Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-10
EInrIda Affairs

Florida Affairs.
Mrs. Blocker, CT Tallahassee, cut and made
for herself a dress out OF silk from cocoons
made in that city in 1913.
Central America cocosnut plants are being
set out on Caloosahatchee river.
On Monday last thief entered the Office
occupied by Mr. ]. W. Whitney, Judge R. B.
Archibald and J. W. Archibald, in Jacksonville.
opsned the safe OF the first named and at
tempted TO open that OF the latter gentleman
Il is not known what was taken, as Mr. Whit
ney was absent from the city.
The ladies Of the Christian Temperance Asso-
citation Of Duval county are making arrange
meuts for opening coffee house at Jackson
vile, with the hope Of supplanting to some ex-
tent the intoxicating drinks so freely INDUCED
in bg the masses OF the people.
Last week there were 9O2, 600 feet of lumber
brought to Jacksonville from the line Of
the Florida Central and Western Railroad
This shows that the lumber business is on the
increase in the State.
There has been shipped from Tallahassee
this season 4,OO4 crates and barrels OF early
vegetables.
A colored mau in the employ cf the Pensa.
Gambia Bay bridge. tel in a fit from the wharf
on Saturday last, and was drowned before as
sistance could be rendered.
The boiy Of Henry C. burden was recently
found in the mill pond Of R. D. Byrne & Co.,
Pensacola The deceased was about twenty
Eve years old, dark complexion. and weighed
about one hundred and fifty pounds.
E'ghty-nine vessels with an aggregate ton
mage OF 6S, 1I6 entered the port OF Pensacola
during the month OF May. During the same
time ninety-five vessels cleared with an aggre-
gate tonnage of 55.616.
Andrew TomontOn, a native of Glasgow,
Scotland. employed as fireman on board the
British steamship Elstbourne. fell from the
cock at Pensacola on Monday last, and was
drowned.
Anigators are getting extremely saucy in
Putnam county, near Pslatka. One measuring
eleven feet stopped Mr.. Julius Neubech. who
was driving through the woods three miles
from town.on Thursday afternoon of last week
he absolutely refused to give the right of way,
and the traveller was finally compelled to get
out Of his buggy, walk to neighboring house
and ct gun, with which the saurian was
dispatched.
Service commenced on tn6 new mail route
fro n Tallahassee to Bloxham last Friday. The
mail leaves Tallahassee every Friday and ar
rives every Saturday. Mr. Eli Russell has been
appointed Postmaster at NOOre's Pond, on this
route. ten miles west Ct Tallahassee.
SlinIamd Tribune: Mr.. s L. Jones brought
20 this Office a day or two since some wild cot
ton which grows spontaneously at Rock Point,
IN old Tampa Bay. ln color, 1t IS of slight
cotton might be produced from this wild va
riety bv cultivation"
The contract for a semi-weekly overland
mail service between Tallahassee and Cara
belle has been awarded to a gentleman in Ala
hama. and service will commence on tSis route
about July !. The mail will leave Tallahassee
oa MONDAYS and Thursdays, and arrive on
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
MeSsrs Bradford & Ross, Of Leon county
have iuaugurHted q new enterprise at Brad
fordville, about ten miles north OF Tallahassee,
which promises to prove very successful and
profitable They have purchased an evapora-
tor, and are drylng ana shlpping oiackoerrles
20 Northern markets. where they are worth
about fourteen cents per pound.
Colonel John A Henderson. who owns one OF
the best plantations in Leon county, which is
about six miles east Of Tallahassee. has put il
about TWENTY-FIVE acres OF rice and is Stiil
planting. Some OF his rice planted in March IS
rnree feet high and looking fine. J. c Kinsley,
who is ditching on the COlonel's place. says
the rice field is the finest piece 4 land in Flor
ida lt is black muck, four feet deep, with
pipe clay subsoI-
Palatka Herdld superintendent Ming, of
the Florida Southern, is very active in making
improv ments. Here in Palatka the work at
the docks goes on. The warehouses next to
Reid's store have been united and repaired.
The dock ex' ending from this point out in the
river receives the freight cars. and building
at the cost Of 81 SEQ is 70 be built. making de
pot Cor freight aud passenger cars. The super
intendent SAYS the streets through which their
tracks run will be fixed up in complete order"
Adelphi (Ohio) NeicS: There is talk Of getting
Florida il advices from that state. soon to be
received. prove to be sufficiently alluriDg.
Those who passed the winter in that State from
this county have no end OF praise OF the salu
brity Cf the climate and fertility of the soil.
The beautiful fresh water lakes that abound
so numerOusly IN thst State furnish magniti-
cent sites FIR residences along their margins.
The rigOrs of a Northern winter are unknown
IN that balmy climate"
Tallahassee viii sOcn be visited by regular
building boom. The FiOrididn says: The
| Lamb House is TO be remOdeled and made one
story higher, which will give it about Thirty
nrst-class rooms. The material is being placed
on the ground. and work will be commenced at
once. The building OF Leon county'S hand
some new court house will doubtless be com
menced at an early day. and when the contract
IS awarded for our market house, and ground
broken Tor the cotton seed mill. we hope to see
the beginning OF a building boom that will con-
tinue"
His ExceIlency, Gov Bloxham, has made the
following civil appointments during the past
week: S. B. Harrington to be Justice of the
Pesce in and for Orange county; G. w An
drews 10 be Notary Public in and for Hills
borough county; ID II Horn to be Surveyor in
snd for Washington county: ID. H Horn to be
Superintendent Of Schools IN and for Washing
ton county; Jabez B. Wood to be County Com
missioner for Washington county; George w
I.sfenan 70 be Notary Public for VOIusia county;
5 n Gamer 10 be County Commissioner for
Washington county; John + Roberts to be
Justice Of the Peace for st. Johns county.
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By the Ocean Steamship Company will be
named the Tallahassee" as the following
tract from a letter from Mr.. James L. Taylor.
General Freight and Passenger Agent OF the
Savannah, Florida ard Western r ilway. will
show: Il an informed bv Col. Anderson, Pres
ident OF the Ocean Steamship Company. that
ir has been decided to name one OF the new
and elegant steamships now being built for
that company The Tallahassee in compi-
ment 20 our sister State. You will recognize in
this graceful act on their part an acknowledg-
ment Of the Importance OF the trade OF Florida
% their company. which they appreciate ty
naming one Of their ships after the capital OF
your State.
Quite an excitement was created at Palatka
SATURDAY. afternoon by an at empt made by
D. putty Sheriff Turner. OF Putnam county, to
arrest the negro known as walking Davis"
Davis, IL seems, had run over and injured a sick
man AZ that place. aud the citizens OF the town
had a warrant issued for his arrest. As soon
As the Deputy Sheriff attempted to make the
arrest Davis drew large knife and announced
his intention TO resist. The Deputy Sheriff
struck him several blows over the head. but
despite his efforts Davis made his escape
Some of the negroes Of the town evinced 1is-
position 70 protect Davis. which resulted in q
general quarrel, during which one man was
knocked down. Peace was finally restored,
however without any one being seriously In
iured
Pensacola Commercial: ION Sunday last q
somewhat notorious sailor runner named Law
son at the head CT party Of several persons
we're discovered by Capt. Hansen, or the Nor
regiau bark Freja. approaching his vessel.
They came alongside, when the Captain, sur
missing what and who they were. called out a.
neremptor ly forbade their boarding him. not
yy-ifbstsndins which they boldly ard defantly
persisted in doing SO. When once aboard the
Captain threatened forciisle eiectment, which
went uuheeded. He then gave them notice
that he was going down into the &c bin 70 arm
himself; that ne intended TO expel them at any
hazard all Of which vas likewise OF no avail.
seeing that al his arguments had failed the
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