Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-29
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! Now that Sanford has established IRE
/ limits. the question of a cl cap supply OF
/ bricks becomes burning" one.
/ Toe registration books OF Clay county
/ show 1.l69 whites enrolled and 26S CO..
! ored, Excess OF whites over colored 90l.
/ Full registration returns in Marion
/ county show that the whites have
/ m jOr ty OF Dbl. In 1884 the registration
/ lis 3 showed colored majority 1886.
! The hunters about Palatka report birds
very scarce this IA II, and there is hardly
enough sport to be had TO pay for the long
walks necessary to secure a "mess" OF
birds.
Judge w. II. Sebring, Of Bronson, is In
Atlanta, ga herring statistics on the work
OF the railroad comm ission. He saws be
believes the commission will be adopted
in Florida.
1t was rumored on the streets of Peusa-
cola Monday that one of GeronImo's
band had escaped while crossing the bay.
Ii caused ripple of excitement among
the more credui0us of Pensacola's popu-
lalion. 1t WAS only rumor.
At Pensacola, Mr.. Hannah, the gentle
man recently mistaken and struck for
burglar by bis son, DR.. Hannah. is again
all right. The blow was a severe one,
and at the Itime the doctor was appre-
bensiye lest IL mi4ht result seriously.
st. Augustine is to have another bank
ing institution, TO be known as the st.
Johns County Savings Bank and Real
Estate Exchange. The incorporators are
Charles F. HOPKINS, Jr., and T. II. LiY-
Ingst0n and Henry Gaillard, Of ST,
Augustine.
The number of pupils in the several de-
pariments OF Rollins College, Winter
Park, on Monday morning Of last week
r ached l0l. With the present accommo-
dations there is ample room tor 175. Pu-
pills are still coming in, and 1t is probable
that the rooms will all be full before the
winter fairly sets in.
Monday afternoon of last week, about
3o'clOcl1, while a locomotive was engaged
in hauling ties for the White road, by
some accident it ran off the ENDS of the
rails and upset In saw-grass pond about
one ard One-half miles south of OrmDnd.
The engineer had a narrow escape, and
the fireman jumped off when she went
over.
Last Thursday the Pensacola City Com
missionprs tried one of their number. Mr..
Burns, who was charged with disorderly
conduct, countenancing. aiding and as
sisting in the interruption and dis urb-
ance of public speaking on the occas on
OF the speaking on Seville square the eve-
ming Of Oct. =. The result has not been
made known.
The Commissioners of Orange county
are making arrangements to give the
court house at Orlando a general over
hauling. The old cement flues will be
taken out and brick ones put In-the
court room will he newly plastered, new
steps will be built at the entrances, the
lot will be enclosed bv new fence and
some one employed to look after the
grounds and keep them in order.
Last Sunday night Lavinia Frances, a
negro woman living in the suburbs of
Lake City, committed a dreadful crime.
Her son, about 10 years old, had gone 10
sleep near the fire, when she heated a
kettle o! water and poured it over his face
and neck. He was DadlY injured, all the
skin separating. The woman was lodged
IN Jail Monday. She is apparently about
80 years old and is believed to be de-
mented.
BY come error in defining the bourda-
ries OF precInct1S (Tavares) Orange coun-
ty, the county clerk has taken section 2,
township 20, range 26, bodily from Sumter
and made 1t part OF an Orange county pre-
cinct. He also describes as part of this
precinct township 19, range 20 while all
the rest Of the precinct is in range 26. thus
making one part of the precinct entirely
disconnected from the rest and six ranges
distant.
Tue CTeOSOlS WuGhb Bc6kI0E a IOCaEIOn
at Fernandina have received the follow
ing offer from the Town Improvement
Company of FerDRndina: The works TO
be located in the marsh between Old and
New Town; the Florida Town Improve
ment Company to give a lease OF the nee.
essary ground, with 100 feet of water
front, for term Of forty years without
compensation and a grant of an eXemp-
tlon from taxation for twenty years.
At Jacksonville Tuesday a white man
was convicted OF ENLIGHTENMENT in jus
tice Harms court. 1t was case arising
more out OF ignorance OF the law than
that OF actual vlciOusness. The jury
composed entirely OF colored men, not
only recommended the prisoner to the
mercy OF the court in the verdict rem
dered, but also voluntarily made the pris-
Oner a present OF their fees, tnus reduc-
ing the cost against him consequent upon
the conviction.
A few of the most prominent advocates
for the ratification of the new constitu-
ton are the Key West Key, LOngwood
Republican, Tampa Guardian and Jack
sOHville Leader, everyone of which are
outspoken Republican papers, and they
clam that Its adoption will give their
party a strong tO0thOld in the State again,
whereas the old constitution made by
them to bar out Democrats is now used
against them the Repu blicans }, and they
have no hope whatever OF regaining
ascendancy in the state under it.