Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-11


last week.
Eggs are scarce at Live Oak, and bring %
cents per dozen.
Green Cove Spring has been ransacked by a
/ band OF burglars.
Ocala has a young man who wears white
vests the entire year.
"kentucky Town." a suburban village ot
Ocala, is still on boom.
Fifteen cars with go boxes of oranges eaci
| left jacksonville last week.
Hundreds of LeComte pear trees are beins
| planted by citizens OF Suwannee county.
The impeachment trial Of W. Z. ShWhin a
Ocala has been postponed until next Tuesday
Two petitions for liquor licenses are under
/ consideration by the Commissioners of Marion
county.
| Haisley and Van Pelt are erecting a two.
! story brick building on the south side of The
square at Ocala.
So far the number of arrivals at Ocala thi.
/ winter has far exceeded the number last veal
/ for the same time.
Berry Thomas, well known colored man
! living few miles west of Live Oak, has be-
! come insane.
Mr.. Mairson, Live Oak merchant, is max
ing arrangements to move to Orlando, anC
VIII open store in that place.
Ocala has ten trains day. six on the Pc
ninsula and four on the Florida Southern. SiN
| are passenger and four freight.
At called meeting of the Jacksonville City
/ preparations to the police fund.
Col. J. II. Gardiner. formerly editor OF the
/ Mariana Times, has left for Houston, Tex.
/ with the intention of starting a newspaper al
| that place.
Hege, proprietor Of the Salem N. ca Iror
/ Works and manufacturer of the celebrated
/ salem saw Mill, has about decided to locate
/ his iron works in Palatka.
The freight agents of the various Southern
/ transportation lines met at jacksonville sat.
10 rat on nfo1,l ar,f
/ other important topics.
\ colored man fell from the deck Of tn,
steamer Marion, last SATURDAY. night. at Sill.
/ Yer Spring, and before assistance could be
rendered was drowned.
Mai. W. =. COupeT. Chief Engineer Of the
! Florida Southern, was presented with a hand
/ some gold headed cane by the engineers anC
/ contractors Of that road a few days ago.
/ The first passenger coach from Green Gov,
/ to jacksonville will be used on next Thursda,
to convey the Clay Guards to the State Fair
/ The Guards Will return on the steamer Cyg
nus on Friday morning.
/ 2. W. Tedder arrived at his home a
/ Live Oak from Tampa, where he has beer
/ employed on the railroad. last Friday, to finC
/ his little child "a corpse. II was buried in tn,
/ Live Oak cemetery on Sunday.
( The young Englishman who so mysteriOusH
/ disappeared from Orlando last Friday week
/ was not heard from until Thursday last, wheI
/ his brother received a reply to a telegram sen
| 10 the bank at Jacksonville, where he haC
money on deposit, that he had drawn tin,
| money in person. The only reason assigned
/ for his strange action is the report that h,
/ left a sweetheart behind whom his relative,
/ and friends opposed his marrying.
The Florida NeJ0s. published at Key West
/ says: "a report was circulated. based on tn,
4 arrival of Judge Locke, that Gen. AguerO wa
/ To be tried Immediately. Such is not the case
4 Under the law, the court has 25 days in it,
/ discretion to investigate the matter. and if nc
/ evidence is produced, not sufficient in it,
4 Judgment. the accused Is set at liberty. Ii tht
/ evidence is sufficient in the Judgment Of tn,
/ court the proceedings are sent TO Washington
! for its decision. If the offenses charged ar,
\ OF political character the accused cannot b,
4 held"
Sanford's municipal election held THURSDAY
/ resulted, after a very heated contest. in tho
/ reelection of Hon. 4. NJ. Thrasher for Mayor
/ aud ;. j. DraWdy. z. j. ParramOre, IL. l.
/ Lilienthal and 5. +. Travis for Aldermen; fol
/ Clerk Thomas NJ. Nc Rae; for Collector anC
/ Treasurer. ". NJ. Teahen, and for Marshal
/ ID. a. Campbell. The race for Mayor wa
/ closely contested by Mr.. Thrasher and DR.
/ Fleming. but Mr. Thrasher came out tire,
/ votes ahead. ParramOre made the best race
/ of any one in the field and received all tn,
! votes cast except two,
/ Mai. r. &. SuhFer, manager of the Mansion
/ House at Eernandina, was shot and mOrtalll
l wounded late Thursday afternoon by L. j
| Epps, a conductor on the Transit Railroad
The wounded man lived until $3.50 Friday
/ morning. when he expired. Epps charged the
] Major with insulting Mrs. Epps, but Mr.
| Suhrer denied the allegation to the end. Epp
IS IN Jail. Maj. Suhrer vas an Old citizen o
| Fernandlna, and respected by the community
| lie was President Of the City Council at III,
time of his death, and that body met Friday
and decided to take charge of the funera
| ceremony at the request of the family. The
| lnterment took place yesterday. The deceased
leaves wife and six children.
The Fernandina Mirror says. ''Victor1,
/ Simmons, a young cOlOred girl, living Oppo
| site the old Episcopal Church. was shot anC
/ killed by her husband, Peter Simmons, OF
| Saturday evening last about $3.50 D. IN
! When found she was lying on her face on tn,
floor in a pool of blood, and her three months
| old baby was crawling around in its mother
blood Her husband had frequent quarrel
| with her, and had several times threatene,
/ her life with his pistol, Though not drunk
\ ard. he was a man who drank good deal
/ and on the night of the murder was evidentl.
under the influence of liquor. He subsequent
/ w. and il would seem Immediately after com
/ hitting the murder, went to his mother
/ (Jane BrOnson) house, and told her that n
/ had killed his wife. but that 1t was an accI
/ dent. 1t seems that he was seen by severa
men in the city during the night, but escapes
across the river, and was last seen at Gala
! ham,