Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-20

There are several India rubber trees grow
lugou Merritt Island, Brevard county.
Florida has invested, since the lst Of Janu-
AIRY, Sl.2S5.0o0 boz new Industrial enterprises.
one man took from siNty-dve colonies Of
oees De- Nolusla county last week, 10000 pounds
10 honey.
Az cvaporator has been ordered and will
-eeu bc 81 Quincy for the purpose OF drying
al KINDS of fruit.
Rcar are plentiful on the Halifax coast A
i1ur hundred pound cub was killed down there
tF s. loamau last week.
Circuit Court convened st Lake City yes
tart2v. Judge Walker. of Tallahassee, pre-
slaei instead oi Judge Nauu.
The un roof Is being put on the state Agri-
fe0 days since To steal the box deposited in
thc corner STONE of this structure.
Mavor Burch. of LaVila. will again veto
tho ordinance passed at the last meeting Of
iAc t-SNlta Council. granting the Jackson
vile and LaNIlla street Railroad COMPANY
certain privileges IN that town.
Jp to saturday night The Jacksonville Her
-s New Orleans fund aggregated Sig5:
>NtN IS the papers ann. The sub
--rlutiou has only been open a dav or two.
Do is uow suEEcsted that other papers in the
State start similar subscriptions.
Thc steamer Susie B. sunk at McCartv's
.HnaIH-- >uWannce river, ON the night OF the
ltta. She was chartered hy Captain Tom
DAVIS fog thirty days iu that trade. The
steamer viii lc raised at once and put i'm run
%. Audrev Megiuuiss, of Tallahassee. dealer
tu hardware. made am assignment on the 18th
lr-t. tG Gto. n. McgiunlSs OF an his effects in
c.ulue stock 81 goods and three mules and
teE lead of cattle, with the following prefer
guce~- SIS due f.. G.. McglHuIss for salary as
rItrN. au8 $4,000 due Edward Lewis of Talla-
aassoe. for borrowed money. The total LA
tlttlcs are not stated. Dizziness of trade and
tst general >hrinkage in values are under
stoc1 ta have caused the trouble.
Orlando atlortcr- Col. F. Hopkins, L. :.
surveyor who has just completed a contract
tr fIc almost unkuoWn Everglades. passed
through Orlando with his party, on his wav
home Cu saturday last. The work which ne
laS finished lies lu Monroe county, on the Gulf
coast Ct the Florida peninsula. Col. Hopkins
e-Alin~ tlat ne penetrated the Everglades to a
Ertlftr depth than was ever before done bv a
white man. It VIII be remembered that his
rarty waS reported burned IN an immense
woods IRE several weeks ago.
Orange County Renortsr: 10 will be remem-
lcred that about q year ago the grand jury of
Orange county indicted Young Robert Kirk
laut. son ul our esteemed fellow citizen, Il. L.
kirkland. % Altoona. The young man was
charged wlth having put uucture Of canthar-
ftCS m 8 bucket of water at public enter
talument for purposes too vile to put in print.
great many foolish persons IN their Igno-
rant learning. supposed 70 possible to accom- 81
u.f-n vile ends hv the use Of such a drug but
uC are glad 70 see that some OF the more in =
tcllkCut portion of our community think diff
fcrgutlv. The states attorney. at the present
term IL Orange Circuit Court. mol pressed the
case. stating that after more thorough in
vest cation u the matter. he was satisfied that
thc prosecution had not facts enough with
which to sustain the charge.
Carabelle correspondent NEWS. May Is:
cur little town and the surrounding country
is iE s. fearful state OF excitement. Last Mon
aaY evening news was brought to Us Of a
woman being found dead IN her yard up on
crooked river The Justice of the Peace had
d jury of siN men summoned 10 hold an in
Guett- lhe woman was supposed 10 have
been ktlct hV some Wild animal We left
here shout o'clock IN the evening, crossed
Crooked river and Pine Log creek, and. after
walking four or five miles from the creek.
came % tlc place. about O'Clock at night.
As ig was night, the Justice. acting Coroner.
said Ne could do nothing until daylight, so
we tried to accommodate ourselves to clrcum-
stances In the morning when the jury wa.
sworn iu an the witnesses were heard that
were there. and then the jury was led to the
hadV. The body WAS swollen to an unusual
size. the head anu face eaten of and the body
covered with live creeping Vermin. and fast
fiecum mVosing. After the examination the
Jury rendered a verdict that Mrs. Crum came
ta her death hy being raped, terribly beaten
and chukCu 90 death Dy some unknown person
OF persons. There was a knife wound In heI
right lex ant arm. several persons have been
examined. The jury has not been discharged
Vet. as more witnesses are TO be examined to-
uaE ana others Viii ue sent Tor. If there ls
auv chance to ind the guilty party IL will be
done. as all are doing everything in their
power 10 fud him out The deceased was the
wife 0f = a. Crum. who was working at Z
log camp. but at this time was absent on the
hlv They had q child five months Old. who
was found in the house. the door Being closed
ami fastened. The little fellow was crying
when found. his elbows and knees all bruised
from rolling on the floor in his agony. II,
must have been without food fifty or sixty
hours. lie was carried four miles to Messrs
Young and Wyke's. where he was properly
taken care 0f, and yesterday was doing well
should the right man be found there Is fear O.
lFneAluE- as the people are so enraged.