Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-06

The Indian prisoners occupy 127 tents
! upon the ramparts OF old Fort Marion,
! st. Augustine.
! Situations have been secured In Orange
! county for 100 Swedish servants, who will
/ soon arrive.
A forty-reom hotel, with all the modern
conyeniences, is 10 be erected at Ellzey
by next season.
Hon. Frank Jones has purchased from
Hon. j. g. Sinclair. of Orange county,
$4,000 tract OF land.
Eight were added to the member
ship of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at ST. Augustine on Sunday.
The orange crop in Levy county Will
very nearly equal that of last year, and
the fruit is much larger and brighter.
The child of an Italian family in Pier
son, Volusla county, was scalded to death
last Saturday by falling into boiler Of
hotsuds.
Hon. J. +. Mcclellan has moved his
family from Mariana to Pensacola where
he will reside during the remainder OF his
official term.
The sweet potato crop OF Levy county
seems to have been immense. The farmers
are bringing large quantities IN and real
lze good prices for them.
There is talk of building a tram road
from EllZsy TO Gulf Hammock. The cost
OF tram would be small, and it would
be quite convenience 10 the Gulf Hum
mock people.
The dredge arrived at Fernandina from
Savannah Thursday afternoon. 1t will
be employed TO dredge Amelia river in
front OF the new steamship docks, foot oil
Escam biasLreet.
1T is said that a new company will try
its fortunes in securing artesIan water at
Cedar Key, and tue erection OF new ice
factory Will be commenced at an early
daysaThe large FISH and oyster trade OF
the piece demands that ice be manu-
featured there.
Friday Deputy Sheriff Perry arrested
young man by the name of Howard, who
is about Is years old, and lives just west
Of Palatka, and placed him in Jail.
Young Howard is charged with having
committed nameless crime on the per-
son OF lutte 6-year-old white girl.
1t is reported on good authority that a
party OF four capitalists are on their way
10 Indian river. coming via Haulover
canal In small steam launch, for the
purpose Of securing location tor can
ming factory. The material used will
consist chiefly OF green turtle and pine
apple.
n VINO mas IDAuS u CdIbiul
calculation says that there has been $780,.
600 worth Of new buildings put up la
Eustis during the year from Nov. 1, 1885,
to Nov. l. 1886. This does not include the
bank building, Badger block and several
other large edfces which were started
before the first date.
During the month of November there
were entered In the custom house at Fer
nandina eleven steamships, three barks,
and sixteen schooners. The shipments
from this port, during the same time,
were 1893, sos feet OF lumber, 1879 rail-
road ties, 1884 logs cedar, 1000 boxes
cedar, 1,265 bales cotton, 1882 boxes
fruit, l52 tons cotton seed, 435 tons old
rails and 906 packages Of merchandise.
This does not include shipments by the
Brunswick and Savannah steamers.
st. Augustine Weekly: Among the at
fractions at st. Francis barracks now
adays are the gatling guns lately re-
ceived. 1t seems hardly creditable that
these mighty instruments OF war" are
capable OF dscharging 500-grain balls.
one at time at the rate of 800 TO 1920
per minute. But such is the capacity OF
the two guns In the armOry here; and an
explanation of their practical operation
has wonderfully soothing il fiuence over
the poor Indians who may be coltemplat.
ing revolt.
At st. Augustine Tuesday, while
shovelers were digging 4 trench for the
post Office sewer, along the north side of
the Plaza. and when nearly opposite the
main entrance of the st. Augustine Hotel,
they came upon a circular tomb, con-
structed Of cOquina, from which was
thrown up the almost perfect skeleton OF
a man. From the fact To at the skull faced
downward. the remains are believed TO be
those of an Indian. Tie teeth were per-
feet and in an excellent state of preserva-
ton, as were also many sections of the
frame.
An accident occurred at the residence
of the editor Of the Pensacola Gazette
Thursday, which was a morrow escape
from serious il not fatal termination.
NJ aster sterling Phillips, the S-year-old
pet of the household, was playing in a
clothes closet, adjoining bedroom, and
called out TO his sister, "Sissie your dress
is burning" to which she said ''No it's
not" ''ln here" said the
saw smoke issuing through the par
TALLY closed door, and hastily opening it,
found the flames spreading rapidly in the
light clothing which hung on the walls
and filed the closet. AS the door was
opened the baby ran out and the alarm
was given, the family in the meantime
tearing down the burning clothing. As
sistance soon arrived, and few buckets
Of water extinguished the fire. The loss
was about $40 worth of clothing, possibly
more, but no damage was done to the
house.