Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-15
Florida AnaIrs.

Florida Affairs.
A few roasting ears have made their appear
ance in Sumterville.
Sixteen families left Mississippi last week to
take up their abode in Sumter county.
1t is said that colony of sixty families. from
Iowa and Illinois, is on its way to Manatee
county.
South Florida is literally swarming with land
seekers and capitalists. where they are invest
ing large amounts.
A little dog fell into an old dry well in Quincy
a few days since, where he remained without
food or drink nine days
The steeDIe of the old Episcopal Church at
Quincy fell to the ground on the sth, making a
eral miles, The entire building has been torn
down.
The strawberry plants about Federal Point
are affected with rust
st. Patrick's day will be celebrated in Pensa-
cola by a grand street parade, in which the fire
department will take part
The County Treasurer OF Leon county has
Cancelled S1O, ,291 % worth of county scrip dur
ing the year ending March l. 1882.
The project of forming a company to bring
the sulphur waters from the Suwannee Springs
to Live Oak through pipes is being discussed.
lis kEaIu pQEAlCpS OF Tue IlfSb ana second
stories of the new hotel at Tallahassee each
furnish a continuous promenade Of two hun
dred and forty feet.
Mr.. Henry l. Sheppard, while at work on a
mill in GadSden county on the 25th ult., got
his arm so badly crushed by a piece of timber
as to make amputation necessary last Thurs
day.
On Wednesday evening between the hours of
seven and eight O'Clock, the store of Mr.. ]. H
Stiles, in Lake City, was forcibly entered by
#Ne.Az N~rw 4 ha ak.a..
ore collars stolen.
The community of Bluff Springs, Escamhia
county. was shocked a few days ago at the
death of a little child of Mr. Madden, who was
party throwing strychnine in the yard. con-
ceaied in a piece OF bread, In order to poison
Madden'S dog.
The dwelling, smoke house. sugar house and
some other out buildings of W. W. Walker,
living on the Hezekiah Brown place, in the
lower part of Madison county, were totally
destroyed by fire on Tuesday night LAST. Mr.
Walkers loses all his years supplies and most
of his household furniture, clothing. etc.
At a meeting, on the 1st inst of the Board
of County Commissioners of Madison county
the question Of issuing bonds amounting
TO the sum of 5000, for the old ones was dis
cussed. and it was finally agreed that an elec.
ton should be held on May ist, at which time
the question shall be submitted to the voters
of the county for approval or rejection.
Several hundred people were assembled in
Library Hail. st. Augustine. Thursday evening,
while the ~Once-a- Week Club was giving an
entertainment From some cause the curtain
became ignited, and had it not been for Mr..
Bev6n's prompt action in extinguishing the
flames with his hands and such other material
as he could lay hold OF on the spur of the
moment, more than likely the result would
have been panic.
Apalachicola Tribune: Yesterday morning
at an early hour Mr.. VIM. Cullen, an employe
at the Brash mill. happened to a very serious
Ia rraC .fo rafoI bet
saw sorting out blocks to be sawed, when
large block caught in the above named ma
chine and WIS sent backward, striking Mr..
Cullen upon the head. telling him to the
ground, causing insensibility. A physician was
summoned and the wound was dres ssed. and
Mr.. Cullen conveyed to his home. Fears are
entertained for the gentleman's recovery. But
we hope he may, by good nursing, speedily re-
cover"
Oeala Banner: 'Mr. @. Fl. Williams, the con-
tractor of the Florida Southern Railway. is
advertising for one thousand hands. the price
offered being one dollar and twenty five cents
per day. Many hands are answering the ad-
vertisemeDt and fiOcking in, and the work on
the road viii commence at once and be pushed
forward with all possible speed. Instead of
having one line down the peninsula we are in
formed they now intend having two. One will
traverse the rich hammock lands south of
Ocala-the other viii go direct to Leesburg and
across to Orlando, connecting with the South
Florida Railroad. There is an extensive travel
over the Florida Southern, and it is a popular
route"
Mr.. J. B. CuIIey, of Fernandina, in chipping
of a piece of timber from a live oak log,
which had been felled nine years. discovered
seven inches beneath the surface the initials
s'B F. 3" rudely cut in the wood. The Er-
press says that the letters are as plain as when
first cut Charles Hardee. Esq, of st. Mary's,
writes to the Express th4t these initials were
made by Benjamin Franklin Richardson, whose
father kept the lighthouse at the time. About
forty years ago he departed from Fernandina
on a whaling voyage, end has made many long
voyages since. The great whaling station, New
Bedford, Massachusetts, is now his home. He
is now an old, old man.
Madison correspondent Florida Union, 14th:
''Mr S. B. Thomas. Jr., who lives about five
miles west OF our town. lost by fire yests rday
afternoon, between 3 and O'Clock, his dwell
ing, kitchen, smoke house, containing 1,0OJ
pounds of bacon and $50 pounds OF lard. syrup
house with thirteen barrels of syrup, a new
wagon loaded with meal. besides other articles
that could not be saved. Mr. Thomas was
burning on tract OF new Iand near the mouse,
when the fire went into the branches Of atree.
A strong wind was blowing at the time. which
waited burning leaves and bark to the build
ines thus setting them on fire, and coon they
we're wrapped in flames. 1t is total loss, as
there was no insurance"
w H Gleason, ESQ. in a conversation with
the editor of the Pelatks Journal a few days
since stated he had $50 cocOanut trees now out
at BaScayne Bay, and he is setting out another
grove 81 1900 trees near by. These trees
grow on what may be called waste land near
brackish water, and cost comparatively moth
ing to raise TO a bearing age. Mr.. Gleasons
experience is that the trees b ar az frrm five
to six years Of age. the yield being rs to $50
nuts Thes- he sends TO Key West aud other
markets by schooner. The returns net him
fully s3j TO $50 per 1000. Now his grove OF
, zoo trees will yield 10000; at $40 per 1000,
here is an income of $l0S00l Even allowing
for all possible contingencies and deductiDg so
per cent, there is still left $500
The St Augustine yacht race, which took
in vraE
success The following were the contes ing
boats: first cIsss yachts-No !. Arrow: No. ?,
America; No. 3. Belle of the Bay; No. 4: Cora;
No. s. Eva; No. g. Fleetwing. Second class
vacbts-No z, Marie; No. s, Osceola; No. 3,
Traveller: No 10. Lottie; No. II, Minnehaha;
No. u. Venus Third class achts-No. 13, Mol
lie; No. IA, Julia; No. Is. Dora; No. 10, Pa
tience Fourth class yachtszNo. II, Urania;
No rs. Eagle; No. 49, Hattie Hill; No %, Wild
Yankee; No. q, Little Joker. A strong breeze
prevailed during the entire race, which result
ed In p victory for the Arrow in the first class
race. the Julia in the third. and the Eagle in
the fourth, the three boats being owned by
Captain Iwanowski- The yacht America, own
ed by Captain Pinkham, was the general favor
ite. and came in second best. The piers, club
house and s-a walls were thronged with visit
ors and at the club house refreshments, pre-
pared by the committee. were served. There
was a tournament in the afternoon and bail
at night
Jacksonville Union; Saturday morning a
couple of white men, one about nifty years or
age and the other, oy name Fhlllip Salley ,aoout
years of age. went to Captain Tyler
AT about six O'Clock and complained that they
had been robbed during the night. but were
unable to tell at what time or give amy OF the
Captain Tyler listened to the
report Of each man and then accom-
panied them to the room at mrs
Browns boarding house, on Pine street upon
entering the room and again hearing the
statements Of the men, the Captain became
fully satisfied that salIey was the thief, and
arrested and took him to JAIL
After remaining in confinement short while,
the Captain succeeded in getting confession
from Jhe thief. who afterwards volunteered TO
produce the property. which consisted or
fine gold watch and S3o in cash belonging to
the old man. The two went to the place OF
conceaIment and found the articles above
named together with Salley's pocketbook,
slowed away under the sidewalk near the
house the thief having put his own pocket
book there in order to avoid suspicion"
Perfection Is not of this world, but we
feel safe in asserting that, as neutralizer
n-xfarrafunfnr NJ rhanu oftem