Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-29
Florida Affairs,

The Fsrnandina Express states that there
can, as yer. be no definite announcement OF
the day for celebrating the formal opening of
the Fernandina ard Jacksonville Railroad,
but it assures its readers that there will be no
postoonements. The next time the announce
meut is made it will be carried through. The
road will probably not admit of q through
train before tbs Sd or 4th Of April.
The Star claims that Quincy has as good and
successful merchants. boarding houses, car
penlers and bIacksmiths as any town in the
South. 1t also boasts of a right smart sprinkling
Of lawyers and Other professional men.
"At haIf-past seven Wednesday night" says
the Pensacola Gazette. when one mile east Of
MilIview, Ernest Mccormick, colored, while
coming to Pensacola on the Perdido Railroad,
attempted to pass from one car to another,
and fell between them Both legs were cut of,
aad he died before morning. He was intoxi-
Gated at the time of the accident"
On wednesday of last week Tallahassee lost
one of her Oldest and most highly respected cti-
zens in the person OF DR.. J. W. Randolph. At
the time of his death he was physician and
superintenaent of the State Insane Asylum at
Chattahoochee.
The Key West Key says that vessels from
Cuba report passing many bales OF cotton
adrist in the Gulf, and the wreckers are out
after it. This cotton is supposed to have be-
longed to e bark lately wrecked near @ortugas.
Tie citizens OF Monticello have held q meet
iug to concert ways and means for protecting
the people of Jefferson county from persecu-
tion through wholesale arrests on trumped up
charg-s for violation of the election laws.
Mr. J. H. Abbott. one Of the most prominent
Northern citizens Of Jacksonville. who died
few days ago from injuries received in falling
down a set OF stairs, had his life insured for
$4,000.
The Republicans of Jacksonville hsve nom
mated General II jenkins, Jr., for Mayor of
the city. The Democrats ought to arrange
for Col. st. Clair Abrams to oppose him.
Under the new law providing for the disor-
ganization of cities and towns having bonded
Indebtedness and having no fund provided for
its payment proceedings have been taken to
disorganize the town of Fernandina by some
of the bondholders. Judge h J. Baken win
represent the bondholders in this action, and
Judge r. B. Archibald win represent the city
Of Fernsndina.
The Press says that somebody is going to
build new hotel in st. Augustine soon
This Tampa Tribune says tne IarIleIs Va 'uAs
section are about through planting. IL learns
that the cotton acreage has greatly increased
With no providential interference the incom-
ing orange crop Of Sumter county will be very
large.
Sumter has been placed among the counties
of the Second Congressional district OF Florida
A new hotel for Pensacola, to cost $4,000, IS
on the tapis Ea1A E4
The Southern Express Company at Fernan-
dina was burglarized Of about $500 the other
night. the thieves having effected an entrance
and blown OF the door of the safe. They we're
evidently skillful and professional cracksmen,
and the Express thinks that their presence in
the city is conclusive evidence that Feraan-
alma is ON the high road to improvement, and
4 RAPIDLY assuming metropolitan airs.
A correspondent Of the Tallahassee
Economist writes that paper on the subject OF
sheep husbandry, which he deems one OF tne