Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-27

FLORIDA.
The sale OF the Tallahassee and st. Marks
Railroad has been postponed to May 22d
next.
The Lana Of Fyotrers learns from parties up
from ChattahOOchee the following particulars
Of a homicide, committed there last Saturday.
1t appears that Il negro, whose name we did
not learn, called for a drink of whisky at a
barrOOm near that place, kept by man whose
name was, we believe, George Jones. The
whisky was set Ou., the negro drank it and
the barkeeper demanded pay. The negro
claimed that he had laid the money on
the counter and that it rolled of behind. 4
few words passed between them, the negro.
claiming that the money had been laid on the
counter and rolled OF, started behind the
counter to look for it, when the barkeeper.
Jones, snatched up gun. shot the negro
dead, and fled the county. We do not vOuch
for the correctness Of the above, but if true it
was certainly most outrageous and unjusti-
fable murder. Whether the negro had laid
out the money or not, the barkeeper displayed
very slight regard for human life to shoot
him on such a fiimsy pretext.
The question of Incorporating Inglisville
and anneXing il to Madison is being mOoted,
and it is expected to come up for general and
thorough discussion at the next meeting of
Council. Ii is understood that Captain Inglis
favOrs the movement.
The Lake City Reporter states that Colonel
F. Mcleod and Professor F. b. Noodle have
closed the outlet to the underground stream
which was draining Lake Hamburg, and in
short time the lake will be filed with water.
They feared that the exposure of the yegeta-
bic matter to the sun would cause sickness.
But for that, about nineteen or twenty acres
of the very richest land would have been re-
claimed.
Green Cove Springs - AT meeting of the
Directors OF the Green Cove Springs and Mel
rose Railroad on Monday, for the election of
officers for the next year, General Earle de-
clined reelection, and Shreve Ackley, Esq,
of Philadelphia, was elected President, Major
NOgelbach being again elected Superinten-
dent, and the Hon. r. B. ConOver Secretary
and Treasurer"
Madison Nelo Era: 'The following sub
scriptiOns 10 the hotel fund have been made
since our last issue: L. Barrott 500, II. c.
Burke $50. James W. Smith $50, L. J. Beggs
S25. DIR. W. 4. Baker 500. Mrs. Burton $50, 5
\. ParramOre 500, Mrs. ;. NJ. Hankins $780,
J. y. STRIPPING $50, Il. ID. WadswOrth 800, L.
III. Patterson $50. W. T. Davis 500, II. ii.
Willard $3.50 X. q. Mays $500, X. j. Bven
$500. ii. j. Mccall $50 j. J. Pert 800, +. Starr
Gregory slOO, john Ii. Mays $780, A. O. cof-
fee $780,"
Key West Ne,cs. "a great deal of excite
ment prevailed at the circus Monday night.
\ large number of persons had gathered on
the band stand, in the park to view the per-
fOrmance through an opening in the tent,
when of a sudden the whole structure fell to
the ground. injuring more or less many of
those in and around it. Among those badly
hurt are Eva YarwOOd, Elizabeth Gomez,
Ophela Nicholas, Julia Lang and Mat. Rus
sci. cOlOred. Shelton Atwell, white, had his
face and arm hurt badly. We understand,
however, that they are all doing we'll"
Orlando Reporter: ''While hOmewSrd bound
Monday morning, we took a look into the
mail car on the Florida Transit Road, and
was amazed at the large amount of mail mat
ter which had just been thrown 1uto the car
at Callahan. Route agent, LeCain, assisted
by Captain John Taylor, were up to their
necks wrestling with the pouches. Between
Fernandina and Starke, siNty-eight miles.
they had worked twenty-eight sacks, con-
tanning 4,2G0 papers; seventy-One pack
ages Of letters amounting to 2S40
letters. registered packages not Included. The
mails on the line of the Florida Transit and
Peninsula have Increased so largely lately
that II Is necessary to ask for additional help.
Monday evening Route Agent Coleman had
to carry some of the mail for Ocala on to
wildwood, not having time TO arrange 1t for
this station. The Postmaster here informs us
from his records of the mail that II Is steadily
increasing every day. both ways, which Is a
sure sign OF prosperity. We Will in a future
issue give our readers the full report of the
amount Of mail for the months of December,
January and February.