Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-17
JACKSONVILLE swELTERING.
The City Full of Good News Notes Not
withstanding the Heat.

The City Full of Good News Notes Not
withstanding the Heat.
JACKSONVILLE, July 16.-Yesterday
and day before were the warmest days
experienced in Jacksonville this season.
The usual cool sea breeze prevailing here
died away about , p. m. Saturday, ana from
that time till dark it was excessively
warm. The desire of the inhabitants
Sunday seemed to be to find retreat from
the dust and heat of the city.
Notwithstanding the immense number
OF melons made in and around Jackson
vile, yet our local dealers state the de-
mand has exceeded the supply this sea-
son. and they had to fall back on the
patches of Middle Florida and the border
counties Of Georgia to meet their orders.
With some the melon is their meat and
bread for the present. Six thousand
were sold alone from the city market last
week.
One might reasonably suppose the
peach crop was an entire failure eVerv-
where this season, from the fact that but
few have reached this market vet, and
what have are of an inferior quality and
are sold at from u to % cents per dozen.
many no larger than a partridge egg A
bia counties in this State, and neither
point is over 90 miles distant from Jack
sOnville, yet it is said the freight and
other expenses incidental to shipping
leaves no profit for either dealer or pro-
ducer. One dollar per bushel is the price
at Lake City. but the poor denizens of this
metropolis are forced to fOregO the
pleasure thus far this season of peach
pie on account of "grinding mOnOpOlies."
The announcement Saturday of the con-
summation and the sale by Capt. Dyke of
the FlOrjdidn newspaper office at Talla-
hassee to MeSsrs. Bowen Il DOrr, was
quite a surprise to this community, and
many were the regrets of the better class
that the Captain had retired from the post
he had so hOnOrably filled for fOrtv-twO
years. As political editor he was un-
eqUaled in the State, and has ever proved
himself a friend to Florida. He will here
after engage in farming. Mr.. DOrr for
merly owned and edited the Pensacola
gazette. Mr.. Bowen came to Florida
from Massachusetts in 1872, and has been
employed ever since as printer and local
editor in Tallahassee.
Material and labOrerS continue to pass
through the city on their way to Kissim-
NEE, where the extension of the South
Florida Railroad is progressing.
The water in st. Johns river is now
three feet lower than it has been for sew
eral months, and steamboatmen appre-
hend trouble in crossing NOlusia bar if
the water does not rise soon. Heavy
draught steamers now strike in crossing.
This decrease in the depth of water is at
tributed TO recent westerly and southerly
winds.
Hon. II. 4. COrley has opened here the
principal land office of the Reed syndicate.
1t was formerly located at Ocala. Sir Ed
ward Reed, it will be remembered, pur-
chased two million acres of land from
Hamilton DisstOn.
There were four deaths in the city the
past week.
DR.. BabcOck returned to the city from
the smallpox pest house Thursday, after
an absence Of ninety-seven days. He was
warmly greeted by all. and highly cOmpli-
meuted for the good work he had per-
formed.
Lumber for st. Augustine's big hotel is
being shipped daily from this city. The
Assistant Superintendent of Jackson
vile and st. Augustine Railroad thinks il
will require at least 500 cars to transport
the material from this city.
Messrs. W. Jerome and w. L. Craw-
ford, of Utica y. Y, were in the city Fri
day for the purpose of inspecting the
Jacksonville, st. Augustine and Halifax
Railroad, in which they are largely inter-
ested. They say this little road is to be
supplied at once with all needed rolling
stock Of first class style, and if circum-
stances warrant the road Will be extend
ed to the Halifax river. The present busi-
ness outlook will hardly necessitate an
extension.
Major Mclaughlin, President of the st.
Johns Road, from TOcoi tO.St. Augustine,
has gone North TO consult with Mr.. VIM.
AstOr, relative to equipping and arrang-
ing his road for next seasons business.
1t is said that Mr.. Astor has no idea of
surrendering without a fierce contest. the
business of his road to the new candidate.
So a lively competition may be looked for
between these two little roads.
\ company has been organized here for
the purpose of erecting and managing a
public bath house in this city. The
house will be flOated on the river and
held in position by piling driven around
it. The centre of the house will be Occu-
pied by a tank 40X56 feet, around
which will be number of
dressing and waiting rooms for
used in the tank is to be filtered and puri-
fed. The company say it will be first
class in every particular. Such a house
is much needed here, and will be a luxury
these warm days.
Friday last Rev Cataline b. Simmons.
a prominent cOlOred minister. died i'm this
city, where be had resided for fifty years.
and yesterday his funeral was attended
by hundreds of people, many of whom
were white. \ large number of the
attendants came from all parts of the
State, and from Beaufort and Charleston,
;. c. Deceased was well advanced in
years and was generally considered a
good man both by white and cOlOred
people.
Jacksonville continues to grow. and
improvements are noticeable in every
portion of the city and suburbs. The
suburbs embrace more territory than the
city proper, and when the towns of La
Villa, Brooklyn, Riverside, HansOntown,
Springfield, Fairfield, Oakland and East
Jacksonville are all brought into one city
and under one municipal government,
Jacksonville will then be a town of no
small pretensiOns, but an equal. or per
haps a rival, of many of the larger cities
Of the South both in size and population.
Her present rapid growth will ere long
force an enlargement OfterritOry. Already
the steel railways are being extended
east. north and west.
The changing of the mail route from
this city to st. Augustine will expedite
matters in that direction considerably.
At present the mail leaves this city at 8
a. m. on steamer for TOcOi, and from there
for st. Augustine, arriving there about >
p. IN. The afternoon Northern mail now
remains in Jacksonville all night, but
under the new arrangement. your CORES
pOndent is informed, this mail viii be for
warded on arrival here to the st. Angus
tine train, and by p. m. the people in st.
Augustine Will be Derusing the MORNING
News printed that morning in Savannah.
CYCEOPS.