Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-16

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drowned. His horse came very near
being drowned also.
The County Commissioners have raised
the valuation OF the property in Nassau
county, as assessed by w. III. Garland,
the Assessor, some $43, 900, principally IN
the city of Fernandina.
The hatch OF wild turkeys this year
must have been unusually good, judging
| by reports OF large flocks of these "holi-
day feast' birds which have been fire.
quentlY seen roaming the woods of late.
j. A. Brooks, rate clerk of the Passen-
ger Department of the Florida Railway
and Navigation Company. proposes max
ing arrangements for the manufacture of
a newspaper mailing machine, which he
has patented.
The Presbyterians of Barlow are maxi
ing very fine progress with their sub
| scription fund. The amount subscribed
now reaches $1,571. The largest con-
tributor is Rev. DR.. A. Spraul, whose sub
scription is $500.
Arrangements are now perfected for
building a hotel at Okahumkee. The
hotel will contain about thirty extra
| large rooms, and will be built by COM
| pany Of philadelphia gentlemen, who own
land in that neighborhood.
The normal school for colored teachers
opened at Lincoln Academy, Tallahassee,
| Monday, with fair attendance. Prof.
John A. Graham was in attendance the
| first day. The school Is now in charge of
Prof. MerZ, of Lake City, and Mr.. Ill. E.
| Graham: 0f Manatee.
Three letters were found on a stump on
the road near Lake Irma recently with
the money by them to pay postage. A
| stranger who was passing noticed them,
| brought them to this city and mailed
them. This only goes to show the conf
dence placed in the people Of this section.
! Mr.. Hamlin, who lives on the old plank
road between Tallahassee and New Port,
brought in load of fine peaches Monday.
He has about 400 trees, and has supplied
| the market with peaches for years. Mr..
| Hamlin has trees now bearing that were
| set out on his place in the spring Of 1854.
| They were one year old when set out,
| have produced annual crops for upwards
OF thirty years, and still look flourish
| ing.
The Escambia Rifles of Pensacola have
| rendered their services, through Gov.
Perry, to the government for active duty
| in the event of war with Mexico. This is
| perhaps the first company in the State
| that has regularly and in due form made
such tender to President Cleveland, but
should war be declared the Southern
troops would rush to the front by the
thousands, and Florida would not be
| FOUND In the rear.
At Cedar Key some one last Wednes-
day night was calling "Maria! MariaW
rather vociferOusly. The cry was mis-
taken for fire! fire! and once started
spread rapidly. A large number Of peO-
| pie soon turned ont and sought vigilantly
for the fire, which, fortunately, they were
unable to find. 1t is to be hoped for the
peace and quiet of the town Maria won't
| stay out again so late at night without
posting her lord and master as to her
| whereabouts.
Monday WV. Walker drove up from
| Crawfordville on his way to the
| Brooksville convention, and turned his
horses and carriage over TO Charles Hin
ton, festive colOred gent, to take back
| home. Before starting home Tuesday
morning, the enterprislng Charles found
that an excursion was leaving Tallahas-
see, and that he could replenish his de-
peted purse by taking excursionists to
| the depot, and, without the consent or
| knowledge of Mr.. Walker, he started up
livery business of his own. In his
eagerness to make as many trips to the
depot as possible, he drove until one of
the horses fell dead in the harness from
| exhaustion and overhead.
Fort Ogden was thrown into excite
ment Friday by the discovery of a system
|
past year. Every few weeks some petty
| theft would be committed and no clue
| could be found. Finally suspicion rested
| upon Felix Schindel, quiet, industrious
| German living about four miles from town.
A search warrant was procured and
search over his premises resulted in the
| discovery of an immense amount of
| plumber of all kinds. When confronted
with the evidence of his guilt he acknowl-
edged having robbed the Liverpool post
| office, about eight months ago, and having
| been engaged in roObing for the past year.
| 1t is thought that Schindel has an accom-
| plice, although be refuses to admit it.
| At a commitment trial Justice john
| son placed the prisoner under a $4,000
| bond to await the action of the grand
/ jury, but it is now thought that the post
master at Liverpool will insist on having
| him tried on the charge Of robbing the
United States mails.
| Pensacola Advance Gazette: Consider
| able excitement was caused yesterday
| morning by the report that the police had
| Graded" a private residence, where a
| party of gentlemen were engaged in a
| social game OF cards, and arrested the
host and guests. When the Municipal
| Court opened, however, no defendant put
| in an appearance and IL was then learned
that warrants had been issued for the par
ties and that the cases would come up for
trial this morning. The parties were all
promptly on hand this morning, but when
| the cases were called 1t was found that
the af1idavits were insufficient to hold the
| guests, who were thereupon discharged,
| but the host was held over to answer be-
fore the County Judge, TO whose court
his case was transferred. There is much
Indignation felt and expressed by the
parties concerned and their friends at the
| grading" of a private residence by the
| police and the consequent unpleas-
ant notoriety, they claiming
that the police exceeded their
authority, and were actual trespassers
| and vi0lators OF the law themselves. On
the other hand 1t is claimed that the place
so raided is "A boarding house, and comes
under the head of public places" desig-
mated in the ordinance. The whole mat
| ter hinges upon the question whether the
house so ralded is a private residence or
public boarding house, and we UNDER
stand the matter will be fully inYestiga-
ted in the courts and the rights of all par
ties clearly defined.
| SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Rock Hill Silver Cornet Band has
reorganlzed, with II. II. Hope as leader.
The Oconee Driving Association will