Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-18

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The Fort Da3e Messenger has become the
OBS errer-
Building is Che order Of the DAY i'm Dadc
City. Several substantial buildings arc To be
erected I'm the next few weeks.
Five cars and 300 boxes OF oranges were
transferred from tue Florida southern Rail
way Go f9e savannah, Florida AND c5tcrn az
Gainesville Thursday.
At "a meeting OF Gainesville lodge No. l.,
I r. 3. Ma. Do was deli.tt.l 90 accept the invita-
tol Of the County toNml-a 0Her5 20 take
I charge Of ii-y lbs iue cornerstone OF The new
court house.
Two years ago Fort Dade man was offered
five acres OF land near the heart OF the city
for 1877 oii double barreiicd sHOtEuH that was
NOT worth more than SIS, aud refused. Now
1870 VIII not buy tie land.
4 Br0oksyille man boasts of having bought
ore bushcl of oysters in The she'll and eaten
them an at one meal-of course leaving 0Ht
the shells. 4 citizen OF Fort D2de claims
tEat one evening last week, according 90 his
own account, DE eat ninety-twO pigs feet al
one meal, besides taking a few home TO lunch
on before going TO bed.
Monticello Constitution: Tt is a mystery TO
the Taxpayers Of jefferson county why the
proper STATE officers have TINS ,sF failed TO
turn oyer TO Tie Jefferson county authorities
the FUN amount of taxes they have collected
for the county from the Florida
Railway and Navigation Company. for
the years ISL. - and 50. The taNbooks
show that there was due for said years The
sum of S6.S4i 80. Recently there was paid
over TO the County Treasurer S2.7I6 II, leav-
ing a balance Of Sf-C6s a. still due. OF this
latter amount nearly s.. 900 is due to the bond
fund, and If now subject TO the order OF the
Commissioners. could be made to retire
nearly $500 Of our bonded debt.
Mai. q. W. TAYLOR. one of the best and
most cautious citizens oi jefferson county,
while en- route "a few days ago 10 the Florida
Conference az Gainesville. Was DELAYED at
Baldwin, awaiting the arrival of 81 train, and
stepping up % c1Iee 6. and IN company with
others, called for cup OF coffee, and while
enjoying lt several men who were dressed
like gentlemen. crowded around the stand
until it was uncomfortable. when the Major
elDlwCd his way through the crowd. A short
time afterwards Lee placed his hand in his
pocket, and discovered that his pOcket-bOok
containing 500 was gone. The scOUndrels
relieved him Of 10 while hc was making his
way through the crowd so tae rOGec-staud.
Pa'atka Nelrs: To decide the question az
90 whether ladies or gentlemen spell more
CORRECTLY. the following sentence was taken
and read 90 party consisting Of five college
students aud one Episcopal clergyman The
score Ci mistakes stood. respectively. 4, 'O,
Ut. 4, 6. SIS SIX ladies' then took pencils.
and made the following score of errors: >, Is,
l3, $, g. I-39- The sentence was: 10 Is an
agreeable view TO perceive the unparalleled
embarrassment, unfeigned perturbation and
ridiculous grimaccs of AN harassed pet.iler
CuieavOring 10 gauge the symmetry OF
peeled onion which willul. weird old 81 bill
mas stabbed and separated with ponlara,
regardless OF the lIuucu lOes Of the lilies OF
Carnelian hue.
Lake city correspondence NEWS, Jan. Is:
The weather Is springy ard farmers are rush
ing with their ost crOD. The sea island cot
ton market - dull at - cents in the lint
Two families. farmers, and one blacksmith,
from Georgia, moved INTO Wilson tins week.
Wilson needs a country mill and long cotton
gins. That place Is the best opening ia the
State for "a gct-up push-aheat man. The doc
tor left Wilson last summer on account Of
prevailing good health.-Orange trees are
looking We.l.-NumerOus applications are be-
10. HHaamn fowl to IN in
Lake City.-The railroad bond question.
'b0nds or no bonds, VIII be voted upon again
IN SuwanGee county on Feb. 10 next a hand
some painting OF the Agricultural College at
this place viii be on exhibition al New Or
leans, and also picturesque scenes Of our
town.
Readers OF the NEWS viii remember the as
sassinati0n of Z. B.. Able at Sarasota Bag q
few days ago by man who stepped from be-
hind a. c. Bldwel's store and fired two
charges Of shot into him as he was molten
sjyeiy walking along the TO Il m conf
pauy with e friend named MoOrehouse.
Air. A5Dc. 10 win be remembered. was Post
master and III jtcd states Lend Commissioner
ut Sarasota His corUsc was mt into q boat
aud t0wod out of sight down the bay. Later
news from Sarasota Is 10 tine euect that Sir.
MoOrehOuse recognized the man who fired
the gun as Charles IIdrd, VINO some
time previously had tried TO lnveiglc
Mr. Able into q political discussion and quar-
rel. An Indignation meeting OF the citizens
was followed hy the organization OF a posse OF
n mounted men. who started NJ night 10
arrest persons suspected OF completely in the
crime. Upon the approach OF the pc sc Ill
lard fed from his house i'm his night
clothes, and gaining the Uaeerhrush
succeeded I'm GLIDING his pursuers. edmund
Bacon. Joe Anderson Snu Dr. Hunter were
lodged I'm i2ll. The latter subsequently beng
allowed 20 furnish bail From MIN the posse
secured the startling confession that
secret organization has existed at
lrasota FOR some time past. whose
object was the removal or murder of
ali I,prsons in the community Objectionable TO
fhe members of thC order The mem bor-hip
numbered is or -. Two judges and captain
constituted the officers OF the organization.
TIE former passed sentences, ANA the latter
saw that they were executed. Bidwel, in
front 90 whose store ABIDE was murdered,
was one OF tine judges. a de
bate resulted in declaration
that Able was worthy Of death, and sentence
was passed upon him IN April last but for
political motives its execution was postponed
until after the election. DR.. Hunter claims
To have not attended any Of the organ
izatlon's meetings since August when
he and Bidwell resolved TO Withdraw
from membership. He says that the meetings
We're held i'm various places. some in me
woods. others in the old yellow house on the
beach. some at the house Of man named
Afford. couple ut G0ngcs ship yard one at
BIdwcIl's store and several at his warehouse.
Bacon and Anderson were both members o.
The organization. Bidweu shares th-f
imprisonment. The good standing q the ac-
CuSeu makes the affair one Of absorbing inter
est Further sensational developments are
not imUrci able. Po'it cal motives are salR TO
have been at tine bottom OF Abbe's killing.