Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-04

Capt. II. A. GRAY has been nominated
for Mayor, of Palatka.
The spring term of the Circuit Court for
Levy county will convene on April 20.
Orange trees are blooming prOfusely
throughout the whole Indian river sec
ton.
There are now seven prisoners in Jail
at Madison, four Of whom are held to an
swer the crime Of murder.
John Bixler, of Ocals, is the owner of
a pair of young offers, captured few
days since on the Ocklawaha river.
Two ladies OF Bronson, both of them
light weights, weighed at the depot few
days ago and tipped the beam at ago
pounds.
At the municipal election at Bronson
Tuesday D. U. Marsteller was elected
Mayor; F. G. Wayne, Marshal; i. A.
Biggs, Alderman.
Out OF the a. scholars that have been
attending the Rochelle school for the past
five months 81 OF them have had the
measles within the past two weeks.
Lands are enhancing in value very rap
idly in the Gulf Hammock in Levy cOun-
ty, Mr.. Mendenhall sold 80 acres there a
few weeks ago to a party in Glasgow,
Scotland, for 50, 400.
j. Dunlin Parkinson, of Jacksonville,
has received an order from the standing
committee, under the seal of the diocese,
to collect funds for the erection OF an
Episcopal church in Titusville, which
will probably be completed by Dec. L.
Meagre intelligence comes from FAINT
vile of a shooting atfray at RaWls' mill
ON Friday last. One McHenry, for rea-
sons unknown, shot John McAdams in
the mouth with a gun loaded with buck
] aka poAk IL, mi.
would-be murderer made good his es-
cape. McAdams is IN a critical cOndi-
ton.
Isam Roberts and Glib Jones, two col
| Ored farmers living in the WhitesVlie
neighborhood of Marion county, wanted
to settle an old dispute about q hog.
Roberts called on his man last Saturday
| for satisfaction, and not being satisfied
with Jones' explanation, drew bead on
| him with a double barrel shotgun. empty
ing a full load of buckshOt into Roberts.
Roberts fell dead just where he was shot.
Jones shOuldered his gun and wandered
| OF, and has not been captured.
Tampa Tribune: United States Senator
| =, b. Plumb, OF Kansas, has through the
| failure OF Donald, Lawson a. Co., OF New
| York, been compelled to take 16I 200 acres
| Of the Sir Edward Reed land as an Offset
TO a debt, he being one OF their heaviest
| creditors. AS Senator Plumb is known
to be live man this NAV be OF interest to
\ many OF our people. We learn that it is
| his purpose to cOlOnize such Of these
! lands as are suitable for that purpose and
| endeavor TO retrieve somewhat his loss.
He had to take $4,000 worth of these
| lands or nothing at all. Another gentle
man is also to be the happy possessOr of a
! few thousand acres of Sir Edward Reed :
| lands, owing to the failure OF Donald,
Lawson & Co.
The following civil appointments were
made by the Governor during the past
week: j. II. Allen, o. q. Finch, Charles
;. Noble, Hans V. NOszky, stephen V.
Goddin, to be NOtaries Public in and for
the State at LARGE: c. II. Phinny, 20 be
| Superintendent Of Schools in and Tor Levy
county: David II. Kennedy, to be mem
Der Board of Health in and tor Duyal
county; J. w. Baggett. to be Justice of
the Peace in and for santa Rosa county
A. w. VinsOn. TO be Justice of the Peace
in and for Sumter county; NJ. +. PaDy, TO
be Justice of the Peace in and for Leon
county; f. G. Renshaw. to be member OF
the Board of Medical Examiners in and
! for Pensacola district; James X. Shaw,
10 be Treasurer in and for the
county of Gadsden; James
NJ. DOnnan, to be Commissioner of
/ Deeds for flOrl0a IN ana lOr virginia
Charles G. johnson, to be Inspector OF
Timber, etc, in and for Escambia county
r. n. C0var, Josiah b. Maynard, to be
Justices Of the Peace in and for Brevard
| county; Henry Filler, to be County Com
missioner in and for Dade county; W. j.
Cawthorn. to be County Commissioner in
and for Walton county; Josh II. Lee,
samuel Register, TO be N0taries Public in
and for Hamilton county; John K. Will
liams, to be Notary Public in and for
| Alachua county; George II. Count, TO be
Notary Public IN and for Nolusia county
Oscar =. Stanford, TO be Justice OF Peace
in ana for Manatee county: W. K. Moore,
10 be Justice OF Peace IN and for Column
( bia county; Allen n. Heyser, to be County
Commissioner in and for Dade county.