Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-11
Florida Affairs.

Inc result OF the festival last week at Ocala
IN aid of the Pensacola sufferers, eighty-six
dollars, has been forwarded, much to the
pleasure Of the recipients Of the same
The Superintendent of schools of Marion
c7unty states that there is great deficiency of
teachers for the public schools Of the county
About fourteen colored and twelve white
schools in the county are without teachers,
which is a grest drawback on the educational
interests of the county.
The first oranges of the season were brought
into Peru, Fla, last week, and sold for one
cent apiece
A telegraph Office has been opened at Sum
terville, and that thriving town is now in quick
communication with the outside world. Mr.,
W. NJ Woodward has charge Of the Office
The Peninsular Railroad Company has es-
tablished depot one and half miles north of
the junction at wildwood, and have given it
the name of Indiana.
The County Commissioners Of Hill sborough
county at their session last week reduced the
tax assessment Of the Disston lands to 25c. per
acre.
The municipal election for st. Augustine will
be held on the 18th of November next, for
Mayor, five Aldermen, Clerk, Treasurer, Mar
y
On the 22d Of September the last spike was
driven in completing the railroad from Live
Oak to Rowland Bluff. Thus, at last, the head
Of navigation of the Suwannee river has been
tapped, and large section Of the State opened
to the advantages Of cheap and rapid trans
portation.
The EXECUTIVE Committee of the Orange
County Fair Association met at Orlando on the
2d Of October, and appointed a committee to
arrange premium list, and resolved that the
fair Of the association be held two weeks after
the holding Of the State Fair at Jacksonville.
After a two days session and a close and
fierce contest the fernando county conven-
ton nominated A. S. Mann for Senator and @.
bly,
The MaypOrt special correspondent of the
Jacksonville Tunes says: Thirteen vessels are
patiently awaiting the subsistence OF the long
continued storm to cross the bar. Not q vessel
has entered or left port this month, except the
Indian River schooner May Montague, which
succeeded IN getting out on Sunday morning"
The Lake City Reporter says Of the cetton
crop in that section: There is no doubt that
| the preset cotton crop will fall far below the
expectations Of the farmers. We heard on.
| farmer say this week that he expected to pick
| barely three bales from sixty acres. Cotton
bllghted about six weeks ago. since which time
the bOlls have, many of them, fallen OF. Look
AT tue prospect as we may, TINS Will prove 8
hard year 70 farmers who went IN debt TO make
otton, and to merchants who helped them. :"
Mr.. George TOrquer the young and enter
prlsing citizen OF Tampa, is engaged in build
iDg steamer, which will be the first wholly
constructed IN TamCa. The hull is fOrty-eight
feet in length, with twelve feet breadth Of
beam. She viii be a side-wheeler, with two
foot guards, and bulwarks eighteen inches
high all round. There will be two saloons one
forward and the other aft, with accommoda-
tiOns for about thirty passengers. She will
draw only about two feet Of water, and so will
be able to navigate any Of our shallow bays
and inlets
The St. Johns Weekly (St Augustine) saws:
Quite an excitement was created among the
opposition pilots this week. Capt Allen, who
has had the old pilot boat in his possession for
some time past, put it into the water, upon
which the other pilots at once soughi TO take
possession of it. aud did so. Many persons
thought that there would be a va over it. but
Capt. Allen made no resistance wisely con-
cluding to settle the matter by law. There
seems to be some misunderstanding in relation
to the ownership Of the boat between the St
Augustine Yacht Club and the pilots, and the
sooner the trouble is remed1ed the better for
the contestants, for a feeling of friendship
should exist more or less among the pilots, not
withstanding they may be in opposition to each
other in their particular branch of service "
The Commissioner Of the General Land Ofice
at Washington has determined to protect the
settlers upon the public lands, whether claimed
or sold TO DiSstOn or not, and has appointed
Mr.. l. .. Law, Clerk or the Circuit Court at
BroOksville, fernando county, to take testi-
mODy in these cases, and that all settlers on
the United States public lands can make final
proof and obtain patents to their homesteads
after five years from the time they made settle
ment, regardless of the length of time that
they have made entry. That is, If a settler
squatted on a homestead and made improve
ments five or ten years ago, and made home
stead entry six months ago, he is entitled to
come forward now and make final proof. If
he has made settlement less than five years he
is only required to complete the five years of
settlement
eltnfdnd Tribune: From Judge II. L. Mitch
ell, who has recently been in New York, and
has converSed with prominent parties inter-
ested in the Jacksonville Tampa and Western
Railroad, we learn that the company has cash
subscribed, from parties who are amply able
TO pay il. sufficient 20 build 135 miles of the
road: that is. from Jacksonville to Palatka, on
the northern end, and from Tampa to Medora,
Barlow and Fort Meade, on the southern end.
This work is to be pushed at once, as the COM
pany sees and recognizes the impOrtaucs Of
the work. The contracts are to be let to a con-
structiOn company, who are empty able to
perform the work. The money is at hand to
pay it. and the work will be done, and those
who have been heretofore skeptcal as to the
building of this road, will soon be convinced
by the whistle Of the locomotive in our streets
The construction company is to organized,
ready for business this week, and work is to
commence at once, and will be pushed through
with the utmost expedition"