Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-16
number Of German farmers are prospect
ing for farming lands in the vicinity Of Mon


The corn crop Of Leon county. which is gen
orally very good, is turning out much better
than was anticipated.
Nine immigrant wagons and about forty
persons. from Arkansas. Alabama and West
Florida. passed through Tallahassee last
Thursday ON their way TO fernando county.
The proposition Of John \. Spooner. Of New
York, 10 construct and equip the ThomasviIe.
Tallahassee and Gulf Coast Railroad has been
accepted by the company. and the President
and Secretary Of the company have been au-
thorized to enter into a contract and to sign
the same for the company and a1iX thereto its
corporate seal.
The jacksonville JHioa Of Wednesday gives
a glowing description Of the reception and
entertainment of the Ohio editors and their
trip mp the 81. Johns river 10 Palatka and
other points Of interest. The guests enjoyed
themselves 10 the fullest extent, and the Flor
ldians gave them warm hearted and gener-
Gus Southern welcome.
The interesting case Of the heirs OF John
brovard ". John Clark. involving title Ia
some valuable property i'm jacksonville which
was coud>cated during the war aud sold by
the United states. and which was being tried
IN the United states District Court at Jack
sonviue wac compromised on Tuesday by SIR
Clark paving 5000 and receiving quit claim
deed from all the heirs 10 the property.
Z. ". Cannon, late editor and proprietor OF
the dL1cb,al AdrocGte. published at Gaines
willie. has sold the entire business 20 Mr.. Il. II
McCreary, who viii continue the publication
The work Of dredging the channel at Pensa-
cola to a depth Of twenty-four feet and q
width of three hundred feet. has been given
20 Mr.. Kimban. Of Mobile, who viii imme-
diately set about the task.
.Chct' Arthur is now busily engaged III
sucking from two boxes Of oranges grown in
the grove Of Mr. Frederick de Bary. which
were shipped as Christmas gift Wednesday
last.
The Ohio editors are having good time in
the Land of Flowers. According To invitation
they left Jacksonville Wednesday morning on
"a special train furnished Icy the Florida Cen
tral and Western and Transit Railroad, for 3
trip 10 ocala and silver springs. etc.
The Palatka people are looking forward {,
the time when the capital Of Florida will b,
located i'm that city. The Tallahassee people
however. have a say 50 IN the matter. anC
have the age on Palatka.
several Of the citizens Of DeI.and nave sig
uiiicd their willingness tosubscribe 81 900 eacl
towards the new hotel project started i'm that
thriving place.
The citizens of Quincy held "a meeting on
Wednesday last 10 consider the question OF
the cNpediency of erecting a large hotel by
the formation of joint stock company, and q
committee was appointed TO canvass for sub.
scriptions To the stock for that purpose, who
viii report at a future meeting.
There are three shipping and canning dsl
and oyster establishments i'm Pensacola, EN-
plOymS one steam smack and several other
vessels.
\ new division of the sons Of Temperance
has been organized az Archer. Mr.. W. e.
Andrus is the W. =. The lodge has twenty
one members.
Members of the Executive Committee Of the
Thomasvilie. Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad
accumnanied bv the Chief Engineer and Other
interested parties, left iamonia on last Wed
ueSday for the Gulf. 10 locate the line betWeei
that point and tine waters of the Gulf, and tC
determine the southern terminus of the road
Prom the following, which we find in th,
FI0Iidi1n. IL appears that labor Is scarce il
. Leon county: Col. II. \, Whitfield says his
fields are white with cotton. and that he can
not get hands to pick it-nOt even for cash
This state of affairs J. attributed To the fac
that corn. potatoes. tTrnips. etc. are abun-
daut and cheap Many of the laborers. hav
ing ample supplies for present demands. fee
as independent a. 'bloated bondholders,' ant
won't work at any price.
An interesting legal case is now engaging
thp United states Court at Jacksonville
. namely. the case Of samuel 4. swami vs. Tho
Internal Improvement Fund oI the state OF
Florida. Whieh Is founded ON the iollOWins
facts. \ short while before the sale of tho
four million acres of laud TO Hamilton Diss-
. tor. Mr. swami went To Europe 10 dispose 0l
tie lands then under HE custody of the
trustees he taking all risks. paving his own
. expenses. and 20 he paid for il by a commits
sion on what he sold. While he was IN Europe
+ ON This business the sale to Disston was made.
Nir. swami now sues 10y petition IN thy
United states Court for sixteen thousand
4 dollars. ami ihe matter has been referred tt
the Hon. edward Higgins; special Master, ID
take testimony. treurL"i Henry X jackson
of savannah. L. Of cfuu=ei l41 y T. ann iut
plaintiff IN the action
In reference 10 the completion Of the Pensa-
cola asd Atlantic Railroad the following IN
formation regarding the country through
which ii passes has been gleanea Irom zee
President GnlplcN. lc p-rtntfn portion ol
Fl1r1ds j. broken into three grand nat fural dl-
visions by tyo rivers. tine SuWanncc IN iht
east and the ApaischicOla i'm the west: anc
the HeV road traYer-es the DIVISION betWecl
the ApaiachicQia and the cNrcihe western
+ limits Of the State. ef which Pensacola IL tht
8 principal feature. The road, therefore runs
u,-erlV due east from fensdf1ia 10 tnc Apd'
ia.bi-,Ts crossing the latter stream at hatta-
i,,,,el,rn The liver there divides and become.
fbe fiirf and the 5hattahoochee rivers. Ih'
. road after iessing PensacOia runs northeast {
Milton. crosses the Fellow river ..t IfestNlllc
the Choctawhatchie al Neat~ille. ana t22t
passing through Mariana. runs 10 Ihatta-
. haochee. there To connect with the savannah.
Florida and NJ e-twaI tEstifuatl- running ti 7'tt
I yannah. and the fiQIiCa tentfal anu W ceteIh
running 90 Tallahassee and jacksonville
The road begun one year axe
+ last August and i~ now rapidly approachins
completion. The line l. now completed eighty
miles east from Pensacola, and Is operated lGl
. fortv-Scveu miles. On this last mentioned
distance the company Is running regular trains
ana Ca.ries from fifty TO sixty passenger
I daily. TEere ase about twenty miles 10 com
Z uicte before the 4 h1ctaH taie!iels reached.fbu
track laying i being pushed; ans ,hr roat
will be finished before the bridges arc up abt
re9dC The second party of cOnstruciiOnist'
{ began work on the eastern bank OF that stream
af,E moved eastward. Twenty miles of trach
have been aid and fifteen remain to he laid
before Narianna A. geached. From Marlanna
T another party has constructed the road to
. Thattahoochee. There are, tiferef"Ies about
thirty -Gve miles vet 10 be constructed. TO-
rether with 1Fidges over two rivers. The
fhattahoochce VIII BE reached by through
train on The 18th Of January ana the company
will 1iD q Marli Gras train from Eastern
Florida. Jacksonville and Tallahassee 20
Mobile. Marli Gras cones about the 9Th Of
EstruHFN.' ~