Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-13
Florida Affairs


Thirty-one marriage licenses were issued
last month. eleven to white and twenty to col
ored couples, by the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
OF Duval county.
Lake City isgrowing in Importance. Thou
sands OF pounds Of wool, hundreds Of car
loads Of lumber, and thousands of bales Of sea
island cotton, besides the tons OF cotton seed
sni the thousands Of crates Of vegetables, ,coops
of poultry and cases Of egg. are annually
shipped from that port Its exports last year
reached S575, ,OC0 exclusive OF lumber.
A case OF poisoning is reported from Starke,
caused by the gross negligence OF a druggist,
by name Van Kern. in which Mrs. Jones was
the victim The lady was sick with fever. and
her physician gave prescription Of calomel.
The prescription was taken to Van Kern's drug
store, and that gentleman by mistake put up
tartar emetic, which the unfortunate lady took
on wednesday morning last. AS soon as the
drug took effect the mistake was discovered.
and the physician summoned. but all efforts to
save the unfortunate victim OF this criminal
negligence failed, and she died on Wednesday
night. Van Kern left Starke. aud at last ac-
count was at Green Cove Spring.
J. p Whitney, Esq, has arrived at st. Angus
tine with the fixtures of the Florida Path finder.
which was formerly published in New YORK.
Mr. Whitney will also assume the management
OF the St. Augustine Press.
Post Offices have been established at Ma
tanzas.St. Johns county; fernando. Hernando
county; Reddck. Marion county. and
TompkiusviIIe. fernando county.
Watermelon shipments have commenced in
Middle Florida, and it is estimated that two
hundred thousand will 90 to market from that
section Of the State.
The West Florida Fair Association. which
represents Jackson county, has elected Captain
4. R Goodwin President. and say they intend
to have the best fair this fall ever held in the
county.
Mr.. C. W Brown, of Marion county. has sold
his half interest in the Mccain grove. contain
ing twenty acres and set out three years ago
with small trees to Dr. WaShburne. Of Ken
tueky. for the sum Of StOOO per acre in cash.
The price Of the land three years ago was $50
per acre. since which time S9SOO has been
spent upon it.
The Transit Railroad Company has opened a
commercial telegraph office at the Office of the
Mayor of Cedar Keys. in charge Of Mr.. o. D n
nell. formerly OF the c)mpany's Office at Bald
win.
The cOlOred people OF Starke are about erect
ing alarge building for the purpose of accom-.
modating their different societies and organiza-
tions with place OF meeting.
The Leesburg Dos- Office was recently robbed,
and about four hundred dollars IN stamps and
moaey taken from the safe
The lake region OF Florida will celebrate the
9Th Of July at the new AMI thriving town of
Tavares by a grand basket picnic aud ball.
The programme is in the hands of an energetic
committee, who are at work making up the
necessary details.
The post offices at Salem, Taylor county, and
Scrub and Tallulah, Lafayette county, have
been discontinued.
In Madison county the corn and cotton crops
are in splendid condition.
Mr.. D Diniel Hicks. Sr., of Madison, removes
the dilapidated linen from the shrubbery," in
tse shape Of "lOug collards'' and big gouris
He has on his place a collard plant nine feet
high. and the stalk measures. two and half
feet from the ground, seven inches in circum-
ference The gourd is two feet long and three
feet three and half inches in circumference.
1t the Lafayette Circuit Court last week.
William Bryan. charged with killing a man
named Moore. in that county. LAST vember,
was convicted Of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to be hung. Bass, charged with be-
ing accessory. was convicted of murder in the
second degree and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for he.
Eppinser & Russen's saw MILL at Jackson
vile. is now cutting lumber TO fill an order for
90 O.COO feet, TO be delivered before the 18th of
August.
One hundred and sixty acres OF land and two
thous and dollars have been subscribed for the
building Of a young ladies' seminary at Bay
port.
The second snuual session of the Grand
Lodge OF Florida Knights of Honor will con-
vene at Fernandina on Tuesday.
The Key West people are enjoying the luxury
OF fresh turtle eggs at the rate of ten cents per
dozen.
There is but one prisoner in Madison jail,
and he halls from Hamilton county.
The bonds OF Nassau county are held at a
premium Of 10 per cent. There are $1,000
worth Of these bonds out.
Railroad crossties are being cut on the st.
Mary's river and the Fenandina river and
shipped North from those ports. The railroad
boom in Florida should. and doubtless will, give
an Impetus to tie-cutting in the State.
Mr.. Coleman. baggage master on the PENN
sula Railroad. was crushed TO death between
two cars at Wildwood on Thursdey evening,
the 25th ult.
Mr.. George p. Ahern represents Florida in
the graiuating class at West Point this year.
Captain J. Miller. of Cedar Key. has pur-
chased at Philadelphia the up-river excursion
boat Gratitude for the sum Of S1609O. She
viii leave for Jacksonville on Monday.
The Democrats OF the Second Congressional
district viii meet in convention at Jacksonville
August 10th. to nominate candidate for Con
gress from that district.
The shipment Of watermelons will commence
from Monticello on or about the 18th inst.
The Madison Recorder was nine years old
last Saturday. Its present "editor" was
devil" when the paper was first issued, and
has fairly earned his present position by
patience, industry and application to his chosen
profession
A bill has been introduced in the Senate, and
viii doubtless become a law. giving to the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway
the right Of wsy through the military reserva-
ton at Tampa
Fifty new buildings ere going up in Pensa-
cola. and the situation there is extremely
lively.
The wreck OF the Maple Leaf, IS which is now
an obstruction in the st. Johns river. has been
ordered 70 be removed, and the Necessary steps
for carrying out the instructions OF the War
Department are about to be taken.
Owing 20 the completion of the canal be-
tween Lakes Eustis and Dora. the latter is
lower than fer several years. Six months ago
the level OF water in Lake Dora was over four
feet above Lake EuStis; to-day the water in the
two lakes is nearly on level
W Marschalk editor and proprietor of
the Aduanc Gazette. started life in Pensacola
as a candy manufs cturer in a tent on the side
walk and saws he refers to il without shame
and with exultation His business was honestly
conducted. ami from its fairly earned profits
he SUI port d a wife and four children.
Florida Mirror: I'm view of the arbitrary
and partisan removal of Gen J. ]. Finley from
his seat in Congress. to which he was elected
hevond a doubt it will be but justice for the
Democratic Convention. which is TO assemble in
Jacksonville on the I'd of August next to z We
Gen Finley it's unanimous Endorsement and to
renominata him for the Forty-eighth Congress
by acclsmation."
The grand jury OF Alachua county. in their
recent preseufment. say: That they feel sat
iSied from an investigation that except in the
vicinity OF Gainesville, where there is great
COMPLAINT OF the loss OF cattle, crime is steadi
" decreasing throughout the country" II
seems e be the opinion Of the grand jury that
the butchers are frequently imposed upon, and