Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-23
Florida ARairs.

Inc ESc2nOla nrlQg6 on the Pensacola and
Atlantic Railroad has been completed, and this
road is now open continuously for a distance
offorty-six miles from Pensacola eastward. on
the eastern end the track is laid from the Choc-
tawhatchie river westward, a distance of four
teen miles. Daily trains are now run from
Pensacola to Milton.
Work is progres ing on the Jacksonville, St.
Augustine and Halifax Railroad, which it is ex-
pected to have completed by December next
About ten miles of the Green cove Spring
and Melrose Railroad have been graded and
the location has been completed to Melrose, to
which point the road is to be finished by De-
cember next
1t was reported at Key West on the 18th
instant that the Blenheim, supposed to be an
Eoglish steamer from Nassau for Belize, has
been lost on Eleuthera Island. The passengers
were saved.
The Pensacola and Atlantic depot building
at Mariana will be quite large aud hand
some structure.
There are no persons in tna county Jail at st.
Augustine, and there will not be much crimi-
nal business at the approaching session of the
Superior Court.
Within the past few years the people of st
Augustine have been educated to drink lager
beer. A few years back il was unknown in the
community. Now the trade in this beverage
makes up large business.
There are now over three hundred men
employed on the Jacksonville and st. Angus
tine Railroad. The grading will be finished in
about ten days, and large force is engaged
in getting out crOss-ties, about twenty five
thousand Of which are ready for use.
Thara fg hrf oua roriSouar ~, T.ciysoi1 o,,,,,4v-
jail.
Mariana is now without a minister, in con-
sequence of which Sundays are the longest
days of the week.
David Calhoun had leg broken a few days
since by the log carriage striking it while he
was attempting to cross the track at Mariana
Bradford county has made plenty Of corn for
food for man and beast this year, and some to
spare.
Engineers are surveying route for another
railroad from Live Oak via Lake Butler and
StArke to the Gulf of Mexico
The Sanford hotel is being enlarged to one
hundred and thirty rooms, in anticipation of
the winter seasons business.
The Republican State Convention will be
held in the Unite States court room a. jack
sonville to day. A full delegation will proba-
bly, be present.
In attempting to make his escape from a
policeman, a negro name1 Ben Jackson ran
into the river at Jacksonville and was drowned
on MoniaY night last. He was not known in
jacksonville, and is supposed to have been an
escaped convict
The st. Johns and Lake Eustis Railway
Company have made arrangements aud will
estabi an express Office a. Leesburg on or
bpf0ra the first of SeDtAmhRr Mr Il NJ
has been app5inted agent.
The truck farmers have begun making their
winter gardens 10 the Sanford grant. Green
peas, string beans ana new potatoes for Christ
mas and New Year, and strawberries from
January to June, is what they claim to have
there.
The authorities of the Florida Central and
Western road have fitted up gravel train,
place north of the trestle between the ware
house and the Brooklyn bridge has been COM
menced. This work will not only improve the
health of that section, but v i'll add greatly to
the value Of the property.
The gentleman who was killed on a south
bound train last Monday afternoon between
Lake Weir station and Wildwood, is supposed
to have been John Armstrong, young man
about twenty-eight years old, living near toe
latter place. He purchased a ticket IN Ocala
that afternoon for Wildwood and has not been
heard from since
The Madison Recorder learns from Sheriff
hanged next Friday, does not seem to be dis
turbeo in mind at all because Of his approach
ing end. J. n STRIPPING, Esq, his attorney,
has argued before Associate Judge Westcotu
of the Supreme Court for writ of error, ami
Bryan seems perfectly confident that he will
Lot be hung.
The Ocala Banner says: Captain J. w.
Bushnell, Chief Engineer OF the Peninsular
Railroad, returned from an inspection of the
road yesterday. His reports of the work Of
construction is extremely gratifying The work
on the lain line ana ali the branches will be |
pushed forward from now on with renewed |
Vigor, and it will net g long before Leesburg
and Tampa will be Joined to Ocela and other
portions Of the State with iron bardS The road |
expects to reach Leesburg and Panasoffkee in |
time to remove the present orange CROP
The Mariana Courier says of the progress
made 10 the construction OF the Pensacola and |
atlantic Railroad: TRACK laying did not pro-
gress very fast last week. as the hands were
paid off and this always demoralizeS them for
a short time. We learn that good force was
present again last Monday, and that work will !
be pressed more vigorously than ever. The cars
will be here early in September-in time, e
hope TO take off the cotton crop. The only
difficulty the contractors have 10 contend with
is in getting hands. The grading OF the road Is |
completed. and the hands have all gone home, |
leaving our town rather solitary looking |
place Work on the bridges over Chlpola lVer |
and Spring creek is progressing well, and viii
soon be ready for the track. we nave never |
seen road constructed with such rapldlty."
road the New York Broker and Banker says |
The road will be opened fifty miles from Pen |
sacola next week, extending Chirty miles be- |
yond Milton. and will be comp eted to CnatCa- |
hoochee, the eastern terminus, one hundred |
and sixty miles from Pensacola by November |
nrst Tne road is being laid with steel rails, |
ana IS entirely graded, and all the rails have |
been purchased, anG are on the ground. The |
completion OF the road will furnish q short /
route between the Gulf ports and the /
AslanLG sa. coast and IS expected 70 40
s large business between New Orleans and the |
Atlantic. Mr.. Frederick de Funiak, the Gene |
raj Manager OF the Louisville and Nashville, is 4
the President Of the road, and Mr.. w ID. Chipley /
IS the Vice President. Both of them are push /
ing the work uf construction as rapidly as pos |
sl0le, and the people Of Pensacola are very /
enthusiastic over the prospect of its early com
pletion. There has been no delay in the work,
as the money was all provided before the road |
was begun. and that iE will be finished by next i
November there is now no room for doubling
A Railroad Contractor Murdered. /