed and the alligator
| got his back up and stood on the defensive
| About this time a lady was heard in the neXt
| room. making a furious fuss about her lost
saurian which she intended taking North. The
| matter was soon explained and the gator
| restored to its owner.
| Mention has already been made of the fact
| that negro from ArredOndo was found dead
/ on the railroad, short distance from Gaines
i vile. In this connection the Orange Lake
| FIOrididn says: 'On the night of Saturday
| last, Frank Hunter, a negro man living at Ar
| redondo was murdered a mile and a half from
Gainesville. on the West India transportation
| Railroad, and his body placed-on the track
/ where it was run over by the Northern bound
| freight train, due at Gainesville about Up. m
i 1t was first believed that he had been intoXi
/ Gated and had laid down on the line to see o.
/ but two rails battered and bloody and a poo
/ OF blood that were afterwards found about g
| hundred and fifty yards from where the body
was first discovered told a different tale. The
| perpetrator is still at large, and although we
! have received no reliable proof, it is believed
/ that a negro named Washington Jones (the
! same man that shot cOlored woman in Mica
/ nOpy some two months ago. is the guilty
party"
South Carolina Notes.