Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-02

Florida has $50 miles Of railways IN ono
ration VI iahNdys IN Ope-

FLORIDA.
ration. anyways IN Ope-
Florida's cigar product for this year is asti
mated at s2,O00,OO0 cigars. " 99'i
a telegraph line is being erected bet,,-aa,,
Mariana and Apalachicola. '''"een
~ Is stated that 100000 oranges will he
shipped from Fair Oaks this wear i "e
,,'iitI ttHured Hunured new residences have been
oulll TINS summer for rent at Ocala.
Florida 6 per cent bonds arc ,,-or+t IN
cents on the dollar. and per cents I3O.
y. Augustine Is revising its town ordi-
h'ihces ana Will have them all published
~ OR D. tlie n 4th INST. the founding of the Soutb
ein Ooiiese at Floral City will take place.
t,S,a Oaptaih Esa FrescQtt and Mr. Walton, of Dav-
Coffee is said TO be growing in Manstea
river. ''0 9""ahee
r, a century plant in the grounds of the Brock
stoiis forty feet high.
There were 466 bales of leaf tobacco and
tso'5 aalions OF wine imported from Havana
INTO hey west during the month of June.
Inc signal Office at Punta Rassa having
been discontinued, the observer formerlv n
Cedar Key. - ''0 oiAoe dt
The value Of the orchard crops of Florida
Twelve years ago were estimated at about S6O =
buy them. "O'
of the lSS sgners Of the petition Of IF
stewart 10 engage in the retail LIQUOR business
AT W mite Springs, Hamilton county, y could
not write their names. =
The Florida Southern Railroad is having
iouT new locomotives built at the North and
VIII make twenty-five box ears at their Sbo,,S
IN Paiatka tins fall.
The meeting of the Grand Lodge of the
knights OF Honor Of this State has been post
poned to the third Wednesday in July, when
1t VIII meet at Gainesville.
owing to the additional duty of 10 cents per
Sdllel on Wine, which took place on the Ist
lhet-' thousands OF gallons have been imported
recently into key West from Havana.
Il is said that Josiah T. Walls. Florida's
,1loreu eN-COngressman, now farming in
Alacnua county, VIII realize between 81 600
anu Fo,o0O net from his vegetable crop this
season.
Farmers in Suwannee, Bradford and Ham
mon counties are converting the blackberry
lhtQ VINE. IL Is said the yield of this wild
dnd uncultivated berry this wear is immense
also large one.
The steam saw mill of c. II. Huot. at Fer
nandlna, was totally destroyed by fire Friday
morning. together with two cargOes of lumber
upon the Wharyes, valued at about $6,O0O
Ihe total loss VIII not fall short of S2O.OOO
upon which there was no insurance whatever
some time ago, Charlie Davis of Pensacola.
While trying TO rob lady, overturned a baby
carriage containing her baby and, snatching
"
The infant has since died from the effects of
the fall, and the ruilian is to be tried for muir
der.
The ST. Johns River Railway. of which r.
Mclaughlin, Dennis Eagan, c. c. Collins and
= B. Carter ef Jacksonville, are the incOrpO-
rators, VIII run between Jacksonville and
Enterprise, along the east bank of the river
ana touching all the principal points. II will
pe narrow gauge, and l40 miles in length.
The cOlOred laboring men of Fernandina
nave formed an organization to be known as
the ternandina Labor Society. The princi-
pal object for which this society has been or
ganlLed Is stated 10 be the mutual protection
OF the labOring men. principally those who
work on the docks. They propose to demand
81 - per day for this class of work.
At Mosquito Inlet, three miles north of
New smyrna, Is a fish factory where millions
OF the Inhabitants of the briny deep are trans
formed into an excellent fertilizer. The
company employ a steamer and a schooner
and quite force of men. The fish are put in
huge watts and cOOkedby steam and then dried
IN large yard prepared for the purpose
The Dubuque Times says Stewart McDoam.
OF BaraboO. viii start in a few DAYS on a
Journey 70 Florida by water in a frail canoe.
HIS rnnto a. Down the Dor-oboo riYu1. " liicl,
by a tortuous route winding forty miles he
reaches the Wisconsin,; there by il he goes
INTO the Prairie and comes where he will
launch into the father of waters, proceeding
To the mouth of the Mississippi. and from
there To Cedar Keys in the Gulf of Mexico