Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-20
Florida Affairs

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Florida Affairs.
The trustees Of the Tampa public school have
procured the services of Professor Savage. of
Alabama, as principal for the present scholastic
year.
Over one hundred acres of cassava will be
planted in the vicinity Of Tsvares the coming
winter
The Democrats Of Clay county have ignored
the nomination by the Senatorial District Con-
vention Of Mr.. A. W. Fowler, and have nomi-
mated Mr.. S. NJ Hendricks. Of Clay county, for
the Senate. The district is composed of Clay
and Baker counties.
The contract for grading the first nine miles
between New Branford Rowlands BlufO and
Ichelechun Spring, on the Live Oak, Tampa
and Charlotte Harbor Railroad, has been let to
Mr.. J H. Morgan, who commenced the work
on Tuesday last with a force of thirty hands.
Two Jacksonville gentlemen, backed by
Northern capital. will soon put two new and
swift steamers on the st. Johns river to make
double daily trips between Marport and Pico-
lata-
The first sleeper Of the first line of through
| sleepers. between Jacksonville and Chicago,
arrived in the former city Wednesday morn
| ing. These sleepers will henceforth arrive and
depart regularly on the express train on the
Waycross Railroad.
Chief Justice Randall has directed Judge W.
A. Cooke, Of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, to
preside at the fall term of the Marion county
Circuit Court, Judge Dawkins' continued Ill
ness preventing him from occupying the
bench. The court will probably convene on
the second Monday in November next.
a fire at Micanopy on Monday night last
burned an entire block. 1t originated in the
store of Mr.. Knox, and burned the stores of B.
| W. Fontaine. VIM. W. Knox. N. Knox, NJ Scho-
retzke, Mr.. Avun. and the butcher shop Of Mr..
| Thos. McCready. Mr.. Fontaine's loss was be-
tween $1,000 and $1,000. The other parties
lost everything, but their stocks were not so
large.
The wind and rain storm which prevailed in
Leon county on the night of the 10th of Octo-
| Der was more disastrous to the cotton crop
than the gale of September 9Th The wind was
not so strong, but more cotton. was open in the
fields, most Of which was blown out and greatly
damaged.
Tallahassee has been without telegraphic
communication since Tuesday night last. This
is a great inconvenience to the private and
pubic interests OF the CITY.
One hundred tons Of new steel rails for the
Florida Central and Western Railroad were un-
loaded at Jacksonville on the 18th
The vegetable growers convention met in
the city of Tallahassee on Wednesday last.
Bass catching is now in order at st. Angus
tine. and her fishermen are hauling in forty-fve
Founders from the battery.
The beer supply Of Fort Ogden has been ex-
hausted, and the citizens are in state of per-
feet desperation in consequence. They cannot
bear the deprivation.
Robert D. Gray,who was shot in five different
places in an encounter with Colonel Eichel-
berger in Ocala on the 25th Of September, died
Tuesday night at GAS o'clock. His mother and
sister were present Hope had been abandoned
several days previous to his death.
The members of the Colored Democratic
Club of PaIatka now number thirty-two,
and additions are being continually made.
1t is the nucleus OF revolution in Florida poll
tics.
Tallahassee Economist "Mr. George n.
Meginnis, Of this place, has within the past
few days sold to the agent OF parties in Chica-
go a tract Of about 800 acres of land, lying in
Leon county, southwest of Tallahassee, for
thirty cents per acre.
freights that have been filling up the ware.
houses at the Waycross Railroad. at Jackson
vile. keep the river boats busy. Every steam
er arriving here Is loaded down 70 the gun
wales. Four boats day would hardly be able
TO meet the demand in the carrying trade"
Senator Jones left Jacksonville for. Orange
county Wednesday afternoon via the DeBary
line He proposes to make one speech in that
county. and will then return to Palatka and
speak there. He viii be in Ocala on the 27th
where a barbecue and a rousing reception will
,e Elm Ha vvf1 han wan bac
west and will deliver An address in Tallahassee
If possible, he viii make one speech in Escam-
bia before the campaign closes.
Ocala BdnneT-LdcOn: t'Under Republican
rule in Marion county, from 1878 to 1876 inclu-
slve-four years-the total amount Of taxes
gathered was S6S,s12 AZ. Under Democratic
rule from 1873 to 1SS1-four years-the amount
was S40245 81. large part Of the taxes
gathered by the Democrats was for the pur
pose of paying the Indebtedness created by the
Republicans This vast saving should be duly
appreciated by the people. Taxes are going
d wn each year in this county under Demo
cratic rule"
Mr.. Sanobal. a Cuban, residing near Lake
HickpOchee, discovered last week a monster
alligator lying on Mud Point some sixty feet
from the water and apparently asleep. Mr..
Sanobal perceiving that it would be a great |
prize to capture the saurian, for he fully
twenty-five feet long, began building stock |
ade about him He had completed the work
and was puttingup so ne braces when the alli- |
gator climbed up on the stockade unnoaced,
fearful blow across his epiglottis, killing him
almost instantly.
The following civil appointments have been |
made and duly commissioned the past week
W. NJ. Mattaur, to be Sherin IN and for the
county Of Dade: N. NJ. Moody, to be Justice of
the Peace in and for the county of Hernando;
R. n. Cary, Jr., to be Notary Public in and for
the State at large; f. J. Packwood, to be Notary |
Public in and for the county of Volusia: ]. s.
Strickland. to be Inspector OF TlmbeE in and |
for the county Of santa Rosa; J. w. swain, 70 |
be Justice Of the Peace in and for the county |
Of Brevard; Heth Garfield, John R. Raney, L. |
Alexander, W. s. NJ Pinkham, to be members |
Of the Board of Health In and for the city OF |
st. Augustine.
Daytona correspondent of the Florida Agrt- |
clIltttrtSt With our increasing population |
we find that the two large sehooners and a |
sloop cannot keep US supplied with provisions. |
Now We are to have a steamer, which started |
from New York on the 11Ih inst. direct for |
Daytona, and hereafter will ply semi weekly |
between here and Jacksonville. There will |
also be two river steamers, one to run on the /
Halifax and Hillsborough rivers and one on the |
Indian river TO connect at the Raulover, to re-
ceive freight and passengers f IT the outside |
steamer. As soon as the Disston canal is cut |
through from the Matanzas the steamer will /
run through to St Augustine ("
A resolution has been adopted by the Put |
nam County Democratic Convention, as fol- |
lows: THAT all Democratic candidates for /
county offices shall have their tickets, describ- |
ing the offices which they run for printed on /
red or blue paper, to avoid conflict with the |
general State or county ballots; that any can |
didate who does not comply with the above |
distinction of tickets shall not be considered a |
candidate"
During the Pensacola epidemic for the past |
six weeks it aas been found impossible to Sc /
cure 8 quorum of the Board of Aldermen I'M |
Gil Tuesday last, when quorum was obtained, |
who acted on the pay roll and adjourned. So, |
says the Pensacola ConRserctal