Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-10


4 Catholic chapel is to be built at Orlando.
Strawberries are ripening in Putnam
county.
public park is being advocated at Jack
sOnville.
The State Fair begins at Jacksonville on
Tuesday of this week.
The Florida Press Association meets in con-
ventiOn at Sanford February q.
The machinery for the ice factory at De-
Land has been placed in position.
The Gainesville Cadets will not attend the
State Fair at Jacksonville next week.
An artesian well is being drilled in
the orange grove of Col. Hart, at Palatka.
The woods have been burning in every d-
rectiOn around Sumterville during the past
week.
One thousand dollars has been pledged for
the erection of an Episcopal church at De-
Land.
Corn has jumped to 81 a bushel at Mariana,
although most of the farmers say they have
plenty for home use.
There are thirteen lakes in the near vicin-
ity of Mannville. Putnam county, that can be
connected for navigation.
Hon. Z. II. Chadbourne, Secretary of State,
of Maine, has purchased five acres near the
depot at Intulachen, and is having it fenced
and set with trees
J. J. Bradford sold piece of land, about
eight miles from Sumterville, to J. 5. Thrash
er, on Tuesday, for $500 worth of stock, etc.
Two months ago he could have sold the same
place for 500 cash, but some evil disposed
person set fire to the woods on Christmas Eve
and destroyed all the fencing, houses, and
about 20 fine bearing trees, with about 10000
oranges thereon.
At Tarpon Springs Friday evening, Feb
ruary !. W. y. COnOlev, a hotel keeDer of that
place, shot and killed a carpenter by the name
of John COrke. Mr.. COnOley had misunder-
standing with Maj. NJ. K. Marks about a
trade, and as the guests of the hotel, includ-
ing Maj. Marks, were going out to supper
Mr.. COnOley called the Major into the hall
and charged him with having acted In bad
faith about the trade and then talked about
him in such manner as to injure his charac-
ter and business. Marks replied that he had
said nothing that he could not repeat, and
that he had told only the truth. A few hot
words passed, when COnOley called Marks
a liar and drew his pistol and fred two
shots without effect, the bullets passing above
Marks head and penetrating the ceiling.
Marks ran into his room and closed the door,
but fearing that COnOley would force it open,
he passed out on the other side and ran down
the street. COnOley did not see Marks escape,
and Immediately after his escape Mr.. COrke
ran out OF an adjoining room and started run
ming down the street, and in the uncertain
light and the fact that he was running as if to
escape, COnOley mistOOk him for Marks and
fired at him with fatal result The bullet
stEnck the left temple and penetrated the
brain, causing death in few minutes. Mr..
Corke was q carpenter by trade. and native
OF Maryland lie had been at the Springs
only three weeks; nothing more is known of
him, as he had no friends or acquaintance
in Florida so far as known. He
was a very quiet and peaceable man.
Mr.. COnOley, about year ago, purchased
lots in the new town and built the De Long
House, and was doing good business. He
was an energetic business man and deserVedly
popular, but falling to meet some notes due
for the property, Marks ordered him to give
up the hotel, and had threatened to have him
elected. Meddlesome persons carried news
and brought about bad feelings between the
two men. COnOley is well known throughout
the State. He belongs to a highly respectable
family, and was Governor Drew's private
secretary during his (Drew's) administration
as Governor of the State, ana for about two
years afterWard.