Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-11

during the quarter just ended. an increase
of S6I over the corresponding quarter last
year.
At jacksonville among the six or seven col
Ored people who were baDtised IN the river
near the ship yard on sunday was John Ma
tie, member OF the Assembly from Duval
county.
VIM. schuyler johnson. who came to Jack
sonvlile m April last to engage in the manu-
1acture OF marmalade, died in Washington on
saturday last Of pysemia. after an illness of
four months.
D. G Mcintosh. Of Hawthorn. SAYS he sold
the first bale Of Florida cotton that has been
sold IN Charleston this season. last week. 1t
brought 81 cents. r. Z. Smith sold three bales
a DAY or two later at 30 cents.
\ lemon tree on the farm OF Thomas Ken
nedy. on Noonan's Lake, - years old.
buddcd ON sour orange stump, las been in
bearing II wears, and yielded its owner q
net average Of SjN year, the greatest yearly
yield being Sl06.
Lakeville. lying three miles southeast of
ApoDka City, Is receiving G. cnstant accessions
10 ITS population, and bids fair soon to become
one Of the most thic6ly settled localities in
TIE county The route Of the L. o. and 4.
Railroad passes through the settlement.
Already they have a nOurl-hng school.
preaching. etc.
Last saturday night an unsuccessful at
tempt WAS made 10 assassinate Joe Davis
mile southeast of BrOOksvllle. Joe and Silas
Mobly were riding home together, when. lust
a. they passe0 "a large pine at the forks of the
road, the shot was fired. Two shots struck
Joe, one just grazing the skull. running
around the head and lodging under the skin.
the other cutting small cash over his right
eve.
The County Commissioners of Duval county
have completed their revision of the regjstra-
tlOn lists of the county. From the list Of Dis
trIct No. y. or Ward No. I. of jacksonville.
lbl names are erased: from District II. or
Ward ?. 334; from District 10. or Ward 3. 20:
from District -, or Ward 4, "a; from District
!. Baldwin, =; from District :. I.aNilla. ISL:
from District q, BROOKLYN. -: from District =
New Berlin, 81: from District L.. Mandarin.
%. These include not only those who have
died or removed from the county. but those
who have removed from each precinct re-
spectivcly, into another elsewhere in the
county.
The hiss;Dsaee Bifter-.>treet Of the 5th -ays:
Last Wednesday word was brought to town
that "a negro had been found dead near the
railroad. about mile from Shinglc creek.
The construction train Immediately started
for the point. W hen 1t arrived the man was
found near some brush. There was "a bullet
hole through hls head. ranging from his fore
head to the back. He had evidently been
shot whether by some one or himself is moi
ance Of the corpse, that death had ensued
some two days previous To his being found.
ON Monday couple Of white men were pass
ing and heard the man grOaning. and saw him
living ON the ground, and asked him what was
the matter. but receiving no answer sup
posed he was drunk and passed ON. No one
knows anything about him: hc appears To be
al once. but a. there was not sufficient cvi-
deucc 90 identify the body the jury adjourned
to meet yesterday at p. m. The body was
buried where 10 was found