Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-11


lOosed donkey, put their traps aboard. and
were in the act Of showing of, when the
party, Mr.. Eugene LabatUte, who had over
heard their rascally intentions, stepped up
with siX-shOOter and persuaded them to
come ashore, when they were taken to the
lookup.
The Florida, published at Kissimmee, is for
sale or lease. The material is new. and the
paper IS IN growing section Of the State
In the eontiscatiOn case of BrOward vs.. John
clark for certain lots confiscated to military
purposes by the United states authorities and
sold by the government, John Clark being the
purchaser. heard before the United states Dis
trict Court at jacksonville recently. the case
resolved itself into question as to whether
the plaintiffs title had lapsed by failure to
bring suit for recovery within the time al
lowed by the law. On this ground the jury
brought in a verdict in favor Of The defendant.
Clark
1t Is stated that Chas. Fildes, Of the Gaines
vile Bee, is to be appointed Commissioner Of
immigration Of Florida, vice Rev. \. A.
Robinson, who is about to resign. With our
knowledge Of Mr.. Fildes we believe he would
by hE zeal in the work do justice to the i'm
pOrtant duties Of the office.
The State Penitentiary has been recently
county, senteceed 10 terms Of Imprisonment
by Judge Baker, of the Superb Court.
st. Augustine is rapidly filling up with yisi-
tors, and the present severe cold at the North
VIII rapidly increase the number.
The Florida Conference Of the 4. NJ. E.
Church was held last week at Monticello.
About one hundred cOlored preachers deliber-
ated in the session.
y new fOur-page weekly paper. to be called
the Picket Guard, will be issued by the garri-
son printer, Charles smith, at ST. Augustine.
every Friday.
The rate Of fare on the st. Johns Railway,
between ToccOa and st. Augustine, has been
reduced from s. to 81 25.
Miss Lula Y. Harris has been enrolled as
assistant editor of the South FloYida Journal
Mr.. Isaiah Smith, living, seven miles west of
I Tallahassee. had an clubhouse containing about
four thousand pounds Of fodder, all Of his this
years crop, destroyed by fire one night last
week. We learn that the fire was Of incen-
diary origin, the building being fired while
the family were at supper.
Charles Williams. the murderer Of shed
Brown, sent for Marshal Davies. at Gaines
vile, on Thursdayjlast. and surrendered to the
authorities. He is now in the city jail. He
has been secreted in the vicinity ever since
the killing. and bafiied every effort Of the au-
thOrities to capture him. He surrenders.
hoping to gain greater lenity thereby.
On Saturday last the first consignment of
lumber over the Pensacola and Atlantic Road
was received al PensacOlas Fla. The track on
the western end of the road has been laid to
Ponce de Leon station, 80 mile, from Pensa -
cola The trains will run into Mariana from
Pensacola on Christmas day, unless some I'M
looked for delay takes place.
The Grand Division of the sons Of Temper
ance Of Florida met at Gainesville on Thursday
GERS were elected and installed: Rev. c. c.
Mclean. q. W. P; Rev. W. II. Simpson. q.
W. A.: W. y. SheatS g. W. =; Jas. Thomas.
G.. T.; Rev. VI. +. McCOOk, G.. CHI; Mr.. Wright,
c. Cond.; J. +. Shemwell, q. ;.
The Florida Baptist state Convention met at
Lake City on Thursday last. 4 large attend
ance. with number Of visitors from other
states. were present. Among them DIR. A. J.
Battle, President of Mercer University; DR..
J. T. Tichenor, Corresponding Secretary of
the Home Mission Board southern Baptist
+ Convention: DR.. J. :. Mahan. of Champaign,
Z H., and many others. The session was har-
} monious and very interesting.
The sumter AdrdRce says: ''The Savannah
Z MORNING NEWS. one of the abest dalies pub
I lished in the south. and a paper that is par
{ ticularlv welcome in all Florida homes. and
which always contains large amount of our
I current state news. has come ont in an en- q
tireIv new dress. Its columns are filed with
a larger amount Of reading matter, and its
make up and general typographical appear
/ auce are attractive in the extreme"
I The present indebtedness Of Leon county is
I Sig. 600 all past due. and the interest on which
I at per cent. per annum has been paid up to
the lst Of January. 1882 The County Com
+ missiOners by recent vote Of the tax payers,
I will now have authority 10 issue new bonds.
falling due at stated periods, 10 retire past due
bonds now bearing per cent. interest, and il
Is believed that 6 per cent. bonds can be
noated at par sufficient to retire all past due
bonds. The floating debt Of the county is
about $t4, 500.
The FToridd Mirror proposes that the \ gri-
! cultural College Fund, now lying idle so far as
/ the purposes of its creation are concerned. be
I utilized by the establishment of chairs, or de-
/ partments. Of agriculture in the two state in
stitutiOns. the one at Tallahassee, the other at
I Gainesville. Without having maturely re
fectei on the suggestion. are inclined to
think 10 "A good one. True, the donor of the
/ fund. the United States Government, cOntem-
plated the establishment of one institution,
( that to be centrally located. still it would
I seem that the spirit OF the gift would be efiec
I tually carried out in the way suggested by the
/ Mirror.
jacksonville Union about O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon a white man by the name of
Charlie keeue, employed by Messrs. Geiger \
Patterson at Racy Point. jacksonville. fell
overheard from a lighter at that place and
was drowned. Mr.. keene had been in Messrs.
/ Geiger X PattersOn's employ about one yesfr.
4 and was industrious and faithful. He was at
! worh upon the lighter, which was tied TO the
I wharf. and in attempting TO walk from one
/ end to the other on the narrow plank on the
side of the lighter, lost his balance and fell
overheard. As he was unable to swim, he
went down before assistance could arrive.
His body has not vet been found
Jacksonville Times. "The steamer Pioneer.
IS feet long 43 tons register, Captain +. A.
Williams, put into Fernandina on Friday
night, bound for st. Johns, simply for a har-
Dor 10 lay over night and TO buy few prOyls
ions Was boarded by James Tucker, HarbOr
Master who demanded s3 "a from this steam
Yacht for the privilege of landing over night
at a Fernandina wharf. This was not in the
way Of wharfage. but simply a bonus or roy
atty for the privilege Of navigating waters of
the United states within the jurisdiction of
the corporate limits Of the city of Fernandina.
Does this foster her trades Is it just, or is
there anv sense in it? The result was that the
osseeTs Of this vessel were 50 indignant that
they Negld not spend a cent in the village
other than teaganded.'