Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-08
FLORIDA.


Circuit Court is in session at Quincy.
4 number Of wild turkeys have recently
been killed within a few miles of Quincy.
The Quincy Academy was never in a more
prosperous condition than it is at the present
time.
A petition has been going the rounds OF the
city praying that ApalachicOla be made
money order office.
Upwards of twenty arrests were made at
Pensacola on saturday and Sunday Of last
week by the police
DR.. Thomas Pollard, Commissioner of
Agriculture of Virginia, died at Orlando a
few days ago. He was aged and infirm.
Mrs. NJ. q. Yniestra, wife of Mr. NJ. c.
Tniestra. who was killed recently by a train.
receives $1,000 from an insurance company in
which her husband had policy.
The corn crib of \. n. Lester, who lives
near Concord, was burned on Friday. 2Sth ult
II contained between 500 and 600 bushels of
corn, all of which was destroyed. The fire
was accidental.
The Lake City correspondent of the NEWS
writes as follows: Evening of the 4th inst
The convention, cOlOred, at the school house,
made the following nominations for cltv
offices, Mayor, T. b; Tlllis; Marshal, Buford
Collector, l.. Futch; Aldermen. L. G. Masters
B. Cathy, Charley Smith, Howell Hunter
Fridays Pensacola Adcance- Gazette says:
y esterdqy evening, between the hour of six
and seven o'clock, while the freight train on
NAs
a working man named Thurman, employed in
the machine shop Of the company, attempting
to jump on the cOw-catcher of the engine
missed his footing and had the misfortune of
having his leg run-oxeF-beIeH the cap of the.
knee. The unfortunate young man was con-
veyed to his residence. and DR.. Heron was
Immediately called in and attended the
wound. He saws that the leg will have to be
amputated, as it is entirely crushed. Mr.
thurman Is new resident of this city"
Sundays jacksonville Times Union saws:
"HOn. ID. q. Amber, who went to Washing
ton few days ago to represent the Jackson
vile Board Of Trade in securing an apprO-
prlatiOn for continuing the fast mail service
to this city, has returned hOme.n Mr.. Amber
says that while IN Washington he cOnversed
with q large number Of the members of both
houses of Congress, and found that there was
no special antagonism to an appropriations
He thinks the bill making the desired appro-
prI9tl0n has a tair chance of going through
DoJh the senate and House. As to the ST.
johns bar Improvement Mr.. Amber thinks
that quite a liberal appropriation will be re-
commended by the River and Harbor Com
mittee, and an effort will be made to have
the amount greatly increased when the re-
port OF the committee Is made. He also thinks
that there Is a good prospect of an apprOpria-
tIon for a public building in this city, and
says all the representatives from this State
are doing everything in their power to push
these appropriations through On his way
home Mr.. Amber narrowly escaped
meeting with a very serious accident
near Wilmington. The train was approach
ing the cape Fear river at high
rate of speed, and when near the approach to
the drawbridge the engineer discovered that
the draw had been left open. He at once re-
versed his engine, put on the air. brake and
with the fireman jumped of the engine before
reaching the trestle leading to the draw. OF
course the train was stopped almost instant
ly, but not until the engine and tender went
over the trestle into the river. fortunately
breaking the coupling and leaving the coaches
all standing on the track. The locomotive
and all but one end Of the tender went en-
tirely out Of sight under the water"