Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-21
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The Democracy in Gadsden county have de-
clared for a Constitutional Convention.
At the municipal election at Leesburg the
other day, one negro, two white Republicans
one Greenbacker and one Democrat were
elected IS the Board Of Aldermen. and DR.. n.
G. Stevens CDemocrat) wss elected Mayor to
preside over this conglomeration. Won't he
have nice timer
There are q number of strangers in South
Florida hunting homes,
Mr. VIM H Carroll has taken a position on
the Live Oak Bulletin as associate editor.
Battery G. third United States Artillery, now
at Tampa. will relieve Battery F. now at st.
Augu stine. The latter company goes to San
Antonio Texas.
Mr.. ]. J. lowers, living near Live Oak, died
on the 9Th inst. from the effec-s of an overdose
of morphine. He had been suffering intensely
from sore eyes, and to relieve the pain took too
much of the fatal drug.
First-class mail matter from Pensacola for
Jacksonville is detained at quarantine station
from twelve to twenty-four hours for fumiga-
ton. Second, third and fourth class matter is
quarantinsd.
The entire tax to be collected in Marion
county this year is IA mills. Last year it was
IS. Last year the taxable property was a little
over 81. .59O,CCO, and this year It Is over $2,50O,
eco. This increase in taxable property is due
considerably to the taxable railroad propertg
EP. Andreu, of St Augustine Thursday at
10 a. m. in fishing with his net for turtles,
cqught q fourteen-foOt saw fish. with O saw
three feet ten inches. The monster weighed
between seven and eight hundred pounds, and
drove his teeth many times into the sides Of
the boat.
Mr. Steve Strickland, Of HflIsborOugh county.
D fraa pvffh
the ist of January. he has killed enough TO put
around 80 treee, and is now pretty well ad-
vsnced on the second round. he thinks, IL he
has good luck. he will finish up by the 1st OF
October.
F q. Hewett. of New Smyrna, commenced
this year with less than $50 colonies OF bees,
and has shipped in ell 2l,0OO pounds Of honey
from them. This at III cents per pound the
nrice he obtains for itl would be S210O. He
says that 1000 hives coui7 be supported easily
within one mile of his house aud would be able
10 obtain all the honey they wanted.
A wagon load OF immigrants from Illinois
passed through Lave City on TUESDAY morning
last en- route for VOlusia. The party consisted
OF six ladies' and four gentlemen. end had been
IN route several weeks. The horses looked Fat
and comparatively fresh. The men are hardy
anf the ladies have the fresh, beauteOus bloom
az the hills upon their cheeks. Their object is
the growth of fruit
lat Thursday a man named Turner was ar
rested at De Land. under suspicion of being
concerned iu the Netf robbery and murder.
He attempted 10 prove an ahbi, but was nos
verv successful He said he could prove by a
gentleman that he was at work for lin before
the murder. on the west sice OF the river. The
gentleman's evidence corrooorated the state
ment but stated in addition that Turner left
him the morning before the murder, taking
with him q double-barrel GU, and not return
ing for fOrty-eight hours.
John Key Taylor has been commissioned
Postmaster at sperance. W. w. Dewhurss at
St Augustine. A ross office has been estab-
lished at Chaffin, Santa Rosa county, and at
Wflliston, Levy county. Jon alilligan has been
commissioned Postmaster at Chaffin and John
b. Epperson al WilistOu. post Office has
been established at WOrthington. Bradford
county. John r. Crow has been commissioned
Postmaster at Hawkinsvile; James Paine, Jr.,
at St Lucie The post Office at Fayetteville,
Iafayette county, has been discontinued. Mary
r Hodges has been commissioned PostmiS-
tress at WOrthington.
Lieutenant ]. W. SacI1ett, of the United
States Engineer Corps, is IN st. Augustine su-
perintending the improvement OF Fort Marion.
He took charge August "a, and the contractor
is to finish By September 2l. The improvements
will cost about g, 500. and comprise two new
bridoes: the first one is IS feet long oy 10 feet
wide very strong; the second is 90 feet long by
~ feet wide. and leads to the gate. The sally
port will be scraped above and on sldes, hsoreo
and pIastered. a new drain Will De placed con
meeting parade centre with main ditch. case
ments one, two and four. will receive special
improvements such as f1Ors, doors, WINDOWS,
whitewash and two coats OF paint, and wlncoW
shutters will be placed on these easements
Toe following extract from private letter
from DR.. Scales. in charge OF the quarantine
station at Ship Island, dated september IOIh,
tells sad story Of the condition or the oerks
blnceDzo Accame and Rosa Is, which leIt rem
saeola about the beginning of the yellow IeVer
scare: TIE Italian baTks Viocenzo Accane
and ROsa are having a terrible time, ana tne
end yet to come. Mate OF the former oled
THURSDAY night, and the Captain OF the latter
died this morning. The former arrived with
one dead body on board one dying and one
very sick that died sOou after arrival; then the
mate, who refused to come to the hospital until
he had thrown up black vomt and was in
dying condition. The Rosa b arrived with the
mate, DOatswain and cook sick, the former dy-
ing on board and the last named in the hospi-
tai, the boatswain being returned to vessel con
valescent. Up to date the entire crew Of thir-
teen have been attacked, three being brought
to hospital this morning, and one OF them dy-
ing at the time. The Captain was attacked on
Monday last and only came TO the hospital on
Friday morning when the water was very
high, and packed him to hospital on my back.
Deaths on Rosa B, to date: Captain, mate,
cook and seaman, aud there is one lad now
dying and two doubtful cases in hospital, be-
sides one too recent 70 form an opinion, and
one that think will recover. Their procrasti-
nation in coming into the hospital and the
storm have had terrible effec: on the sick