Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-18
Florida Affairs.

In the attempt to arrest Hardin Colson, a
colored thief. at Lake City the other day,
Deputy Sheriff Bethea had a pistol twice
snapped in his face by the fleeing scoundrel.
He was finally knocked down and taken. He
had stolen trunk from another negro, ard
confessed the crime.
Our Santa Fe correspondent sa-s crops are
good, rain plentiful, and farmers generally in
good spirits.
Cur ChattahOochee correspondent, July 14th,
says: 4 send you by msil some open cotton
bolls from DR.. Scull's farm. They seem to be
premature, perhaps from drought. yet there is
great deal Of cotton opening in this maU ner.
Some of our farmers think they can begin to
pick BY 1st of August The rains are yet very
partial in this section. Some have not had a
good season in two months, while others have
too much rain The outlook for crops is not
very favorable" The bolls sent have been re-
ceived. and We think our correspondent right
about premature drought opening.
Hamilton County Times: 1--WE regret to
learn that Mr.. George Silss was accidentally
killed by a falling hmb near Umstead's bridge
on Wednesday morning last. MIR. s. was a
steady. clever young man"
Barlow CPoik county, Informant: warren
y
Wednesday b. the Sheriff on a charge of
threatening the life of his son, and made a
S5ol bond for his appearance at the next term
of court
Leesburg AduGnce: "Leesburg is improving
very rapidly this summer. and if improve
ments continue at the present rate. in year. >
time it will be twice the size it is now. New
buildings are not only being erected. but old
ones are being remOdeled, and our citizens are
improving the looks Of their residences gen
orally.
Palatka Journal: "a petition was in circu-
latiOD yesterday, which was being signed pret-
ty generally by tine citizens directed to the Town
Council asking them to take the necessary
steps to bring water into town from White
Water branch The Journal has advocated
the measure for several months. and the peo-
pie are getting in earnest about 1t "
W H Pillow. in his communication to the
Union on F1ori-a strawberries, among other
things says: 1T has also been demonstrated
the present season that parties living at any
point on the st. Johns river, within 100 or 80
miles Of Jacksonville, and having a through
boat stopping az their point daily. can ssnd
the fruit 10 Jacksonville in common crates
without ice, and have it reach there in good
condition"
Pensacola Gazette: Yesterday we saw
Peen-Io or Chinese Flat. peaches from the
Glen Alpine place on Bayou Texar, which were
from a tree budded on the 18Th of last August
by Mr.. NJ. G. 1ntestrs. They were large. finely
colOred specime MS thus ripened within less than
eleven months from the tui. This is another
Instance OF the remarkable nature of the Peen-
To-fOr the ripening OF these peaches at this
time extends the bearing period of the variety
for over three months. The tree was bound to
bear anyhow, and postponed time of produc-
ton until its growing wood could bear it"
Hamilton County Times: For some time
past there has been a considerable amount of
feeling on the part Of the Hinton family against
Mr. / l.. Taylor, which eliminated on Friday
last in Tavlor's being shot in both legs ABOUT
the knees with full load of mixed shot, by
w III Hinton. From the information we can
gather. the object was not TO kill but TO punish.
Our county having been unusually quiet for
wears past has taken a turn, it seems. unfortu-
nateIy for the worse. warrant has been
issued for the arrest Of Mr.. Hinton, but he is
not to be found"
The Gainesville Sun and Bee of the 14th
saws: ION last Friday afternoon two boys, by
name Petty and Bene6eld. aged respectively
fourteen and eighteen years, were left In
charge of a COW a few mile north or Bronson.
that had that day been killed by the cars, until
the owner of the beef could return with
wagon in which TO carry il home. The boys
grew wearing waiting and fell asleep on the
track. So sound were their slumbers that the
south bound train failed to rouse them IN time
to permit them to escape terrible death In
Tact, the younger boy was not awakened, and
Beneneld wss cut in two while trying TO leave
the track. Both were killed instantly. The
engineer made every effort TO check the speed
OF the train, but without avail, as he did not
observe the presence of the boys on the track
Until ne was within few yards OF them"