Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-30
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Calvt Sewell. an industrious colored farmer
OF Bra 'ord county. was murdered on Satur
day lasoy another colored nan named Peter
Joiner. Sewell was workingin his field, when
his slave approached him end fired two loads
OF buckaot into his back The unfortunate
affair oIdnated from d,bt of 81 so, about
which thtwo men had qusreled the day pre-
vious. Jner has departed. and has not been
seen sincthe murder.
bandf the Narkawassee tribe of Indians.
uumberin about forty, live on one of the
tributarieDf the Kissimmee river, a distance
OF twentyiniles from Fort Dade. who, far
from beintroublesome, are Of advantage to
the whites>riug perfectly friendly.
Pensacol is to have a grand pedestrian
match on e 1st prox. The match will be for
$500 a sidewffh distance Of one hundred
miles. openo all competitors. provided they
have dark sns.
On Fridayhe 4th day CT August rext, Har-
rison ClrteHolored. will be hanged in Jack
sOnville for Z murder OF Lewis Adams on the
night OF the h u last January, the warrant
for his execuSn having been received by the
Sheriff on Tuhay Carter has confessed his
guilt. and sayse Only wishes that the day of
execution werearlier.
Governor Bklam delivers the Fourth Of
July Grafton Alatka.
young ladyom Allegheny county. Penn =,
proposes to esblish a school in Florida for
the purpose Of fing instruction in the process
Of Matching silklrm eggs and rearing the in
secrs. She has kn in attendance upon the
school Of the WSen's Silk Culture Associa-
ton in Philadelra.
Colonel B. H. flasher. of Gainesville, but
formerly Of Georl, died at 9 O'Clock Monday
night Of congestit of the stomach Colonel
Thrasher has ba a prominent lawyer of
Gainesville for nnber of years, and a part.
ner NV w. Hanon, Esq, also prominent
attorney. ColoneThrasher was a popular
man and a promiiit candidate for the Demo
cratic nominationlr Congress. He was i'll
but short time. leaves a wife and several
children.
corresponding the Jacksonville Daily
Times. writing frC Gainesville, June 26th
says; AN escapeQurderer from Georgia, a
white man, for wh' recapture a reward of
$1,000 had been off'd by Governor Colquitt.
came into this cqty on the cath inst
Sheriff from GeOra who had pursued him
here, learned ofhis Whereabouts. pro
cured the aSs1sice of Sheriff John
| W. Turner, OF this county. and
| after hot pursuit eceeded in running him
down and capturiueln about eight or ten
| miles north Of this Saturday night When
arrested the prisonerew long knife. and
| getting the drop oIhrner, ordered him to
turn him loose. Thaeriff complied, but SIS
the man ran away. dF his pistol and ordered
/ him to hslt. The mterer auickened hispsce
/ and was overGaken bko bullets, which ended
his life almost immetely. His remains will
be carried back to Ge,ia.''
Tallahassee FIorih. oWm. Anderson
alias VIM. H. Turnea white man. stole
/ mule from Mr.. X. Hawthorn, of Wakulla
animal to this CITY, ann Monday sold him to
/ Mr. J. @ Kemper, whad no suspicious that
Il the mule was stole Turner bought a
suit OF clothes, ppased a ticket for
the regular passer train. Tuesday
morning SIR. Lawhe reached this city
/ in pursuit of the t. and soon found
his mule. Captain Aley teIegraphed to
Lake City: and IN ten lutes Deputy Sheriff
| Bethea, Of Columbia coy, had Turner under
arrest Sheriff MOseleSd Mr. Lawhorn pro-
| ceeded to Lake Ci'y antought the prisoner
/ TO Tallahassee. He waAken before Squire
West, plead guilty wal examination, and
| was committed TO jail iAfault of bond in the
sum Of $500 to appear the fall term Of the
/ Circuit Court
The following civil auntments have been
made by the Governor, sduIy commissioned
the past week: L q. Sttrt, to be Justice of
the Peace in and for thelnty Of Marion; w.
| H. Gum. Jr.. TO be Coy Commissioner in
and for the county of Irtv; Thomas Sher-
| lock. OF Duval, to be Nor Public in and for
| the State-at-large; JamBurman. to be .Tus-
| tice Of the Peace in aifor the county of
! Hamilton; ID. w Mccall to be Collector of
Revenue in and for the CITY Of Walton: las
/ F. Miller, to be Not Public in and
| for the county OF OraneH p Bush. to he
Justice OF the Peace in ator the county of
| Santa Rosa; g. G. Collins, luvaI tto be Notary
| Public in and for the Stat large: A. b Rid
| well, OF Manatee, 70 be NY Public in and
| Tor the State-at-large; H. Wright, to be
| Justice or the Peace In for the county of |
/ Nolusia; VIM. o. Pass. be Justice Of the |
II Peace in and for the courof Hillsborough. |
Geo. b Leno, TO De NotaPublic In and for |
| the county of Escambia.