Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-16
Florida Affairs.


Orange county.
John Williams shot and killed Joe Waters,
colored. on the 9th, at Blackwater Santa Rosa
county. Cause, jealousy
Nearly ten millions superficial feet of timber
and lumber were shipped from Pensacola dur
ing the month OF April.
Several hundred barrels Of pine apples were
shipped last week from Key Largo.
The work is progressing finely on the Jack
sonvilIe Tampa and Key West Railroad
A heavy hail storm injured a portion Of the
crops seriously in Sumter county Friday week.
an examination will be held in Monticello on
the 3Oth inst, of applicants from the First
Congressional District for the vacant cadetship
at West Point
The Ocala LGcon says that an Episcopal
Church will soon be erected at Orange Lake
Station. A fine lot, three hundred dollars,
and half the lumber required for the build
ing, have been contributed.
1t is said by people residing in Alachua
county that there were shipped from Micanopy
and vicinity last season fifteen thousand boxes
of oranges and thirty-niIe thou and crates of
vegetables.
ne School Board Of Leon county has nearly
extiuguished its indebtedness Of S1c, 900.
Fifty new buildings are going up in Pensa-
cola and the saw mills and brick yards cannot
supply the demand for material
The work Cf grading on the Leesburg and
Indian River Railroad. says the Leesburg
Aduduce. is rapidly progressing. In very
short while, Judging from the progress now
being made. the work will be completed
IL nd
dred men on the sporging grounds from Key
West alone. says the Democrat.
President Iugraham has just returned to
Sanford from Boston. where he received in
structiOBs 10 extend the ~Outh lorida Rail
roed twenty miles toward Barlow.
Last week two of Mr.. Jesse Hurst's children
were badly injured ~ Live Oak by being brown
from a wagon bv the horses attached thereto
taking fright and running away.
There are thirty-four public schools in
Escamhia count5. The value or school prop
ertv is S1O0G0, and the cost of schools for the
past term was S6,32o.
Two darkies were in a boat fishing in Lake
Lafayette. near Tallahassee, last week, when
one fell asleep, and during his nap his com
panion had it and fell into the water and
was drowned. all Of which happened without
wa king the other brother.
Mr.. NJ L. Baker. of VOlusia. passed through
Sanford last MOndsv with d. NJ. Norton, &C.
and chain in Orlando After his capture on
the Rosa at Volusia he admitted having stolen
the money and watch.
A bun was disc 3vered in a we'll or sink hole
in Suwanee county last week. thirty feet below
the surface. and seemed to he uniniured He
vas missing a week before discovered. and was
allowed TO remain there for about two months
before being taken out He was fed daily by
his owner while in the well.
The Ocala Banner reports that Mr.. W. W.
80. nTw-frm N.r.rrN Ill.
OF Ocala. had his trunks rified last Saturday by
a lad thirteen years old, a temporary inmate of
bis home. The youth got away with 1900 in
gold and over SOD in greenbaczs and silver
He was overtaken at Waldo and brought back
and most OF the money recovered.
Orlando Reporter: "a system OF canals is
now in hand TO connect Lake Johns with Lake
Beauc' air. and Besuclair with Dora This
with the present connection between Lakes
Dora and EustiS, viii enable the Ocklawaha
river steamers to penetrate as far as the south
ern extremity OF Lake Apopka, and pOssibl,
Dass on into Lake Johns, opening up all that
fertile region to water transportation"
Friday morning about four O'Clock the store
of Wilson & Wall, IN Putnam Rail, in Putnam
county, was totally destroyed by fire. Mr.
Wall discovered the building on fire on being
awaken by his wife, who beard a noise she
could not account for. &r. Wall did not even
save the books or accounts OF the business
The loss on the goods was about 81 00J: in
surance in The Phoenix for about $3.50.
Jacksonville Union: "On Wednesday night
a thief entered the store Of Mr.. J o. Quigley's
at Mandarin and stole between $500 and 500 in
cash from the safe. The thief entered one of
the windows and went immediate y to the safe,
which was supplied with a combination lock
and unlocked il, showing that ne was either
a quainted with the lock or a professional
burglar. Yesterday morning the window, wss
found open and the money drawer on the
piazza. All of the money, except - bill was
gone. Mr.. Quigley was sleeping within short
istauce of the window when the thief en-
tered, and his brother was aseeD in a room on
the second floor Of the building, and imme-
diatel, shove the safe The clerk is positive
that he locked the safe before shutting up on
the previous right. No clue TO the thief had
been found up to ten O'Clock yesterday morn
ing"
Jacksonville Times: ''The residence Of Mrs
Laidlsw wss entered BY a burglar a few nights
ago A Tines reporter called on Mrs Iaidlaw
Who told the fOllOWing story: At tabOut twelve
o'c Ock last Cruesday) night l was awakened
BY some one working at the bureau drawer IN
my room. Thinking my little daughter, who
sleeps with me. had risen, i felt for her and
found her asleep at the foot OF the bed. then
ru.,.ed and saw man standing at the bureau
feeling around. He opened one or the drawers
and took the contents out and piled them on
he floor / was afarid TO call out for fear he
might attack me. Finally. as he opened the
other drawer / touched my daughter and
asked her VINO il was at the bureau. She re-
piled, 1t is a man. mamma l then spoke to
him and raised myself suddenly in bed, when
ne ran out, leaving all the things on the floor
He came in by the door, which was loosely
locked. / could not tell certainly, but think Il
was a white man. He was large and pOrtly.
Mrs Laidlaw stated that she had not informed
the police Of the facts"
PaIatka Journal 1lth inst: "Mr. Henry
Notes. living some twelve miles west of
Palatka. filed an affidavit yesterday charging
one James a colOred man, with an assault
with intent to kill. Monday event z James
went 10 Notes house and asked him to sell
him some provisions which Notes refused to
do. He then left, but returned about two
O'Clock Tuesday morning, and falling Notes
to the door, told him an outbuilding was on
fire. Something shout the negros manner
made Notes hesitate few minutes, but finally
he went out and proceeded toward the build
ing Reaching the gate, movement on the
part Of James reaWakened his suspicious,
and he hastily retraced his steps to the house
and procured his gun. Returning, as he STEP
ped outside Of the kitchen door, the negro
graspe1 him y the throat. trying TO throw
him. and &C the same time trying to strike
him with an immense maui which he he'd in
his hand Mr. Notes struggled with his as
sailant, at the same time crying to his wife and
one Brown for assistance. Mrs. Notes finally
came to the rescue, armed with a knife, and
the negro fed, followed by a shot from Mr.
Notes The struggle was an exciting and ex-
hausting one. and Mr.. Notes is CLEARLY OF the
opinion that James meant TO murder him."
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