Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-11


The Baptist state Mission Board is in
session at Ocala.
The Marion county Commissioners have
paid 50, 600 on the new Jail.
A Leesburg trucker recently received
$50 tor 10 crates OF English peas.
Precincts have been established at FAINT.
Vile and Kerr City, Marion county.
An average depth of a feet is reported
on the outer and inner bar at Pensacola.
The high water Of Lake Weir is moving
several Of the property owners to deepen
the Ocklawaha canal,
The Gem City Guards OF Palatka have
been assigned to the First Battalion and
will be known as Company d.
| Contractor Hussey has the plans for
the construction of private residence at
Orlando that will cost between SIS 900
and $40, 900.
| The steamer Magnolia was greatly dis
/ abled Friday by colhding with the Sylvan
| Glen and Will be of her run for some time
! in consequence.
! The orange trees about Waldo are full
| of fruit and the crop OF this section will
| be greater than in any previous season if
I the trees retain the crop.
/ The handsome piano cover, silver pitch
1 er and other articles left from the Palatka
! Catholic fair of 1884 will be ratified for on
/ Easter Monday or Tuesday.
The city hall or opera house, of Wild
! Wood 10 about complete. 1t is very
! neat and comfortable establishment, with
a seating capacity of about 800.
Corn is up in Madison county and
much of it has been plowed. and some
| farmers have finished planting Gotten,
while others are yet putting seed in the
/ ground.
About 100 gentlemen and ladies' of Sum
terville publish in the Times a very strong
anti-Whisky petition, beseeching every
| one even the barkeepers, not to aid in
any way in re-esta blishiDg a barroOm in
the town,
The Seminole hotel, at Winter Park,
closed with the breakfast Monday morn
| ing. The Winter Park Company, whose
property the hotel is, are not only sur
prised, but gratified with the seasons
business. The directors thought that il
the first season closed with only $4,000
more expenditures than receipts they
would be satisfied. Instead Of a de-
ticiency, however, the receipts will net
| about $40, 600 This has been accomplished
10 80 days with an entirely new house
whose reputation had to be made.
At the Coroner's inquest on the murder
| among the negroes In Madison last week
the testimony was to the effect that Joe
OLeary WAS shot down at the camping
place without cause, and it was only by
chance that his companions, John
Humphrey and Lucus Nicks, were not
killed also, for John had two gun-shot
wounds upon his person and Lucus was
suffering from a wound he received in the
ARRAY with Wash Brooks in Suwanee
county. The jury returned a verdict that
Joe 0'Leary came to his death from gun
I shot wounds at the hands of Turner
( Wright, Bob Brooks, Adams Summers,
aud Columbus Pratt, making the O1ense
as wilful murder.
The Fort Meade Pioneer "takes the
! cake" with this item; Gone of our prom
inent real estate men Of recent Irish pO-
tatO notOriety, told US one day that he
mad frequently restored trees which bore
faulty fruit to a perfect healthy condition
by inserting dose of calOmel between
the bark and wood in the early spring
when the sap flowed freely. Our devil
was standing by and said that he didn't
doubt II in the least, as his
father once had an apple orchard
in which the trees were so tall
that no ladder would reach the tops. AT
ter several Intellectual attempts by other
means, he hit upon the plan of giving
them a good dose OF snuff by the real es-
tate agents process, and they would al
once sneeze off every apple from the upper
branches. Our devil thinks now of giving
up the printing business and opening 8
real estate office.
Information WAS received at Ocala last
Monday of terrible double murder which
occurred about eight miles north of An
thOny in the fiat woods last Saturday be
tween two brothers named Louis anC
Jack Hall and J. ". Carter, all white
men, The ARRAY was caused from the
men imbibing too freely of whisky of theil
OWE make. During the frolic late in the
evening, a difficulty arose between Louis
Hall and Carter. Knives were drawn
and vengeance demanded. The TIVE
men came together, when Jacl
Han rushed in between the two
combatants. He was cut by Louis
Hall across the stomach and side, dying
instantly. Carter was also cut in th'
stomach, receiving mortal and probably
fatal wound. The murderer at once
mounted his horse and left for parts un
known. Louis and Jack Hall are The
sons Of Joel Hall. prominent and well
TODD farmer. Louis, the murderer, is th
youngest. not being of age. Both Jacl
Hall and Carter were married men.