Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-25
FLORIDA.

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John Usina,4a we'll known citizen Of
Putnam county, is dead,
The patchwork is nearly completed on
the Bumby block at Orlando,
1t is rumored that Hyer & McElroy
will erect brick block on Orange ave.
nue. at Orlando.
There were entered at the Pensacola
custom house last Monday fifteen ocean,
going vessels, their tonnage aggregating
1856, 6l535 being the average.
superintendent Payne says no Teach
ers' Association Of Marion county Will
convene in Ocala during the holiday
week. 1t will occur later in the season.
After this month the United States
land office at Gainesville will be in j. b.
Browns building Instead OF at Oak Hail.
The new quarters Will be convenient and
commodious.
William Drake, long years ieweler
at Monticello, but form erly an expert
enced cigar manufacturer at Atlanta, Ga,
has secured a United States license and
opened IN Monticello factory No. 1874. He
has already commenced operations.
A difficulty occurred Wednesday on the
st. Marks railroad, near White Church,
between white man named Lodwick
Ashley and a negro named Silas Clark e.
coupling pin and beat him so severely on
the head that his injuries are supposed to
be fatal. Clarke has been arrested.
Col. John Wilson, late Minister to
Brussels, Belgium, and wife, and d. K.
Bayard, Of Pennsylvania, cousin TO Sec.
rotary Thomas Bayard, are domciled for
the winter at Tallahassee. Col. Wilson
is prospecting with view to locate a
permanent winter home in the Land OF
Flowers.
The steamship City of Palatka, which
formerly piled between Jack souville and
Charleston, and which, it was expected,
would be run between Jacksonville and
Nassau, N, p, has been sold to the
Oregon Railroad and Steamship Com
pany. She left Jacksonville Thursday
afternoon under command OF Capt.
Charles White, for New York, where she
will undergo q thorough overhauling be-
tore proceeding to San Fran cisco. 1t is
said that the steamship City of Month
cello has been chartered to run on the
Nassau line, and Will be in readiness TO
commence on the ronte early next month.
A body of street preachers, three men
and two women, reached Pensacola last
Saturday and have been holding servi-
ces on the street corners, both day and
night, since their arrival. The services
Scriptures and exhortation to the multi
tudes 10y turn from SIN and embrace
religion. The preachers were at first
reported to be members OF the "Salva-
| ton Army" but this they say Is not
true and That they have no connection
with that BODY, but claim simply to be
"followersof Jesus and to belong to the
Lord" The men and women preach, or
exhort, alternately, while all join in sing-
ing and praying, kneeling In the streets
wherever they get crowd. They do not
take up collection nor solicit donations,
but say they are preaching a free gospel.
without money and without price, accept
ing what is given rs Coming from the
Lord"
The steamer W. G. Little has reached
Pensacola from Mobile, in charge of Capt.
w. G. Barrow, who brought her without
accident from Mobile TO Pensacola--a
dangerous trip. The boat was inspected
yesterday by the reporter OF the Com
mercial. She was built in California,
| Penn, in 1878; her length over all is 140
! feet, tonnage O.067. She has a carrying
| capacity or 500 bales OF cotton, and
| draws 1S inches light. She is entitled to
\ carry and has accommodations for 48
passengers-2S cabin, 10 second cabin and
| 10 deck. She is classed Al by the Mobile
Board of Underwriters, and her appoint
| Utulh all uIc0Oidbs duu oukiucb very
| powerful. This boat is owned By the
| company which recently purchased the
| Little Anna, now running on the Choc-
| tawhatchie river, and will enter the trade
| between Caryvllle, on the Pensacola and
| Atlantic railroad, and Geneva, Newton
| and Ozark, and 1t is the intention OF the
owners to largely develop the trade Of
| that section.
AT Callahan Monday wild yell was
heard, and accompanying it was the clat.
| ter of horses feet and the rattle OF an
/ empty wagon. The son OF Richard
Hughes, mall driver, seeing his father In
! consultation with Drs. McKinstry and
| Parker, learned that his father was try
| ing 10 have him sent TO the asylum for
the insane. His liberty depended upon
| flight. He jumped into a two-horse wagon
and piled the whip vigorously. AS he
drew the horse into Liberty street the
left hind wheel Of the wagon struck a tree,
breaking the coupling and dragging the
wagon body thirty yards. The boy
jumped out and tried to mount one OF the
horses, thus hoping TO make good his
escape, but DR.. Parker, who had his sad
die horse with him, had followed, and be-
fore he could ungear a morse aud mount.
the unhappy boy was caught and held by
the doctor until the crowd came to his
assistance. fhe boy is sometimes dan
gerous when spell OF insanity 10 upon
him.
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