Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-30

The municipal election
curred Yesterday.


The, municipal election at Pensacola oc-
CURED yesterday.
Another cargo of pig iron will soon be
shipped from Pensacola
During the week ended Dec. 26. :. 1894 bales
of cotton were shipped from Pensacola.
Meagre attendance made the meeting OF
orange growers called to assemble at Sanford
last week a failure.
Julius Bass, a negro OF Pensacola, who has
been successful of late in forging the names OF
responsible citizens to money orders, has at
last been trapped and jailed.
y tangerine tree in the AmOry grove. near
Sanford has yielded this year $500 oranges
The oranges were put into eleven boxes, and
sold at 81 per bOx-$77 for the lot.
Tho managers Of the Florida Chatauqua, tc
be held at Lake dckuniak, on the Pensacola
and Atlantic Railroad, from Feb. 10 to March
9. 1cS5. have secured the services of the IA
mons native lecturer, san All Brah, who will
picture scenes in the Orient Feb. Y, l3 and IA
Pensacola AdUGnce Gazette: When pro-
pOsals were Issued by the authority of the
proper officers at Washington for the delivery
OF the brick for building the United States
custom house at Pensacola, it was distinctly
understood that the brick were to be all good
hard ,tburned brick, and the brickmakers OF
Pensacola put in their bids accordingly, but
lost the award by 81 on a thousand brick
Now. with all due credit to the good inten-
tions OF those who have been sent to supervise
this work. We must say that they have either
been Overhandicapped or in some way un-
fairly controlled. or else incompetent as eX-
perts IN the inspection Of brick, for it Is the
common observation that about One-half Ol
the brick going into the work are
what are technically called samon
or only partially burned brick
II the brickmakers here had known
that such brick would be received, they would
have bid as low. or lower than the MOntgOm-
erv. Ala, bricKmakers, who, by getting q
discrimination of freight rates against Pensa-
cola. was enabled to compete with mixed
lot of brick.
Pensacola AdJGRce- Gdsetts: PalafOx wharf
which in the past few years has established q
record of crime that is unsurpassed by the
most infamous dens of New York city, was
again the scene of an outrageous murder on
Wednesday evening last. Between and
O'Clock on that day Peter Clare, or as he was
familiarlv known "Peter. the Greek" was
struck down by the hand Of an assassin. hav-
ing been stabbed through the heart and almost
instantly killed. The facts in the case, as
near as we could gather them, are in sub
stance as follows: The deceased, through the
iustrumentality Of George Andrews. a
fellow cOuntrYman, had been reported
to the grand jury for some alleged
ofTensc. The jury failed to make
a ease against Glare, and he in turn
Instituted suit against Andrews for damages
az character, which latter case was pending
at the time Of his murder. Clare passed the
confectionery of Andrews on Wednesday
evening. and remarked 10 him that he IAN
drewsl had tried to injure MS name, and that
If he would come down on the wharf he would
give him satisfaction, and passed on. An
drevs accepted the invitation, and proceeded
soon after in the direction mentioned. The
mon met in the ROYAL Palace saloon, and re-
uevved the quarrel. Clare He'd TO the wharf
Drrsued by Andrews. In the middle of the
wharf Glare tripped on board and fell. An
drews then stabbed him to the heart, causing