Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09


III successful operation.
W. o. Miller, OF Sanford, has secured
the contract for rebuilding the car shops,
work on which will shortly begin.
In Gadsdeu county most of the peach
trees are in full bloom, and if there are
no more frOsts there VIII be a large crop.
At Gainesville, little Halle Myers,
daughter OF Rev. o. A. Myers, fell Satur-
day while playing, and broke one of her
legs.
DR.. Prince, OF Apopka, has been recon-
mended for appointment as County Col
lector of Orange, vice f. 7. Hardeman,
deceased.
Mayor Long is figuring on handsome
business block to fill the square adjoining
the new Masonic Hall on Marine street,
st. Augustine.
1t is part of the plan OF the United
states coast defense to place a number OF
neaVy modern guns along the water bat
terry at Fort Marion, st. Augustine.
One day last week 7. NJ. Scott and Nj.
>. Nicholson, Of Quincy, went out gun
ming and bagged 40 cartridges. Their
Two Gordon settlers caught three alive out
OF one cOvey.
The steamer Mistletoe, of Cedar Key,
found too little water in the HOmosassa TO
=" AN-ttldA AAAlo ub Tue HhCdHA. anu
Will hereafter deliver passengers TO a
steam launch of the mouth OF the river.
A. V. Moschowitz, a druggist IN the
employ OF w. A. D'Alemberte, of Pensa-
cola, was very seriously burned Saturday
morning about the tace and hands while
engaged in the manufacture Of colored
fire.
Dir. w. w. Woodward, County Super-
tenuent OF Leon, has been authorized
to secure plans and specifications for a
new public school building for Tallahas-
zee to be submitted to the County School
Board.
The Madison Cotton Ginning Company
commenced running their oil mill last
Tuesday. They have received large orders
Tor their cotton seed meal, and will run
'night aRd day, Sundays excepted, until
the orders are filed,
X The Mayorof Pensacola has offered a
reward of 500 for the arrest and convic-
tlon OF the parties accessory to the MUIR
der OF j. Il. Cooley. These parties are
known, and their whereabouts is pretty
definitely ascertained.
The negro who attempted to murder
ais wife some time ago near Aspalaga,
mas been arrested, and was. on last Tues
day, committed to Jail in Quincy, to APP
pear at the next term of the Circuit court.
The woman has not died.
The carpenter belonging to the German
steamship Brema, loading at Key West
with cotton, lost his balance and fell into
the open hatch 20 feet deep, last week,
and his head striking upon some slaves
was crushed into shapeless mass.
An immense block is to be erected at
Palatka soon BY the Florida Southern
railroad. Ii will include new wharves,
an immense freight depot, new passen-
ser depot, eight storehOuses and a large
broom warehouse. About 100000 will
be invested.
Capt. G. p. Davis, of Iamonia, pur-
chased the fair grounds of the Middle
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical AS
ISOLATION, 1t Tallahassee, last Monday.
Capt. Davis purposes having stock shows,
sales, races, ETC., on the grounds every
spring and fall.
Marshal Higgins, Of LaVille. has sued
}. W. Thompson, of the Peoples journal,
for alleged defamation Of character, aud
wants $780, damages, because Thomp-
son saw tit to use plain language in re-
gard to the rObberies which have occur
red in the LaVille jail.
A new syndicate, called the New Con.
tinental Hotel Company, has been formed
~ take charge or the stock of the Citizens
Hotel Company of Pensacola. The new
company, whose member number about
ten of the old members Of the old cOmpa-
ny, are taking the stock of the old COMMA
ny from such of the holders as are willing
to surrender it, giving them a guarantee
against further liability as stockholders.
At Fruitland Park Tuesday night the
Florida Southern passenger train ran over
and killed negro named John Freeman.
1t seems that the train had run past the
station and was backing up; Freeman
wanted to get on, and ran after the train
down the track. He evidently did not see
that the train was backing, and was
knocked down and crushed under the
wheels. He was carried to Leesburg and
died half hour after reaching there.
Barlow informant: DIR. l.. W. W. Man
away, for twenty years a resident OF the
South, visited Barlow Saturday to So
licit su Inscriptions for a technical insti-
tute for the education Of his race. TO be
erected somewhere in the central part of
the State. 1t will cost about $4,000 to
erect the institution over and above the
materials and libraries which will be con-
tributed. The doctor has appointed
Eppes Tucker, Maj. Terrence, A. 5. Stew
art, j. r. Curly and Rev. B. ". Wilder
trustees for this county.
At Jacksonville Sunday while a number
of gentlemen were engaged in converse
ton on Hogan street 1t was proposed TO
place 3 silver 25-cent piece in the centre
of the walk and see how many persons
would pass without picking 1t up. On
the first trial nineteen passed, but the
twentieth saw the coin and was in the act
of picking it up when told the object for
which it was placed there, and he passed
along. The money remained on the walk
for upwards of an hour in open view, and
on an average one out Of every ten who
passed saw it, but all, on being let into
the experiment, allowed it to remain until
a man came along, picked 1t up and took
IL off with him