Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-10

FLORIDz-
Work was resumed on the custom house at
Pensacola few days ago.
The thief who robbed DR.. Neve's iewelrv
store at Tampa recently has escaped from
Jail.
new street railway. to run from the
Jacksonville post Office through LaNilla. is to
De built.
A negro prisoner in the Tampa Jail recently
attempted suicide by hanging, but the at
tempt was frustrated.
foundry. says the Palatka Herald is to
Oe built Immediately ON the northeast corner
of the Shally block in this city.
The jacksonville Times Eui0R's fund for
the Richmond, Va. Confederate Home pro-
iect now aggregates $1,000 and it is believed
that $500 more can be secured.
farmer living near Lake City sold from
one and quarter acres planted in sugar cane
last year one thousand pounds of good sugar
and q hundred gallons Of good syrup, besides
leaving plenty for home use.
The Live Oak elections resulted in a victory
for the following ticket: Navor W :
Handy; Clerk, f. NJ. Goruto: Marshal. solo
mon Phillips: Aldermen. W. W. Hankins. "
I. Whitfield, J. S White. Gus Patsdamer
There was general Jail delivery in Tampa
during court week. not by the court bUt
through the door. which was pried open and
the prisoners walked out The taller is ac-
cuset OF neglectlng to take proper precautions
and has been discharged.
DeIand Echo. April ] "a little tragedy
occurred near Wellman's landing. on Lake
BeresfOrd. last Thursday. 4 negro woman
and her husband quarreled; the woman
seized smoothing iron and struck her better
half IN the abdomen. Not satisfied with this
she then stabbed him i'm the left side with
table fork. When last heard from the man
was in a precarious condition"
AT Jacksonville a colored man named Rob
ert Grey was given a situation as deck hand
on the steamer ChattahOochee. On the first
trip up after he was employed q number of
cigars were stolen and Grey was suspected of
nrHU % oh
steamer reached sanford. He made his way
back to Jacksonville, and Friday was discov-
cred concealed in the wood by the mate Of tile
Gbattah0CChCc and WAS asked what he was
doing there. tut made no reply. He was also
asked if he did not steal the cigars. but again
failed 20 reply, when the mate started toward
him. Grey. seeing the mate advancing ran
and fell overheard. Tuesday afternoon his
body was found floating i'm the slip at Jack
s0uville and buried. There will, of course be
no legal proceedings.
The Lake City correspondent Of the NEWS
cvrote the following on the SJh instant: THE
rit, electOu to-day resulted as follows:
Mavor. T. - Bacon, Marshal, Buford Car
roll; Collector, IN utcAi Assessor; a
men: j. L. Masters, Charley smith,
Brooks Cathy, Howell Hunter.-
To-day attended the Suwannee Fruit and
Vegetable Association at Live Oak The by
laws were adopted and a permanent Organl-
ZatiOu effected II is hoped the whole county
will take an interest In building up the or
a
lIvest men IN and around Live Oak members
of 10: and. not the least among the number
are Mr.. McAlpln, of the Bulletin. aud Mr..
Whitfield, of the INteNigeHcer. These two
members of the quill are hard workers for
Suwanuee county and the state, but they al
ways have SuWannee uppermOst--QuIte a lot
or land was exposed 10 tax sale to-day. and
not AN acre went to the state Individuals
bid rs all in and then went away hungry
Tor more. Ordinary pine land in the vi
ciuity OF Live Oak brought $40 cash per acre
One Tot Of eighty acres that was bought forS25
q few wears ago sold Tor SsO0.-Ihe bean crop
has suffered materially on account of last
Wednesday northern blast ami the cool snap
chat fOIlowed.-l wound up my pig killing at
Wilson on the 2Sth Of March. One twelve
month razor backed pig weighed net 206
pounds, another 1S5, and so on. This meat
cost Use less than ] cent per pOund.-R. r
Rogers, Postmaster at Little River post Office,
has bought a ull-bOod Alderney.-lt is hard
20 tell what we poor folks are coming to, with
80 much meat, fine COWS, corn, etc.-The local
option ia w at Lake CITY Is proving benefit
10 somebody. One merchant says his cash
receipts for the month OF March are about
double that Of March, lSS3. All we want Is to
keep the temptation away from our
children. The trade VIII be better and
healthier in the towns where 10 saloons
are kept.-Ihe newest thing at Lake City Is
she skating rink. i witnessed the gyTatOns
Of some OF the amateurs. II they had pro
yided themselves with a bumper they WOuld
nave felt better next morning.-Ihe Borum
HOtel VIII soon be capable Of accommodating
thirty more guests Wlth rOOms;lt Is last grow
ing into a Grst-class hOtei.-ln spite OF the mis-
cradle transportation facilities LAKE City IS
going ahead. We are all anxious to hear the
whistle Of the savannah, Florida and W estern
Railroad. We want il through in time for
our next crop OF cotton. To move the staple
and seed Of our next crop will be an item OF
not less than $4,000. We ship vegetables here
on Mondays to 80 On savannah steamers on
she mex. Weduesday-ttG business Half
the time the shipper don't know who to curse
when lac gets tlS returns.