Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-26
Florida Affairs.


A schooner is at Palatka loading cross ties
for the Mexican Central Railroad.
Steamers will be running in the new ca
nal now being cut into Lake Apopka by the 1st
Of January.
A cedar mill is to be established at Crystal
river.
The talk is that a cllored organ win soon be
established at Palatka.
The Crystal river settlement received 1000
cured muIlet one day last week
It is stated that one thousand names will be
expurgated from the registration list Of JefIer-
son county.
A bearing orange tree was killed by lightning
ia Orange county a few days ago, the first Incl
Dent Of the kind ever known in Florida.
A Miss Baker, living a short distance from
Lake City, a few days since apparently died,
and remained lifeless for several hours, when
she survived and is yet in the land Of the
living.
The Qlintard Steamship Company. which
operates "a line Of steamers between Charles !
ton and New York, cOntemplate5 putting on a
stesmer to run direct between Charleston and |
Jacksonville TO connect with their steamships. |
One Of the evidences of Fiorida's growth is
found in the fact OF the number Of saw mills
which have been aud are still being erected
throughout the State. IN the past seven
months no less than twenty-five saw mills and
one shingle mill have been rece we'd at Jack
sonville via the waycross Road, tweuty-thres
Of which and the shingle mil, have been
shipped up the river
The Southern Express Company have closed
their office in Pensacola until after the epi-
deIric, which action has excited considerable
feeling in the Community, for it has cut off the
only means Of transportation of the supplies OF
all fruit and vegetables, chickens, eggs, etc.
There are at Pensacola three bonded officers
o. the company, who have each had the fever
and are well again, ard who cannot be en-
ployed elsewhere on account Of the quaran-
tine.
Judge Maxwell has issued al order for the
release Of all prisoners in Escambia county jail
on sccount OF the spread Of the fever among
them. Ia pursuance OF this order James Bar
tholemy, who has been confined since May IS.
1852, was released on Thursday last,
Advices from Pensacola state that there are
now over two hundred cases Of yellow fever
under treatment, and that the fever is now
attacking the colOred population. The sick
ness and consequent suspension OF business
causes much destitutiOn.
The Evergreen Cemetery at Jacksonville is
connected with the city by telephone, presum-
ably for the purpose OF allowing the inferred
TO hear the last trump when sounded.
Falatka now has full grown fire depart
nlent, created by an ordinance or the city.
The grand jury OF Volusia county have post
poued the hearing OF testimony against the
parties recently arrested for the Seff murder
until October 10Th in order to haYe all the wit
nesses against the prisoners present.
The Democratic county convention of Es-
Gambia county nominated for members of the /
next General Assembly J. B. Roberts, W. F. /
Lee and A. Nicholson.
The people of Jacksonville have subscribed
tn Pensacola through the Mayor OF the city
S354 25.'
A Jacksonville policeman was convicted by |
a Jacksonville Justice Of the Peace Of an as
gault aud battery upon a prisoner whom he had
arrested and fined three dollars and costs, an !
appeal has been taken to the Circuit Court.
Thetotal assessed value of the real estate and |
personal property in Hlsborough county is !
SL3i6,45O.
The damage to the track Of the Florida |
Transit Railroad at No. trestle and Cedsr |
Key has been repaired, and trains are now
running as u.ual
Bids for the continuation OF ths work on the |
Volusia bar were opened at New York on the |
S5th instant Il is proposed to extend the east |
jetty out about 500 feet to deep water, and the |
west jetty Will be extended out about 100 feet |
further.
Mr. VIM. swillie. Of Columbia county, while |
loading corn in the field. was bitten by large |
rattlesuake (tour and a half feet long. with |
caf, from which he died last Friday, surviving |
Just one week.
Hon R. H. Cochran, Supreme Dictator Of |
Knights of Honor. has gwen instructions to DIR. |
Fernandez. the State Medical Examiner Of |
Florida for the order, that no more applca- |
tions for membership mus, be approved /
in fever stricken or threatened districts until /
sll danger Is passed.
4 sad accident occurred at st. Augustine last |
week which will probs6ly result in the death |
Of a Young son OF s. Carer. The latter was |
cleening an old gun ia this front room OF his |
house. the muZZ,e pointing towards the kitchen |
door which was closed. Suddenly the gun ex- |
ploded. the chsrge going through the door and |
several shot lodging in his son, who was pass |
ing at that moment. Two bu kshot entered !
his arm and three we're lodged in his body. |
Medical assistance was called IN. but at last |
accounts the lad was sinking.
Orauoe C0,tntu Reporter: 1t is high time |
that r. -lway Insil service snoul9 oe eAtSnuel |
over the South Florida Railroad The line IS |
now completed for q Oistarce OF about forty |
miles, through q well developed ana prosper
GUS region. Towns or considerable size and |
commercial Importance have sprung up where |
q year ago was only an uRbroRen wilderness.
The present postal s-stem IS entirely made !
Quste g the demands Of this growing section |
As IL ls now, letter mailed sc Orlando IOr ahF !
po ne south OF here must first 90 TO SANFORD |
with mass OF mail destined to all parts Of the |
c 'untry. There this mail is assorted, and on |
the following day it is returned over |
the same road. Tast the maiiing point, |
and delivered to its destination several |
hours later than would have bean required |
for MESSENGER 10 deliver it on foot. a letter |
mailed st Maitland for the writer a few DAYS |
ago was five davs in reaching US whereas the |
distance is only about seven miles. This |
is rapid transit with vengeance. By the ex- |
tension or the r. n. s. over the railroad, |
many OF the side routes through the country /
might be dropped, consolidated or materially 1
shortened, thus causing saving to the de- |
partment Cf considerable proportion Of the i
expense OF the increased service. Petitions i
have been numerously signed for the exten- 1
sion, but up TO this time We cannot learn that /
they have met with any consideration, either /
favOrabls or uufavorable. We do not desire /
any star route increase, as people have come i
TO understand the term. But we do need this |
increase OF postal facilities to keep pace with i
tbs growing business Of our section
BAILET's SALINE APERIESF Is 3 white |
powder, and when placed in water foams, |