Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-14

| Hibernia, on the ST. johns river, for Mr..
MoorhOuse. The bulkhead is forty feet
/ square, and the dock extends out into the
| river 720 feet. A warehouse is to be erected
| on this dock for the convenience OF boats
and the neighborhood. Capt. Hawkins
has probably driven more piling and
! erected more docks on the river since
coming to Jacksonville, in 1868, than any
other workman on the river from its
! source TO it's mouth.
Saturday morning the passengers on the
north bound train from Sanford were very
much amused by the behavior of certain
| spoonlng couple VINO got on the train at
| Seville, and were going to Palatka to get
| married, but what was their chagrin and
| disappointment when on arriving in the
Gem City they found that there wasn't
single minister in town, so they gave up
their project as a bad job. Wanting to do
| something, they visited a photographers
! and had their ''picturs'' taken and then
took the south bound train and returned
home, agreeing that the fates were against
| them.
Palatka Sun: A freak In vegetation is
to be seen on the grounds adjoining those
OF the new gas works OF this city. A
magnolia and hickory have formed such
close cOpartnership that for the distance of
| nearly foot from the ground no seam of
separation can be discerned, but at the
|
vide and form separate trees, each pro-
ducing fruit or flower after its kind. The
main trunk Is fully four feet in diameter,
| and the separate ones not less than three
feet. Both trees are in very healthy
| condition, giving conclusive evidence that
the climate agrees with them.
! A letter was received in Jacksonville
last Saturday by Purser TruslOw, who
was formerly connected with the Belle of
| In tab IL A., a.
| steamer Belle Of the Coast was hard and
| fast aground in st. Joseph's bay. near
! Clear Water harb0r, between Tampa and
! Cedar Keys, and had been so since June
| 30. The steamer left here on June 10,
and on reaching St. Joseph's bay she ran
on bank with full head of steam on.
| Unfortunately also she went aground in
an extraordinary high tide, and although
| they have thrown most of her coal and
| other cargo overheard she still remains
| ImmoVable. In the letter which Mr..
| Truslow received the writer thinks that
| she will have to become abandoned, as
! there seems very little chance of her ever
| getting of. st. Joseph's bay is near An
clote, Fla, and the Atlantic has a pretty
clean sweep over everything in that
| direction.
Saturday night about 9:20 O'Clock, near
| Blue Spring landing on the St. Johns
river, Bill Mitchell and Tom Williams,
two colored deck hands on the steamer
| Chattahoochee, were piling up cord-wood
on the steamer when they began to dis
pute about how it should be placed. From
| this angry and threatening words ensued,
| when Mitchell drew knife, came up be-
| hind Williams while IN STOPPING posi-
| ton, and cut him twice across each cheek
and once in the left shoulder The
wounded man ran around on the gallery
| OF the steamer, closely pursued by his
! assailant. When passing the mate a
| drawn knife was noticed in Mitchell's
hand, when he (Mitchell) was halted,
and while explaining 20 the mate the
cause Williams came up behind Mitchell
and struck him on the top of the head with
stck OF pine wood, Mitchell sank down
on the deck of the boat and remained
| speechless until 2:55 sunday morning.
when he expired. The Coroner's Jury
found the killing iustifiable in self-de-
| tense.
Orlando Record: A shooting ARRAY oc-
! Cured at the cOlored ball given at the
Masonic Hall (cOlored last Friday night,
in which a negro known as Casper was
| shot in the forehead by one Weldon Akers.
| A reporter interviewed Akers last night,
| who gave the following version of the
| affair: Akers had a fan and Casper in
| sisted on knowing where and how he OBJ
| tanned it, at the same time demanding
| him Casper. One OF the girls claimed
Akers had obtained it from her, which be
| denied, and refused to deliver it up. A
hot dispute then arose and Casper drew
a knife. Akers says he tried to retreat,
but found himself cOrnered, and becoming
alarmed at the b0isteFOus actions and
threats OF Casper, drew revolver and
fired, striking Casper in the forehead.
| The pistol he claimed to have purchased
at the ball That night Casper was evil
IDENTIFY not badly hurt, for on examination
by DR.. Hicks at a late hour, to whose
residence the wounded man was taken, no
ball could be found and no fracture of the
skull discovered.
Jacksonville Herald: One of the pleas
ATTEST incidents of the recent encamp-
ment at Pablo occurred yesterday evening
just after dress parade in front OF Muir
ray Hall. Captain Fleming marched the
Metropolitan Light Infantry from the
parade ground and drew them up at par
AIDE rest before the front OF the hotel ex-
tension, facing the sea. Governor and
Mrs. Perry were sent for, and as the stately
aud handsome couple appeared upon
the yeranGah the M. l.. |, pre-
sented arms and sauted the Chief
Magistrate and his wife. Gov. Perry
made brief speech in acknowl edgment,
using general terms in congratulatlng the
military OF the State upon the success OF
Pablo camp, and expressing his gratifca-
tiOns at the proficiency and admirable
spirit shown by all the companies, and
thanking the NJ. l.. |. in special terms
for their personal and collective courte-
sizes to himself and Mrs. Perry. Capt.
Frank Fleming, of the NJ. l.. l., respond
ed in happy speech, thanking the Gov
ernor for his presence and encourage
ment, and paying a graceful compliment
to Mrs. Perry, who had stood by her hus-
bands SIDE TO encourage the Florida sol
diers in a darker day IN Vir-
GINA. In conclusion. Capt. Fem
ing asked TO present his company indi-
vldually 10 the Governor and lady, saw
! ing that they are soldiers and gentle
men" The presentation was very grace
FULLY and pleasantly accomplished, and
then the N. l.. |. in rank gave three
cheers for Governor and Mrs. Perry,
Capt. Fleming and Mayor John q. Chris
! TOPPER. The latter gentleman responded
in brief but delicious speech. Capt.
Fleming and company withdrew amid
the cheers OF the by-standers, and it was
generally agreed that no prettier and
more graceful incident had occurred dur
lug the encampment.
Brunswick Advertiser: Figs are ripen-
ing fast in this section. The supply will be
very large. BY the way, as this county