Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-08
Florida Affairs

AhO ACdtu hdEEAnl OF MlllldLu Bryant, con-
fined in jail at Madison under sentence for the
murder of a man named Moore. in Lafayette
county, was received by the Sheriff on satur-
day and read to the doomed man. He viii be
hanged on Friday, the 25th inst.
The Waycross Railroad is about to erect an
extensive shed and passenger depot at its ter
minus in Jacksonville. The shed will be 30 feet
wide by feet long, adjoining which will be
the express rooms. 30x3O feet, and about fifty
feet east OF this the passenger depot BOX 50
feet, connected with which will be baggage
room, ladies' waiting room, ticket and tele
graph offices, lunch room, and general waiting
room.
Blind mosquitoes ara annoying the sensibii-
ties of the Jacksonville folk They come in
swarms, and bite with a vim.
Messrs. Joe Williams and Clayton FARRELL got
into ifficulty at Fort Ogden last Tuesday.
and began firing at each other with pistols
when both fell to the ground and expired With
in an hour. Both were married aud had large
and dependent families
There we're but two deaths in Jacksonville
last week, one white child two months old
snd the other, Harrison Carter, who was hang
ed on Friday last
The "dengue" epi piiemic has nearly ceased in
Tampa for lack Of material Nearly every one
in the city has had the disease which, though
painful is not fatal
On last Sunday afternoon, a sailor belonging
to the United States schooner Matchless at
Tampa, was drowned from the steamer Lizzie
Henderson. He had been on the upper deck
Of the steamer. and in attemp ing to reach the
wharf by a step-ladder it gave way, the un-
rebounding into the water he sank and rose no
more
Mr.. George ". Wilson, editor of the Florida
LdcOn, has been nominated by the Democratic
Conventiln N Of Marion county as a candidate
for the Legislature.
Pensacola is a live town, as evidenced by the
fact that for the month Of July the fines as
sessed in the City Court amountedIto 81, ,045, of
which amount 1921 so were paid in and the
balance worked out by municipal offenders.
twenty-five vessels from foreign ports and
thirteen from domestic ports entered, and
twenty ght vessels for foreign ports and thr-
teen for domestic ports, cleared at Pensacola
during the month of July.
Mrs l.. c. DuBose, charged with being an
accessory to the fact to the murder o. James
Robinson, in Escambia county, on the 18th
uI-. has been discharged from custody after
two days trial, on her own recognizance, by
Judge ShacEleford, at Pensacola. on Wednes-
day last
There are nine vessels at quarantine at Pen
sacola, all from West India and South American
ports.
The new revenue steamer recently launched
at Wilmington, Delaware, and which cost the
government SlOO, 900. will take the place of the
steamer Crawford, on duty at Pensacola. The
latter vessel will be condemned and sold.
On last Thursday morning a man named
John Robert Bell. who had been admitted to
DR.. Fordham's Infirmary, at Pensacola, as a
charity patient, made his escape from the in
Urinary, and was shortly after found dead on
the grounds in the immediate vicinity of the
infirmary His death was superinduced by in
temperance.
The taxes Of the city of Fernau dina last year
were $4,000, while the tax of the whole county
Of Nassau, exclusive of the city, was only
$4,000.
The population OF Gainesville is said to be
1000. and the Bee claims for it as being the
healthiest, wealthiest and wisest town in the
State One thing is certain. it supports one of
the best journals in the State in the Weekly
Bee.
The municipal election at Tampa comes of
on Friday next, the 11th inst.
A the Madison post Office during the month
OF July 1856 letters and 1856 postal cards were
mailed, and - letters registered. Money or
ders for 81 54S 81 were issued and orders to
the amount S446 81 we're paid. good
showing for Madison.
The Green Core Spring thus narrates the
failure of a burglar: S )me sillv burglar spent
last Monday night in efforts to break into our
safe He made failure, and probably was as
well satisfied as he would have been had he
succeeded. Whenever he is sure that he can
find any money in it worth the trouble if he
will let us know and agree to divide fair, we
Will ehecrfully open it foe him. IL seems
foolish to lose sleep that way
Florida Weekly Telegraph; ''Mr. Sias
Weeks brought 20 market, one day last week,
8 load Of last years corn. which was as sound
as a nut and brought 81 30 per bushel. There
was nothing remarkable in the looks of the
corn-it was white and beautiful-but the idea
of an East Florida farmer having corn to sell
after his new crop was made was what at
tracted our attention. Mr.. Weeks deserves to
be sent to the State Senate as soon as the first
vacancy occurs.