Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-24
FLORIDA

FLORIDA.
PalatLa expects to entertain 1000 visitors
this season.
Pineapple plants are being shipped by the
schooner load to Sarasota.
Dow Mills, "a former resident of ApOpka.
died at Oakland ON Friday last.
The Teachers Institute, inaugurated at
Quincy, is progressing satisfactorily.
Uncutivated land in the neighborhood of
Hampton is now selling at $50 per acre.
Died at Gruele last Thursday night. Archer
Collins. formerly merchant of Gainesville.
The south Florida Seminary is expected to
De ready for occupancy by the 18th of October.
Maj. William Russell. one of the pioneers
of Orange county. died last Friday "A or
lando.
y resident Of Green Cove springs has a ma
tive Florida cow that yields 10 quarts of milk
daily.
The oranges in sumter county are rather
small. owing 10 the recent long continued
drought.
Egg are very scarce IN jacksonville at
present. and are selling al from 30 To 35 cents
per dozen.
The Florida Baptist Association will meet
with the Baptist Church in Madison, on
Thursday, october 4th.
An academy will be opened at De Land
about the first of November, under the charge
of the Rev j. IL. Griffith. of Troy. y. \.
\ protracted meeting is in progress at the
Baptist Church at Live OAK. and also at New
Hope Methodist Church. five miles north Of
the town.
The TribuHe says that Mayor Fannin. Of
Apatachicola. has invented cotton tie for
which he has been offered 100000 by a Bal
timOre firm.
\ few days ago Mrs. Warren F. scott. liv-
ing at Amelia, miles from Fernandina.
killed rattlesnake which measured feet
inches In length.
\ colony of 20 persons. from Blooming
ton. H.. were in Cedar Key last week en-
route 10 Clearwater, Hillsboro county, where
they propose settling.
The steamer sylvan Glen, which has been
ON the ways at jacksonville for about a week
past being 0verhauled and recoppered. will
he launched IN a day or two.
Fifteen thousand stock cattle have been
purchased in Florida during the present year,
for shipment to the grazing regions west of
the Mississippi. principally to Texas.
W. Il. Taylor Jr.. aged 10 years. has been
named by the County Commissioners of SUI
wanuee county. as a beneficiary student AT
the East Florida Seminary, Gainesville
4 petition TO the County Commissioners.
asking them To revoke the order assessing a
bridge and pauper tax in Suwannee county.
has been circulated and numerously signed.
The first boiler ever made in the city of
Gainesville, and in the state. outside of Jack
sonville. 10 now in course of construction at
the extensive foundry and machine shop of
James DOig.
Two very large stalks OF sugar-cane were
brought up from Lake TOhOpekaliga on Mon
vile Exposition with a consignment Of Orange
county products.
Four business men Of Ithaca. X. Y, have
sent an agent 10 jacksonville, for the purpose
of purchasing and bringing North for eXhibi-
tion very large alligator recently captured
m the 81. Johns river.
John j. Joyce. an old resident of Sioux
Nlty- Iowa, arrived in Orlando on Tuesday
last- 10 make Florida his future home. He
reports large delegation as getting ready to
lpli"W MN IN q few weeks.
~, a uugc cdsSava root was grown by :. VI.
NuiItE a mile from Oconee, on a pine land
49,, "TlV.' i1 never been fertiliZed. The single
gone io Louisville 20 be placed i'm the Florida
department. '''''
\ number OF colored laborcrs from different
sections Of Leon county We're i'm TaIIabassa,
last week with tools and bundles of cIofIinrr
sluug 10 their backs. Upon inquiry IN vas
learned that they were going TO Tampa to
work on the railroad.
\ resident Of Bloomfield proposes IN or-
ganizc company to be known a. the ..South
Florida solid meat association, whose oh
joct shall be the utilizing of the gator. by
canning their flesh and shipping II North in
return for the canned goods sent to the South.
Waldo claims TO have the largest orange
tree IN the world. IL was planted sixty years
ago. and lts dimensions are: Height 81 feet,
spread Of branches from TIP TO TIP D ieet. and
girth foot above the base OF trunk feet and
, inches. II has borne more than 1900
oranges in one season.
The Madison Ael6 Era has the following:
'sIhe ease of Isham Dees. who was waVlaid.
shot and killed. while en- route from Lake
City TO his home in Suwannee county, is re-
celvIng thorough investigation at the hands
OF the officials OF that county. -Four persons
suspected Of the crime. viz. Richard. John
anu Daniel Tlllis. and Isaac Harnage, have
peeh arrested. The three first have under
7,ne preliminary examination, aud, under
I DISCHARGED. but Richard vas hold for a fnr
{ ln IleE nearing. Isaac Harnage is vet to be ex-
I a1iIneu, anu the gossip is that suspicious of
l selit rests very heavily upon him.