Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-03

ake anu weighs 2lO POUNDS. Inc oneTlH
has autographed the authorities at San
dersViile, Ga, of the arrest.
Sanford argus: One OF the greatest at
fractions OF Florida is its game and beau
tlful birds of plumage, and. at the pres
ent rate of ruthless destruction, it Will
not be many years before they are exter-
minated. One day last week, while in
k1ssimmee, We counted the carcasses OF
seven deer, all killed in one day not far
from Davenport. To kill deer at this sea-
son of the year, when they are carrying
their young, is shame, and no true
sportsman will do it.
The murderer of William Porter was
caught Friday at Drayton island and car.
rled to Welaka. The murderer proved to
be negro boy about II years old by the
name of Virgins, who is said to be bad
character. The boy had worked for Mr..
Porter some time since, when he stole IS
and ran off. Mr. Porter caught him and
recovered part OF the money and told the
boy if he came back and worked out
the amount he had spent that he would
not be prosecuted. The boy when arrested
acknowledged the killing, and said that 1t
was not his intention to kill MF. Porter,
but he only intended TO frighten him.
Grovesdale will soon be numbered
among other enterprising cities Of note.
Several houses have gone up within the
last few weeks, and will probably con-
tinue TO do so until cars pass and depot
is located.
Mr.. Stafford, new citizen of Palatka,
has purchased several lots on Fourth
street, and has let the contract for the
erection of seven cottages to George ID.
Vincent, who has begun the erection OF
four of them.
The case of William Cornell, charged
II, Il
rien woman, Mrs. Charity Hampton, was
before Justice Greer at Green Cove
Springs, Monday and Tuesday. After ar.
gument by counsel Justice Greer re-
manded the accused to the county Jail to
be held for trial at the next term of the
Superior Court.
There was but one death at Jackson
vile last week. There were IA in July.
The total number of inhabitants in
Duval county is l,955; number of farms,
94S; number of manufacturers, 30: num-
Der of deaths from May 81, 1884, to June
l, 1885, in the county, Do.
Palatka Ne,oS: Early Thursday morn
ing when a young lady, the sister-in-law
OF Mr.. E. ). Neck, who lives on Dodge
street, awOke she discovered the head Of
snake just peeping over the top of her
pillow, licking out his forked tongue and
waving it's head to and fro. Without
taking time for an introduction, the
young lady gave one bound and left the
snake in entire possession of the bed and
room. Mrs. Neck succeeded in killing
the reptile, when it was found to be
about three feet long, and supposed to
have been king snake. The family are
| puzzled to know how the snake got up
stairs to the room, as the walls are all
plastered and there were no cracks for it
to slip through.
Edward W. Dee, L. w. Dee, and u. f.
| Crews, Of Rome, Ga, have arrived in
Tallahassee to open cigar factory. :,
The shooting tournament by the ITALIA
hassee Gun Club for the privilege of wear
ing the beautiful championship medal,
comes of at the fair grounds next We'd
nesday.
The census returns for Jefferson county
are all in, and give the following result:
Number Of Inhabitants 1873, number of
farms 1853, number OF mills and factories
/ II, number of deaths for the year ending
| June 30, 1885, 1870.
! During July there were entered at the
port of Jacksonville IA sailing and steam
vessels from domestic ports, against 10
sailing and steam vessels from domestic
| ports for the same time last year. There
were no arrivals from foreign ports during
either month. During the same time
there cleared from Jacksonville 10 sail
| and steam vessels for domestic ports.
against II sail and steam vessels for do
nestle and l sailing vessel for foreign
ports fer the same month last year. There
were imported into Jacksonville in July
by sailing vessels 1855 tons Of stone, 4,121
bars and 667 tons OF railroad iron, LOB
kegs and 10 tons OF railroad bolts, ia
tsh-plate bars.5, 600 bundles and II. 600 box
shocks, 1854 bundles box hoops, 526 bar
rels and casks OF fertilizers, 40i barrels of
oil, 81 tons and 81 bales of hay, $50 barrels
! of -four, 475 tons of ice, and one vessel
| arrived in ballast.
During the month there were
shipped from Jacksonville 1850, 600
feet of yellow pine lumber, all to
domestic ports, and 300 empty bar
rels. Last month there were shipped
from there 4,074,O00 feet Of lumber. In
July, 1881, there were shipped $685.
feet; in July, 1882, there were shipped
2,299, lbl feet; in July, 1888, there were
shipped ., 459, 473 feet, and in July, 1884,
there were shipped from there 1855, 900
feet. The heavy falling of in the shipment
of lumber last month may be attributed
TO great extent to the unusual local de-
maud.
AT jacksonville Friday, acting upon the
notice given them by Postmaster Ledwith.
I
partment to make the desired appropria-
lions for their pay, the following extra
clerks left the post office: Capt. r. II.
Mcintyre, stamp clerk; Harry LamDkin,
assistant mailing clerk; Webb,
forwarding clerk Mat. ColsOn, can
ceiling clerk w. S. Roberts, newspaper
clerk. and the Ofhce porter, making six ia
all. OF these, Capt. Mcintyre, the stamp
clerk, has offered TO continue in the Office
gratuitously for reasonable length of
time, or until it is probable that the de-
partment will make an appropriation.
The Assistant Postmaster, Superintend-
ent OF Mails, and registry clerk have
made up a purse out Of their own iDdi-
yIdual salaries and hired Mat. Colson, the
stamping clerk, 10 act as night clerk and
assistant generally.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Lancaster is about to organize a fire de-
partment.
Greenville at last has four city tickets
In the field.
The Winnsboro colored normal school
opened Tuesday with "A teachers.
A new weekly newspaper has been
started at Pacolet, Spartanburg county.