Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-17
FLORIDA

Wild Wood is taking the preliminary steps
necessary TO secure Incorporation.
lire, which started near the gas works at
,i4cAsonNiAe saturday, was extinguished
before 1t spread.
At Fort White on Saturday last Holm 4
Noon shot and seriously wounded Thomas J
stonaker IN the left shoulder. Koon was
piaesd under an $500 bond for his appearance
at Circuit Court.
An unjust attempt was made to ostracise
q newcomer at Starke because he was a
jew. The Telegraph, which exposes the
attempt, justly defends the Jewish residents
ol the state as among the best part of its
population.
Henry shockley, OF East Jacksonville. with
three friends, who had Just arrived from the
North, started for Jacksonville Saturday noon
IN a small sail boat. When of the mouth of
Long Branch, near st. Johns mill wharf a
gust OF wind struck the boat and capsized her
MI ohocEley : brother, about 20 years old.
M@7 drowned The others clung to the boat
till nearly exhausted. when they were rescued
by fishing boat.
The Green Cove springs says: "On last sat
urday night at dance, a quarrel occurred
f between TWO cOlOrcd men. McIver and Berry
Gibson. but no blows passed, and the latter
soon LETT the room 10 escort his partner in the
+ dance 20 her home. When returning he was
met by McIver IN secluded spot. and after
+ lew words. 1udlstinctly heard bv persons who
were near by. McIver shot him through the
I head and ran of. \ number OF persons were
quickly ON the spot. and the unfortunate man
was taken into the court house. while
Dr. Merrill was sent for. He found
the brain obtruding from the
wound and death ensueu in a few
hours. On sunday much excitement pre-
vailed among our cOlOred population, a large
Il number Of whom turned out TO hunt the
. fugitive. owing to a report that he had bepn
seen IN the vicinity in the early morning
+ Nothing more was heard of him, however,
although men were out during most of Sun
day night \ COrOner's inquest was held
upon the body and verdict returned in
accordance with the above facts. Both men
were OF bad reputation; McIver was under
strong suspicion Of several crimes in Middle
Florida. and Gibson was an unworthy adonted
son Of our respected colOred sehOolmaster. ID.
". Gibson"
The Wild Wood Orange Leqf says: Last
week drove of eIghtv-ilVe Texas horses was
put OF the cars here. il is claimed IN a dam
aged condition. They were brought frcm
Gonzales. Texas. by Mossrs. Fitzgerald White
more and MIseman. 1t Is alleged by these
parties that they were not allowed to feed and
water their stock every tWenty-fOur hours,
according TO the stipulaliOns of the contract:
that they were detained at Pensacola fiftv
hours, during which time their stock were
neither fed nor watered: that they were de-
tanned at Waldo fOrty-fOur hours. and were
not allowed to feed and water the stock
Ihcv have brought suit in the United States
Court at Jacksonville for heavy damages"
The Jasper Times saws: ''The underground
passage Of Octahatchie Lake, near Beiville,
broke loose one day week before last, and in a
lew hours the lake WAS dry with the eNceD-
t0u Cl that portion known as the sink and a
stream which flowed into it Trout. Dream
and perch were caught by the hundred, and
everybody had good time generally This
lake Is certainly one of natures curiosities
When full of water it covers an area of
several hundred acres, being from one
Eaii 10 three-qUarters Of a mile wide and
nearly, II not quite. mile and a half
long. subterranean passage connects the
west end of the lake with the WithlacOochee
river. This passage some times becomes OBJ
structed or clOggcd up in some way, and
whenever II occurs, as bold mill creek flows
into the lake at the eastern end. the entire
basin OF the lake is soon filed with water.
Sometimes IL is years before the obstruction
iu the underground passage will break, but
whenever 10 does 1t is only few hours until
it is dry. II is surrounded by rich hummock,
oak and hickory lands, beautiful hills and fer
tile valleys, and the natural scenery for beauty