Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-16
FLORIDA.

liurrah Is the name OF town in HilsbOr-
Ough county.
over 5000, 600 feet of lumber were shipped
from ApalachicOla last month.
The Walton Signal has been resurrected by
her founder, Writ Il. Saunders.
}. ". Crary has become associate editor of
the AdgIHce- Gdsette of Pensacola.
The tax books Of Marion county were ac-
cepted toy the County Commissioners on Mon
day.
Can't. J. c. Thorpe has sold the crop of fruit
from his nne grove IN Orange county for Sll
per 1000 IN grove.
The underwriters agents in Jacksonville
decline to take risks on any vessel or steamer
running To New smyrna.
II is claimed that the water from Blue
Springs, near Orange City, has the best
medicinal properties of all the large mineral
springs In Florida.
The orange growers Of South Florida are
ferulizing and cultivating their groves, pre-
parlnS the tree TO receive its spring growth
and it- next crop OF fruit.
The wood mill of George 4. DeCOttes at
Jacksonville, which was destroyed by fire not
long ago, with Harts elevator. has been re
built at the same place, supplied with new
machinery, and Is again in full running order.
Dr. Fairlie, Secretary Of the State Park As
ISOLATION. who is now in Tallahassee will in
vIte the Governor and Cabinet, and both
branches Of the Legislature, to attend the
state Fair IN body, and be present on the
opening day.
groves IN the city never presented a more
healthy and vigorous appearance than now,
amt If the present winter should prove mud
one. which we do not doubt. the orange crop
of Iss5 VIII simply be immense
The Cypress Lumber COmpanY's mill at
ApalachicOla started up Tuesday, and will
now run regularly without further Interrupt
tion. The slab cOnveyOr Will not be compile
ted for several days. but it is so far advanced
that it viii not interfere with the running of
the mill.
The sale Of the Delespine grant. near Titus
vile. which was advertised to take place on
Monday last, was postponed. per agreement
Of the parties interested. ana an appeal has
been takcn 10 the Supreme Court of TINS
state, the decision OF which will probably be
final.
The Levy Board Of County Commissioners
SO their meeting last Monday placed Henry
smith of Levvvillc on the pauper list. grant
ing him a pension of $ per month. Smith
owns m his own right l60 acres of land, worth
probably about s. per acre, besides about $3.50
worth Of personally.
Wild Wood OraHge Leaf: The cabbage crop
% this section of sumter is lovely. There are
thousands of them and the plants are IN the
best condition. Between Adamsville and the
Marion line enough have been planted to give
every family in the county a cabbage for din
ner every day for forty days
sumter cOunty's Board Of County Commits
sioners are considering The advisability Of
cutting down the amount to be appropriated
for a Jail building to $1,000 or 81, coo on the
sum Of money in the treasury. Eight OF $l0,-
coo was the figure originally thought Of.
F. a. Niles, a Palatka painter, narrowly
escaped death Tuesday at noon from acci-
dental poisoning. While eating his dinner he
placed the bottle that contained cold tea by
the side of a similar bottle which contained
poisonous liquid, and took swallow from
the latter before he discovered his mistake.
The preliminary trial Of G. D. Horton,
charged with making an assault with intent
to commit felony upon the person of DR.. +.
L. Goodrich. came up before John f. Shecut,
j. p, on Saturday last. Horton was placed
under $500 bond TO appear at the next term
OF the Circuit Court for sumter county.
Far out at sea along both the Gulf and At
lantic coasts OF Florida are several springs of
fresh water. They are well known to the
spOngers and fishermen, who frequently visit
them To repenish their water casks. On this
same coast is an oil spring which diffuses
calm over troubled waters and affords a safe
refuge to small vessels during gale.
There is some talk Of New Town and Grand
view beiIg Incorporated into a town, their
western boundary to commence just west of
the lots belonging to L. B. Lee and III. J.
Hampton; but property owners within the
corporate limits Of LecsbUrg, and situated in
the proposed annexation, with the exception
of one or two, oppose II. andwll not agree to
be thrown out OF the corporation Of LeesbUrg.
Lady Lake is just a year old, has two hotels
and forty pupils in attendance at her school.
There are now four stores and another will be
buiIt soon. 1t Is the largest town on the
ElOTlua EOuknCEm hallIQdu DtLMGtn Galdlkd
and Leesburg except Hawthorne and Ocala,
and more freight Is received at this depot
than at any station except those named.
Eighteen new residences are under contract
or being built in town.
The truck farmers IN the vicinity of Wild
wood are now all activity. Tomatoes, beans,
cucumbers, squashes and melons are being
planted extensively. Some truckers have
already planted watermelOns, and many have
tomato plants growing. If frOsts DO not in
terfere, the crop will doubtless be earlier
than last year. WatermelOns will be ready for
market by the middle OF April. The area
planted VIII be considerably larger than last
year
At Jacksonville, between and 5 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon, a lady with a child be-
tween i've and six months of age in her arms,
vrhiie coming of the schooner Dido. at Clark's
wharf. lost her balance and fell overheard,
carving the child with her. Fortunately the
mate Of the vessel was Worklng ON raft
aiOngside and, as soon as she struck theswa-
ter. he caught her and the child and lifted
them out on the wharf again They were
not injured, butw terribly frightened.
Orlando Reporter: some one has reported
TO the South Florida newspapers that beef
cattle shipped from here TO Savannah are
worth in that market from $40 TO SIS per
head. Jacob Summeriln, who knows as
much about Florida cattle as any man IN the
state. and who keeps up with market quota
tions an the time, says that such statement
is liable TO deceive some innocent party. Inc
price Ia Savannah, according TO his iniOrma-
ton. Is 10 255 cents per pound gross weight,
or about $40 to Sl2 per head.
Orlando Reporter: Some immense stalks of
sugar cane grOwH upon reclaimed land OF the
OBechObee Drainage and Canal Company, on
the kissimmee river. are ON exhibition. They
were grown upon land which one year ago
was Epder water. The company has lO-acre
field OF sEi- cane, planted as an experiment,
which is said by tLose who have seen II TO be
equal TO anything ever gr3wn IN the United
States. They VIII not work it up, but Will
use the entire crop for seed. as they propose TO
convert a large area or their reclaimed land
~ a sugar plantation. The future sugar pro-
d;.Cip~ region OF the United States is the kis-
simmee znd OkeechObee valley. This land
seems to be OF syhaustless fertility and is
specially adapted TO tn growth Of sugar
cane and rice.
Attractive and Useful.
M Coronanu RaIfi.