Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-01
Florida Affairs

There were but four deaths in Jacksonville
for the week ending at noon Saturday-one
white and three colored.
An official report from Cedar Keys says
dengue fever has made its appea rance, and is
now epidemic.
Harrison Carter. the colored murderer of
Lewis Adams at Baldwin last winter. will be
hanged at the jail yard in Jacksonville on Fri
day next.
On Thursday last a horse belonging to G. W.
Henderson, of Mandarin, was struck by light
ming and almost instantly killed Mr. Hender-
~on says that the bolt passed through the
house, which was occupied by himself and
family. and struck the horse, which was tum-
bling in the yard near the back door
A sheep farm is to be established in Gadsden
county, il the dogs will allow of the same.
The caterpiTlars are destroying the hay crop
of Columbia county.
Since April o the steamship Alabama has
carried 9.14O head of cattle to Cuba.
The Fort Ogden Herald, Just launched upon
the sea of journalism, has been received at
this office. 1t is a small four page weekly,
published by W. q. Simmons & Co, with F.
c. NJ Boggess as editor
A negro man, engaged on the public road
some miles distant from Milton came to town
and procured jug OF whisky. AMI set out on
his return to camp. and becoming too drunk
to proceed. fell by the waYside in swampy
section Of the road. where he was besieged and
literally covered with mosquitoes, and when
found he was dead. Literally sucked TO death
by Florida galIinippers.
Telephone communication has been estab-
Iished between Blue Springs and Orange City
The line was completed and the first message
was sent over the wires on Wednesday last.
An election will take place at Orange City on
Saturday. August 26, for the purpose of select
ing municipal officers and organizing a muni-
eipal government for the said town OF Orange
City.
The Palatka and Indian River Railroad has
not been sold, as reported. Mr. Louis Delano,
son of Hon. Columbus Delano, says the rumor
is ridiculous. and that the operations on the
road have only been delayed for the hot
months. and that the work will shortly be re-
sumed and pushed to completion.
Mr.. Adams, Of the Palatka JOnrndI. leaves
for New York in a day or two for the purpose
OF purchasing a new outfit for his paper. and
will start up again as soon as the material is
delivered at Palatka-
Post offices have been established at Bryan
Vile and at Brantley, Orange county.
Mr.. John P. Laird, Master Mechanic and Mas
ter Of Transportation on the F. c. & W.RR.,
died at the City Hotel, at Tallahassee, last Fri
day night, at the age OF sixty five years.
jackson county has organized an Immigra-
tion Society, and the following are the officers
OF the same: President. J. H. McKinne; Vice
President. Captain A K. Goodwin; Recording
Secretary, Latimer c. .vaugh1n; Corresponding
Secretary, c. L. McCartha; Treasurer. NJ L.
Dekle.
About one hundred dollars in cash and a
large number of books have been subscribed
towards the Library at Madison.
George W. Wilson, editor of the LdcOn, has
been nominated for the Legislature by the
Marion county Democrats
Some of the citizens living at Msyport and
Pilot Town complain OF the incessant noise
made by the whistliDg buoy They say that it
can be distinctly heard as far up the river as
New Berlin at night
The Jacksonville. ST. Augustine and Halifax
River Railroad is all graded except about six
miles and workmen are in the woods cutting
cross-ties 1t is to be or the narfoWest gauge.
The iron for the road has been bought, and We
may expect the iron horse to traverse the en-
tire distance by December first
The citlZenS OF Oalu6sfAlic uSlu al AH11sno
ton injecting against the authorities OF that
town on Thursday, for not quarantining
against Cedar Key. Resolutions were passed
urging the authorities to take that step, and
calling on the authorities OF Fernandina and
Jacksonville to Join in quarantining against
Cedar Keys.
Pensacola Commercial: Some twelve
months ago the Mobile wire Of the Pensacola
Telegraph Company. between this city ana the
unction. was cut, and section OF ABOUT one
undred feet enough TO delay the TRANSACTION
business and cause much embarrassment 70
le company, as well as its patrons, was ocea'
Oned by the time necessary 70 replace ltl
as made way with. and now for the second
ne this identical piece OF villainy has been
rpetrated upon them. The company think
ey know, and have known all along, VINO
lese tends are, as well as the object they nave
IN view: and in case their snrmises are correct
some persoksin this vicinity may prepare them
selves 20 meet them at the bar Of justice at
period by no means remote from the present.