Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-02

friend entered his family and debauched
his wife. Thompson shot him on sight as
he said he would. He coollv killed him
and cOOlly gave himself up to the
law. He will be acquitted. He is
the best human example that | ever
saw of the lions paw. When not aroused,
the paw is soft and yelvety. The claws
are concealed. When a blow is delivered.
however, the stroke is death, and the
claws terrible in their destruction. Phil.
Thompson is rare man. His is a per-
sOnality that will interest any student of
human nature.
Mr.. n. y. Wilson was round to talk
up Pleasant again at the Internal Revenue
Bureau the other day. While delivering
some of those rounded periods for which
he is so famous, he let fall the remark that
IN his opinion the newspaper men got two
much news anyway. / don't see, for the
life o! me, how Mr.. Wilson is to remedy
this alarming condition of affairs himself:
or who is going to remedy ii for him. He
Will probably 90 down to his grave with
papers with news in them actually being
printed.
The free delivery system has been ex-
tended a good deal in the South during
the past three or four years. The good
work goes on. Jacksonville, Florida, was
the last city to get the free delivery sys-
tenn. The Post Office Department is now
preparing for and will soon establish
that system in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Post Office Department has lust
finished awarding contracts for carrying
the mails over number of star routes
during the next contract term. The fol-
lowing awards for the States of Georgia
and Florida have been made the COM
pensation is being also given):
Geo,giQ,m.,Dublin, by Wylly and
Stephensville, to TOOmsborOugh, % miles
and back, times a week, 81 ,OOO-Z. T.
Carpenter, Washington, d. c.
From NellwOOd, by BlOckarc, to Egypt,
l6 miles and back, once a week, $S9.W.
Z. Girardeau, Millen, Ga.
From Big Sandy, by Pine Ridge, to Dry
Branch, miles and back, times week.
$221-G. d. Moore, Williamsburg, Ky.
From jug Tavern to Monroe, 10 miles
and back, twice week, $l99-G. D.
Moore, Williamsburg, Ky.
From st. Mary's to Satilla Bluff, 24miles
and back, twice a week, $440-JOhn F.
Logan, Jefferson, n. c.
From Pye, by Reddish, to Haslam,
miles and back, once week, $75-William
W. Floyd.
From Warwick, by McClellan's Mills,
to Albany, % miles and back, once a week,
$211-P. r. Schnelbly, Washington, d. c.
From Lawson, by Randel, to Moultrie,
~ hllIeS ana Dack, once week, $l5O-
Green Lawson.
From Subligna, by Haywood to Dirt
Town, miles and back. twice a week,
$l36-G. A. Denham, williamsburg, Pa.
From Cedar Grove, by Shaw's and
Burnt Mills to Lafayette, Is miles and
back, once week, $103-G. A. Denham,
Williamsburg, Ky.
FOrid0.-From Brookville, by Lake
Lindsay, Cove Bend, Tompkinsville and
fernando to Camp Izar0, 50 miles and
back, twice a week, $799-J. d. Emerson,
BellefOntaine, Ohio.
From Tampa, by Mobley, AnelOte, Yel-
low Bluff and Dunedin to Clear Water
HarbOr, 40 miles and back, three times
week, $936-Charles A Nicholson.
From Pensacola, by Town Point to
Mary Esther, 45 miles and back, twice a
week in sail boat, $S70-J. d. Emerson.
These contracts are from July 1st next
to June 30, 1854. POTOMAC.