Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-18
Florida Affairs.

According to the Sanford Journal, first
class saddle and harness shop, where a good
stock in both lines would be constantly kept on
hand, is badly needed, and some practical man
of means could Immediately find a splendid
business in that line in Sanford.
The shipment of vegetables on the Transit
Railroad continues to increase daily, and, it is
supposed, will equal in the course of the sea
son, last years shipments, notwithstanding
the cold snap.
1t is reported that number of convicts, who
have escaped from the camps, are hiding ont
in the hammocks in the vicinity Of Gainesville.
Several stories Of depredations committed by
them have been reported. One old colored
man was so unfortunate. ne says, as to lose
all his GRUB" by an attack they made upon
him
Mr.. Durkee, the United States Marshal. left
Pensacola on Tuesday on the steamer Lucy p.
Miller. to go by way Of Cedar Keys. to convey
B. F. King. the defaulting ex-PoStmaster Of
Milton, to the Albany penitentiary. a petition
is circulating praying his pardon.
The Sunday school Convention, which con-
vened in Greenwood last week, and continued
three days, had very successful and crafty
ing session. Much interest was manifest in the
extension Of Sunday school work.
The vault in the County Clerks office at Or
lando is so damp that the papers stored in it
are endangered.
The Pensacola Gazette says: about eleven
O'Clock on Wednesday the larger portion OF
the remaining walls Of Fort McRae crumbed
and tumbled into the roaring surf. Thus
| gradually fades away this old ruin, which has
| for years been battling with the waves, but
/ growing feebIer with each recurring tide.
| Only small portion of the rear walls are left
| standing"
Says the Fernandina Mirror: "Ye learn with
great pleasure that movement IS on foot To
/ erect cOmmodiouS house of entertainment at
/ the beach. Nothing would conduce to a greater
| degree to our city becoming summer resort
| for our own people than the making of suita
BILE provisions for the comfort of visitors, both
| in our boarding houses and at the beach, with
| moderate charges for board and carriage hire.
| We hope the co mpany Incorporated some years
/ since Tor a street railroad to the beach will
4 reorgsnizs under their charter and put the
| road in operation
The Gainesville Sun and Bee states that "a
/ movement is being made by Sir. A. P. Hall to
/ get r. duced car load rates on vegetables from
/ this and other points on the Transit Railroad
/ to Cincinnati Let the vegetable growers do
| all that they can to get cheap transportation
/ 70 the West. The Eastern markets Will not
answer for the large volume of Florida pro-
/ duce and the Indifferent faci ties of tranSpor-
| tation " hich we now have for reaching those
markets. makes them well nigh worthless
/ Says the Lake City Reporter: From reports
/ in different portions Of the county we learn
/ that the crop looking well generally, taking
/ into consideration the late spring The weather
/ the past few weeks has been all the farmer
| could wish for to get his crop in good condition
/ though labor is exceedingly scarce, owing &c
/ the extensive lumber business now going on
1 The Oat crop has improved very much, and II
/ is now thought a full crop will be gathered
| while however, in some portions Of the county,
| rain is needed very much to assist them in fully
heading cut
Speaking of the value Of sheep husbandry
| the Mariana Courier remarks: There Is nc
| reqs IN in the world why every farmer in Jack
| son county should not have flock or sheep.
| The expense of keeping such flock would be
| almost nothing, inaSmuch as our lands supply
| abundant and sufficient pasturage- sheep are
but seldom moleStei by dogs, and the rogue'
| seem to desire pig to mutton. IL sheep were
| raised merely for the wool, it would prove 6
| profitable investment to q into this business
in jackson county. Hon. j. h. MCAlnne IN
forms US that a few days since twelve pounds
of wool were taken of of one of his ordinary
'piney woods sheep. He expresses himself as
much pleased with the success he has mel
with in the past two years Farmers try this
The Lake City reporter throws out the fol
lowing sensible suggestions: The past severt
winter was we are told, more destructive u
the cattle of this county than ever known.
| occurs to Us that if those OF our farmers own
| ing small stocks, say fifteen or twenty head
| could put away during the summer their feed
! such as Indian clover or beggar weed hay
| field pea vines, and plant an extra crop OF
| sweet potatoes to carry them through the try
| ing months of December, January and Februa
| nv. by feeding them regularly. they would not
| only take care of his stock, but at the same
time accumulate a large amount of fertil
izers