Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-23

awaits public favor, on the banks OF Newman:
Lake, about five miles from Gainesville. II
bears the name Of Weldon.
Pere Hyacinthe has drawn large audiences
tHTougaout the state He was in Jackson
vile Monday on his return trip, and was ex-
pecting to start for New Orleans without
delay.
Mittie Emerson, daughter Of J. P. Emer-
SON Oi Fort Dade, was very severely burned
q few days ago Proper attention was imme-
diately gwen her, andwe learn that she is i'm
proving.
In the vicinity Of Newnan's Lake, Judge
Bell shot two bald eagles, male and female.
each measuring seven feet and over from tip
10 tip Of wings. They are to be sent to the
Smithsonian Institute.
The Baptist Church in progress OF construc-
ti0u at Brooksvile was blown down by gale
a few nights ago. An hour previous the Lam
Ter House had narrow escape from destTuc-
ti0n by fire. The church will be rebuilt.
The Clay Guards, Of Green Cove Springs.
have received their new uniforms. The suit
consists Of gray dress coat trimmed with
black, ana bedecked with brass buttons i'm
printed with the great seal of Florida The
pants are navy blue, with buh stripe
a life saving station Is to be established on
santa Rosa Island. The station will be
thoroughly equipped with all the most i'm
proved LIE saving apparatus and manned by
an ehclent station keeper and seven subOrdi-
mates. The requisite buildings will soon be
erected and ready for occupation.
Saturdays Madison Recorder saws: Last
Saturday A. W. Shackeford who lives IN
Moseley Hall district, brought to town the
hide ef huge bear which he killed near his
house on Friday before. The bear measured
Ieet inches from the tip Of his nose to one
of his hind feet, and the monster would have
tipped the beam at near 500 pounds had the
scales not broken"
The SDriHg says: "SOme time since the
Postmaster here received official notice that
an additional daily mail for Palatka via
Green Cove SPRINGS. WCUln he faEpu nv ha
DeBary-Baya mail line Of steamers. TO begin
January TO- loSA We are informed that
TINS service Is now being performed for the
Palatka post Office, but a yet we are receiv-
ing but one mail per day. and Mr.. Roberts has
taken the proper steps to have the matter in
vestigated. We presume that this will turn
out To- be case something similar to that Of
last year, during the smallpox excitement" :"
George Atwood was returning on horseback
To 81. Augustine the other dav, from his plan-
tatl0n, three miles from that city He was
gallopinS after train along the railroad at a
lively rate. suddenly his horse stumbled over
one of the sleepers, and both horse and rider
were precipltated some distance on the side Of
the road, the horse being killed and Mr. At
WOOD Knocked senseless. The conductor, wit
Messing the occurrence, stopped and backed
ms tram, and taking up the apparently life
less form Of Mr. Atwood brought him to town
Ihe gentleman revived, however, and is now
recovering.
on Monday night. Deputv Marshal scott
G.
place of Marshal sullivan. became involved
IN an argument with W. II. Silcox For the
purpose of sustaining his side of the question
Merritt laid aside his badge and stan, while i'm
Jones, beer saloon, and, the door having been
locked the debate was settled bv fight
The Deputy Marshal handed his staff to Sam
Gathers, colored, who promptly proceeded to
arrest c0lOred fellow citizen: and another
lively ARRAY 0ccOrred, and both men were
somewhat battered. On Tuesday Marshal
sullivan took hand in and arrested all par
ties. who had the pleasure of contributing IS
each TO the towns treasury.
The Green Cove Springs Spring SAYS: oThe
body OF an unknown colOred man was found
atoat, on Thursday, by J. W. Smith. near the
beacon north Of Magnolia, and was brought
by hlln TO Green Cove. Notice was given TO
Justice BaFdin, and a jury of inquest was
summoned. Tho body had been in the water
Tor several days and was much decaved, but
no marks OF violence were found and il was
plain that the man had been drowned HIS
age was supposed to be between 30 and 90
years, neatly dressed. no upper teeth lower
teeth much worn on right side, no money
pocket knife with blade ground to Il point.
piece OF tobacco and paper stamped NJ L.
Dekle, Broad street, Mariana, Fla After
due investigation the body was buried. and
the jury returned an inquest in accordance
with the above facts. Three hundred men
recently passed through Mariana on their
way to South Florida, to work on "a railroad,
and this unfortunate was probably one Of the
number