Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-20
Florida Affairs.

The Fernandina Mirror understands that
captain Richardson has commenced building
a steamboat at St. Mary's, which is to be EN-.
ployed on the St. Mary's river.
DR.. ]. J.. Harris has bought ont the qo,,tb
Florida Journal, and will in future conduct
that excellent weekly.
Ihere IS an error in figures, going the rounds
OF the papers, relative to Sir Edward Clark's
purchase OF lands in Orange county. The area
bought by him is q, 900, and not 60 600 acres.
Miss Hope Glenn, whose distinction as q vocal
contralto may be said to be established bv her
position as one Of the supports Of Mile. Chris.
tine Nilsson, recently spent several DAYS in
Jacksonville, on a hasty visit to her parents
there. s' -.-.. ..
Application for bail has been entered in the
case OF the State VS.. Carter, charged with the
assassination Of J. W. Griffin. Carter. as will
De remembered, was tried at a special term Of
Orange County Court, recently held, when the
jury made mistrial and the prisoner was re-
manded te jail to await the January term Of
the court The ground for the application IL
the endangered heath Of the prisoner from
| longer confinement"
Lake City Reporter: Monday afternoon last
0ir. Q. P. FarnelI and a Mr. Harris bofb - 80
| county, commenced an argument in front of
Biz CLOVIS store, which shortly end d In Harris
staboing Mr.. Farnell lust under the riobt
suouiuer olede, lnnictlng a serious tnOugh not
necessarily fatal wound. Harris attemntad To
escape by running, but was promptly arrested
| by Deputy Sheriff Bethea and lodged in iail
Mr.. farnell was serving as e grand Juror at the
present term of COURT
Jacksonville Times From G. a. Frick. of
the So. Augustine Weeblu who paid the TIiIDss
a snort visit last night, we learn that the
Erench otncers who have gone 70 st. Aueus-
tine TO observe the transit OF Venus. have
placed their observatory in position on the old
fort in the Ancient City. Owing to the fact
that there are number Of iarga vaults under
the parapet, these gentlemen found some dini-
Guilty in getting firm basis. This however
was secured by locating the observatory lust
over one OF the partitions They have taken
several observations of the stars obtained their
bearings, and are now ready for the event Of
the year, the transit OF Venus, which comes off
December 9th, lasting from g O'Clock in the
morning until O'Clock in the afternoon" "
Jacksonville Times: The schooner C. B.
Smith will start for Halifax river this morning
with portion OF the machinery Of the above
company, consisting Of an immense cylindrical
boiler and two large fiues MIR J. B. Duff, the
| constructing engineer. goes along to put il uD.
a Times man met him yesterday al the Fer
nandina depot and learned from him that the
/ plant when in position will not cost less than
| $4,000 Besides the boiler, there viii be
engines hydraulic pumps and presses.
Mr. DUH mas been engaged for
several years preparing fish oil and fertilizers
OF Barren Island, near randy Hook but as the
BUSINESS is consuming the fish on that part of
the coast so fast that 1t is growing more diffi-
cult each year to get supply, he and his com
Dany have determined to try our coast The
| company consists of Ne Sis. Yates, Mitchell
WaJTles and Weidenbach, the last two Of whom
reside in NOlusia county Mr.. DUFF estimates
that the company will use up about 5OJ.000 fish
Ter day. By spring they propose to put on
! two steamers as part Of their fishing outfit
| They hope to find an abundant market in
Florida but so great is the demand for ferti-
lizeTs that they viii have no trouble in dispos-
| ing Of all they make elseweren