Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-05

Shs't sc VI lbi xxi Is lNAleu W put HI an Ap-
pearance, and the court ordered his bond |
estreated.
Circuit Court convened at Monticello !
Tuesday, but unless the grand jury sup |
plies business for investigation ITS, delib- |
eratiOns will be concluded during the
present week, as the dockets, civil and
criminal, are very small.
The United States Circuit and District
Courts, Judge Settle, presiding, convened
at Pensacola Monday. The docket,ls q
light one, and We understand several Of
the cases dOcketed have been settled,
which will make still less BUSINESS
Gov. K. A. Perry has been on q Brief
visit to hts old home at Pensacola, but
left for Tallahassee Tuesday morning.
The Governor is in excellent health and
enjoys his flying visits home, where he is
sure OF hearty welcome from every one.
A colOred stevedore named McNair,
while at work slowing a vessel at Pensa-
cola Tuesday, had his hand caught be-
tween a piece OF timber and the vessel,
crushing a couple of fingers. DIR. MOtfat
amputated one OF the fingers and dressed
the hand.
An attempt was made last Saturday
night to rob Jack Barry, who sleeps on
the old tug Rose, now lying in Bells slip,
Pensacola. The would-be robbers made
such racket as to arouse Barry, who
fired couple OF pistol shots and drove
them away.
Ed T. Hunt, having received his APP
pointment from Gov. Perry, in compliance
with the recommendation of the Board OF
Municipal Commissioners, entered upon
the discharge OF his duties as clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners at PEN
sacola Tuesday.
A fire occurred at the cotton seed oil
factory at LloYds last Friday, caused by
match passing through the seed screen.
BY the action OF the proprietor, who was
present at the time, the fame was soon
eXtinguished. Little damage resulted to
building OrSmachinery.
negro named Henry Haney has been
arrested at Pensacola by the officers and
identified as the party who robbed Mrs.
Wentworth's residence last week. An
other negro was found in possession of
some of the stolen Jewelry, but made his
escape before the arrival of the officers.
The President has JUST appointed the
following Postmasters in Florida: At
kissimmee. n. q. Bryan, vice Mrs. o. B.
Hart, resigned; NeaPs Landing, G.. g.
Liden, vice Bush, resigned; Sparkman, j.
r. DeshOne, vice Bush, resigned; Palma
Sofa, f. NJ. Cooper, vice Harllee, resigned.
Two new 6. A. II. posts were organized
in Florida during the month of January
ma, ana joe Hooker Post No. at Day
tOna, the former with - charter men,
bers and the latter with 20. VOlusia cOun-
ty now has two posts, Duval county two,
and Orange county three.
Elk. Gov. D. S. w alker offers to give the
upper floor of the cotton warehouse which
is being rebuilt in Tallahassee to the Lii
brary Association for a public hall to be
let for entertainments, the association to
a
building il the association will run up the
walls Of second story.
Several citizens of Tallahassee say they
will cheerfully pay their proportion of the
expense of having the letter written by
the gentlemen of the Scotch colony IN re-
ference to their recent visit to Middle
Florida, published for three months as an
advertisement in half a dozen leading
newspapers of the country.
At a regular meeting of the Town Coun-
Gil OF Jefferson Tuesday resolution was
adopted rendering the freedom of the city
to the delegates Of the National Press As
ISOLATION, and S. G. BOtt and j. II. Per-
kins were appointed TO act with Mayor
Denham in influencing the delegates to
visit Monticello, and to arrange pro-
gramme for the occasion.
Norwalk is a beautiful little town stu
ated one and half miles from the st.
JUN IlhCEs IA ubudm COu0Iys III Is a
very healthy place, and has all of the con-
veniences that any one could wish for.
Four stores, two hotels. two docks, two
blacksmith shops, one wood shop, one tin
and one gun shop, and will soon have
three churches; also a good school.
In the Senate at Washington. Tuesday,
Senator Call presented memorial of the
Key West board OF trade, protesting
against Beck's pending bill to increase
q L., 81. VA.
committee reported faVorably On Sen ator
Calls bill apprOpriating $4,000 for repairs
of Fort Marion at st. Augustine. The
Senate Military Committee reported adj
versely on Senator CalPs bill to settle
Florida's claims for suppressin9 Indian
hostilities, and reported a substitute to
the bill appr0priating S92, 600 for such pur-
pose.
At the State Convention of the WOmen's
Christian Temperance Union held last
week at Leesburg, officers for the ensu-
ing year were elected as follows: Mrs.
JOsep Cadwallader, Of Jacksonville, pres
ident; Mrs. Walter Gwynp, of Sanford,
vice-president; Mrs. LaBOteau, of sumter
county, corresponding secretary; Mrs. N.
b. Griffin, of Windsor, recording secreta-
ry; Mrs. j. l.. Lyons, of Archer, treas
urer; Mrs. Thomas p. Gary. Of Ocala,
vice-president for the Eastern, and Mrs.
W. ID. Chipley, for the Western, divisions
of the State.
The whereabouts of a young book
keeper, employed in Bay street estab-
lishmenJ, at Jacksonville, has been a
mystery since last Monday. He is an
expert in his business. but fell into bad
company and visited the same places that
has wrecked the regulations of other
young men that Travelled the bridge over
the river StyX. He is short only $500.
and another man sits at the desk now, try
ing to make the books balance, but they
won't, he says, and he can't Gnd the ex-
bOOgkeeper 10 explain the deficit. The
little fellow was not infallible, and yielded
to temptation and fell, and Bowden &
Rosenthal are in mourning
Capt. NJ. N. Wood, formerly of the
Tourists and shippers line. stated that
he had concluded not TO run any Of his
boats on Indian river. he also stated
that the Belle of the Coast was not in the
same nix as the Queen and Chesapeake,
although Capt. Wood says he would like
very much to find n purchaser for her.
The Belle will probably lay up this sum
mer waiting for an opportunity 10 present
itself in which she can make some money.
At present the outlook for steamers Is not
very bright. Capt. Wood stated that he
intended paying the debts against the
steamer Belle Of the Coast, 80 that she
may come out from under the United
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