Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-16
FLORIDA.

fLOklDA.
The MethOdists of St. Augustine are push
ing new church towards completion.
Aaron Coe. one Of the colaborcrs of Moody
and Sankey and Il. p. Hammond, the evan
gelist, were IN jacksonville Wednesday.
Jacksonviile was Wednesday night the
scene OF brilliant wedding, at which Viii
liam \. Dell,of that city. and Miss Florence b.
North, Of New Britain, were the contracting
parties.
Quincy municipal election resulted in the
selection of the following officers: Mayor, p
i. stockton; Marshal. W. w. Wilson: Asses
sor, ID. NJ. Sanford; Clerk. II. L. Ray; a Alder-
men, W lillian Munroe, ID. IL. Wilson, l. L.
McFarlin.
At Jacksonville in the case Of John C. Moore
vs. Napoleon B. Wolf, bill for partition in the
Windsor Hotel property, j. IL. Durkee, \. d.
Basnett and Philip Walter have been appoint
ed commissioners to make the partition, if
practicable, and report to the court.
At Crystal River, in fernando county, on
Monday, Lucy Mann, daughter OF {. ..
Manu. two and oae-haM years old. died from
eating the flowers of the common yellow les
samlne. A vine grew up over the porch, and
the little one. out there at play, gathered
Ie" and ate them. She died in less than
three hours.
\ daughter of Hattie Burgess, a colored
resident OF jacksonville, gave birth to a child
out of wedlock and Tuesday the infants dead
body was dug from hole by dogs and par
TALLY devoured. One of the city authorities
louud the mutIlated remains and an investi-
cation has developed the fact that the child
was born alive. \ trial for iufanticide is
now among the probabilities.
on the 18TH inst a colored girl six wears of
age. named Lily shepherd, living on the old
Kings road, about one mile from JacksonviIle
was shot IN the head with pistol bv another
colorcd girl named Mary FulSon. Lily lived
until wednesday evening when she died.
Justice BelssarO summoned jury of in
quest to view the remains. but as vet the jury
mas reached no verdict. Mary claims that
she saw llzarl on the head board of the
bed on which Lily was lying. and picked up
the pistol To shoot 1t. She told Lizzie to get
out OF the way, but before she could do so fired
at the lizard. the ball missing lis aim and
striking the girl in the temple. The impress
sion Is that the jury Will ind Il verdict of ac-
cidental shooting.
Indian River comes to the front with
Grace Darling. whose exploit is thus de-
scrlbed by the Iitusylle STAR" As the United
states mail boat was en- route from Port
Orange TO Iltusvllle on the 2ith ultimo she
encountered severe gale when near Capt.
J. L. Mccarthy 5. ON MusquitO lagoon. the
wind blowing IN gusts from the south in such
craft could not long weather the now heavy
seas as for moment she would be seen
bounding over them, and then almost lost to
view in their depths. Although manned by a
good sailor, she careened. and was at once
lost To view. The Youngest daughter of Cant.
Mccarthy, Mrs. NJ A. smith. witnessing the
imminent peril in which the owner of the
boat was placed. at once jumped into a small
skh which was anchored at her fathers
dock, set out at once to the rescue of the mail
and hoatman. who was in danger every
moment Of losing his life and the many
valuable packages probably contained in the
mail. She rOwCd one and a half miles. daring
the now high rolling waves and brought
rler, and tive others who were aboard the
craft