Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-22
FLORIDA.

EO4es are very numerous about Plant City.
80, Inc artesian well at Leesburg has been sunk
800 feet.
,hS y w: Count, Of New York, has purchased
the Enterprise Herald.
The introduction of the electric ligbt is be-
ing discussed at Jacksonville
a military company has been organized at
I-eesDurg 10 be known as the LeesbHrg Rifles
An organized band Of negro cotton thieves
mas been brought 70 the bar OF justice in
jefferson county.
The Cork and BlOomingdaIe truck farmers
nave begun making shipments OF cucumbers
from Cork station.
The artesian wells at Palatka have been
tested, and found to supply water enough for
tne engine IN case Of fire.
The Morgan steamers viii touch at Tampa
regularly hereafter. They will not touch at
Cedar Key after this week
The brick for the First National Bank of
I IHiatkas new bank building is being placed
On the ground and the WORK Of rebuilding will
be commenced Immediately. 1t will he two
stories In height, and is to be made q bcauti-
iul and substantial tire-proOf building.
At Pensacola, between l and , O'Clock last
sunday afternoon, the kitchen al Mai +. c.
Humphreys residence, east OF the Union
depot, caught fire and burned to the ground
together with stable ON w. a. d' AlemDerte's
lot near BY, but by hard work the dwelling
houses were saved.
4 negro broke into the house Of a widow
and her daughter, on the edge of Madison,
Wednesday night and attempted an outrage
on the young lady. They fought with dps-
peratiOn, their screams attracted attention.
and he made his escape. efforts are being
made to iiud the guilty party.
W. Z. Trask, OF Barlow, has a stalk Of sugar
cane with 2S joints matured. making q total
length Of about nine feet, and which weighs 10
or u pounds. This cane was grown on high
pine land slightly fertilized, and an average
crop Of such cane would make at the lowest
estimate, 5000 pounds sugar per acre.
4 little negro bOV abOut three or four vaars
old was drowned in the well at Gov. Mabry's
home, at Leesburg. last week Tuesday. lie
was playing around the well with a little
companion and fell in. When rescued from
the water he was dead. II is supposed thtt he
received blow in falling that Knocked him
scnseless-"
Court Is in session, Judge Vann presiding
The Live Oak bar Is in attendance in full
force. viz: Col Z. White and Messrs. j. 5.
White. BrysOn and Gallagher; David john
son OF Jasper, and - STRIPPING, of Madison.
There is a full dOcket.-The weather is dry
and dust Is prOfuse.-Fall gardening is de-
laycd.-BuslneSs Is unusually du.l.-The eX-
citement OF the election Is gradually subsid-
ing. i cOlOred people are generally becOm-
ing ONRy lied to the sltuatiOn.-Lake City
and sUt ldings can boast of good citIzen-
ship. both white and colored. There is less
mcendlarlsm IN this city, IN proportion TO the
inhabitants, than almost any other place.
Marshal Vinzant, Justice Marcy and Jailer
Fallant. went from Jac' sOnville TO NaldOsta,
William Long, cOlOred, charged with the
murder of the Marshal of that place in OctO-
her of last year. The case was taken up
Wednesday morning and there were seven
witnesses, five white and two colOred. who
testified positively that LOgg was the man
who committed the murder. Marshal Vim
zant, before leaving Jacksonville, took the
precautIon to wire Longs attorneys that he
and other W illnesses would be there on the
first train and testify in behalf of the prison
er. About II O'Clock the testimony for the
prosecution was all in when the defendants
counsel secured 4 recess until after dinner.
About 2:30 the party from Jacksonville
arrived. and when the court convened
in the afternoon the witnesses from ia kson-
vile appeared, identified him, and testified to
his having been in jail at Jacksonville until
several weeks after the murder was COM
mItted whereupOn the jury, without leaving
the box, returned a verdict of mot guilty."
and the prisoner, after remaining in Jail
almost a year, was released. The attorneys
IN the case, after hearing all the testimony,
declined to make any argument before the
jury, notwithstanding the fact that SO many
swOre positively that Long was the guilty
man. On being released Marshal Ninzant
took charge OF Long and took him back to
Jacksonville, where he released him from