Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-05
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EmpOria Gazette: Considerable excite
ment, interest and curiosity was raised
in Seville this week by two well-known
citizens taking possession of the same 40
acre tract of railroad land. In a hours
two houses were built, two groves were
set out and other improvements made.
The board OF the Galesville Wis. Uni
versIty has accepted the resignation of
Prof. j. w. McLaury, formerly president
of that institution but now a resident of
Palatka. The board passed strong resO-
lutions of esteem tor Prof. McLaury, and
regret at his final severance OF all cOnnec-
ton with the university.
Callahan record. The saw mill of
Messrs. Dyal & Upton, situated at Dyal's
station, four miles north of Callahan, was
entirely destroyed by fire on Thursday
night, July %. The mill and fixtures will
| be total loss. The mill will probably be
rebuilt at some point more convenient to
the timber supply. The loss was between
$4,000 and $4,000. No Insurance.
| The Agricultural College at Lake City
is not devoted to agriculture alone,
| though called the estate Agricultural
| College," but has chairs respectively of
ancient languages, English language and
literature, modern languages, mathe-
mates, Psychology and logic, physics and
chemistry, military science, in addition
to the chair of agriculture, horticulture,
and botany.
! Lady Lakes first house was erected, on
| the present site OF the town, last NOvem-
Der one year ago; now there are six gem
eral merchandise stores, including one tor
| drugs, public school and high school
soon to be. There are now two hotels
and sixty families in the place and its
immediate vicinity, exclusive of the
! orange-growers on the shores of the lake
itself, or on the borders OF Lake Griffin.
Mrs. Porter, the young wife OF the man
murdered at Orange Point day or two
ago. who is in delicate condition, is
PROSTATE with grief, and her physician
says the shock will probably cause her
death, and thus make Virgins a triple
murderer. Virgins is securely ironed
and chained 10 the walls OF his cell at Pa
! latka, where he will remain until tried for
his life at the fall term Of the Circuit
! Court.
Putnam county jail is entirely made
! quate TO its requirements. Saturday there
were fifteen prisoners crowded behind the
bars, while there is only comfortable ac-
commodatiOns for six. 1t is only by the
free use OF lime and carbOlic acid that the
prisoners can live. Besides being so
crowded the Jail is not as secure as such
q place should be, and the Sheriff thinks
he should be allowed an extra guard for
the jail, as 1t is impossible tor one man to
be on guard all the time.
At Port Orange on July 80, yacht
with Mrs. Tanner. three children and a
baby in arms, Mrs. Bond and baby, of
DeLand, Miss Neal, of Port Orange, and
William Johnson and three children, of
Port Orange, capsized in deep water.
They were, however, rescued by the man
in charge OF the yacht, who had small
| boat attached to the yacht, in which he
placed some OF the party, while others
chung to the yacht The two mothers
chung to their infants. johnson sue
ceeded, unaided and alone. in rescuing
eleven people; only One-Miss Tanner
| sank. She was very nearly drowned, but
has fully recovered.
Sheriff Holland offered for sale the
Journal printing office, at Jacksonville,
under two separate executions, one in
favor of &. +. Drew ct al, and the other
in favor of Thomas Hind. +. 2. Fleming
attorney for the Campbell printing press
mandatory, gave notice that there was
an unpaid balance on press in the office
of nearly $500, which he wished the pur-
chaser to bear in mind. Sheriff Holland
then sold at one bid the entire plant for
$4,000 20 Thomas Hind, trustee. Mr..
Hind said afterwards that he would not
move the office from the city, and it
would be used in the publication Of an
other paper if he could make such ar
rangements as he desired.
The following, from the Jacksonville
Herald, probably refers to a man who
was in Savannah a few days ago. He
claimed to be expecting windfall of $l1,-
900 very soon, and on the strength of this
claim succeeded in etfecting several
small loans. Having accomplished this
feat, he suddenly left the city. His story
was considered very fshy. The Jackson
vile Herdi6'S article says: Monday
morning q Herald reporter found a
young man at Seeley's lOdging-hOuse by
the name of John Nichols, who came here
from New York Saturday. He was known
as dutch Linderman" on the Jeanette.
He is a native of Germany, and enlisted
for the perilous voyage with Capt. De
Long at San Francisco, Cal.
During the trip he fell from
mast 90 feet fracturin2 his
skull and breaking both legs and one arm.
He is suffering from the head wound, and
often has epileptic fits, produced by the
pain. he is 80 years of age, intelligent,
and says no one except those on the jean
nette will ever know the eufferings en-
dured by the crew on that expedition. He
is feeble in health, and asks those who can
to assist him, as he is in need of funds"