The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-07-15

"TIy known as Zine corner WAS Sptu GU
last Monday at Masters sale, bv Nv. r.
Boyd, Special Master. This property
consisted of corner lot upon which were
three good buildings, and was knocked
off to a Savannah firm at twelve hundred
dollars. There was IA lien against the
property of six hundred dollars. making
the amOmnt realized eighteen hundred
dollars. An acre lot in the northwest ex
tension. near the depot, brought one hun
bred and twentv-ti five dollars, which was
dirt cheap w. A. Turner was the pur-
chaser. Also 40 acres about one and a
bali miles from town was sold, and was
knocked off at one hundred and twenty
five dollars. This is bargain. w. NJ.
Ives was the purchaser The work on
the s. f. Il w. branch to Crawford is
proceeding with all haste possible The
switches and other side tracks will soon
he finished, and work on the main branch
will 90 ahead We hope soon to see this
line finished, as it VIII SO greatly benefit
our merchants in the way of rates on
freight, &c. The rates Just now are al
most unbearable. This new line will
doubtless remedy the matter
Live Oak Builetiu: We learn that
on Thursday night, the 3d instant, two
from Brantord, and accorli gly stole n
boat from Capt. Ingersoll and set sail
down the river They proceeded on their
Journey till they came to the residence of
MIR. Tom Clements, on the bank of the
stream, where they proceeded to lay IN
their cargo. They broke open the house
and stole household furniture and other
| necessaries for their trip. Securing an
other boat they separated and one went
| ON down the river until he came to MIR.
Waters store at Townsend Ferry. The
merchant being absent the mariner broke
| open the store-housc and helped himself
| T. such articles as he thought nccdful or
anited his fancy. When our informant
left Brantord they had caught one of the
| robbers and recovered most ot the things
| taken from Mr.. Clements house The
| prisoner confessed, and said that him
| and his chum had agreed on tn" rXcur-
son, and their plan was to steal all they
conld and carry their pundcr to Cedar
| Key and sell it off as best they could.
| They got separated in the dark, and ii is
| Thought that the other darkey with his
| boat is hidden in one of the various
fngoons or swamps that line the river
| bank. \ posse were i'll search of him
and were sure of his capture.
| Pensacola .1Iyu,tc,- Gu:ette The in
side work on the county courthouse is
progressing nicely. and it will not be a
great while before his Honor Judge Max
well will dispense justice beneath the
| HILL
| 'ihe new building is considered, even bv
| strangers, as one OF the handsomcSt pieces
Of architectural skill III the south
The handsome brick mill of NJ +. Coma
| leZ q Co. is fast nearing completion
| and when finished will be one OF the
! most stable structures in the city. This
institution was only properly apprc
| ciated after destruction 10y fire
During the severe thunder storm of last
Sunday a crowd numbering thirty or more
| people took refuge in "A boat shed on tn,
Naval reserve. Attached To this shed
was flag-pole. down which a thunder
bolt descended, killing negro boy
named Perry Morgan ana Knocking sense
less the remainder of The crowd. som,
had the hair burned from portions OF
their body, while Others 1crc affected IN
various other ways 1t required some
I:time to restore. many "t the untnrtunatt>
Ito a state OF consciousness, and those VIII,
locked upon the collected forms, All rr;"s
| t''0' - .'' ''FI - ''''''> ~ P'~ltl'll~
speak of til" scene n something indie
-rrihahIc Among the crowd was quit,
a number from this city, wis" had vl~itD,
the yard I" with - a .anc t" bali.
-Gaincs>ilIc .1h.ma,h The lal.er~
egg plant ever seen in this country Va,
sent to the .ldrocute office by Our Trrn
tom correspondent, T. NJ Col>nn. Ii ha,
the dimensions of water bucket anc
weighed over nine pounds. 1t was raised
by Mr.. Is. :. Williams near Trenton
Never in the annals of crime has NOR,
brutal and outrageous preparation been
recorded than one whirh was brought t,
light on last Friday not far from New
Evansville. The crime was committed OF
the 9th day of June, but until Friday i,
had been concealed It appears that Nor
rls Jackson, a cnlorcI married man. haI
been Keeping "A colurrd 4iri in his employ
with whom he had been guilty of crim
nal intimacy .A> domestic intciicity and
a branch family were prospective future
annexations to his already trouble
4 stocked mind, he concluded 10 get rid OF
1 his concubinc This he did bv entcing
| the unfortunate girl on 10 1hicket on
the banks of the Santa I'r river. Her,
he proceeded to hcw her to pieces with
an AK. After disembowrling her he cut
to pieces the yet unborn infant After
he had completed his oIckruing work, he
gathered together the muDlatcd bodies
and threw them into he river. "Murdcr
will oul," and on las Friday circumstan-
tial evidence had SO Developed As to war
rant Jacksom'~ arrest H. made full
confession and WAS brou4hl 10 lni> place
on Monday morning 10y deputy sheriff
Cato and lodged iii III county Jail. II
Jackson don't stretch /. mp there j. Ger
family no use for criminal LAW.
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