Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-25
Florida Affairs.

| SeQalOrC. W. Jones mas accepted an INVITA-
ton to address the Young Democracy of
New York. on the evening of the 2sth inst.
Wells in Tallahassee are dry for the first
time in twenty years.
One thousand people visited Sanford during
the past winter.
Mr.. G. A White, a capitalist. of Middeburg,
New York has given two hundred and fifty
dollars toward the erection Of Methodist
Church at Winter Park, Orange county.
Sam johnson, a colored boy fourteen years
OF age, was instantly killed in Gadsden county
by lightning. few days ago. while at work in
a field
B. B. Blackwell. Esq Of Jasper, succeeds
Col J. F. White OF Live Oak, as States Attor-
ney of the Third Judicial Circuit.
The Finance Committee Of Cedar Keys
| City Council report that the expenditures of
the town for the year ending March 1. 1882.
were g, Sic SO.
| A large amount of hammock land near Mi
canopy is being cleared and fenced preparato-
~ to putting out orange groves. The truck
farmers in that section are busilY engaged in
shipping vegetables.
! Lake Lafayette. near Tallahassee. is almost
dry. Only few sink holes contain water. and
cattle feed on the grass and herbs springing up
| from the bottom.
| man in HillsborOugh county shot the head
| Of Of a seven foot rattlesnake recently. and
while cutting the rat'Ies off the headless snake
struck him a severe blow.
The Circuit Court for Monroe county has just
adjourned at Key West. only being in session
four days.
The first mile Of the Live Oak and Row
/ d = nj Dr.
for uss.
Only one or two of the two hundred and
twenty-seven shade trees recently put out on
the streets of Sanford are living. The dry
weather killed them
The project of dredging out the canal con-
Meeting the Halifax and Indian rivers is now
being pushed rapidly forward.
Work on the Atlantic, st. Johns and Indian
River Railway has at last been commenced.
Chief Engineer J. Shields has begun the
work of locating the line between Palatka and
st. Augustine.
One day last week an old colOred man by the
name OF VIM. Dorsey was struck by falling
bale of hay in front Of Drew, Hazeltine & Liv-
ingstons warehouse, in Jacksonville. and seri-
ousIy injured. one of his ribs having been
broken
The Middle Florida Fair will open at TalIa-
hassee on the 81 and 4th proxmo. Excursions
| tn Wakulla SPRINGS. old St Marks and Apa-
/ lach'cols are included.
The Curtis lands-some $50 600 acres Of the
| Forbes purchase, lying in Wakulla and Frank
lin counties-hsve been sold 70 H. P Jewett.
President Of the Erie Railroad, and Others.
Mr. Frve, of Palatka. has IN silver dollars,
pieces with dates Of 17o4 1904, 1895. 1928 1899,
1851. 1852 In fifty cent pieces. 1926, 1904. 1885
/ 1851 and 1852 Twenty-Five cents, 1928 and
/ 1877, and five cent piece of 1902.
A little child Of Mr. Sykes living on Orange
lake was burned to death one day last week
by a coal OF fire dropping in the cradle from its
nurses pipe. which was not discovered un il
the child and bedding were wrapped in flames
A large force Of men commenced on the 14fh
inst to cut out the canal leading from Lake
Johns to Lake Apopka. in Orange county.
They expect to lower Lake Johns eight feet,
and thereby reclaim large body OF hammock
and bay land.
About five hundred hands are now engaged
grading the roadbed of the Green Cove Spring
| and Nelrose Railroad toward MelrO=e, and
the work will be pushed rapidly to the compile
/ tiOn of the rOaf to the Suwannee river via
| Gainesville and Newnansville.
NJ. Galloway. Of Sumter county, has been
very unfortunate lately He lost his fencing
| by forest fires one day last week. and the night
| following while Telling tree, his wife, who
wss holding light for him, was caught under
the tree when falling, crushing her terribly,
breaking her breast and collar bones and one
Sumt-rv1le Times learns that she is doing as
well as could be expected under the circum-
stances.
At q meeting of the stockholders of the 81
Johns and Halifax Railroad at the Bank OF
Jacksonville recently, the company was for
malIy organized by the election IF the follow
/ ing directors: .. White, Dexter Hunter, W.
/ r Barnett of Jacksonville. and A c. Hunt
| inz OF Baltimore Alta subsequent meeting Of
the directors the following officers were elect
ed: Pre- sident, y. j. White; Vice President
Dexter Hunter; Secretary and Treasurer, w
B. Barnett
On the 18th inst. at volusia county. a dis
pute arose between H. V. Bennett and David
George about the division of some cattle Joint
Iy owned by George and his wife, a sister of
Bennett. and whom George had abandoned
Injunction sworn out by the wife. restraining
George from making any disposition of the
cattle when he as met by George and shot in
the right shoulder and side with buckshot from
a double barrel shot gun. Bennett will die.
Key West Democrat. 18th inst: "The dredge
boat now cutting a chann-l from the Caloosa-
hatchie river into Lake OKeechobee broke
important part OF her machinery and is now
idle and will remain so until duplicate is re-
ceiVed from New Orleans This is indeed a ca
lamity at this particular time and at the place
she broke down. The water being shallow and
rapidly falling renders it very probable that
she will So tie on the bottom ere the necessary
repairs can be made. However. every effort
will be made TO keep her afioat until that time
when she Will Oe Aole 10 90 ahead cutting her
own hOatage."
Tampa Tribune: REV. E. H. Pearce, of
Versailles, Ky, the gentleman that purchased
the williams property on old Tampa. has laid
of a town at Bay View in lots from one to five
acres. Two avenues. College and Park, ex-
tend from the Bay front one-half mile north.
the lots fronting these avenues being 50x100
feet Five acres have been reserved for a col
lege building, and land will be given to each
denomination for a church site. This is not a
speculative enterprise. but is intended TO sup
ply growing demand for small lots on our
beautiful bay for winter homes. and already
quite number Of gentlemen In Kentucky and
Tennessee have several lots"
Sumterville Times: Yesterday afternoon a
young man. accompanied by young woman
with a babe in her arms and a small child by
her side and a girl. apparently about grown
(both women neatly and comfortably dressed),
passed through Sumtervie in a light two
horse wagon. on their way south from Camden
county, Georgia This afternoon two Young
men. in a one-horse buggy, rode into town in
search Of said horses, wagon and driver the
team having been stolen. together with con-
siderable amount OF money, from these latter
Gentlemen iu Georgia The thief had seven
dsys start and had exchanged h >rses twice on
the road. put his pnrsuers ars rapidly catching
uD with him. although their horse seems very
much 5aded-"
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