Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-09

elsewhere, and place us in the line Of safe and
our lands" =
says the Palatka Herald: 'It is by no means
sate 70 mlslead the public mind on any subject
To misrepresent facts as to the condition. of
our late freeze and its effects upon orange fruit
Will, sooner or later, be found out to the injury
on various parties and sections whose chief
aiit; mas oeen % represent their particular
Ioeahues as being free from injury by the late
cola. orange county, for instance would have
us believe that the cold wave rolled over ali
9er otner eouhtles save their own, and that their
Lrut mas been perfectly free from injury
nV frost, and yet report SAYS that the
Thermometer in Orange county was be-
low freezing, point. Il is our deliberate
opinion, based upon intelligent representations
from parties as far south as Brevard. that the
coid wave swept over the entire Peninsula
oightng tropical and semi-tropical produc.
lions, az Ieast as far south as the 25th parallel
nhe OF latitude 1t is no doubt true that a
goooly portion OF orange fruit here and there
escaped the blight without material injury A
considerable portion of the crop was gathered
DeLore the freeze. 1t is most
fortunate occurrence that the young trees Of
from three TO -FOUR years growth escaped no
other injury than the loss of foliage which ia
oy no means damaging to their growth. MANY
are stripped Of their leaves This shedding Of
Ionage Is always an evidence that the tree has
noI oeen injured. 1t is a matter OF small
consolation TO know that our orange trees are
IN good condition, and that they passed the
ordeal OF terrible cold for this latitude"
AT Murphy's Island, near this place, +" saws
% tne faIatka Herald, two goats were recently
Knleo Dy panther, and sharp lookout has
Deen Kept up ever since for the animal by the
people up there until last Sunday night On
the night mentioned Mr. Baker heard his deer
MOUNDS under full cry in the distance, and
eIter listening for awhile attentively, he found
tnat they were running in a circle, as their
voices would die away in the darkness, and
lhen Dreak out again clear and full as the dogs
rounded up, and every time the round was
made the circle narrowed. By this manoeuvre-
ing on the part Of the varmint, Mr. Baker
knew it to be panther. He grasped his gun,
and, Notwithstanding the darkness and danger
started for the place where the animal had
at last come to a stand and was fighting
the dogs. This was in an almost interminabIe
Jungle of briars, vines and scrub.
and 1t was only by the breaking Of under
growth. the yelping Of hounds, and the sullen
RrOwl or the ferociOuS beast, that the conflict
could be located. Baker dropped on his all
Tours, and crawling cautiously forward, came
to where could be seen dimly outlined against
the starlit sky the immense form Of the pan
ther. Owing to the noise of the fight
Baker was enabled to get quite near without
attracting notice, and, lying full length on the
ground. he threw his gun to his shoulder and
fired, Just as the panther rose with a mighty
dead on the other side 1t was a very daring
feat, and dangerous experiment, and Mr.. Ba-
ker was fortunate in getting out Of that Jungle
with only few briar scratches. The panther
measured seven aud q half feet from tin to
tip, and was on exhibition at Eggleston & Mil
lers for some time. 1t will also be stuffed and
mounted by thom."