Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-25
Florida Affairs.

Aconvention Of the Democrats Of Polk county
viii meet at Barlow on next Saturday to nomi-
nate a Representative for Polk county. and to
recommend suitable officers for the county to
the Governor for appointment.
The ST. Augustine Hotel will open for the
winter season about December 4th.
The steam schooner Bucki left New York on
the l4th, having on board about $50 tons of
steel rails for the Jacksonville and st. Angus
tine Railroad
There are three tickets in the field for Rep
resentatives Of st. Johns county. The Demo-
Gratis have nominated l. L. Cole and n. H.
Floyd; the Greenbackers, John T. Edwards
and George Carter, and the Republicans F. H.
Gr rsatorex and " A Flemming.
Coffee is said to be growing well in Manatee
county.
The So. Johns Weekly st. Augustine, says
that the assessment of the taxable propertv of
Orange county this year is 81 600. Our
contemporary has made a mistake. The
whole value OF the taxable property of the
county is placed at tde above figure. and the
assessment Of taxes is on that amount.
The obstacles to the completion Of the Green
Cove Springs and Melrose Railroad have all
been removed. Work will go forward at once.
Jacksonville is to have a skating rink, the
hall Of which will be eighty-fve feet long and
forty-two feet wide. The rink will be open by
November 18th
The Circuit Court of fernando county is now
in session at Brooksville.
Mr.. o. !. Audreu, formerly of Tampa. has
gone to Manatee to view the prospects of estab-
fishing the Gulf Coast Progress in that county
The Republicans of Levy county have repu-
dated Skinner and declared in. favor of Nc
The election at Palatka on Friday last for
ponds or no bonds was decided in favor Of
bonding the town for 5000 for a steam fire
engine,
The aggregate amount Of money expended
Oy the Pensacola Board Of Health for nurses
alone since the commencement of the yellow
IeVer epidemic was $500 up to Saturday last
There are three Methodist preachers on the
Republican ticket of Jefferson county for the
Legislature, and it is thought that the cam
palgn will be metamorphosed into camp,
meeting.
Editor Benjamin E Prevatt. of the South
Florida Times, has added to his responsible
TIES the care or a wife. He was married on the
10Th September to Miss Eva Preston, OF Co
lumbus, Ohio.
second artesian well has been sprung in
Palatka, at Carleton's new hotel at the depth
or ~ feet. the water bearing strata was
struck, which carrils a large stream to the
second story OF the hotel.
It is reported that the recent cyclone
restored the hearing to an old negro man near
Waldo, who had been deaf for twenty-eight
years. Another proof that lit is an i'll wind
that blows nobody good
Tampa GltGrdidH: I'VE have positive infor-
nation that gentleman from Louisiana, and
late OF the West Indies, has bought ten acres
OF land about six miles from Tampa which he
has contracted to have planted in mulberries
Tor the purpose OF raising silk worms
The boring Of artesian wells is becoming
lively business. and there is considerable com
there IS reliable party who expresseshis will
lngness to sink these wells for 500 apiece pro
vlded club Of five can be obtained.
The storm of Monday night, the 10Th inst.
caused very high tide to flow into the bay of
Tampa, and for time there was danger of the
warehouses being filled with water and the
ruin Of the goods therein but it subsided at last
without getting over the floors to any depth,
and little or no damage was done.
A mass meeting of the citizens Of Polk coun-
ty Will be held during tine fall term of the Cir
cult Z Jurt TO consider what can be done in the
way Of lands, or other donations to the Jack
sonvilie. Tampa and Key West Railroad, pro
vided the company will build it at an early
day.
The, following is a report Of the schools in
Volusia county: The number of pupils IN at
tendance at he schools of the county is 657,
being an increase over the number in attend
ance last year Of l2O-nearly Is per cent. The
number Of schools is 81; the appropriation is
SO so per pupil; the length Of the term is from
to months; the contingent fund, held back
Tor the establishment OF new schools during
the scholastic year, S729 So"
Palatk4 Herald: Prom all we can learn
from different sections Of the orange region it
IS doubtful whether We shall have more than
twO-third crop of oranges The reason for
this is the TACT that the two last wears have
been unTaVorable to the maturity of the
orange. The cold and long drought combined
has caused this result. 1t is ENCOURAGING, how
ever, to know that the fruit will be very large
and very fine.
The completion of the Climax and Chatfa-
hoochee extension Of the Savannah Florida
and Western Railway, in connection with the
Pensacola and Atlantic Railway and its con-
nections, will enable the perfection of quick
schedules and through trains by preferred
route from New York to New Orleans, passing
as passengers could. through Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington. Richmond, Whining
ton, Charleston, Savannah, Thorn asville, Pen
sacola and Mobile to New Orleans. AS also in
connection with the Waycross Short Line, a
dlsiraoie route between Jacksonville and New
orleans, and also opening up to the merchants
Of Jacksonville field for trade in Sonth Geor-
gia and West Florida.
Antonio Huertas, a colored Democrat, writes
to the st Johns Weekly. Of St Augustine as
follows: I have noticed in the local columns
OF the St. Augustine Press that the colored
wing Of the Democratic party had gone over to
the Greenback party AS / am lored Demo-
inheritance,
take this method OF saying to the local editor
Of the Press that am native born Democrat,
and expect to die one. l am proud Of the
name Democrat, and believe that the saliva
ton or our government depends on the sue
cess of the Democratic party, and say openly
that the Greenback party has not the power or
the money to change my vote. That party con-
sists Of men who dare be neither Democrats
nor Republicans, of political bastards without
rather CT mother. How can they expect me
70 join such party?"
Washington correspondent Of Jacksonville
Union: The late adjustment Of the salaries
Of the post offices in Florida has made many
changes in the standing Of the offices. This
adjustment is made every two years by direc.
tion of Congress, the last being in 1870 1t
only includes UiIu post offices termed Presiden-
tiai offices sOcalled bacause-tha ANIMAL nav
being at least 81, ,O0O-the Postmaster is ap-
pointed by the President and confirmed by the |
Senate. There are three grades OF these offices.
The first consists Of those offices which receive |
at least s., 900 a year. AS yet, there are none
of this grade in Florida. The second class
range from S2,O6O to $1,000 a year In Florida |
there are two offices of this grade-Jackson-
vile and Pensacola. The third class
run from $1,000 to $4,000 There are
six offices of this class, an in.
crease of one, Palatka having been promoted |
from the fourth class to the Presidential rank. !
The fourth class, by far the most ruinous, re-
ceive less than 81, coo. and the Postmaster is |
appointed by the Postmaster General. Florida |
is rapidly increasing its postal facilities. At |
the present time there are 396 post offices of 4
all classes. an increase of a since the last /
adjustment in 1880. During the present year |
q new offices have been established The l
largest single increase OF salary is in the case
OF Palatka, which is raised from fourth class |
office to the Presidential grade, with a salary /
OF $1,000 Fernandina. Pensacola and st. Au- |
yustine each secure an additional 500 The |
heaviest reduction OF salary occurs at Jackson |
vile, where a loss Of $500 is sustained. Key l
West also loses $40"