Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-07


Coeoanuts are worth SIS thousand. says a
Pensacola letter.
The erection Of the new court house at Jack
sOnville will commen e Monday.
\ large force of men are at work ON the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railroad.
Joseph Upham Orvis, a well-knoWn banker
Of New York, died at Palatka on Friday.
The total number of deaths in Pensacola for
the month Of March was Is.
The doors of the new Merchants Bank in
Pensacola were opened for business Monday
morning.
During the year 1882 there were manufac-
tured IN Florida 4l,S59,S75 cigars. in which
l.0i6.495 pounds of leaf tobacco were con-
sumed. The amount OF cigar tax paid there
upon to the United states was $25l. I59 %. The
number Of persons employed in the manufac-
tories was about 5000. 1t is estimated that
the product this year will be double that of
d. F. sullivan's (Of Pensacola) new and
splendid iron steamer was recently launched
at Wilmington, Del. This steamer is built
with water-tight compartments. at a cost of
$4,000, and is a large ocean going steamer
that has Pensacola as her home port. She is
named the kate Carroll" after an honOred
ancestress of the owner.
The wreck of the English bark De COurcev
was sold at auction at Pensacola on Monday.
The hall was bid in by 5. c. Cobb for s275 and
on this purchase alone it Is calculated the
bidder has made about $500 clear money. A
greater portion of the sails was also bought
by Mr.. Cobb. The entire wreck has netted
the owners but very little.
}. X. Humphreys, who was appointed an
| Inspector of Customs at Pensacola, shortly
after the present Collector secured his COM
mission, was asked to resign his position on
Saturday. The reason given by the Collector
for dismissing Mr.. Humphreys was that his
2humphrey's) father, who is Postmaster at
/ Pensacola, had under his employ Democrat,
/ and he had been waited upon by several dele
/ cations who demanded his removal
DIR. r. BOssO, of Pensacola, who was
charged with practicing medicine without a
/ diploma, was examined before Recorder Davey
on Thursday. The court held that there was
no evidence against the doctor, and he was
discharged.
The vote cast on the 27th of last month on
the issue Of $4,000 in bonds bv the county of
Escambia for the purpose of erecting a court
house and jail resulted in an Endorsement of
the scheme. The vote canvassed in the
bonds. II now rests with the Commissioners
to simply advertise for bids. which will be
attended to at their meeting on Monday next.
IL is thought by some that had the county
board asked for authority to issue 100000 in
I bonds the voters of Escambia would have
acquiesced.
An unprecedented tow of logs was brought
70 Mlllylew ON the Both ultimO by the steamer
I Manistee. the tow consisting of 1916 pitch
pine logs.
Annie simmons, who was so severely beaten
/ by her husband. Henry simmons, and another
negro. William Isaacs. at Pensacola a week
ago last Wednesday night, died sunday eve
ming. She was never able to speak or even
conscious, from the time she was found. but
remained In cOmatOse state until death. The
/ testimony before the jury of inquest shows
this TO be one Of the most cruel of the many
black deeds that are now swelling the crimi-
nal calendar.
William kelly's left leg was so badly lacer-
ated by cars sunday morning that amputa-
tlOn was unavoidable. He did not survive
the operation but two hours.