Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-05

The Titusville Star nominates Judge w. A.
Cooke, Of Sanford, for Governor.
The Times Uaion's Confederate Home fund
on Thursday night aggregated S6sI so.
Judge Z. King last week offered one man
IN Manatee county $1,000 for his stock Of cat
I. J. Moore, Of Monticello, has q contract
with Northern firm to supply it with 5000
alligator hides.
The young folks held a fair at New Smyrna
last week, and they cleared $40, which amount
Will go toward repairing the church.
1t is reported that Major Henning. the Presi-
dent Of the Florida Railway and Navigation
Company, Is negotiating for the purchase of a
residence at Monticello.
Hacket Miller. on the 9th ult.. exhibited
the first Irish potato Of the season in Month
cello. 1t measured inches in circumference
one way and inches the other.
Tuesday night the Town Council Of Month
cello unanimously adopted a resolution ex-
empting the hotel buildings of the jefferson
County Hotel Company" from taxation for a
period of ten years.
An express Office at Manatee. and a daily
line Of steamers between Tampa and points
on the Manatee river are promised, provided
the people OF that section will aid them bv a
hearty cooperation.
Messrs. Scoville & Culpepper contemplate
building anOtherihOtel at SuWannee this sum
mer on the same ground where the one was
burned the past winter. The WaycrOss Rail-
road VIII also erect 81, COO depot there.
The Jacksonville Board of Trade extends
an invitation TO the members Of the Southern
Press Association to hold their next annual
meeting in jacksonville. and on behalf of the
citizens promise them hospitable reception.
At the regular monthly meeting OF the
School Board at Monticello Tuesday, the
school term OF all the public schools of the
county was extended one mOnth-which gives
SIX months tuition, instead Of four, as Orlgi-
nally provided for.
The Brooksville Crescent says: "A large
three-masted schooner is lying in the roads
at HOmOsOssa bay loading with cider for New
York. She made the run from st. Augustine
to Homasassa in four days and seventeen
hours, Or2 200 miles day"
While Jaller Dykes, of MaEanna was en-
gagged in feeding the prisoners in jail, a few
days ago, one of them caught him around the
neck through the hole with an evident intent
to kill him and make an escape. MIR. DYKES
though having but one arm, extricated him
self with but little injury and now has the
desperate secured in chains.
On the 18th instant the Escambia Rifles. of
Pensacola, will contend for some valuable
prizes. which are to be awarded to the best
shots IN target contest. The three prizes
consist OF pitcher. two gOblets and q finger
bowl, valued at S35; toilet set of perfume
bottles, puff box and iewelry case valued at
$40, and beautiful jewelry stand, valued at
SIS
The Monticello Constitution says: THE
C0rOner's jury organized to investigate the
AtANto dtttutAlE liAG hullllS Ol lllC SKELETON IN
Cuba swamp, near Waukeenah, to identify
the remains. and ascertain, if possible, the
cause Of death, rendered the following YER
dict: We, the jury sworn and empaneled on
the 25th day of March, 1891, to hold an inquest
over the skeleton found in a small field west
OF Cuba swamp. about % miles from Wau-
keenah, jefferson county, Florida. supposed
to be the skeleton of the body of Miss NJ +.
BradOn, do find that the supposed NJ. +. Bra
don came to her death from some cause un-
known to the jury The prevailing belief is
that the woman did not come to her death by
violence. She was partially demented, of a
rowing disposition, at the time of her disap-
pearance was enclente, and it is believed
voluntarily sought the secluded locality to
give birth to a child, and that death resulted
therefrOm."
The following is ssef-explanatory: ''TALLA-
HASSEE, March 25, lSS4-Cdpt. s. Pdsco, chair
man. etc: DEAR SIR-Yours of Yesterday with
reference to a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee, to fix the time and place of holding
the Democratic State Convention, seems to
make il imperative that / should do at once
what ] have for months contemplated. viz
resign my membership of your committee,
which / hereby now do. While l think it
quite probable the convention, when assem-
bled, will nominate n candidate whose char
acter and principles will command nv cordial
support, both with tongue and pen, cannot
shut nay eyes to the possibility of a different
result. | therefore think it due both TO the
party organization and myself that | should
take this step without further DELAY With
great respect to yourself and the other mem
ners of the committee, l am very truly yours,
X. B. HILTON -