Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-06

The corner stone of the Carnegie mansion
at Dungeness, Cumberland Island, was laid
February %.
\ new steamboat line is to be established
b4ween Cedar Keys and Clear Water Harbor
on the Gulf coast.
Tampa welcomed its Mayor. Mr.. Post. and
his bride home by giving reception ball on
Thursday night last.
J. W. Watkins, of Tavares. discovered re-
Gently at that place relic covered with hie-
roglyphics. No one has yet been able to deci-
pher them.
\ headless body was found floating in the
river Friday last, near Palatka, and buried
by Mr.. White and others 1t had been so long
in the water that it was impossible to tell
whether il was white or cOlOred.
At dance near Tampa Saturday night
EnOs savage was shot in the breast by some
unknown person. supposed to be a railroad
hand. Savage's wound, while painful, is not
OF a serious nature.
George p. Douglass, who left his home at
Leesburg several weeks ago to be gone thirty
SIX hours, has never been heard from since.
His wife. who suspects foul play, offers 500
reward for any information that viii lead to
his finding.
Phil Lampias, called the champion chicken
thief of Middle Florida, was found dead nv
the side of camp fire which he had kiudled
near Damon's brick yard, near Monticello,
a few nights ago. Death from exposure was
the verdict of the COrOner's jury.
Monday night the stOrehOuse owned by R.
CO.. at Webster, was burned. The loss is
$1,000. There was no insurance. The supposi-
tiOn is that some one robbed the building and
then applied the torch TO conceal any clue to
the robbery.
The ID rectors of the Madison Hotel Com
pany have decided to raise the Il" to the new
hotel containing the kitchen to three stories
the heighth Of the main building. thus giving
sixteen more bedrooms. With this increase
the total number of bedrooms in the entire
hotel viii be fiftysiN.
At Tampa last Thursday night. a negro who
was conhed IN the city calabOOse, set fire to
the building and burnt a hole sufficiently
large to enable him to effect his escape. The
fire came near destroying the building. but
was discovered and eNtinguished after doing
considerable damage.
senator Jones' who is considered one of the
most cultivated men at the capital, and who
is one Of the most eloquent men in the Senate.
is entirely self-educated. lie never had many
school opportunities, even of the common
kind. and owes his education wholly to his
own efforts since he was q years old.
Judge Dunno. whom the Pope had made a
Roman Count. has i6i. .060 acres of land in Her
nando county. He founded Catholic colony
AT san Antonio, where there are couple Of
hundred cOlOnists engaged in the orange cul-
ture. Count Dunno is n native of Little
Falls, and speaks seven languag ages-English.
German. French, Spanish. Italian, Portuguese
and Latin.
Last week GOV. BlOxham sold his plantation
to Charles j. +. Allen. Esq. of Louisville,
Ky. This property lies near the city of Tai
Z lahassee, and contains upwards OF twelve
I hundred acres OF fertile land. Gov. BloXham
LETT the capital on the 2d inst. to be absent ten
/ days q 2 fortnight probably. Important
I official business called him to Washington and
New \ Ork.
/ Representatives Davidson and Bisbee, of
1 the tlrs4 and second Congressional Districts.
/ IN reply 10 a petition asking Congress to ap-
prOprlate 100000 for the Improvement of
/ the port OF Tampa, nave assured their con-
| stituents that they Will use their utmost en-
deaYOrs in the cause, $4,000 ia the highest
amount Obtainable, however. as the engineers ;
recommendation was put at that figure.
The MORNING NEWS Lake City correspond
I eut, under date Of March 1, sends the fol .
lowing: sThe whisky petition of John Nc
Kinney was presented to the County Commits
siOners of Columbia county to-day. 1t Is the
first apDlicatiOn made in this county under
the local option law. The petition did not
meet with favor What will be the fate Of
others remains to be seen. SuWannee county
| is blessed with four bar rooms, and presume
bv tins time. with the fifth, under the new
law.-At a meeting Of the Columbia county
organization in the interest OF the New
Orleans Exposition. Mathew ScarbOro was
elected President, Hon I. j. Getzen Vice
President, and BOtefer Thompson Secretary.
II is talked that we are TO have a Columbia
capture the state and the world at New Or
leans. The men and ladies who are placed
in the charge of the work in this county will
do their duty and call upon every citizen TO
cooperate SuWannee county is one of the
finest counties in the State-and is rapidly de-
veloping her resources. 4 LOuisianian is
contemplating putting up a saw and grist
mills and gins at Wilson, Suwannee county.
There is q good point for disciple of Escu-
lapius to locate. he Is needed IN the way OF
an emigration agent-to take care Of the old
women and babies only, as II IS perfectly
healthy