Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29

Eggs are selling in Gainesville at 30 cents a
dozen.
FernandIna has a hook and ladder compa-
ny Her two fires recently taught her a les
son.
Last Saturday large steer belonging to Z.
p Dismukes. of Quincy, was shot and very
badly injured by some unknown parties.
The first oysters Of the season were brought
into Gainesville last Thursday from the keys
They were sold before the barrel was opened.
COwper Is the name of a new town on Lady
Lake, near Leesburg. The depot Of the
Florida southern Railroad will be located
there.
Dr. Horace Dodge, of New York, and Mrs.
Sweetser, proprietress of the fremont House
at jacksonville, were married last Thursday
evening.
\ fine cluster Of eleven extra large oranges
were brought To Orlando recently They
were in a solid cluster, packed together as
closely as grapes.
About 500 boxes of oranges We're received
from Lake George Friday morning at the
WaycrOss depot. One ear load Of $50 boxes
was sent TO Chicago.
The DdjIV Bee SAYS: AT no time this year
has there been less than twenty houses in
course Of construction in Gainesville. and at
present there are at least fifty.
Jasper cotton gins are now running dav and
night, and II Is expected that by November
10th the entire cotton crop of Hamilton
county viii be glnned and ON the market.
The three negroes, Wash scott. Dick Law
less and Charles Wilson, who made their
escape from the Duyal county Jail the latter
part of last July. were recaptured and jailed
last week at Jacksonville.
The repairs to the steamer Chattahoochee
which have been in progress for several
months past Will he completed within a week
or ten days, when she will be put at once upon
her line between jacksonville and Sanford,
running in connection with the steamers
Plant and Jennie Lane.
At Quincy last Monday a white man named
Henry MOseley had a difficulty with a negro,
which resulted in the darkey being Knocked
on the head with a hatchet in the hands of
Mosely, not injuring him very much. however.
MOSely was arrested and bound over to ap-
pear at the next term Of the Circuit Court.
\ little boy named Chandler sharp. EN-
plOyed at the Madison Cotton Ginning Com
pany's establishment. had his leg broken
few DAYS ago. He tried To remove the belt
from the pulley that kept the gin he was at
tending IN motion with his foot, when his leg
was caught by the belt and pulley and broken.
II Is thought that amputation will be un
avOidabe.
The Florida Mirror saws: ssAIr Fred Bal
com, general manager Of the National Re
frigeratng and Construction Company. of
Washington. ID. c., was in Fernandina Fri
day. Mr.. Balcom is in the state to locate the
grounds for numberOf ice factories through
ont the State, especially along the lines of the
Transit and the Florida Central and Western
Railroads. lie expects the machinery for the
first factory on the next New York steamer"
The Ocala Banner contains the following
"Particnlars have reached us from Reddick
station. on the Florida Southern Road, of the
killing of Alexander ClOugh, an Englishman,
by Ross Gibson. Both parties were clerks in
different stores, and the difficulty emanated
from rivalry. The two became quarrelsOme
and Mr.. ClOugh was asked to keep quiet by
Mr.. Gibson. but would not. continuing to use
prOfane and indecent language towards Glib
son, who, becoming veXed, drew his pistol and
fired at ClOugh, killing him instantly. After
Clough fell he was found with a knife in his
hand. and evidently intended to use IL.
Gibson at once He'd, aud up to latest reports
had not been captured. The killing Of Clough
was evidently done in self-defense. Both
parties were white"
NM Tucker, of LOngwOOd. was arrested sew
E eral weeks ago and confined in the county jail
at Orlando. He was charged with fradulentlv
obtaining from the express Office at SandfOrd
+ a money package, and abstracting from it
$500 and then returning il and having it sent
forward to its rightful owner. During his
confinement he was visited by his wife, who,
/ on several occasions. attempted to convey
I morphine to him. Mr.. Tucker was finally re-
/ leased on bail and returned to his home at
/ BOngwOOd, and, without any previous sick
{ ness, suddenly died on Monday morning last.
I Neighb0rs came in, and the usual preparations
for the burial were made. The wife was
{ about the room. and selected and laid out the
( clothing necessary to properly dress the body.
+ and left the house. After short time her
{ absence wac noticed, WhereupOn a search was
I instituted, which resulted in tindng her dead
+ body in a lake near the house, whittier she
{ had gone and deliberately drowned herself.
I She was in water 50 shallow that portion of
/ her clothing was yet dry when her body was
found.
! The Ocala BdHner saws: 1.-The first week Of
I the fall term of our Circuit Court, His Honor,
/ Thomas F. King presiding, was mOnopolized
by the trial of the case Of Ellison ;. heitt
against Edwin Spencer-a suit in ejectment
/ 10 recover the plantation near Ocala known
i once rs the Jake Eichelberger place spencer
/ holds by tax deed obtained March 3. 1874.
He has been in possession ever since The
+ plaintiff seeks TO recover upon fatal defects IN
3 the processes by which the tax title was OBJ
/ tanned, Notwithstanding the limitation of one
year in which To bring suit for recovery of
/ lands sold for taxes, and also because 200
I acres Of the land claimed by Spencer was not
/ embraced IN his tax deed. Four DAYS
{ were consumed in the trial OF the case. The
/ judge charge was against the tax title and
! that being the only paper title by which the
7 defcudent claimed the land, it was expected
/ that the jury would bring in a verdict for the
/ plaintiff. but on saturday evening. after an
Z absence of about three-quarters OF an hour.
{ the jury returned verdict in favor OF the de-
{ feudant Counsel for keitt then gave notice
I Of D motion for a new trial. The case has
/ been 0Re OF celebrity. Ii has been tried once
/ before and the jury gave verdict then for the
I defendant. The case was then carried To the
4 Supreme Court" The case Will bc carried up
I ama1u