Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-02


bp9ton Milliams. the colOred thief who
DfSke INTO }. j. Daniels place at Jacksonville
confessed.
cotton only brings 50 cents at Quincy. and
Is being sold as fast as gathered There is
talh OF hanllng cotton to River Junction near
Ohattahoochee. TO secure better rates.
"uHge Baker has not vet decided the case
ga Nhdfles g.. Elliott. Of Duval county, for a
writ Of mandamus. compelling the Collector
81 81 revenue 10 issue him liquor license under
me old law.
~ prisoner Knocked his guard in the head at
hl'olelOn and escaped last week. He was a
negro named Charles Patterson and cotton
steaSng was ms Offense. Young
WihJe man named David Lock was
employed as guard. and the culprit placed in
MS charge. They went ont 10 Justice Halls
gate. where they built a fire and were to re-
main all night. just before dav Mr.. Hall
heard grOaning IN the direction Of the gate
ana Mr.. Lock was found lying upon his face
unconscious and the prisoner gone. An axe
was lying near by. and IL was apparent thai
the negro had struck his guard on the head
with II, and, after taking his arms two pis-
tolls decamped. At last accounts il was not
known whether the blow was fatal but IN was
thought that the skull was broken lust behind
the ear. The negro had not been apprehended
but a posse was IN search.
The Quincy Hergld has the following. -
large frame house. occupied by Simon Mum
roe. on the plantation Of William Munroe.
was destroyed by fire on last sunday after
noon. about O'Clock. IL was raining at The
time. but As the fire had made a considerable
headWay before IL was discovered. nothing
Ruld De saved from It. Simon Munroe's loss
iS sdld 10 be between $500 and $500 in cash.
gold and silver saved up since before the
war. and everything he 1ad in the way of
furniture and clothing. A. there had been no
fire IN the house during the day. 10 cannot be
accounted Tor. unless some one stole the money.
and set the house on fire 10 cover up their
tracks. Very few cOlOred men were more
comfortably situated than he was. \ large
"a fatv
days before and torn all to pieces. on the
same place
l.. !. Fleming, OF Leon county. in returning
home from his summer place "a few dav5 AGO
was obliged 10 traverse the Stewart bIAlge
over the OcklockOnee river. Most of his ef-
fects and all of his family crossed the struc-
ture safely, but wagon heavily laden with
household goods, drawn by four oxen. proved
too much Tor the strength of the structure.
one span of which gave way. and the wagon
and animals were precIpltated into the water
twenty-five feet below. some Of the furni-
ture was badly broken up. but all was recov-
cred. Three of the animals made their way
out. and one was injured so badly
that 10 had to be killed. The driver who
was walking alongside of the team.
swung ON To the railing of the bridge. and
thus probably saved himself from "a Waterv
grave. Five of MIR. Fleming's little boys had
been riding ON the wagon. but fortunately
before starting across the bridge they were
taken OF the wagon. They followed behind
ami escaped without injury. The bridge was
huiil diNNA years d-fls anu MI. + leIllu4 SAYS
the accident was caused by rotten timbers on
one side of the structure.
At meeting of the Duval County Board of
Health hold saturday a resolution was adopt
eel that all the hOtcl-kceperS IN Jacksonville
and county of Duval should have no en-
pluyes 0n their premises who have not been
vaccinated, and that all keepers of boarding
houses now open. or may hereafter be opened.
shall be required 10 observe the same regula-
tion-. 10 was also resolved that persons in
East jacksonville owning lots adjoining the
she'll road and elsewhere in that district.
which are subject % overflow, be requested to
have the same filled mp with the proper ma
tcrIal sufficient To prevent stagnant
water upon them, ands that the
work be done within sixty davs.
The quarantine against Escamba cOunS
was also raised at the meeting. Laser In he
day. however. Capt. William NJ. Davidson
received telegram from Col. W. ID. Chipley
To The effect that a ease of yellow fever in an
isolated portion of PalafON street h the city
of Pensacola. had been reported TO the Board
80 Health uf Esc2mhIa county. and in the
event that another case should be reported
the board would promptly give public notice.
This telegram was promptly referred by Cap
tain Davidson 20 the Board Of Health. when
another meeting was Immediately called.
AMI the resolution in relation 10 raising the
quarantine wa- promptly rescnded.