Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-23

coming out on its back. 1t was two
ch1ckens from its wings back.
at festival at Bakers mill. near Jas
per, last Saturday night one colored gent
.shotat another and wounded five others.
OnAyone was seriously injured, and all
8 viii likely recover.
AT n meeting of the Board OF County
Commissioners OF Marion in june. the
following gentlemen will be sworn in as
new members: D. A. Miller, Of Ocala /;
4. s. Perrin, OF Stanton; c. G. Harris, OF
Spar; George Pasteur, OF Fort MeCov.
YThe retiring members are Messrs, Aver,
Roe and IS. A. Long.
The following ticket is in the field at
Ocala: For Mayor, T. D. Lancaster: for
Marshal, J. h. Withheld; for Clerk, r. b.
BROOKS; for assessor, K. Grant Mccall;
for Collector, W. 7. King; for Treasurer,
Ed. Delouest; for Aldermen, E. z. Gasd-
den, d. r. Van Pelt, H. W. Chandler, A.
Martin, j. W. Couch and F. G. w. Will
Fliams.
Arrangements are being made to hold
an old fashion camp meeting at Silver
| Spring Park some time in July. A cam
| vas tent, which will seat about 800 people,
has been ordered, and Rev. c. A. FulwOod,
Rev. X. M. Tydings, Rev. W. NJ. Poage,
and other prominent ministers of the
Methodist church will be invited to par
tlcipate in the exercises.
Friday K. j. Bakers two turpentine
stills at Georgia Sink, about IL miles
! northeast Of Jasper, were destroyed by
| fire; also, Al barrels OF rOsin, barrels of
4 spirits turpentine, cooper shop, large
lot OF barrel slaves, etc. were DESTROYED at
the same time. The total loss is about
! $4,000, with no insurance. The fire origi-
mated from the rosin boiling over and
catching fire.
| Alexander Schwarts, a handsome young
man from Pennsylvania, has INDUCED in
just one too many matrimonial specula-
tlOns. HIS hrst and legitimate wife lives
in Crawford county. Ohio. Miss Hattie
| M. Baer, his second wife, was a compost
tor in Sanford printing Office, and is
also from Ohio. The case was tried in
| the Circuit Court at Orlando Monday
afternoon. Judge Mitchell sentenced him
to three years in the. penitenttary,
The government has just finished the
removal OF a sunken scOw in Tampa bay
which was in the channel and which
served to impede navigation. When the
government engineers were engaged in
dredging that bay they discovered this
bsunken scoW ,Over which there were about
| seven feet of water. They were informed
that 1t had been laden with stones and
sunk there during the war for thepurpOse
| of obstrncting the channel. The matter
was reported to the War Department and
the Secretary Of War ordered tine Obstruc-
tion removed.
The fifth inter- State tournament, under
| the auspices of the National Gun Asso-
citation, will be held on the grounds OF the
| Middle Florida Agricultural and Mechan-
| ical Association, at Tallahassee. on June
| 81, % and %. The Vice President and
General Manager of the n atiOnal Gun
Association has ordered the traps, tents,
etc., shipped to Tallahassee for the Occa-
sion, 1000 live pigeons have been secured
and 10000 clay pigeons will be on hand.
/ Clubs from South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida will enter the contest
| for the handsome Interstate medal.
The following civil appointments were
made during the past week: Joseph NJ.
Ladd to be Inspector Of Timber and Lum.
! Der in and for Wakula county. A. II.
! Ravesier to be Notary Public in and for
| fernando county. John E. Bailey to be
| Notary Public in and for the State al
| large. R. +. HosfOrd to be County Sur
VeyOr in and for Liberty county. D. A
Miller to be County Commissioner in and
for Marion county George L. Jones tC
be Justice Of the Peace il and for Hills
borough county. f. j. White to be In
| spectOr of Timber and Lumber in and fol-
| Walton county.