Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-18
Florida Affairs

At the fisheries in HulsboroUgh county prime
mullet sell at one cent apiece.
Seven gin houses were blown down by the re-
cent storm in Leon county.
The Gainesville authorities are giving much
attention to sanitary measures this season with
the best of results.
The East Florida Seminary at Gainesville is
now in active operation, and numbers Of stu
e- Is are arriving to take their places in the
classes.
Steamers will be running in the new canal
now being cut into Lake Apopka by the 1st of
January.
Gainesville is to have a new market house
and an artesian well at no distant day.
A saw mill Of sixty-horse power will soon be
erected by Gen. Hazen at Thonolassassa, in
Hillsborough county.
There are only eight candidates for the office
of Tax Assessor of Bradford county, each of
whom expect to be elected by an overwhelm-
ing majority.
Key West is enjoying splendid health this
season, and the doctors have generally given
up pills for politics.
The Levy county Democracy will meet on
Monday next to nominate legislative ticket
Col. Gore, of Key West, it is thought, will lead
the ticket.
During the past week the freight warehouses
of Cedar Key have been crowded with freight
consigned to the merchants of South Florida
who have purchased large stocks of goods this
season.
A large wild cat invaded the premises Of Mr..
Obediah Purvis, at Keysville, on Tuesday night,
aud seizing large hog dragged it through his
cotton field and into the river swamp.
The municipal election of Tampa will be
held on the 10th of October next.
Isaac Wingate met with terrible accident at
DR.. Cotte's woo5yard. Jacksonville, on Thurs
day last He had just come off his lighter and
went for drink of water While passing the
circular saw, which was in operation in the
yard, he trOd on block Of wood and slipped,
and in his fall grabbed the saw, frightfully
mangling his hand.
The FOrididn has commenced the publica.
ton of tables showing the difference in the ex-
pense of the State government under the
Democratic and Republican administrations
The documents will make splendid campaign
document, as they clearly prove the extrava-
gance and folly of the financial system Of the
Republicans, and prove the economy and
wisdom of the management of the State
treasury under Democratic rule.
There was a grand Democratic rally at Pa
latka on Friday last.
The first box Of oranges from Putnam county
this season was shipped from the Florida
Southern station Tuesday last. They. were
grown at Perry, on the line Of the road, and
were shipped to Georgia.
The PaIatka Herald, on artesian water, says:
"a gOodly number drinking the water from
the fountain on Lemon street think that it is
beneficial to health, especially those who come
under the head OF kidney, liver or stomach dis
orders The water is as clear as crystal, and
though pretty strongly impregnated with sui
phur is not unpleasant to the taste. Florida,
especially the eastern portion of the State, has
several very fine sulphur springs the most
notable of which IS Orange Spring, twenty five
miles west of Palatka. This spring has long
been noted for its curative properties in heal
inc ulcers and cases Of erySipelaS The Palatka
sulphur flowing fountain, no doubt, possesses
the same properties and may be made useful
in more ways Than one.
Pensacola Commercial: 1--WE were shown to-
day a beautiful specimen of the seedless
Japanese persimmon, grown upon the Fairnie
Hill place near the city. 1t is nearly round,
ten inches in shortest diameter, and weighs
little over eight ounces The taste IS delicious,
and it hes a rich aromatic flavor. When ripen-
ing it is first a rich orange yellow, and when
fully ripe is OF deep purple color. lt IS In the
yellow stage firm and easy OF transportation,
and as the orange and like the pear, ripens
after pulling and boxing 1t is valuable addi-
ton to the products of Florida. The trees Sow
in fruit on the Fairnie Hill place
we're imported from Japan, but large
numbers are now being successfully
propagated by grating on native stocks OF the
wild persimmOn. The fruit makes one of the
best preserves-by many preferred to the
guava-is easily dried, and is largely used in
this way in Japan in the place of dried figs.
which it is said to excel in taste and flavor. Its
cultivation in this latitude gives promise of
being successful and profitable"
Apalachicola Tribune: ''On last Saturday
evening the stern wheel steamer Mobile, from
Penssc la, arrived in the bay, and attempted
TO come up TO the docK without SO mucn as
even stopping at the quarantine station for in
spection By the port physician. She had come
as far up as Tow Head beIOre she was or
dered back. Later On, DR.. NJ. 7. Alexander
went down to within speaking distance of the
Mobile. and told her Captain that he would not
he allowed to come up to the dock, as there
was yellow fever in Pensacola. The Captain
replied that the boat was not from
tie Mobile was to be used at Chat
tahoocbee as a transfer boat Tor
the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad;
He also stated to other members OF
the Board OF Health that he wanted to go on
through to Columbus; that ne had passengers
for that place. Dr. Alexander informed re-
porter that he saw only aoOut dezeh peoPlee ,Pe
on board the steamer. Mr. Charles HOBART
and Mayor Ruge also went TO wlthln speaklns
distance of the steamer. and Mr.. HOBART IN
formed US that he saw about twenty-five peo-
PIC oH NAA1 skcdLAAcfs dluOnS bhC
three Apalachicolians who had been in Pensa'
cola for some time. II was apparent from
this that IL was not the intention OF the Gap
tain Of the Mobile TO allow his passengers 70 oe
seen. On Saturday night the City Council had
guards posted along the beach and WharVes
contagious TO the city, it being the belief OF
the CouI ell, as well as our citizens gener-
ally, that the Mobile would attempt
the same trick he Mary Eli abeth' successful
ly carried out few years ago-pass the city at
all hazards Our citizens we're determined,
however, and if the Mobile had attempted to
go up the Apalschicola river, she would have
been riddled with bullets, and this not proving
effective, a body of men would, no doubt, have
followed her up the river and burned her 70
the waters edge. Sunday at d, M the Mo-
bile left the quarantine station for. as her Cap
tain stated, Tyson's Harbor near Dog Island,
there to rem in in quarantine for thirty days,
or until frost as best suits the Board of Health.
We are determined to keep yellow jack away
from here, and in future a guard will meet the
river steamers at Old Woman's Bluff 70 pre-
vent them from coming to the city If they have
passengers from Pensacola and other infected
ports. This Is as It should be'
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