Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-19
Florida Affairs


gagged as local editor of the Hamilton County
Times.
Ninety seven names have been stricken from
the registration list in Hamilton county bY the
Registration Commissioners.
1t is stated that not less than sixteen thou
sand men are now engaged in railroad con-
struction in the State of Florida.
Five years ago Mr. Holmes planted twelve
acres in oranges in Manatee county, and last
week he refused an offer of twelve thousand
dollars for the grove.
The heavy wind and rain storm of Tuesday
last washed away the sand trestIe on the
Transit Railroad, and in consequence trains
will not run into Cedar Keys for several DAYS.
The municipal election for Key West took
place last Tuesday. A ARepublican was elected
Mayor by Democratic votes over the Demo.
cratic nominee, while the regular Democratic
nominee for City Clerk received a majority of
two hundred and thirty over his Republican
opponent.
The F.Oridd Daily Times has run up the Re-
publican colOrs at its masthead, and indicates
its true position in the coming contest in
Florida
It is rumored that Associate Justice Van
Valkenburg. of the Supreme Court of Florida,
proposes to resign, and that Judge vann, of
Madison, will be his successor.
st. Augustine wants a chemical fire extin-
guishsr added to its present fire department.
English snipe and duck are beginning to
make their appearance at st. Augustine.
Ninety-One names have been stricken from
the registration lists of st. Johns county.
Track laying on the Pensacola aud Atlantic
Railroad has been resumed between Mariana
and Chattahoochee, and will soon reach the
former place.
James Grant, charged with the murder of
man named Brown at Racys Point, succeeded
in making his escape from the st. Johns
county Jail on last Thursday night. His where
abouts is known and it is probable that he will
be captured.
Mr.. J. 7. Edwards, of st. Augustine, and Mr..
George Carter. of Moultrie, were nominated
for the Assembly at the Democratic convention
at the court house in st. Augustine on the 18th
inst.
The Governors Guards OF Tallahassee, in
tend to organize and compete for the prize Of
fered by the Middle Florida Fair Association
for the best drilled military company.
Mr.. c. o. Hampton has become associate
editor of the Cedar Key Journal.
Frank Hall and Matte Hall, two beautiful
children of Captain Isaac Hall, of the steamer
Magnolia, were run over by a runaway horse
attached to a dray, at Jacksonville, on Monday
evening about dusk. The little boy was
crushed to death instantly. and his little baby
sister was thrown from her baby carriage, re-
ceiving two ugly, but fortunatelys not fatal
wounds in the head.
Monticello Constitution: "Mr. E. B. Bailey,
who runs four or five.l4rge plantations in this
county, has raised a suff1ciency Of corn to sup
ply all his places for 1888, and have a surplus
of fully three thousand bushels" p"
Mr.. John W. Watkins, while coasting among
the Eastern Keys, discovered a joint Of the
vertebra of some monster animal or fish, pro-
baby whale, which, together with two
smaller bones, supposed to be from manatee
or sea COW, he carried to Key West. The YER
zebra bone, says the Key of the Cult, is the
largest we ever saw, measuring three feet six
inches in circumference, fourteen inches wide,
weighing not less than seventy-five pounds.
The Gulf Coast PROGRESS, of which o. 81. An
drew is editor and proprietor. announces its
determination with the last issue to close its
publication in the city Of Tampa. The paper
will, in a few weeks, be issued from another
po Mt, where, is not stated. The publisher in
taking leave OF his friends says 1--WE are like
the clown in the circus, If we have said anything
we are sorry for, we are glad of it, Hoping
in very short time to greet all our friends
from another standpoint, we now bid them all
an affectioBate farewell "
After the fire at Hunters mill, at Jackson
yille Saturday night, and before the flames
had been fully extinguished, the managers of
the mill employed the Duval Fire Company
and Americus Hook and Ladder Company at
the rate of SO per hour each to remain and
protect the lumber. The fire company kept
sti cam Of water on the fire for some time, and
a stream was Kept up by the donkey engine
connected with the mill through Mr.. Hunters
private hose After the gentlemen became
satisfied that the services Of the fire companies
stating at the same time that stream would
be kept up by the private hose, which would
be sufficient TO keep the fire from spreading.
Soon after the private hose were cut in two
places. rendering them perfectly useless.
Madison Recorder: ''We met young colored
farmer one day this week who is prospering,
and who the colored youth Of the county might
well take as pattern. be saved enough from
his last years wages to buy him mule at the
beginning of this year, paying all but
$40 cash down He rented some land and went
to work with a viii, and this is the result of his
labors: From 10 acres he has gathered 295
bushels OF corn, I25 OF which will supply him
another year, and the balance he will sell.
From p acres of cotton he expects to ges
bales Besides this he has raised more than
enough meat TO do MIN next year. The sales
from his cotton will pay his rent, the balance
due on his mule and small store account,
which he was obliged to contract, and leave a
balance in his hands of over $3.50"
About half past three O'Clock Monday after
noon. Mr. T. w. Ellis. Chief Engineer OF the
DeBary Line, while standing on their whasf
talking to a party of friends, saw human
body float out from under the wharf down
stream. He called their attention to it, and a
rope was obtained and the body dragged
ashore. ]. c. Marcy, Jr., Justice of the Peace,
was at once notified, who repaired to the
scene. jury of inquest was sum-
moned, and an investigation begun.
The body was thoroughly examined for
wounds. but none were found. The man
had on a black cloth coat, dark jeans pants
congress CATERS, and, under his linen, a red
flannel shIrt. In his pockets were samples of
cloth, q bundle Of letters, pair Of spectacles
a small pocketknife, and f1fty-fiv cents in sill
yer. The envelopes OF the letters were addressed
Fred. Crosse, Jacksonville, Florida and bore
date at intervals from June last to October II. |
They were addressed to my dear husband" !"
and signed, Your wife till death, Cetharine
Lewis" The po ,tmark was Charleston. s. c.
Two Of them we're written in a different hand
from the others. and were signed X. Lewis +"
They breathed the warmest affection, mingled |
with petition for a remittance. at the Coro-
ner's inquest it was discovered that the drown |
ed man was Mr. Fred. Crosse, 8 tailor by trade,
and it is supposed that under the influence Of
linuor he fell into the river on Saturday night |