Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-07
Florida Affairs

/ Sumter county has determined to have a fair
next fall, and committees have gone % work
with energy. That Is the way to show the re-
sources Of the conntry
I Tampa Progress. The extension og rhA
i Peninsulsr Railroad from OcsIa in this dfrsr-
I ilon Is = oe called the Florida Tropical Rail
Nay. Ihis = good name. too. and we hope
vii nave tendency 70 hurry it up in q tropi-
{ ca direction"
Tampa Progress. "We call attention 70 the
I notice IN another column Of the charge Of the
/ Johns River Railway TO the JacksonviIIe Tam
I pa and Key West Railway
Orange Lake FIoridian. We have been a.
sureo. ss stated in our last issue that a con
I tract has been given out for the construction
oI a hundred miles Of this road. commencing
a. Live Oak Junction and running direct south
ms VII bring i past Orange Lake some
miles Inlles % he south ward Of Ocala- Il IS further
reported that the work viii be carried cut with
F euen Cisparcl as VIII enable the Compauv n
take OF our orange CROP
Lees5urg AduoHce If there are any idle
ctrp7nters N the world we Eoulf ike a few
OF them 70 emigrate 70 Sumter county. The
carpeEters here nov are Insufficient % carry
on the building % Be done. We have tzo con
tractors IN Leesburg and both have work
enough Tor the next twelve months without
taxing further orders, and that with full set
OF hands each
Pensacola AdrGncs. we learn that the
work OF building a rev road bed into the bav
o. n
menced a. once By Messrs Putnam and To-
bias IRE contract which this firm has with
the Louisville and Nashville Company il Of
greater masnitude than is generally supposed
and viii keep the men employed not only
throughout the summer, but the fail months
also II connection with the work extending
from the present depot. a substantial bulk
head - 70 Be cOnstru- ted. which. of itself viii
require vast amount OF labor. Besides this
the MuscOgee wharf is % undergo a thorough
overhaullng. ana, in fact, built anew Of creo-
soue piIng-
Orlando Reporter: Major II. 3. Church. Of
the Twenty y-fOuth Line. English army. was
here last week and purchased eighty acres OF
land, lying between lakes Uuderhil and Lila
Daie. Il is one Of the finest situations in the
county The Major Eill begin improvements
upon the track At an early day. and il we are
not mistaken IN the nan, will soon have one Of
the most pleasant retreats in South Florida
wEere he can eujoy = well earnei rest He
was engaged Ia The Zulu war. and saw some
hard service, his regiment losing seven
hundred men ana thirty officers. After this
SORT of experience be viii enjoy the quiet OF
his Florl1a home"
Quincy HsrGIi- What is there d prevent a
farmer from having. say. - or % head OF
sheep. or even more. Z his advantages IN 1uld
0e better % say nothing Of ether stock With
= sheSp he can have choice eat from the N
crease for his CEn use. and for the market a.
a current revenue. Besides. for the year the
shesriug vii give hin some 100 pounds or
more. Of WOOL. which. together with the in
crease, win bring him. in value, over the price
psid for q bale or cotton.
Quincy Herald: ~Ls,t SATURDAY night. as
Mr. D. H Wilson's hack was going out 70 meet
the Eastern train. The driver ran the vehicle
into ditch, turuir z i completely over Sew
eral ladies' and gentlemen were in il al the
time. They we're Uucereucui1usiy spilled ont
but fortunately esczFsd unhurt- The night
was very dark an1 the hZhr OF the lantern
confused the Criver. who mistOok dry ditch
t-r he road, with tie above result
Fernaniins Mirror: Judge Ripley. writing
N~w.- - f-- 80
second oldest city Of Florida This Is an error
Pensacola wss founded IL 16s5 by Don Andrea
D ArriOla, who built af5rt with rsslioDs. wh ch
ne called + art Charles The fret toEn. il j.
true. was not where tie present citF Is but still
the name Is properly applicable s. Marks. OF
a. it y a. named by the Spsniards, san Marcos |
&c Apalac1e. was occupied ard q fort built in
the year l9ls by Don joseph Primo de Rihera.
N -er orders OF Governor Don Juan da Avala
Tee landing Of Don Joseph Primo with seventy [
men was made tn 18th Cf March IT'S
over one huuCrHd and sixty three years since /
Il vas built az the instance Of the Christian
Ized Apalsche Indians. who sent Tascslicte
ArTizn, who was Caclcue OF the Indian town 1
B1curia- and who was accompanied by ether 1
principal Apalsche chiefs 10 ask Governor /
Ayzls % establish fort there for their protec
ton. An English expedition under Governor /
Y lore male Al incursiOl into Middle 1
Florida in 100. aud made comp 'ete 6eSf frue-fon
OF the mission stations and spanish forts In 4
that region An Apalsche IEdiau mission 4
town was established ab1ut twO leagues i
from tie tOrt, which was called Santa Juan" /
SuniaHd Tribune: We learn from Capt. s. /
Z Hope. Of Ancl0fe, who was in town this /
week. that last Friday John Ashley vas way /
laid and shot az the residence Of Mr. Clarke on 4
the 'Cootie. II fernando. Ashley had gone 70 /
the horse lor. when some one spoke 70 him 4
ard then Immediately fired Ashley died in i
hsif hour after being shot He said he \
ST' -'7E fl7a a. rg f5siins q Ise n p h9 shot HIM
StuLaud Tribune Two fine mango trees. /
six wears old. AZ Pt Pi1eIas. are for the second i
time fairly breaking down with this delicious /
frJIit. they viii stand as uuch cold as guzvas."