Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-01


this season. Five hundred doz IN eggs were
shipped from Bailey's Mil to Jacksonville last
Saturday.
Mr.. William Hay, the recently appointed ca
det at West Point from Florida. stood very
creditsble examination, and has been admitted
to the academy.
The continued drought has nearly dried up
some Of the deepest creeks in Alachua county.
The Catholic colony at Clear Lake will soon
be increased by the addition of seventy fami-
lies.
A United States soldier Of the garrison at
Fort Brooke, Tampa attempted to commit
suicide last Monday.
company composed OF Messrs. E. Bond,
Frank Bond D. D. Hopkins W B. Richardson
and 6. o. Fulk, Of Willoughby, Lake couuty,O.,
Is about erecting an extensive saw and planning
mil about two miles from DeLand The mill
and necessary machinery is on the way and
will arrive in few days
Corn has been selling in Monticello at fifty
cents bushel
Seventy-fve car loads Of logs and timber
came into Jacksonville on the Florida Central
Railroad on Thursday.
Col HemiDg's house at Jacksonville was
struck by lightning during the thunderstorm
on Thursday. The Colonel was sitting on the
piazza writing, and was considerably shocked
by the bolt.
The real estate boom in Orange county con-
tinues, much to the advantage of that section
OF the State. One real estate agent since the
18th Of last April has sold $4,000 worth OF
property. mostly within five miles of Orlando
Some choice bits Of unimprOved land in that
vicinity have brought as high as $3.50 per acre.
The municipal election at Ocala took place
on Wednesday last, and resulted in the election
of Hon. S. F. Marshall as Mayor, by five ma
jority over his opponent, Edward Spencer.
The Monticello Constitution will suspend
publication next week in consonance with
custom to take a weeks holiday during the
summer.
Mr. Frederick Robbie, the Republican candi-
date for Governor in the State OF Maine.
taught school in Madison before the war.
A Monticello barkeeper grossly insulted tie
wife If an engineer of the Florida Transit Rail
road few days ago, while the husband of the
lady was absent at his duties. knowledge of
the fact reaching the husband, he got leave of
absence and visited Monticello, and. armed
with cowhide and pistol, sought thu wouId-be
destroyer Of his happiness and proceeded to
give him a severe cowhiding. The barkeeper
showed fight, and was severely beaten over the
head with the pistol. the wounds inflicted being
probably of a mortal character.
Dir. J J. Ritter. who has in past years been
very successful on the hunt, succeeded in get
ting on the trail OF she bear a mile and a
half or two miles from Monticello, and after
his young dogs had run it for half mile Mr.
Ritter sueceedet in tumbling it over with his
rifis- 1t was young bear weighing, net one
hundred and twenty five pounds, and in good
condition for eating.
During the sudden thunderstorm on Satur-
day night. boat, containing Mr. NJ T Bur-
bank. OF High Point Cumberland, a son of
Mr.. X :. Schuyler, the architect. and Clark
the boatman, was capSized in Amelia river
near Reads mill. The party had left here be-
Iore the storm came up for Cumberland
Island. the home OF Mr.. Burbank Everything
| IN the boat was lost, including a lot of groce-
| ries, etc, belonging to Mr.. Burbank the total
| aggregating over fifty dollars The occupants
/ OF the boat were rescued by the crew Of the
small steamer Harold, lying at Reads mill
sfseiel 70 . se-..',.: sa. Or Ihursday
noon a row broke out at this place between
the negroes and whites, which resulted in the
killing Of two members OF the notorious Tur-
ner gang Henry Turner and Jim Rube and
wounding several others. all negroes. One
white man was also slightly wounded. The
row hai been breS ing several days. On Mon
day, Tuesday and v edneSday the negroes came
into town armed, and threatened to kill a num-
her Of our citizens, and on Saturday night Jim
Turner knocked a white man down and beat
him terribly.
Monticello Constitution: ''On Thursday eve
ming last We had very severe rain storm in
this section of country, accompanied by vivid
lightning and startling thunder. 1t resulted
very disastrOusly to Mr. Jacob Reichert, who
lives three or four miles from town Mr. Rel
ebert, his y lie and a son Of Mrs. Reichert by a
former husband. were in the house when the
rain commenced, and a wooden shutter sup
mis- the nfaca Of a Mra pafo
to the window to close the shutter and failing
TO unfasten il, her son jumped out the window
to assist her. just as he went through the ap
erture fash or lightning struck the woman
dead and shocked 10 insensibity the husband
and son. On rsviving Mr.. Reichert jumped to
his feet and discovered his wife's clothing on
fire and put il cut She was lying across the
window sill dead. The son was insensible in
the yard, but soon revived"
The Jacksonville District Conference of The
NJ E Church South. held at Orlando last week
took steps 20 place the Florida Methodist, re-
ligiOus paper published in Jacksonville. on a
firm and permanent basis. They propose that
A Joint stock company be organized, to be
known as The Florida Methodist Publishing
Association" Shares are fixed at ten dollars
each and the maximum fixed at one thousand
shares. AS soon as one hundred shares are
taken the publishers are 10 call meeting of
the stockholders, who shall elect a Board or
Managers. Each stOckhOlder is entitled to as
many votes as he has shares in the association,
which he may cast either in person or by
proxy. Inc entlre management and control
OF the paper will be in the hands Of the STOCK
holders, who will elect their own Board of
Managers. editors, etc.
Florida Union: Yesterday morning Capt.
CraW ford. while towing out q vessel, picked
up some distance from Ian! board about
three inches wide by three feet long upon one
end OF which was tied a bottle filed with wine.
while upon the other end was fastened an
other bottle filled with letters. Upon one side
OF the board wss written: Please mail the
letters and drink the wine. Officers u 8. s.
Talapoosa, bound for Pt nsacola, Fla. Please
break the bottle, and mail enclosed letters
Upon the other side of the board was written:
u S. steamer TsllapOOsa, at sea June %, 'Sa
Weather fine The bottle containing the le'
ters was broken, and found al so
to contain the following note: 'ITor
the Captain of the vessel taking our
messages home. Weare bouad for PensS cola
Fla will coal at Key West and procsed with
cock as soon as possible. We have a section
of the new dry dock for Pensacola. The Pow
hatan has another section Will the party
who takes this to mail please enter the name
Of the vessel and commander OF. one of the
T. ster letters, and also on one OF the letters to
Mrs. Reeves, and Oblige the officer Of the Tai
lapoosa who will gladly reciprOcate at any
time Captaio Crawford sighted the Tala-
t1ooea. IL, the distance and owersthines s@oz.cd
to be working smoothly. He returned TO May
port in time TO hand the letters to Mr. Geo. |.
Fox the mail agent. who delivered them to
Colonel Jay upon arriving at the cty, and they
were Immediately forwarded North"