Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-15

60 among the boxes in Mr.. Engleman's
store ON Tuesday at Monticello.
The Republicans of Marion county will
mold convention for nominating men,
pers OF the Legislature on Aug. rs.
John Harrison, of Apalaohlcola, says
that he thinks Florida raised stock is bet
ter than any other. He proposes to get a
lot OF mules and put him up mule ranch.
de thinks he can make it pay.
The new wholesale storehouse OF Gard
ner d Eaton, which is being erected near
the Savannah, Florida and Western de
pot in Galnesville,is rapidly nearing CON-
pletion. Its dimensions are forty by one
hundred and forty feet. Gardner & Eaton
are wholesale grocers, grain and feed
de alers.
1t is reported that there are one nun
dred and fifty colored people in Jackson
vile exceedingly anxious to return to
their old homes in Jefferson, but have not
the funds to pay railroad fare. The
wages paid laborers and servants of
every kind have been greatly reduced
lately, and the supply exceeds the de-
mand.
The Sara Sofa thugs have all, at least,
been disposed OF. Gov. Perry, Justice
McWhorter, Attorney General Cooper
and the State Pardoning Board, have COM
muted the sentence of death against A.
Is. Bldwell to life Imprisonment In the
Denitentiary. Willard and Anderson are
In the same institution, and Andrews
and Bacon, having escaped jail. are at
liberty.
Palatka News: The force Of habit was
strlkingly illustrated In Palatka few
days since by an artist. He had been
called In to take the photograph of col
ored baby who had died the night before,
and after adjusting his camera he went
over to the couch ON which the child lay
and arranged the drapery to suit him,
and just as he started back to his instru-
ment he said: snow, don't moveV
Sheriff Anderson caught John Hollo-
way, an escaped convict, Saturday even.
ing, just as he was boarding the train to
leave Orlando. Holloway was convicted
OF murder some twelve years ago, and
escaped from prison shortly after his in
generation, and has been out ever since
Sheriff Anderson heard of his being in the
county and was on the lookout for him
Holloway will be taken back to serve 2C
years term in the penitentiary.
Sherman Davis was hanged at Brooks
vile Friday for the murder of Sol Taylor
last November. The execution was quiet
presence OF a few guards and witnesses.
The condemned man said he had made
his peace with God and was sorry for his
many sins and hoped all would forgive
him for the killing Of Sol. He met his
fate stoically and without any outward
appearance OF fear. Two Catholic priests
from Jacksonville were present, Davis
having joined the Catholic church while
in that city.
Monticello Constitution: The last Flo
ridian says that Mr.. j. X. Saunders, o
Waukeenah, has bought back the Shell
Point fishery, and will resume control o
the property, being on the grounds this
fall 20 direct the fishing, as he did In for
mer years. This is the most valuable
fishery on the Wakulla coast, and at ONT
time half acre of land on the beach wat
| sold by Mr.. Saunders for $4,000, and 6
number OF acres contiguous for $500 each
The locality is valuable because the chan
mel sweeps in close to the shore at this
| point and the bottom is clear SEEMING
| ground. The sale was made at CIawfords
vile last Monday. The many old custo
mers of the fishery will be glad to see
Mr.. Saunders on deck as Of old.
Wednesday morning about O'Clock 8
colored tramp entered the house of Frank
Crews, at Highland, and asked for food
| and some was given to him and he went
out. Presently Mr.. Crews started away
from the house to his work, whereupon
the tramp returned, entered the house
and UNANIMOUSLY insulted Mrs. Crews, at
the same time drawing a knife. The lady
| screamed, and the wretch fed, and par.
lies started In pursuit of him in different
directions. One man came down to Law
tey, and about noon he saw the
tramp run by, and he at once gave
chase down the railroad track toward
Starke. Though considerably winded, the
negro WAS about to make his escape when
his pursuers called to the section hands
under charge of j. L. Yates and asked
them to catch him. They overhauled him
at the saw mill, and he was brought back
and chained to post in front of Lewis &
McCulley's store. A party arrived from
Highland to arrest him, and one of their
number proposed to shoot him right on
the spot, but another of the party leaped
in between his gun and the negro. They
started to take him back to Highland,
and Silas Crews mounted his horse to
| overtake them. He returned at night
and reported that thew did not succeed
in reaching Highland with their captive.
They lost him in a swamp. This is prob.
ably another way of announcing a lynch
ing.