Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-15
Florida Affairs.

house at Pensacola, has arrived in that city
and the amusement season will shortly be in
augurated.
Major F. @. Humphreys has taken charge Of
the post Office at Pensacola.
A square heel and toe pedestrian match. of a
hundred miles. will take place at Pensacola on
Saturday and Sunday next between Gustave
Meyer and c. c. Pontral, for $3.50.
The highest range Of the thermometer at
Cedar Keys this season was, on Wednesday,
when it ranged up to 90 degrees.
Sidney Hale, colored youth, of Pensacola,
on Friday last, hooked a general ''man-eater''
shark from the Palafox wharf With the as
sistance of IS men he was hauled ashore, and,
by actual measurement, was found to be II
feet long.
The Alachua County Fair Association will be
permanently organized early next month,
when active work to make the proposed exhi-
bitiOn a success will be inaugurated.
The Baptists at Waldo have raised 81 200,
with which they intend to build a house of
worship.
The first bale OF this seasons cotton brought
to Madison was raised by Mr.. Hough Patterson
and was ginned at Mr.. Barrott's mill on Thurs
day The bale sold at 1l14 cents per pound.
The Jacksonville Times states as a remarka-
BILE fact that over one-half Of the vegetables
exposed for sale in that market last week came
from the North This includes cabbages. beets
onions, turnips and Irish potatoes.
The first bale of cotton of the present crop,
raised in Leon county, was sold in Tallahassee.
last Wedns Sday, at l21b cents per pound. 1t
weighed 32l pounds. and was grown by Mr. R.
|. Smith, OF the Miccousukie neighborhood,
who brOu ht to market the first bale last year.
The Tallahassee market continues to be sup
piled with excellent beef. retailing at 10 cents
per pound.
The material of the Florida was removed to
Kissimmee on Monday last, the press set up,
and the thing put in working order. Hereafter
the work will all be done at home. The Flor
ada starts out well.
The Democrats Of Nassau county will proba-
bly, nominate h. J Baker. Esq, nephew OF
Hon ]. NJ. Baker, of Jacksonv lie, for senator,
| and Messrs. Patrick Kelly, U. A. Mahoney and
| David Dyal for Assemblymen.
There were f1tty-eight cases of dengue
| fever at Cedar Keys last week, none of which
were fatal The Health Of1cer reports the san
itary condition OF the city, with reference to
local and climatic condition affecting public
health, as not good.
The White Sulphur Spring has been pur-
chased by Mr.. White. Of Cairo, Ga, and will
be vastly improved. The natural beauty of the
place is very much in its favor, and all who
know it, and have enjoyed it's wonderful
prOvement OF the dear old Rustic City g"
glorious spring, with its eternal flow Of three
hundred hogsheads Of pure sulphur water per
minute.
construction Of the g. @. S. & Melrose Railroad
were Withdrawn, and for the present, at least,
Messrs Burlington Will on. the contractors,
have suspended work. 1t appears that the
N J., who have undertaken to build and equip
the road, have not come to time with the
money due to their contractors here, and hence
Messrs Burlington & Wilson were unable 10
proceed"
The Independent Convention which met at
Madison Saturday nominated T. w. Pope for
the Senate, and J. n. STRIPPING, T. A Hall and
a. B. OsgOod for The Assembly: Mr. Pope mas
hitherto been a Democrat. STRIPPING a hoater
from one party to the other, Osgood is a col
ored Republican, an ex Senator, and at pres
ent United States mail agent, Hall, we also
think, an ex-Republican office holder. Ihe
ticket indicates a square coalition with the Re
publicans. and will fail to command any
strength among the solid men of Madison.
Additional particulars of the bloody double
homicide at Fort Ogden. in which Jerrod and
Williams were the victims, state that Jerrod,
who waylaid Williams. was armed with
heavy muzZle- loading rifle, weighing fourteen
pounds He was an excellent shot, and had
often killed deer running with the rifle. His
antagonist. Williams, used breech- loading
rifle One was struck in the left side below the
heart, the ball ranging to the right, and going
entirely through him; the other was shot in
the right side, and the ball came out on the left
side Of the back. One was left-handed in
shooting. and so stood with right side advanced.
Williams died short time before Jerrod, both
living but few minutes.
The Florida Coast Line Canal Company is
building a dredge boat at Sc. Augustine. 1t
will be ready to be launched next week. The
machinery TO fit it up is now in transitu, and 1t
is expected to be ready for work by October
lst The first work will be to cut from the
Matanzas 10 the Halifax through Smiths creek
and a narrow neck Of land about three miles.
This will open up communication between st.
Augustine and all the towns on the Halifax
river. A cut then OF half mile through the
Haulover will make connection with Indian
river which will give q steamboat route of
about 249 miles, which it is the intention OF
the company to have in operation before the
first of January.
The Rrooksville Crescent. enumerating the
advantages Of the railroad constructions
in the lake regions, says: THE completion OF
u the beueft OF large number OF our citi-
zens All the citizens living on the Withla-
cOochee river north OF Hayes ferry, and around
Chala ADopka lake will be directly advantaged.
The river and Panasohkee lake are connected,
so that freight flats and steamboats, can dis
tribute freight and passengers along the lakes
and river from Hayes ferry to the mouth Of
the Withlacoochee. The county back of them
can likewise be supplied BrookSville and Lake
Lindsey will receive their freights and ship
their produce by that route. steam
LAT Dlyino regularly on the WithIacoochee to
Panasoffkee viii be necessity. Mr. F. n Town
send Is an energetic and progressive citizen, and
Is Thoroughly alive to the Importance of sup
plyiug the link between Hernando county and
the railroad He has, therefore, already pur-
chased a half interest in a steamboat capable
of accommodating the public, and it will be
mt on the river to run between Magnolia Blum
and the railroad depot at Panasonkee. When
this Is put in operation, the merchants OF
Brooksville and the surrounding country will
have 10 haul their freight only twelve miles.
wagons can leave Brooksvile in the morning
for MagnolIa Bluff and rerurn the same day
The Advantages Of this can be seen at glance,
and Mr. Townsend is to be commended Tor ms
enterprise in preparing for the emergency.