Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-18
Florida Affairs.

Several Tennesseeans have purchased land
recently in Volusia county.
1t is expected that the new camp for the
State conViets, near Callahan on the Waycross
Road, viii be completed in few days and the
prisoners removed.
Orlando has laid an embargo on hogs
1t Is said that travel on the river holds up
better this season than usual, and steamboat
agents say that the freight business Wes never
better at this season of the year.
The work of driving the piling for the trestle
over McCoy's creek for the Waycross Road is
progressing very satisfactorily. In some
places it is said to be necessary, in order to get
solid foundation, TO drive the piling 100 feet
deep.
Miss E. P. Murdoek. Of Jacksonville, was
awarded the special prize of twenty-five dol
lars for the finest specimen Of drawn work at
the recent prize competition of the Society of
Decorative Art OF New York.
The Monticello Constitution states that Caesar
Yath, colored, was shot In the neck by Ben.
King. in church row on the Bolton plantation
last week.
Monticello was visited by a young hurricane
last Thursday. No serious damage was done,
however.
The Union reports that ON Wednesday a lit
tie colored boy by the name of George Dolly
was drowned in Hogan's creek, while in bath
ing with a number of other boys. George had
climbed upon log, from which he sprang
into the water. which was about ten feet deep,
and, being unable to swim, of course went
down. The other boys did everything in their
power to save him, but failed.
The Monticello Constitution is advised by
Judge Christie that insanity is greatly on the
increase in that county, especially among the
negroes. Application is frequently made to
him for relief, under the impression that the
law was passed by the last Legislature author
izing County Judges to grant permits to the
Insane Asylum.
The Barlow Informant is the latest Journal
istic venture in Florida. 1t is printed entirely
at home, and makes a neat and creditable ap-
pearance. 1t engages to mirror the affairs of
Polk county faithfully and fearlessIy.
A Mr.. Lee, of Fort Mason, succeeded in cap
turing Jim WALL colored. one of the burglars
who successfully robbed the store of w. W.
West, at Orange City. three weeks ago. Jim
fought desperately, and did not surrender until
shot in the leg. His confederate, Blackburn,
escaped. Jim, the night after arriving at Or
ange City, escaped again. He was pursued to
Enterprise, where he again escaped. after be-
ing shot in the shoulder and badly wounded.
He came into Enterprise the next day and sur
rendered Most OF the stolen jswelry was re-
/ covered.
| The Pensacola Gazette learns that an affray
occurred at Ferry Pass on Saturday night be-
tween two cOlored men named Frank Kemp
and William Robinson, respectively, in which
/ the latter was shot in the left shoulder. He is
not thought to be dangerously wounded.
Robinson left Immediately after the shooting,
and has not since teen heard from.
Our Chattahoochee correspondent, un-
/ dtr date OF the 18th, writes:
''Ihe eclipse of the moon on Saturday night
was observed by only few of our citizens.
The clearness of the night and briIlisncy of
the stars made the phenomenon a grand and
beautiful spectacle, and many regrets are ex-
pressed by those who failed to see it, and will
likely never have an opportunity of seeing
another so beautiful-Dr. Foreman has
a stuffed rattlesnake skin laying at
the Office door OF the Asylum which
measures eight feet in length and thirteen
inches in diameter. The snake was killed near
the Asylum. The sudden emotion produced
on visitors on entering the office is amusing y