Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-16

Florida, were in Barlow last week, and
were induced TO have their pictures
taken.
The Barlow Informant demands that
the proper authorities give immediate at
tention to certain places in that town
which endanger the health of everybody
in it.
AT Tallahassee the steamer Wqlkatom-
lea is all ready TO slide on the train and
take to st. Marks and launch. She will
soon be making daily trips to James
Island.
u. I. Harris, proprietor of the Gaines
vile foundry, has turned out 25 cluster
columns for the MonteZuma hotel of
Ocala; also, 100 feet of heavy cast fencing
for the Ocala cemetry.
Orlando will vote July % on the ques-
ton ofissuing $50 900 in bonds for erect
ing water works and establishing sys-
tenn of drainage. The $4,000 school pro-
1eot Is also still on the tapis.
At the next meeting of the Tampa Board
OF Trade resolution VIII be presented
asking Congress to donate the Fort
Brooke reservation to the town of Tampa
under the town site act.
At Fernandina, in the Circuit Court, the
trial OF John g. Counts for the murder Of
Alexander Hamilton, colored. was con.
cluded and resulted in a verdict of ac-
quittal. The defendants plea was self
defense.
The young men of LaGrange and Titus
Vile are anxious to arrange a match
game of base ball for July 4, and in order
to make a success for that occasion will
play any club IN Nolusia or Brevard
counties.
Cadet Hills, Of Tampa, was the only one
out Of the entire number OF scholars at the
Bingham n. g.. } school who attained the
highest degree of proficiency. The high
est mark any cadet can attain is 30, which
is perfect.
The books of the Tampa Street Railway
Company were opened for subscriptions
on Wednesday and $4,000 in stock was
taken. One capitalist in Tampa will take
100 shares if the project is pushed in a
0usiness-like manner.
The IamOnia Lake region was visited
tuesday by heavy wind storm. A few
trees and fences and much corn was
blown down, but the corn is gradually
Strengthening up again, and the damage
IS thought to be only slight.
The suit brought against j. A. Mercier,
OF Jacksonville, on account of certain
structures against the Aldermen of Fer
nandina for their strict quarantine regu-
lations during the smallpox epidemic at
Jacksonville, has been dismissed.
AS evidence of the rapid development
and Improvement of the Manatee region,
it may be mentioned that there are now
being built four substantial wharves and
warehouses, three of them at Palmetto,
on the north bank of the Manatee river,
and one on the opposite bank at Braiden-
town.
No clue has yet been obtained to the
fate of Clay county's missing Sheriff, Mr..
Wright. A reward of 800 has been
offered for information that will lead to
his restoration to his home or the recovery
OF his remains. The searchers have been
unable to find any trace of him beyond
the point where his tracks became obscure
in the pine woods near a large swamp.
1t is generally believed that the Sheriff is
dead, but few persons express the opin-
ion that he has fed.
Tampa Tribune: Capt. McKay's new
steamer-the Cumberland-arrived in
port Friday morning, having left Savan-
nah last Sunday evening. She brought
the mail from Key West, and will take the
place of Washburn on the route between
Tampa and Key West. The Cumberland
is 100 feet long, 10 feet beam, draws 81
feet of water, and is good ten-kDOt boat.
She has compound engines and the latest
/ improved machinery. Capt. Mckay will
have her fitted up in trst-class style for
carrying passengers.
IGlldbdSSedn: The question as to date
of original charter of Grand Division of
Sons of Temperance, State of Florida,
having been mOoted, we made inquiry and
We're shown travelling card printed on
parchment and granted to Mr.. j. B. Col
Inns as delegate to represent the Grand
Division of Florida in the National DiVi-
Ginn which " hold in phfloAoInhfa Do
in June, 1859. The card is dated Month
cello, Fla, May %, 1859, and the seal of
the Grand Division attached bears date
Dec. s, 1874. From this we see that the
above was the first and original Grand
Division of Florida.
TdltdbdsSedn: Since the inquest was
held on the body of young Edmund Du-
| Bots, found hanging in his fathers barn
last Sunday week, new evidence, it is
claimed, has been ferreted out that con-
| meets the colored man, Henry Mann, more
closely with the affair than was at first
thought. Justice West decided to retain
! the prisoner until further developments.
A most searching investigation mas been
going on for more than week. About 80
witnesses have been summoned, and
many of them closely examined. The evil
dence is purely circumstantial, but it is
said that a pretty well connected chain
can be gathered when 1t is all in.
From reliable sources il is learned that
Leonard q. Dennis, the "Little Giant of
Alachua," whose death recently occurred
| at Gainesville, did not, as reported, die OF
excessive drinking, drinking a quart of
whisky on wager, nor Of delirium tire.
mems, but of hardening of the brain. His
malady made him quarrelsome, and,
toward the last, it was feared be
might involve himself in some serious
act Of violence. He did not do so, how
! ever, but passed away quietly in his bed.
For some Time past he had slept in a room
with his nephew, and at about 3 O'Clock
on the morning of the day be died he rose
and began dressing. His nephew woke
aud asked what ives the matter. He re-
ID to the effect that be did not feel well
ava preferred to sit up. Then he sat
down in a rocker and put his feet on
his bed. The nephew again feel asleep
and df1 not wake till O'clock, when he
found his uncle sitting in the same posi-
ton, not asleep, but wholly unconscious.
Assistance was called and vigorous
restoratiyes applied without result. He
laid all day in the same etupor, and at 5
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