Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-04
Florida Affairs.

The expenses Of Madison county for the
year 1881 aggregate s7.176 OS.
A gardener near Tampa has three thousand
cabbages in one patch, many of which weigh
from twenty-five to thirty pounds each.
Ons thousand seven hundred and eighty nine
casks of spirits of turpentine and eight thou
ssnd nine hundred aud ei<hty-two barrels of
rOsin have been shipped from Live oak since
last August.
The schooner Ann J. Trainer has taken a
cargo Of nine Thousand crossties from Cedar
Keys TO Mexico recently.
The contract for building the Indian river
branch Of the Florida Tropical Railroad has
been given to Mr.. P. Kelly, OF Fernandina, and
work will soon commence.
There has been no rain at Apop1a City for
six weeks, and in consequence OF the drought
the orange trees are shedding their blossoms
and the buds are whiting.
The Herald says over four thousand per-
sons arrived at the Putnam House, Palatka,
this season. against two thousand five hundred
up TO this time last season.
Major st CIair-Abrams has purchased from
the Disston Company two thousand acres of
land, embracing three miles of the south shore
Of Lake Dora, opposite the new town of
Tavares, in Orange county.
The family OF Mr.. W. G. johnson. Of KEY
West, we're all poisoned by having a quantity
OF rat poison Rough on Rats thrown into the
cistern by half crazy member of the family.
They will recover.
Gov. Bloxham has appointed Me-. S. L. Car
ter, OF Bronson. superintendent of Public In.
struction for Levy county, to fill the vacancy
OccssiOued by the death of Judge Mendenhali.
Three hundrst colored pupils attend the
public schools in Fernandina.
An invoice of 80 300 brick were received in
Pensacola Friday from Liverpool.
The tax assessor Of VOIusia county reports
200 transfers Of real estate in that county for
the past twelve months.
The steam feed pipe at Frinks mill blew out
a few days sisce il Hamilton county, scalding
and bruising the fireman badly.
Several colored men Ianguish in the Apa-
lschicola Jail for stealing logs from saw mills
and selling them back to them again.
The entire cost of the flowing well on the
plaza at St Augustine is S436. Of which the
city pays one half. The flow of pure water is
abundant.
VIM. Lake. employed at Temples Mills,
Bradford county, few days since wanted to
see IL the saw was hot. aud while il was in mo-
tiOn put his hand upon it. His hand wss badly
mangled,
A new saw mill is being established by H T.
Dial at Barlow. another by Messrs f. A Clarke
and G. L. Friebele on the Hi lsborOugh river
near Fishers Ferry. and another by Jonah
Yates, at Peru, HillsboroHgh county.
The net proceeds of the St Patrick's day
entertainments. at Pensacola, were 81 600 the
gross rec-iDtS over g., 600. which will be devoted
to the purchase of a library for the Catholic
Knights of America, a young and prosperous
society OF that city.
Miss BarOska the lady 50 badly burned. at
Black Creek. Clay county. two weeks ago has
since died after much suffering. 1t is said by
her neighbOrs that her flesh was almost
burned 70 a crisp and nothing but death could
relieve her from pain.
The ship Able. from Liverpool. 29th Decem-
ber 1851 with 400 tons of common salt in bulk
and the bark Asia from the same port.
January 7th, 1882. with a cargo of 30 tons Of
whittier they were bound.