Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-06

Tue AdIAdufa CONftcF announces the de-
struction by fire, on the night OF the 10th ult,
Ct the Walton county court house, together
with all the records. The MasOns lost all their
furniture. etc. in their lodge room in the
same building. IL was the act Of an incen-
diary.
A gentleman few days since, caught
large black bass with his hands in Lake
Harvey. v Uhich was in the last sgonies of death.
The bass had attempted to swallow a smaller
fish aud in doing so had choked itself. 1t died
after capture, and weighed ten pounds.
Captain Townsend. the cross-tie contractor
on the Pensacola and tlantic Railroad had
narrow escape from death few days since.
While in Jackson county making calculations
a tree, which had long since fallen and lodged
in another tree, suddenly fell striking the
Captain and skiuning his side badly.
Arrangements have been made with the
Southern Express Company for vegetable ship
ments North via Live Oak This will greatly
facilitate transportation Of the growers vege-
tables along the line of the Jacksonville Pen
sacOla and Mobile Railroad.
Steamers from Fufaula. Ala. arrive every
day ct Chattahoochee with cargOes of iron,
spikes. etc for the new Pensacola and Allan
tic Railroad. Fifty thousand bricks for the
bridge atutments have also arrived. From
twelve te fifteen piles are driven at the Chatta-
connecting the Pensacola and Atlantic and the
Jacksonville. Pensacola and Mobile on the east
side Of the ChattahOCchee river has been COM
pleted.
leeGnIIrC .AnrUnCe. '-On thursday evening
we were pleased to meet in our Office Mr.. w
f. Mckay, who has the contract for grading
on the Leesburg and Indian River Railway
from this place five miles west. He is now
making active preparations for commencing
the work OF grading, the said work to begin
Monday or Tuesday morning"
Cedar Keys Journal: Large quantities OF
cedar have been gotten out of the hammock
within the past year. Some parties are now
engaged in putting il on the railroad for ship
in, ba rras
ting it out in cord wood, will extend the mar
ketable supply very considerably"
At Suwannee Station few days ago John
Coats was stabbed in gu lrrel by Allen Viii
liams Williams surrendered himself.
CAPTAIN J. E Lord, Of the yacht Newport,
rescued two tourists whose boat capsiZed in
the river near Jacksonville few days ago.
Palabka Herald: 1T is said that the oyster
| beds on Indisn river are ineXhaustibe The
great heds about Hampton Roads and around
New York cannot in a few years meet the
demand. The construction Of our Indian Ri
yer Railroad will start up a new enterprise
down there in the oyster canning business, no
doubt"
Mrs. W. R. Taylor, of Tyner, Who has been
insane for more thaa a year. escaped at mid
night Wednesday last from her room, in which
she was kept at her house, and has not been
found. Fears are entertained of her having
drowned herself.
Tampa Tribune: Capt John B. Walton ha
j. -
the Florida Land and improvement Company,
t. make a prelinaTy survey for a canal from
the head OF old Tampa Bay to Lake Butler,
thence to AncOlete river, taking elevations to
show il this work is practicable and what
amount OF cutting would be required to give
eight feet depth of water in canal and how
much it would lower Lake Butler"
Jacksonville Times: From Mr.. W. H. Glea-
son, OF RrevRrd county, wltoEa as just returned
10 this city from that section, we learn that
week before last fearful forest fires prevailed
in the neighbOrhoOd of Titusvile, on the In
dian river, greatly endangerirg that town,
which would doubtless have been consumed
but for the efforts of those who had assembled
there TO attend the Circuit Court. Mr. g. also
informs US that two dwellings formerly be-
longing to General Varnum, of Gainesville, and
his son. Mr. John p Varnum. of the Times at
Eau Gallie, were consumed by IRE one day last
week.
jacksonville Union: Hon. G. D. Willard
purchased last week from the trustees of the
old Pensacola and Georgia Railroad q. P. &
NJ one hundred and fOrty-One thousand acres
of land. lying between Lake City and Quincy.
This is the last Of the property remaining in
the hands OF the trustees OF the Jacksonville,
Pensacola and Mobile Railroad. The land is
very valuable, and is located in one of the best
and most popular sections of Florida. It will
be a most desirable acquisition to the large
landed interests already owned in Florida by
Mr.. Willard and his friends"
Pensacola AdUdnce- Gazette: last Sunday
between the hours OF eleven and twelve, the
resi- fence Of Mr. s. B. Hutchinson. on Gregory
street was entered by a negro, and clothing
stolen. The thief was discovered by Mrs
Hutchinson, who awOke and saw him at the
foot of the bed She Immediately aroused Mr.
Hutchinson, who gave chase and fired his re
vOlver at the retreating thief. Two parties ne
groes, were arrested in the morning upon sffi-
daviJ made by Mr.. Hutchinson After pre-
liminary examination held by Justice Shacsel
ford, they were placed under bonds of 500
each 70 appear at the next term OF the Circuit
Court "
St Mary's correspondent Fernandina Mirror
During the past week We have had the pleas
ure Of seeing our new neighbor, Mr.. Carnegie.
and friends in our streets He and they are
quite pleased with this section. and more than
pleased with the purchase OF historic Dun
gene ss' The new mansion will be worthy of
its glorious site; the style, early English gothic
OF commanding proportions, yet beautiful IN
detail. aud built Of granite. will form noble
object in a noble landsc ape. In fact. there can
be no question that Mr. G rnegie has secured
the most picturesque estate In the South
Rumo- saws he has also purchased the great
stafford estate OF eight thousand acres Jim
mediatey adjoining DungenesS on the north).
one of the richest and most productive
whether for stock raising or agricultural pur
pOsesl in Georgia"
Orlando Reporten 1--WE are pleased to an
nounce that the Society Of Jesus-knOwn as
Jesuits-have formally accepted the munidcent
off-r Of lands made by Hon. James NJ. Wilcox,
of Lake Maitland. Orange county, upon which
10 erect a tnOuaSteIg hHu COnfcu1 a. tAifAO pl@SS
for the SOuth Florida missions, from which
will be supplied priests for The missions, and
nuns for teachers. in Catholic communities.
The lands embrace twenty-eight acres, adjOin-
ing the church and grounds recently donated
20 Rt Rev. John Moore, ID. D Bishop Of st
Augustine, by Mr. Wilcox, which were blessed
and dedicated by the Bishop on the 18th of
February last Fifteen scres of the tract have
been set out with 1C01 orange trees. which
will be the source of considerable income in
FIVE or six years, and Of course eincrease as time
advances