Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-09
Florida Affairs.

Pensacola has been fortunate in securing an
appropriation of S2oO coo for the construction
/ Of ner new custom house.
| jackson county is a good wool producing
section. Last week forty bales of wool were
sold in Campbellton at 2s cents per pound, the
| production of that county.
A new saw laill is being erected in Jackson
county by Mr.. A X Goodwin, with a capacity
OF sO0CO feet Of lumber per day. The railroad
enterprises OF the day are largely developing
Il this particular industry.
The crops in Jackson county are first-rate.
/ Corn will soon be made. and cotton is in bloom
and never looked better.
A suwannee county negro near Ellaville, one
day Iast week, passing along ths road near his
home. hesrd a rustliug in the bushes and
thinking it proceeded from some wild animal,
/ pulled his pistol asd fred two shots at the
/ sound It turned out that he had fatally
wounded his own father, who was beastly in
toxicated.
The guaTa trees throughout South Florida
are Iadened with heavy crop Of fruit.
They have some mean thieves in the city Of
| Jss LsonviIle. One Of them last week forced
the lock of the desk Of the Secretary of the
Mechanics Fire Company snd stole all his
| letter paper. He should be captured and con-
/ demned TO a thorough drenching from the
company hose.
| large number OF passengers from Arkan-
/ sss arrived at the Gulf House, Osdar Keys, on
Monday night, via the Transit Railroad, their
| objective point being Palma Sola CWarner's
mills), where they viii engage in the mill busi-
ness. They number forty persons in all.
John Whidden and his son, Irwin whidden
who killed Thomas Jones at Cedar Mills last
week, in a most brutal manner, are still at
large They have declared that they will not
/ be taken alive.
Mrs. J. W. Funk. Of Lake City. who is en-
gagged in silk culture, has lately added 4O,OCO
eggs TO her stock.
The new passenger wharf at the Yaycross
depot. Jacksonville. Is nearly completed. and
soon the track from the wharf to the main
line will be laid. Plans for large passenger
platform, ticket Office and waiting and bag
gage rooms are being prepared, and these i'm
prove meuts will soon be erected
The murderers OF Mr. Moore in New Troy,
Lafayette county. last winter, were tried
Thursday last at that place. Bryan was con-
victed of murder in the first degree and Rass
| in the second degree.
| Il 600 ire 5. producing half million oranges
IL belongs to Major Norris. u Spring Garden
The logging business on the Ocklockonee
and sopca0ppy rivers. in Wakulia county, is
assuming huge proportions. Several hundred
men and about hundred teams are engaged
I in eating and hauling timber The logs are
RATED down to Careahella and Apalachicola,
aud sold &C froaa fVe 20 sig dollars per thou
sand feet.
The negro Tony johnson, who was 80 seri-
ously mangled at Pensacola by being run over
b. c locomotive recently, has had very mar
row sscAps With his life. Three surgical
operations have been Se.fSFmed in order to
, save il The left hapd and Fignt ssLa Eere
4 II arnpzzcted. but it was found necessary TO
cnt "a the -Ight Iooi. spd thus the miserable
man il left to strugE..s through We with one
foot. no kands. and q single arm.
FIRE in OcaIa last Saturday consumed the
barn OF Ma McGrath and seriously threatened
the d, struetion Of the town, and the event has
aroused the people to consider the propriety of
the organization of q Ere apparatus for its
protection against future calamities OF that
character
Mr. william Hay was the successful COM
pstitor for West Point cadetship at 3 recent
examination held at Monticello.
The number of vessels clearing at Jackson
vrla for coastwise ports during the month of
NJ vas ssr,,-ive, against thirty seven for the
same month last yeAf.
Klachua county is agitatipg ras question Oh
fair 70 be Eeld next winter. and the quest.on
meets with favor eE4oHg ell classes In tna1
prosperous county.