Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-09
FLORIDA.


PensacOla's new Jail Is completed.
Rockledge IS to have a new Presbyterian
church.
\ rcd yam grown at Tocoi weighs ~
pounds.
Dredging. is in process in the channel at
Apaiachicola.
Three miles % new streets have been opened
this winter N Waldo.
GOV. Reed, editor of the jacksonville Jour
HaL Is dangerously III.
EN-Mayor Lewis has been elected President
OF the Tallahassee City Council.
sumterville had another light white frost
last week Only very tender vegetation was
injured, however.
Jackson county will elect her dele ates to
the constitutional Convention on the drst
Saturday IN April.
Z. J. Harris. Of Ocala, father Of J. A. Har-
ri=. the noted orange grower. ciet a the resi-
dence OF his son IN Citra Friday night.
Tie United States Court at Pens cola adj
Journed Monday Tor one dav ont of respect 70
The memory Of Gen. Robert Elliot. who died in
Sew orleans last summer OF BriChts disease.
] he heavy freights charged by he railroads
and transportation companies last season, the
lOW prices received by the commission men,
an backward spring. all combined. viii re
duce the acreage Of early vegetables in ..d
around Live Oak fully oae-half. If not more.
II. ;. Elliot Wednesday shipped to the New
Orleans Exposition from Tallahassee a special
exhibit II Leon county farm products, con-
=.
corn, hay. peas. alfalfa, etc. Later in the
spring Mr. Elliot will send other exhibits
from Leon county, in which he will be sec
Onied by the citizens IN contributions of such
articles as he desires.
About sundOwn on Thursday last. as the
north-hOund accommodation train on the
South Florida Railway was nearing the cross
ing one mile north Of Au0urndale an idiOtIc
girl by the name Of Floyd ran on the track
just ln front Of the approaching train and was
struck and hurled by the COWCatcher into the
barrow pits. receiving fatal injuries. Con-
ductOF Morgan placed lhe girl on the train
and ran back to the town. where she was at
tended by sklllful physician, who did every
thing possible fOr her relief. She died in an
hour and q half The girl was near the cross
Ing with her sister. and when the train was
very near attempted TO run across the track.
Her eycsight being defective. and being
very weak minded, she did dot realize the
danger. The usual train signals were given,
and 1t seemed purely an accident unaVOida-
BILE.
Orlando Reporter: At last there seems
probability that the cItron, which grows so
easily and with so little attention IN Florida,
viii come 10 the front as one OF the most
profitable OF Florida fruits. Heretofore this
fruit has only been cultivated simply because
it would grOw. and because people had fancy
for growing few trees OF the several varI
cites OF the citrus fruits. M use has been
made Of the fruit. Gently Mr.. sands, hay-
ing faith IN the scheme, induced Mr.. Fletcher
10 ship barrel OF citrOn 10 London, England.
Ii got through in good condition. and letter
acknowledging its receipt states that this
fruit, picked in brine, Is worth, in the Lon
don market. $50 per ton. At this price il will
pay handsomely TO cultivate the citrOn and
ship it TO London. But IL would pay better,
and be of far more advantage to Florida, TO
import an Englshman who understands the
process, and have the fruit prepared for use
here.