Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-03
Florida Affairs


Florida Affairs.
Last Thursday night Mr.. Hamln's curiosity
store at Green Cove Springs was robbed of
four hundred dollars worth of goods.
A little colored girl on the McGin place, in
Gadsden county. was bitten by rattlesnake
last week. and died in few hours
A move is on foot to obtain an appropriation
OF SIS 600 with which to clean out aud make
navigsble suwannee river from its mouth to
ElIaville. A petition is now being circulated in
the river counties to that effect.
The citizens Of Live Oak are anxious to have
their artesian well bored, and invite proposals
from those competent to do the work. Nine
hundred dollars has been subscribed to defray
the expenses, and more will be contributed if
necessary.
George Rogers, a eoloved man. employed as
a deck hand on board the steamer Peerless,
was knocked overheard in the Choctawhatchie
river, near Douglas Bluff, on the last trip OF
this packet to that region. The deceased WAS
in a small boat endeavoring to run a line which
became entangled in some way. and in his eff
forts to clear the rope he was pulled overheard.
Not being able to swim he at once sank to the
bottom.
The municipal election at Live Oak was re-
ported by mistake in Tuesdays NKws as having
taken place at Lake City.
About five O'Clock Saturday afternoon quite
aseriOus accident occurred on the corner Of
Adams and Jefferson streets. in Tallahassee.
Messrs. John and May Ferrell, of wakuIla
county, got into their buggy at R. & j. Munro's
store, preparatory to starting for home. In
driving of the horse made q sudden turn to
one side, upsetting the buggy, which fell upon
the occupants. Mr.. Nav Ferrell was only
slightly bruised but Mr.. John Ferrell was very
seriously injured-in fact. it was thought for
time that he was dead
Quincy Herald: "On Tuesday last, near
Howard's Mill, Dennis Black. a colored youth
] Of IS years Of age. was killed by pistol shot
| from the hands OF Nelson. a colored boy 10 or
| u years of age. The pistol was being cleansed
/ by the deceased, and laying it down he step
| ped a short distance to pick up a rag used in
| cleaning. AS he did so Nelson picked it up,
and as Dennis returned. fired with fatal effect,
/ causing death Immediately. number OF
| persons were present, and all pronounced the
/ killing purely accidental"
Florida linton: THE shipment Of oranges is
| about over. and the number Of boxes received
here in April Is very small, being only 623 boxes
| mot including hose shipped on The steamer t.
| John's) making in all 80 ESQ oranges, averaging
| them at 100 to the box. We give T. g shipments
| (in boxes) for each month of the past season:
| October I.540; November, 1886; Decemb-r,
So, $40; January. So, 48i; ebruary. 81 470 March,
| 12,507: April 623; total 1SOSS6. According to
| fhe above report there were 1S0SSS boxes OF
/ oranges, and. averaging 16O TO the box, we have
total Of 2S, ,9i1, ,760 oranges shipped from poins
on the st Johns and tributaries last season via
Jacksonville"
sunland Tribune: Captain Sam Ellis and
| W s. W hitehurst went down the bay last week
| devil fishing. and succeeded in capturing one
| of those huge monsters Of our bag known as
| devilhsh. near POiRt Pinellas. Captain Ellis
- had civ nnnaa
| ing it with a lily iron. The head and tail were
brought up to town. The mouth is three feet
wide, and the Captain says thar the fish was
| eighteen or twenty feet across It was the in
/ tentlon of Captain Ellis to skin him, but before
the fish could be towed to shore the sharks had
fed so raVenously on it as to defeat that pur-
pose; Its estimated weight was between 1900
and 3.000 pounds"
Pensacola Commercial: "a few DAYS ago Mr.
| John COsgrove was startled by the information
given by hand that the boiler of his engine
was growing very hot and the pump refused to
work. As rapidly as possible the fire was ex-
tinguished, and upon examination it was dis
covered that some one had permitted the water
to run very low and two Of the tubes had melt
| ed. It was most fortunate thing that the DIS
covery was made so soon, as in a i probability
| i've or ten minutes more time would have been
quite sufficient to cause terrible explosion,
which would have doubtless resulted in the
destruction Of human life as tine hands were
ali at work and in close proximity to the
boiler"
Jacksonville Union: about 12 O'Clock on
Saturday night while Mr.. W. H. Brown was on
his way home from Longs store, in East Jack
sonville, and when near Mrs Weldon's house,
he was accosted by two white men, decently
dressed and partly masked, and ordered to
halt Mr. Brown states that he drew pistol,
when one Of the men fired at him and he re-
turned the fire. Several shots were fired.
which resulted in Mr.. Browns receiving a
wound in his thigh and another ball passed
through some packages that he had in his arm
and lodged in the lining Of his vest He made
his way home as rapidly as possible without
being overtaken by the robbers. and DR.. Bald
win.was sent for and dressed his wound. The
robbers are supposed to be the same who rob
bed Mr.. Prevatt OF a watch a week or so ago."
Jacksonville Union: During the month Of
April there were 4,4sS crates Of vegetables
brought to this city from points up the river
not including the amount brought here by the
Sc Johns. It being impossible for us to get the
dgures, owing to the absence of her agent) as
follows: B4ya's Line, 2.26s; DeBary's Line,
4 442; City Of AFFORD, 1 200: CIark's Line, li58
Port Royal, go; Arrow, IN; other steamers,
we have allowed two crates to the barrel, as a
large portion OF the vegetables shipped and es-
p@eially cabbsges, are shipped in barrels Be
sides the vegetables the City of Sanford
brought ia April 3,e40 cabbage palmetto buds.
The above figures are correct except in the |
amount received per the steamer City Of San
ford. The books belonging to the boat having |
been lost, it is impossib to get at accurate |
figures"
Ocala LdcOn: Last Monday morning groans
were heard in q house near the Peninsular
depot. and q colored man by the name OF Mel |
son Merchant was at the same time seen run
ming away from the building. Some parties
went in and a horrible spectacle presented it.
self A cOlored man, by the name of Lee
Jones, was lying on the floor with one chop in
the back part Of his head, and the top of his
skull crushed in in two places, from which his
brains were oozing. Near by Law an axe, pa 'nted
with blood of the unfortunate man. His pock- |
cts were turned and the evidence was complete |
to show the double crime OF murder and rob |
til .~Wn-,
dead man had q companion by the name of
John Flower, with whom he had been work |
ing Saturday before the murder both were
paid OF and it is well known that Lee Jones |
mad about forty dollars in his pocket. 1t is also
ascertained that these three parties were to go
on on the train on Monday, and that Flower
and Lee Jones slept in the same house Sunday
night. Monday nothing could be seen OF Flow
er, and nothing OF his Whereabouts is yet
kaown. Nelson says he was going for help |
when seen running, and that he is innocent OF
the crime charged"
Tallahassee F!orfdidn: "Dr. Edwin L'Engle, |
Of Gainesville, gentleman well known in this |
community, reached here with his family last |
Tuesday evening. The Doctor is travelling for |
the recovery OF lost health by a somewhat |
unusual mole OF transportation in these days |
of railroad and steamboat lines He was Just |
two weeks in coming from Gainesville to Tai |
lahasSee. DE travels IN light, covered |
wagon, drawn by two horses. having another, |
still lighter, drawn by large mule, for the |
transportation OF tent baggage, supplies |
aIQ CuAAuaAy ADPACIACAeo. no Occu |
tenting it, leading a somewhat no |
madic life in East and South Florida |
for four months past, with decided benefit to |
his health With him came his mother his |
wife and three children, and a colored man |
and woman. His hunting outfit is three guns. |
the finest marksman Of the party being Mrs. |
L'Engle. After q short so5ourn here, where |
he has his tent stretched in the rear OF the |
dwelling Of his brother the State Treasurer, |
the doctor will leave for Colorado, where he |
expects to spend some time in tent life We
sincerely hope the result may be thorough |
restoration TO health from one OF the least |
durable Of all diseases-consumptiOn."