Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-16

gustlne within the past week is the purchase
BY 3. T. OltverOs, Esq, from Mrs. C. Smith,
Of the stone house with premises, situated on
the east side Of st. George street, opposite the
property Of Miss Watkins.
The Key West Nelos says: ''If there Is any
place IN the world in need Of compulsory
school system. that place is Key West. Chil-
dren are playing in the streets from morning
till night, and their parents seem 10 nave no
control over them whatever"
The Methodist Church building in course OF
erection on KING street, St. Augustine, IS
progressing rapidly, and IN the course OF
thirty DAYS that congregation, which has
been long without permanent place OF WOf-
shin. viii be located IN the new sanctuary.
VERY little sponge was sold at Key West last
week. L. W. Pierce bought $1,000 worth on
Friday. John Lowe, Jr., who runs about
twenty-five vessels IN the trade. advised the
spongers il is said. to hold back the sponge
until better prices are offered. The present
rate is 81 IS pound.
q. ". Brown. of Suwannee Shoals, Column
bia county, died very suddenly a few DAYS
ago. He had just arriqed at the store of his
brother J. V. Brown when he put his hand to
his fOrhead and complained of a very severe
pain there, asking for glass Of wine, he said
he would lie down, which he did and expired
in a little while.
/. c. Seizer, County Commissioner elect
from OrmOnd, has sent to the Governor his
resignation. and petition, lddOrsed by the
members of the Board of County COmmis-
e
was sent TO Gov. BlOXham this week from
Enterprise, recommending the appointment
OF IIviii y. TaulKneF, OF oak Hill, to MI the
vacancy.
The honorably discharged soldiers and sailors
of the late war living at Key West. met on
the 23d inst. and perfected an organization Of
a Post of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Col. +. \. Wicker acted as mastering officer
and enrolled 40 members. The name adopted
is that Of Major Lincoln Post. after the officer
who lost his life at Natural Bridge. Florida,
and whose remains are inferred at Key West.
AnlmpOrtant change VIII shortly take place
IN Governor BlOXham's Cabinet. by the retire
ment Of Hon. +. K. Foster. Superintendent of
Public Instruction, and the appointment in
his stead Of Major Albert } Russell, of Jack
s0nyille. Mr.. Foster retires to return to his
law practice, which demands his attention.
The friends Of DR.. W. II. BabcOck are insist
ing upon his appointment as superintendent
of Duval county schools to succeed Major
Russell, and he will probably be rendered that
position.
The insurance on Mr.. DeLaney's establish
mcnt. destroyed in the late fire at Orlando. is
$500. The drug store and stock carried poli-
cIes to the amount of $4,000. Neither the mlli-
merry stock nor the Reporter Office had any in
surance. Mr.. core, on his return from San
ford, whittier he went to arrange with the
Sanford journal for the next issue of his pa
per. was met by his friends and presented
with purse Of $l.500 with which to start the
Reporter anew. The whole loss by the fire is
estimated at about $4,000.
The hey West AelCs says: "The Key West
1--we fish trade with Havana is at very low
ebb just now. The cause of this depression is
the OdiOus and discriminating duty imposed
on fish taken to Havana in American fishing
smaCks. This duty was imposed for the
benefit of the Spanish fishermen, who have
about twenty smacks engaged in catching
fish on the lUcatan coast for the Havana
market As our smacks are subjected to
heavy port charges in Havana, and are COM
PEELED To pay a duty OF 2l5 cents a pound on
their fish, Of course they cannot compete with
Spanish smacks. After all charges are paid,
our smacks do not realize more than 3
cents pound for their fish in Havana. This
Is not sufficient TO defray express. II this
state of things continue, our fishermen will
be forced to abandon the trade and go West -
Sunday afternoon NJ. NJ. Ivey, of Baldwin.
killed himself by taking morphine. He was
employed by AlsOp Il Clark at their log
camps. some distance from Baldwin, on the
Transit road, but since Christmas has been
drinking considerably. He went home from
his work sunday partly under the influence of
liquor. At 1890 o'clock he signifed his deter
mlnatiOn TO take morphine and thus end his
existence, and at once put about two spoon
fuls OF the poison in a tumbler and walked to
the well for some water to take with it. His
wife went out and begged HIM not to take the
poison. He had his knife in his hand with
which he threatened to cut her throat if she
lnteriered. lie then turned round and drank
the poison. The family went Immediately
into dinner. and while eating he fell asleep.
He was removed to a bed and every possible
effort made To cOunteract the action of the
poison, but 10 no effect, and he lied Sunday
I night at ii O'Clock. He leaves a wife and four
little children.