Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-27

Pine Level Times: The arrest and i'm
prisonment last week for theft, with in
disputable evidence against him, of Felix
ocnIndel was an utter surprise TO every
body. He has been in our county for
years. and has been looked upon and
trusted by all as an honest, upright,
honorable man, not the slightest imputa-
tion ever having been brought against
him before.
While working on an old pistol at Pen
sacola Tuesday, Mr.. Leblanc accidently
exploded cartridge in the weapon. At
the same time he felt sharp pain in his
side POSSIBLY produced by striking
against some object as he jumped at the
unexpected eXplosion) and Immediately
concluded that he was shot. Physicians
were sent for in hot haste, and upon their
arrival made a careful diagnosis of the
case, when the bullet was found safely
lmoedded in the ceiling OF the room, where
upon the supposed wounded man imme-
diately announced himself as "feeling
much better" and soon recovered his
wonted spirits and health.
Pensacola Advance Gazette: The ap-
pearance of w. j. Berry on the streets
this morning was quite a surprise to those
who started and circulated the report that
he had skipped the town." Mr.. Berry
is very indignant that suchreports should
have obtained circulation, and saws that
he had no thought OF doing such thing,
and proposes to hold the parties who Origi-
mated the report to strict accountability.
He says he merely left on business OF q
private nature, and did not think it nee
essary to advertise his going and coming,
and that he will continue. his business
and finish up all his contracts, save that
of the new public school building, which.
by special terms of the contract. has been
taken charge Of by the Board of Public
Instruction. ~
Following is a Jacksonville players
account of ball game at Gainesville
this week: "We have met the Gaines
Vile club, and their name is 'Dennis;' we
don't care about playing any more such
games. The Jacksonville club outplayed
the Gainesville club at all points. When
the crowd saw that their club was going
to get beat, they tried to rattle us. They
hooted and haflooed, aud when, in the
seventh inning, George Stallings and Bur-
bridge made a grand triple play, the
crowd broke into the diamond. You could
hear cries from all sides-'kill them = mob
themp 1t was grand sight. Nine men
against 1000 Infatuated people with re-
volvers in their hands. Messrs. Wilson
and Robinson, with the assistance of the
Mayor and police. soon quieted them
down. 1t was a shame and a disgrace
that people should so forget themselves.
The members of the Gainesville club de-
serve credit for the stand they took in our
defense"
Palatka News: There is a new insect
which has attacked the feeble orange
| trees in the county, which has the APP
pearance of being able to cause serious
trouble. ltls black bug. But, so far,
1t has confined It's operations to trees that
were seriously injured by the frost of last
winter. 1t bOres horizontally into the
| trunk and large limbs OF the trees, and
works steadily until the heart is reached.
Its presence may be easily known by the
fine sawdust about the base of the tree or
on the limbs. In a brief conversation
with Senator McMeekiu last week he in
| formed us that between thirty and forty
OF his frost-injured trees were attacked
by this bug. Col. A. j. Beach also adj
vised us that some of his poor trees were
troubled with 1T, but they were trees that
we're seriously frost bitten. So with a
few trees in our own grove. We had not
| noticed them until our attention was
| called to the bug by Senator McMeekin.
1t may be that some groves in the county
and State 'have the bug" But in all
cases where we have seen its operations
the trees are past saving. We guess in
most cases the trees are practically dead.
Perhaps the hug attacks only the sickly
and decaying trees. 1t may be, on the
other hand, that it is new enemy that
willsbear watching. 1t goes straight for
the heart of the tree. All parties whom
we have heard mention the matter say
that 1T is new thing to them-that it was
not here before the freeze.