Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-13
FLORIDA.

There were 23I foreign immigrants landed
at Key West during the last month.
Eighteen new recruits have been recently
added 10 the barracks post at st. Augustine.
The Cedar Key liquor sellers have been
Eranted licenses and wall reopen their bar
rooms.
James L. BRYAN, living about twelve miles
southwest Of Tallahassee, killed huge black
bear last week.
The potato crop OF Suwannee county is said
to he splendid, and great deal more than the
average acreage has been planted.
The officers Of the customs seized $1,000 ci-
garettes concealed in fruit packages landed
from Kngsland Tuesday, sept. ,, at Key West.
A negro stole box ofmonev Off the desk at
the DeLaud shoe store SATURDAY night, and
got away with lt before Mr.. kean could stop
him. The box had S25 in it.
In some groves around Tavares the oranges
are dropping rather freely, and some trees
show a number Of split ones. The crop, how
ever, promises TO be an immense one, If there
are 10 storms.
The fir-t ticket in the field in Leon for leg
lative houOrs is composed Of Josiah ;. DAVIS,
W. G. Mccall. Cuff Brown and +. NJ. Shake
speare. Candidates FOR the county judgeship
are numerous.
1t is rumored that the Eagle Pencil Com
pany. which does business at Cedar Key, has
been placed in the hands Of a receiver because
OF a disagreement between the partners.
There Is no financial embarrassment.
4.
Of Florida Grand Lodge, /. O. .. F., left last
Friday 10 attend the sixteenth annual COM
nunicatiOn Of the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
independent order OF Odd Fellows. which is
to take place at Mlnneapollss Mlnn.' on
sept. %.
The oldest inhabitant of Archer, "Quanta," :"
died on Sept. 6. near Archer, aged about ~
Years. ne was a West African, brought to
Charleston. S. a., in l5lS, and his history
from then-has been traced through four gen.
eratfous OfOwuers that ne surveyed, as well as
four wives. But having Outlived all his
friends he died among strangers, poor and
alone.
B.R. Pit, President OF the Board of County
Commissioners Of Escambia, has forwarded TO
Gov. Bloxhsm his resignation as member Of
the board. Mr.. Pitt says that his reasons for
doing this are that he is SATISFIED that he has
incurred The enmity OF the pauper element
in the discharge OF his duty. and attributes
the burning OF his mill last year, and of his
wareroom last Wednesday morning, to re-
yenge on the part Of those who have become
offended.
A comparison of Dade county, Fla, and the
state of Rhode Island. present some interest
inc Hgures: Dade county has an area of 4,35O
s0Iiare miles aud l94 inhabitants: Rhode Is
land. On the other hand has an area OF l,25O
sguare miles, and q population OF 2I6,5Sl.
RhoIe Island is crowded, and The people nave
No elbow room. while Dade Is foomY, Dalmy,
aud hSa}thy, with lanus cheap anu " wal II
welcome fOE all.
A movement has been set on foot to have
Leon, Liberty, Wasulla and Gadsden cOun-
ties unite in the building Of q bridge across
the OchlockOnee river at JacksOn's Blum,
where Gen. Andrew Jackson crossed that
stream with his army during the war Of 1917.
Mr.. Joseph Allen says the bridge will cost
about $1,000, that several hundred dollars
have been subscribed by individuals. and the
counties named Will be asked to appropriate
the remainder.
At Pensacola, at O'Clock W Wednesday morn
ing. 8 Gre broke ont in the warehouse of b.
Il. Pitt, near his planning mill, IN which was
stored a large quantity Of dressed lnmber,
mOuIdings. sash, doors. glass, etc, destroying
the building and its contents in a few min
uIes. Mr.. Pitt is confident that the building
was pua.pOsely set on fire, as when first DIS
covered the Are Was burning in the centre OF
the building among . To- OF cOmbustlble llH.
His loss is fully 4, coo. on Whica he had - n
furance. Mr.. Pitt offers a reward OF SaWfOr
the arrest and conviction Of the 1Xwho
fred the building.
Halifax Journal: = very useful ins has
lately made its appearance in our tAQge
groves. whose habits should be studied " ii a
view to encouraging its increase. When
grown II is aOOut the ifth Of an inch in length,
resembles 8 ny. is white and black, gregari-
Gus. living in colonies, and its use to the
orange grower is its singular skill and per-
sistency IN cleaning orange trees Of scale, upon
which account IL has been named the '.scale
hunter" A cluster of them, fifty TO hum
dred in number. move regular over every
t,s.t If the tree, removing all the scale. When
| lie work is accomplished for one tree they
emiarate to anoLaer. That these are absolute
facts everyone may see IN Mr.. BalOugh's
grove upon "RidgewOOd," where we have
observed them thoroughly.