Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-03
Florida Affairs.

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On Thursday night party Of thieves enter
ed several houses at Green Cove Springs and
stole a number Of gold watches and q small
amount Of money. One Of the supposed
party was subsequently arrested in Jackson
vile. It is thought that the party OF thieves
was composed Of three or four white men,
and, except the one arrested, all have succeed
ed in making their escape. The man now in
custody proves to be Philip Holmes Van Der
hoff, who spent several weeks in Jacksonville
and represented himself as a newspaper re-
porter.
According to the Jacksonville Times, the
uproar of politics has completely subsided in
Floriia, and the busy hum Of industry is every
where heard.
The Monticello Constitution learns that a
movement is on foot to establish cotton seed
oil mill in that town. 1t thinks no better loca-
ton for such an enterprise can be found in the
United States, aud that it will prove profta-
ble investment.
A correspondent Of the Santa Rosa Nelcs
writes that paper the particulars Of the terri
ble death Of Miss Nettie McGahs, of Santa
Rosa county. He SAYS that on Friday week
last Miss McGaha was at the spring engaged
in washing when by some accident her cloth
ing took fire, and in her terror and excitement
she ran from the only place Of safety. the
spring of water. Her running, Of course, only
famed the flames into fercer action, and be-
fore assistance reached her, her clothing was
burned almost entirely from her body. She
was literally burned to a crisp. and medical
skill and loving care were alike unavailing.
She fingered in horrible agony for nearly forty
eight hours when death kindly brought her
sUfferings 10 a close.
New Years calling was more generally OBJ
served in Jacksonville this year than ever be-
fore.
One citizen Of Key West has a tomato farm
Of 1900 plants.
The Mariana Courier states that while
Captain J. B. Anderson, Tax Collector of the
county, wGs engaged in conversation with his
family and sew raj friends in the sitting room
of his house last Saturday night, some one en-
tered his bed room and took tnerefrOm a gun,
one trunk, and valise containing about 500
in county scrip and many valuable papers
The trunk and valiSe were carried short
distance from the Captains house and ex-
amined A few articles of clothing were taken
The trunk, valise. scrip and papers were left
aud recovered. Captain Anderson had Just
returned from a collecting trip and the parties
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gold mine when they got possession OF that
vaise, which he always carries, The perpe-
tratO-s are unknown.
Speaking Of the progress Of the Tropical
Railroad, the Jacksonville Union of Friday
saws: zone thousand tons of rail for the Tropi-
cal Railroad will reach Fernandina to-day or
tomorrow. Three hundred tons are now wait
| ing shipment from Europe We learn from a
prominent member of the Reed syndicate that
| the energies Of the company are now cOncen-
trated on the speedy completion of this TrOpi-
| cal extension to Tampa and Charlotte HarbOr.
The work will be pushed with all possible ra-
pidity as there is a constantly increasing de-
| mand and necessity for the development Of
/ facilities for this rich and favored section. A
street rumor has il that connection will be
/ made between the Fernandina and Jacksonville
/ hue and the lOrida Central at this point, with
a handsome common depot for the two This
| is a mere rumor."
The PalatKa journal says that some Of the
/ finest lumber in the State is on Lake Kerr. Il
/ portion OF the fines was at one time reserved
/ by the government for naval purposes. A year
/ or two ago, however, the entire body OF land
| was thrown open for settlement and purchase.
/ Since then il has been a favorite field for
/ logging but not until this winter have exer-
| tiOns been made to get out timber in any con-
/ siderable quantities. A party of men are now
/ at work cutting timber which is hauled to the
I lake, RATED TO the eastern end, and thence
/ hauled not great distance. perhaps not to ex-
: ceed 400 yards, TO the head or salt Springs,
! and thence iOated down the creek to Lake
| George. Large quantities Of timber have been
/ gotten out this winter, and notwithstanding
/ that it requires considerable hauling the bust
| ness has been paying one
On the subject OF public gardens" the
/ Florida 4gTiculturist says: The report Cf the
/ Trinidad public garden which we have re-
ceived is a reminder of a desderata much dis
cussed Of late and nothing done, as usual, OF a
/ State experimental garden, where new and
| desirable plants, useful in economy and COM
| meree, may be tested and. when found worthy,
| prOpagated, and either free or At a small fixed
| rate supplied to applicants Quite number
/ Of private parties are, either from love OF
nOtOriety or OF gain, exr erimenters, and some
| have adde1 most materially to the resources
| Of Florida. Still the changes occurring. ad-
herring TO one specially and careless records
call urgently for some permanent public estab-
| lishment where plants Of all kinds may be
grown, their authenticity established and
maintained, their fruit tested AMI their merits
recorded, seedlings and novelties reported
upon, and operating the general work that
accruss 10 gardens established for the public
good. We viii publish such parts of the re-
port as will give information to those who
are engaged in tropical agriculture in the
State"
The Manatee County Nelcs has the following
few words about transportation TO say: If
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad whose
Southern terminus is at Pensacola, would inau-
gurate a line of light draught steamboats, to ply
regularly between that place and the Manatee
bav touching at Cedar Keys for freight and pas
SengerS. success would undoubtedly crown the
enterprise Our fruit and vegetable growers
would find in Louisville. Nashville Cincinnati
indianapolis, Chicago and st. Louis, a better
market for their products than in New y ork,
Boston. Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Let the east coast of Florida supply
the latter cities with fruits and
vegetables, and the west coast will, if
speedy transportation be provided, supply the
cities of the South and West with those com
modities at a cheaper rate than they are now
obtained from New York and Philadelphia.
The fertile hammocks and bay heads on both
sides Of our beautiful bay will soon be meta
mOrphOsed into vast vegetable gardens, snd if
transportation be afforded us we will guarantee
TO supply the cities Of the Mississippi Valley
and the great West with fruits and vegetables
in abundance, ana at price that will place
them within the reach of all classes Shall we
have the much needed transportation"
Under the heading Murder and Rumors OF
Murder" the Monticello Constitution says:
1T IS not often the holidays pass away with
out the development OF some awful crime
the commission of which is generally infiuenC-
ed by too freely indulging in intoxicating
drinks A negro man named Primus Williams
was found in the road near the Bolton auta-
ton few miles below Drifton. on last Sat
urdaY night and the cause Of his death was a
bullet in the brain. We have no official infer
mstion as to the killing, but it appears to be
the result Of reckless shooting on the
part Of a white man named Dick
Walle--or rather the current rumor is
effect. II appears that Dick Waller and his
brotherin law visited Monticello on Saturday,
and whilst here the former became merry
with whisky, and as the two travelled home
ward after dark in buggy, Waller repeatedly
dis charged his pistol, and one OF the stray and
reckless shots penetrated the brain of the I'M
fortunate cOlored man, Primus Williams who
happened to be in range, and Ia company with
a companion named Green. Green, it appears.
made no mention of the killing but soon
thereafter the body was discovered by parties
pass NJ, and soon a crowd Of negroes assem-
murderer. He was hunted down, taken into
custody, and at one time he was in serious
danger OF being lynched. His Innocence
however, being established, the terrified
dsrkey was released. We understand Dick
Waller has left for parts unknown. We have
also 8 ramor that the dead body of a white
man was found near the track OF the J., P. e
NJ r. R.. between stations aud 5, on Monday
morning. and that the circumstances os his
death all Indicate that the man was murdered
The 5ckless discharge Of firearms in town or
country is a great evil. and it Is high time
measures were taken TO put stop 10 the same
Two or three years ago homicide identicaIy
similar to the Primus Williams affair occurred
near Panther creek, about mile north Of
town. A crowd OF drunken men were en- route
to their homes, and in a frenzy of excitement
fired q pistol. The ball killed negro, and
although two or three parties were arrested
for the omense, they established their iuno-
oence, and the guilty party has thus far eVaded
punishment"
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