Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25

Mr.. Whitehead was born in the city of
York, England, and was 80 years old. .
The Nassau county Republican con-
ventiOn met at Fernandina Wednesday.
Two factions were represented, the one of
the better class of white Republicans,
and the other led by Mr.. Howell, United
States Collector of the port. Active
caucusing was carried on in the custom
house, which place appeared to be the
headquarters of the Howell faction. This
is the same Howell who habitually boasts
of having made Mr.. Hayes President by
the fraudulent count of the returns of the
election In Baker county in 1876. The
custom house clique carried the day by
the nomination of Samuel Petty, colored,
Deputy Collector of the port, Charles w.
Lewis and II. C. Baker, white, as dele
gates to the convention.
Pensacola Commercial: A young man
about % years of age, known in this sec
tion by the name of Pat Clark, was shot
and killed, just over the border in Jack
son county, on Tuesday last, by another
young man named Il. G. McAllister.
Clark has resided in this part of the couD-
try about two years, during which period
he has had charge OF a sheep rancho
owned by Capt. Holmes, of Henry
county, Ala. The rancho is in
Jackson county, about ten miles south
of CambelltOn, and about six miles from
this place, in a portheasterly direction.
Clark seems to have been regarded by
those who knew him as rather dangerous
character and of a quarrelsome DISPOSE
ton. 1t is even intimated that he fled to
Florida from Southwest Georgia to escape
the penalty of justice which, it is said, he
had there grievously offended. He has no
known relatives and few friends. McAllis-
ter, who did the shooting, was born and
reared in Henry county. Ala. He is only
about 20 years old, and has been in these
parts only about eighteen months. The
dltlcultY which ended in a tragedy,
so report says, had its origin in
the refusal of Clark to deliver to MeAllis-
ter some chickens which he. Clark, had
in his possession, and to which McAllis-
ter was entitled. This trivial affair was
the stepping-Stone to others of a more Sc
rious nature, and from time to time high
words passed between the two men
Clark, it is charged, being invariably the
aggressor. On Tuesday last McAllister
went into the woods in search, it is said,
OF an OK which had straved away, and as
is usual around here, took his gun with
him. While looking and inquiring for
the lost OK he was informed by some
one that Clark had him. He theTeupOu
proceeded to Clark's place and found him
using the OK. The story goes that some
words rose between the men, and that
Clark assaulted McAllister, who, In self
defense, used his gun. shooting to death
the man who made the attack. Meal
lister told about the affair and remained
a few days i'm the vicinity, until his
friends induced him to emigrate.
Iamonia correspondence NEWS, April
90: No rain has fallen in two weeks in
this immed ate neighborhoOd. The Oat
crop is looking fine, considering the late
planting. Corn is doing well, except it
looks little bad from the cool weather,
which we have had up to date. Cotton is
looking like it needed a few days Of hot
weather. The farmers who broke their
ground with atwO-hOrse pillow before plant
ing have very fire crops, and find but it,
tie trouble in cultivating the same. We
took a walk over Mr.. G. w. Blackshear's
plantation few days since, and
were struck very forcibly with his
clean crops, which were free from
grass and weeds of every description. He
explained it bv telling us that he broke
his land with twO-hOrse plOWS before
planting, and therefore could work his
ground very rapidly. He uses no fertil-
izers Of any description, except that
which he raises at home, and finds that it
pays much better than to buy guanO. He
plants nothing but grain or something
NHltA Nv ttH LuIu llliO meat Dt iHbutIig W
hogs.-Mr. Ed. Manning had the misfor-
tuhe to lose a very fine colt a few days
since.--Dr. Robertson has finished repair
ing his vineyard aFbOrs and has trimmed
up his vines, and is now turning his at
tentiOn to other matters. He has the finest
gardens that we have seen so far this sea-
sOu.-Mr. Dave Scott was drowned near
Tallahassee about ten days ago. He was
working on railroad trestle which fell
and threw him in the water and caused
him to lose his life. His body was found
several days afterwards and buried on
the bank Of the river. He has relatives
living at this place, among whom is
Mr.. George ID. Sc0tt-The NEWS is read
by every body in this section whether
subscribers or not. In fact. we have been
told that people go to the office and bOr-
row the paper before the subscribers
get chance to call for it and read it, or
take it away with them and sometimes
fail to bring it back before the owner
calls Tor it, which creates
little unpleasantness sometimes
There have been good many
alligatOrs on the lake this season.
c. p. Davis killed in two days of the
monsters, several of them being very ugly
looking custOmers.-The fish have com
menced biting in earnest, and thousands
are being caught.-C. B. Blackshear lost
one of his Jerseys about a week ago.