Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-24
Florida Affairs.

the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad have ar
rived at Pensacola.
Mr.. y G. Moore living two miles west Of the |
Wekiva river, sent six sweet potatoes Of his |
raising 70 the Sanford Journal Office Tuesday
that nearly filled a bushel basket. The largest
weighed ten pounds, and the six aggregated /
fifty pounds.
Mr.. c. A. Choate, city editor of the Talia-
hassee FIoridiaH. has accepted the position Of
news and managing editor Of the Jacksonville /
Daily Times.
The new saw mill at Suwannee Station is
nearing completion.
The steamer Big Sunfower, low a. Pensa-
cola, will shortly run between Columbus, Ga,
and Apalachicoia. Fla
The steamer Georgia. plying between
Palatza and Crescent City, broke her wheel a
day or two ago, and came to Jacksonville for
repsirs
A thief entered the Egmont Hotel at Fernan-
dina on Friday night and ransacEed three
rooms. One gentleman was robbed Of five
hundred dollars
The Lake City Reporter learns that track
laying is progressing rapidly towards New
uansville from Gainesville and in the spring
will reach Lake City.
The Jacksonville Union states that Mr.. ". Fl.
Pillow, Florida's great strawberry shipper, ex-
poets to commence shipping Strawberries
North this week. Strawberries are coming in
in large quantities, and hundreds OF quarts
VIII soon be sh pped weekly.
Two car loads Of hands for the Live Oak.
Tampa and Charlotte Harbor Railroad arrived
at Live Oak Tuesday aud went to work forth
with
The Live Oak Bulletin understands that
Nessrs- Drew & Bucki contemplate the remov-
al OF the Empire MIL which is now situated
TWO and half miles west of that place 10
Jacksonville or Cedar Keys. The reason for
the removal is because the timber is getting
scarce in the vicinity OF the mill
Post offices have been established at Burrin,
Bradford county; E'Ienton, Msnatee county;
Johnson, Putnam county; HilIard. Nassau
county, and Enterprise Putnam county. The
Office at Simpson, jefferson county, has been
discontinued.
\ gentleman i'm Sumter county recently lost
a side Of bacon from a sack, tied to a saddle
while riding home from Sumterville AS soon
as he discovered his loss. says the Times. he
went in search of it. aud when he founG it
there were about a hundred buzzards afoul Of
the meat and nothing whatever OF it was left
except the skin.
Notwithstanding the high price OF seed, $
ger barrel, much larger acreage than any
previous season has been put down in Irish
potatoes in Leon county. The dry weather
has been favorable to the progress Of the
work.
The house Of Arnstead Scott. in the western
portion OF Tallahassee, was burnt last Thurs
day between two ami three o'clock in the
morning. The srfterer is a worthy eolored
shoemaker. The fire is believed to have been
the result OF incendiarism.
Captain Gus. johnson has contracted with
the Live Oak. Tampa and Charlotte Harbor
Railway Company TO furnish the lumber
necessary to build the camps for the handsaud
employees. The lumber is now being placed on
the grounds. and the camps are being pushed
rapidly to completion.
Thursday afternoon. as the freight train from
Tallahassee was approaching Ellaville. a
broken rail. which had been secured simply by
spikes flew out Of place. The baggage car ran
on and turned over on its side killing Tom
Booker. q colored train haul, instantly. The
passenger coach was thrown from the track,
but none Of the passengers were seriously
Injured.
Thirty-eight lots and a five acre tract have
been sold in Sanford within the past three
weeks.
Fernan6ina Express: "a serious accident
happened TO one # the c1lored emuioves of
Reeds mill this week which caused bim To
lose three fingers Of the left hand In hand
ling a large piece Of timber the hand was
caught under it and fearfuliy man-led Dr..
Starbuck skil,fully performed the operation OF
removing three OF the fingers and part Of the
hand up t0 the wrist. II fears that he may
have To take IF the entire hand"
Palatka Journal. 18th inst "Work on the
Palatka ana Indian River Railway is progress
in5s rapidly The main corps of engineers is /
now out seven miles from Buffalo Bluff nd
the Jewelers. about three Five miles of the line
ara now located. and they expect to have forty
or fifty men at work. augmenting the force as
they can get t-nOd material until force of 3rO
or 4O0 are at work there The remeinder Of the
line will be lOc ted very sOon as several routes
are now under consideration"
Correspondence Macon Telegraph 22i inst
The Florida Conference met az Monticello
Florida on Wednesday Bishop II y. II McTyeire
in the chair Rev. F. PascO was elected Secre-
tarY. with assistants The body is quite large
and gives evidence of the great il crease in The
strength of Methodism in FLORIDA. I hear it
said that there was never so full an attendance
before on the first day Of conference Among
the visiting ministers in attendance from other
conferences are DR.. A. W. Wilson, Missionary
Secretary from Nashville: Rev A. G. HaV-
good D. D President of Emory College and /
editor OF the Wesleyan Christidn AdUOc1te: |
Rev. j. O. A Clarke. H., eg-nt Of Wesley
Mnnums ntai Church; Rev. ]. W. Burke, as |
sistart editor If the Wesleyan ChTtS ian Id |
UOc1te: and Rev. ". r. Low joy, agent of /
Emory College Among the transfers for the |
conferences the following are from Georgia: /
Revs. W. A Simmons, X L. Honiker an E H. |
Harman. These men are cordially received /
and will be assigned fields IF labor in Florida" |
Apalachicola Tribune: '8Ir Lane. the first |
mate Of the Ella T. Little had a Cificu ty on 1
last Monday morning with Andrew Jensen, a /
sailor OF the same vessel. which came near ter i
minRting seriously. It seems that Jensen had /
been feigning sickness for several dsys, and 1
was fed on broth. Becoming tired Of this |
mode or treatment he informed the mate that /
he was ready TO 20 to work. provided he was /
given an easy Job He was Informed that /
there was no light wor1-it was all heavy. /
castle swearing that he would not do a /
lick Of work. Alr. Llne ordered him /
out He refused 10 obey. Mr. Lane then /
went down into the fOrecastie, when Jensen |
Dicked mn a knife and ran at the officer The /
mate eiuded the now desperate and enraged |
sailors clutches and sprang on deck. Jensen 4
after him. Just as he reached the deck his /
foot slipped aud he fell Jensen then Jumped /
on the officer and in the scuffia that ensued /
succeeded in cutting Dir. l. : left arm very
badly. Mr.. Lane then managed 70 get away
from his antagonist. ana procuring pistol
shot at Jensen the ball making slight flesh
wound in Jensen's neck. After this Jen en-
was secured aud brought to town TO await the
action Of the proper authorities"
Sanford Journal: I'VE are informed by
Mr. K o. Hammond, of the steamer Rosa,
" hich arrived here last Sunday evening, Of a
suicide that occurred from that steamer th7t
morning. and gained the following particulars:
Mr. w D. Moore, Of Alabama. came aboard
the Rosa at Jacksonville. accOmpanied by his
sister in-law and her four or five children,
bound for Enterprise. The gentleman seemed
wild and incoherent from the first, and was
undoubtedly labOrins under mental alteration.
He made continuous and vague inquiries. and
was -up AT midnight. saying TO some
Of the officers there was plot TO |
throw him overheard; that parties
were trving to enter his sisters state room,
we're eudeavOring TO steal his money, etc. He
also asked If ANYBODY had ever been drowned
nv iumping overheard He went on the upper |
dec before breakfast. as the steamer had
reached the third bend below Nolusia, walked
10 the aft Of the deck. pulled OF his coat and
aid 1t down. and deliberately jumped of. He
was seen as he went down by some on the
lover deck and a bOst was Immediately low
cred before the steamer could be stopped, put
after swimming a short distance toward Lne
shore he sank and was seen no more. Inc
1fficers Of the Rosa deeply regretted the occur,
renee but are in no wise to blame. Dece sea
was a brother of Mrs. John W. Dickens, OF IN
arnriSe and was on his way to visit them.