Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-14

me W Az ullA IlHl6S mas maze lls ap-
pearance. 1t is very neat little sheet.
DR.. McAlear, of Sumtervllle, is pre-
pairing ground for several acres Of to-
baceO.
Col. G. b. Griffin, of Windsor, has
changed the date of mis- paper, the Florida
fnIOFmer, from Jacksonville to Windsor.
A very large fraction Of the Florida pa
pers have been very much behind time IN
reaching the MORNING NEWS Office this
week.
A singular freak OF nature in the way
of deer's skull, which has we'll devel-
oped antlers, all growing separate and
apart, is curiosity at CrawfOrdVllle.
A white man by The name Of Purvis, re-
siding in the vicinity Of Rochelle, shot and
cut hs sons throat Monday. the young
man was not dead when heard from last.
A warrant has been issued for PurYis.
The limits of Eustis' voting precinct
have been extended by the County Com
missiOners. so thai all voters within the
corporate limits OF Eustis will cast their
balloJs at general election at Fort Mason,
instead OF part Of them at TaVares as
heretofore.
Rev. W. n. Benton, who is in his 5Sth
year, and without help, made and saved
last year, on the plantation of Hon. John
/. Crawford. two miles west Of Crawford
vile, $50 bushels of corn, 3 bales of short
STAPLE cotton, l bale Of long staple, s
barrels OF syrup, and 100 bushels Of sweet
potatoes.
a shin yard has lately been established
a Bluff SPRINGS and a steamboat is now
in course o. construction by A. f. Tatum,
of Troy, Ala. This boat is being built for
the COnechu river trade, and there is no
doubt of its success, as light draught
boat is greatly needed by the many peO-
pie living on either side Of the river to
transport their produce to market.
a jury n the case Of George Andrews,
indicted for the killing OF Peter Clare,
which occurred on Dec. "A. 1894, was OBJ
tanned AT Pensacola Thursday, aud the
prosecution, after taking the testimony of
several witnesses, rested. The deien- e
Friday morning was taking evidence in
the case. Considerable interest is mani
tested IN the matter, and several days will
no doubt be consumed before a termina-
ton is reached.
Eustis Semi Tr0Djcdl Manager James.
of the Real Estate Association, informs
us that a cash subscription Of $4,000 has
been rendered by one Of our most respOn-
sinle men toward starting a bank in the
bank bUildng, the conditions being that
$4,000 more be secured and Mr.. $. c.
Bradford be secured as cashier. The as
sOciatOn accepts the proposition, sub
ecribes $500. and undertakes to secure
the capital OF $4,000.
While the wOrkmen on the new Scandi-
naFlan church at Pensacola We're placing
the false work for a large arch 10 position
Thursday morning, the scafolding gave
way, throwing two OF the DrIcslayers to
the ground, Que of them. Albert FLYNN, re-
ceiylng severe internal injuries. while the
T,I Fa B. To- fr,r,
and also received q cut on the head. ;.
G. Riches, who was on the scafi1ld at the
time, saved himself by ciiuging to the
wall. The scaf0ld had not been IN use
for two weeks. and it is supposed that the
supports had been moved in some way,
possibly inadvertently. The wounded
men are doing we'll.
Walter Atsineer was shot al Warning
ton, Wednesday night, under very mys-
FERROUS circumstances. B tween and 9
O'Clock on the night In question, he was
passing along the street when man
hailed him. asking, "Is that Walter At
sngerf' when he replied yes turning
his face toward the question, who at that
MON ut fir on him, the bullet striking
him lust below the collar bone, ana pass
Ing tbr0ugn The BODY came ont near the
shoulder The Wounded man fell. but
drawing his pistol dred at his assalant q :
he ran of in thu darkness. Mr.. Atsinger
saws he has no idea who his assail8nt
was. The wound is not considered NOR
tai.
Leesburg SPIRIT: Last Sunday night the
Leesburg iaIl caught FIRE, and the sole oc-
cupant, a negro named Dan R3lack, came
near perishng IN the flames. Miss Lille
Allen heard the negroes cries and looked
out in the direction of the Jail, when she
saw smoke and flame issuing from one OF
the windows. She raised the alarm, and
with a presence of mind truly praiseWOT-
thy. seized an ak ana started for the Jail.
where she met Harry HerndOn, who sue
ceeded in breaking the lock with the ak
just in time to save the darkey's life. Ac-
cOrding TO the Negroes statement, the fire
originated from a candle which he had
left burning near his bed. Soon after the
fire be disappeared and has not been seen
since. The jail was burned to the ground.
Capt. George W. Hester, who com
msnded the steamer Thomas Kelley, be-
longing to George w. Robinson d Co and
operated on PerdidO bay in connection
with the mills OF that firm. came to mis- death
Thursday in a most shocking manner. De-
scending to the lower hold for the purpose
OF examining supposed leak IN the YES
sel, he by some means became entangled
in the machinery. and was crushed to
upright supports. His head was nearly
flattened, his neck disOcated, and. when
discovered, which was almost immediate
ly atterward, he was found to be dead.
Capt. Hester was 30 years Of age. and a
sober, Industrious man. He leaves a
widow and three children to mourn his
loss.
Seville Gazette. The following state
ment Of the affairs and condition Of the
Methodist church in this Midway cir
cuit during tbe year just elapsed, Is Of in
tereet TO 81: OUT of total membership
Of % there have been no deaths.
The membership has increased 90 per
cent. The real and personal property
of tine church has increased ia the sum
OF $1,000, an increase NJ over 800 per cent.
There has been collected during tho year
for church purposes an amount equal 90
$50 per capua, based upon a membership
Of e3. A new church mas been built AZ
Seville and a parsonage al Person. A.
the beginning OF the year there was one
Sunday school, with a membership of %,
now there are Jour, with 20 in mbers.
ppohgbiftau i'm GEORGIA