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

Of forty and fifty a day.
Complaint Of the mail service from the
northward is made at Jasper.
The Harrison Thomas murder trial was on
at ApalachicOla at last accounts
The cornerstone Of st. Barnabas FpiscoDal
Church, at DeLand, has been laid.
The fall term Of the United States Court
cOnVenes IN Jacksonville next month
Morris q. Mum, Of DeLand, was thrown
from ms buggy last week and severely injured.
The new steamer City of Palatka is to be
trip.
Miss Jones, a young lady from Pensacola.
mas been appointed telegraph operator at Ma
rianna.
\ eolored child died at Lake CITY few
uays ago from getting fish-bOne fastened in
its throat.
Mr.. +. p. Smith, Of Jasper, was injured bv
the machinery IN his cotton gin last week but
not dangerously.
Couper Is the name of a new town on Lady
Lake. y depot of the Florida Southern will
be located there.
NIdal,s drug store, in Gainesville, was the
scene OF a small fire day or two ago. The
damage was but trifiing.
Much comment Is ELECTED as to the with
drawal Of the railroad lands in the vicinity
OF Archer from the market.
The Columbia Enterprise has been Dur
chased by Pref J. J. fitzpatrick. the prfnci-
pal OF the Columbia schools.
county
sue Of Olusla county was not acted on al the
last session Of the County Commissioners
Miss Matte BlOXham, only daughter Of
Governor BlOXham. died at her home in Tai
years.
Farmers are apprehensIve that unless some
means are devised to destroy them. the wee
yils wlll entirely eat up the new corn crop
before spring,
Capt. I. II. Moore. Of the PEOPLES Line of
limo nf
put on the road to run between Mariana and
the ChattahOOchee river.
c. y. Halderman OF Leon. is experiment
ING with sheep, and finds that they pay hand
sOmely. He will put several hundred more
on MS farm the coming season.
Corporal" Bettilini, the half-witted Young
man VINO stabbed Policeman Roberts at Jack
s1nvIile, a day or two ago, was fined 800 and
costs. His mother paid the bill, amounting
To sos Is.
The Chinese, according to the Palatka Her
dtd, are finding encouragement in the South
especially IN that section where il is so diff
cult TO get dOmestlcs to DO house work. The
HeFdt0 says; ~ on need not be surprised to
see hundred or two pig-tails arrive on the
Wharves of Palatka before long
The drummers at Jacksonville for the
various hotels and others, who have for years
past made so much noise on the arrival of
trains and boats, have been silenced at the
NaycrOss depot. Passengers are now per
mltted To quietly select their own hotels and
fNAl'ic9 MAtHout - IuuCu noise anu CONFUSION.
The Thronateska. of the PeOpIe's Line
which met with an accident last week AT
Kings Rock. above HaywOOd's Landing. met
with a similar accident again this week. The
steamer had been repaired and started up the
river when another hole was knocked in her
ii VIII he several days before she can be re-
paired.
At jacksonville Wednesday two very small
chll4ren stole from the trunk of Mrs. r. RogcrO
~ The thieves were the children of the col
ored woman who Is employed as servant bv
the family. The children had invested all
but 3 OF the money IN jewelry, candy, cigar
ettes, etc, when arrested. They were re-
leased-belng to small too prOsecute-uDon
the mother agreeing TO pay all damages.
Palatka's Herdd says: sit is estimated that
5OooOO alligators were killed in Florida last
year II this be true, It Will not take many
years FOR the saurian to become as extinct as
the Mauatee lOr sea cow. which at one time
were numerous in our State. Although the
sea COW ls said to have been eNterminated
mostly by the Seminole Indians. wears agO
who regarded their meat as the finest of ali
other game, some still remain, but they are
rarely ever seem
GAINESVILLE AdrOc1te saws: Lake CITY has
a very neat and inexpensive horse railroad
\ railroad can be built Of wooden rails We
nave seen them 50 constructed. and lumber is
cheap enough here TO put one into operation
on short notice. Platform cars with tops
about the weight of a carriage top are cheapiy
made, and such road, if no better, would
pay a good interest on the money invested.
No one ever thinks of riding until there are
convenlences for il, then even the children
cry for it,"
In the Circuit Court in Jacksonville Thurs
day, IN the case of J. +. Townsend VS.. Jones.
Narnum y CO., publishers of the Times
CR{oH. libel. the motion by plaintiff's attOr-
ncy 10 set aside the judgment by default. OBJ
tanned by the plaIntiff on last rule day. and
FOR entering final judgment for plaintiff. was
argued. The motion to open the Judgment by
default was granted. That part of the mo-
tiOn. 20 enter judgment on demurrer, was re-
fused, on application by defendant to file
pleas in i've days.
The Jacksonville T5mes- Union saws: 'sThe
County commissioners of this (DuvaD county
have decided to publish a pamphlet descrip-
tive of the county in its Typographical, histor-
zeal. agricultural, commercial, religious. edu-
catiOnal. social and other aspects. and have
selected Tor the task of preparing it DIR. W. II.
BahcOck. an old resident and journalist. Dr.
BahcOcK viii begin his labor at once. and it is
desired that, for the goo of the county. every
one who has information proper to be cOnsid-
cred IN fully representing each and every sec
tIOn and interest, should write it out and send
n To Dr. Babcock, or else communicate with
him IN person."
The AlachRa 4dCoe1te has the following:
AT "a meeting of the County Commissioners
on Tuesday, J. o. Cosby, of MIicanOpy, read
the report of meeting at that place at which
resolutions were passed to ask the Commits
siOners TO resciud their action in levving a
tax for the building Of the new court house
The resolutions stated that if such action was
not rcsCinded the Commissioners would be
asked to resign their Office, and If they did
not resign their removal would be
urged before the Governor. Dele
gates were present from other parts
for a like purpose, but no further papers were
presented. The Commissioners declined to
act at once upon a petition from anybody
when said petition was accompanied by
threats. The petition was deferred for fur
ther consideration. Mr.. Cosby and seven
others thereupon drew uD a paper declaring
that the Commissioners had disregarded the
wishes of the people by failing to Immediately
consider their petition. and dcprecating the
action of the Commissioners as adverse to the
interests of the county and the Democratic