Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-02


( Lake City is to have an artesiau well.
An artesian well is among the possibilities
I at Live Oak
MatermelOns can be eaten for % cents each
I at Tallahassee.
The manufacture Of brick has been added
I 20 the Industries OF Jasper.
T. =. White. one of Sanford's foremost
/ citizens, died day or two ago.
( The ranks Of the Nassau Light Infantry. of
I ternandlna, are increasing in numbers rap
The grand jury pronounce the Columbia
{ county jan unit for the safe keeping Of pris-
It is said that the addition Of fifty more
rooms TO the Leon Hotel at Tallahassee has
I been reduced to almost a certainty.
Audreas Gluckstadt Of Pensacola. who was
50 unfortunate as to have his leg crushed
Wmle boarding an engine in motion, died
from his injuries.
The Board Of Trustees Of East Florida Semi
nary VIII meet at Gainesville on the oath of
JCue to elect the teachers for the coming
scholastic year for that institute, and to trans
act other important business.
lt Is said that new evidence has been
. brought To ight that fixes the murder of Mrs
orum. which occurred recently on the line of
Wakulla and Franklin counties. upOn Ike
hon- He has been arrested and placed in
jail.
The following United States officers of the
81 Artillery will act as Judges at the confess
10 take place during the Pensacola Encamp-
meni this month: Capt. j. b. Burbank. First
Lieutenant Z. W. Foster and Second Lieu
tenant Ira Z. Haynes.
Last Thursday three buildings. situated at
the Marine Barracks, on the Nayal Reserve.
at Pensacola, were destroyed BY fire. These
( buildings were burnt by orders from the De-
pafiment at Washington. d. c.. received
some time since. as they were the ones used
Tor the sick soldiers during the epidemic Of
yellow fever in 1883.
Tallahassee LAM Of FI01cers: From the best
Information we can gather the corn croD of
TINS county. although a little backward has n
good color and promises fair yield. an aver
age crop. d not more. Cotton looks well: the
0ry weather has been favorable to it. Tobac-
co IS reported very good in some places, but in
others 1t Is said to be greatly damaged bv
worms and inclined to sucker and run up to
seed. The vegetable crop is about oyer. The
dry weather ruined it.
W. II. Sebring, the Commissioner for Flor
lda OF the New Orleans Exposition. was in
Fernandina last week. He appointed the fol-
lowing committee for Nassau county: W. +.
scott, Of Amelia, Chairman; Charles W
hydd, of Fcrnar dina; IsidOre O'Nelll. of New
liope; j. K. Davis, Of Kings Ferry; W. A.
MahoneE. OF Callahan; Capt. Hilliard. of Hill
liarI's station; G.. W. Bryce. of Brandy
Branch; Noah 4. Hicks, of Dutton.
On sunday afternoon, during heavy thun-
der STORM the hotel at AstOr was struck by
lightning. number of ladies and gentlemen
were ~ the hotel Office and on the piazza.
fat-t 20 t'i Al' NltiI u "a AilAHtNi. accom- ltulcfl
10y vivid flash of lightning. shocked them
Investigation showed that the thuuderbolt
struck the main part Of the house. imme-
dIatelv over the roof or the kitchen. where it
Joins the main part, Aside from the damage
done % the house no harm was DONE as no
one was injured. though several OF the IN
mates felt the shock.
Pensacola Adc1nce- Gazette: Last Monday.
about 1890 O'Clock. during the hour OF recess
a. the public school on the hill, young boy
oy lhe name OF James Odom was struck dead
10y lightning. We learn that the Young bOy
was sitting under a low tree eating his lunch,
while several Otthe other scholars were stand
ing or playing near by, when a terrible flash
ot lightning. accompanied by terrific peal Of
thunder. came. and young James was seen to
fall. Efforts at restoration were resOrted to
immediately but with no avail. and he was
pronounced dead. the only evidence that he
was killed by the lightning being a small
wound on the forehead and n large hole in
the ground where he was standing. Several
other pupils were shocked bv the electric
current.