Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-28

columbus, Ca, and begged him to kill him.
ior ne had never seen happy moment since
he killed his brother Lem Sol left him with
out word. Shortly afterwards Flournov
was going from Columbus to Montgomery,
Ala, IN stage. The Greek Indians attacked
the stage and FlOurnOy was butchered and
burnt by them"
FLORIDA.
Starke will hire a box car for a temporary
Jail. 81
The work Of rebuilding the burnt district in
Fernandlna is progressing rapidly.
A new post Office upon Indian river, south
Of Melbourne, will be named Rocky Point.
The first printing press ever in AIauatee
county was carried there by DIR. Geo. Casper.
J. Cross, of Liverpool, Manatee county. ad-
Ferilses IN one hundred and nine newspapers.
The Disston lands, in Manatee county, are
assessed AT from ten cents to two dollars per
acre.
Sumterville elects a Mayor, Marshal. Clerk.
Treasurer and Aldermen on the l4th of Jan
uary.
Orange is the banner county for public
schools. 1t has eighty-seven now in opera
The taxable property of volusia county is
only 10 mills.
The telegraph line ofthe st. Johns and Lake
Eustis Rail way viii be completed into Tava-
res by the beginning of next week.
sam Norton recently killed a panther weigh
ing ~ pounds, Oyertaking it while it was
swimming Banana creek, an arm of Indian
river.
Tayares is in need of houses. The Herald
saws that dozen neat houses, costing not over
5000 or $3.50 in all, would rent readily for $l20
per annum.
). q. Rawls, now a student at the New York
college OF Pharmacy, has been offered the
position of assistant professor in the labora-
tory of that institution.
The resignation Of the Hon. Geo. w. Allen,
state senator for the Key West district, has
been accepted by the Governor, and special
election will be ordered.
Ex-member of Congress VIM. Laughbridge.
OF Iowa, has moved to Florida, purchased con-
siderable property in Nolusia county, and will
become permanent resident and citizen.
lt Is reported that a stock company has been
formed to build and operate a telegraph line
from BrOoksvile. via Istachatta in fernando
county, aud The Wonders, in Sumter county,
10 Sumteryilc.
The appraisement of the StilIman estate at
Orange City, short while ago, consisting
mostly OF real estate, amounted to S23 600.
The estate owns property to nearly this
amount IN the State of Wisconsin.
A very successful artesian we'll has been
bored at Daytona, Nolusia county, afIording
an ample supply of water at depth of $50
feet. st. Augustine IS about to undertake
another artesian well on a large scale.
Conk Kelly was attacked one mile above Ce-
dar hey on the railroad trestle Tuesday night,
and severely cut in eight places by man
named Dave Rams Kellv's wounds are not
necessarily fatal. Rams was tried before
Justice Anderson and bound over in the sum
of $3.50.
The Apopka Citisea says: ''The taxable
values Of the state have almost doubled uD in
the short space OF three years. At the begin
ming Of Gov. BlOXham's administration the
assessed valuation of taxable property in
Florida aggregated S3l ,O00, 600, while the tax
lists this year will sum up nearly 500 600. .O00.'
Pensacola aspires to be a great cotton port,
aud a capitalist is building cotton compress
there with pressure OF 1880 tons, which can
Hf HsanNsn aFr raf,H Il
work to twelve men. The owner has an or
der OF 1900 bales to start with. and firm at
Eufaula promises all ITS trade. The COM
pressed fibre will be shipped from Pensacola
direct to England.
The South Florida Times, published at
Orange City, says: ''JOe Underhill. after a
litigation Of several years in the L. 5. Courts,
has secured from the government a perfect
title TO Tick Island, in Lake Dexter. and about
ten miles south of Nolusia. The island con-
taIns magnificent bodies of the richest hum
mock. and has two fine orange groves on il,
the sale of which has been refused al an offer
Of S25,oc0.'
The foolish superstition concerning sO-called
madstones is still being perpetuated. The
week by Mr.. johnson maidstone which has,
for three generations, or over a hundred
years, belonged to members of the family. 1t
Is about three inches long by two inches wide,
and an inch or two thick. Mr.. johnson says
he knows it 10 be of great value in cases of
snake bites, as he has seen it tried.''
The Tampa Tribune says: 1.-The largest ole
ander tree in Florida. or probably anywhere
else. Is on Mr.. e. II. PackwOod's place. at
Spanish Town. 1t covers a space of ground
36 feet in diameter; from the ground TO the
tip of the toDmost limb is 95 feet; at the sur
face Of the ground the trunk is divided into 20
or - separate stems, the group being at least
. feet through, and one single stem Is. by
actual measurement, Il inches thick. 1t is
probably as old as the oldest inhabitant,' as
no one remembers when it was planted
At Jacksonville. early Wednesday night,
Joseph II. Warburt, about 50 years of age,
went into BOhlen's saloon and called for
drink of brandy which was furnished him.
He handed the clerk IS and sat down near the
counter. The clerk made the change and
carried il over to him, which he took, ana
while IN the act Of putting il in his pocket fell
partly out OF the chair. He was caught by
the clerk. who, with the assistance of one or
two others. placed him back INTO the chair
and carried him upstairs, where he died in
few minutes. DIR. Spence was called, and
gave a certificate 10 the effect that the man
died from causes unknown.
John MeHenry and John Kigon. both
white men, who had been convicted OF larceny
at this term of the Circuit Court. and Abe
Hamilton. colored. alias Moore. convicted OF
aggravated assault, and Allen Summers.
cOlored convicted Of robbery, all of whom
were confined in the Jail at Pensacola await
ing sentence, have made their escape from
the Jail. and are at large. The locks which
secured the doors of the cell in which the men
were were broken, and the men made their
way upstairs and escaped through hole in
one Of the windows. through which prisoner
a few davs before had cut his way and
escaped. 1t is supposed the prisoners gained
their liberty about between and O'Clock in
the morning. There were twelve or thirteen
other prisoners in the other cells who did not
escape.
The Tavares Herald says: "A letter from
Mr.. Fred BalcOm. General Manager of the
National Refrgerating and Construction
I Company. dated in Washington, December TO-
| says: In New York city we have organized
| a company known as the Florida Artificial
| lee Company of Tayares, and the money is
all paid in. Fshall at once see that everything
/ is forwarded. and the factory win be running
] when the Transit Railway is completed to
/ your place We have said but little concern
/ ing this company before, although aware that
/ il had been formed We may now state that
| the machinery has all been already manufac-
| tured, and may be expected in Tavares early
| next month. The company have purchased
I six lots on Mill avenue, from Irma to East
| Ruby street, on which they viii construct
I their factory. They also intend erecting a
I cold storage warehouse on part OF the land,
! Of which we will speak hereafter"
An alteration occurred at BroOksville Sat
I urday afternoon between a negro named Fa-
/ gan ard Estn Hope The controversy arose
! about the payment for some work. Pagan,
/ who was under the influence of liquor, de-
manded the money for his work, which Hope
| claimed he had already paid him. Pagan used
insulting language, which Hope re-
| sented 10y striking him with
stick The negro then ran a short dis;
I tance with Hope in pursuit, when he turned
( and fired two shots from pistol at Hope. one
/ OF which took effect in his arm. producing
I painful but not dangerous wound. John
/ Steele ran in TO stop the ARRAY. wien the
/ negro fired again and shot steele through the
hand. The negro's brother then ran up,
/ drawing a pistol and endeavOring to slfoot
/ steele. Town Marshal Saxon arrested both
/ negroes and lodged them in the calaboose.
/ The town was fun of people and they were
| considerably incensed and excited at the
! shooting. Although no serious uprising was
| expected. still. as a measure of precautlon,
/ l,ofh negroes were taken from the calaboose
/ and confined in the jail. Hope and Steele are
doing well.
over the Atchafalaya Bridge.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27.-The first train
/ crossed the Atchafalaya bridge on the
/ Texas Pacific Railroad yesterday. The
/ structure is now completed and trains are
passing over it regularly. Work was
/ commenced on the bridge, which is situ-
ated 13O miles west of this city, in Sep