Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-23
Florida Affairs.

The BrOOksville Crescent says that the senti-
ment Of fernando county is Overwhelmingly
Democratic. Therefore, in the absence of Re-
publican aiventurers and meters to strife,
the county is peaceful and prosperous.
The Gainesville Sun and Bee is reliably in
formed that a very worthy colored man,
residing near Newnansville, was killed by some
unknown person on the night OF the 18th inst
It says: st is the desire of all law-abiding
citizenSthat the perpetrator Of this foul deed
be apprehended and brought to condign punish
ment"
The Herald thinks that something besides a
railroad is needed to give Palatka the position
to which her natural position entities her. It
wants mandatory or two.
The PalRtka Herald reports that panthers in
Putnam county are getting to be as numerous
as alligatOrs. They are shy and do not pnt in
their appearance as often as the saurian. They
are more dangerous, but viii not as a general
thing, attack a person unless some provoca-
ton is offered.
There is a gentleman living on the st. Johns
river who thinks that he has discovered the
clay out Of which the Wedgewood ware was
made. The Palatka Herald says on the sub
ject: "Ths placs in which this clay is found
corresponds with an old English manuscript
that was deciphered from the diary Of Wedge
wood, which says that the ore or clay was
found in large quantities not more than two
niles from water navigation. OF the fact that
the wedgewood ware now extinct save few
vases, was procured in Florida, there can be
no doubt If this discoverer has really found
the pure clay that was manufactured into
ware. he is sure of q fortune"
The Monticello Constitution reports that
negro woman, during services in one Of the
eolored churches Of that place last week, was
cOnvulse1 by religious % enthusiasm, and
while in ssid condition seized a yourg woman
and dashing her against an organ, knocked
her senseless. 1t says this old religious enthu
siast is 8 professional shouter.
The De Land Agricitltttrist thinks that
should Lake Okechobee be drained, and the
land put in proper state for the cultivation of
sugar cane, that industry will have to be carried
on by small settlers, who win grow the canes
and sell them TO the central factories, which
will undertake the manufacturing, thereby
allowing the grower OF the cane to be relieved
of the trouble and expense of manufacturing.
II says: 1T is impossible for rye estates to
grow and manufacture thSir own sugar, as in
Cuba. for we have not the laboring population
sufficient for that purpose. We will shortly
commence a series of articles. on the estab-
hshment of central factories in French Islands,
and the success that has attended them, as a
guide to our people"
The Quincy Herald reports two cases of
cremation in that town last week. One was
that of a four-year-old child Of George Mitchell,
had I,a.fIk f7ra
out doors, and was roasting some yams. Its
clothing became ignited, and before help
could arrive it had received fatal injuries. Ths
other was that Of = little son Of Dennis Fields.
who was burning brush ia q field. The boy
while playing around the nre fell into it, was
frightfully burned, and soon died.
According to the Courier the high waters
have drowned ell the mills near Marianna and
1t is with great difficulty that meal is to be had
for love or money.
The Apopka Citizen states that Mr. ]. Davis
has brought TO its office an immense sugar
cane which was grown near Apopks. 1t had
forty-one joints, weighed twelve AMI half
pounds and was two inches in diameter at the
lower end. Mr. DAVIS says he took it from a
pile of others of the same size; and one of them
had nearly 6 gallon OF juice in it. The Citizen
well says: 'If anyone can beat this let US hear
from him"
Mr. F. L. Blanchard has retired from the
Apopka Citizen as its publisher.
According to the Sanford Journal consider
able frost was seen in that place on Monday
morning Of last week. and further back in the
country some ice. The thermometer indicated
from 30 to AZ degrees.
- ~ - 1sTsFs r. Sad
Ponce, OF Sampson settlement, killed panther
of extraordinary size few days since. he
measured ten feet from tip to tip. and ave
inches across the ball Of the foot This is the
some time. and IL the Ponce family live few
years longer bears and psnthers viii be less
frequent in this settlement.
Paiatks Herald: I'VE don't AXE much stock
in that Okechobee draining. This lake ssixty
miles in circumference, and. on an average,
has depth Of eight feet. The best construc-
ton would be 70 unite the Caloosahatehee with
the Okechobee by canal This could be done
at less expense. and would answer all neces-
slry purposes for the next half century. As
TO sugar lands, we would state that there are
at least twelve thousand acres of the best
sugar lands in the world south Of st. Angus
tine on the Atlantic coast. This rich land, il
properly cultivated, would produce $1,000
hoRsheads OF sugar annually. ADD to this the
Thousands Of acres all over the State suited 70
the cultivation of sugar cane, and you may
foot up a supply sufficient TO furnish the con-
sumers of a half dozen states.
Apopka Citizen: From the many people
coming mn the river we learn that the hotels
OF Jacksonville and other places on the way
are full to oyerfoWing; the cold together with
the great interest in orange growing having
caused an unusual number OF people 10 come
70 Florida. Great numbers are stopping IN
Sanford, while Maitland, Orlando. Aitamonte,
Apopka and other towns in the interior nave
more visitors this winter than in any other
previous season. DR.. G.. L Jones says inst
the river boats are loaded with freight and
passenger"
In answer to parties inquiring what products
can be raised successfully IN Hernando county
the BrooksVille Crescent replies: Corn. cot
ton. peas, potatoes, cassavs, rice. oats, water
sugar cane, chufas. oranges, lemons. lines,
shaddocks, grape fruit guavas, peaches, plums,
grapes Japan persimm0ns, mango, mangroves,
bananas, pine apples, pecans. Leconte pears,
horses, cows hogs, sheep, goets, turkeys,
chickens. bees beef, beeswax, hides tallow,
cedar. oysters, fish aud sponges. and number
less vegetables" tt4
"W." writing from Daytona to the DeLand
AQrfcltltuTisf, says that "a genuine sea serpent
has been seen opposite Daytona inside the surf,
not over fifty yards from the Shore by mr..
Wilder wife and two children. It raised its
head twenty feet out of the water several
times and seemed to be watching for fish, and
would dive under for them; its body was about
eight inches tn ough. and its head as large as
q mans body, with very prominent eyes, rs
body was estimated to have been one hundred
feet long: he was swimming parallel with the
shore. and was plainly visible. but fearing ne
might conclude TO come towards them, the