Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-26


E. W. Clark, Of Tallahassee, bought rs yards
Of alligator hides last week.
Wilson Pope, Of Tallahassee, brought in Il
bales of cotton last Saturday.
This week II3 new volumes will be received
at University Library, in Tallahassee.
Fort MasOn's church building has been fin
lshed, all but the inside work and painting.
The FI0ridian thinks that city OF the size
and Importance of Tallahassee ought to have
a Board OF Trade.
Lake Eustis is still steadily rising. 1t has
risen at least twelve inches since the COM
mencement Of the rainy season.
Several new dwellings are to be erected
soon on Main street, Fort Mason, which will
add much to the improvement Of the town.
An important meeting of the directors OF
the Middle Florida Agricultural and Mechan-
icaI ! Association will be held at Tallahassee
to-day.
The steamboat 0f the railroad company be-
ing built at Fort Mason is fast assuming fair
proportions, and viii be finished IN time for
the fall business season,
The Democrats Of Leon county are
arranging for number of big meetings
throughout the county. The programme Will
probably include two or three grand barbe-
cues.
At Madison Charles Daniels and Miss Annie
/ Watkins, an adopted daughter of Tom Bar
/ row, succeeded in escaping from the vigilance
Of her parents, got in buggy and drove tC
! the residence of Judge WitherspOOn, who they
were s-s0n made one, and went on their way
rejoicing.
Last Tuesday Afternoon Miss Emma Louisa
Ostcrman, Of Orange county, went to Iaua-
hass2e on the west bound passenger tram, and
at O'Clock the same evening she was united
| in marriage to Claus BlOmquist. a well do
WidOWer OF the Capital City. Mr.. BlOmquist
was confined to his bed with fever, and Judge
West performed the ceremony while the fair
bride stood at the bedside OF the afflicted
l bridegroom.
At PaIatka DR.. Rud Kersting's pet rattle
snake committed suicide Monday night in a
rather curious manner. A little tin box was
| filed with water and put in the snakes glass
/ covered cage Monday afternoon. and Tues
.iay morning the snake was found stln IN
death with ITS head under water ana IFS D0dy
cOiled M on top OF it. The snake evidently
suiaided. and shOwed considerable reasoning
power by putting tire weight OF us Dody on It's
head to keep it under water
Orlando was thrown into a state of great
excitement Saturday night over the repor,
that Miss Lille Greer, young LADY VINO had
been teaching W. L. Amos chlidFe4 al Pine
Castle, had mysteriOusly disappeared. she
was traced to the lake IN the rear OF Mr. An
nos house. where the plume and buckle from
/ her hat were found, and fears were enter
tanned that she had committed sulcldc Oy
drowning. All Sunday afternoon and Mon
day morning parties were engaged ~ drag
eiug the lake and hunting the woods. she
was found lust before noon by lohn Jones
about mile away in dense cypress swamp
sitting in water lI5 feet deep, with her
head resting against tree and surrounded
| by lily pads and grass. She had evidently
| crawled on her hands and knees Tor great
distance. as the trail by which she was found
gaze evidence Of this fact. Her arms were
much iacgrated and cut by the palmetto
/ bushes. ana hsr clothing very much torn. Inc
poor girl had wandered and crawled through
| mud and water knee-deep ts,F more than :.
hours, and when found was completely eX-
haUsted. though still alive. She was taken 70
/ Mr. Amos house, and under the skllttul
! treatment and lind nursing OF DR.. Hecks and
] Mrs. Ammo seems TO be doing as well as could
be expected OF one in her condition. she had
suddenly become insane and still remains so.