Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-10
Florida Affairs

Florida Affairs.
The orange yield in Florida in 1880 was a.
or, ,s55 oranges, representing a value Of S572,-
i76 s..
The town Of Tavares is opening up new
streets and extending old ones to make room
for the increasing growth Of the place. II is
one Of the most vigorous young cities in
Florida.
There is trouble in the Democratic camp in
Volusia county. The convention which met at
Enterprise recently nominated Hon Charles
Dougherty for the Senate, much to the dis
gust OF some OF the friends Of other aspirants.
who threaten TO put up an independent candi-
date. Mr.. Dougherty is a native Georgian, son
OF the late Judge Dougherty, Of Georgia. he
has served three terms in the Legislature. and
IN 1873 he was the Speaker of the House His
opponent the Republican candidate, is Dr.
Hammond, Of Orange City. He has never be-
fore taken any active part in politics, and the
worst that can be said Of him is that he is a
Republican II an Independent candidate is
run ne viii certainly be elected, and the
IaVares Herald, in an editorial, says "the de-
ieat OF Mr.. Dougherty will benefit the Demo
cracy of FOlusia county"
The cotton crop Of jackson county is turn
ing out better than was expected after the
storm.
The West Florida Fair win begin at Marian
ma on tbe 18th OF December and continue for
Tour days. It is anticipated that it will be the
best ever held.
Polk county is looking out for a number Of
new settlers from Memphis this winter.
Ten immigrants arrived at Volusia last week
from Illinois
During the past summer cattle to the value
OF S8250OO have been shipped from Hills
borough and Manatee counties.
The Woodland Institute, Of DeLand, will. this
winter be under the charge Of Professor R. W.
Davis and wife, OF Shelby county, Kentucky
1t is free school, and opened on Monday last
under auspicious circumstances.
Florida is preparing for her general election
on the 9TH day Of November next.
The young men OF Madison are taking active
steps towards perfecting their military organi
zation, and have sent to Philadelphia for a
handsome uniform.
The Live OAK and Rowland Bluff Railroad
has been completed, and the little city way
down on the Suwannee is Just booming.
The Democrats of Levy county have nomi-
mated Col. J. L. F. Cottren for the Senate and
W. ". Clyatt and N. A. Bitch for the Assem-
bly,
Two sharks teeth we're drawn up by Mr.
Holden. who is boring the artesian well at Pa
latka at depth Of two hundred feet from the
surface.
There has not been a sherif's sale in Jeffer-
son county for many months A sure sign Of
financial prosperity.
Cabbage plants are wanted in ST. Augustine
at City cents per hundred.
Dayton is building a new sixteen room hotel,
and the Palmetto House at the same place is
increasing its accommodations by the addition
of forty rooms, looking to the exigencies Of
winter travel in Florida
HllsbOrough is now without School Board
Through the death OF Dr. Branch and the
resignation of Captain Smith, one of the mem
hers, the whole duties OF the board now fall on
the shoulders OF Mr.. W. P. Henderson. the
County Superintendent.
There viii be grand Democratic mass meet
ing held at Tampa to-day. at which all the
Democratic clubs OF the peninsula are expect
ed to be present.
The citizens of Palatka on the 9th instant
voted in favor Of the issuance Of bonds by the
purchase
or a steam fire engine. The wisdom Of this
action is unquestionable in view of the fact of
the recent fires in the city, and the further fact
that the city is built up mainly Of wooden
buildings. A steam engine is worth thousands
Of dollars to a city of the size of Paiatka.
During the past two years lands in the vicin-
itY of Monticello have advanced in price at
least three hundred per cent, and very little is
now Offering for sale.
The gin house OF Mr.. John Lavender. some
twelve miles south Of Tallahassee. near the di-
viding line between Leon and Wakulla coun-
ties was burned last Tuesday night Mr. Gra-
dy, a hard working farmer, lost three bales OF
cotton. his entire crop.
The Leesburg aud Indian River Railroad is
now surveyed to the Wekiva, about eighteen
miles east of Tavares. and to point within
ten miles of Sanford. After crossing the range
Of hills east OF Tavares the engineers have en-
cOuntered no engineering difficulties
Tavares Herald: ''The enlarged capacity of
the mill the clearing out of the streets in town
tine building OF two tramways, two steam
barges, several houses, and the getting ready
a hundred acres for cassava requires much
larger force OF workmen than are now here.
Both skilled and common labor is in demand"
A package Of Spanish brown did great dam
age to a bag of mail which arrived at Barlow
last week, by bursting while IN transit and
thereby staining and damaging the papers and
letters to such extent as to render them
useless. some people WOulu FlSk S0lDplng
torpedo by mail If they could save few cents
by so doing.
Hamilton County Nelcs: Portions Of the
body OF the child murdered by its inhuman
mother. Mrs. Langsdale (mentioned in our last
issuel, have been found on the banks of the
Suwannee river. We are informed that this
female fiend is utterly unconcerned, and sang
a common and jOcular song as she was being
conveyed to jail in Columbia county, where she
belonged"
government commission for collecting speci-
mems OF birds. snakes, etc, for the Smithson-
ian Institute. has been actively engaged in this
work, paying for the same out OF his own private
funds, for which he receives no remunerat ton.
He has shipped to the above institute probably
thousands of snakes of all species known to
Florida He advertises this week for more
snakes,
Mr.. L. A. Chase. OF Winter Park Orange
county, is in Illinois in the interest Of his new
settlement. The Peoria CGll says he recently
entertained a number Of visitors with glowing
and eloquent descriptions of the beauty and
healthfulness OF the part OF Florida in which
his town is located. He illustrated his talk by
large maps OF the State, county and town, and
by numerous stereOscopic views of the Vcini-
". From Mr.. ChaSe'S description of the place
il must be paradise for people who are seek
ing The healthful airs of a tropical winter. A
large excursion from Bloomington will go to
Winter Park during the holidays, and il is
quite probable that number Of Peoria people
viii join it.
CROPS IN GEORGIA.