The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-05-03

would soon feel It's inportance in more
ways than one = Tampa Gworaian. =
"A numbe of citizens in this county,
all Democrats, have been arrested by
U. s. Deputy Marshal Bennett for alleged
violation of the election laws. Among
the number are two Northern men and
two colored men. All entered into bonds
for their appearance at Jacksonville when
needed. The general impression is that
the cases will never come to trial. There
was no election. irregularities in this
county, and the innocence of all the par
ties arrested can be clearly established.
If we thought there had been any fraud,
or attempt At fraud, in this county we
would not hesitate to say so, and would
condemn it unfinchingly.- OcaIa Ban
ner. y
1t is expected that the engineers of
the Palatka and Indian River Railroad
will commence the survey on the oppo-
site side of the river at the ferry landing.
The other route, which we deem the most
feasible, is to cross the st. Johns river,
nine miles above Palatka The river at
this point is narrow and the distance from
Buffalo Bluff landing to this place is only
four and half miles. Parties who drop
in here from jacksonville are inclined to
treat this route as a mere sensation. OF
course Jacksonville looks to her connec-
ton with ST. Augustine and the coast
line If this road is built line south
from St. Augustine will hardly be built.
Two lines running south, making for In
dian river, may do at some future period
but not now. The Palatka and Indian
River Railroad will be constructed.-Pa-
Idtkd Herald
In answer to an inquiry, concerning
the Florida Southern Railroad, the Lake
City Reporter says: we state that the
charter under which the above company
is working directs that the road shall be
commenced from Lake City. For the
sake of saw ing cost upon iron it was COM
menced from Palatka, t. e., the branch
running fir ON Gainesville to Palatka is
being build first to convey iron to the
main line. Our citizens can have no posi-
BILE objection to the road being pushed both
south as well as north from Gainesville
this we learn is the intention of the com
pany-but we shall and do insist that the
work 1.-THE survey and construction shall
be pushed without further delay to or from
this point. We do not think the Florida
Southern Company have any other idea
than to faithfully comply with the charter
under which they operate. They certainly
would not desire to forfeit their charter
The Board of Internal Improvement will
see that the charter is complied with, for
the people will hold them accountable
We have no doubt but that the road will
be constructed at as early date practi-
cable from Lake City to Charlotte IIarbor
The steamship City of Austin, of
Mallory's Nassau and New York line,
says the Union of Thursday, that went
aground at Fernandina last Sunday morn
ing, has broken in two, and it is the
opinion Of Captain Thomas S. Eells, I'm
derwriter's agent, that she will go to
pieces during the next ten hours. The
Austin is now lying on Pelican shoals,
about one mile inside of the bar, and
within one hundred yards of what is
known as the rear buoy. AS soon as her
bow struck on the bank her stern drlfted
around, and she is now facing the ocean,
her bow lifted high up out of the water,
while her stern has settled so that at
high tide the water covers her hurricane
deck aft. Capt. Joe Parsons is engaged
in wrecking the ship on salvage, and is
employing the tugs Stevens, Athlete and
Gladiator, and one or two lighters in the
work. All of the cotton and fruit, and
about two hundred hogsheads of sugar
have bee n saved. The steamer was in
sured for 100000 in European compa-
MES. The sugar was insured for $4,000
in New York, and the balance of the
cargo in sured for about $4,000. The
fruit, con sisting of thirty barrels of pine
apples three barrels Of sweet oranges,
nine box es of sappadillos, one barrel Of
tamarind, and two hundred and sixty
seven boxes of tomatoes were sold by
Captain Eells yesterday at public auction,
and the steamship will be sold at -
o'clock to-day. The loss Of the steamship
is attributed to the carelessness of the
pilot in charge at the time, and Captain
Eells has made charges against him be-
fore both the Fernandina and ST. Marys'
boards Of pilot commissioners, for the
purpose, if possible, Of having his license
withdra wn. There ought to be some
means provided for dealing with such
"pilots = under criminal process. N