Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-07
Florida Affairs.

guilt. so they were also placed in jail to await
the sitting of the Superior Court"
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Florida Affairs.
Work has been temporarily suspended on the
northern end Of the Florida Southern Railway.
One man, recently. while on a camp hunt in
Polk county, killed eleven deer.
A party is visiting the Disston lands in Hills
boro and fernando counties, for the purpose
Of selecting a location for colony of Pennsyl-
vauians
Judge II L. Mitchell and Col s. II. Spark
man, OF Tampa, have purchased land near
Key West for cocoanut groves, which they ex-
pect to start
The new iron wharf which Is soon to be built
at Key West. and for which there is $4,000 ap-
propriated. is to be finished within six months
from the 2ith Of December, and yet work has
not commenced.
On the 18th the Sumter county fair will open
at Lsesburg, and continue thres days.
gentleman saw seventeen deer near the
road he was travelling. ten miles north of Lees
burg, few days since.
The DeLand saw mills run night and day,
and even at this rate are unable to keep up
with the demand for lumber.
the largest hotels at Green Cove Spring. and
stole large amount of money. They made
their escape.
A large amount Of lumber is accommodating
on the new waycross lumber wharf at Jack
sonville. A number OF car loads are received
daily from points along the road.
The Treasurer OF the Board of Missions,
Florida Conference NJ E Church, South, re-
ports Monticello as having the banner Sunday
school on missionary collections, S116 s5 having
been raised therein for that object during the
year. This school took the banner last year
also.
A fellow hired horse and buggy few days
since from Sc1tt's livery stable in Gainesville
to 90 to Newnansville, but he kept on until he
reached Lake Butler, in Bradford county,
where he sold the horse and buggy for Si10
and proceeded to Lake City and boarded the
train for other parts. The. horse and buggy
was recovered by the owner. The deceived
purchaser is out Sl10.
Mr.. Adam Wirick, born in 1898. Mrs. Ann
Christopher in 1779. Msjor John Edwards in
1890 Mrs Carrie Fisher in 1875, and Mrs Ada
line Wirick in 1908, are members of one family.
have lived in Jefferson couaty for nearly sixty
years. and their aggregate ages at the present
time is 4O7 wears The first named is the Oldest
man now living in the country.
Lake City Reporter: I'VE regret to learn
that a young man named Willie COngletOn,
while working at Mt. Carrie Mills was caught
in a belt snd severely injured. One arm is
said to be broken "
The Deputy Sheriff in Pensacola fired three
times one night last week at two men whom
he suspected as thieves that had robbed sew
eral trunks in a hotel there. Unfortunately
his bullet missed the mark.
Tallahassee Land Of FTo5rers 2d inst:
Florida bonds that we're selling for sixty and
seventy cents on the dollar when Governor
Dire e was elected to office in 1873, are now
worth from los to i15 cents on the dollar, and
hard to get at that. We leave our readers to
draw their own conclusion"
Jacksonville Union: "Sir Edward J. Reed
has purchased from the trustees the Jack
sonville Pensacola and Mob le Railroad and
the final deed OF transfer has been execu ed
and delivered. The entire line of railroad from
Jacksonville and Fernsndina, on the Atlantic,
~ ChattahoOchee, on the Gulf, is now in Sir
Edwards possession"
Pensacola AdUGnce- Gazette: "Verrino Bar
rios vOung boy, son of Stephen BarriOs, was
shot Monday afternoon. Ia the right knee, by
the accidental discharge of a double -barreled
shot gun. The boy. with some Others. had just
returned from hunting, and the party were
gathered together inspecting their respective
pieces, when one OF the party happened. acci
dentally. to drop his gun. which discharged
b0th barrels and caught NerrinO in the knee
The shot cut piece OF flesh about four by six
inches in size completely out which, fortu-
nately, was the only injury DONE"
Iake City Reporter: "On Saturday of last
week Alexander Stephens and Frank Tempa,
two cOlOred boys. were shooting ducks on ALI
gator lake. Alexander's gun recOiled and he
overturned the boat Joseph Brown. a small
coiored boy. being in a boat about one hundred
and fifty yards of, heard their cries and pad
died % the scene as fast as possible. De was
in time to save Frank. Alexander sank b-fore
~, i'm hat nj n m GT1r7
dsy and Monday Continued search for the
body proved fruitless, as the cloudy weather
darkened the water so that little could be seen.
and the HOOKS with which dragging was done
failed to make fast 20 the corpse if theY touched
It. Alexander was about eighteen years OF age,
and a q Iiet industrious youth. Since wiring
the above we learn that the body has been re-
covered, it having risen to the surface"
Pensacola AdUance- Gazette: ION last
Wednesday. 25th inst, George Sayers. colored.
who was at work in the hold of the Norwegian
bark Cervantes. was brought ashore and car
riad to DR. Moffat's office for surgical atten-
ton He had been badly injured on board
ship by the slipping OF the timoer dogs from
out a stick OF timber that was being slowed,
and upon which the after winch was heaving
The stick became iammed in some man err
and Savers walked forward to Tighten il up
when the dogs pulled out and caught him in
the face One of the dogs struck him on the
forehead and made an incision about four
inches long which went 70 the bone The other
dog struck him on the nose and cut through
from the upper lip. The doctor attended to
his wants and now reports his patient as doing
remarkably wei"
SumterviIle Times: "sIr Luellin Bilingsley
had an exceedingly narrow escape few days
ago. He attempted to run a COW out Of his
field. when the vicious animal made a fero
cious and determined attack upon him. He
attempted to fire at her. but his gun missed fire
and he had TO trust to his heels, but his foot
unfortunately catching in a root, tumbled him
20 the ground. and before he could recover
himself the desperate beast made a lunRe at
him with her horns, gored him slightly IN his |
breast end fell across his body. In this dan |
gerous and painful predicament, cllored |
Lasn who was, providentialiy. near at hand. |
came 70 his rescue and pulled the COW of by !
her tail. Mr. Biilsngsley managed to rise. and |
also grasping her cowship's pedal extremity |
chung to it with death grip unit he got to a |
row Of stumps when he made for the fence. |
the devilish beast close behind him The COW |
seemed to psy no attention to the colored man.
Although suffering great deal we are glad
TO report that our friend is able to get about" "
Jacksonville Times: walter Shavers Is a |
NOTED desDerado OF this county, who at the |
last term OF court, increased public Indignation
against him by vilely abusing the Judge OF this |
circuit when receiving sentence OF ten years |
for burglary. He was sent to the prison camp |
and escaped after few days confinement. |
II is known that he has made threats against |
Judge Baker and others in the city and reward |
for his Fecapture has been offered by Governor |
Bloxhsm Deputy Sheriff ]. d. Kelly has been |
on the lookout for Shavers for some time. and |
had received intelligence that the convict |
would be at certain place In a /
swamp or low woods rear Mr.. Wolfes /
house. on the Montcrief shell road. /
Mr. Kelly secured the assistance OF Mar |
shal Mays and Captain of Police JOhn +. Tyler, |
and repaired 10 the locality. While watching |
they saw Shavers crossing the road quarter OF /
a mile away nd going in direction 70 opposite /
that Which ne was expected 20 lake. axe Mr Kelly
other to head him CT. while him elf followed /
directly the way Shavers had taken. He came
up 20 his man in the woods sitting leisurely on /
q stump. Kells accosted him but got in reply /
sh { and fhe hiss of a bullet from the burglars
pistol Kelly fred both barrels OF bis shotgun, |
the second shot taking eject in Shavers' arm
A lively firing then ensued, Shayers getting /
away into the swamp. The swamp was beaten /
al day but no capture has yet resulted"