Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-24
FLORIDA Affairs.

lakes and ponds of Alachua county affordines
sport as well as remunerative employment. to
those who take the trouble to hunt them.
There is a cOlored man who can be seen almost
daily loaded down with ducks, squirrels, birds.
opOssums, etc, for which he finds ready sale
But two indictments for criminal Of
fenses were found by the grand jury
OF Nassau county, one of them tried
having been the case of the State VS.. Robert
Bailey for assisting prisoners to escape. He
was found guilty and sentenced to three
months in the penitentiary.
The fifth annual fair of the Orange Coun ty
Fair Association will be held at Sanford,
Orange county, on Tuesday, February q, 1888,
continuing until the 24th-lasting four days
The rules. regulations and premium list has
been published, and the fair promises = be
success. T. W. Shrine. of Orlando, is Presi-
dent, NJ. Boone and D. L. Way, OF Sanford.
Secretary and Corresponding Secretary, re-
spectively. All persons intending to become
contributors are requested to forward their
entries to the Secretary, c. NJ Boone, at San
ford, Orange county. Fla. whose Office will De
opened at the fair grounds on the 5th Of Feb
ruary 1888.
Maj WaIthall, superintendent of nurses, and
made an inspection of one portion of the out
skirts of the city of Pensacolaa few days since,
says he Commercial of the Goth, and more
fdghtful revelation was never-made of those
sick, destitute and and without medical aid.
The Board will make every effort to relieve the
distressed thus circumstanced.
The Republicans Of Jackson county have
nominated three colored men for the Legisla-
man.
Track laying has been resumed on the Pen
sacola and Atlantic Railroad from Chattahoo-
chez to Mariana. All the trestling and bridg-
ing is now completed, and the track laying
contractors will not stop again until the track
reaches Mariana.
New Florida syrup retails at Lake City for 60
cents per gallon.
There are fifteen candidates for the office of
Comfy Commissioner of Bradford county
Cotton picking in Leon county will be finished
in the next ten days.
The receipts Of cotton at Tallahassee this
season up to the Goth of October have been
AS bales against ,526 bales to same date last
year.
The divorce docket Of Marion county is ex-
ceptionally large for the next term OF court.
The Brevard county Jail at TitusviIe is with
out tenant, and schools Of mullet miles in
length are in the river
Mr.. c. o. Hampton, formerly of Gainesville,
Journal
The shipment of oranges from Columbia
county will soon be in full blast, as the fruit is
rapidly maturing.
The bridge across Governors creek on Mag
nOIa avenue, Green Cove Spring, broke down
Tuesday last Vlrnpfnifqfiuur Mr. TIf1ha
Moss, mule team through. One Of his mules
was drowned.
Tampa Guardian: 1--WE have positive infor-
nation that gentleman of Lou siana and
late OF tie West Indies has bought ten acres of
land about ten miles from Tampa, which he
has contracted TO have planted IN mulberries,
Tor the purpose OF raising silk worms"
Arrangements have been perfected with the |
Florida Southern Railway, and will no doubt
be made with the Transit Railroad, to run ex-
cursiOn trains over their respective roass on
the 2d Of November, the occasion of the big |
Democratic meeting at Gainesville on that day,
at which time Gen Geo. p. Raney Gen. Geo
b Hodge, OF Kentucky, and Hon. L. X Foster |
will address the people.
At mass meeting Of the Republicans of |
DUval county few days ago, resolutions were |
adopted declaring that the nomination of /
Bsbee was not the choice OF any convention |
created by the people. and inviting the several /
counties OF the Second district to select dele /
gates to a Republican Convention to be held in |
Jacksonville on Tuesday, the oath day OF Octo. |
ber, at II O'Clock m for the purpose Of snOmi-
mating Republican candidate for Congress.
The official report OF Dr. A W, Knight. CITY |
Health officer of Jacksonville, TO the National /
Board of Health, shows that but five deaths /
occurred In that city during the week ending
yesterday at noon OF these, two were white
and three were colOred; one was under five /
years OF age. The causes Of these deaths were /
as follows: Drowning. one; run over and killed /
in the street, one; cholera infantum, one; /
inanitiOn one. OF the two accidental deaths
extended mention has heretofore been made;
both were white. The three victims of dis
ease were all colored. The death from con-
sumption was that of a col lred laundress; that |
from inanition was an old colored man.
The following is an applica' ion for divorce
made last week to Col. Bullock, the Clerk of the
Court of Marion county. As form it is IN
equal We give IL literally as from the original
the State of florida county of Marion october
the 16 a 1882 this day mack a application
the state of florida saying that Joseph Samp-
son and his vile Georgia Sampson this daY
mack application to the sad County of Marion
that we are hear By pile to the state of d. for
the de voss for We cant live 70 Gearther aney
longer aud so please answer this letter soon and
tell me and my wifi how much money Will it
tax 10 pay for the vose tell me soon for we ar
parted all Redey and Georgia Sampson she is
willin and so is Joseph Sampson her husbOD |
Mr.. Bullurk Clerk of Cote send the letter to Joe
Sampson. Please send the letter TO joseph |
Sampson to Citra ia marion co orange lax lock
for our names
Jacksonville Union: "At $3.50 Saturday morn
ing the boiler in the saw mill Of d. R. Knowl
ton at st. Augustine exploded, making a total
wreck OF the mill and machinery. and killing |
the fireman. a cOlored man by the name of
Patton. KnoWlton, the proprietor, and the
sawyer we're in close proximity to the boiler at !
the time of the explosion, and some ten |
workmen were in and about the mill and
their escape was miraculous. large pOr-
tiOn OF the boiler was thrown perhaps
one hundred fes in the cir, and came
through the roof between KnOwlton and the
sawyer. Another portion was blown high in
the air and passed eastwardly. landing some
Two hundred feet from the mill in the public
road The killing Of the fireman who was
standing at the fire door was probably instRn-
taheouS. Tor when reached few minutes after
me explosion he made groan, and when taken
out OF the wreck, which only occupied few
minutes, was meless. For a moment the air
was nued with parts of the boiler brick
shingles and timber. The writer was within
about one hundred and fifty feet Of the mill
and or course felt the shock and witnessed the
whole scene. The course Of the exploded boiler
being east and west saved many lives On the
whole (if the expression may be usedl il was a
fortunate accident so far as life was Concerned
for had the parts taken a northern course All
of the men in the boat yard of the dredge !
would have been in danger. st. Augustine as
we'll as Mr.. Knowlton, have met with a serious
loss His mill was the city's main dependence.
and was crowded with orders for months in
advance for the many buildings IN course of
construction and contracted for. IL Is sup
posed that the cause of the explosion will be a
matter of investigation by the Coroner and
iurV. and Should be exhaustive