Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-12
EInrida AHairs

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he is proven innocent Of the charge.
The fire lend has again visited Pensacola and
reduced several buildings to ashes on Govern
ment street. The fire originated in a cottage
owned by Lewis Bear. and spread to two ad-
joining houses. one occupied by negroes and
the other by 8Ir. Land. Subsequently the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Dunn also ignited, but was saved
with the less Of the roof. All the occupants
lost more or less, the Insurance on the proper
| ty involved being small
Mr.. Latimer c. Vaughn has left the classic
! halls Of Chapel Hill" to assume the editorial
/ chair OF the Mariana Courier. In graceful
saIutatory he announces his intention to labor
strenuousiy for the good of his adopted
State.
| ApaIachicoIa has the best male singer in the
State. His name is Jovsney, and native of
Italy He rubs a COULTER with his fingers, which
is. a good accompaniment and sounds very
much like a bass violin. Jovaney sings any
thing from the most difficult opera airs to the
simplest Italian ballads, and they are executed
brilliantly.
The Grand National Hotel in Jacksonville
has been sold to a company in Massachusetts,,
who contemplate extensive improvements
upon the building.
] Mr. R. P Moody, City Tax Collector Of Jack
sonvine, lost his residence by fire on the 10th
| inst He and family were absent.
| Pensacola Gazette: 1--WE are gratiied to
/ learn that Mrs. Baars, who vas injured by a
| runaway team last ", ek is gradually but sure
| ly recovering
Lake City Reporter: about five thousand
| packsges Of vegetables were shipped from this
point this year, which IS only one-third ss
| many as last year, and the shippers have re
ceived less for their produce than ever before "
Quincy Star: The Quincy Jail has colored
| boy thief about u or l3 years Of age, colored
woman charged with the killing Of her child,
| and her sister. charged With being accessory
! to the crime"
Quincy Star: Two prisoners were brought
in from the western part of the county and
| placed in jail. They are convicted OF COW steal
/ ing and sentenced to thirty days imprison-
/ ment and costs of trial.
Jasper Times: 'Our vegetable shippers are
now receiving accounts OF their shipments $
| showing heavy negative balances. It is hard
| enough TO lose the toll and product, but when
| YOU are politely called on TO pay the freight
and expenses it is too bad Better luck next
| time"
Pensacola Gazette I'VE record another vic
| tim of kerosene. On Saturday night the daugh
| ter aged seven or eight years, OF Mr.. p. Pea
| cock of Blackwater, used kerosene oil in light
ing fire in a stove, and was so severely burned
that she died Wednesday night, after great
suffering"
Jacksonville Union: Charles F. Chapman,
who was several days ago, committed to the
Dnval county Jail by United States Commits
si-ner A X. Meek in default OF bond for his
/ app-arance to answer at the December term
OF the United States Court, on the charge
against him in connection with the breaking
into OF the post Office at Beresford, the partic-
ulaTs of which were given m late issue OF
| this paper was yesterday discharged BY ON
missioner Meek, satisfactory bonds having
been given
- IL C-si, =, On article or, ssFr,,it
Growing in Leon County. Florida says: The
| Duchesse d'Angouleme, Louise, BOnne de Jer-
sey. Stevens Genesee, Belle, Lucrative, Bart
! lett White DOyenne Clap's FavOr1te and Oar
| hons Seeding have been fruiting for some
wears: other varieties are just coming into
bearing while others have been planted lately
and are doing well, among them the LeCOnte,
on its own roots. grated on the common pear,
and also on the ounce. This pear bids fair to
be one if not the most prOdi able. Of our fruits
| on account of its early bearing, vigorous
growth and prolific yield together with the fine
size and appearance Of its fruit"
| Tallahassee Economist: Good news from
| the county comes pouring in. We have inter
viewed several farmers within the past fe v
| dsys and they tell US that although the corn
| crop will be short, iJ will far SurpaSs the ex-
| pectatiOns Of the many who were so fearful
| sut a few weeks since. Cotton is said to be in
| a fiourishing state and promises a tolerably
1 fair crop and although there has been a
| heavy drain upon this section for some months
| past for rsilroed hands, We hear of no serious
| aporehensioDs as to scarcity of labor. One
| planter told us one day last week that he
| could with ease hire one hundred, If he so de-
sired. in a short while Many are planting
| peas and sweet potatoes IN order ID make up
/ the De fciency of the corn crop"
From contractors Of the Pensacola and At
lantic Railroad we learn" says the Gazette,
''th-t tiey will be required to commence work
at Pensacola, Milton, Choctawhatchie river
crossing, and at the ApalachicOlar river at Chat
| tahoochee. Rails and other track material
will be carried 20 Milton, and the road com
! oil hTaea a1p vnsfl
| also be taken to the Choctawhatchie river
crossing. whence. construction will proceed
eastward and westward; while similar prepa-
| ratiOns will be made at the ApalachicOla riv-
/ er whence construction will 60 on in a west
| erly direction. This division of the route into
| sections Is designed for the more speedy COM
| petion OF the road, which seems the aim of
tn enterprisiDg men who control the enter
prise"
Mr.. Beauchamp. of Greenwood, Florida,
| writes 70 the Columbus, Georgia, Sun that
| caterpiIlars are making a savage attack upon
cotton in that section. He says: They are
! of the black variety. and are much earlier
| than they have been known 70 come for years.
and much anxiety IS oceasioned oy them. 1t
| their first appearance in the same section and
on the same plantation every year, but is
seems that such are the facts Col wynn is
the sufferer by this account, and ne Knows OF
| no local cause TO assign as a reason Tor IL The
| people are not counting on much OF cotton
crop where the worms hGTe appeared, but the
I OEuEE crops AIE chlA ~ DC SANCAN-t-
| Jacksonvills Union: Mr.. 7. I. Stockton,
agent in charge of the Southern Express Com
pany's Office in this city, has Just received a
schedule OF greatly reduced rates on packages
shipped via the route between this city and
Raitimore PHILADELPHIA and New York. On
small packages the rate in most instances Is
cheaper than the postage which would be
required to transmit them through the United
states mails. For example: On one pound or
less 70 any one OF the above named points the
rate by express now is only twenty-five cents
(old rate seyenty-hve cehtsl; over one pound 70
two, thirty cents; two pounds to three. only
| forty-five cents; while i've pound package
| NAV be sent for seventy-fTe cents Through
the mails. at one cent per ounce, the charge
would be eighty cents on this last"
Pensacola Gasette: "we lesrn that Capt
W d. ChipIey was at Milton last week to at
tend a public meeting at the court house there
The result Of that meeting was that Santa
Rosa's prominent merchants snd citizens en-
tered into bond and oollgaton guaranteeing
the right Of way through their county for the
Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad. We are au
thorized 20 say that this action secures the
location OF the road by way Of Milton. The
location from Pensacola 10 EScambia Bay has
not vet been fixed, as the right OF way has not
been secured. If the route Is made by way OF
the beach the biggest 'num0-Skulf IN the land
can readily forenfe that very short time
must elapse before the beach will be lined with
handsome residences. and that it would make
the most picturesque nine miles OF travel south
of the Hudson river"
| Jasper Times: s'On Saturday afternoon last
upon the affidavit of Mr.. Veal. Section Master
OF the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway,
a warrant was issued against Josiah Kelly,
young negro, for placing bar OF iron on the
track, to the imminent danger OF the first pass
ing train Kelly was brought before Justice
Sharpe by Mr.. B. p. Jones, who had been special
ly deputized for this service Two witnesses
sworn testified that Joe drug the bar on the
track 70 show his strength. he said, and it got
hitched and he couldn't pull il out To this
Section Master Veal replied that any one
strong snopgh 70 get the bar in the position it