Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-02


a nights lodging from a resident of that place.
which was given him. He was fed, housed and
kindly treated, and left early the next morn
ing. Shortly after he had gone it was discov.
cred that he had robbed his benefactor of the
sum OF SOD in money and a watch and chain.
which happened to be IN the house The Her
aid thinks the shotgun policy" promptly
applied would be a wise and saluta-y one in
this particular case.
We have received the first number of the
Putnam County Journal. candidate for
| popular favor, just started in Palatka by Mr.. S.
B Harrington. It is q neat and newsy seven
column paper, and its appearance gives token
! of the success which we hope it viii win. The
growing prosperity of Palatlxa and Putnam
/ county ought TO enable the citizens there to
| support two weekly papers.
] The Putnam County Journal thinks that no
I better place for the establishment OF cotton
yarn factory can be found in the South than
/ Palatka
| The &onticello Constitution tell the farmers
Of Jefferson county that if they want to be
truly independent. they must plant more corn.
/ The Monticello Constitution has entered
upon its eigth volume.
Two juvenile tramps, aged respectively
| fourteen ana sixteen years, got into skff at
Pensacola the other day, and rowing out to a
small sloop near by, turned her adrift They
( then rowed back, and turned the skiff adrift
The owners of the sloop and skiff recovered
their property, and hsd the youthful culprits
arrested. No reason is given for their strange
conduct.
BY the official census statement, Orange
county has total population of 6,61s, of
/ which number 5,5s5 are white and 1.023 are
/ black.
| Old Aunt Nellie Faber, colored, died at
her home in Quincy last Sunday. She came
from ''ole Yirginny' many years ago, and she
was thought to have been over one hundred
| years OF age when she died.
Nassau county contains ten saw mills. of
which all but are in active operation.
Allowing the snail average of 10000 feet per
/ day, and we have a total capacity in the
county OF 10000 feet of lumber daily, or
100000 feet in 800 working days. This"
says the Fernandina Express, ''we consider
pretty good lumber exhibit for one small
| county of 6, ,6S5 inhabitants
According to the Courier, Colonel Haines. of
the United States Corps Of Surveyors. arrived
at Mariana last Monday evening from the
begin the survey Of the Chipola river. II he
finds from his trip down the Chipola it can be
made navigabe, he wi | so report, and an ap-
preparation will be recommended to Congress.
But for two shoals and that part of the river
known as ''Look and Tremble," the Courier
learns that there would be no difficulty in the
successful navigation Of the stream.
The Sanford Journal says the banana plants
of that section, the leaves OF which were
wilted by the cold weather of December sOth,
have each shot ont green leaf from their top
two or three feet in length. This is sure indica
| ton that the stalks Of the plants were not in
jured, and. consequently, their bearing of fruit
this season viii not be retarded.
"On last Wednesday night" says the Quincy
Star, Sam House, a colored individual, in
leading pistol found one of the cartridges too
large, and undertook TO drive 1t IN the cylinder
with his knife, when the cartridge exploded and
the shell rebOunded and struck Sam in the eve
infIicting a painful wound. DIR. Sanford ex-
tracted the shell, and says the wound will not
prove fatal. We expect Samuel will have TO
go one-eyed hereafter"
Pensacola AdUdnce: THE negroes in this
and adjoining counties are excitedly engaged
at present in raising subscription for the ben
cit of the Hon % George w. Wifherspoon
| (colored), who is represented by some to he
| financially distressed. Others aver that the
/ fund is being raised for the purpose of defray-
| ing the expenses of contesting the seat of Mr.
Davidson in the National Congress, who de-
/ feated the aforesaid WitherspOOn, in this dis
/ tricJ at the last election"
SAYS the Gainesville Sun and Bee: Business
/ has bsen brisk in the United States Land Office
of this place for the past few months. Large
/ purchases OF land have been made by cash
/ homestead and other entries, and large mum
/ ber of homestead settlers have made final
proof in support Of their claims. The report
/ from Mr.. Jno. +. Rollins, the courteous and
/ capable Receiver OF the Land Office. for the
| past quarter ending January 1st, 1881, shows
that III si9.10 acres of the public domsin in the
Y State was taken up by private parties, and
/ that S2953 Il was received iuto the ONCE"
Sanford Journal: ''The first installment OF
/ Italians for the Sanford grant arrived on the
steamer Rosa last Friday, comprising foar
men, one woman and child, and were i'm
/ mediately taken out to Belair. About a dozen
/ others will follow soon. They come from the
vine and fruit regions OF Italy. and General
l Sanford is Of the opinion that their experience
| in the culture Of semi-tropical fruits may be of
value. They are not OF that itinerant class OF
/ Italians whom in the North we associate with
working class who expect to have. in our free
America an opportunity to accumulate some
/ th.as and enjoy true freedom"
Apopka Citizen: 'Air j. B. Marshal shot a
/ wild hog last night which had been botheriDg
/ his stock for some time past. The animal had
| been having fine time at the expense or Mr..
/ Msrshsll, living on potatoes and chufas, which
/ had been denied the farmers own pigs, and
| enticipg OF the domestic and peacefully
| inclined ones to WOO is and forest glades. much
| to the annoyance of our friends. The robber
/ being wild it was difficult to approach him. and
/ fences could not stop his pOaching, so finally. in
| an unguarded moment. he received his quietus
/ by q bullet from the unerring gun OF Dir. NJ
| The hog was about year old and VIII MAKE
very good eating. It is very seldom that one Is
| seen hereabouts, but it is supposed few still
haunt the hammock about Lake Apopka."
| Saysthe Monticello Constitution: I'VE under
stand that United States Marshal purkee ana
a uzys-ff Mad
/ day, who were armed with q number OF war
/ rants for the arrest OF certain citizens or the
town and county, and that consleeraoie e excite
| ment prevailed in consequence OF the forfnlda-
| bic demonstration. Four or flve warrants were
| served on parties whose presence was required
| in Jacksonville, and the remainder of the legal
| documents confided TO the hands OF a colored
/ man. with directions to serve the same. We
| cam conceive the reason that prompted the
/ United States Marshal (who is represented to
/ be 9 very clever gentlemanl. to surround him
/ se.f by such formidable force. It was not
necessary 70 enable him to execute any pro-
| cess Of the United States Court; for leading
| citizens OF Madison had given notice to the
/ world, that even an intimation oy telegram
| that their presence was needed IN Jacksonville
would be respected If intended TO 1ntlnlldate
! the peaceful and law abiding citizens OF the
/ place, it may be ranked as the hrst great judi
| ciaI farce Of the year"
| Saws the Starke telegraph: 1--WE had rather
a novel and singular wedding In town iass Sat-
/ urday night, at which one Of our most proml,,
/ nent citizens officiated. The groom pfesehteo
himself promptly at the appointed hour; ent
/ for some inexplicable cause the Intended orloe
i failed to nut in her appearance. After waiting
/ a time with patience, the professor OF ceremo-
4 nies insisted on marrying the fellow anyhow,
/ either by proxy or grape vine telegraph. AZ
first this proposition did not seem TO strike
the bewildered groom as being just
the correct thing, but after being
assured by the professor that the eere-
| mony would have the same binding force
| and effect as If the gal was present. he con-
sented 70 its performance, when the professor,
4 ia the most dignihed manner, read the mar
/ riage service and pronounced them man ana
| wife --TOleTls Uolens. The fact that she was
/ duly married was communicated to the young
| Iady on the following Sunday morning. but We
| have not been abe to learn whether she Will
stand it or not. Apparently the groom was
very much pleased with the prospect OF hav-
ing a wife In the morning, and, II his DUCK
| viii only come into this new tangled arrange
/ ment he Will most likely continue on happy
man No names-no cards-no cakes +
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