Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-15

The Captain OF the Alice vane informs the
hey west Nelos that he lost forty cents on
eaen mead OF cattle he took to Havuna last
week.
Mrs. McEachern, Of Leesburg, was found
oead In bed by one Of the family last Wednes-
day morning. Mrs. Nc cEachern had been in
bad health for some time past.
b. T. Harrison, alias Scott, who fed from
Tallahassee last week with a lot of stolen
Jewelry, was captured in Crawfordville, Mon
day, by Sheriff MOsely, and brought back 10
Tallahassee.
The University library at Tallahassee con-
tlnues TO gain in interest New books and
new attractions are daily added to it, Many
old historical relics have been sent in by dif-
Ierent persons. Among the latest are some
very old oil paintings.
Messrs. Dickson Bros. Of Tallahassee, pick
eu ana glnned 6i4-pOund bale Of cotton on
Aug. ., and sold it in ThOmasville Ca. on
Aug. at II cents to Williams & Mitchell
ms cotton was raised on the smith place on
Lake Iamonla, Leon county, Fla.
W. 5. Leslie, Of Madison county. adj
mlnlstered last week a dose Of morphine for
quinne 70 a negro boy who was working for
MIN. After discovering the mistake he did
every lhlng possible to counteract the poison
cess.
During the heavy rain storm last week
MAJ. r, Z. Weeks, of Tallahassee. had fine
young jersey bull killed by lightning. The
animal was standing close to a wire fence,
ana the Major thinks that the electric cur
rent struck elsewhere and was conducted to
1t by the wire.
In Leon county almost every day ex-
TresslOns OF regret are heard from business
men and planters that the negroes are going
away There Is now great scarcity of good
mouse servants and farm labOrers, and when
cotton picking time arrives the lack Of hands
VIII be more seriously felt.
K. l. Holloway. formerly OF Bradford cOun-
y, was visiting Major Griffin, in Suwannee
county about week ago. While sitting on the
gallery he leaned his chair back against the
banlster, which gave way and let Mr. Hol-
loWay fall to the ground backwards. thereby
producing injuries which resulted in his
The Orange Bezt Adgertisey SAYS there are
NUMBER OF orange groves in sumter county
thdt cannot be bought for less than $4,000
apiece. one gentleman went there fourteen
years ago and began with $3.50. To-day he
mas an orange grove OF his own making, for
which he would not take less than Sl25, 600.
Madison HeJe Era: Mr.. Coffee. the gentle
man who is in charge of Cant IuCIis' farming
interest, IS now engaged IN harvesting his
crop OF castor beans-Paima Christi. 1t is
thought the yield viii be about Is bushels to
the acre. harvesting these beans is an inter-
estIug procedure. They are clipped from the
DusHes In punches. and during the period
When the pods containing the beans are dry
ing Ihey have to be confined in a room or I'M
der cloth. for when the pods reach q certain
age IN the drying process they explode and
scatter the beans In every direction. Some of
the explosions are as loud as that of a USstol
Lake CITY correspondence of the MORNING
NEWS, Aug. II: The Perry campaign opened
IN the Fifth district at Helton's school house
last saturday by the organization of a club Of
about fortv, with W. %. Chambliss, President.
Large additions viii be made to the club next
saturday. The permanent meeting of the
cIub VIII be held at DOWling's Mill. 1t was
from this school house tHelton's) / wrote let
ters 10 the NEWS in the dark ages of Radical
rule. Pope lost votes by his address at Lake
City. The outlook of the Democratic party
was never so good as it is now in Columbia
county. This is observed by our oldest citi-
zens- Pope holds up to view the acts of few
men OF which he finds fault. But we are now
elecllng Perry-are not voting for the parties
he nnds so much fault with.-The Teacher
Institute IS IN session. About forty teachers
are IN attendance. superintendent Russell is
present and delivered an address this morn
ing. The meeting is calculated TO do good
and l1yamce the camsa of elmcaLinn-