Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-31


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Deer are plentiful around Manatee. if re-
ports are to be believed.
Col. Hardee, proprietor Of the sHonev-
lnO0n" nursery near Jacksonville, who re-
Gently made sale of $4,000 orange trees. has
just sold another lot Of 10000. They were
purchased by j. II. Welsh, of Erie, Pa. for
Jhe new town about to be founded south of
The Green Core .SDy-iag saws. SON Tbursaa,-
afternoon some malicious person ignited a
IRE IN the hollow trunk of the large and pic
turesque bay tree which stands on st. Johns
avenue, near the st. Clair Hotel. and which
has been so much admired The flames burned
nearly all through the night, but the tree still
stands, attn 'ugh only wreck. We learn
That an effort will be made to fix the offense
upon the perpetrator, and to award to him a
proper punishment
The jacksonville Herald says: "While the
hacks and buses were collected at the Cvp-
nus wharf the other evening, awaiting the
arrival OF the steamer from Palatka the dri-
yer for the St. Marks bus, old Uncle Archie
Anderson, fell from his seat to the ground
when the horses either kicked or tramped
upon his head, thereby infiieting painful if
not serious, injuries. He was taken home bv
friends. where he now lies in a precarious
condition. Ii is thought he was asleep at the
time he fell. Archie has been engaged as
driver in this city for quite a number Of wears
ana Tor long time was the driver Of the mali
wagons"
A Pensacola special Of the 2Sth inst. saws:
Dave Foreman. colored, shot and killed Bos-
tie Hodges. also cOlOred, last night at about 3
O'Clock. Hodges accused Foreman of indue-
ing his wife 10 leave him. after which he
pounded Foreman with a club. inflcting seri-
GUS ana severe bruises. ThereupOn Foreman
went from the store where the fracas occurred
to his residence, about two blocks distant and
reformed with his shotgun. He. encountered
Hodges ana fired one barrel at him. The en-
tire charge of fifteen buckshot entered Hodges,
breast and death ensued instantly, he having
groaneu but once or twice before expiring.
Foreman Is incarcerated awaiting triaI-Thp
carpenter belonging to the Swedish bark Hem
rletta was found on the outskirts Of the CITY
with three bullet holes in him, one shot through
the right shoulder and one through the head
lie was brought to the City Hospital. and is
under treatment. His wounds are dangerous
though not necessarily fatal. The carpenter
was attacked while en- route to his vessel,
which Is lying at the Perdido wharf The
perpetratOr Is unknown"
The Brooksville Crescent contains the fol-
lowing items: seventeen new comers have
located near the head Of the hummock within
the past ten days. That is a good section and
Is rapidly filling up.-Frank Saxon has done
IL again; this time he astOnished the natives
and writer with a cluster Of oranges fiftv-
two in number, hanging on limb, Il fraction
less than three-quarters Of an inch in diane
ter. The cluster weighs twenty-fOur pounds,
and Is the admiration of all who see it as it
hangs in our Ofhce.-We regret to chronicle
quite serious accident to Mrs. f. NJ. Town
send, nee Miss Futch. From what we can
learn, Mac was on his way home with
his bride, and stopped at some place
where the people were grinding cane to get
some cane juice. As he returned toward
the buggy his made a sudden dash,
striking "A tree as she ran, throwing
Mrs. Townsend very heavily to the ground
Our readersswin remember a little local
stating that DR.. Brown had raised this season
on his place on the edge of town, popcorn at
the rate OF fOrty-bushels to the acre. Now the
sequel to the story comes in some sample DO
tatoes planted since the corn was gathered.
The smallest weighed so pounds, and the
largest of the three weighed a few ounces
over pounds. Good judges estimate the crop
at POO bushels to the acre"