Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-03

just DSen begun.
A Herdic coach is doing public service
at st. Augustine.
J. b. Roberts, OF Escambia county, lost
500 lambs by the recent cold.
The Baptsts of Leesburg are going to
remodel their churca at a cost of $500.
Col. j. II. Ancrum has sold his property
in Jasper, ana will remove to some other
place.
C. N. Hasty took from Mosquito Inlet
during the freeze 1000 pounds OF be-
numbed fish.
Baron c. de Grim, the famous caricatu-
rist OF the New York Telegram, is travel
ing in Florida.
The Board of County Commissioners Of
Sumter have extended the time Tor collect
ing taxes until May 3.
More vegetables than ever before, for
the same length oftime, were planted last
week in Sumter county.
DR., Robert Scott, who recently died at
Monticello, had an insurance policy for
$4,000 in the Temperance Insurance
Company.
FL. d. Holland, of Duval county, has ar
rested at Orlando Charles Clark for the
murder at Hunters mill two and a half
years ago.
An excursion composed of 100 of jack
sOnVilPs school children went to Palatka
Saturday and spent an hour or more in
the Gem City.
Henry Pacetti, who recently lost one
foot by getting it tangled in an anchor
chain on vessel at Daytona, lost his
young wife by death last week.
G. M Brown sold to j. 0. Matthews, of
Citra, Saturday, 100 acres OF the Brown
homestead, situated four miles and ahalf
southwest of Ocala, the consideration be-
ing 81, 800.
The Florida papers are opening fire on
the Northern dailies for their articles de-
mandatory of the town lot schemes and
alleged eXaggerations concerning the
damage done by the recent freeze.
Many of the young Georgians and
CarOlinlans employed in gathering, mack
ing and shipping oranges, and cutivating
orange groves, are returning to their
former homes from the southern counties.
j. n. Burton, foreman of the Seville
company, will sever his connection with
the company at the end of this month.
Mr.. Burton has done excellent work for
the company, and his leaving is regretted
by all.
The prospect for large brick hotel in
Starke brIghtens every day. Col. Martin,
owner of the lot upon which the late Ken
lucky house stood, has just returned from
Campville where he inspected the man.
moth brick works of Camp g. Co.
The water in Jumping Gully and Tiger
Branch, on the Georgetown road, in Vo-
lusia county, was rendered so deep by tue
rains this week that the mail messenger
was obliged to swim his horse across
them for several days, and on Tuesday
mad to go around by way Of Crescent City.
At Live Oak Monday in the Circuit
Court States Attorney Blackwell not be-
ing prepared, Tuesday was set for the
hearing of the argument for a new trial in
the case of Bogue Selph. the case of
DuVal Selph was continued until the reg
ular spring term upon representations
made BY his attorneys and attending ply
sicians that the defendants health was
too precarlous to undergo the strain of a
trial at this time.
Wednesday night bold burglary and
robbery was committed at the st. Johns
railway station at st. Augustine. The
ticket Office was entered, the safe blown
open with gunp0Wder, and the contents
Of the money drawers, amounting to over
$3.50. carried off. The burglars left behind
two large blankets, which the& had used
TO darken the windows. They also twent
through" all the drawers in the office,
Overhauling papers, etc.
the western portion of Bradford county.
met with a serious and fatal accident on
Jan. y. He was employed on his farm
among burning trees, when the top of one
fell, striking him on the head with such
force as to crush his skull. A physician
was Immediately summoned, who found
that pieces of wood had penetrated the
brain. Mr.. Douglass fingered IN great
pain until Monday, Jan. %, when death
came to his relief. He was prominent
citizen and one Of the leading farmers of
the county.
The Postmaster General has appointed
the following fourth class pOstmasters for
Florida: Noel b. AlwOrth, al Centre Hill,
sumter county, vice Thomas B. Spicer;
Francis E. R9gerO, at Racy Point, ST.
Jnhn's county, vice Charles }. Patterson;
Albert Fries, at Saint Nicholas, Duval
county, vice Emile r. Mott; Adam Hep
burn, at TocOi, st. Johns county, vice J.
G. Peoples; Charles l.. Slaughter, at Tren-
ton, Alachua county. vice Perry NJ. Col
son; Samuel j.. Kennard, at w aldo, Ala
chua county, vice r. I. Bowling; H. r.
Ellsmore, at Washington, Bradford coun-
ty, vice M. A. Hodges; j. S. GOode, at
Yulee, Alaehua county, vice W. l.. Fin
ger.