Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-26
Florida Afairs.


Florida Affairs.
The Board of Health at Cedar Key conden n
the use Of water from the surface wells of the
city as preiudiciaI to the public health, and
recommends the construction of at least five
public cisterns Of rot less than seven thousan
gallons cap city.
Lemuel W. Livingston, the colored competi-
tor for the cadetship at West Point, from
Florida, has been appointed by the Secretary
OF War. instead of Sickett, white, who was re-
commended for the appointment by the ex-
amining committee. Livingston made his first
public appearance at an Indignation meeting
held at Jacksonville Monday night, by tine col
Ored citizens, and during the progress of the
meeting a telegraphic dispatch was received
from IL. Bisbee Jr, stating that Livingston
had received the appointment.
On last Thursd y morning Mr. John Flem-
ing's house, at Archer. was totally destroyed
by fire. together with all the furniture. The
building and furniture were valued at 1000.
and insured for $1,000
An effort is being made to organize a Build
ing and Loan Association at Green Cove
Spring, which promises TO be quite successful.
inches, aud well grained, is reported in Colum
bia county
The new post Office outfit for Ocala will
arrive this week. and the post office will be
moved into the Banner building.
The Supreme Court Of Florida has reversed
the decision of the Circuit Court OF Marion
county in the case of the State vs.. c Higgin-
bottom, who w5s convicted in Marion county
on November II, 1880 for an assault with at
tempt to murder Jasper Rob arts and sentenced
to ten years in the pententiary.
The City Council Of Ocala have taken the ini-
tial steps for the erection Of a public market
house in that city.
In the northwestern portion of Escambia
county. on last Monday, James Robertson was
killed by his ueighbor, man named Eli Flow
ers. The difficulty originated in a quarrel be-
tween the sister Of Flowers and the wife of the
| deceased. Flowers took up the quarrel and
| attacked Robertson with a pocketknife, iT
/ hictiny numerous wounds, which caused his
death Flowers has escaped, but his sister,
who was present aiding and abetting the
bloody deed, has been arrested.
Orange county has seven newspapers pub
lshed within its borders about double of any
other county in this State. except Duval.
The work Of grading is going on quite rapidly
on the Sanford AMI Indian River Railroad. a
scarcity Of hands renders it little slow at first.
I large force Of laborers are getting out cross
ties.
The engineer corps of the Indian River branch
of the Tropical Railroad have again pitched
their tents in Tayares. They are permanently
locating the line, establishing the grades and
pu ting in the curves.
Round Lake is the name Of a new town re-
Gently started 10 Orange county. 1t is located
three miles southwest of Sorrento
Mr.. J. r. Beville, of Gainesville, will harvest
this season six thousand bushels Of corn.
Mr.. JOSEPH austen, whose father represented
Gadsden county for many years in the Senate
of Florida, is now a resident of Tallahassee,
and typo on the Economist force.
AcuriOsity in the fruit line is on exhibition at
Tampa. 1t consists of five distinct fully ma
tured pineapples on one stem, touching each
other at the sides, and spread out in the shape
of a fan, and around the top Of the fan, like a
handsome fringe, are nineteen Crownlets, which
will each make a distinct plant.
On last Friday, about noon, Mr. J. NJ. Wat
rous' unfinished concrete building, situated on
the north shore OF the bay, west of Tampa.
was struck by lightning. The entire south wal
was leveled with the ground. and all of the in
terror walls and partitions mpletelY demol-
iShed thus destroying IN moment the fruits
of the labor OF months ana the expenditure of
hundreds OF dollars. Mr.. Watrous' loss, we are
Informed, will amount to at least $1,000.
A special to the Florida Union dated
Palatka, July p. says: AT S:3J fire dis
covered in B. L. Lilienthals store. The whole
interior was mass of flame when discover ed.
LilienthaHs family had barely time to escape
Mr.. Johnson, OF the Florida Southern Railway
had q narrow escape, and descended by a rope.
The Putnam County Journal Office was burned
TO the ground Great fears were entertained
for the entire town. The fire was under con-
troll at y O'Clock The loss cannol be ascer-
tanned ST present Everybody worked faith
fully, but little was saved
Mr.. G. H van der Linden, of Jacksonville
in the following communication to the Times,
puts the city pound on the information docket:
when you know thing more cruel than our
city pound please show it to me. Since yester-
day they have kept a COW in there, with its
Young calf, without food and without wa err
1t licked the rain from the wet planks of its
enclosure this rainy afternoon. Is this meant
by our city Ordinances In humanity's name
let iu be revoked. then, as soon possible; for,
in a climate like this we may punish the tres
passers Of our law, but let us have at least 50
much humanity as not to punish so cruelty the
brute animals"
On Saturday MeSsrs Benjamin Upton and
Frank BrOwa-d were awarded the contract to
build all of the bridges, furnish the lumber and
ties and construct the wharf on the south side
OF the river for the Jacksonville, St. Angus
tine and Halifax Railroad. Besides the above,
Messrs Upton and BrOward are 10 lay the ties
for distance OF fifteen miles from the landing
on the opposite side OF the river towards 81.
Augustine The wharf contracted for is to be
forty five feet wide, by Az feet long, and the
work under the above contract will be com
menced at once, as II Is 70 BE- completed by the
first DAY of October next
Gulf Coast Progress: Persons who have
recently arrived from the terminus OF the
Tropical Railroad say that the grading has
BEEN comp'eted to Sumterville. and. in fact
some distance this eide, and that a very large
force of hands is at work pushing the road on
in this direction. To use their own words
They are scattered around all through the
woods As the grading has also been finished
from Wildwood to LeeSburg, the hands for
merry employed on that line will nov be placed
on the main line. and all available force con-
centrated TO push lt on South. We are gla I 10
know that work has not been ordered stopped
as reported. All sigus now indicate that in a
few months the neigh Of the iron horse will be
heard in the streets OF Tampa.
The recent shooting of the negro Horace
Davis at Apopka Ci y, by Mr.. ]. d. BOurland
is thus explained in the South Florida Citizen
of the 22d: half an hour before the shooting
the negro Horace went latO the store OF hessrs.
Love q BOurland, and In bOlsterOus manner
began TO ask the price OF many articles. He
became so noisy and insulting that several la
dies who were trading at the time, had TO leave
the store be ore completing tnelr purchases.
Mr.. Bourland quietly requested nun 70 leave
the store, which he did, aIter having
drawn a bottle Of brandy cherries from
his pocket and having thrown it egainst
the wall, spattering Things generally
with its contents MIR. Bourland then went
into another house, where he remained snort
while, as he wished to avoid difficulty with
the negro. Upon his return TO the store he
found the negro there again, with cluo on ms
sh ulder, more insulting than ever Mr.. Bour-
land, still in quiet manner. requested MIN 10
go away again, whereupOn the negro advanced
in threatening manner with drawn club, say
ing: i am bad man, myself Then Mr. Bour-
land, in self defense fired four shots at the ne
gro, only one Of which took effect. making
slight wound in the calf of the .eg. The shots
we're all fired while Mr.. BOurland was in the
store door. "
The Late Minister Marsh.