Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-07
and finer vessels, the state of Texas and San

and finer vessels, the State of Texas and San
Antonio.
A memorial window has been placed in 81
Andrews Chapel, East Jacksonville in honor
OF the late Captain II. F. Abel. by the chill
dren Of the sabbath school Connected win g
Johns Episcopal Church.
NIessrs. Drew, Hazletine and Iivinosto,,o
OF cksonVIlle, are building another SchoO Oner
She will be three master, larger than fbe
schooner u. johns, and will be commanded
by capt. Louis b. Chapels.
The iron for the extension of the Tronsi,
kalrOad TO leesbUFg and PaDasOakee- etc
Ras Deen ordered to be shipped from New
ofh 70 fernandina by sailing vessels. and il
expected shortly to arrive.
The site for the Agricultural CoIlege q,
Lake City was located by the trustees of that
iunu on Wednesday Of last week. 1t is located
!h tilS southern extension of the town. adiOin-
ing the handsome villa Of Hon. J. T. Baya.
Saturday morning Dr. William L. BALDWIN
OF Jacksonville, was arrested and taken be-
lore the Mayor on the charge of taking Mr.
FaramOre. smallpox cOnvalescent ont of
ms house and allowing him to walk the pub
lie streets.
W H. Pillow, Of jacksonville. made his
last Shipment Of strawberries for the season
on Friday. During the week he shipped I624
quarts OF strawberries and pos crates of tOma-
toes. lie mad previously shipped 81, ,5S2 quarts.
making total shipment the present season
OF 5J,zg5 quarts. For the season ending Nav.
lSs2, Mr.. Pillow shipped $4,000 quarts a de-
Friday afternoon as the steamer Fannie
Dugan was leaving Jacksonville for Sanford
and when of McQuade's wharf an alarm Of
nre was given; The employees Of the steamer
rushed to the hurricane deck and were soon
buslly engaged in throwing water in the vi
cinity OF the smOkestacks. Whether there
was actually any fire or not was not ascer-
tained- as the steamer proceeded on her wav
up the river.
The Tampa Tribune saws that on a recent
TRIP from hey West the steamer Cochran
brought TO that place a stOwaway in the per
son oi a little boy, the son of a lady residing in
that city. The little fellow had accompanied
some friends, who. were leaving, down 10 the
steamer, and. not wishing to be left behind
concealed himself under berth in a state
room, and was not discovered until the boat
was ten miles at sea.
Mrs. George {. Livermore of Cambridge
Mas, arrived at the Sunnyside Hotel at Jack
SOnyllle on saturday. We understand this
lady Is the owner of the greatest and most
celebrated library of Bibles in the world
having Bible in every known language
Among the collections are some leaves said to
ne OF the hrst Bible ever printed, which was
uOne some time between 1850 and l455 also a
manuscript Bible Of the eighth century.
Senator Call, of Florida, according to Com
missioner LurIng, was the original mover
IN the big cOmpanyWhich is to make untold
mllIOns by draining the valley in which the
city Of Mexico stands at a cost TO MeNicO
Ot S9,OOO,OO0. The project hangs fire because
the men III IT object to depOSiting the guaran
Mexico. IN
nave II placed IN New York bank, within
convenient reach of United States courts.
Last Thursday morning, at Lake CITY. VIM.
Gaulding, charged with breaking into the
house OF +. Hatlner at night, and negro,
charged with obtaining goods undpr f9Iso
pretenses and too much swapping horses thai
nc had mOrtgaged. escaped from iail Ii an
pears that the door was left open bv the
woman having the jail in charge and the
prisoners by TINS means escaped, having I'M
fastened their bracelets, one with a file and
the other by unlocking his bracelet.
Colonel 7. Bailey Myers, of New York, who
i large landhOlder in Florida, recently pre-
Sented the City Council of Charleston, : C.
with three rare and valuable engravings of
great local interest. comprising Sir Henry
Clintons mapof the siege of Charleston. 1880.
showing tho city, harbOr and surrounding
country. the fOrtificatiOns and the position of
the British fleet; also an engraved view of
Charleston, lI62, and a fine engraved pOrtait
Of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, by Barry,
X. A.. I95S.
While sitting in his mail ear on the l.. o. &
Il. Il. Railway few nights ago, Jules Gre
nier, the agent, rose to show friend how he
arranged his mail bags when crowded. As
ne got the door partly closed piece of light
wood limb was thrown with such force that il
crashed through the heavy glass. leaving a
round hole. Making good calculation it was
shown that had he not risen lust at the mo-
ment he did, the miscreant, who was waiting
for the passing train, would have struck him
just about the eyes. and there is no telling
what injury might have been inflicted.
At the competitive examination before the
Board of Examiners at Palatka. Thursday
Samuel Aaron Smoke, Of Columbia, Cadet
Captain az the East Florida Seminary. at
Gainesville took highest rank and has been
recommended to Hon. HOratiO Bisbee. Jr.. for
appointment TO the United States Military
Academy at West Point, New York. There
were four contestants for the appointments
Messrs. Powers. of Palatka; Lyle, of san
MateO; Tracy, of St. Augustine, and Smoke.
Theyall took high rank, Messrs. Tracy and
Smoke being nearly tie.