Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-09


There We're 81 bales of tobacco and
2,2SG gallons of wine imported into Key West
from Havana during the month of December
last.
Another fresh importation of eighteen
Swcdes has been made at Sanford.
The Sanford water works are rapidly ap-
preaching completion, and soon pure and
wholesome supply of water will be vouch-
safed to the thirsty people. Two cedar tanks,
each $4,000 gallons capacity and 20 feet from
the ground. will furnish the steamboats, full
supply.
The municipal election at Madison passed
OF quietly on last Wednesday with the follow
ing result: W. II. Hansman was elected
Mayor: I. J. Fearnside, Clerk and Treasurer;
J. B. LpscOmbe, Marshal, and II. Fearnside,
L. IL. Patterson, d. G.. Livingston and o. II.
Coleman, Aldermen.
Judge l. WoGord Tucker, of Sanford, was
elected editor Of the Florida Methodist
at a meeting Of the stockholders on Thursday
last.
Among the distinguished arrivals at Jack
sonville, saturday, were the Marquis Charles
DeAragrogna Pallavicino, Of Turin, and Mr..
j. II. Hartley. of London.
Judge Dawkins, of the Fifth Circuit, is in
such a precarious condition of health as to
render it more than probable that he will re-
sign at an early day the position he has so
well filed.
The new steamer City OF Jacksonville ar
rived safely at AIorehead City. y. c., on sat
day last. at 10 a. NJ. As this puts her south of
Hatteras. she may be expected in Jacksonville
to-day or tomorrow at farthest.
Twenty thousand crates Of oranges passed
over the Florida Southern Railway last month.
Two wild turkeys few into DIR. Epps' yard,
six miles west OF Madison, on New Years
day, and the doctor killed both at one shot.
At the municipal election at Santa Rosa last
week, the following gentlemen were elected:
Mayor. c. IL. Dixon; Marshal and Collector,
G. 4. Harrison; Aldermen. VIM. Allen, Han
nibal Rowe, Joseph Amos, Jos. Ollinger;
Clerk and Treasurer, c. j. PerrenOtt
Recently the engineer at Whaley's steam
mills on Flint river. a few miles from Chacta-
h0ochee, while stopping over TO pick up
piece Of iron, tainted and fell forward, his
right arm from the elbow to the shoulders
passing through large and small cog wheels.
The mashing and laceratiOn was terrible.
During the early part Of October, Mr.. r. II.
smith, OF Chicago, bought 1850 acres OF land,
living fifteen miles southwest OF Tallahassee.
Within two months from the date of his pur
chase Mr.. Smith disposed of $50 acres of this
land. receiving therefor three times the cost
OF the whole tract. In sixty days he realized
200 per cent. on his investment and has ). 40
acres left.
Al the annual meeting Of the Jacksonville
ana Atlantic iDtdful ltttl otA 7tAtli-
dav last the following officers were elected:
President Colonel j. q. Burbridge: Vice
President. Colonel j. j. Daniel; Treasurer, j.
NJ Schumacher; Secretary. j. ID. Burbridge.
The engineer of the road made a report of his
recent survey. with estimates of grading. etc,
and was instructed to advertise for bids. The
distance from the ferry TO the beach Is sixteen
and one quarter miles.
James Ota, 9 eOlOred pententary life bird,
escaped from the penitentiary on the 18th of
November last, drifted into st: Augustine, and
last Tuesday robbed the dwelling Of Mr.. j. l..
Wilson. of that city. He escaped to Jackson
vile. was followed, captured and the stolen
goods recovered. lie bears cOnyict's mark
uuon his person, and has been identified as
James Ota, who was convicted OF most das-
tartliy crime in Pensacola year ago and
sentenced To the penitentlary ior NE, al
though he is now under the alias OF George
Wilson.
The sudden disappearance from Apopka
CITY Of Mr.. J. \. Conway, an estimable citizen,
yes caused considerable alarm among the
residelts. He left on foot for Blackwater on
the a2d ultimO. and no tidings OF his where
abouts had been received up TO the 9Oth
ultimo Strict search has been made and
kilograms sent. but no clue To him can be
ascertained. He had two bottles of liquor
and one hundred dollars when he left, and
the suppOsitiOn is that he either committed
suicide while intoxicated or was murdered
and robbed.
Santa Rosa SelOs: The weekly shooting
serape took place Oh Willing street, near
Blake's livery stable, on Christmas day, be-
| tween , and O'Clock, Both parties were col
I Ored. and the shooting grew out OF dispute
Z about some apples, which resulted IN the XIII,
I ing of Joshua Gully by "a stranger who had
I been in town but few days. The ball enter
( ed the back of deceased, and life was extinct
/ i.af0re the body could be raised from the
| yrOuna SO sudden was the affair that 1t was
I an over before the officers of the law got wind
of it. and the murderer easily made his es-
cape"