Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-10
FIOrida Affairs.

Eh,shorO county has fifteen hundred dollars
i'm her treasury an is ont OF debt. This speaks
veil for the County Commissioners.
Bloxham. the youngest Of Mr.. J. B. Mickler's
children. died last Wednesday, after having
survived a month the injuries inflicted by Sid
uey King.
The Ken Of the Gulf is indignant that vessels
only twenty four hours from the pest house Of
Havana. where yellow fever and smallpox are
both raging. are permitted to land passengers
and freight IN Key West without detention at
quarantine, while a vessel from the Bahamas
with a clean bill OF health is detained.
The ceremony OF laying the corner stone Of
the new Episcopal church in Fernsndi0a will
take place Thursday next at 5:30 O'Clock.
Twelve and a half feet OF water is reported
on the st. Johns bar.
The Jacksonville Union details the capture
near that city. a few days ago. u Tom
Summers. a young negro man, who. about two
weeks before, committed a rape upon an old
negro woman. 90 years Of age. near Talla-
hassee and made his escape. He was recog-
nized by some OF the excursionists from Talla-
hassee. and information given TO the officials
OF his whereabouts.
chimney Herald. Mrs. VI s. Scarborough had
Afternoon She was standing on a chair, gath
ering peaches. when she fell TO the ground"
Apalachicola Tribune: During the blow
last Sunday. the sarge that was lying near the
h Brash. loaded with crOss-ties, filled aud
lost
Tallahassee Economist: The contract for
the building OF al.ahassee's new hotel has
been awarded 10 Mr. Alex. McDOugal- The
first load Of sand is upon the site located. ana
the work will be pushed rapidly forward"
Orange City Times: Information has been
received in this county, from Louisiana, that
two men left that state little over year
ago, with twenty stolen mules. " no answer the
description OF Rhodes and CrOwder, and while
there went by the name Of Brown and Scott
Jacksonville UHiOa: Last Saturday col
ored woman living at Baldwin desired 70 at
tend fair in progress at that place. and IN or
der 20 quiet her baby sent out and purchased
some laudanum- She gave the child large
quantity. from the effects Of which il died.
me woman has been arrested"
Apalachicola Tribune. There has been
sSltlslnan from Baltimore in the city the past
- uess, making inquiries for the purpose Of
-S5ss SS5sssaellS11lng fertilizer mandatory at Cat
f fo-1S de SAYS that Cat Point is the very place
LOT the enterprise as muck and fish can be
procured 10 any quantity"
,;Ts a nv NE ne Union: Last night as an en-
$3.50 80 ~ t.e + lorlda Central was backing some
-J,5--se -1S-- S-' ~ oI the side track at the ma
engine that was standing on The T,.i,1 I;1e
One Of the cars was eompietsiv b-olsr -
pieces, while the other was coosiderabIv IAN.
ned- Inc tenoer OF the engine to which the
track" L AiOIA the
Lees0urg AdrdHee: The train on Tho c.
Johns and Lake Eustis Railway ran on IT,
track on Thursday, caused by a Washout Tbs
engine, tender and two box cars were throvrn
from the track, and the engineer and brennan
elgntly injured, but no bones broken. Tha
Sashout was not visible on the surface and no
.,s.l ,-e lor me accident can be attached to the
engineer VINO. at all times il verv csrss,II
,tbs = ~ y as running very slow at the time
Ni1e u would have been serious
M S1l9SH aSs,la HeTqld: Last Thursday darkev.
Sno sl9les himself DR. Rlchardson- becan55.s,
insulting in his language While =, ~ nls. Dsele
- s.ots, ana t was knocked down and dragged out
~ ne sess- de reared and charged about IN
'''-' " '-' ''Oie' using much vulgar and pro-