Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-01


a colony from Ohio cOutemplates settling
in jackson county.
Judge Christie has determined to resign his
official position as County Judge of Jefferson
within the next few days.
jefferson Circuit Court meets Monday.
There are several important cases pending,
among them the county bond case.
BY the death of r. 3. Whitfield. Monticello
lost its only Justice Of the Peace. and the va
cancy has never been filed by the Governor.
senator K. B. Langdon and wife, of Mime
sofa, celebrated the twenty-ffth anniver-
sary of their marriage at jacksonville Thurs
day night.
An attempt was made Thursday to outrage
negro school girl just beyond the Jackson
vile suburbs. She succeeded in escapinr
James Zanders W as arrested on suspicion.
\ few weeks ago twenty or thirty Iaborers
| left the Aucllla portion of jefferson county
for fernando county. They Travelled through
the col ntry on wagons. They reached their
/ destination late one evening and struck
camp. That night they had a visit from sew
cral fellow -laborers in the vicinity They
did not like their appearance or their talk.
and on the following morning they were all
footing it back to Jefferson.
President J. 4. Van HOOse. of the Bir-
mingham [Ala.) Board of Trade. has written
letter to W. ID. Chipley, President of the
Board Of Pensacola, advocating a united eff
fort on the part of tine two cities to secure an
official opinion on the advantages offered by
Pensacola for the location Of a national fOun-
III luE the manufacture OF ue1NN OruQanVi
1 Tor the use OF the army and navy of the
United States. Birmingham is interested in
/ the matter on account of its coal and iron in
I terests.
At Gainesville a couple OF whitemen from
/ near LaCr0sse, named Cathcart and Beck.
/ were arrested for being drunk, disOrderly and
1 crTrying concealed weapons. The men en-
| deavOred to gain admittance into house in
/ the precincts of ''ScuiiletOwn," but a shot de-
1 tered them. Withdrawing, they fired four
/ shots back into the dwelling, and then ran
rapidly down town. Meeting cOlOred Ar
I llngtOn House waiter, they fired a shot at him.
| bat missed him. An officer 2cOmpany with
! the waiter ran after and arrested them. They
| left $3.50 as fine and costs which was imposed
/ by the Mayor.
/ The committee sent from Pensacola to
/ Washington, to work for appropriations for
| that city, has returned and made its report.
| They say; The navy yard may possibly be
held as 1t Is for future uses, but under the
/ present administration no Improvement can
be hoped for. SecOnd-The Escambia. Cone
! cub and ChOctawhatche rivers are receiving
attention from the local representatives, with
/ good prospects of fair appropriations. Third
Ihe matter Of lights between our harbOr and
/ Milton and Ferry Pass Is before the Commit
| tee on Commerce, and we would suggest
/ committee TO correspond specially with that
/ committee on this subject 4 free
/ maH delivery service is unobtainable with
| annual receipts of only SIl,0 The chances
| Ior an improvement Of the bar at the entrance
/ OF the harbOr are not satisfactory and the
committee recommend that Mai. Damrell, L .
/ ;. Engineer IN charge Of this department, be
invited 10 visit Pensacola and examine ner-
/ sonally into the clty's wants.