Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-01

The work on tn custom house at PEN
sacOla is sun ing on. although a lew
dals work makes no percepubie cnanRe
in Its appearance. The building is or
sucn material hat it requires much time
and expense to put It 10 ,ether. 1t W IL
be finished somel line during The ensuing
year.
The gardens In and about Eustis are
looking finely and promise almost UMPIRE
cedented yield. The season has been
most propltious for truck raising OF all
kinds. Daily, gentle sDring-like showers
have lent to them aid To vegetation.
There will be money made this winter on
vegetables and straw berries.
The following civil appointments have
been made during the past week: judi
sun .. G. Blount. William Boswell, Ar
thur F. 5. Williams. Oscar [. Z. Adams,
George NJ. Robbins, j. h. Tatum, James
5 Capen, lsaac A. stewart, j. n. Sla'er,
10 be Nofaries Public in and for The State
at large. n. ;. Hall, to be Justice of the
Peace for the county OF Hamilton. Ed
ward II. COvar, TO be Sheriff Ia and tor the
county of Brevard. j. l.. Dsmilly, TO be
County Treasurer in and for the county
OF Leon.
The yearly meeting OF the Bapt1sts OF
the Alacbua Association met al oxford,
Sumter county, last Saturday and re-
manned in session till Monday evening.
sunday was the great day, fully 800 per-
sons, mostly from Marion a"d Sumter
counties, composed the imposing audi
ence. The sew ces wer held at Pine Level
Baptist church, about mile from the
depot. The large church building proved
entirely inadequate TO hold tn immense
gathering, so the services were held in
Gods Temple, beautiful grove adjoining
tue church.
Last Saturday evening about O'Clock
young man was killed at Wild Wood.
Ii is supposed that his rame WIS Norris,
a. ne went TO the post Office and inquired
for letters for that name. The south bound
passenger train was standing at The depot,
aud Norris went To the engineer al d
asked II ne could go with him on the
engine. When the engineer refused TO
let h m g0 be stepped back to fiat car
and purpOseiv placed himself in the way
OF the car, and two truck wheels pas ed
over his neck, killing him ms antly.
There were no papers found upon his per-
son to tell where he came from. In his
pocket was found small piece Of bacon,
few matches and five cents,
Col. John I. Miner has surrendered to
The city OF Pensacola the bonds, amount
lng to s. 300, which the Board of Com
missioners held were illegally issued, and
consequently declined to recognize as
part OF the COmprOm Sc. Col. Miner does
this on the condition that Gov. f.. A.
Perry, VINO was his attorney at the ime,
release bis claims for unpaid serv ces,
equivalent to this amount. The commi =
sioners have letter from Gov. Perry,
stating that he had donated his services
To Mr.. Miner and would demand or ex-
pect no remuneration for the same. This
is clearly gift OF 81 500 to the city by the
Governor. and is the means of settling a
matter which for years has been strang-
ling the CITY and her enterprises.
At Pensacola some time since case
was brought against George W. Wright
for using government tim Der, Ten thou
sand logs were found in the possession OF
The firm of George W. Wright 81 Co., and
they were supposed to have been cut from
government land. These logs were valued
at $4,000, and Mr.. Wright was required
TO make bond for double the valuation OF
the timber. This be readily effected, and
the case was set for trial on the general
return day The case was filed against
Mr.. Wright at the instance of Col. Dell,
The agent of the Interior Department,
and at the time Col. +. NJ. Cheney. the
District Attorney, failed to show up on
the day set for the investigation, in con
sequence of which the government was
unable to sustain the charges, and the
matter was very Justly dismissed by de-
fault.