Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-13

FLORIDA.
The contractors for the jetty work have
arrived at Fernandina.
The slo0p Outing, on her voyage around
the world, arrived at Fernandina Friday.
Public school No. | at Fernandina is in
fl0urishiHg condition. The attendance
OF children is nearly 100.
The contractors for the experimental
well at Fernandina have driven down
some 22j feet OF the pipe.
y Lady Washington reception is
the newest programme for social enter
tainment contemplated by the ladies for
the benefit of the Fernandina churches.
The boarding yawl belonging to the
United States custom house at Fernan-
dina, which was stolen some weeks ago,
was recovered by Inspector Peter Cone
some eight miles below Jacksonville.
The Columbia County Teachers Insti-
tute met saturday, Dec. 4. The Institute
adopted constitution and elected officers
and instructors for the year. The first
saturday in each month was the day APP
pointed for the regular meeting OF the In
stitute.
The furniture and effects OF Count F.
W. Bernstein, son of the late Prussian
Ambassador 10 England, and who located
on Dsc. 8 by the sheriff, to satisfy sundry
claims. The Count and Countess have
gone TO New York.
Last Tuesday morning, about O'Clock,
some unknown persons maliciously de-
strOyed the plate-glass show-windows of
}. POtsdamer's store at Lake City. The
motive was evidently not robbery, as
nothing was taken from the premises.
The loss is estimated at $500.
The death warrant of George Walker,
(colored) convicted of the murder OF
Martin House at the last fall term OF the
Circuit Court, has been signed by the
Governor TO be executed at Quincy Jan.
l.. An effort will be made TO have the
death punishment committed to impris-
onment for life.
The interior of the United States GUS
tom house at Fernandina is to receive a
thorough oVerhauling tor the new year.
The rooms Will be freshly painted and Kali
somined throughout, new carpets put
down and new chairs and other furniture
generally put in. The old carpets and
furniture will be disposed of at auction.
AT FernandIna on Wednesday last the
employees of tue motive power depart.
meut Of the Florida Railway and Naviga-
ton Company gave G.. l.. BaltZell, the
chief clerk of that department., a genuine
an elegant gold and silver service OF
twenty-four pieces and beautiful clock.
In the District Court at Jacksonville,
Saturday, an order was made directlp q
the marshal to advertise for ten DAYS and
then sell tue steamboat Port ROYAL, her
furniture, machney, etc, at auction, and
the proceeds OF sale be applied to payment
OF costs and the claim of 4. u. Canova.
This steamer Is in sunken condition at
Green Cove Spring.
The steam yacht Lena, constructed and
owned by Peter Jones, OF Jacksonville.
has been sold by him to J. Nj. Lee for
1850. The purchaser will use it on In.
dian river in connection with the hotel
under his management. The Lena vas
the yacht which was to be propelled by
electricity several years ago, about which
so much was said. She has been running
TOR some time between Sanford and En-
terprise as ferryboat.
Henry jenkins and Joe SumerIyn, two
colOreC men, were involved in an alterca.
ton at Waldo Thursday night at the
house or the former, which came near
terminating fatally. Alter quarreling
for some time, Jenkins became very much
enraged and attacked Sumerlyn with a
picket from the fence, INJECTING serious
scalp wound. Jenkins then used his
knife very freely and quite promIscu-
ously, cutting Joe in several places. He
then ran into his house, seized his double
barreled gun and attempted to shoot, but
the gun was seized and taken from MIN.
The wounds inflicted, though painful, are
not dangerous.
The sealed bids for continuing the lefty
works at St. John'sibar, under the late ap.
preparation OF Congress, were opened ut
Jacksonville. Saturday. at Lieutenant
BlacB's Office, and were as follows: j. I.
Gayuor, OF Savannah. 7SI5c. per cubic
yard for mattresses and So 80 per ton for
stone. Il. q. Ross, Of Wilmington, n. c.,
54c. per cubic yard for mattresses and
81 20 per ton for stone. Rttenhouse
Moore, Of Mobile, 400. per cubic yard fUI
mattresses and 81 40 per ton Tor stone,
j. A. Bryan, OF Jacksonville, 49c. for mat
tresses and 81 S714 per ton on stone
Moore's bid being the lowest he will prob
ably receive it.
Last Thursday evening, at the junction
near Fort White, "A party OF negroes were
shooting off their pistols, after finishing
work on the railroad for the day. One oil
the men. Jim Porter, was SHOT in the
stomach. AS he was in the rear or the
party, he must have been struck by bail
rebounding from tree. He fingered In
great pain until the next evening at
O'Clock, when death put an end 10 his SUI.
terings. 1t is impossible TO designate tle
person wno fired the fatal shot. The de.
ceased took an active part in the "fr0lic,"
| and at first 1t was thought be had accl.
dentally wounded himself but his pistol
was 32.calibre, while the bullet was q.
Last Friday morning as Miss Helen
| Nichols. the d, teacher OF the Stockton
school, who boards at George Bridges,
\ was standing in front OF the hearth with
| her baesj u tbe IRE reading, her dress
| caught are,, and had &c not been for the
presence. Of mind end prompt action
| of MISC Fannie Bridges, who made the
d'scoyets, seizltg wolen shawl aud
wrapplngit around Misc Nichols, smother.
ing the hames, she would no doubt have
been burned 10 death. As It was Miss
| Nichols dress was burned off 10 the
waist, and Miss Bridges, 10 her heroic
effort to save Miss Nichols life, had her
hands, face oud eyebrows badly burned
] Samuel j. Fryer. OF Pine Level, twenty