Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-19
Florida Affairs.

BrOOksville is to have an immigration meet
ing on the first Friday in September. and sew
eral distinguished speakers are booked for the
occasion.
During his visit to Philadelphia, Governor
BIoxham made favorable arrangements for
squatters on the Disston land purchase.
Hamilton DisstOn's first Florida colony has
been organized in New York 1t embraces two
hundred and fifty families, and will be located
near Orlando. Orange county.
There are seventeen aItesian wells at Day
tona, owned by private parties, which furnishes
a bountiful supply Of pure water.
We learn from the Manatee Nelcs that Capt,
James G. White, of the slOop "Commedian
Brothers" was found dead in his bed at Fort
Ogden on Menday morning last, having retired
on the night previous apparently in good
health. He Was considered an excellent man,
and leaves a family in Key West From the
same source comes the sad news that Mss Ma
rion Chester, a charming young lady at Fort
Ogden, while handling a small pistol and play
fully attempting 10 point it at little girl, who
ran behind her, accidently shot herself through
the heart and expired Immediately. The ter
rlble accident cast a gloom over the commu-
nifty
Starke post office has been made a money
order Office
The Live Oak Bulletin is after the mail
agents, which, it says, are injuring its bust
ness.
The total amount of taxes to be paid in Polk
county by tach property holder is 81 40 on
the s1OO Total taxable property in the coun-
ty is Ss57. us. an increase over the previous
year Of S5s.OOO.
The store and warehouse of W. Warner &
Co, OF Manatee, were burned on the Sth inst.
Everything was lost. Eight men we're sleeping
in the store and were just able to make their
escape.
Another spring possessing medicinal proper
ties has come to the surface in Florida. A cor
respondent Of the Starke Telegraph speaks
thus Of it: ''Magnesia Spring is situated near
Hawthorn. some three miles or more distant.
and only three-fOurths Of a mile from the
Florida Southern Railway, at a station called
the Spring The spring is perfect beauty.
IS by 20 feet is 25 feet deep, and in the midst of
a lovely hammock. The spring discharges
$500 gallons Of as pure, pearly clear water as
can be every minute. 1t is being tested by the
sick with satisfactory results"
The Riverside Hotel at Tampa is to have
thirty rooms added
Many hogs are dying in Suwannee county
from cholera.
Medulla, Polk county, wants brick mason
and school teacher.
A new Baptist church will soon be finished
at Clayland, Suwannee county.
rev Methodist church is to be erected near
ROwland's mill. Hamilton county
The survey OF the Live Oak and Rowland's
Bluff Railroad will be commenced in a few
days.
Work is progressing well on the eastern ter
minus Of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad
Six hundred laborers are at work
Palatka Herald: What the apple. the cur
rant. the strawberry, the Concord grapes and
other every day household fruits Of the easiest
production are to the people Of the North and
West, the fig most emphaTically is to us of the
Gulf cOast-the fruit for the million"
The Belfast CMe) Republican Journal says:
1T is expected the new steamship building at
Bath for Drew 6 Bucki. Of Jacksonville. Fla,
will be completed and make her first trip TO
Jacksonville by the lst of October. She is be-
ing built expressly for carrying lumber and
heavy freight"
EIOridd Crescent: ''The lands belonging to
the Eubanks estate, containing twenty-five
hundred acres and located near BrooksvilIe
were sold last week to Ex-Gov. Geo. f. Drew
& Co. This Is a valuable tract Of land The
sale Indicates the opinion the lead
ing men OF Florida entert in as to the bright
prospects OF fernando county"
Palatka Herald: The whistle Of steamboats,
the shrek Of the locomotive, and the rumble
and roar Of the trains as they come and 90 has
a decidedly enlivening effect in making Palatka
I'VE have an excellent class of farmers in Put
nam county. They are persevering and ener-
getic, and are always open to improvement"
Jacksonville Union: mike Mcdaniel who
-raS copricfad 81 fall for rnbhinO Dr NflaS
and subsequently shooting Policeman Hearn
for which he was sent to the penitentiary for
fifteen years. is nov working in the chain gang
on the Savannah, Florida and western Rail
way. The testimony on which he was convict
ed is varied. The bill Of exception has been
signed by the Judge. and the case goes to the
Supreme Court. by his attorney, Charlton Du-
Pcnt, Esq, who is strenuously working on the
case"
Mdndtee County Netrs: I've are sorry to
have to chronicle the fact that the new stsre,
warehouse and wharf recently built by War
burton S. Warner, Of Palma Sola City, was
totally DESTROYED by fire on the night OF Sun
day last, or rather upon the morning of the
Sth instant. Various coDjectures are INDUCED
in as regards the cause OF the fire, but nothing
is definitely known. His store is completely
burned. and the new stock Of goods entirely
destroyed. besides the new engine recently
purchased. which was still in the warehouse
owing 70 the pressure Of business having pre-
vented him from getting il into the mill"
The Tallahassee FIOrididn records juvenile
strike: ''One day last week q number OF the
little negro boys employed by Mr.. Alex. Nc
DOugal at the cotton factory, urged on by one
or two elder boys. who did not join them,
marched up town TO the business office OF their
employer and demanded an increase Of wages.
These would-be strikers are mostly employed
as carriers 20 transport the spOOls or bobbins
from one part Of the factory TO another, and
as errand boys. etc. A considerable number Of
them are employed solely for the purpose OF
teaching them the duties performed by the
regular hands. These dissatisfied youngsters
are paid from two dollars to seventy five cents
per week. according to their age and capacity.
Mr.. McDOugall told them he would take the
matter into consideration. and they thereupon
went back to their work "
Mr.. James a. WeatherIord, Of Spring.
field, Ohio, says: browns Iron BItters
cured me OF the worst case of dyspepsia
man ever had. The muscles OF nv stomach,