Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-21
Florida Affairs.

Four cargOes OF steel rails for the Iroplcal
Railroad are daily expected at Fernandina
from Eogland.
Two citizens Of Columbia county are at law
over the ownership of a COW. The costs in the
case have already doubled the worth Of the
COW. and the end is not yet.
Two noted New York detectives are now in
Jacksonville looking for some parties who are
wanted at the North. They have already
found two, and arrests will be made ia day
or two.
A mattress eighty seven feet in length was
laid on the jstty at Fernandina on Wednesday.
This is the largest mattress yet laid.
The merchants of Monticello have Shut down
on credit.
1t was announced that the South Florida
Railroad would be completed to Kissimmee
last week, and that trains would be running
to the head of navigation on the lakes and
rivers in South Florida, from Tohopekaliga to
Okeecho5ee.
Every acre Of land advertised by the Tax
Collector Of Suwannee county was sold last
week at Live Oak. and was purchased by pri-
vate individuals. None reverted back to the
state.
Contracts have been given out for the Indian
River extension of the Tropical Railroad from
the JUNCTION of the Tropical, twelve miles south
of Ocala. to Lteeburg, which point viii be
reached by May 1st.
A meeting was held at Lake Eustis last Sat
urday to take into consideration the extension
of the st. Johns and Lake EGstis Railroad
from Fort Mason to the towns Of Lake Eustis
and Tavares. The parties calling the meeting
were Messrs. Alexander st. Clsir-Abrans. G.
D. Clifford, J. a. Mcdonald and A D. Kew.
Burglars entered Mrs. uyhton's boarding
house, in Palatka. few nights ago, and at
tempted to enter Mr.. @. A. Boardman's room.
when they were heard by Mr. B. and wife. He
opened the door and saw a man retreating,
when he pursued him to the street and fired at
him. The scouHdrei and confederate re-
turned the shots and fed. neither party'S shot
taking effect.
Robert White. a well known colored Consta-
be Of Jacksonville, wss shot through the body
a few nights ago by his wife, Henrietta White.
at his house opposite the cemetery gate. He
had struck her with bucket, and she shot
him in revenge.
The Savannah. Florida and Western Rail aY
and Way cross Short Line have jus8h had printed
avery handsome little pamphlet and guide for
Il contains one hundred pages. besides one of
Rand, Avery & Co.'S maps OF Florida. The
covers are illuminated and autographed.
A negro fend by the name Of Bob Hill, was
fined $50 and sent to sail for ten days. by the
Mayor Of Leesburg, last Wednesday, for catch
ing dogs and cats and saturating their tails in
kerosene oil. and setting fire TO them. One
dog ran under a building and set it on fire.
Fernandipa Frpress: MANY OF our readers
will prOoablR- be surprised to learn that an av I
erage of rs car loads of lumber per week. ag-
gregating nearly 500, 900 feet. are being trans
ported over the Transit Railroad and shipped
from this port In addition to this the three
mills Of this city are constantly saving, ana
three large mills on the Florida side Of the st.
Mary's clear their entire product from this
port The business is const4 ntly on the in
crease, and with increased transportation and
wharf fsoilities will assume stupendous pro-
portions"
Fernandina Express, THE American Palm
Paper and Pulp Company, whose works are 10
Gated at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania now have
on hand in this city 1900 bales of palmetto,
averaging 80 pounds to the bale. making an
aggregate of $50 90 pounds Of raw material
a schooner owned by the company is now on
the way to this port and Will he AIDED by Mr..
Proctor. the efficient agent OF the comDany for
this State The coIlpany are paying s. per
ton for palmetto baled and loaded on to cars at
any station on the line Of the railroad"
Jacksonville Times: "Mr, William Parsons,
editor of the New York SiCedtSh Post, is ar
ranging for the establishment of a Swedish
colony in Florida. Mr. Parsons found good
land an along from Maitland to Orlando and
beyond He will start colony in that vicinity.
He has made arrangements with the Asso-
eiated Lines aud with the Guion Steamship
Line to bring immigrants from Sweden and
Denmark to Flsrida. He goes to Sweden next
month tt inaugurate 6he movement, and is
positive of complete success At this CITY the
colOnists will be taken in charge by H Ernest
Murphy and Swedish interpreter
Cedar Key Journal; The snag boat built by
Mr.. J. E. Risley is fully completed and
launched. Sne will start very soon for the
Mithlacoochee river to clear the channel She is
seventy feet long and twenty feet beam; carries
twenty men besides the officers. She is worked
by hand and has power to raise thirty tons.
Major Robinson is in charge as engineer. with
our worthy friend, Colonel Lang. as assistant.
Major Robinson is an engineer Of considerable
reputation. He planned the fortihcations
around FIcksburg, Miss. during the late war,
which banned tie Federalists and resisted all
their onslaughts until the brave garrison had
70 surrender for want Of food"