Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-13

Ihe cigar factories at Key West are about p
start out with full forces, and are hopeful of
good business, since the adjournment of Con
gress-
tiYe hundred and thirteen bales of leaf to
baceo were imported into KEY West from Ha
Vana last month. This indicates brisl, busi.
ness.
Ihree hundred bales Of wrecked cotton wer,
snipped from Key West to New York on tn,
mallory steamer last Saturday.
Inc British schooner Clotilda, from Tampic,
bound for New York, put into the port of Ke-
west last Monday for repairs. She is loaded
with fustic hides, SKINS, etc.
The new regime at Key West are improvins
the financial and material condition Of tn,
city very considerably. By economic methods
the Indebtedness Of the city has been reduced
SS'OOo. Ihey are also trying to get at the ex.
ACT amount OF indebtedness, SO as to put it
finances in healthy state.
The municipal election at Lake City take.
place on the second Tuesday in April. Voter.
must have registered ten days previous to the
day OF the election. BY the act of 1881 il i:
made a felony TO east an illegal vote.
The Office Of the Clerk at Lake CITY was en-.
tered last week and number of Indictment.
stolen. A whole batch of indictments were
taken, and they were found, less the one:
stolen, in the morning by the Clerk on the
porch Of the court house.
Mariana is to have another journal, to be
called the Mariana Times. 1t will be edited
and published by Messrs j. ii. and II. s
Gardner, both of whom are good newspaper
men.
The corn crop in Gadsden county is pretty
generally planted, aud on some Of the farms
the plant is up.
The Democratic conservative voters OF
Jacksonville assembled in their respective
wards at O'Clock last Saturday evening for
the purpose of nominating seven delegates
and seven alternates from each ward to at
tend city convention to be held in Metro
politan Hall on Thursday next, the 18th inst.
There were 2,3lS arrivals at the several ho-
tells of Jacksonville last week.
The receipts of oranges at jacksonville the
past week aggregated S,55s boxes.
The Catholics Of Orange Springs will eele-
brate Easter Sunday by a religious concert.
Mr.. y. l.. Gano was the victim of a very
painful accident last week. He was engaged
below the mill deck in the Mizell Mill, at
Kings Neck, below Fernandina, when a col
Ored man above, unaware Of Mr. GanO's prox-
unity. threw piece of timber below striking
the latter and breaking three Of his ribs.
The land Office of the Peninsula and Tropi-
cal Railroad has been removed from Ocala to
Eernandlna; and will be in charge of MIR.
Charies W. Lewis, who is also manager of the
Transit Railroad lands. branch Office will
be kept at Ocala.
The local inspectors of steam vessels, Messrs.
Jones and Headman. of Savannah, have finish
ed their examination into the collision be-
tween the steamers John sylvester and H T.
Baya, on February eth. at Green Cove Spring
ana ind both guilty of negligence, and sus-
pended c. W: ROsingnail, first pilot of the II.
Il. Baya, for sixty days, and W. IL. Cobb, first
pilot Of the John Sylvester, for ninety davs.
The people Of Lake City, now that they have
there the location of the Agricultural College
are anxious for the location of the Deaf and
Dumb Institute also at that place. The Lake
City Reporter says: ''rhere are six mutes in
this county and some OF them have been adj
yanced considerably in the institutes of other
states. 1t would be beneficial to the afflicted
Tor the location to be made here on account of
the advantages of the presence of these and
their relatives who understand them, and the
possibility Of obtaining teachers among our
own citizens"
The Swedish bark Ida, which arrived at
Pensacola on the 9th instant, had on board
the Captain and crew Of the Danish bark
Frederica. The latter vessel was abandoned
az sea after being nine days out from Balize.
loaleu y ltn mahogany and lOgWOOd. encOun-
tering severe gale, in which she became
waterlOgged. The Ida rescued the men shortly
after their leaving the sinking ship. She was
abandoned in latitude %, longitude Sc. The
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waters, having flOated away several cargoes
OF Florida pitch pine. Every civility was
shown the distressed men by their Consul at
Pensacola.
The Pensacola Commercial of the gtn Shows
cOmmendable enterprise IN giving TO its read
ers "a nicely executed wood cut of the new
opera house built by MIR. ID. +. Sullivan, and
opened the early part OF last winter. The
building Is what is known as the Renaissance
style, and the plans were designed by Messrs.
IIinehel 4 MOrbel, Of New Orleans, who were
snF Isnsaa
change recently erected. The entire building
covers an area Of los feet front on Jefferson
street, and fronting on ting public square, by
l45 feet on Government street, both fronts be-
ing similar in design. The front elevation,
which is given rs above, shows a beautiful
structure, which Is an ornament to the city.
The stockholders Of the Green Cove Spring
and Melrose Railroad met at Green Cove
spring on last Monday. Five hundred and
ten SHARES were represented. The report of
the officers Of tie road shOwe0 that il had inn
proved in condition, aud the election Of q new
board of directors resulted ia the selection of
the following gentlemen: Schreye AGkley,
A. r. NOgelbach. X. B. CanOOd, Elias Earle
ana J. c. Greely. The Legislature, now just
adJOufhe,3, granted the railroad company the
right TO maze ~ the deficiency in their Origi
nal land grand. By skis bill the company
Ejll gain very nearly hundred thousand
acres additional, and with the privilege Of Sc
lectIng II 10 any section IN the state where It
may he available. Altogether, things look
hopeful and encouraging icr the success OF the
F0Sd.
Pensacola Commercial, std: ''The English
ship DeCOurcey vent ashore on santa Rosa
island. a little TO the eastward Of Big Sabine,
on the night OF the 9Th instant, This vessel
was consigned to W. l.. Witch, who dis
,:atched his steamer the next morning TO the
rescue. In connection win the tug Echo the
two worked diligently, using every appliance
AT their cOmuiafa a. drag her back to her ma
flye element. but il was IipE}l discovered that
the ship had been driven 80 mesa ne shore
as to leave reef between neF aIo -, s..e
channel: the vessel at the tiIpe Of grounding
eDcOuntering a heavy sea and thiGk fog. The
DeCOurcev is Qij tons burthen, fifty days ont
from Rio Janeiro. From source we consider
TeJ,sI ie IL was stated that to the desertlOn OF
the sailors l. 70 be attributed, in the main. the
loss OF the Sessel, a. she could have been
rescued had there been GneD Sufficient on her
decks to handle the haYseFs hfsf sent atoard
from the steamers.
Farares Herald: .'The completion OF the
st, johns and Lake Eustis Railroad to
Tayares Is beiRg pushed rapidly tofwaru
The road bed is now graded to Lake Eustls,
and the right of way from there TO Tavares is
nov being cut out. About forty hands are at
nresent engaged upon this work, and we are
reliably inforH-ed that from one hundred 10
two hundred addiu92al men Will De enl-
,,lared within the next ten esFG, The survey
If The Foad under the superintehospce OF
Major GARDINER, has been competed 10
TaSares The line as surveyed enters Tayares
on the east, and wi13 tFeRefse srma street
from Disston avenue TO the lot SELECTED for
dennt size The road viii be completed to
Tavares within about ten weeks from this
date, and the impetus which II wlh give 10
Tayares and the country surrounding II viii
be the precSrser of the growth Wnlch Is
destined to MAKE ibis the largest and most
Important city Of south Florida"
The Areanopy Gasefte says @Ass.fsr as can
be iudged FROM nresent prospects t4e SIsi,S oI oI
the coming year will be extremely iAIse. si.', t.e
Grange trees have put on the lai-sst quantILs
Of blossoms known for years, the peach ..'"- -
are heavily lSaen with blooms, the Picnic
peaches nov ha%lng fruit es large as peach
stones upon them, the fig and pear trees are
putting on vigorous growth, 4Ee yege-
table crops are especially fine, The
stands of cucumbers, beans and cab
i,s-,es are very good. the beans being so far
advanced that the shipment OF fresh string
beans will commence next week. The snip
ments of vegetables will double that OF last
wear. while the crop of oranges VIII at least
treble the yield of last year. The old groves
Vil about double their last yield, ana the
many new groves just coming into bearing
will add a full quarter more to the product.
Capt. Powell, for INSTANCE, has 200 trees Dear
ing this year, which yielded none Tor SNIP
ment last year We could mention many
others on every hand. Taking general view
of the coming crop the prospect is indeed
Splendid
The Jacksonville Times URiOR of Sunday
ssvs. seen John B. Gordon arrived in TINS
city Yesterday to direct the future great ran
way enterprise OF which ne Is the oncl5i e:
T6-morrOss morning large force OF hands
will hs ijlf 70 work at different points on the
Ii,,, - lie International Railway and Steam
shin COlnpAnyis Railfo3d, setWeen TINS Guy
and Palatka, under the nalagsA9telh.II, ~ ~, an, anu
direction of experienced railroad butidSrs.
Al the same time the work VIII be con-
tinued from Tampa to some point on iIe
Peninsula Railroad, now nnlsheu 10 nIt
woSd. So e. to give the CITY OF tampa anu tnst IA,
secfiOn of the State an outlet by way OF thS
OF ImtnFnHIlD0dl