Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-19
Florida Affairs.

Apal4chicola Tribune: ''Mr II. BraSh is un-
der contract vi h VIM d. Wheeling & Co Of
New York. to furnish the firm with $4,000
cross ties for a railroad in New York Safe
The ties are being turned out as fast as pos
sible."
ApaIachicola Tribune: "Apalachicola has
not a vacant house in it, aud people coming in
every day. and we cordial y invite all who
want TO find home in the Italy Of America to
come to Franklin county"
Apalachicola Tribune: "On last Friday morn
ing Mr.. Robert Knickmeyer took a very large
dose of morphine under the impression that It
was quinine. By the prompt and skillful man
ageme mt OF DR.. Alexander, Mr.. X was relieved
and, so far as the deeterious effects of the
morphine are concerned. is all o. k"
Pensacola Gazette: Mayor TaFble and com
mittee will go to Montgomery on Tuesday next
with the view or effecting a compromise of the
city d. bt. All We can do is to wish them
good speed in any arrangement they may con-
summate in the interest of the tax burdened
people and to the honor of the city"
Jacksonville Union: Yesterday a colored
man by the name of Ike McCloud received
very severe injuries at the Florida Central
Railroad shops 10 LaVilla Ike attempted to
Climb upon an engine while in motion, but
slipped and fell, breaking his right arm. His
left hand fell on the rsil, and was run Over by
the cars and mashed so badly that it was
found necessary TO amputate four Of his
fingers"
Jacksonvi le Union: Yesterday q colored
man by the name of Shields wss drowned at
Mr. ". COnant S camp, On Pablo creek. Shields
was bathing in the creek. and went out too far,
and was unable to reach the shore before his
strength failed MIN, and he went down. Sew
eral colOred men were present. but rendered
no assistance. His body had not been recov-
cred at last report"
Starke telegraph: "a cOlored man by the
name OF Hayes was severely cut in twelve
p aces by Hardy Todd, also coored. at Lawtey
on Saturday night last. Todd was arrested
and brought to this city on the following 0rn-
ing by DIR. E. A. Todd and Mr. ID. L. Guard and
turned over to the Sheriff. who dep sited him
in the county Jail to await the result Of Hayes
wounds" "
Quincy Herald: "a ,ung colored girl in
the employ of Mr. John Wyatt near this place
came nesr lying the Othe- day from the effects
of dose Of morphia, accidentally administer
ed in place OF outnine, which she was t. king
for chils. She fell into a death-like sleep from
which il was found impossible to awaken her.
Dr. Sanford was hastily summoned, AMI arrived
just in time to rescue her from the clutches of
grim death"
from the Mariana Courier, suits our case ex-
actly: What can be the matter with the
post offices in our county and elsewhere in the
State? Our subscribers complain of not get
ting their papers. This allowing of papers to
be taken out of the post offices by parties who
have no orders should cease. We would
gret very much TO have to write to.the Post
once Department.
Florida Journal: "The thunder storm in
the early morning of the 18th was one of un-
precedeRted violence, more especially in con-
sequence of the low altitude of the clouds and
the amount of electricity. The flashes were of
the kind called chain lightning, and .struck
several times in this vicinity. The fluid struck
the house OF Mrs Hayden. resulting in a severe
shock to the inmates and slight damage to
the house and crOckery, but doing no other
damage"
Orange County Reporter: zone of the indus
tries which has heretofore been almost over
looked in this part of the State, is bee keeping
The few who have tried it and who, by expe-
rience or peculiar adaptability. know how to
20 to work at the business properly. have sue
ceeded admirably. General Sturdivant, of
Maitland, who went into the business a few
years ago with oaly one light stand to start
with has made a wonderful success of 1t, and
has demonstrated the possibilities of the in
dustry. What he has accomplished leaves 20
doubt that with judicio1s management and
intelligent handling. bee keeping in Florida
may rival fruit growing as profitable busi-
ness
Jacksonville Union: "Abeut 10 O'Clock
Thursday night, Mrs Chace, who keeps a
boarding house on Adams street, between
Laura and Zine. informed Mr. Nogt, one of her
gentlemen boar ders, that a lady guest Mrs.
Collins a daughter of Hon. III. A Corley he'd
lost a twenty dollar bill short while previous
and thst suspicion rested upon one of the ser
wants. Mr. NOgt made some inquiry, and learn
ed that the servant had gone TO her fathers
house. about two and a half miles west of the
cty. He followed her up aud succeeded in get
ting The money, which the servant had given
to Ter father. who had placed it between the
mattresses on the bed"
Tallahassee Economist: During a thunder
storm in this city last Monday afternoon q
vivid flash of lightning was seen. " hich was
followed by peal of thunder that shook the
city to its foundation. Some time afterwards
it was found TO have struck huge oak tree in
the yard OF Mr. Henry Elliott, in the north
ern portion or the city. The fluid in passing
from the clouds to the earth struck the tree
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the entire length of the bOiy 20 the depth of
about four inches, throwing the bark snd wood
IN every direction from fifty to seventy feet
one piece, about eight feet long and five inches
in diameter. was thrown upon the top OF Mr.
E liOtt's house, about sixty feet from the
ground. Fortunately no one was injured be-
yoOd a severe fright"
Pensacola Gazette: The bids for the i'm
prOvement OF Pensacola harbor were opened
at Mobile on Monday, and we may expect work
10 commence ct an early day. The proposed
improvements will commence with dredging
twenty-four foot channel through the bar A
system OF jettieS will be built TO turn the cur
rent, which has eaten into the land and left
but bare remnant OF old Fort MacRae, di-
rectly across the bar through the dredgef
channel thereby not only maintaining the
depth but most probably deepening it. The
Contract for dredging the mouth OF EScambia
river also has been let, and the contractor,
with his machines, viii be on the spot ready
for work during this month. MAJOR hiram
has heen placed in charge of the divisfen ex-
tending from ApalschicOla river TO Mobile.
The improvements, consequently, Will be un-
der his supervision, which Is ample guarantee
Of the work being well done. Before another
winter has rolled by, we expect TO see the
deepest tuFs going into the mouth OF the Es-
c1mbia river for their tows. while vessels la
den TO 2SIS feet will glide over our bar as safely
as vessels of q feet now 20"
Tallahassee Economist: 'On last Saturday,
the 9Th inst. Curtis Browns store was the
scene Of quite tragedy. It seems that Jane
Burk, colOred, hsd informed the husband OF
Rita Eivins as to certain disreputable pro-
ceedfngs on her (siitta'sl part, when the
husband administered severe chsstisement.
Rita. in turn. attacked Jane BUrk. They met
AT the cross reads, just above the store. when
an alteration took place, but no blows were
passed. Jane proceeded on her way when she
was followed by Rita, whe first threw a
hickory cudgel at her. knocking knife out of
her hand (which she claims to have borrowed
for the purpose OF skinning beef She then
struck her several blows Upon this Jane
wheeled about and charged on Rita with the
knife. which she had recovered, and stabbed
her four times-the first in the breast, one
stab lust below. one in the side and the last be
hind the shoulder. She staggered for an in
slant fell and expired within thirty minutes
Jane was Immediately arrested upon war
rant from Justice A. n. Fennell, of Miccosukie
where she had a preliminary examination, and
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