Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-02

was entered on the night Of the oath ult by a
professional burglar. A hole was drilled in his
safe to the left of the combination lock. the
safe broken open and its contents carried on.
The thief secured about 1000 in checks. mort
cages and notes. He lost sight of $40 in gold
which rolled under the safe. Mr. Mathers was
for many years agent for the MORNING NEWS,
and is an industrious and enterprising gentle
man
During the year 1881 jurors and witnesses
certificates to the amount of $2,0Ss 25 were
issued by the county Of jackson.
Quantities OF sturgeon are found at this time
in the Hillsborough river. One weighing four
hundred pounds was caught last week.
Trains are now run as far as wildwood, Sum-
ter county-about twenty-six miles below
Ocala-
Monday morning at / o'clock fire consumed
J. Weeks store and goods, in Palatka. The
building and stock we're valued at So, SOO Stock
insured for $4,000.
The Catholics Of Pensacola contemplate the
erection Of a new church, to cost bstween
s5O,O 900 and $4,000.
The schooner Sallie NJ. Evans came into Key
West on the 18th inst, direct from Tonelado
Mexico. loaded with mahogany. Her Captain
was insensible and dying with consumption.
The oat crop in jefferson county is a good
one. All other crops are fair.
Pensacola's two cigar manufactures yield on
an average 1900 handmade cigars per day
One Of them ships TO Cincinnati alone 10000
cigars per annum.
Pensacola will soon have an establishment
for creosotin9 timber. All timber Of this kind
now used in that city comes from Pascaeoula,
MISSISSIPPI. and as much as thirty dollars
piece has been paid for creOsOted pilings.
The Mariana Courier learns that the COM
nilation of the rev digest for the State of
Florida cost S5.701, and the bilf for printing
and binding the book amounted TO S. .432 50.
Lewis White young colored lad five or six
years old while playing in boat near Boyd's
mill near Paatka, last week tumhled ont and
was drowned. The father plunged in to save
his struggling child, but too late.
Every day large quantities of vegetables are
ship ed North from Tallahassee. The follow
ing prices for Irish potatoes have heen Oh
tanned by some growers: Col John Bradford
s. 50 per barrel; W. II. Bradford, $6; Dority &
HYcks. IS.
The draw-spsn for the Blaclwater river has
been shipped from Pensacola for the Pensacola
and Atlantic Railroad. The railroad company
have decided to make this span 200 feet. and
the Tenders funnel shaped and $50 feet wide at
the mouth
lsAsL week a C0iOreu man as mot IN tine neck
while standing in the street, at Leesburg. with
a pistol. by white man by the name of John
stOn. recently from Georgia. The Deputy
Sheriff arrested the would be murderer, but
he was permitted to step aside to get drink
OF water. and had not returned at last ac-
counts.
The Gilchrist will case has exti tied considera-
BILE interest for some time in Gadsden county,
bHt it was brought to a close last week in the
Circuit Court, the jury deciding that the tesla
f-f-r s0f ind oFF h. . &1,a
making OF the will, and that no undue Influence
was used upon her.
On the 24th inst. a soldier, who had been on a
big drunk for several days walked out Of the
second story window of the barracks at Bar
rancas. When taken up he was found to be
terribly mangled. his arms and legs being
broken. Had rather remain poor than have
mOnev TO spend for whisky that would deal so
unkindly with US.
Josiah Twine. colored attempted to poison
Alex. Ryan, cOlored, in Tallahassee, last Satur-
day night, by putting poison in his coffee
Ryan's supper had been sent to him where
both men were employed as porters, and Twine
was seen to drop something into his fellow
wOrkman's coffee. which. upon analvZation
proved to be poison. Josiah is now Jail bird
At the municipal election in Lake City last
week the following officers we're elected: D.
n McAlpin, editor OF the Bulletin. Mayor; W.
NJ Bacon, Marshal: F. NJ GarntO. Clerk and
Treasurer: John Fraser. r. NJ Wood, r. F.
Dexter. W. H. Carroll and W. P. MOsely. Alder
convention were elected without opposition
with the exception # the Marshal who was
defeated by Bacon, Independent candidate.
One of the most cowardly and diabolicaI at
tempts at highway robbery occurred near
Jacksonville one evening last week, at which
time Nrs A J. Prevatt aud her son. a young
man twenty-five years OF age, were ATTACKED
near the water works by masked men. while on
their way home from church, and robbed of
watch. The robbers. who are thought to have
been white men, demanded money on pain of
death In lieu of money Mr. Prevatt rendered
his watch. which the robbers took. threatening
him and his mother with death If they spoke of
the occurrence.
Palafka Journal eth inst. "a stranger who
refused to give his name, was arrested on the
Anita last night. on her arrival here, bv Mar
shat Doyle and carried before the Mayor
Mayor Teasdale had received a message from
Mayor Thrasher, of Sanford. asking him to
arrest one Ei. Wright. Acting on this he had
him nabbed on arrival Of the boat At the
questions and when an attempt was
made to search him he tried to draw q re-
vOlver, but Doyle quickly stopped that little
game. and soon had him submissive. On
searching him six dollars ana forty cents in
silver. a fine revolver, fully loaded and
valuable new gold ring were found on his
person. AS he was being searched he attempted
to throw the ring away, but failed. The Mayor
committed him TO Jail to await arrival OF the
Sanford officers. The telegram stated that he
had stolen fifty dollars in currency. and also
considerable gold and jewelry at Sanford"