Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-27

ticipated., Farmers, generally, are up with
their work, and cotton planting has begun.
The stands Of corn have been more seriously
damaged by birds than is usual. The oat crop
VIII be two weeks late, though quite prOmis-
ing since the rains. WatermeIons are coming
up. The area planted is larger than last year.
superior Court has Just adjourned. Last
week was spent in clearing the civil dOcket,an
Monday and Tuesday Of this week given TO
the criminal business. The matters in court.
civil and criminal, are growing less in magnl-
tude-indeed the criminal business has de-
generated into negro pilferng. interspersed
against some white man for carrying con-
cealed weapOns.-Mr. c. Russell Twltty has
been admitted to practice law. We predict
for him a successful career.-The grand jury
recommended the building of a county jail.
They also recommended the further CO-oDe-
ration of the county commissioners with the
town authorities for the completion of the
artesian well.-Mr. Hefright. of ThOmasville,
Is here at work on the artesan well. attempt
ing to extract a plug from the pipe, some four
hundred feet from the top Of the ground
The Presiding Elder, Rev. J. o. A. Branch,
began the session of quarterly conference on
the Z2d. and preached fine sermon on sab
bath fOllOWing.-NO interest is manifested in
politics, though the general sentiment is for
the return OF Hon. IL. q. Turner to Congress-
FLoRIDa.
1t is sugges ed that the name Of Fort Brooke
be changed to Fort Nelson.
Jay Gould. it is said, contemplates building
house at St. Augustine.
Tom Hiatt has pound turnips growing
IN his patch in sumter county.
It is rumored that the jacksonville Herlad
may become morning paper.
Edison. the electrician, caught big shark
during his stay at st. Augustine.
X. II. Marks, of Sanford, sold last week
twenty-five town lots and four orange groves.
Mrs Frazier, OF New Berlin, Duval county,
fatally bIFppd Sunday and died ~
agony.
Three factories supply Tampa with ice, and
Il retalls at / cent pound Last summer II
sold there al cents.
The Methodists have purchased a house and
four acres of land at Welborn, and will soon
erect a new church there.
An excursion is to be given from Jackson
willie to Mayp0rt for the benefit of the pro-
posed Home for -Confederates.
II. +. Dutton has declined to be a candidate
for the MayOrality nomination, at, Gainesville,
on account Of the demands of his business.
A 14-vear-Old son of James Burt Of Palatka,
has left home en- route for Chicago. The
father is trying to head the ventmesome youth
of.
There Is to be a new town in Liberty coun-
ty, near Orange post office. Eureka Is to be
its name; Its population will, at first, be
composed of Tennessee colony.
In the case Of Singleton and Shecut, in
which the former was suing the latter for the
vile Times was printed, the jury decided in
favor of Mr. Singleton.
4 piece Of land in Palatka was sold last
week for $1,000 II was sold again the same
week for $1,000. 1t was then sold twice after
that within a week, the prices being 81 ,4OO
and 81 800, respectively.
A party of some twenty Senators will leave
Washington, ID. c., for jacksonville tonight,
on the invitation of the President of the North
Carolina Railroad, and will spend several
DAYS Florida rpfUruiDq a NJ Isl SbiDptOu
ly next week.
Hon. Il. II. NJ. Davidson, Representative in
Congress- has appointed Henry l.. Branch, ol
Tampa, secretary of the Committee on Rail
roads and Canals, of which Mr.. Davidson is
Chairman. MIR. Branch has accepted and
left for W Washington Monday.
The Republicans, Of Palatka, have nominal
ted the following municipal ticket: For May
or: H. X. Teasdale: For Aldermen: ID. a
Boyd, John II. Purcell. For Clerk: j. J
sawyer. For Treasurer: w T.. Ransome
For Collector: |. l.. Purcell. For Marshal
A. \. Doyle.
The Common Council at Green Cove ha,
granted To Col. Houstoun Clinch charter fol
street railroad from the railroad station Il
Walnut street. with a branch TO Governor
creek. The main line is to be completed
within one year and the branch to Governor
creek within two years from date.
The following s.citizens ticket has been pu
IN nomination at Jacksonville: For Mayor
/ Z. i. smith; for Marshall John +. Tyler; fol
AtA n phAlh ~ tttAti lClks Ahl Aoot6cpAs lbiiHl
/ Lancaster; for Collected L. T. stockton; fOl
/ Treasurer, J. ID. Bucky; for Aldermen, j. +
4 Onlcy, NJ. b. Bartholomew, ;. +. DOggett, A
4 b. Hussey and John ;. briggs, and for Alder
man Large Il. Thebeaut.
The old Spanish oak chest in which tht
/ charter, jewels and regalIa of the ST. John,
T Lodge We're brought to st. Augustine from
I Spain, has been deposited in the museum al
/ that place by Roscoe Perry, Esq, the Master
I of st. Johns Lodge, and is of great Interest
Z to the MasOns who daily visit the museum
/ The lock of the old Spanish treasury, an Ole
Spanish pike, and pair of shackles used al
/ the tort are among Its many recent additions
I At jacksonville Tuesday morning while J
I p. Hin and a force of men were engaged il
cutting away the wall in the rear of Emery 4
/ Co.'s store in order TO deepen the store. a lO
7 Of brick broke loose and fell on Jake Sparks
from height of six or eight feet, infictin.
very serious injuries. Mr.. Sparks was takef
home and an examination showed that tn,
+ spine was seriously injured, which, if it doe
not result in death, may cause perpetual pa
( ralysis.
Yesterdays jacksonville Times Union says
"Among those who sustained heavy losses a
the recent fire were Messrs. Il. Hopkins \
Son, their entire stock OF goods, and, as theI
/ supposed books and valuable papers bein,
/ destroyed. Mr.. Hopkins, in looking over
some of his most valuable papers recently
/ put them away temporarily in one of the
I pigeon holes of his fine walnut desk. Thes
I papers were valued at Sl,5OO, ana could at an,
/ time be converted into cash. As everything
else in the store had been destroyed by tn
! fire. including the desk, Mr.. Hopkins con
/ cluded that the papers above referred to wer
also gone, hut Judge of his surprise and pleas
ure when. on yesterday morning. in searchin!
the ruins. he found the pigeon hole contain
/ ing them badly charred, of course, and som
of the documents scOrched to crisp, but il
/ such a condition as to make them in ever
/ way binding. Strange to say, about every
/ thing else in the desk, and the desk itself, eX
cept the pigeon hole containing these papers
( was destroy ed.