Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-10
Florida Affairs.

zen or Jacksonville. and an invalid His hands
are small and feeble now. but they never in
their palmy days threw up the sponge.
Mr.. NJ F. Miller. who has charge Of the sur
veylng corps OF the st. Johns and Indian River
Railroad Company. was in Pslatka few days
since. The Herald. Of that place, says: "he
has Just completed the survey from here to st.
Augustine, and says that the company intends
to commence the work Of construction very
soon between these two pIsces. They have not
decided yet as 10 what course they viii pursue
going south. The people Of st. Augustine are
iubuant over their railroad prospects. This
road, when complsted, will extend TWO hun
dred miles
A cotton seed mill is wanted in Palatka, and
the Herald thinks scch an enterprise would
pay handsomely.
The ST. James Hotel, Jacksonville, has been
greatly enlarged and improved, and is now one
0f the finest Establishments Of the kind not
only in the South but in the country.
The lake City Reporter reports that cotton
is still coming to that town in sufficient quanti-
ties u keep the merchants at work. Il thinks.
however. that it is now petty well ascertained
that the increased acreage last year did not ia
that locality make up for the loss by drouth.
Il reports further that farmers are already
making preparations for setting the new crop,
although not yet done with the old. and offers
the following advice: 1t is a crop requiring
about twelve months Of labor and attention,
and those who devote time and capital to it
should endeavor as much as possible to in
crease the yield per acre and reduce the acre
age. There is about as much cotton grown at
present as the markets require. More would
but reduce the price, but attention TO the in
creased yield would relieve the farmers of
much Of their labor. and therefore increase
their profits.
The Jacksonville Union states that few
nights ago a colorei man, by the name Of Ben
jamin Durham. died in the road leading
through the old field from Bay street to the
Br0Oslyn bridge. He was found at sos o o'clOck
by an officer. A physician was sent for, but
the man died Just as the doctor arrived, hav-
ing lain where he fell almost three hours. An
inquest. and, perhaps, a post mOrtem exami-
nation viii be held, as the physicians are not
satisfied as TO the cause Of death.
The south Florida Citizen states that Gen
eral Sanford has purchased seven Thousand
acres more Of Orange county land, and intends,
Of course. to bring it into cultivation and de-
vslOpment It says: Whoever doubts that
Orange couuty is on the Shakspearean food
tide can have his doubts dispelled if he will
come and see, landing at the city Of Sanford,
as his starting point"
The Lake C " Reporter says that 'on Friday
night. about l. O'Clock. while Mr. A. q. Bge-
low was standing at his desk writing some
evil disposed person passing his store nre0
three pistol shots. One struck the northern
q HnmH Sci HHh HrHH|a
the front window ana passed through the shit
t-r and the glass in the direction OF the desk
az which ne usually writes The third struck
the facing of the southern door should the
guilty party be arrested he ought TO have JUS
tics-punishment which for some time would
cause him 20 avoid late hours in the streets
with his little pistol"
Monticello Constitution: "Our local readers
vii be pleased TO learu that from all quarters
OF our State We have hopeful tidmgs favora.
DIE TO the State assuming the bonded debt OF
this ana other cOunties. incurred IN the build
ing Of railroads. The Gainesville Bee says that
the suggestion meets with general favor, aud
hat IL is eminently equitable that the State
should take some acti In the premi-es, as
the counties thus encumbered issued bonds 10
aid in the perfection OF railroad system, the
cost Of which should have been met ov funds
arising from the sale Of lands viii I'd were
granted To the state by tue nited Stares for
that purpose We believe the State viii vet
devise some means Of reli-f for these bonded
counties"
speaking Of the Satsuma orange the DeLand
AgTiculturist SAYS: We lately had the pleas
ule Of visiting General Van VauKenburgh's
beautiful place ar st Nicholas, and usyeculng
the original Satsuma orange tree, and being
prese nted with fruit from the tree It Is an
orange ghly deserving OF notice The skin Is
5 lovely color. loose as in the TanRerine but
with an aromatic flavor, and wOu make
good caudiei preserve The neSh is seedless.
hi- hy favored and delicious Suc1 an orange
In the North would briUg ten cents each. The
o. ~ hin can't
with some cuttings Of the paper mulberry
rrees from which the japanese manufac uT e
their paper. There were other valusoie erti-
cies from Japan and the East I1dles, but time
would not allow US 10 examine all.
The Ocala Lucln SAYS: "sn accident Of
peculiarly sad and painful nature Occurr-d
IN sunday last at Clrra- a boy or about eight
wears OF age. named Willie. (sOn Of Mr.. Zach.
II Rrris. OF Indianapolis. Ind VINO Is on a visit
20 his brother, John ]. Harris, residing at the
above place. having discovered what lie
thought WAS Ouething nice 10 play with IN
-rOilertOWrl' commenced swinging on IL,
when. hy some means. his head got entangled
in lis folds and he was strangled to death
little girl eiDg his strange position inquired
why he old not get down, but seeing blood IS
suing from his nose aud receIviCg no reply, she
grew frightened anu gave the alarm, when II
vas discovered IN the poor boy was quite
dad. He was buried iu Ocala Oa Tuesday lsst.
Under the caption The Farce Goes On, - the
AlGchud Airoc fte saws: ''Messrs. Ca isle
Gardner and Other officers have been called
sEain to JackSOuvl le 20 answer 20 the political
indictments found against them in the United
states Court. founded on trumped up charges
bv false witnesses. There Is no mystery ln tuiS
species OF game on the part Of Federal Dis let
Attorneys and Marshals and vindictive wit
neSseS L is tfe way they make their money.
But iU is strange that United states Attorney
Generals and Judges will tolerate such open
and scandal0us pc -secutiOnS OF so many Of our
citizens who are above reprOach. For weeks
past similar cases have been called on the
docket Of the court in jacksonville the parties
tried and acquitted This week the programme
is the same. So the farce goes on-a farce 30
far as the government Is concerned. but great
opD- -essiOB ana tyrannical wrong TO the help
less victims"
Speaking Of the Sanford and Indian River
Railroad, the Sanford Journal says; The
survey OF This chartered road. which was un-
dertaEen by Mr.. +. q. Rehrer, Civil Engineer. OF
Lake Eustis. some six weeks since. was COM
pleted about ten days since. Mr.. R-hrer com
mencad al a point on tie line Of the 5 )uJh
Florida Railroad eight or nine miles south Of
sanford, proceeding thence south Of Lake
Jesup. crossing the st. Johns south Of Lake
Harvey 10 a point on Indian river IN the
vicinity of Htusvile. a distaI &c OF about
thirty five miles He finds the route passiole.
and in fact. very favorable for the construc-
ton Of a railroad. the most difficult part being
a. the cros-in Of the St Johns river. We are
in hopes The early construction Of this road
Vii be commenced. for the completion would
ue q great thing for the large and rapidly
growing in ere Is on Indian river a great
boom for the town OF Sanford, and a most
profitable investment for its builders"
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