Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-29

question as TO VINO should sustain the loss
he had caused the Bank of the State of
Georgia, and thus arose the pending suit.
Mr.. English is no longer connected with
the bank, and the suit is really one OF Co.
ker against English, Coker being willing
10 stand one half the loss if English will
pay the other half. The amount has been
| increased by the accumulation of nine
years interest to nearly $4,000. Mr..
COker claims that his confidence in Sharpe
was inspired by the recommendations of
Mr.. English that he was trustworthy.
The case was given to the jury at O'Clock,
and at 3 10 they returned sealed verdict.
FLORIDA.
Titusville has a new post office build
ing.
Gainesville has purchased two hook and
ladder trucks.
Huckleberries are ripe and abundant at
Braidentown.
The dredge Bailey has commenced work
on Pensacola bar.
The Markham grove, on the wekiva,
has 5000 trees ON 100 acres of land.
There are at least fifty new buildings
now in course of construction at Kew
West.
Active investigation is goirg on in Eus-
It's relative to the recent robbery in that
place.
Key Largo is getting to be quite popu-
lar as an excursion resort, especially IN
the pine season.
Pensacola pays for State and county
taxes IL mills. For municipal purposes
II mills are levied.
Twenty-six women of i'll fame were ar
rested at Pensacola a night or two ago
andwere fined s. each.
The life SAVING station house, recently
erected on Santa Rosa Island, will not be
manned until September.
Col. j. W. Cornell, of Kissimmee, lately
raised off his farm there head of oats
measuring eighteen inches.
1t is reported that c. G. Banfil is to be
removed from his connection with the
Florida Chautauqua at Lake de Funiak.
The Mayor OF Key West wants the AL
dermen to have all the stove pipes in the
city examined as a precaution against
fire.
The continued i'll health of Rev. J. FL.
Talbot has caused him TO resign the
pastOrate OF the Baptist church at Pensa-
cola.
Two cargOes of coal, one cargo of lum-
Der and several vessels with general mer-
chandise discharged at Key West during
last week.
The young men of Key West were all
prepared to go on horning expedition,
but a c the last moment the wedding was
postponed.
Rev. f. Pasco, of Gainesville, has Just
been presented by the PascOnian Literary
Society with large, handsomely framed
portrait of himself.
Ice is becoming a luxury at Braiden-
town. 1t retails at $40 ton. and IN the
houses of the Palma Sofa Ice Company
there are but about ten tons.
An Englishman recently performed the
feat of swimming across Lake Harris from
Yalaha to Lane Park, a distance Of four
miles, in two hours and half.
Endel Bros. will begin the erection of a
large tWO-stOry brick building on the site
OF the old Arlington House AZ GAINESVILLE
within the coming thirty days.
A lady. in attempting 10 board the cars
while in motion at Baldwin last Wednes-
day, fell between the cars and had her leg
cut severely by the outer rim Of the wheel.
DR.. G. b. Sweeting, DR.. Joseph Otto,
MessrS John Lowe, G. II. Curry and w.
II. Williams are recommended for mem
bers of the Board of Health of Key West.
Turtle egg season is now at hand on the
coast Of Brevard county, and prOmenad-
ing the ocean beach for turtle eggs during
tie moonlight nights is a fayorite pastifne
with many.
The old wood crossings about Tallahas-
see are being torn up aud substantial
brick work is being put in to stop the
washes, and the bitches are being filed
in, so that bridges are unnecessary.
Mrs. Henry Williams, Of Key West, re-
Gently received a letter from Mrs. San
tina, az Ch0ckalusha, 10 the effect that the
Indians had threatened their lives. and
the settlers were excited.
A whrwind passed through Domingo
Usina's farm az ST. Augustine on Tues
day, doing considerable damage 10 his
place by throwing down fences and small
trees, destroying corn, watermelon and
other plants.
A cOl0red man named Wash Jones at
tempted last week 10 defraud the bank At
st. Augustine by signing the name Of an
other negro, whose bank book he had
stolen. Ne was caught and all but 50 IS
Of the money recovered.
Adhieulty occurred Wednesday morn
Ing a. Cocoa between G.. A. Willard and
Capt. X. A. Hardce, in which tine Captain
was severely though not dangerously cut.
lie is resting easily, and all fears Of
danger have been djspelled.
Col. j. G.. Gibbs, c. A. Choate and w.
McWnliams. so far as heard from. are the
candidates for chief clerk n the conyen-
tion. The pay may Do So per diem, ana
ynt tAare j. "a prospect oi IL being only 81.
The convention meets june Q.
A. Key Wes. Tuesday morning Joseph
Williams, day inspector, seized q number
nf gallons 0i Jamaica rum secreted in
barred OF sapOdillas being landed by
schooner R1-alie from Nassau. He also
found . number Of bottles slowed away
in The hunks.
No one can doubt but what Kew West
is now on the onward move. II has
scarcely been two months since the gas
works were ST. iu operation, and now the
street railroad is in fun blast. There are
bright pr0sp, eta. also. OF establishing an
artesiau well. with the view Of commence
Ing to erect water works.
Capt. Victor Lyles, Of the brig W. J.
Phillips. aud her crew Of nine men, were
brought intoi Pensacola Wednesday,
by the Swedish bark Angantyr, Capt.