Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-05

Inc steamer Augusta, Of Boston. Mass hos
arrived at Jacksonville after ils,S'' io1es ,5 na5
sstsoEnly voyage. 1t is expected that in fntnre
S- SSe a gusta VIII run between Palatka and
George Mercier. u Nape'
Jacksonville Times Union. The Storm ,,-hioh
nas prevailed on the coast for the past four or
nNe Gays Is said to be one of the most severe
to. ioI many = years past, and much damage has
Deen done. The injury to the ietties at the
mouth OF the river is said to be unusuaIIV
sre4t, D9t as yet cannot be estimated Mat
uesess ss nave been overturned and washed
dMay' ana at various places logs Of which the
M es>es were made can be seen standing
on end, showing that the rock has beeSS
washed on and the ends Of the logs driven
tbet IN IN 5d .ne sand. II Is roughly estimated
snort OF $4,000. This wipes out One-third Of
the appropriation Congress proposes to make
for them. " inNAe
Brooksville Crescent: What came near he
ing FSgedE occurred on salt river in this
county, last Thursday a week AGO. Mr. Sbiver
was absent from home on business. and his
Wne, after attending to her household duties
lau i seateu hersen near the door at her sew
tls, HhlIe her little one played around on the
n0Or near at hand. Hearing a slight noise
MIS- Shlver looked around and saw crouched
within dozen feet Of her and her babe. an
immense panther, ready to spring. With a
shrlek she sprang TO her feet and dashed the
heayy snears with which she was cutting. her
work IN the panther's face, snatched her child
e-tA'A u7AASu BftGh INTO the mouse. 1ne PANTHER
dlscOncerted by the sudden attack and noise
beat deliberate retreat for the swamp. Mr.
Prast, who examined the tracks. says the ami
mai was large one, and, from their position
Iully intended springing on the child.
Luraville (Suwannee cOuutye eorresDond-
ence NEWs, june 3: Lurayille has now four
stores, one OF which is "a by 100 feet and is we'll
finished and painted The firm fTierIi,,, y
McTntOsb3 oceIlry-i,,T - tt,is I AZ, ~ - q
COTTON trade with perhaps one or two exceD-
tiohsJ last winter that was done IN the county.
a sch0ol house has also recently been built
mere. our population is steadily increasing
Immigrants are induced to settle on account
OF the healthfulness OF climate and fertility
OF soH.-Ihere is only one obstacle in the way
OF progress, and that Is transportation We
1--we on the Suwannee river, % miles above
BranfOrd. There are a few shoals interyen-
ing, composed Of loose rocks. which could
,Sor1d Te GaSiIy y removed, or perhaps what
boat could be constructed that would
pass over the shoals at any season of
oI the year; we know OF no enterprise that
would pay better. There are now remaining
at the gins here $50 tons of cotton seed on ac-
count OF having no way of transporting it,
Inc nearest railroad point is Live Oak. ten
miles ulstant- Merchandise and cotton have
70 be hauled in wagons to Live Oak. There are
four other : ores and three other steam cot
ton gins within five miles of this place. Now
take into consideration the merchandise and
cotton OF these seven merchants. i'm fact All
the cotton raised In this part of the country
ana IL VIII show up = nice sum in freights
AHeEe was great deal or cotton brought here
from IaylOr county last year, besides that
from Lafayette.-There is one feature in par
tcular that boat would develop, and that is
truck farming. We have every advantage
Tor raising truck. Quite a number of our citi-
zens being encouraged by promise of trans
pOrtati0n by Capt. Rice. Of the steamer CaddO
Belle, planted vegetables for arket, but after
the death of Capt. Rice interest in this pOr-
ton Of the country subsidized, so far as the p
/. Company were concerned. We hope that
some company will seize the opportunity and
give us transportation facilities.-COrn crops
here were never more promising; oats are
scarcely an ayerage.-There is more sea island
cotton planted than usual. add it promises
a full crop.