Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-17

Thirteen hundred dollars was paid out Of
| the Treasury Of Hillsborough county for the
support OF paupers during the past fiscal
year.
There is little probability OF the Willing
ham case being tried at this term Of Barlow
court The court viii probably adjourn to-
morrow.
The Finance Committee Of the Lakeland
schO0lhOuse reports the first assessment col
lected, and work viii soon commence on the
building.
Hillsborough county claims 70 be only one
~ the state East Middle, West or South.
that is shipping to market maugoes raised
within her own borders.
Peter Strange, who for some time has been
acounty charge, was discovered dead in shed
near the water-tank Of the South Florida Rail
road at Tampa last Monday. Strange within
the last six months. has made two attempts 10
commit suicide. His death. however. il Is
claimed, resulted from want and exposure
The Baptist Church at Tampa will he turu-
ed around 50 that the entrance wlll be from
Tampa street instead OF Twigg street. By 50
doing there VIII be room on the same lot to
build parsonage. should the society deter
mine to do so In the future. new roof will
also be put on the present church edifce ana
should the funds hold out there will be i'm
proyements made in the inside Of the church
One dav last week a son Of 5. L. Jones was
driving Two yoke Of oxen to a wagon in the
middle OF ten acre field belonging to Mr.
Secl0r. near Tampa, when q stroke of light
ning descended and killed instantly both Of
wagon and the driver entirely uuipiurad
There was not a tree standing in the field and
nothing whatever to attract the lightning.
LochlcOsa correspondence NEWS: The new
steamer owned and built by Messrs Vosburg
x LutZ, now running ON LOchlOOsa and Or
anEe Lakes, aud known as the Orange Lake
and L.ochloosa Navigation Company. was sold
Tuesday TO William Sparr, of Sparr's Station
Peninsular Railroad. Marion countv.-On
Wednesday night, July 0. II. J. Roerner. who
0Wnea q pet dog, came near being bitten by
MN While ihe canine was going mad. The
dog left and has not been seen or heard of
since.
Tampa Tribune: The report Of the County
Treasurer, IS presented to the County Com
missloners this week, shows that the receipts
since May q, lss3. for the county school fund
amounted to $8,07S 50. The amount disbursed
during the same period was S5,42O S. leaving
a balance IN the treasury Of S657 20. or
county funds S6.3g7 IS had been received and
S5050 Oi paid out. leaving a balance of
Sl,5i1 81. or state school mOney the receipts
were Sl,620 81, which amount has been for
varied 70 the state Treasurer at Tallahassee
Tampd Tribune: The Board Of County Com
missiOners has shown itself to be composed OF
faithful guardians Of the intere- Is Of the
county IN determining TO request the hol8ng
OF "a special term Of the Circuit Court for this
county in advance of the regular fan term.
4 large number Of prisoners are now confined
IN the county jail, and, as the building is inse-
unavoldably entails a heavy expense upon the
county. i Is estimated that this expense, to-
gether with that Of feeding the prisoners and
other Incidental matters, Will amount in the
interval between now anu the time for the
regular term Of court in October, to the sum
Of about Sl,S0O.
Palatka Ne'os: The City Sexton. while
digging in the cemetery last week found an
old stone, which had almost mouldered into
dust. On it was the following inscription in
Danish: 'Salige ere de som sorge, Thi de
skulde husyales, Michael Casper Aagaard.
Drag Jesu migi Dag efter Dig, Til Himlens
trydebOlig Der at staa med Gladesraab de
trommes Skare." This may be translated:
=. BLESSED are the pure in heart; for they
shall see God Michael Casper Aagaard.
Jesus, take me with Thee to Thy kingdom.
where ] shall stand with happy voice amidst
Thy holy hOck.' No date, but the crumhliDg
stone attests antiquity, and the name has bee1
lost among our citizens. The Sexton who is
himself a Dane, informs us that the family
name is noted in Denmark
Thomas Howard was arraignef before Jus-
tee >. 4. Terry OF 1alaha, last Thursday I'M
der a charge Of rape upon the person Of his
thirteen -year-Old sister. Arkansas Howard
the unfortunate sister, testified to the court
anu her testimony was corroborated by that
OF her step-brOther, Emmit kendrick, a bOy
OF eighteen years. The defendant entered a
plea Of not guilty, but introduced no wit
nesses nor made any statement in his own be-
half. The step-father Of both Thomas and
Arkansas Howard, Mr.. kendrick, is a minis
ter The family are poor but respected peO-
pie, with the exception of Thomas, who had
been caught rObbing stores in lalaba and
was. hen arrested for this crime. soon to he
tried for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. Howard was committed to jail to
await the action Of the grand jury. The crime
he is charged TO have committee d is punishable
with death by hanging.
Waldo AdCsFfiser: Judge Kennard has made
a specially of the peach culture. and is the
first man who made It one OF our prominent
industries. lie first introduced the celebrated
kennard peach, now, however, misralled by
many'the honey peach. He has also propa-
gated a new " which promises to excel
both the pientO and the Kennard in all points
Of excellence. Persisting IN his determina-
ton, he has enlarged his orchards, and for the
past two or three years he has re-
ceived remuueratiye returns. Judge Ken
nard's orchard has this year furnished several
hundreds OF crates of peaches and these have
brought him from 81 so to 81 so per crate con-
tanning about one peek each. A large pro-
portion of this fruit has been sold in the mar
kets or Florida. and is eagerly sought for. The
peaches are planted in among the orange
trees of his magnificent grove, and the land
produces peaches enough to pay all expenses
Of both groves, and leave a large margin for
profit, while the orange trees are getting ready
to bear. In addition TO the large shipments OF
peaches Judge kennard will, during the
coming season, ship at least 5000 boxes of
oranges.