Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-19

schools now open in the city are flourish
ing.
Three hundred passengers arrived at
Fernandina Wednesday evening by the
steamships San Antonio, of the Mallory
line, and the City OF Monticello, of the
Charleston line.
1nree car loads Of material for the iron
framing for the roof of the new custom
house have been received at Pensacola.
but 1t is likely work will not be com
menced until all the material arrives.
The steamships which cleared at Fer
nandina last week were unable to take
all the cotton. Nearly a thousand bales
are lett in the yard of the Florida Rail-
way and Navigation Company and on the
docks.
some one stole mule from the planta-
ZION or u. q. Livingston, near Madison,
on Saturday night last, and, hitching IT
TO buggy belonging to colored tenant
on the place, drove off. 1t was found tied
IN swamp near Greenville Tuesday.
The st. johns River Missionary Baptist
association met at Palatka Saturday in
the Baptist church, and the session will
be prolonged until tonight. Delegates
are present from Putnam, st. Johns, and
clay counties, and most profitable and
interesting session is anticipated.
A colored woman named Mary Palmes,
while feeding the mangle at the Star laun-
dry at Pensacola Friday, carelessly and
without cause placed her right hand over
one OF the rollers, when it became en-
tangled with the machine, resulting in the
crushing of one or more fingers beneath
cylinder.
The County Commissioners OF Alachua
met on Friday to receive bids for furnish
ing the new court house. Several bids
were made by furnishing houses in vari-
GUS parts of the country. The contract
was awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder, and A. H. Andrews, of Chicago,
VIII furnish the court house. Mr.. j. c.
Eastman Is their representative at this
place. The amount to be paid is SO, 100.
Through a want of precaution on the
part OF servant, the residence of John
w. Bell. at Pensacola, came very near be-
ing destroyed on Wednesday morning.
tie or she, as the case may be, empted a
quantity of live Goals and hot ashes near
the pig pen. The pen took fire and things
got so warm for the inmates that a lively
sqneal was sent up, and thus an alarm
was given before any materiafdamage re-
suited.
The members of the various gun clubs
attending the shooting tournament, met
at the City hotel at Pensacola, last Mon
day night, and effected the organization
OF game. The association so tar has rep
| resentatives from the Tallahassee, Leon,
DING and Tavares clubs., but all other
sportsmen in the State are invited to join.
The following officers were elected: T.
A. Crawford, president; C.aP Davis, first
vice-president; j. E. Hartridge, second
vlce-president; Ed. Gale Yuma, third
vice president; A. st. Clair Abrams, Jr.,
secretary. The president appointed
committee of five to draft a constitution
and bylaws, which will be reported to
the Association by the President.
The following civil appointments were
made during the past week: A. Il. Max
we'll, to be member of Board of Educa-
ton West Florida Seminary; John Mel
son, j. r. Stark. to be Inspectors of Tim
Der and Lumber in and for the county of
Santa Rosa; T.. B. Ellis, to be County
Treasurer in and for the county of Alach-
ua; K. Il. Taylor, to be County Treasurer
in and for the county of Calhoun; Louis
j. Brush, to be Notary Public In and for
the State st large; Fred. E. Whiting,
TO be Commissioner of Deeds
for Florida in Massachusetts; Law
renee Higgs, to be County Commissioner
in and for the county Of Monroe; Whit
mill Curry. to be superintendent of schools
in and for the county Of Holmes; William
S. Pope, to be Justice of the Peace in and
for the county Of jackson; Charles e.
Harrison, to be County Judge in and for
the county Of HillsborOugh; A. S. Mann,
to be Notary Public for the State at large;
W. e. Wilson. w. A. Rawls, John Brad
ford, John N. Mage, Junius L. Taylor, to
be County Commissioners in and for the
county of Leon; B. II. Palmer, Charles
W. DeCosta, to be Notaries Public in and
for the State at large; A. j. Henry, to be
Justice of the Peace in and for thecounty
of COlum hia