Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-10
Florida Affairs.

| twenty acres OF JEFFERSON ldnu was
sold last week for 81, 200.
Forty one houses are being built at Tavares.
Orange county.
The report of the Town Treasurer Of Sanford
shows all debts paid and 90 on hand.
A pine log measuring $40 feet was recently
RATED from Georgia down the Apalachicola
river.
The engineer corps Of the Palatka and Indian
River Railroad have reached Spring Garden
Centre. Volusia county, and are pushing on to
TitusvilIe The laborers are at work at Buffalo
Bluff
Colonel Perkins. of Myers, is in Ogden en-
route for Clear Water Harbor. and reports the
work on the Okeechobee canal progressing
rapidly.
The right Of way of the Live Oak and Row
lands Bluff Railroad has been cut out and
cleared for several miles near Live Oak.
The contract for building new court house
for Calhoun county has been awarded Mr.. ].
Fannin, who is having the lumber cut at
Apalachicola and it is thought will have the
building ready for occupancy By the next term
Of the Circuit Court, which convenes next May.
A test pile was driven thirty feet into the
bottom OF the Caattahoochee river last week
by the railroad bridge builders without striking
earth sufficient for a solid foundation.
The village of Palma Sola, in Nanatee coun-
ty. is assuming the appearance of town, and
is being laid off in town lots by competent
civil engineer. The proprietors, Messrs. W. S.
Warneri& Co. propose to donate alternate lots
on the plot to desirable and actual settlers.
While saving log at Brashe's mill. at Apa-
lachicola. on the 27th u,s. the saw struck an
iron bolt which had been driven into the log,
making quite a racket and breaking the large
circular saw into pieces. All hands cleared out
aud the log carriage followed them out of the
mill and fell on the ground.
Mr. 7. c. Lanier, OF Sumter county, sent last
November few poun5s Of the white mari,
found on his premises, to Professor GOojale,
OF Maine, who is considered high authority, to
analy ze and he now repor that the sample
sent is the richest, simply calcareous mari, that
he ever tested. 1t contains nine per cent. of
carbonate of lime.
Ransom Peel, Jason Mcclellan and David
Gross, residents OF Holmes county, Florida,
were arrested and brought before United States
Commissioner Wharton, at Pensacola, last
Thursday. charged with ''illicit distilling." "
They waived examination ami gave bonds to
the amount of 500 for their appearance at the
next term Of the UOi ed States Courts.
FYOridiau. Last Wednesday afternoon five
immigrant wagons halted on Monroe street.
opposite the FIOridiGR office We formed the
Acquaintance of one Of the party, Mr.. Z w.
Williamson, from whom We learned that they
we're from Central Alabama and bound for
Manatee county; that the train consisted of
five wagons, eleven horses. tWenty-three per-
sons, eight dogs and girl baby"
Apalachicola Tribune: The Big Sunhower
for the ChattahoOchee river has been charter
ed by Captain Chip ey for one and possibly
two trips up the ChOctawhatchie river with
Ia and Atlantic Road. That viii postpone, at
least IL not alter for good. the SunflOwer's in
tentiOn to 90 TO Columbus. Ga for business
between that city and Apalachicola."
Tallahassee FBOrtdidH: "Our city is in a
prosperous condition financially. and the Citg
Treasurer informs US that there is more cash
in the treasury now than has been on hand at
any one time for the past twenty years This
Is owing largely to the fact that there has been
no speculation in city scrip, which ruinous
practice the authorities have exerted them
selves TO put a stop to, and our city govern
ment may be said TO be virtually on cash
basis"
Columbus Times. sth inst: Yesterday Mr.
Jobn 1, Hoga had on ex hibition a large block
of ice, in the centre OF which were two large
red snappers and mullet. The ice was trans
parent and presented a beautiful sight It was
shipped to Blanchard 6 BurruS. and IS from
the Gulf Ice Mandatory. Pensacola, of which
Mr.. FOnte Grimes is superintendent Inc ma
chine was recently built by Messrs StratJen
EmmersOn, OF this city, and this specimen
shows IL success"
Orange City Times: "If any one doubts the
future prosperity OF this ridge just let him
consider the prospective railroad interests on
the east side Of the st. Johns First. we have
the Palatka and Indian River Railroad. backed
BY Gould and other capitalists: then to be
built parallel with it the st. Johns. Palatka
an Indian River Railroad, which road Dir. Syl-
vester expressed his full determination to
build. Lastly, third through line TO be built
from Jacksonville to Enterprise, by Disston
and others. So much for the roads north and
south and between them there will be but
little room left for orange groves"
A correspondent Of the Manatee Netcs says:
Il have had occasion to visit the Caloosa-
hatehee river and Fishing Eating creek. near
one hundred miles south and east from Mana
tee and while surveying l was shown by Nr.
J B Mizell a canal, perfectly straight, running
from near the southwest corner CT section q,
township - south range, 30 east, in north
east rlY direc ion say two or three miles.
thence turning south and east into very large
cypress swamp; near the turn there Is q large
mound, which shows that it wes once well for
titled On the east side Of the mound there is
an embankment in a half moon shape. nd on
the west side there are two walls leading
towards the cansl. The real Intention OF this
work Is yet to be reveal. d; it only remains for
conjecture. While stO0d upon the summit OF
this mound my mind led me TO believe that this
spot was once large town. and the canHl was
might have had brought up the Calocsahatchee