Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-12
Florida Affairs.

dropped dead at his home near Spring Garden
in Orange county last week.
4 railroad meeting will be held in Orange
City today. the eth inst, to take ioto cOnsid
Grafton the construction of the Blue Spring
and Orange City Railroad. 1t is contemplated
to open the books at once, so that stock can be
subscribed and the road completed for the
travel and business Of next winter.
At Bloomingdale, Hillsboro county, there
lives probably the oldest woman in America
She goes by the name OF Granny Summeall'
She was i've years old when the Declaration
of Independence was first read. Her oldest
child is now ninety two and her youngest was
seventy-twO years old last spring. Until the
last seven years the old lady has been active
and in the rdil enjoy ment OF her faculties.
She was placed on the pauper list of the
county on the 5th of July, having reached the
ags of one hundred and eleven years.
Three Marietta cattle men have shipped six
thousand head Of cattle tais season, receiving
therefor an average of SIS per head, making
the nice little sum of 100000
It is estimated that six thousand visitors
were attracted to PaIatka on the 4th of July
who consumed about 200 gallons of soda water,
besides. lemonade, beer and other liquids.
Forty-five post offices in Florida have been
advanced to the grade of third class-salaries
Of Postmasters 81 900 and upwards.
Major POWhatan Robinson, engineer in
charge OF the snag boat, committed suicide at
Cedar Key on Saturday last by shooting. He
had been sick for some time, and it is supposed
that he took his life in a fit of mental aberra-
ton superinduced by his i'll health. He was a
native of Virginia, and was sixty four years of
age.
The slaughter house Of Mr.. Philbrick, at Key
West, was destroyed by an incendiary fire on
last Sunday night
The Peninsula Railroad has made arrange
ments to put steamboat on Orange Lake.
Work has commenced On the new iron naval
wharf at Key West.
On the Fourth Of July, two men-of-war, the
Powhatan and Tallapoosa, having in tow each
a section of the Pensacola dry dock, arrived at
Key West They were decked with flags, fore
and sft, in honor Of the day.
According to recently published health sta
tistics, it appears that the death rate in the
State OF Florida is l172 per thousand. being
less than any other State in the Union, and
only the Territory Of Washington making a
better showing.
Orlando has four churches now in course of
Observation-Disclosures, Baptist, Episcopal
and Presby terian.
The steamer Roxie. OF the st. Johns and
Lake Eustis Railway Company. makes the
trip from Fort Macon to Leesburg every day
bv 6 O'Clock p. m, thus avoiding the COM
plant about the late incoming mails.
This evening will be issued a. Tallahassee
the first humber of the Spectator, a weekly
newspaper devoted to the "In2ependeat'
movement in politics in the State.
Florida is sending cross-ties to Northern
markets. Another schooner is recsiv.ng a
cargo at Jacksonville for the North.
There are five candidates for competition for
the West Point cadetship from Florida.
Messrs. Swan and Bracewel, OF Fernandina;
livingston from Madison, and Eversou and
Sacbett from Jacks snviiIe. The examination
will take place at Jacksonville at the Office of
p r Archibald, Chairman Of the board, on
Thursday next
The State Superintendent Of Pub ic Ins.ruc-
lions has given orders TO County Boards Ct
Education to be more thorough in the exam
ination and more careful in the s.le.t of
teachers for the public schools.
The police Of Jacksonville, under the direc-
tion Of Marshal Tyler and Captain Vinzaut,
yesterday commenced the WORK Of killing all
dogs found in the streets without a collar.
Now is the time for some Jacksonville cai i
tai st TO start glove mandatory.
A special dispatch to the Jacksonville Union
dated Sanderson, Fla, July H. says: Evidence
sufhcient having been found in the cass OF the
assassination Of Richard Osteen to justify the
affidsvts of Mrs. Osteen, warrants were Issued
and the following parties arrested and brought
here to-day for trial before Hon. D. Davis
Justice Of the Peace Leary Davis, Noah Davis
and Bailey DAVIS hIs sous, Washington Eddy,
his sOn-in-law, and Iheo. Johns. young man
living with Mr. Davis. Col White, OF Live
Oak, was retained as counsel for Mrs Osteen
The viiencs is circums stanti4lly strong. and
the presumption OF guilt is great. The court
held till late this evening" but not having time
reserved decision until morning.
The Sumter advance says: sumter county
was never in more prosperous condition than
at the present time. considering the du lness of
the summer season. Usually at this time Of
the year business in all branches lies in state
of dormancy The summer OF 1882 ushers 10 a /
new condition of affairs, and commerce is |
stimulated and our people more active. This
happy change owes ifs existence 10 the IN
creased interest created abroad relative to
the cOuntyis health, deSirabiliUy as place
Of abode ands the excellence OF It's lands for
farming and the cultivation or tropical and
semi tr0pieaI fruits. This knowledge, which
has been disseminated throughout the land BY
means of the press and the Sumter county
pamphlet. has resulted in q large influx of i'm
migrants TO every part OF the county. 1heSs
immigrants have bought lands and improved
them and all combined, have added largely 10
the business activity of the county. Il few
more years OF uninterrupted prosperity ana
there will be no season OF dullneSs.