Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-31

Wednesday shad fishing ceases in the
waters of the State, rs per law. The run
sOf shad this seasOnaiB the st. Johns river
has been unprecedented.
The Leesburg NsacS and Commercial
have been merged into one paper under
sthe name of the COR1erci0E-Ateeos. The
Pratt Bros. are the prOprietoFs.
A meeting OF the editors OF Volusia
county will be held at the court house in
Enterprise on Monday, April 5. for the
purpose of forming a county press assO-
cIatiOn.
The little steamer Missoe RESCUED re-
Gently near Fernandina, seven men ana a
lighter loaded with 1000 bushels OF oyster
shells that was being carried out to sea
by the wind and tide.
A fatal accident occurred at SPRING
stead's saw mill last Wednesday. One of
the employees, named Spence, was in
stantly killed by pile OF lumber falling
on him. Mr.. Springstead bad the body
buried at Spring Hill.
Rev. Father Lynch assures the st. Au-
gustine street committee that he will
have the entire width of st. George street
paved the entire length Of the church
property athis own expense if others will
join in the extension.
The Florida house, at st. Augustine, G.
/. Atkins Il Son, prOpFietors, was on
Wednesday sold to NJ eSsrs. Beck & Leon
ard, of New York, for $50, 900. The Messrs.
Atkins will retain possession until the
close of the present season.
At Seville the waterwOrks boiler and
engine have been placed in position and
work has been commenced on the tank
The sewer pipes have been laid on Kem-
BILE street west of Moore, and on Moore
street north to the W aterwOTks.
George F. Updfke, of the Charlotte
street restaurant, and the young man
who kept a book and curiosity store on
Spanish street. St. Augustine. departed
this week for parts unknown, leaving
large unsettled claims against them.
Hunting is not played out in fernando.
| One day this week John Steele shot two
fine deer, one fIue buck. which weighed
| 1876 pounds dressed, for which he received
l.$I4, and the other he sold for So. Both
were shot within ouem3le OF BrOOksville
OcaIa has population or about 1000.
Two railroads pass through the CITY and
| another is beng constructed. The exports
of oranges from June, 1888, 70 July. 1884,
amounted to 106, 730 crates, Of vegetables
1880 crates, melons SO cars, besides
potatoes, cotton, rice, syrup, cattle, hogs,
sheep, poultry, eggs, lumber, etc.
C. Y. StaFkweather and wife, from
Monroe county. New York, who have
been stopping at the Fatio house, in st.
Augustine, started on Monday to re-
turn to their Northern home. At the
depot Of Jacksonville, st. Augustine and
Halifax railway. in St. Augustine. Mr..
Starkweather was relieved OF his pocket
book, containing 1921, by skillful pick
pocket, and was Obliged TO return Ia his
bOarding-house until be could draw on his
bank account in the North. The pocket
book contained one 500 bill, three fifties.
three tens. and one 81 bill, besides two
tickets for Jacksonville. and two tickets,
good only on road between CanOndaigua
and Rochester
The suit of John A. Pearce, Sheriff Of
Leon county, va. the Southern Express
Company. in which plaintiff claimed $500
fer alleged delay in delivery OF certain
package OF papers sent from Tallahassee
TO the address af said john A. PeaTce, at
Jacksonville, last september, was tried in
Leon Circuit Court last week. The evil
dence furnished proved conclusiVely, 80
far as the defendants were concerned, no
lack OF attention or negligence. On the
contrary. IL was shown that extra care
was exercised. and that the plaintiff was
negligent 10 not having his package prop
erlv addressed (full local address. etc. },
and also as a matter Of additional precau-
ton necessary and proper, all papers Of
value should he sent through the money
department as money packages. amount
of value stated. etc. The iury after few
moments' deliberatIon, returned a verdict
in favor Of the express company.
The recent session Of the Florida Chau-
tauqua assembly closed Sunday night
with an address by DR.. Fitzgerald, Of
Nashville: DIR. Hatfield, Of Chicago; DIR.
Norton. Of Ohio, and the superintendent,
DIR. A. II. GH,ett. The imperial silver
cornet band gave a concert Of solemn, sa-
cred music IN the great tabernacle Mon
dav night The work for the coming SEES
sion will includea sanitary congress, a
forestry congress Of the Southern States,
an agricultural convention and a normal
kindergarten assembly. An old spanish
bauaueting song last week by Gen. 5.
Moreno and Signor j. Moreno. OF Pcnsa-
cola. created as much enthusiasm az did
the Mexican band music in New Orleans.
This weird Castiilian music Of old Pensa-
cola's colonial days, as sung by these
gentlemen, has induced the College or MI
sic TO revive the old Creole songs and
the music Of the Latin race, who colon