Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-25
FLORIDA.

Leesburg, is in possession of the Sderiff
A pint OF extra fine Strawberries was
purchased by one of st. Augustine's Wis
itors recently for 81 80.
The Mascotte this week carried over
| five tons of sugar cane seed to Tampa
from Cuba. 1t will be planted on the
! klssimYnee.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany Is putting a new wire between Tai
lahassee and Live Oak, to be used exclu-
siVely for commercial purposes,
II is generally believed that the north
ern visitors will remain in Florida later
this season than usual, and the hotel men
are much pleased at the prospect. the
season is much later everywhere.
A portion of the mail on the Inflated
steamship Oregon, which was sunk OFF
Fire island few days since bound from
Queenstown, Ireland, for New York, was
received at the Palatka post Office Friday
Mrs. Pullman, the wife of the famous
sleeping car manufacturer, with party
of friends passed through Palatka Mon
day tor South Florida in her
private car, which is one of the hand
soonest ana most comfortable of any that
has been through Florida this season.
At Barlow, Monday the City Mar
shall attempted to arrest a negro
u0ulGN Aulu OUHuc0us " uGu WAbHth
about 20 steps OF him the negro fired six
times with a Winchester rifle. The Mar
shall returned the fire and the negro ran
to the swamp. Nine men followed on
horseback, but he got away. Nobody was
hurt. He is supposed TO be the same ne
gro that killed the Marshal in Lakeland.
John Monhine, of No. 263 West Nine
teenth street, New York City, formerly an
emplOye OF the American Edison Electric
Light Company OF jacksonville, was
instantly killed last week at Winter
Haven, Fla, by the accidental discharge
OF his gun. The accident was caused by
his drawing the gun out Of the boat in
which he had been rowing with the muz-
zle toward him. The hammer caught,
and he received the whole charge through
his right breast.
In tue United States Court at Jackson
Vile Tuesday the case of Milan VS.. Kline
4 Markley was submitted to the jury.
The case of David Parce vs.. Eber w.
Bond for $1,000 was next taken up and
is now in progress. On Nov, a, 1884,
the plaintiff, while on the defendants
wharf at Volusia landing, fell, breaking
his leg ana injuring himself internally,
the injuries being of permanent charac-
ter, and be is now bringing suit to recover
damages to the amount above stated.
Key Vests importations from Calves
ton are steadily increasing. A short time
since nothing was brought for Key West
from Texas by Mallory steamers. The
Alamo landed there last Saturday 259
sacks oats, bran, and corn, 20 cases eggs,
10 live sheep, 10 tubs butter. 125 barrels
and sacks Of flour, cOOps fowls, and /
case of merchandise. This will show
how the trade between the two cities has
grown of late. Each steamer from Gal
weston now.has considerable freight for
Key West every week.
The Palatka post office received We'd
nesday $4,000 special-request stamped
envelopes, all for two business houses at
that place, and ordered at one time. The
First National bank alone uses over 1900
stamped envelopes per month and the
Florida Southern railway comes next in
greedy consumption of twOcent stamps.
on Wednesday 70 registered packages
were sent from and 81 received at the Pa
latka office, and, after paying out about
$500, there was cash balance OF S66l on
hand at tie close of business.
Some time ago a Miss Miller, of Phila-
delphia, whose mind had become de-
ranged, was placed in an insane asylum
In that city for treatment. Instead OF
improving the confinement seemed only
to weaken her mind, and it was decided
to take her out and allow her to travel
with members of her family in the hope
that the change would benefit her. Some
time ago they came to Florida and went
over to St. Augustine, where they con-
templated spending a brief season. On
Monday she was missed from the house,
and on going 10 her room it was found
that she had takep $50, but left her
pocketbOOk, and on a table note was
found from her, which stated that she had
decided to take trip alone and would
apprise her relatives Of her Whereabouts
BY telegraph whenever she concluded TO
stop. 1t has been ascertained that she
went to Jacksonville on Monday and re-
NAMED for a short time, but during the
day she took her departure for parts I'M
known, and has not been seen or heard Of
since. Her friends are very much dis
tressed about her, and every effort is be-
ing made to ascertain her whereabouts.