Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-11

murderous assault on a negro named Frank
cola.
The Orange City Times says: 'sNIr. Dupree.
late eultor OF the Vienna Ca Indicator,
gave US very pleasant visit on Tuesday last.
lie Is making a general tour over Florida with
view Of locating"
The lands sold for taxes at Lake City on
Monday embraced some of the largest tracts
IN the county. sir Edward J. Reed had
thousands Of acres sold. Much Of the land
viii be redeemed.
Lucretia Booth, the aged wife of Harry
Booth, an old cOlOred man, living III the east
ern part of Columbia county, was on Tuesday
adjudged a lunatic. She had been gradually
losing her mind until she had become help
less.
In the United states Court at Pensacola on
W ednesday, Judges Pardee and Settle pre-
siding, Judge Pardee announced the decision
Of the court to grant the motion to dismiss the
suit Of the Pensacola Railroad Company VS.
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
pany
Sundays Jacksonville Times Union says:
"Dr. ID. ;. smith, the oldest physician of Chi
cagO, and q IrdOn ;. Hubbard, ESQ., 1.-THE old
est inhabitant," who has seen Chicago grow
from frontier trading post to a magnificent
CITY QI oOV,O9U inhabitants, are guests of the
st. James"
At PIney Bluff, on Deep river, February
18th, while ID. A. WedmOre and his family
We're on the wharf to meet the steamer, his
house was entered and over two hundred dol
lars worth of property stolen, including
Watch, ilne shotgun, valuable ring, clothing,
etc The thief has just been captured.
About O'Clock Friday morning the lamp in
the Merchants Bank at Pensacola exploded
and the burning oil spread over the table,
setting the cover and lot of loose papers on
ire. A policeman discovered the fire in time
10 break the glass in the door and get in and
eXtinguish the flames before any great damage
was done. Forty dollars will cover the loss.
The santa Rosa NeloS SAYS: Last FRIDAY
night Mr.. ID. 0. Macarthur, of Cold Water, in
tins county, retired to bed in his usual health.
During the night he heard one of his grand
children crying and got up and took the child
TO ms own bed. Next morning he failed to
get up, and the family, after waiting some
time went into the room and found Mr.. Nc
thur cold and stiff in death, with the little
child asleep in his arms. tits supposed that
he died of heart disease"
The Lake City Reporter says: 1.-THE com
mlttee appointed on the 22d TO prepare arti-
cles for the State exhibit at the New Orleans
orld Cotton Exposition, met Tuesday last
~ o clock p. m, at the court house, and
elected permanent officers. NJ. NJ. Scar
borough President. T. W. Getzen, Vice Pres
ldent, and S. B. Thompson Secretary =. w
Fielding, 5. p. Buie and Rev. j. q. TAYLOR
We're elected members, and the committee
adjourned to Saturday, 18th inst"
The ApalachicOla Tribune says: "News was
brought to the city SATURDAY. that Mr. Edward
Cauldwell, an engineer on the Clara Dunning,
was killed. The particulars, so far as we can
learn them are as follows: Just after leaving
q lanulug on the river. the FudQer became
iammed. aud Mr.. Cauldwell was sent down TO
adjust It. While at work his head was brought
very close to piece of machinery and before
he could realize his danger, the machinery
descended upon his head with such force as to
kill him instantly"
The Santa Rosa NeiCs prints the following:
Mr. Frank Key, fireman on the new tug w
L. Bishop, on last Saturday, while the boat
was under way, dropped his hat under the
shaft In STOPPING to pick it up, his arm was
caught by a cog wheel, and he was dragged
under the shaft and horribly lacerated. Be
sides several INJURIES on his arm. his head was
cut IN three or four places and his skull frac-
tured. At first it was thought that it was
impossible FOR him to live, but at present, six
days after the accident, ne seems to be in a
talr way for recovery. His condition, how
ever. Is considered critical"
The Lake City correspondent of the MORN
ING NEWS, under date of March s. writes:
~ few days since Mr.. Souder GOOdbread lost
hls residence by fire He Is one of the oldest
and most respectable citizens of Hamilton
county. The roof was ignited by a spark
He was unable to save anything that was in
the h0use.-Air. I. q. Henderson and the
Messrs. Chalker Bros 4 Price are Vacating
their old stands on the public square with a
view To erecting handsome brick buildings for
business houses. Mr.. Derval self is cOmfOrta-
bly, situated in his new brick store Just COM
pleted.-TwO fast trOtters appeared on a Lake
city street to-day. asked one of the owners
what report l could make of the turf He
said, 'twO-thlrty .'-Messrs. Ashmead a
thompson are opening up new business in
Lake City, books, stationery, etc.-The
Wrough Iron Range Company has knocked
the bottom out of the stove dealers through
out this territory, at least for the present.
Money is getting tight, and not few farmers
are asking for credit. Our farmers, however
grow more and more of their own supplies
every year
The Pensacola Commercial of Saturday con-
talns the following fuller details of an item
already mentioned in the NEWS telegraphic
columns: The news of the disappearance of
W. W. Wharton, late Clerk of the United
states Court for this district, and United
states Commissioner and Shipping Commits
sIOner- created quite a sensation in this citv
last Thursday morning. 1t Is said that Whar-
ton Is short in his accounts of the United
states Court funds some 5000, and as Ship
ping Commissioner about $1,000, besides other
obligations and debts to considerable
amount. We learn, however. that his short
age rs Clerk Is entitled t. q credit of some
$4,000 due him for fees. etc. Mr.. Wharton
was in his Office and attending to his duties in
the court both Monday and Tuesday. but as
we understand, failed to put IN an appear
ance on W ednesddy morning. and the last
seen Of him was Wednesday morning about 10
O'Clock going down PalafOX street to the
wharf. The presumption is that he took
vessel for Havana, but this is merely a pre-
sumption, as no one seems to know ANYTHING
of his whereabouts or destination When the
fact OF WhartOn's disappearance was made
known to the court, order was made de-
claring the clerkshIp vacant and the position
was rendered to Maj. +. G. Humphreys. This,
we learn, was entirely unsOught for and nm
consideration, came to the conclusion that it
was better than the Postmastership, and he
therefore forwarded his resignation to the
Post Office Department, accepted the new
Office, gave bond, was sworn in and entered
upon the duties of Clerk and Commissioner on
Thursday