Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-22

Louis WitkOwski has been elected MavOr of
Starke.
Robert J. Burdette, of Ha,okeye fame, has
interests in Ocala.
A farmer received $4,000 for cotton at Lake
CITY the other day.
Il is now thought that Mai. Couper, who
was stabbed at Ocala, Will recover.
81. Augustine. Fla, pays l2l5 cents barrel
for oyster shells to improve her roads.
4 party of hunters killed three bears in
Marion county last week near Lake George.
The hand-engine for the colored fire COM
p9ny at Palatka arrived on the steamship City
Of Palatka last week.
EX-Mayor johnson. who was impeached by
the city Council Of st. Augustine, has been
elected Alderman of that place.
W. A. stiles won the medal at the shooting
match of the Jacksonville Rife Team, of the
First Florida Light Artillery, Thursday.
\ lady in Manatee county recently contrib
uted all ;he money she had and a valuable
finger ring to the cause of foreign missions.
DAVID L. Nulee, eN-United States Senator,
OF Fernandiua. Is said to be the richest citizen
Of Florida, his wealth being estimated at S3,-
U0o.O0O.
T. J. Porter. of Monticello. has leased the
st. James Hotel of Tallahassee. He pays
rental of 1850 per annum for the house and
furniture.
Capt. d. NJ. Bryant, OwnerOf Hunters fish
cry. on Sarasota Bay. will greatly increase
his facilities there and organize large fishing
industry at that place.
The northern limits OfPalatlSa, on the river,
Is about the only place that can be bought up
for saw mills. These lands are pronounced
advantageous, however.
W. :. Abbott. of New Smyrna, has realized
from twenty-seven square rods of ground
planted with 7-year-Old budded orange trees
l. ,225 oranges, which sold at Sl37 60
J. II. Niver. the Daytona taxidermist has
happy family in a flour barrel-three large
rattiesnakes, six and seven feet long. When
stirred up they beat hand organ and mon
key.
DIR. Lucien Duval, brother of State Engi-
necr II. :. Duval, committed suicide on Tues
dav last at CrawfOrdvIlle, Wakulla county.
The cause and circumstances are as yet un-
known.
According to Palatka's Herald ''there is
nothing THAT viii more effectually attract the
attention Of church congregation than for
man TO sit on the back seat and snOre during
the services
Rev. f. p. Hooker, d. D., and family of
ter Park and Orlando, where it is, expected
that he will organize Congregational Churches
and bring ministers to them.
Surveyors are now plating the new town of
Bloomington, belonging to George W. King
stOn. aud adjoining DaytOna. This is a very
handsome tract of land and contains many
fine grove and residence locations.
Jacob Turner while out hunting near Cres-
cent City met with terrible accident. By
the accidental discharge of his gun his leg was
shot so badly that amputatiOn of the limb be-
came necessary. Al last accounts he was in
a critical condition.
Jonas Smith, of Evansville, Ind, has re-
Gently purchased the Willemsen place, of
seven acres, on the west side of Wares creek,
opposite BraidentOwn, and he will soon COM
mence improving 1t by planting orange and
lemon trees. bananas and pine-apples.
In the United states Court at Jacksonville,
Thursday. the argument in the case of the
Florida free bondholders vs.. the Inland Town
Improvement Company ct al, which has oc-
Judge took the papers, etc, reserylng his de-
csiOn.
Rev. A. W. Spraull, pastor of the Ocean
Street Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville. in
1856, will make Florida his future home.
Under the patronage of the Presbyterian
Board Of Missions. North, he will devote him.
self rs missionary wherever needed Mr..
Spraull will make Palatka his headquarters.
The Altoona Argls says: son Monday last
a Florida cracker from the Lake Eustis
region brought in what is without doubt the
oldest piece Of Orange county script eXtant.
II was issued April 30, IVA, before the days
of printing offices, and is written upon a
scrap of foOlscap paper. 1t is ''NO. 8" and
calls for 81 . at a COrOner's inquest. IL is
signed by J. P Hughcy, Clerk, and Arthur
Spcer. sheriff. by W. j. Brack, Deputy
sheriff. Its owner comes to the county seat
once or twice year, and was hardly aware
that his little piece OF script for 81 25 was
worth five times that amount as a relc.''
Between and o'clock Thursday morning
quite a disastrous fire occurred in LaNilla,
q
story house and two small cottages belonging
TO a cOlOred woman commonly known as
French Alice, together with the greater part
Of the furniture and personal effects of the in
mates. The property destroyed was worth at
least $500 and insured for $500. The fire is
supposed 10 have been of incendIary origin,
and is laid at the door Of a negro named Gus
Lee. a worthless vagrant who frequently
visits the premises, and who was on the day
previous 10 the fire expelled by fOrce> and was
afterwards heard TO swear revenge. The
odor Of kerosene was very distinct wken the
fire was first discovered, and he is known to
have purchased some that afternoon.
Yesterdays Jacksonville Times Union says:
Yesterday afternoon, about O'Clock. while
the stores on Bay street were busy with the
holiday trade, man by the name of Fred
McLary entered one of the shoe stores OF
Emery 4 Co. in an intoxicated condition. and,
boldly walking to the rear of the store, laid
down on one Of the settees. Refusing to move
from his position, he was reported by one of
the clerks to Mr.. Emery, who, stepping up,
demanded of him TO leave the store. Hastily
springing up and drawing a sheath knife he
exclaimed. Not, by God. until xii one of
you' and made a lunge at Mr.. Emery, who,
being on his guard. eluded the blow. At the
same time H IL. Bernard. head salesman of
the firm, sprang on the would-be murderer
and. after quick struggle, succeeded IN Sc
curing the knife and turning the dangerous
character into the street"