Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-30

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! There are already six candidates an
nounced for the Office OF sheriff Of Alachua.
They are all good men and it is unfortu-
nafe that Alachua county can only have
one sheriff instead of six.
The Democratic County Convention for
! Nassau meets at Callahan on saturday
! next, oct. 2, for the purpose OF putting
ticket in the field for the next Legislature
one Senator and two AssemDlymeu.
The following fourth-class post Offices
have been established: Al Grand Island,
Orange county. john w. Cannon Post
master. Mrs. Matte A. Kent has been
appointed Postmaster at Doyle, Franklin
county. vice w T. Orman.
The fruit growers of Manatee county
met at Braidentown last week, Thursday.
A permanent organization was then ef-
fected by the election of Judge e. N.
| Graham as President. Mr.. Daniel LLOYD,
secretary, and Col. j. w. Harllee, Cor
responding Secretary.
The Dougnerty meeting Saturday night
at Lawtey wac largely attended aud his
speech we'll received. Hon. A. j. Rus
sell made the finest speech OF his life,
which was universally praised. Col.
Martin, OF Marion county, closed with
snort but appropriate address. DR.. +. A.
Todd presided,
Some parties have had published a Pc
tItiOn tor license 20 sell whisky in Waldo,
and now some of the citizens Of that town
are incensed about 1t. Many persons,
among whom are two ministers of the
gospel, whose names appear among the
petitioners, assert that they will make
affidavit that they never signed the petit
uon, while the petitioner has already
made affidavit that they did sign it.
Mrs. Taylor, guest of the Bay State
House at Jacksonville, was badly burned
Monday. she was i'll her night dress III
her room. and by some means the flames
OF her lamp had communicated to her APP
Tarel, which instantly blaZed uD furi-
ousIy as she rushed out into the yard.
she was burned from the waist down to
her feet. DR.. Mitchell was summoned as
quickly "a possible and ministered 70 her
relief. She Is badly burned, but the doe
tor thinks she Will recover.
A. Parker, of Huntingdon, Pa, has
made a proposition to the citizens Of
Ocaia to erect water works there. He
proposes to supply in eight months per-
feet system OK water mains. with pure
and healthy water, in four aud ten inch
pipes, with sixty-tive hydranIs. rbe
pressure of water from same will throw
water with hose attachment through an
inch nozzle, over the cupola and ROOT Of
the Ocala House. For this benefactiOn he
Is TO have the privilege for ten years OF
supplying water for fire aud other public
services, at the rate OF 500 a hydrant, pay
able quarterly, and for private use such
compensation as supplier and supplied
agree upon.
Tampa Tribune: Out on the place of
Mr.. ). Z. Knight, on Nebraska avenue, a
sight ia to hp seen that is exceeding curl
Gus and Win he especially Interesting to
Loose who love to watch the vagaries Of
animals. Mr.. Knight has mongrel fe-
male dog which recently gave birth to
several pups t0at died. He also bad, al
the same time, an ordinary Florida sow
which mad tarr0w OF pigs; she died AL
most Immediately aiterw ards. The dog,
in h1r hereaved condition, found the Or
phan pigs, and, taking them to ner rugged
hos ON, began nurturing them into yigo-
rOus condition. In the care Of her queer
adopted family sue seems to have forgot
ten all her woe, while the ptglIngs grow
int and happy as they draw sustenance
from their canine nurse. Both dog and
pigs sem to enjoy life heartily under the
novel circumstances.
At st. Augustine, one night during
the past week, a c0lored man was walk
ing through the streets, when he sud-
denly came to dead halt and en-
I
nj a gun pointed at his bead by
two cOlnred nien, who probably had
been reading rPd-cOyered literature on
the exploits OF the famous Claude Duval.
At any rate the unattended man threw
up his hafkiS while the hienwaymen
event through Dim.' They succeeded
in getting $l3, which they pfeviouslS
knew he had, and then he was allowed to
70 about his business. He meditated
seriously on the loss Of his money, and
! eventually whispered something in the
SHerITs ear. The Sheriff didn't have
much to say, but ne went right OF ana
picked up one of the robbers, and on Tues
day morning was about to 40 and put his
ba&ds upon the other rOober.
last Saturday night after retiring, Mr..
| Perkins, Postmaster at MoGhrie, aud
| wdO also keeps general meAchand re
! store there, was awakened by noise in
| bis store, in which the post OIL e Ia also
! situated. Eeawakened his taIIer-in-law,
| and TO ether they proceeded t. make an
| Investigation. When a snort distance
/ fton the store they saw mau Jump from
/ vne window and make for the woods.
| 'rhey both fired. but Intellectually, and
the man escaped, though followed until
! AL trace was lost. He had evidently
4 been at work in the store for some time,
| as several bags filled with cigars, tobacco
and groceries were found apA would have
been carted off bad the robbery Isot been
discovered. The burglar alse aiteEl pte !
To force an entrance into MIR. Perkins
office safe, on which he was en- gaJed when
! Mr.. Perkins was awakened. The ATTEMPT
was not successful, but tive safe Is reu-
Gered useless. The sum OF SIG 80 was also
taken from the post otiicF. There is no
clue ther fore as to the guilty party.
John Dzla'ynski, of st, Augustine, had
! in his employ last week a colored boy
| named CHARLES Wilson, VITO perfprmed
the act ct closing windows at tights.
! looking after the eXpectoration vessels
| and clerning up in general. On SATURDAY.
night Mir. d. told Charlie" To cl tse and
| lock TIE windows, which he did most e.
| rectiyely. with the exception Of one win
! dow N the rear OF the establd ,hment.
/ Mr.. Dzialynski went over 10 Jacg sonyilie
! on sunday morning. while Charlie took
! an excursion to the bar thrOugh the r. ar
/ window. the one he pre-arrangeN Charles
! whisfle:l azephyr tune and walked IN to
! the large plate mirror and pri'ceeHed 10
! arrange his collar. Then he poGgeted some
! S25. all in silver. He renrranQId his neck
| tie NJ the mirror, and then cnimmed his
! pocket full of cigars, includin To meer-
/ schaum cigarette holder; Went to the mir
ror and brushed his hair--and then ap-
! propriated several old ume shin plas or
money, which were stuck On the
/ mirror as a relic of war mOneV