Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-01
FLORIDA.

Court has adjourned at Lake City.
Thirteen men now languish in the
Alachua county Jail. All of them are
negroes.
Lake City continues to improve; there
Will lie built. in the very near future,
-FOUR brick buildings.
Plant City is counting on the railroad
from sara Sofa aud Manatee striking the
South Florida railroad at that point.
On 6. W. Knights place, near Plant
City, one man raised nine barrels of Irish
potatoes on one-fifth of an acre of land.
The crops throughout Columbia county
and the State generally, are very promis-
ing, corn, cotton, oats, etc., looking finely.
The Cuban cattle trade was opened last
week by the steamer Lizzie Henderson
sailing from Tampa for Havana with 200
F. bulls and steers.
offered a situation as physician in charge
at an ''lndian Agency" out West, with
good pay, but will not accept.
j. X. Merrin has been promoted to First
Sergeant of the HillsbOrO Greys vice c..
Lowry, resigned, and G. S. Arnett elected
Second Sergeant vice Merlin promoted.
The Georgia is to be hauled off the route
between Palatka and DraytOn Island for
short While, when she will be owe T.
hauled, wldened and otherwise improved.
The steamer Comet will take the run
during the GeOrgea's vacation.
The Teachers Association held two
days session at Plant City Friday aid
Saturday of last week. Although not as
largely attended as the friends of the
cause would have liked to see, yet the
meetings were interesting and instruc-
tive.
Messrs. Frier, Cowart and Gold went
out SEEMING near Plant City Tuesday after
noon, and secured about 80 pounds of
fish. They report one trout (blacK bass
which they were certain weighed as much
as 10 pounds. They had no means for
weighing it.
The buildings at Palatka in which will
be located the general offices of the
Florida Southern Railway Company are
fast nearing completion, and the frame
work OF the root is being put in place.
When completed these will be the hand
soonest railroad offices in the State.
Another child i'll the family of A. 8,
Whitehurst, living near Plant CITY, whose
destitute condition was reported last
week, died on Thursday, this being the
second child who has died, and there is
one other that can hardly live. Since
their condition became known, the family
have wanted for nothing that could be
done for them.
The case of the State VS.. John ]. Mas
ters, charged with murder in the
first degree, was began in
the Circuit Court at Ocala
last Monday. The testimony was closed
by Wednesday noon, and the arguments
of counsel began. The case was given to
the jury at . p. IN. and on Thursday at 10
a. m. the verdict was rendered mot
guilty."
Badger Wilder, formerly Of Plant City,
with friend, was sailing on the gulf near
Fort Myers one day last week, when their
vessel capsized about a half mile from
shore. The young men thought the boat
would sink, so struck out for the shore
Mr.. Wilder took the precaution to remove
his coat, vest and shoes, while his friend,
a Mr.. Wallace, tried to swim with his
clothing all on. After a severe battle
with the waves, which were running high,
MIR. Wilder reached the shore In an eX-
hausted condition, but his companion
went down in the turbulent water.
Near Lake City last Monday, as Mr..
Speer, one of the guards in charge or
some prisoners, was conveying them
back to Jail, negro man who had been
convicted and sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary, attempted to escape.
He ran, and when about thirty PAGES
from MutIG Ne StdIbcAl, buS Eudiu uIEu
upon him, lodging in his person nine
large buckshOt. The unfortunate man
continued his flight after being shot, and
for over 100 yards managed TO keep up,
but bleeding prOfusely, his strength
failed and he was easily recaptured.
There does not seem TO be any hope of his
recovery.
A very deplorable affair has occurred
at Leesburg. Henry Brewton, young
man bearing an unenviable reputation,
bv the fraudulent use OF Mr.. Graham's
name, obtained $40 from some party with
whom MIR. Graham had dealings. When
the matter was made known to Mr..
Graham he threatened to prosecute
Brewton If he did not at once make the
money good, and BrewtOn set a day when
he would settle the matter, asking MIR.
Graham to be in town on that dav
When approached, Brewton told Ora
ham that if he would walk out
TO Mr.. Lees, who lives a mile
and half out from Leeshurg' ne would
get the money there and pay him. The
scheme was one TO decOy Graham out OF
town. aud it did not lail In It's purpose.
In a hummock something over mile
from LeesOurg, Graham's remains were
found Friday afternoon, and were ldeutl-
fed by letters and his clothing. We re-
frain from giving description o. the
condition Of the remains, HIS skull was
badly broken, and the blows that
caused his death must have been
dealt with great force and inhumanity.
Rrewton had no money when he LETT
town with Graham, and on his return IN
q few hours paid another creditor who
was giving him trouble. suspicion rested
upon him Immediately after the body OF
Graham was found. and be was wearing
a watch bearing Graham's name. IN
fact, the evidence that Brewton was the
murderer WAS very convincing, and the
Coroner's Jury returned verdict 70 that
effect, and he Is not only IN JAN, hut
chained i'm the cell and under "A strong
guard. Mr.. Graham was about p years
Old. aud was very blghly regarded 10y all
for his honesty and business integrity.
Georgia Politics.
Can .Inhn B. Gordon will address the