Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-21
Florida Affairs
The new court house at Maids

The new court house at Madison has at last
been completed.
Work is progressing rapidly all along the
line Of the new Pensacola and Atlantic Rail-
road.
The trains Of the Florida Southern Railway
will make their appearance in OcaIa this week
One hundred and thirty nine deeds have been
recorded in the County Clerks off1ce at Green
Cove Spring since August 18th.
Work on the Jacksonville. Tampa and Key
West Railway is still progressing at Tampa,
under the supervision Of Engineer Carter.
The Sea Island Route steamers are carrying
large quantities Of baled palmetto. which Is
being shipped to the company's mill at Valley
Forge.
The Florida Southern Railway contemplates
putting up new mills along its line Of road at
once. Two are now in course Of erection, one
at MeMeekin and the other at Magnesia.
The land belonging to the Methodists Of Bar
tow is to be sold on May 10th at auction, and
the proceeds arising therefrom 20 te applied
to the building of church.
Contracts fer getting the ties for the first four
miles Of the Live Oak. Tampa and Charlotte
Harbor Railroad have been awarded.
Fifty-nine pieces of real estate were sold by
the Tax Collector at Green Cove Spring on
Monday, the Sth inst ant, for nOn-payment of
taxes. The State bought twenty-five pieces
and private individuals thirty-four
A cargo Of ice recently arrived at Pensacola
and several hundred tons were frozen into one
solid cake. It was removed by hewing it off in
pieces
Tuesday evening thieves entered Mr.. t. T.
EdgertOn's grocery store. at Green Cove
Spring, and attempted to open the safe by
boring into the lock. They succeeded in boring
almost through the safe door, when they were
frightened away.
The demolition of the old Dungenness ruins
was completed on Thursday last battering
ram was employed instead of blasting pow
der and the old walls soon gave way before its
repeated blows. The work of tearing down
was by no means light, as the walls were as
strong and firm as solid rock.
Titusyille came near being burned up last
Tuesday by strong wind driving a forest fire
into the place. Fortunately the citizens made
a successful fight against the flames, only few
outbuildings Of little value and boat on the
ways being destroyed.
Ocaia special to Jacksonville Union: ''DIr
c. II. PinckstOn. an uncle of the lately de-
past acting Postmaster at this place, commit
ted suicide to-day by blowing his brains out
with a pistol Business troubles, in no way
connected with the post Office, are supposed to
have been the cause Of the rash act Though
a young man, Mr. PinckstOn was the oldest
native citizen of Ocala, aad was highly es-
teemed''
Alachua AdUocate: ''week before last the
shocking act Of wife killing was charged on
VIM h. Dykes. white man living on the place
OF Mr.. Benjamin Boulware. on Santa Fe Lake
few days before the death of Mrs. Dykes
her husband, it is said. gave her beating
from the effects OF which she fingered several
days ami died Under preliminary ex amina-
tion before Magistrate Fletcher, Dykes has
been committed to jail TO await the investiga-
ton Of the case by the grand jury. Mrs. Dykes
was a daughter OF the late NJ Whit Smith
Esq, of Lake City"
Lake City Reporter: ION Saturday last two
bunkO sharpS defrauded poor fellow from the
country out of four dollars of his hard earn
ings. Marshal Bethea caught them near a
hammock. and. after making them refund the
money, had them to strip OF their coats and
vests and supplied each with well seasoned
hickory canes and made them lay it on each
other in handsome aD-jacket' style. Ever and
anon, amid the heavy blows. the Marsha's
voice could be heard: Lay it on harder BOYS
il you want to get or They left. having beat
each others shirts TO shrods ana Iert nuTnoer
less traces on each others hacks. Lake City
and bunkO don't assimilate."