Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-20
j. HI. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR. SAVANNA

Key West Key Of the Gulf: I'VE had the
pleasure few days since TO examine a large
sapOdilla measuring IA inches in circumfer-
ence and weighing one pound ten ounces. This
fruit was raised by Mr.. Vim. Curry. and has
others nearly as large. Also. a bunch of ba-
nanss raised at Key Largo, which weighed
eighty-four pounds We did not learn who
raised It. Watermelons from the same Key
weighing forty-eight pounds"
Jacksonville Union: BENJAMIN Bird con-
victed for the murder ot Joseph Nelson during
the recent mill riot, is to be hung on Friday
August 18th, in this city. The death warrant
has been issued, and was received here by the
Sheriff yesterday. Bird, who has been al
lowed to run at large in the large cell at the
county jail with the other prisoners ever since
th9 IiOt. has been placed in irons as an addi-
uonai security against the possibility OF an
escape, and will be apprised of his doom by
the Sheriff"
Jacksonville Union: About 3 O'Clock yes
terday morning the citizens OF Jacksonville
were awakened from their slumbers by an
alarm Of fire. The fire proved to be in a two
story house near the Stanton school house.
owned and occupied by Evelina Ross, cOlored.
The building was soon reduced TO ashes, not
withstanoing the active efforts of our fremen.
The fire was communicated TO one-Story
house adjoining. owned by E F. Griffin, also
colored, which was partly burned"
Judge Cooke, of the Seventh Judicial Circuit.
say the Enterprise NeIrs, issued an order last
week for the appearance OF Sheriff Cone be-
fore him, to show cause why he did not obey
the order Of the court Tor the arrest or Joseph
Underhil for contempt in his failure to pay
$40 Temporary monthly alimODy and $50 at
tOrney fees in the matter Of the suit against
him by his wife for divorce and alimOny.
The Palatka Journal states that a ste amer
passed Palatka a few nights since with cargo
Of turtles pineappies aud watermelons. Tbs
slowing of the freight was quite as interesting
as the cargo. The turtles were placed around
the edge Of the boat. lying on their backs, the
uwNh awnTW.
the bow. IL was a luscious cargo, and Illus
trates the variety of products raised on the st.
Johns.
A Fort Meade correspondent OF the Barlow
Informant furnishes this information IL re-
gard TO the lime. now ripening; The lime
tree bears we'll A gentleman on Indian river
gathered, in one year, thirteen barrels from
one tree. AS a common flour barrel holds
about LOO, this is Il. o to the tree. Another
gentleman in this vicinity. who don't -ie, saws
he is well satisfied that he had a tree eight or
ten years old which bore. in one year, 2O,O0O
They lay on the ground and rotted by the
barrel for he had no market for them Mr..
Robert Nit hell. of this county, has tree In
his yard twenty-five feet from point to point
of its wide-spreadiDg top. which, l have no
doubt, bears more than lO,CO0 annually"
SunIand Tribune: I'VE learn from parties
came up from Punta Rassa on Tuesdays
steamer that some two or three weeks ago
there was an attempt at wholesale poisoning
at the hotel OF Col Jacob Summerlin. at that
place Some dozen persons, including several
| of the most prominent cattle men Of the Ca
loOsahatchie region, who took meal at Col.
Summerlin's house, were all attacked with Sc
we're vomiting and other symptoms OF poison
ing directly Afterwards and were very sick for
! several days, the Colonel himself probably the
worst sufferer. There seems to have been
similar attempt poisoning about week be
fore the last instance Colonel Summerlin
SENS TO have been the worst sufferer. and is
brady yet fully recovered from the effects OF
the two doses of poison administered in his
food. Fhe attending physician thinks that the
poison used was either arsenic or corrosive
subllmate. There are suSpi ions as to who was
| the poisoner, but, 50 far, no positive proof"