Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-08

/ jacksonville.
The sons Of Temperance have been reor-
I ganized at Gainesville.
". ". Hart's residence. near Monticello
Aas 0een burned. James F. Carter suffered a
Z last week. -
The Florida Southern warehouse at Palatka
1 = packed with oranges which are being held
! Iof the steamship City Of Palatka to take out
on her first trip.
Young white man. who gives his name as
gOhh Erwin ale, who is now confined in the
JaCksonVllle jail, has been pronounced insane
anu anu VIII vi PROBABLY be sent to the lunatic asy-
lum at ChattahOOchee.
Parties along the wEarves of jacksonville
ue5Iale that they heard the guns fired at Pa
l1thA thursday night In honor of the arrival
oi .e tle new steamer CITY of Palatka. The dis
tance IN straight line is over 90 miles
Mr.. Lingenfeller was thrown from his enoine
MhAe oilIng hot box near Hawthorne. His
riShI leg was broken about halfway between
the knee and hip. cash cut over his right
TO be broken.
The Committee on Taxes of the Jacksonville
Nouncll recommend the following levy: Gen
I efai revenue, 10 mills; interest fund. mills :
sinking funds for bonds, ] mill: old debt, ,
mills; total, 20 mills. Jacksonville owes $3.50
go % and has on hand S164.47 Sc.
The COngregatiOnalists organized a State
association at Jacksonville Tuesday The
Q
az OTahge Clty, the opening sermon to be
I preached by Rev. 5. f. Gale. of Jacksonville
with Rev. Z. p. Hooker, d. D., as alternate
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Rev. \. p. Pugh has been elected pas
tor OF the Rock Hill and Harmony Baptist
Churches, in York county.
Charleston is flooded with fruit. Fine
Florida oranges can be purchased at 20 cents
a dozen, and West India bananas at the same
figures.
The GreenvIlle Enterprise and Mountqineer
appeared this week in mourning" on ac-
count OF the result of the recent election on
the HquOr question.
While toying with a loaded gun last week
Guy Mcintosh. of Abbeville county, was badly
wounded IN the arm by the accidental dis
I charge of the weapon.
The County Commissioners of Kershaw
county want the Legislature to pass an act
providing for special tax for the building Of
"a new Jail in that county.
The temperance people are sweeping the
St1le ON the no-hcense question. Barnwell.
/ Sp9rtanburg, Marion. WinnsborO, Orangeburg
ana sumter have all voted for no license.
The Bamberg Chronicle SAYS that the pro-
uiollion hlll Tor Barnwel county will receive
/ the support OF the entire delegation from that
county when lt comes before the Legislature.
Mr.. Albert G.. Finch living n few miles
I from SpartanburE, had one Of his arms so
I terribly mangled in a cotton gin last Tuesday
/ that death ensued in a few hours from loss of
7 blood.
The Aiken division Of Sons of Temperance.
/ established little over six months ago upon
[ "a very feeble basis, is now fiourshing and
spreading forth ITS protecting branches like a
I green bay tree.
At mass meeting Of the citizens of Able
I vile, held on Monday, 26th ult., resolutions
were passed unanimously and earnestly on
posing the formation of the proposed new
county of Ninety-siN.
Last week Margaret Coleman. an old col
ored woman living on Mr.. B. J. Lamar's
place. near Hamburg fell in fire and was
burnt 10 crisp. She was alone, and it is
supposed She had fit.
The finances Of Abbeville county are in q
most admirable condition. The annual re-
port of the County Commissioners shows that
all the debts of the county are paid. and that
there Is still plenty Of money in the treasury
Cdr0lilH S)1rt1H: "a colored man by the
name Of Jim Tinsley, living on sam Bush's
land. found the pOcketbOOk advertised by J.
J.. Cannon last week. He returned everv-
thing untouched to Mt. Cannon. The value
of the papers in the pocketbOOk amounted to
St.cN5. We mention this in order TO commend
his example To others who find articles of
value
Union Times: sheriff Macbeth received a
telcEraphic dispatch last Friday from Gov
Thompson ordering a pOstpOnement of the
hanging of Perry Jeter for three weeks The
prisoner received the intelligence standing
under the gal,ows. with but slight apparent
emotion. co0lly remarking that he was Sin the
hands of the Lord and with solemn earnest
mess declaring he was innocent OF the crime
for which hc was convicted. and that he knew
nothing ABOUT how MIR. Briggs house was
. burned or wHO did 1t These declarations
spite aud when ne must have believed that he
/ had nUt a few minutes To live