Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-23
j. HI. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.

Ter that interests US all as good Citizens
anu second only in Importance to Chris
sore. It is blot upon our civiliza-
lon; It is the demon which has caused
and still causes more deaths and suffering
@ man war, pestilence and famine. Be it said
% their credit the people of Brooks county
nave nave not sought TO load any candidate for
e once with the whisky issue. If this issue is
% come IN Brooks county. let it come up on its
own merits, and, If properly made the FTee
TTesS VIII be found on the right side.''
II, brunswick is certainly looking uD. At the
last meeting OF Council the reDorf Of the com
dr.1t So omme2dlng the opening OF public
uI-Ve way around the eastern part Of the citv
was ADOPTED. and we presume the work win
InmeOlatelY be done. or at least in time for
feI1 i1oI,,is summers enjoyment The drive will
lnciude Newcastle street to the marsh. at
winch point it will turn and follow the marsh
70 Glouceston street. and thence come hack to
i tne shell road. This viii open up a truly de-
llghtrul route and make most pleasant drive
espec ally in summer.
blessed are the peace Makers The Parry
nome journal publishes the following Incl
dent OF social life in that county:
For two years past a prominent citizen ~
this county and his wife have been senaretad
The case gave rise to considerable Iitioation
ana the dockets OF the Superior Court at every
, eerIl, announced the trial OF the matter, or
some OF It's collateral issues Through the in
| proposition OF friends the parties were brought
/ -px % Monday last. and all their differ
49, -. s-aesoIlty settled. They left Perry
eefesner Tor their home in the country the
s 8 ,t sl''' 9a Afnez theKs viii ever more
- ..|''. &efFa aa1as~
s7ssh 2 tssAs4W Nsl4rNr.
a'ak kldzIUR 1 a &
Mr.. L W. Dallas. 6f la III .'.'''| A # |E..s
to us from Williamsburg 2. O.. 18ifetson
county. enclosing a twist of tobacco &c this
years growth, from Orinoeo Sc ed sent him two
years $50 from Gainesville, Ca. In the note
| accompanying the specimen he says: Il gave
/ it fair trial this year planted a quarter of
an acre, upon which had upwards of 500 hills.
which yielded one pound Of tobacco to every
five plants, little over one hundred pounds to
the quarter of an acre planted 1t is well
adapted to our climate and soil" Mr., d. fur
I ther says he has been raising his own tobacco
for the past eighteen years, and that his pres
ent crop, specimen Of which he sent us. is
the best he has ever raised for chewing and
smoking purposes. He will plant
one acre next year. He is never bothered with
the tobacco worm. His plan is to plant what
is called the four-o'clock flower around his
tobacco patch upon which the flies gather at
sunset. and his house cats, of which he has
several, take to setting for them every even
ing, and will devOur them as fast as they show
themselves on the tobacco plants. Mr.. d. saws
he has tobacco now which is three years old Of
his own raising The sample sent us is evi-
IDENTIFY the pure stuff without anyintermixture
Of foreign ingredients to give it sweetness to
the taste. I'VE shall be glad to have Mr.. Dallas
experience in full in reference to his next crop.
We have received nicely gotten up pamph-
let, being an annual review of the business.
progress and improvements of Waldo, Fla,
the pleasantly located town on the main line
of the Transit Railroad, the junction of the
Peninsula Railroad and the western terminus
Of the Santa Fe canal; 81 miles from Fernan-
dina, Sc miles from Jacksonville, 46 miles from
Ocala and II miles from Cedar Keys. 1t shows
q remarkable growth both in population and
material prosperity. The population Of the
town is about five hundred. the majority being
white settlers. representing the Eastern, Wes-
tern. Northwestern, Middle and Southern States
Of the Union.
The Leon county farmers complain Of the
shortness in the bundles of ties purchased for
their cotton crops. which they say are short
/ invariably two ties to the bundle Where the
fault lies is not ascertained.
The Library Association Of Madison has or
/ ganized minstrel troupe composed Of Madi-
sons finest musical talent
A new post office has been established at
| Haulover, Brevard county.
The grand jury OF Orange county have
| found true bill againt Hunter and Lasten-
ger. the parties arrested for the murder OF the
Nebbs at Spring Centre. Their trial will
/ come off at the spring termsot the Icourt
Allen Padget, the alleged murderer Of
/ Lany, was brought to Enterprise on Monday
last by the Sheriff of Brevard county and de-
livered to Sheriff Cone, according to the order
Of Judge Cooke. and lodged in jail His trial
will come or at the spring term of the court
! A correspondent in a note from Rock Ledge,
Brevard county, corrects a statement going
the rounds OF the press that there is consider
able sickness in that county. He says there is
very little sickness in the county outside of
political fever. We take pleasure in correcting
the error, and hope that the political fever
may terminate in the complete restoration Of
the county to political health by the success of
the Democratic mode of treatment.
4 fish and vegetable market will soon be
| opened at alatka.
At recent meeting OF the Finley Campaign
/ Club IN Lees6urg, quite number of ladies
/ were enrolled as members. Who can doubt
/ General FInleys success now?
It is thought that the person whose skeleton
| was found in Hernando recently, was murder
/ ed about four months ago. BuckshOt were
found imbedced in the bones Of the spine
I
| could be identified.
De Land Agrtculttrrist: 1--WE have had an
accession OF forty or fifty labofers in our com
munity during the last few months, and all
have had work. Much land is being cleared
and in the low lands many bitches have been
dug to prepare for future orange groves"
Barlow Informant: There have been many
arrivals of new settlers ia the vicinity of Bar
tow in the past week, and we hear Of many
others on the way. The fall and winter tide
has fairly set in and we look for a large iu-
crease OF population in the next few months.
There is room and hearty welcome for ALL
Hons. wik. Call. United States Senator for
Florida: sam PascO. Chairman State Conser-
vative Democratic Executive Committee, and
r. H. NJ. Davidson, Conservative Democratic
nominee for Congress, spoke Friday in Brooks
vile to a large audience. They awakened par
ty enthusiasm and received fattering enco-
miums from all present.
The municipal election at BrooksviIle re-
suited in the election Of the following ticket:
Mayor, A. NJ @. Russell; Marshal, n. B.
Rhodes: Tax Assessor, W. NJ. Garrison; TreasIl-
rer, L. B. Sanders; Town-Clerk. ]. T. Han
cock; Tax Collector. Fred. L. Robertson. Al
dermen: John ]. Hale John G. Calhoun, E. Fl.
TomIinson, G. @. Keathly.
Bisbee, in recent speech at Leesburg, SAID:
1T will be to the interest Of the people of this
Congressional district to make me their next
Congressman. for Finley. if elected, will not
be able 70 secure any benefits to the district,
as the Republican Congress will not cooperate
with him. while l, through my Republi. an
friends, will be able 70 obtain the passage Of
any bill wanted"
Mr. Benson, foreman at Dutton & Co s ex-
tensive ginning works, at Gainesville, met with
an accident on Tuesday which nearly put an
end to his life. His clothing caught in the
band, and he suddenly whirled round two
revolutions of the wheel passing through a
hole two feet square or less each time The
first time he went through head first, the next
time feet first Being entirely stripped OF
clothes the last time round, he dropped down
badly bruised. but with no bones broken. He
is not considered to be dangerously hurt.
Mr.. c. D. Furman, of Fairbanks, in Alachua
county. the founder Of the thriving little viii
lage, who settled there alone and in the woods |
only few years ago, says the AidchUd AdUO- |
cate, has now probably the finest orange grove |
for its age in the State. He has 5000 orange |
trees nine years old, !, 500 budded peach trees |
OF very choice varieties besides a number of |
pecan, Japan persimmon. plum and many |
other varieties OF fruit trees on the place. |
Although over seventy years Of age. he is as
-hctive and energetic as most men Of forty, and |
Fairbanks is proud OF him
The following civil appointments have been
made and duly commissioned the past week: |
A Hankins, to be MEMBER of Board of Health |
in and for the village Of Millview. Escambia |
county: A H. Helvenston, to be Superinten- |
dent OF Schools in and for the county Of Sum-
ter; Ben Dowd. to be Notary Public in and for |
the State-at-large; Wilson L. Raley. TO be
Justice of the Peace in and for the county of !
Holmes: George s. Roux, to be Inspector of |
Timber and Lumber in and for the county of |
Nassau; A. O. Clark, to be County Judge in ana |
for the county of Sumter.
Jacksonville URiOB, 2ist: "The news OF a |
very brutal murder, which took place about |
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