Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-15

FLORIDA.
The policemen in Pensacola sport UNI
brellas while on duty.
Manufactured ice costs but So cents per
lUO pounds at Palatka.
The rate war between the steamers on
the ChattahOochee continues.
The best of beefsteak can now be had at
10 cents per pound in DeLand.
Levy county claims more school chill
dren to the inhabitants than any other
county in the State.
Wild game Is reported more plentiful in
st. Johns county now than il has been
for the last five years.
Twenty-nine female street-walkers were
arrested in one night last week in Pensa-
cola, and fined So zach.
A cOlOred man was caught on the flv
wheel at Reyes mill, st. Augustine, last
week and severely, if not fatally, injured.
MIR. Cobb, an aged man, was robbed of
Sl5 by three negroes a few days since
while on the road from Ocala to Camp
Lizard.
6uhck's saw mill, at Pine Castle,
which was burned short time ago, has
been rebuilt, and the capacity of the mill
greatly increased.
A shark was caught last week in PEN
sacola, and had the following articles
inside; A boot, rubber coat, piece of sail
and some tin cans.
G. Pfentiss, Of Brooksville, was about
to be tried for the murder of negro,
when it was discovered that the negro
was at LeesbuFg alive and kicking.
d. d. Rogers, of Daytona, is in receipt
OF letters from the representatives OF a
large colony of Germans who desire to
secure 10000 acres of land for their settle
ment.
Santa Rosa NeloS: Last Friday little
son of d. p. Hodgkins fell on the open
blade of a penknife and was seriously
cut in the abdomen. The blade, one and
half inches long, penetrated it's full
length.
Ocala is to have market. The lot has
been purchased, and two-stOry brick
building will be erected at once. The first
story will be used for market, the second
story for Council chamber and firemen's
purposes.
Private advices from Pensacola repre-
sent that an Italian committed an out
rage on little girl on Tuesday, and that
great excitement prevailed among the
citizens. 1t is thought that the culprit
would be lynched.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
are now cutting poles preparatory to
building telegraph line from Mariana
to Apalachic0la. This will be in direct
opposition to the local line now in opera
ion between these two places.
Mrs. Phoebe Fletcher, of Leon county,
has a medal awarded to her father about
eighty years ago, by the Governor Of
Mississippi, in recognition of valuable
military service. 1t is made of gold and
plated with copper, and is double the size
OF a silver dollar.
Madison Recorder: A fatal accidental
shooting occurred on the plantation OF
Mr.. John Ambrose on Sunday last. 1t
seems that crowd of darkeys were play
ing and frOlicking about the place, and
dusky damsel, picking up gun, aimed
at a boy, pulled the trigger and the charge
Of birdshot entering the chest produced
instant death. The names of the parties
we've been unable to learn, and the affair
is credited with being accidental, as the
girl wasn't aware that it was loaded.
Master Eddie Sweat, the little stepson
Of Mr.. B. p. MOseley, of Madison, met
with a serious accident whereby his hip
was broken on Saturday last. He with
other little boys were playing about the
store of DR.. Mays, at the depot, and in
running from one room to the other, he
fell through the cellar door, which hap
pened to be opened, with the result as
above stated. DIR. Brown was called and
set the bones, and the little sufferer is
doing as well as could be expected.