Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-06
Florida AHairs.

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account of the death of Captain John Bigelow,
proprietor of the Fluvanna House. at Matt
land. by lightning. last Monday. Captain
/ Bigelow and his wife went up into the lookout
/ Of the building to see the effect of some avn
| ings just put up, the Captain preceding her by
| a few moments, and he had just reached the
| lookout when the crash came. Mrs. Bigelow
/ rushed to the stairway and called, but no an
| swer came. and frantically ascending, found him
PROSTATE upon his back apparently dead, with
his clothes burning. She fell fainting upon his
| body, and thinks it must have been an hour be-
fore she recovered and gave the alarm. The
| fluid struck a nail in a corner of the lookout,
passed through, struck Captain Bigelow on the
right temple passing down. marked his right
breast. hurting him six or eight feet. His
| death is a crushing blow to his young widow,
and great loss to the community.
| One hundred thousand dollars having been
subscribed Of the capital stock OF the Live
| Oak and Rowlands Bluff Railroad, the Bulletin
publishes notice of a meeting for the pur-
pose Of organization.
The Atlantic and Gulf Coast Canal and
| OkeechObee Land Company" p" is the title Of the
organizat alton which proposes to reclaim the
| Florida E serglades. The company will have
capital Of 100000, and will build canal to
drain Lake Okeechobee, east and west, and
also a canal three hundred miles long along
| the east coast Of Florida.
Hickey's wharf in Pensacola gave way the
other day while vessel was discharging coal,
and precipitated eighty tons of coal to the bot
tom Of the bay.
The Jail at MiIIview was destroyed by fire on
Tuesday night last.
The shark brigade on the wharves at Pensa-
cola last Wednesday hauled out man-eat-
ing monster that measured eight feet.
A man at quarantine hearing of the illness of
his child, hastened to Pensacola and was fined
$50 by the Health Board for NOT first procuring
a permit.
The soft stone discovered near Ocala is
being sawed into blocks the size of brick,
and will probably work a new era in building
material in that section.
Considerable quantities of internal improve
ment lands have been withdrawn from sale in
southern counties north Of Lake Okeechobee
for the Philadelphia company.
Three men recently killed in ten days three
hundred alligators in the Miakka lakes, and
one hundred and thirty were killed in one
night in one hole, and it wasn't a good night
for catering either.
st. Augustine is to have a signal station.
VIM. H. Wilson, farmer in Suwanee cOun-
tv. Florida, says his corn for the use Of his
plantation does not cost him five cents per
busheI This he proposes to verify and allow
every one to make his own calculation He
sells bscon every year that does not cost him
two cents a pound, and raises aud fattens with
out corn. He has net fed his hogs twenty bush
els Of corn in the last ten years.
Mr. and Mrs Baars were thrown from their
carriage in Pensacola on the evening of the
2sth of June The latter. although somewhat
bruised. is thought not to have sustained any
serious injuries.
4Iach1ta AdUOcate: There is great activity
in the milling business along our East Florii "a
railroads, and almost equally great Ia the es-
tablishment OF new mi IS
Palatka Journal: "A difficulty between two
y,olored men near Hawthorn. last Wednesday.
resulted in the killing of Frank smith by Tom
Darby. The killing was said to have been done
in seif-defense. Darby gave himself up, and
is now in jail"
Pensacola AdUance. "The ship Sandusky.
which loaded at Ship Island with a cargo or
heVyn and sawed timber for Liverpool, sprung
a leak shortly after proceeding TO sea ana was
compelled to put into TINS port on oatuFuaf
last FOR repairs.
Madison Recorder: ''The crops are in excel
lent condition all through our much favored
country We have had quite an abundance OF
rain which will enable the county 70 SNOW w.
larger percentage Of corn made than many
preceding years. Cotton is also IN nne cohoi'
ton"
Union. s'On Monday a thief entered the
room of Mr.. H. E Lee, OF TINS city, AN anq S SUI b
$50, AS soon as Mr.. Lee discovered his loss ne
notified Marshal Mays, who at once SCI ABOUT
to capture the thIeI. Hesserday tns ~ halslSi
succeeded in capturing the boy ana recover
ing the money. -.
Ia,Lyon,itla Union: ''Col. W. J. Lawton has
nssn awsrded the contract to build the JACK, 11
sonville and st. Augustine Kalir4ao, % , SnS iii
commence grading next week lnS ~, ~" 10 ~
he commenced at a point near the LEFTY yS .SuS -
inc onDosite this city. ami pusned through W
St Augustine as rapidly as possible.
,,-sses T.skc F7oridiGn: ''The late protrset
a -@9ht we fear, las worked consiuei 10 AL All
go III ---.uers Of Marion county, as inoI-
loss 20 @ thT hnrnt nj; corn fields The e.teees
al ~ SniI TOO keenly felt next Ial "neI J 'Il h
discrepancy viii have to pe n6 S,o- bnSbel
Northern corn purchased AZ o " g..
Jacksonville Union; "on Weanes9SaSS fron
ga. J n, 1ta1n David Kemp was knocked LIoLn Ion
te how If a vessel and received heIy sassaI
iniuries. The Captain was PiI4tths ~ thss how AZ
over the bar and was stanains 11shen the hawser
Iis,,S IHe md strIek him in the side, KhocAns
him overheard -, 18th of
Jacksonville Union: During tne s,aIIoIv nine
June there were o,5sl w Iee' oaiyst 90 SD S44
el1 leSt month and 1850 79 feet in June loSu
an increase of 2ss4 6sl feet over @ tle 1osr Nav
month last year and 2,s15, loo ISeS ISS,,estic and
Of this 5091 600 feet went ~
10000 feet to foreign ports.
Lake City Reporter: I'VE learn tss Pert 0r NICE
AZ nioIt the three children OF Mr D. 53j Dsalo
IaS S tI Sheriff OF Hernando county, discosSre5o
Ter, s. tlS .sfsaIinz money belonging 70 tneir
s.tbsT Iss who was absent The negro 20 hGe @ ms
his guilt shot three children ss ane oSe Ge wRo
throat Of one Cne died t az 0nSG and another shot
was sn81 she ana lungs. were alive on Thursday
.1,de11s, sn6ouEn Ths negro has been caught and
win probably be iyncheo'