Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-02


established in Macon. Mr. Henri Horne
whose every action is filed with energy and
enterprise, Is at the head of this new move
ment, and the prospects Of success are ver,-
hne- superintendent Dillon of Savannai il az.
pected 70 arrive in Macon shortly and if the
system Is adopted in Macon Mr.. Dillon will
supeflhtend the erection Of the alarm. 1t is
proposed 70 have forty boxes established i'm
various parts OF the city, and every. engine
mouse VIII be connected, and a register be
placed within the engine house which will
u inUeA a., or snow from what box the alarm
- given, and the fremen, knowing
the location OF the boxes, will Immediately
De informed as to the locality Of the fire, and
the engines and hose reels can 90 Immediate
~ 70 the scene OF action. There will be a gem
eral alarm bell stationed at the city hall,
which VIII be connected with the alarm tele-
graph, ans the bell thus rung by electricity.
II viii not require more than four hundred
dollars to establish the above system, aud this
amount VIA, no doubt, be readily subscribed.
Macon undoubtedly needs the fire alarm tele-
graph, and we VIII hail Its establishment with
much delight.
The WarrentOn CEiDDer publishes the fol-
lowing amusing account Of how the GlascOck
court went fishing on a moonlight night:
~Ihe moon shone beautifully last week. while
5lasscOck Superior Court was in session.
Judge POttle, Senator A. ;. Morgan and law
yer james l.. Battle concluded that a fishing
excursion would be glorious. So they ordered
nets to be strung about through DIR. Usry's
mill pond. At the proper time this legal trio
appeared at the boats landing. They secured
q narrow dug out or a boat similar, and in
spite OF remOnstrance they launched out and
made for the nets. Senator Morgan began
lifting the dripping mesbes, and soon came mp
with hOuncing sackers In max ing sure OF
~ PIaize ne gsss hs boat slight
quickly moved in that direction to get a
glimpse Of his fishship. This so completely
overbalanced the boats centre of gravity that
II emptied Its entire intellectual freight out
into the cold pond. Senator Morgan swung
his arms around tall stump, and did some
energetic hugging, while Judge POttle and
lawyer Battle each assembled "A StumD and
took a seat on top. Thus was the court sud
denly organized 'On the stump under the blue
canopy OF heaven, shrOuded in mOOnligh with
the everlasting waters beneath and all around.
As senator Morgan couldn't 90 higher up the
stump, he concluded to come lower down, and
fortunately found he could touch bottom by
wadIng chin deep. Lawyer Battle swan out,
and the two recovered the boat, rescued the
Judge, and so the court adjourned for the
night"
FLORIDA.
The bodies of Mr.. Glover and the colored
boy, VIM. Whitehead, who were drowned on
last Tuesday evening while crossing from the
Jacksonville, st. Augustine and Halifax
Railroad wharf, on the opposite side of the
river from Jacksonville, have been recovered.
Mr. GlOver's body was discOyered about five
O'Clock Tuesday floating near the bank on the
opposite side of the river, and the body of the
negro boy was found nearly in the same
place on Monday afternoon.
Two car loads of cOlOred labOrers from the
Rowlands Bluff Railroad passed through Tai
lahassee last week bound for ChattahoOchee,
where they will be put to work on the Climax
extension.
English peas and Irish potatoes made their
appearance in Tampa market nearly a month
ago. Tampa must certainly be beyond the
frost line.
Strawberries are selling in st. Augustine
for 81 per quart.
The survey of the railroad is completed be-
tween Orlando and Tavares, and the line is
located.
The old court house and Jail of Sumter
county, located at Leesburg, will be sold at
public Outcry on the second Monday in March.
4 steamer with four separate hulls is TO be
used on Indian river for passengers and
freight.
\ steamer will be put on soon to run be-
tween Cedar Keys, Dunedin, AnclOte. and
other points south. This win no doubt be
cheering news to the people of the western
end of Levy county.
over twenty miles Of steel rail is now laid
on the jacksonville and St. Augustine Rail
road. This i over One-half the distance.
seventy five men are at work daily. At this
rate the st. Augustine people will soon be
able to hear the welcome sound of the lOcOmO-
tive whistle.
ON Tuesday night last In POllard's store, at
Winnemissett. Orange county, +. DOughlass
Shaw and Edgar A. Watson were disputing
about the sale Of some orange trees, which
ended with a number OF serious and ugly
gashes received on the back of the head and
back by Shaw. It was first thought that the
wounds were fatal, but we have since learned
that a recovery is probable.
The jury impaneed to view the body of
Charles Smith, Battery G., Third Artillery, a
q If AltpnfOVn "
suicide in st. Augustine, on February 18th,
having performed their duty as the law pre-
scribes and made all inquiries within their
power, from all inquiries so made are of
the opinion that the deceased came to his
death by cutting his throat with a razor with
his own hands.
The office of the ST. Johns Railway at TOcoi
was entered on Tuesday, the 18th, by party
of burglars between the hours of u midnight
and a. M. at which time the steamer Fannie
Dugan made TOcOi landing, and as it is sup
posed frightened the burglars away, leaving
behind them portion OF their tools, etc.
They hadsucceeded in boring two holes In the
safe, and IN all probability would nave
effected an entrance had not the timely
arrival of the steamer frightened them away.
The Executive Committee of the Thomas
vile, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad
Company had a meeting of the directors held
at the Office of the company in Tallahassee
Wednesday, at WHICH meeting the President
Hon. Charles IL. Adams, of New Ork, Hon.
Ii. ID. McCullOch. Of Wisconsin. Col. y. Z.
Wright. of IhOmasYille, and others were pres
ent The board directed the Chief Engineer
to proceed at once with the location, survey
and contracts for grading, preparatory to
cross tieing and ironing the road. 1t may be
safely predicted that before the assembling of
the next Legislature Tallahassee will be in
direct communication with the North and
Northwest and with the Gulf OF Mexico by
this road, which the wisdom and llberallty OF
the present Legislature has secured to Middle
Florida