Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-04

EAOHlDAs
H. H. Bryant is tearing out the old
wharf at Welaka and building a new one.
Almost every steamer that lands at
Federal Point has a lot Of orange box
stuff or board.
The recent rains did considerable dam
age 70 the public roads lately worked
around LlOyds.
1t is predicted that 1900 bales of cotton
will be shipped from Pinemount, Suwan-
nee county. this season.
Besides the pickers and shippers, 1900
cigarmakers are out of work in Key West
on account of the strike.
Two young men were engaged In ex-
aiming a pistol, at De Funiak, Monday,
when it went of. wounding one in the leg.
The new steam packet line company is
making arrangements to commence regu-
lar service between Jacksonville and
Enterprise by Oct. l.
There are several neat dwellings in
course of construction at Melr0se. and the
building for the post office, drug store and
masonic lodge is nearly complete.
While a negro boy was driving T. j.
Streety's buggy horse through the streets
of Madison a few days since, the animal
stumbled and fell TO the ground, break
Ing his neck.
The census returfis for st. Johns coun-
" show as follows: Number of inhabitants
5,714, number of farms 81, number of
manufactures 4, deaths for the year end
ing June 80, AZ.
The frame is up for a large house at
Rev. Pasterfeld's place, at Welaka. Sew
eral other houses are in contemplation,
and Will go up before winter. The fine
house of c. H. Gilchrist is receiving its
finishing touches.
Mrs. W. D. McArthur, OF Wisconsin,
died at De Funiak, Sunday. The shock of
hearing OF her death caused a rela 1se in
the case of her daughter, Miss Jessie,
who died the next morning. The funeral
of both took place Tuesday.
The census returns Of Franklin county
show as follows: Number Of inhabitants
1898, farms Q, manufactures 9, deaths for
the year ending June 80, 81. All the COM
pleted returns were forwarded TO Wash
ington city Saturday.
AT Cedar Key Arthur Bane. the colOred
youth who murdered his playmate, viii
liam Canty, last Friday. was arralgned
before Justice Lisenby Saturday. He en-
tered a plea Of mot guilty." but "A com
mitted TO Jail to await the action of the
grand jury.
The trustees OF the city Of Pensacola
have sold TO Simpson a. Co., Of Black
water, 49, 900 acres OF land, being all that
has SO far been realized by the city from
the internal improvement fund grant.
These lands We're sold for 81 per acre, and
are as yet INDICATED.
CAPT. John c. Sutherland, who has
been temporarily in charge of Santa Rosa
Life Saving Station, mas just been ap-
pointed superintendent OF that station
permanently. The crew has not yet been
selected, nor is the station yet fully
equipped and supplied for service.
The big storm Of Monday reached De
Fueniak on the 29th inst, and playef
Wild generally i'm the shape Of tearing up
trees through the woods. Lightning
struck an immense pine Tree at the corner
OF the Chautauqua hotel Thursday, but
o%ccasioned no further damage than a
stampede OF the guests TO the o1ce.
The citizens of Melrose are not a little
disappointed that the Green Cove Spring
and Melrose railroad has hunQ fire again,
and are not as happy as they were when
the officials Of that unfortunate enterprise
we're said to have promised the road by
January, 1886. However, they can get on
without II IL need be. az they nave 4 lttle
steamer on the lake making daily connec-
lions with trains at Waldo.
Glass Il Son, undertakers, OF Pensacola,
recently buried a woman, Charlotte
Dukes, who weighed 435 pounds. The
coffin was made to order aud was Of the
following dimensions: Length 9 feet,
deptn 10 inches and width ~ inches.
The coffin was so large that u could
not be taken through the door, but the
body had to be carried out on the gallery
and placed in the coffin, twelve women
being required to do the SO vice. Eight
men were required 10 carry the coffin and
corpse 20 the hearse, and twelve men 70
lower 1t in the grave.
Palatka NeieS: The antics ofthe little
boy mentioned sometimes since IN THIS
column. as smoking and chewing tobacco
on the streets, has caused more OF lees re-
mark among u citizens. We learn that
q few days since be was given WHISKY ~
some one until he became intoxicated,
and it required some time Tor him 10 sleep
OF the stupOr. The child is only nye or
six years 0fage. and IL might be weilt 10 re-
mind whoever II is that gives him whisky
that they do 80 In violation OF law, ana
that such an offense ia punishable by a
term Ia the penitentiary.
The homlng pigeons sent to Pensacola