Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-01
Florida Affairs.

Saturday night about u O'Clock, Mr. Kay
mond Rogers, compositor in the Jacksonville
Union Office, was set upon while on his way
home by some unknown person. and struck
over the head with a weapon Of some kind.
His skuu was fractured in two places. He was
found Immediately afterwards by two friends,
who conveyed him to DR.. Drew's. where his
wounds were dressed. Before he lost con-
sciousness he stated that he thought his assaiI-
ant was q negro.
H. w. Aiken, owner OF the steamer Mary
Draper. is negotiating for a steamer to be put
on the route between Jacksonville and Green
Cove Springs.
An employe Of one OF the Jacksonville hotels
On Saturday said the hotels were all full and
that his house had turned away twenty-f five
applicants
A man named Gilsey. vending prize boxes,
appeared in La villa He "roped' two sable
gentlemen and was arrested and requested to
put up SO to appear before the Mayors Court
Saturday He did not appeac. however.
jacksonville Union: Some tine ago, in the
suit of Drew ct al VS.. the County Commits
sioners, Judgment was given for the plaintiffs
for $780, The Commissioners ordered an ex-
ira session to meet these claims. The grand
jury protested that the taxes were already In
excess of the warrant of law. A reduction Of
the levy was ordered and no provision made
for the payment Of these claims. The Supreme
Court has issued writ Of mandamus com
pelliug a tax to be levied to meet the claims.
Warrants for the arrest OF the proprietors of
the keno establishments in Jacksonville, were
| issued Saturday upon the AFFIDAVIT of Marshal
Mays He made tour of the establishments
and found them all closed. The proprietors
have taken the precaution 20 shut up.
Jacksonville Union Judge Baker on Sat
urday refused to grant writs Of habeGs corpus
in the cases Of Weeks and House. the alleged
gamblers, charged with robbinE an English gen.
tleman. Their bail. however. was reduced.
Seven vessels are at the Jacksonville bar
watching q favorable tide to go out.
A. J.. Richardson & Co, OF Jacksonville, have
chartered the steamer Georgia. and are nego-
tiating for another steamer. These vessels
will be engaged in the towing business.
The Leesburg Journal tells Of brilliant
performance of a Miss Rutland, living on the
Withlacoochee, who recently while out riding
| cams upon q rattlesnake 10 the road. She
refined in her horse. dismounted, and securing
| stout stick dealt the snake some well directed
blows, which dispatched it. 1t measured seven
/ feet and had eleven rsttles. Shortly after
wards, while riding with another lady, she dis
/ patched another snake which measured seven
| feet six inches, with thirteen rattles
! W. Scott and John Mccarthy. who we're con-
4 fined ia the Fernandina jail, escaped. One Of
them is thought to have broken or displaced a
bolt which was locked with q Norwegian lock,
/ oe hair ha
/ broke open the door OF his comrades cell. Both
made an attempt to break down. by their
united efforts. the door leading into the yard
They could not move the door, bu. removed
some portions CT it, and, getting outside, scaled
/ the walls.
| Mr. Augustus johnson has in course Of erec-
/ ton three miles east Of Live Oak, first c'ass
/ saw mill, which will be able to turn off 1900
| feet of lumber per day. Including the new
enterprise Of Mr.. johnson, Live Oak has three
! first class steam saw mills inside Of four miles
Of the town.
The Live Oak Bulletin states that Mr.. D. II.
McAlpin dislocated his shoulder on Monday
| last in attempting to board the train bound
| for Tallahassee. After a short detention be
returned on Thursday to his duties in theSen-
ate.
The Live Oak BltIIetiH notes the fact that
several attempts at burglary have been made
there recently. Last Saturday night q negro
entered Mr. W. W. Clarke s house and proceed
ed to go through his pantaloons pockets. In
putting his hand under Mr.. CIarke's pillow he
wakened him, turned and fed, knocking over
| a lamp in his parting exit.
| The Quincy Herald says officers Vogt, Moore
and Stripping visited Quincy last week in search
Of crooked whisky. They found one barrel
| Fernandina Express: "The body OF Mr.. w.
/ w. Butler. recently browne from the Planter,
| was found on Sunday last. The body and
effects Of the deceased were forwarded to New
/ York"
The Fernandina Express says Mr.. Schuyler,
the architect OF Waldo, is at work on estimates
| for the new Episcopal Church in Fernandina.
| The church owns two fine lots on Centre street
beyond Seventh.
The Quincy Herald ssys the Apalschieola
river is reported as falling rapidly. and the
boats are running again on schedule time.
The Quincy Herald calls loudly for the sup
preston OF number or negro dives" in that
| town.
The Tallahassee EcORostist is Informed that
there is prospect OF a paper mill being erect
I
ed thereabouts, which VIII make use OF the
various fibrous plants OF the State.
The Cedar Keys Journal states that dwell
ing near the barrymore mill was totally con-
surned on Wednesday last Prompt action
prevented the flames from reaching the mill
Lake City Reporter: eve notice that Mr.. A..
q Bigelov has shipped nearly nineteen hun
dred bales of sea island cotton the past sea-
son This number represents over Two hundre0
thousand dollars
Pensacola Gazette: Thomas Deneen and
Victor Sims. the sailor runners charged with
attempting to kidnap sailor, were last Tues
day bound over in the sum OF SloO TO appear
at the next term of the State Circuit Court
lake City RepOrter: 1--WE hear some Of the
vegetable growers talking over the fine ap-
pearance OF their crops. Next week the ship
ment of early peas viii begin. Quite a num-
Der OF people are planting beans. etc, Tor ship
ment We advise planting melons.
Fernandfna Express: ave learn that The
Sisters OF st. Joseph, of this city, will COM
| mence the erection Of ther convent about the
first OF May. The plans they have selected
call for very fine building.
Cedar KEYS Journal: Cedar Keys contains
| four dry goods and grocery stores, one groce-
~ one hardware, two drug stores, six bar
rooms. one millinery. two hotels, three board
| ing houses, five restaurants. two billiard sa-
| looms and one ten-pin alley.
Lake CITY Reporters Farmers are already
| bnviug ahead of last years crop, showing that
| the credit system Is in favor with them
Cedar KEYS Journal: The Eagle Pencil
| ComDanv's cedar mill on this island is in full
rnnninp operation. 1t made its first shipment
| this week."
Fernandina Mirror: THE reports are that
| the Suwaunee river Is higher now than IL mas
been for over forty years.
Fernandina Express: ''On Monday night last,
while the south bound freight tram, tnRine
| No IL was at Stake dis harging freight, the
| North bound train, engine No z. came along az
/ the rate OF ten miles an hour, and colhded Win
terrible force, resulting in severe injury 70 the
/ two engines. but fortunately hurtlag no one.
/ The track was tornupfor quite distance.
1 Ieesburg Advance: "A few days since, Mr..
/ ]. W. Eichelburger, while on his horse at full
| speed through the woods chasing bear, was
i thrown violently 10 the ground. Recovering
| himself, he looked to see what caused this
| sudden termination of the race, when he found
/ fallen over a gopher hole. The horse was
fatally injured, having broken one Of his fore
| legs above the knee, from which, strange 70
say, he died In few hours"
The Live Oak Bulletin says: "At a regular
| meeting Of the Suwannee Guards, held on
| Tuesday night last. it was determined to have
| another entertainment OF some kind. probably
| a festival at an early day, for the purpose or
raising funds 70 purchase more uniforms TOT
the company"
Mirror: saThe Fernandina Light Infantry
| have received fifty dollars from the Treasures
| Of the State Fair, Il being the premium award
ed 70 the best drilled company in the State at
tne last State Fair.