Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09
Florida Affairs.

One hundred and forty men are now getting
out crOssties Tor the Palatka and Indian River
Railroad.
The shipments of vegetables over the Florida
Southern Railroad for the first three days Of
this week aggregated the large amount Of s, 900
packages
Corn looking finely in Polk, silking and
tasseling, and some Of the farmers are laying
by their crops of that grain.
A young man by the name Of Howgate High
tower, of Sanford, was arrested near Apopka
City on the Goth ult., on a charge of horse steal
ing.
The grape crop promises to be very large
this season In Jackson county.
Fifty bundles Of home-tanned leather was
sent North last week by a Lson county gentle
man
A new six-hundred pound bell, for the Catho
lie congregation. has arrived at Tallahassee.
John Flowers. colored. the supposed muir
derer Of Lee Jones. colored, at Ocala on the
2Sd ult, was captured in Tallahassee last Mon
day and returned to Ocala Tuesday.
A negro boy, about twelve years old, was run
over by a train between Tallahassee and Sta
tion One last Saturday afternoon He was
asleep on the track.
Since the commencement of the present cot
ton season. 6,5s1 bales of cotton have been
shipped from Tallahassee.
Mr. Jones Wells, employed at Horne's mill,
at Jasper, hadhis arm broken on the Goth uIt.
in three Places by the machinery.
Between Fernandina and Gainesville, on the
Transit Railroad, there are thirteen saw mills
capacity of each about Il, 900 feet per day.
Two boys captured an otter near Tallahassee
urVlId-y.
The Norwegian ship Friga. now at Pensacola,
is the oldest vessel that ever entered that port,
being S4 years OF age.
Six hundred and fifty dollars is the net pro-
ceedS OF the Episcopal entertainment which
took place at Pensacola on the Goth ult
InJefferson county. according to the Month
cello Constitution, the grasShOppers are be-
ginning t. devastate some Of the cotton fields.
sIr R. W. Ellis. who swallowed fish bone
which lodged in his throat, some ten months
since, died suddenly on the 21th ult, at his
home near Sumterville, from the effects of the
aforementioned accident. A few days be-
fore his death his neck began to swell, and
continued TO co so until he died.
Pensacola Adsaace-Gdzette: 1.-THE steamer
Peerless left on Thursday for Half Moon Bluff.
on the Choctawhatchee river, with railroad
material, Track is Neing laid eastward from
TINS point 70 Marlanna. The steamer Sunfiower
IS expected on Monday "a load with steel rails
for the same point. The Pensacola and At
lantc trains were distributing telegram DOIes
along the line on Friday. Wires will fol-
low the track to Msrianna as soon as the
Escambia bridge is finished. The draw for
this bridge will be here in about a week
We are informed by the Telegraph Company
that poles are distributed along the line he
tween ChattahOOchee and Mariana, and that
this part Of the line will be built right away
connecting Mariana with the telegraph system
OF the country Inc contractors OF the Escam-
bia bridge are progressing with astonishing
rapidity, and there is no doubt that Milton
folks can come to Pensacola by rail by the 4th
OF July. Work will commence on the depot
in few days The first station east of Milton
is Good Range. The country surrounding this
station is the best range for sheep in the South.
Track has been laid twelve miles to the east
ward Of Blackwater."
Jacksonville Union: ''The Episcopal Conven
tion convened in st. Johns Episcopal Church
in this city at II O'Clock Wednesday morning
The opening prayer was said by Rev. J-J
Scott. ID. D.. OF Pensacola. and Rev. G. g. Will
liams.ef Crescent City; after which the Bishop,
assisted by Rev DIR. Scott, Of Pensacola and
Rev R H. Weller, of this city, celebrated the
holy communion. The following clerical dele
gates were present: RevS j. j. Scott, o p
Thackara, R. II. Weller, Sr, w H. Carter. C.
s. Williams. Olive Taylor, j. X. Bicknell. Thos
Bonsal. X. H Weller, Jr., and A. W. Knight
Revs o. P. Thackara and O. 9. Williams
were appointed committee on the Creden.
tials OF Lay Deputies. and reported the fol
lowing present: From st. Johns Church, Jack
8 nville-A- e. Baldwin, NJ. D., J. Daniel, G.
, VI = a. u n.
Peters Church, Fernandina-S. A Swami.
From St. Johns Church, Tallahassee-E K
Foster. From Lake Eustis-E. b. Hore. From
the Holy Comforter, OF Crescent City-H G.
Hubbard. From Grace Mission. Orange PARK
j. 7. Copeland. The convention, later, ad-
JOurned until evening. At the night session the
minutes of the mornings session were read
and approved The following resolution
was passed That this Council approves the
objects Of the Clergymens Retiring Fund So
eiety, and commends it 10 the favorable consId-
Grafton OF the clergy and laity OF the diocese
A communication was read from the Secretary
Of the General Convention upon the subject
Of the ratification of the prayer book. The
miftee report was sfs rscsTed fo Che CON-
mittee on the Corporation of the Diocese. A
committee was appointed TO prepare suitable
the first Secretary of the Diocese
The report of the Executive Board
Of the Diocese was read and received
At Thursdays session the annual reports of the
standing committees were received. The
Treasurpr presented his report, showing that
the total receipts were $3.50 "a. The report
was referred to the Finanee Committee. The
annual report Of the WOman's Auxiliary
Society was received and referred to a special
committee, consisting OF Rev. Q. s. Williams
and Colonel ]. ]. Daniel The total receipts OF
was unanimously elected Register of the Dio-
cese. The following standing committees were
elected: Revs. o. P. Thackara r. H Weller, Q.
= williams and Messrs. Q. A. Swami,
Finance Committees. K Foster, A s
Baldwin. NJ D., w. A. Spence, NJ D., and
Revs. W. H Carter ard Il. w. MeanY. The
following were elected deputies to the General
Convention: Revs j. ]. ScOtt O. 2. Thackare,
K. H. Weller. W. II. Carter and Messrs. h Il.
Dotterer. j J. Daniel. Z. X. Foster and w. +.
Anderson. Rev W. H Carter, D.D.LLD Ph.D.
was elected trustee of the General Theological
Seminary. Rev. J. J. Scott, D. d LID. and
Messrs. ID. A. Finleyson, j. s. Winthrop and H.
Z DOtterer were elected trustees of the Uni
versity Of the South. The following resolution
was passed: That the clerical and lay deputies
present be requested to call the attention Of
their several parishes to the propriety of trans
ferring to the diocese by suitable deeds Of con-
veyance the church property under their
control f"