Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-17
Florida Affairs.

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last Thursday, and netted the nice little sum
of Sill 40.
At the Democratic Convention held in Gala
han. Nassau county. on the 9TH inst. Cuyler w.
Hilliard was the unanimous choice for the
Senate, and Warner F. Scott and Thomas W.
Hinginbottom for the General Assembly.
c. E. Harrison, Esq. late OF the Tampa
Progress has become associated with Mr.
Spencer as one Of the editors of the Tribune
G. W. Irvine. arrested for the murder of
Enrgle, was convicted and sentenced to death
at the term Of Franklin cours held last week,
Judge Walker presiding
The Independents and Republicans of
Gadsden county have fused and placed the fol-
lowing ticket in the field for Senator: ] w.
/ Sheppard; Assemblymen, Claiborne Monroe.
| George Hendry and T. L. Ward.
With two exceptions, namely, Rev, j. ].
Scott, Of the Episcopal Church, and Rev. Father
Gardner. Catholic every white minister of the
Gospel has had the yellow fever at Pensacola.
Two have died-Revs. Owens and Duboise.
Father Baasan and Rev. Mr. Park are both re-
covering
Columbia county oranges are coming into
the market for sale. Their size and gu aIity
will compare with those of any portion Of the
State.
Seven hundred and nineteen names have
been stricken from the regis tration list of
Madison county.
fire at Jacksonville on Saturday night last
| destroyed the new store of Mr.. Hunter, situa-
ted on the corner of Forsyth street and the
eastern terminus Of Bay street, and also two
adjoining cottages. The store, which had Just
been completed had in it cargo of hay just
landed. which facilitated the rapidity Of the
| flames.
Eight deaths were recorded IN Jacksonville
for the week ending Saturday last-four whites
and four colored.
The surveyors on the line of the proposed
railroad between Sanford and Leesburg have
surveyed the line between weziva river and
SANFORD, aud are now encamped four miles
from the latter place.
A Mr.. Samuel McNillun, who owns an orange
grove at Twins Lake, Orange county, has mys-
teTiously disappeared, and has not been seen
| or heard from since September 3Oth. Any in-
formation concerning him will be gladly re-
ceived by Mr.. J. o. Taber, of Sanford, Fla.
The Sanford water works will be completed
in ninety days. The contract for the con-
struction Of the same has been awarded to
Messrs. Ferrell & Muckle, Of Philadelphia.
During the quarter ending September 3Oth,
the total receipts for entries, etc, at the land
Office, Gainesville. was $500.
The trial of the Neff murderers began in
the VOlusia County Circuit Court on last We'd
nesday.
| The handsome new warehouse of Capt. John
L. Ingliss, at the Madison depot, was blown
down by the storm of last Wednesday.
A washout, on Wednesday. on the Waycross
Railroad, sixty feet in length, near Callahan
was repaired in a couple Of hours.
The contract for the work on the Apalachi
cola harbor has been awarded to Mr. John
Mcclure, the lowest bidder, and operations will
commence on Saturday.
The public school at Orlando opened with an
attendance Of one hundred students and the
roll is daily increasing.
Last Wednesdays storm did considerable
damage to the orange trees in the vicinity of
Starke, Bradford county.
The election for municipal officers for
Brooksville took place yesterday, and the town
is now legally incorporated.
HfIsborough county stands financially as
follows: There is in the treasury S2.O34 O6 for
the county school fund, and S7O5 10 for county
purposes.
The Democratic vote in Alachua county will
likely be two hundred and fifty more than was
ever before polIed at the next election. while
the Republican vote viii not reach that of two
years ago by at least one hundred.
| At Live Oak the storm of last Tuesday was
severely felt. Several houses were blown
down in the town. among them the colored
Baptist Church. Reports from the country
say that the cotton and cane crops were badly
| injured.
! In Suwannee county lately the voters, by a
majority of six and two-thirds votes 80 one,
decided not to compromise the railroad bonds
| at 30 per cent. as Columbia had done.
| Twenty six colored men have enrolled their
names with the Democratic Club of Palatka.
] which movement on their part has excited the
surprise of the Bisbeeites in Putnam county.
Gainesville Bee: "Not over halt a crop Of
/ cotton has been made in Alachua county this
| season, but all our farmers have an abundance
/ of corn, and a majority of them viii raise
enough meat to supply them another year"
| The Jacksonville post offics was turned over
at O'Clock Saturday. night to General Led
/ with, the newly appointed Postmaster. Col.
/ Jay, the retiring Postmaster. goes out with the
best wishes Of every business man in Jackson
| vile.
DR.. Cato, Of Newnansville, one of Alachua
| cOunty's most influential and respected citi-
/ zens on Tuesday OF last week, during the ad-
dress Of General Finley, suddenly died OF apo
plexy. His death is sincerely mourned by all
who knew him.
Steam was raised Saturday morning at st.
Augustine on the dredge Westcott, which will
maze the cuts on the orida Coast Line
Steamboat Canal. Her machinery worked
entirely satisfactorily, and she will be ready to
be placed at work in a few days. At the sound
Of her whistle a general salute followed.
Saturday, while the train was on the way
| firm DUPONT to Live Oak, on the Savannah.
| Florida and Western Railroad, the second class
coach jumped the track and was badly
smashed up. There were several persons in
/ the coach &C the time, but they escaped unn-
| jured. The train reached Live Oak about half
an hour behind time in consequence Of the ac-
cident.
On Saturday 2ight last some unknown party
fired into Ed Hail. a colored citizen of Lake
City, citing him in the tn gh. as he was ap-
preaching his residence. The perpetrator of
the deed stood in front of the Methodist Church
upon the opposite side. After the fire the Grim
inal ran past Hall, the wounded man. The ball
glanced downward. coming out near the knee.
The wound is not considered dangerous.
Mr. Charles Hetzel Georgian. died of the
prevailing epidemic on Monday. the 9th inst,
at Pensacola, The Commercial, noticing his
desth SAYS: Deceased was a native Of Geor
gia having located in Pensacola only few
months since, here following his profession as
painter. Mr.. Hetzel was another example of
that moral courage so seldom witnessed in
times like these Men may be found in almost
every assembly with ply sical pluck and daring
sufficient TO lead column over bridge Of
hope, will stand by the couch OF a dying friend,
risk his life with an insidious and lurking foe,
stands transcendent above all others
A correspondent Of the Jacksonville Union
writes from Key West to that paper. under
date of the 18th inst, of the last storm as fol-
lows: "Our town, which suffered so much
from the September storm, was again damaged
extensively in the last one. Although the tide
did not so completely submerge us, it was very
high and the destruction TO small boats and
damage to whsrves, saw mills, etc very great.
We were just beginning to recover from the
effects or the first gale, and our business again
is badly crippled and demOraliZed With it all.
we congratulated ourselves that there was no
loss of life, when tonight our town was shocked
by the intelligence that George II. Richard. one
OF our most prominent and popular citizens,
was drowned. He was general manager
for the Eagle Pencil Company, and q day or
two prior TO the storm had gone up the coast
in sloOp boat to look after his cedar interests.
On Tuesday night the boat was cApsized mile
of shore. A negro who accompanied him was
saved by clinging to the mast, which was
washed out, and so drifted ASHORE. Mr. Rich
ard was never seen again. Immediately on
receipt of the news searching parties were or
ganizeo, and have gone up to look for the
body. His death has cast gloom upon the
entire community, and we all join in heartfelt
sympathy for his aged mother and bereaved
wife and family. all of whom are now in New
York and to whom the announcement will
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