Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-11
FLORIDA.

Florida fruit growers intend cultiyating the
grape on an extensive scale. They claim that
they can be as successfully grown as in Cali
fOrnia.
Hon. A. B. Love, of Quincy, died suddenly
from paralysis of the heart while working in
his garden a week ago Monday.
Il Is proposed to enlarge the Leon Hotel at
Tallahassee by fifty rooms.
L. \. Galloway, Of Williston, while fishing
from log at Mud Prairie Sink, WacahOOta,
on the 3lst inst, fell into the water in an cpl
leptic fit and was drowned. He leaves a wife
and three children.
:. c. Saddler, OF Gainesville, asserts with
al sincerity that he has shot 10000 quail since
ls6s.
4 gold vein has been struck in Gainesville
BY men digging an artesian well. 1t is be-
lieved that it will assay from $500 to $1,000 por
ton Of ore.
Conviction Is expected in the case of Henry
simmons and Wm. Isaacs, the negro murder
ers Of Annie simmons.
Frank Anderson, cOlOred, was crushed to
death beneath u quantity of falling guanO at
Pensacola a day or two ago.
Cotton planting has begun about Manatee.
The Lelend Hotel property at Key West has
been sold by its trustees for S4,zOO-
Several Of the large hotels at st. Augustine
are 70 close this week.
The long expected flower display at Talla-
hassee comes OF tomorrow
Magnolia has the first electric lights
which have been established in Florida.
Palatka has refused to permit eOlored people
from Jacksonville to land on her wharves-
The Manatee region was favored with
rainfall OF u inches on Sunday morning last
The visit Of JAY Gould to Magnolia resulted
IN the establishment of a telegraphic station
al the hotel there.
The South Florida Times says there are
500 acres Of beautiful orange groves within a
radius Of two miles from its office door.
Having refused to resign. though called
upon by the Governor to do 50, NJ. Z. Jordan
has been removed from the office OF Justice oil
the Peace.
The DeBarv Bava Merchants line for the
navigation Of the st. Johns river. Florida,
capital 500, 600, has been Incorporated under
the laws of the State OF New York.
F.W. Mixer, for three years past Signal
Officer at Cedar Key. has been recalled to the
Washington Office. His place Is filled by Mr..
Smith, lately stationed at BOzeman, Montana.
The Northern tourists on the Live Oak and
ROwland's Bluff Railroad the other morning
were treated TO the sight OF Whd ueer
seampering into the woods from the passing
train.
The Alabama Press Association, at the con-
elusion of its session IN Selma. will visit rem
sacOla and the navy yard at " arrington, s tneh
cross over TO Jacksonville ana MAKE an eNOui
sion up the st. Johns.
The Mariana Courier says cattle buyers
are coming into that vicinity from Texas ana
purchasing all the cows and calves they cam
they are making arrangements 10 have them
shipped via the Pensacola and Atlantic RAIL
road.
fernando county has on hand, for school
purposes, 8, ,S29 As, besides the amount OF the
State apportionment. The amount OF county
funds proper on hand Is $50 50, and the float
ing indebtedness is $2A 81. One-third of the
tax for 1882 is not yet collected.
The survey Of the International Railroad
and Ocean Steamship Company between
Green Cove Springs and Palatka, has beer