Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-14
Florida Affairs

The spongers at Key Wess are making
money. The Democrat says there were over
$4,000 worth of spoDges on the wharf there
one day last week
The Quincy Herald, speaking of the adapta-
bility OF Ga1sden county to tobacco culture.
says that before the war, and up to the time it
began, some 1900 or more cases of tobacco
we're raised in the county, averaging 400
pounds net. 1t was bought by German buyers
aud exported to Germany.
The steamer Florida took on board. on the
5th, over 5000 crates OF vegetables at Fernan-
dina, and 1880 crates were transferred at
Callahan to the Waycross road the same day.
4.50O pound safe arrived on the steamer
Western Texas for the Nassau County Clerks
Office.
1t is stated that General Davis has sold Dun
geness to parties from the North who will
erect a large hotel on the property and other
wise improve it.
Lake City is taking high rank as a wool
market.
All crops. ex ,ept oats, are good in Columbia
and Bradford counties.
The Florida Union states that MeSsrs. J. S.
Smith and G. NJ. Parker have leased the Old
pier and warehouse at the shipyard and are
now putting in machinery preparatory to en-
tering extensively into the manufacture of
horse brushes, mats, mattresses, etc, out of
cabbage palmetto fibre. These gentlemen
claim that their brushes will not only out-last,
but are in every way superior to hair brushes.
They expect to be ready for business in the
course of a few days.
Quincy Herald: The most unequivocal sue
| cess seems TO attend the Clement Attachment
| enterprise in Gadsden county. On last Wednes-
/ d4y the Davis Bros. shipped twelve bales of
/ their yarns and new machinery, to the value
of 5000, will be added to the factory in short
time !"
/ Fernandina Mirror: I'VE regret to learn by
| the st. August inc Weekly of the death of the
| Rev Edmond Aubreil in New York on the 2Sth
| ult. Father AubreiI was for many years at st.
| Augustine, and was well known throughout
! East Florida There wGS no point so distant or
! difficult Of access but what the good Father
| would reach to visit the scattered members of
| his flock"
The Quincy Star: I'VE saw on Saturday last
at the store of G. r. Murray & Co. beautiful
| lot OF over three hundred pounds of fine honey
from the apiary of J. l. McFarlin, near Alamo
in this county. The honey was in small frames
containing about two and one eighth pounds
each. beautiful ana white, made this year Mr.
McFarn was preparing it for shipment TO Co
lumbus, Ga. The whole amount was taken
from six hives. averaging hfty-one pounds to
the hive. He expects TO realize 10 cents per
per hive, or over $45 from the six hives"
Live Oak EuHetin: 1--WE learn from Dr.
Hicks that two men. one white aud one col Dr.
ed. were drowned at Troy last Saturday The
following are the particulars just as they were
| related to him: 1t seems that they had started
across the river in a sDall boat together, after
they had got out into deep water, the white
| man who was somewhat intoxicated, fell over
board The negro attempted to rescue him.
| and was se;Zed and held so tightly that it was
impossible to get loose, and in this manner
both men went down to a watery grave. Their
| bodies have been recovered and buried"
Aualachicola Tribune: "On last Sunday
| morning large black bear visited the prem
ises of Mr.. W. 5. Turner, OF this city, in search
of something to devour. Mrs Turner saw the
animal before he got into the house. and sue
ceeded in shutting the door before an entrance
could be effected. This done, she summoned
Mr.. Turner, who took his gun and kllled the
brute His bearship was pronounced one OF
the largest of its kind, and very poor. His skin
/ now ornaments the residence Of Mr.. Turner,
and can be seen at any time"
The Fernandina Mirror reports that on
Wednesday night the large house Known as
the PriOry was totally consumed. The Mirror
says of the building: The house was erected
by General F1negan before the war as pri-
| vate residence II was located on q comma nd
ing site and was a landmark in Fernan6ina
for its size and elevation. 1t was purchased
by Bishop Young after the war, and consider
able additions made to it, and occupied as a
ladies' school of deservedly high stanoing
After several years occupation as a school,
the Bishop removed to Jacksonville, and open
ed the school there. At the time of the fire.
the house was occupied by Mr.. Ansley The
building was of wood. three stories in height,
with broad piaZzas to each story IN front, and
was surrounded by fine shrubbery and fruit
trees 1t is said to have been insured for a
moderate sum"
Live Oak Bulletin: "Mr. s. p Cook, an elder
| Iv gentleman. who resided in Lafayette coun-
ty. had been seriously i'll with pneumOnis. On
Thursday DR. Mcintosh, his physician visited
him and found him doing very well His at
tendants left him at his own request about
four O'Clock in the morning. His SON later
gave him his medicine and drink OF water
His wife remained with him, and, while she
was of in dOse he got up and left the room,
and his absence was not discovered until after
daylight Search was instituted for him, and
| a slight rain haying fallen the night before. be
was easily tracked to bluff of the river,
where the startling reve!etnn was made that
he had plunged into the dark waters beog
and drowned himself. Temporary insanity Is as
signed as the cause of the sad tragedy, as he had
| several times during his illness showed some
sign OF being deIaepted- His body was recov-
| cred from its wEtsry grave some time during
Friday, and inferred on Saturday"
The Quincy Herald gives the following de-
tails of the sad fate of Mr.. Jeptha Gregory.
brief illusion to which was made few days
| sinceg : Ii appears that in 1868 he became I'M
bued with the sense of impending financial
! ruin Domestic sffiictions and singular
dream heightened the disorder, which verSed IN
time upon downright insanlty He Nv was closely
appeared to improve, but every meaGs By
which he could do himself harm was thonght
! TO he Kept out of his reach. On the morning
of his death he was ploughing. and at dinner
time came home. ate hearty dinner ana lsld
down to rest as usual. He was observed 70 De
restless, getting up and moYing about in an
uneasy manner He finally went into hIS foom
and locked the door. His family were Rosent,
| and the negro woman who was with MIN at
This time left the house and went out into a
| field near By. The report of gun was heard,
I and smoke was o5serTed issuing from the win
dow of Mr. Gregory's room. Thinking that ne
! IroEasn raised no alarm. The flames soon
burst out an ever the building and when help
arrived it was too late C recover the BODY OF
the unfortunate maa- The house W9s 2 very
valuable one and contained several handred
i doIiars in god and silver which was melted. l"