Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-26

One j. A. Conway recently departed from
ApOpka, OF which mention was made in this
column. under circumstances which led to the
belief that he was foully dealt with. 1t has
been discovered since that he has absconded.
He was met near Summerville the day follow
ing his departure, and any information Of his
whereabouts will be thankfully received at
ApOpka.
There are at least five hundred cOlOred peO-
pie in the vicinity of Enterprise, most of them
owning places, and have planted orange
groves, and are in fair way toward arriving
at a competence.
At SumterYille an election was held on
Tuesday on the question of issuing town bonds
for the purpose Of boring an artesian well.
The ''nO bonds" side carried the day, and
Sumterville must continue to drink rain
water.
The Executive Committee Of the Middle
Florida Vegetable Growing Association held 4
two days session in Tallahassee last week and
adopted constitution for the government of
the association. The next meeting will be
held in Tallahassee on the 18th Of June.
The continuation of the immigration Bu-
reau by the present Legislature of Florida is
doubtful. The opposition to it seems to have
mainly arisen that it has not accomplished as
much good as it might and ought to have
done.
The Altoona Ne1rs, a bright little weekly
journal published at Altoona. has made its ap-
pearance. 1t is published by c. A. Wilson &
Co., with c. a. Wilson editor and J. T. White
assistant editor. The first number, which is
before us, presents very creditable-aPpear-
ance.
Captain Rynders' Opera House at Jackson
vile has closed prematurely because of want
off, .afrs
ardent followers in that community. Mr.
Kinds, one of the best actors in the country,
says the Times, came down to play six
weeks engagement, but saw that the idea
was folly, and by his advice the engagement
was cancelled and the house closed.
The bill to incorporate the Florida and Eu-
rOpean Steamship Company passed its third
reading in the House on Wednesday
The mail carrier between Ocala and Chrvs-
tai river struck for higher wages last week
The department did not come to time and the
mail stopped. 1t is a good thing to be indie
pendent.
The President Of the Atlantic, St. Johns
and Indian River Railway writes to the editor
of the Sanford Journal from ArcOla, Illinois,
that the road will be pushed at once A large
and complete saw-mill Is being built on puT-
pose for the road and will soon be shipped.
4 special dispatch TO the Jacksonville Times
SAYS: "A personal inspection Of the Okeecho-
Dee drainage canal SHOWS tlat II Is doing its
mission. have made trip through il from
Lake Flirt to OkeechObee and Observation
Island. West Of OkeechObee / walked for
some miles along the canal. The soil was
firm. The surface passed over was two feet
under water last season."
The Tayares. Orlando and Atlantic Railroad
was commenced on the Sth instant. The road
is to be about thirty miles long, and cOntrac-
tors are ready to go to work on the grading
for twenty miles. The stock subscriptions are
ample to crOsstie the whole line and go far to-
ward the purchase of the rails. There is no
reason for doubling that the road will be in
readiness for next seasons business. Let the
slow old states emulate the vim and push of
young Florida.
Monticello Constitution: ''Bills are pending
in the Senate and Assembly to provide relief
for the counties of Leon, jefferson, Madison.
SuWannee, Columbia, Bradford and Baker,
and the city of Jacksonville, all of which is
sued railroad bonds to assist in the cOnstruc-
tiOn of the roads from Tallahassee to the St.
Johns river. The relief consists in a grant of
one hundred and eighty thousand acres of
internal improvement lands unapprOpriated,
a well as all swamp and OvertiOwed lands in
the counties enumerated. The passage of this
bill will be measure of justice TO the tax
ridden people, who, long years ago, were in
nucnced by unwIse cOunsellOrs to involve
themselves in debt for the benefit of the State
at large, We trust the measure will not meet
with opposition"
Tallahassee FIOrididH; yesterday Super
intendent Chipley, of the Pensacola and At
Ol. NJ.
wilson. General Manager of the Florida
Central and estern, and Col. f. B. Papy,
General Freight Agent of the Transit Rail
road, to arrange for interchange of business.
Under the arrangements made through
freight and passenger business will begin
early in February by daily trains over the
Pensacola ard Atlantic. The transfer at Chat
tahOOchee, pending the completion of the
SieepeTs over the +. e. and v. will go on to
ChattahOOchee, instead of stopping over at
Tallahassee, as now, Bridge work, though
swollen condition Of the river, is being pushed
with all practicable speed, and early compile
tiOn is anticipated
Sanford Journal: "Fhere is a curious mo-
mentO brought over from the low countries
(Elanders), by General SandfOrd, and which
Mrs. SandfOrd will present 20 the Episcopal
Church. 1t is spire Of the church at ECloO,
on the weather cock of which is pierced in
quaint figures, with cross, I57l. On this will
now he pierced 1S7I-the date of the erection
by her of the first Episcopal church here, and.
in fhBt ~ Orange county. This spire is of
quaint, graceful form, and although quite
black by age, proves CE cleaning with acids,
to be of gilded copper. What varied scenes it
has looked down upon, in those three hun
Of submersiOns, "a Serce fights for liberty!
The octOCenarfans Who say that steeple cree
ted were born before Columbus discovered
America, and Ehat a change Of scene now for
it in the New World! We leave Che subject as
a text TO take up and enlarge upon by our
eruridite cOnfreres of the metropolis and else
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