Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-06
FIORInA

FLORIDA.
Nine hotels in Tampa have altogether lS7
rooms.
Land buyers are reported numerous al
The foundation for the new Jail at Pensa-
cola has been dug.
X. W. Davis, of Green Cove SDTinF- Is 2
bly,.
Anew post Office called Coleman has been
Add, in fernando.
The bondh0lders obtained a Judgment Mon
DAY against jefferson county for the value OF
the blue bonds IN suit, about 600.
The annual fair of the Middle Florida Az.
flcultura and Mechanical Association Will
begin at Tallahassee on Thursday. Jan
IS. 1855.
portion Of the trestle over the swamp n
IanasOnkee sank for some distance on FRIDAY
last. preventing the train from crossing either
that night or next morning. and delaying and
lncOnYenienclng number OF persons who had
gone there TO take passage nOrthward.
Saturday night an ARRAY occurred in a
small store kept by a colored man in the
suburbs Of Monticello. Two or three men
and boys were engaged in "crack-a loo. -
when Hacket Miller entered the room and
some words passed between him and boy
named Isaac PheniX, resulting in blows and
finally pistols were drawn aud both parties
were wounded. Miller was shot in the shOul-
der and, although the wound Is severe, 1t is
AANN NttAA-CAuuos UtHlAs however. mas a Sprl-
Gus wound and II may cause death. The ball
entered his stomach about one inch above the
navel.
Lake City correspondence NEWS, Dec. >:
We have been visited with fine rains. There
was good white frost this morning. The
weather is bracing. Strickling. en-
route 10 South Florida. took sick and stOpDed
with Dr. Cook, at Barrsville. where he died
on Dec. /. He lived near Perry, Houston
county, Ca, where his wife is.-ThIrteen
families have just reached this county, their
objective point. from Edgeleld county, 5 C.
They report more 10 come and more who
want TO come. We raise the orange here as
well as all kinds of field crops stock etc
James English will kill and make bacon of
so head Of hogs this season and W. IL. Wilson
between 80 and 40. Both are small farmers
near Wilson. The cost of tins meat is less than
cents per pOund.-The Peabody school build
ing las been OYerhauled and handsomely fitted
up for school purposes. great Improvement
Is anticipated IN Jhe schOOl.-COttOD l. begin
ming to come in more freely and we expect
more life in business. Cotton is cents in the
seed and as high as y cents in the lint for
good.
In the United states Court at Jacksonville.
Wednesday, the cases known as the Valentine
SUITS which involve between $4,000 and S75.-
700 worth OF property, including the grounds
of the State Park Association. and which
grOpaoIy dId not cost Mrs valentine over
$500, were called. The suits brought bv The
widow Of Mr.. Valentine against persons in
possession OF various parcels of land lying
along tile banks of the st. Johns river below
this city. OF which they and their predecessors
have been IN possession for upwards OF 40
years. claiming and believing that they had
good titles thereto. Much of it has been
improved, and considerable money spent
thereon. The defendants claim to derive
their title from an entry made at the United
states Land Office, when il was located at ST.
Augustine. by GOn. Some years ago Nalen-
tine held large claim against
the United States, in settlement Of
which the United States issued large guam
tty Of scrip, since then known as the Nalen-
tire scrip. The acts of Congress authOriZ-
ing Its issue empowered the holder thereof
20 locate It upon any vacant and UnOccupied
lands OF the United States. At the time the
alleged entry at the land office by GOG was
made, IL seems that these lands were not sub
ject TO entry, never having been offered for
sale by the government. Ascertaining this to
be the fact. Mrs. Valentine being the holder
of some OF the Valentine rip. located the
same upon the lands occupied by these vari-
Gus defendants, claiming that within the
meaning of the act of Congress above men
toned. they were vacant and unOccupied.
The location was approved and a patent
issued TO her. After the commence nent
OF these suits bill in chancery was
filed by these defendants setting up
that tine location Of this scrip and
the issue OF the patent was q fraud. and
dying that the suits might be enjOined. The
bin was dcmurred to, and the court sustained
the demurrer. The judge thought it was a
hard case upon the defendants, but felt that
he was bound by an iron rule or law 10 so de-
eide. When the cases were called Wednesday
morning, counsel for the defendants informed
the court that they were preparing bill in
equity in the name Of the United states which
they VIII, rs soon as they can. ask leave 20 file
in the United States supreme Court. praviug
than court 10 set aside the patent to Mrs. al
entine and enjOin these suits. After some dis
cussiOn between the counsel. the counsel for
the plaintIn. Mrs. Valentine. accepted the
suggestion Of the court and consented that
the cases might 20 over until April, in order
TO give opportunity TO present the matter to
the Supreme Court. No patent was ever Issued
TO GOh. The purchasers relied. as purchasers
in such cases unfortunately too often do, upon
the entry in the land Office alone,