Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-21

Jacksonville Union: Last Friday night
hearing a noise in the workshop. Mr. W. d.
Condor, the jeweler, went in time to see
negro passing out of the window through which
he had entered. and to discover the floor litter
ed with watches, etc. He chased him to the
fence, but the thief succeeded in escaping.
This is the third time Mr.. Condor has been vic
timiZed in like manner. and it is high time the
Gu 'prit was found and punished. A negro
named John Lewis has ACKNOWLEDGED his guilt
OF the frst two charges (when he took about
Sl30 worth Of goods and Mr. Condor strongly
suspects him of this last raid through which he
lost seven or eight more watches"
Jacksonville Times: Captain W. NJ David
son, who received the appointment several
days ago OF manager OF the railway lines from
this city to the Chattshoochee. on Wednesday
issued his official circulars to employees Of the
roads, and to the officials of other roads, for
mally assuming control. The changes neces-
STATED by this arrangement will be as follows:
Mr. j /. Laird Will have the immediate super
vision of the Jacksonville. Pensacola aud Mo
bile Road, as Superintendent with headquar-
ters at Tallahassee. The entire line win be
under one management, of course. and Mr.. T.
w. Roby, who has for some time been Treasu-
rer Of t. e Florida Central. will hereafter be
Treasurer Of both roads The appointment Of
other necessary officials has not yet been an
nounced."
The Columbia (AIa) Enterprise saws. 1--WE
learn from ]. L Tucker. Esq. of Cottonwood,
this county, that on Friday of last we k, near
CampbelltOn. Florida, a Mr.. Ledbetter was
shot in the neck and face by one Mr. Whitfield.
From what Mr. T. had learned it appeared
that Whitfield had been accused of maltreating
his wife. and that Ledbetter whether relative
OF Mrs W. not stated had threatened to have
warrant for tre arrest of Whitfield. He rer-
haps did get a warrant. whereupOn Whitfield
took donble-barrel shotgun and went to see
Ledbetter, as he said to settle the affair. Led
better put him off for time, but after some
words Whitfield got inside the house aud
fired upon Ledbetter from the window with
one barrel and was in the act of firing the
other when he was prevented by some one in
the house. One barrel was charged with buck
shot and the other with bird charge. and it
was said that while intending to shoot Ledbet
ter with the charge of buckshot Whitfield MAZE
mistake and fired the bird charge. After
doing the shooting Whitfield left, and was
traced as far as Gordon. It. is supposed he
crossed at that place into Georgia Ledbetter
was not dead when we heard last, but the
wounds were considered fatal"
jacksonville Times. 18th: Palmetto Block,
owned by Dr. A s Baldwin, is one of the large
business blocks of West Bay street, occupying
an extended frontage between Pine and Laura
streets. Cohen Broth rs occupy an immense
store on the ground floor, and there is num-
Der or other prominent business houses in the
same building. The second floor is occupied
b offices and sleeping rooms The Doctors
Baldwin, the Ellises. Colony. Talbot & Co.,
and others, have their offices on that floor and
the Messrs. Cohen, Vincent Betto saloon
keeper, of No. 50 West Bay street, and Others
have their sleeping apartments there
On retiring night before last, Mr. Botto
put his trousers, with his pOcketbook con
tanning $40 in money under his pillow. He is
an 'rly riser and wakes easily. His father
iB-law, who occupies the NJ Xt room, rose early
yesterday morning and called Mr.. Botto. but
received no reply He opened the door, was
alarmed by the smell of chloroform that per-
vaded the apartment and at once took vigor-
Gus measures to awaken his son-in law, which
at length ne succeeded in doing. Mr.. Botto's
pocketbook and money were gone, the pock'
being cut out of the trousers. The door was
partly open. The Messrs. Cohen were drugsed
and robbed in the same manner, losing a
watch and a small sum of money, valued al
together at $780,"