Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-03
Florida Affairs.

Marsh hens are plentiful at Fernandina, and
furnish good sport and profitable remunera-
ton to gunners. Two gentlemen of the city
on last Thursday killed about one hundred Of
the toOthsOme birds.
The work on the Jacksonville and st. Angus
tine Railroad is being vigorously pushed to
completion. All the grading has been accom-
plished, and there are on the several sections
OF the road about two hundred hands at work.
About fifty thousand ties have been cut and
distributed along the line Of the road The
wharf opposite Jacksonville has been COM
pleted, and the ferry boat will arrive at Jack
sOnville about the 18th instant. The entire
road viii require about sixteen hundred tons
OF steel rails, all Of which has been ordered
from the rolling mills. one cargo Of which was
shipped from New Y ork on the 18th September
Two locomotives have been contracted for, one
OF which il completed and the other in course
of building
The Barlow Informant. in reference to the
recent robbery OF Fort Meade post office, from
which registered letter containing a sum Of
money was stolen, thinks that Providence had
a hand in the matter, as the money was to have
been sent off to buy stock of liquors for a
new bar that was to have been started ia the
place
Two cypress logs, fourteen feet long, manu-
factured into shingles at the Tavares Shingle
Mill, made over fourteen thousand shingles
The first marriage celebrated in Tavares was
a colored couple last Friday night. After
being spliced. the groom cut a pigeon wing
and both were supremely happy.
Pensacola has again been visited by a disas-
trous cOnhagration, which, added to the horrors
OF the Destilence now affecting that devoted
city, renders its condition doubly pitiable On
Wednesday morning last, only a few minutes
after the competent drug clerk at Brosnahun's
drug store had been stricken down with the
fever and removed from the building, the store
was in flames and rapidly consumed. A negro
boy who was in the store by some accident had
caused the explosion Of some acids, which
communicated the blaze to barrel Of alcohol
The fire consumed the drug store. Burk's bill
lard saloon, which occupied upper story of
the fine building, the saloon and shaving
saloon adjoining, and damaged extensively the
Merchants aotel adjoining.
The cyclone Of the 9th Of September last
swept away entirely the land between the la
COON and bay from near Fort McRea to the
light house, a distance Of nearly one mile. The
works constructed by Maj. H. Haines at Nc
Rea, extending three hundred and thirty-five
feet into the Gulf. although much more expos
ed to the violence Of the sea, remained intact
and preserved that part of the beach from de-
struction.
Four other Sisters Of Mercy have been sent
from New Orleans to nurse the sick at Pensa-
cola. which will make altogether ten Of these
noble women who have gone at the call Of the
Board Of Health. DR.. J. S. Herron's hospital
has been made a general hospital, ami has
been placed in charge Of the Sisters of Mercy.
Five Vessels-four barbs and q schooner
have sailed from New York with thirty five
miles OF steel rails for the Pensacola and At
lantic Railroad, which will be sufficient to com
plete the superstructure Of the road.
The Democratic pole raising at Ocala was a
success on Saturday last, and the stars and
stripes, says the South Florida Journal, now
float seventy feet above terra frma at its point
end"
Fernandina has contributed by her citizens
$500 25 to the relief of the yellow fever suffer-
ers at Pensacola.
General Lomax, United States Inspector Of
HarbOr Improvements, has been ordered to re-
port for duty at Mayport. Major McNelty will
have the supervision Of the jetty work at
Cumberland Sound.
The dedication OF the building for the high
school to be established at Melrose, Alachua
county, will take place on Thursday next, the
5th inst. There will be present on the occa-
sion Hon. E. K, Foster, State Superintendent
Of Public Instruction. Hon. ]. J. Finley, Mai.
A. J. Russell and other public men who will
participate in the ceremonies.
will meet in Tallahassee on Saturday next, to
put in nomination two Representatives for the
Assembly and a Senator from the district for
the Legislature Of 1883.
A mass meeting of the citizens Of Polk coun-
tT has been called to consider the question of
erecting fine hotel at Barlow.
NH. NJ. McCreary, of the Gainesville AdUo-
cate. has disposed of his interest in that paper
to his late partner, Mr.. J. W. Cannon.
The Democrats Of Levy county have nomi-
mated that sterling old gentleman, Colonel J. l.
F. CottreIl, for the Senate, and Messrs. W. W.
Clyatt and n. A. Bitch for the Assembly.
All the puolic schools Of Duval county will
be opened to-day. Extensive preparations
have been made, and the present session prom
ises to be profitable one to the pupils.
Mr.. W. Palmer. an attorney for the Florida
Land and Improvement Company in Hernando
county says he is authorized 20 ofIer bonus
or $So,0uu TO any one who will buy the DiSston
lands Tor one dollar per acre.
The Jacksonville Union proposes to get out
Monday morning paper cantaining the Asso-
ciated freSS dispatches, and devoted to the
school interest, local news but particularly
the church news Of the previous day. 1t will be
nOn-pOltlcai, ana will be sent out as a separate
paper from the regular edition Of the Union
Mr.. ". B. Turner. OF Columbia county, has
this year housed 400 bushes of corn: has an
average crop OF cotton, estimated at the lowest
to turn out ten bales Of five hundred pounds
each; has large crop Of potatoes cornfeld
peas, pinders and sugar cane-all the product
Of three plOWs. Two and q half acres OF his
choicest land averaged hfty-seven bushels of
corn 70 the acre.
That Husband OF lIine
Is thrae times the man he WAS hafo-e he