Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-06

Court convened at Live Oak Yesterday.

Court convened at Live Oak yesterday.
While working with heavy sledge ham
mer 40 Santa Rosa, John HOodles missed his
ann. and striking one of his legs, broke il.
4 fire and burglar-prOOf vault is soon TO be
built ln the Ireasurer's Office in the state
capitol building at Tallahassee. Workmen
are busy iu the room below the office, build
ing mp q brick foundation 10 support the
vault.
The Diocesan Council of the Protestant
Episcopal Church i'm Florida meets In st.
Johns Church. Tallahassee, tomorrow morn
ing. The opening services will be held at II
O'Clock. The Council sermon viii be preach
ed ON w Wednesday evening by Rev. Mr.. Ward,
OF Maitland.
Tallahassee LsHd Of F{olrers: Last Wed
neSuay was a big day at >hidZnOka. the rising
little town on Lake Jackson. About hun
1red oI our leading citizens, including Gov.
kioNham and Chief Justice Randall and wife.
were invited to participate IN the celebration
Of the birthday of Mr.. McCulloch. the wooden
wedding ef Mr.. PurvIs, the christening of
Mr. Clark's twins and the opening of Cottage
Avenue along the lake 'front.'
Though but elght months in existence Gull
hey D. already coming into prominence as one
OF The most promising towns on the Gulf
coast. store and post Office are already in
operation. and lands are being purchased
rapidly hy settlers ANA capitalists, among the
latter being several wealthy and wide awake
>avanuahiaus. The water in the bay aver
ages from 10 TO feet IN depth. and a line of
daily steamers are among the probabilities of
the near future. The outlying lands are said
60 be particularly well adapted for truck
farming and orange culture.
Pensacola Co7amerciaI: "WhiIe delving on
the farm lands Of Mr.. Dennis Burns a couple
Of miles north Of the city, a cOlored man re-
Gently uuearthcd quite a number of leadeu
bullets Their rude rounding showed plainly
that they were of an antique mould. and after
being subjected TO a pretty general scrutiny.
the accepted and common belief was that they
dated back TO lSl5, and had been left there bv
some Of Gen. Jackson 5 command. The bullet
was evidently moulded for an old time flint
and steel musket; Is somewhat larger than a
l0-graln blue mass pill, but when on tour OF
internal Improvement inspection its superior
maNgn influence ls recognizable on the face. -
Tallahassee L0Hd Of FJ03Cers: 'Five families
OF HOilauQerS and one man without q family
came mp from Fcrnandna last Wednesday
night 20 locate near Tallahassee. There are
twenty-five of them in all. They were in -
Riuced To come 60 Middle Florida bv reading
the Florida state pamphlet, translated into
Dutch by DIR. Wertheim and distributed in
Holland. They left Holland April ) and came
via New York 10 Fernandina. where they
were met by +. a. Sal0monsOn, who accom-
panied them to Tallahassee as interpreter.
Their aim Is To purchase lands and locate all
IA one community. Most of them are gar
deucrs and truck farmers. one is a dairy man,
one carpenter and another blacksmith"
Orange City Times: probably one OF the
most singular cases on record Is now being
instituted In the courts of this district. The
sad and tragic death Of Mr.. and Mrs. NcG in
,
which our readers are familiar WITH is the
source Of this suit. 1t was supposed that this
murdered couple left considerable property
both possessing property by inheritance.
Leaving no children, and dying under the
same roof at almost the same minute, the
question arises. who was the survivor. the
husband OF wife, Under the laws OF this
state. where there Is no will. the property Of
the deceased goes TO the next kim. The ques-
t;on 20 decide in the Nen case. who survived,
Ihe husband or wife? r. ID. Coulter, Of this
Nen, and the taking of evidence is now going
on, the witnesses residing i'm the vicinity
where the -Nen family lived. and who were
bes acquainted with the particulars Of their
DEATH
Orange City Times: "Last Monday morn
ing ". a. Saxon, of this place, made his exit
from this county, not exactly mYsteriously.
Dur under circumstances not altogether COM
meudable. Saturday night he completed the
Rock residence on West French avenue and
received full payment for the same from Will
liam Rock. He built the residence by con-
tract. and this week Mr.. Rock was notified
house not paid for by Saxon, Parker Il Son
= being the largest creditors The Junior men,
Der Of this firm followed on track of Saxon rs
far as Jacksonville. where he found out that
saxon had bought a ticket the day previous
fOr Louisville. Ky. Mr.. Parker returned
Wednesday. and, We learn, has agreed to put
no lien on the residence. but Will compromise
with Rock upon condition that he Rock viii
pay one half OF the $500 on demand, which
Mr.. Rock has consented to do. Saxon leaves
behind him number of smaller bulls unpaid
and carries with him Sl2 of money due this
Office. He leaves his wife and two small chill
dFpn.