Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-07
FLORIDA

a collision between the steamers Welaka
and Fannie Duggan, at the Blue Springs dock
occurred on last Thursday morning. Both
steamers were attempting to make the dock
first. The latter steamer was crushed in at
the bow
Ex-Governor George +. Drew. of Ellaville.
has sold out his entire interest in the milling
and shipping business to his partner, Louis
Bucki, Of New. u YOrk. Mr.. Drew will remain
at Ellaville and conduct the business until the
first Of June.
The total number Of arrivals at the various
hotels in jacksonville last week were LBS.
The orange receipts at Jacksonville for the
week ending March 81 were j,O4G boxes.
a meeting Of the Independent members OF
the Legislature was held Immediately after
the adjournment of the Legislature. On mo-
tion OF Mr.. STRIPPING, of Madison, the meeting
proceeded to elect state Executive Commit
tee OF seven, of which STRIPPING was made
Chairman Of the Executive Committee. And
thus has started the Independent movement
for the fight Of 1884.
Governor BlOxham is sick with neuralgia in
Tallahassee and is confined at his home.
Fifteen miles Of iron have been laid on the
Jacksonville, st. Augustine and Halifax Rail
road.
some valuable phosphate beds hav e been
discovered in Florida, which will before long
be brought to public attention and developed
by capitalists of the State.
General Ledwith on Monday last received
his commission as Postmaster Of jacksonville
for the extended term Of four years from Jan
uary %. 1883.
ON Tuesday last Mr.. IL. y. Roberts, who is
gardening Mr.. Wits place, at Alachua, while
driving through his farm, came very near
being killed by the falling Of a dead pine tree.
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and about three feet of 1t fell between him
and the dashboard. The limb was SIX inches
in diameter.
At the Pensacola custom house for the
month Of February there were 63 entrances
and 81 clearance. OF the entries, IA were
merchandise, II certificates of registry. s
certificates of enrolment, q licenses for the
cOasting trade. and one license for the fishe-
for the same time were $6,3Il Ol, and the
value OF domestic exports S29O,OO0.
MIR. Il. p. PaulisOn. of New York, has pur-
chased the orange grove OF Joseph Sidney
three miles east Of Enterprise The considera-
tiOn was $1,000. Mr.. PaulsOn saws he will
make il a model grove as fast as money can
do 50. Mr.. PaulisOn represents company of
New York capitalists. and came to Enterprise
with the intention Of making arrangements
to build the railroad from Enterprise to In
dian river, but finding the field already occu-
pied has given the scheme up.
EJacksOnville Times Union: ''The three
masted schooner Mary +. COrsOn, Captain
Williams. from New York to Jacksonville with
a cargo of coal, went ashore in the south
breakers about O'Clock saturday afternoon,
where she still remains, and Will. it is feared,
prose a total loss, especially if the wind
comes from the north, east or northeast
The vessel Is ieaklng badly. ana the cargo
will he entirely lost whether the vessel goes TO
pieces or not. Ii is owned by Mr.. John Clark,
IS worth about $500, and is insured. The
vessel which was being towed in by the tug
Oyster Boy is owned by Messrs. I. Smith &
CO., Of Philadelphia, Is worth about $4,000
and partly insured. She was being pilOted in
by Captain Latimef. but no blame is attached
to either the pilot, tug or condition of the lar.
The wreck is simply an unavoidable accid mt,
for which no one on board Is responsible. The
tug seth Low went down yesterday for the
purpose of rendering assistance, but failed TO
accomplish anything.
Hear tie editor OF the Pensacola Adcdnce-
Gazette as TO Mobile and her reaching to
clutch the golden eggs fortune has land into
the lap of PensacOla5 "As was to have been
anticipated. Immediately upon the compile
tiOn Of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad,
and the placing OF regular trains, Mobile,
hands and longs TO clutch the golden eggs
that are nested along that route. The Register
of the lst inst. IN leading editorial, makes
mention Of this connecting link between the
East and West. aud points out in most fOrci-
bic manner TO the merchants OF Mobile the
benefits which accrue 10 them through TINS
road. and the Mary Morgan They are
urged 10 seek the rich trade which
may he found in tins newly opened field
Of trafiic. shall Pensacola stand still and per-
nit others To participate in the race thai Will
be run for the prizes that are at the end of
this new goal of commerce? Are we to lie
down aud slumber while others are up and
actively striving for that which we have only
- up6u our hands To receive? Men of PEN
sacola. awake, arise, shake OF the dew drops
that glisten OH yenr garments. and march
once more to battle Gaa 10 conquest The
trade of West Florida is like unto the blush
ing maiden Just standing on the threshold of
w6nsaubOOd. conscious of her lOyeliness and
strong in hGr dignity, vet easy to be won by
the boldest suifoF-he who is first and most
determined