Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-14

white shows its-lf. The child is 3 years
old, and its hair was so from birth.
j. q. Clements, OF Lake City. sold from
traction over half an acre $25 worth of
green peas, and says ne expects to make
az least lou bushels of p9tatOes on the
same land, which, at p cents per bushel,
will turn out profit OF $62 80, or SIPS per
| acre.
/ Hugh :. English has been commissioned
Postmaster at Ava. The special mail
| service between Orange Bend and Lees
harg has been discontinued. Mail mes
senger service has been established at
! spring Groyt, Orange county, from Steam
boar Landing, for all ervice required.
NJ re cattle have died this winter in
southwest Florida than in any previous
| year. In many sections of Manatee coUn-
~ the stencil became so great that the
| Rrople had to burn the carcasses. Ziha
/ Mag, 0nr OF the largest cattle owners,
estimates his loss at 1000 head. Pnsu-
mona seems to have been the disease that
/ played such havoc.
Columbia county farmers will largely
| increase their acreage in rice this year.
| Dr. hutchinson had two and quarter
! Acr planted on his plantation. some
| tnree year ago, thai yielded l59 bushels.
thcse two and quarter acres brought,
al % cents pr hushel, S1I9 %; md one
| quarter oi the straw sold for SIS for feed,
making total of $l37 %.
t Santa Rosa the Lee Brothers,
charged with numbering James Ed ar,
/ We're arragned a day or two 40. The
/ most important NilnesS for the State, wto
/ resides n Alabama. being absent, the
| District A tOrnev asked for a continuance
which was overruled, and seeing no
! chance tor a conviction he entered mol.
| pros. and the prisoners were set free.
Tallahassee correspond nee NEWS.
April u: Or. c. l.. Mitchell who was
/ appointed and conf med Cpmmi, soner Of
/ Lands ana Immigration last February,
/ VIII 'rr'Ve with hls family in a few days
aud W'll enter at once upon the duti' of
/ MS th"e.-(iOV. Perry attends closely 10
the 6usn.s SIS in the executive ofice and
Keeps watcafu eve ON the "a orkings of
/ all be- departing nts Il he capitol grounds
/ rave heen greatly imp Owed under the
direction of A j.. Gen. Lam, ami tn spirit
/ o. retrenchmrut and improvement seems 10
1 have pervaded the y. hole adm nistration -
| The Republicans of this (Leou) C unity
/ have called convention of the taithiu'
10 assemble in tn 5 city on April Is f..
the pur'os of nominating five delegate,
! 70 the Constitutional Convention. AS the
krpuhiicans are largely in the major Y,
4 they can elect almost any ticket they
+ may put forth. 1t was thou hit at ore
TINE That the c0lored people would give
]
/ ticket, but at this line it is impossible TO
/ loretell VIII t " il 10 done, as orders have
/ been forwarded from Jacksonville to send
straight black DIT CATION to the canveD-
/ ii n.-Ihe lesiructi nof the Leon Hotel ly
hre last Tue-dsy. is a serious loss to
Tallahassee, but our interprlsing citi-
zens are already making arrangements
T" rebuild, and the probabilities are that
fine brick building VIII he erected in
/ place OF TIE wuudep structure. The num-
Der Of visitors 10 this city is largely on
/ the increase, and more hotel &C Omm0da-
! tions viii ~ necessary for their enter
/ tainment.-The prospect for a fine yield
! OF fruits in this section is very promising.
Lake City correspondence News, April
/ IL; l. st evening at meeting o. the citi-
ms held in the court house Democrat
James +, Young was nominated a candi-
! dafe tor Mayor, and Vi s,rs. A o. Ad-
dicks, w. j. Edwards and J. f. App
for AID rmen, and D. & r Oh for CITY
| Marshal-One of the most beautiful
| places in Florida is that Of O Brien, on
the Savannah, F Orida and W estern Rail
way, eighteen miles ~Outh of Live Oak.
| 1t is surrounded with a dense forest Of
pine timber, the very place for a consump-
tive to built up health. great deal Of
machinery is being placed in position to
saw, grind AMI gin. A commOdious hotel
| will be built 10y next season. New dwell
lngs are going up in every direction. One
| OF the best schools in Suwannee county is
being tau hi here by Prof. c. II. Croft. a
/ graduate Of the Iowa State Univ rsity
/ There land needs no draining and
adapted TO the Growth Of sea island cot
ton, the Oran"e, and other fruits and vege-
! tables. O'Brien VIII soon be incorpo-
rat Pin Mount, ten miles south OF
! Live Oak, on the Savannah, Florida and
! Western Railway, is new and vigorous
/ looking town. 1t has four store. grist
! and sawmils, gins, etc. Baptist
/ church Is in course Of erection and
/ puulic school in operation. One doctor
and two Baptist preachers are citizens of
/ the town. Lands are selling AT from s.
! to 500 per acre The town of o Ruff
4 the indomitahle ''Padlock.' is worth -
visit by a II. 1t is five miles from Live Oak
and is noted tor t. fine vegetables good
/ Gro 9, &c. Messrs. Jo. Ruff and Tom
Ruff and Mrs. Tom Ruff have grown her
beautiful Orcha dS.of oranges, pears, etc.
1 Theirs will soon be one ct the most hand
som farms of the country. Suwan~ ee
and Columbia counties will som be a
| country of farm tOwns.-At Live Oak,
Mr.. Whitfield, Of the Live Oak IRtelltGeR-
GER, exhibited to US his Subscription
/ book Ut over 1000 circulation, AMI saws
he will put it b. 1000 by fall. To brothers
Whitfield and NJ rAlpin our county owes
much for its progress.-The artesian well
is going down in good order, and promises
| 10 he a success; it is over 1870 feet down
six-inch tube.-Am nng the new towns,
with its new industries is that Of "E-
/ how" twelve miles south Of Ellaville. on
the line of Lafayette and Madison
counties. W. 5. Harrison is putting
On and saw. He viii also have
general merchandise. etc. Elbow has
no post ofiice near than Ellavillr. MANY
c0pirs OF the NEWS would find its way
70 the homes OF these industrious and
/ thrifty people if they had a mail. They
/ hope soon 10 secure "A route from Ellaville
via bow, connecting with New Troy, to
/ Perry The orange crop If Columbia
county promises at least l.500, 900 Orap yes.
which will require l0.00O bOXes.-TO-dsy
Lake City holds a primary meeting to
elect dele rates To the County Convention
to be held on April IS DAT crops are
promising Good stands OF c0ftOn in
many parts of SuwaNee and Columbia
counties are ible.-Lake City and Co
lumhia county sustain great loss in the
death OF Dr.. W. l.B icOn
Facts From the Farms.
Webster county farmers are we'll up
with their work.
Ttp,rl,f, aunt farrnare aro two vvaeke