Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-22
Florida Affairs.


The Hawkins MILL in Madison county, was
destroyed by fire on Thursday right last.
Lake City isfinancially is happy. The corpora
ton does not owe dollar
General Finley will open the Democratic
campaign at Sanford on the 4th Of September
next
The newlghthouse az Cape San Bias, for
which the last Congress appropriated SIS, 900.
will be commenced Immediately.
The lumber and timber trade Of Apalachicola
has increased greatly, and that port promises
to be The lumber port of the State.
There was but one death in the city of Jack
sOnV:lle for the week ending Saturday last-a
colored baby eight days oli.
The municipal election at Tampa on last
Friday resulted in the choice of Mr.. G. B.
Sparkman for Mayor, and Mr.. W. B. Hender-
son and D. R. Fisher for Councilmen. Mr..
Duff Post was elected Marshal and Collector,
and Mr.. A. P. BrOckway Assessor.
The steamship Alabama, which has been in
the cattle trade between Tampa and Cuba
since the Goth of April last. has carried to diff
ferent ports in the island Of Cuba 1O227 head
of cattle, for which s159.O69 in cash has been
paid. The freight paid upon the total number
transported has amounted to S4O,934 p Out
OF the large number transported but fifteen
head have been lost.
A sweet potato is on exhibition at Tampa
which is % inches in circumference one way
and 4l16 inches the o'her way. and large
enough for fried potatoes for a week.
Ocala wants a new Jail, a bank, public hall
and a new court house.
The Live Oak Reporter says the corn crops
are good throughout the county, but cotton has
been cut of fully a third by the recent rains.
The crops in Bradford county are fine, the
best in many years. The county will raise
enough corn and other provisions to supply
her citizens duriag the next year.
The new steamer Welaka was successfully
launched at Jacksonville on Saturday after
noon last. She is large and substantially con-
structed, And will be handsomely fitted up for
the river trade.
There were eight cases CT dengue fever in
Key West last week.
There were seVenty-three crates of fruit
received in Jacksonville from Ge0 e0rgia, via the
Southern Express Company, on Thursday.
The Live Oak and Rowland's Iuff Railroad
Company will soon survey a route from Row
lands Bluff direct to Lake Ifler and Starke
The Florida Land and Coloniz alton Company
hundred Swedes on some OF their land lying
between ArredOndo and BattOnville
The building fund of the East Florida Semi
nary, at gainesville, is so nearly completed it
is probable that work will be commenced dur
log next week
West diet suddenly on the 18th inst His sue
cessOr is Ramayro Alvarez clerk in the Gus
tom house.
last Saturday morning the incoming west
ern bound passenger train as it eare1 the
Madison depot Knocked a brick mason named
Harry Foster from where he was sitting on the
side of the track. Foster had three ribs
broken aud was otherwise injured.
A fatal accident occurred last Wednesday on
the plantation of Mr.. Robert Bannerman. in
Leon county. Mr. Ramsey Cunningham, a
brother -in-law of Mr.. Bannerman, arted out
squirrel hunting before breakfast, and ia get
ting over log struck the hammer of his gun
against the log. causing Il to go of while point
ing towards him. The entire load took effect
in his head, causing death in a short time.
Speaking Of the pottery works near Pensa-
cola, the AdUGnce- Gazette saws: The South
ern Pottery has six Jiggers driven by steam
with a capa-ity Of loo gallons'each per diem;
one pipe press. with capacity for 300 feet to
IG0O feet per day. according TO size and four
pOt5ers' wheels. This establishment was be-
gun about eight wears ago, ana the capital in
vested was the immense sum of $50. In that
time il has increased, as we have previously
stated. to $1,000 or more
Thursday evening on the Whaley place.
Gadsdeu county. Sam Washington a cOIored
nov aged fourteen years, was accidentally
sh L and instantly killed hY the discharge of a
pun in the hands of Willie Anders another
cOIored boy, aged sixteen years They were
walking along. the deceased foH feet in front
and singing when he suddenly wheeled about
and esked Anders short question. which hsd
had but ended when the gan went off the
whole load being imbedded in the front part of
the head.
The river aud harbor b II empowers the
Secretary of War. in his discretion. to order an
examination of the harbOr at Cedar Kevs end
the cbannelon the inside OF the shoals along
the coast rom Cedar Keys TO c ear Water and
Tam "a Hei further authorizes to have ex-
amined the chalnel of the Il Johns at Lake
Monroe. and between Lake MOnr and Lake
George with a viewlto having it Strengthened
and navigation improved. Likewise to have
a passage opened between Indian river and
Mosquito lagoon.
-umtervilIe Times: I'VE are truly sorry to
report a terrible accident on the Peninsular
Road on Monday night las resulting Ia the
death Of a young man whose identity, up TO
this writing. has not been ascertained, al
though circumstances lead to the belief and
fear that it is yourg man who had but re-
Gently taken up his residence in this county,
near Wild Conductor Reed informs us
that he observed the man. who seemed to have
been drinking, standing on the steps Of the
platform and leaning over. holding 20 the iron
rail He was warned about standing on the steps
by the conductor, but paying attention TO it.
Mr., Reed returned to his duties aud thought no
more CT it This happened at a point between
ScOtt's and Lake Weir Station. The next morn
ing dead body was found on the cattle z ards
by the road hands AS the train returned. the
conductor recognized the corpse as that OF the
man he had spoken to on tn platform the
night previous. and who had gotten on at
Ocala purchasing a ticket to Wildwood. It is
supnosed h was knocked off by the wood rack
on the side of the road and holding to the
iron ran along and was partly dragged some
? o feet until coming to the cattle guard. was
Jerked loose. an, strislng his head. was prob
ably instantly killed. There were no signs Of
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