Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-01

Brick is being burned at Bakersburg.
Alphabetical wants trl-Weekly mail SER
VICE.
The ApaIachicola and Mariana Telegraph
Line have reduced the rates Of transmitting
messages TO half the former rates, to go into
effect on April !.
Colonsts at MaIabar are draining a lake or
pond Of over 100 acres, which, after being
drained, will be very rich land, and Will be
used for growing sugar cane.
They are building a handsome church and
q fine hotel at WewahitChka. and everyone
is enthusiastic over the Apalachicola and
Alabama Railroad and express themselves
as willing to take stock.
The people on the Chipola river want post
Office at Douglass Landing, four miles from
the mouth of the river, and the people Of the
WeWahitchka settlement want post Office at
the Alderman place, ten miles from the cut
of.
A stock company has been organized IN
Ocala to build a line Of steamers to run be-
tween Silver Springs and Palatka. The COM
panY intends building four steamers and
placing them on this line in time for next
seasons trade. 1t is possible that arrange
ments may be made to start boats from Lees
burg.
James williams. indicted for making aud
presenting false accounts against the gov
ment, while Deputy United States Marshal in
Pensacola, was arragned in the United
States Court, at Jacksonville, Monday, and
uleade7 not guilty. Williams is white man
OF about IS years of age, with an intelligent
face, but appeared quite drOwsy while in the
court room. The trial was IN progress at last
accounts.
A new depot for the jacksonville, st. Au-
gustiue and Halifax River Railway is soon TO
be erected on Orange street. at ST. Augustine.
This will involve the extension of the track
from the present station to the government
grounds, near Fort Marion. The company
VIII also erect fine depot at Bayard, and one
on each side of the river at Jacksonville. At
present pass myers for st. augustine alight
nearly mile from the city proper.
At ApalachlcOla one of the dredge barges
Of S. \. kimbails dredge became
detached from its moOungs and was drifting
out into the bay when Henry Swatz, one of
the men employed on the dredge, proposed to
swim out to the barge and secure the same.
He made a line fast to his body and plunged
into the water the men on the dredge letting
the line out as fast as necessary. There was
a strong wind blowing az the time and the
barge drlfted rapidly, and just as SWatz had
almost reached it the line proved TOO short,
and he shouted TO the men on board the
dredge 10 let the line 80, which they did. AS
the barge was drifting rapidly, together with
the weight OF the rope, ne soon became eX-
hausted and sank. and did not rise again.
Cleveland lOhio) special to New York
W0rld: Judge Ranney and Mr.. Charles Otis
arrived here Sunday with the remains OF Mr..
Levi Kerr, the millionaire partner OF ship
builder Roach, who fell overheard from a
steamer and was drowned in tho st. Johns
river. Florida. When Mr. Kerr fell overheard.
& woman IN q mouse on SNORT utdiu MS ulEcc
cries for help, and 10 was with her aid that
they were able to locate the spot where he
went down. Two tugs and twenty men work.
ell five days in vain TO recover the body,
but a passing steamer stirred 10 from
the bottom. Two of the force Of men hired
bv Judge Rauney started with boats
for the body, but q tug which had just steamed
up succeeded iu getting 10 and the owner OF
tile tug refused To give il up until commanded
bv the friends of the dead man. He had hur-
ried with his tug from Jacksonville after
reading false story m Jacksonville paper
mat Mr.. Kerr had thousands of dollars on
his person and that reward Of $1,000 had
been offered for the recovery Of the body.
No reward had been offered although $1,000
had been spent in searching for the remains,
and tha turnan was entitled 70 nothing. lie
was o1erei $50 bat refused IT,, and when the
friends reached Jacksonville he and lawyer
appeared and demanded $1,000. tie VIII
never forget the lecture read him by Judge
Ranucy. As u result Of his greed he got
nothing.