Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-02
Florida Afairs.

| Our Luraville correspondent, August 30th,
/ writes: The farmers OF this county are very
| despondent over the outlook in cotton. They
were late in planting, but seasons were favor
able, and the plant was doing well, but not so
well fruited as last year. The caterpillars
have made their appearance earlier than
usual They have devastated great many
farms, and will soon finish their work
| of destruction. Those best posted in the mat
ter say there will not be over half crop made.
The crop is almost entirely planted of long
staple which is later in fruiting than upland,
Consequently they will sustain heavier loss
than if they had planted of the latter"
Nearly all our Georgia and Florida exchanges
have this paragraph: "Our town is in need of
a large number Of neat cottages to meet the
demand for houses
A thief went through" Governor Bloxham's
larder on the night Of the 25th ultimo.
Mr.. Frank Russell was severely injured at
his mill, in Columbia county, last week
Marion county is out of debt, and has bright
prospects for a good cotton and orange crop
The caterpillar and other worms have folded
their tents and stole away from Columbia
/ county.
The Mexican clover growing in Columbia
county is said to be an excellent forage and Of
large yield
The Reporter says every white boy in Lake
| City above the age OF fifteen years is employed
in some business.
Mr.. Bailey, an English divine. is now enter
tanning Pensacola on the three Ws-'sWages,
want and work"
Pensacola has organized a building and loan
association.
The Pensacola lunatic. robber:and frightener
Of women and children is still at large.
Mr.. Stephen c. Gonzalez, aged fifty-four
years, died in Pensacola on the 27th ult, and
the Gazette says no death has occurred there
for many years which has caused more general
sorrow.
A negro boy. Wade. in the employ of Capt.
Hutchinson, OF Pensacola, has been arrested
for stealing the Captains watch and clothing.
Not a single criminal case was tried at the
late special term of Orange county Circuit
Courl. and but one prisoner is in the county
jail and he is only to serve out a thirty days
sentence.
Key West fishermen complain that Cuban
fishing smaeks intrude themselves into Ameri-
can waters, and, on the sly. catch fish and put
back to Havana and other ports with them.
The strictest kind of laws are enforced by
Spain against Americans fishing in Cuban
waters.
Mr.. Charles Maloney. Of Key West, has sew
eral thousand eocoanut tire. growing on Stock
Island. The Key says that DR.. ]. v Harris
has about seven thousand plants already set
out, which is the largest number yet planted
by any one individual. Mr.. E. o. Locke and
Judge Locke have about ten thousand. Lieu
tenant Governor Bethel and Mr.. q. b. Patter-
son are also having extensive groves planted,
and there are others to hear from.
Jacksonville Union: ''The manliness dis
played by the corps Of compositors employed
in the MORSING NEws Office last SATURDAY
night, in standing up bravely to their work
ankle-deep in water. with the roof blown
away, and a furious hurricane raging. is
worthy of all commendation. We congratu-
late Colonel Estill upon having the command
Of such reliable and efficient body Of printers
and attaches" This news-clipper takes Occa-
sion to say that while the above wa going on
In the NEWS Office, the proprietor was bravey
saving the lives Of his family amid the inde-
serioab,e horrors of Tybee
A Justice of the New York Supreme Court
mas granted an injunction restraining the pres
ent owners Of the j., P & NJ. Railroad from
selling or disposing Of the road until the final
hearing and judgment OF the court IN an an
pncatlon to reopen the order confirming the
sale, etc.