Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-08

Near Sanford J. W. Hartley and Will
liam Miller. in three hunts, succeeded in
! bsgging oiphty-one quaIls, eight doves,
/ three hawks. eiEht rAbbIis, five snipes,
five ducks, four squirrels and TWO larks.
A gentleman who has resided in Madi-
son county thirty-twO years saws he has
yet TO see a rattlesnake in the county.
Another who hss lived in the county
tNeGty-One years has never seen an ALI
gator.
L. A. Simmons, of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
has purchased the 6. NJ. and John ID,
Hull land near 1000 acres), located in
the ighborhOod of Tema, sumter county,
and win be down some time during the
present month to improve it.
Charles Weinrich, OF Fort Reid, in
August last took the crop of rice which
he had planted for chicken teed purposes,
and now. three months after having taken
be first crop, another is rea ~ for har
vest. The land Is high, was not irrigated
nor fertilized, except that he scattered
cotton seed meal broadcast.
GOV. Perry has appointed Gen. j, j..
Finley. of Ocala, delegate to represent
The State of Florida, as one OF a commit
tee from each state to meet in Philadrl-
phia Dec. >, 1885, to take into cons dera-
tion the propriety Of a national ceIebra-
ton OF the anniversary or the framing Of
the cQYstitRticn of the United states, 10
be held in Philadelphia Sept. II, 1887.
The new stern wheel steamer Chipola,
recently built in The Dead Lakes. Calhoun
county, has arrived at Aualachicola
$40 is 70 feet 10 length aud IA feet beam
She is quite trim Ii tie craft, and it il said
nat her speed is in every way satisfac-
tory. She is destined To run at Aualachi-
n = M
when wafer will permit will run up as
high as Mariana.
The old veteran Democrat, Capt. c. f.
Dyke, of Tallahassee, is declining In
health. The paralysis has robbed bin Of
ne power of speech, and that voice which
80 often has been heard in deiense of 3
state Will probably never be heard again.
The Democracy loses in Capt. DYKE one
Of Its pillars in the State, and Florida
one Of ITS stanchest citizens from active
service by this Illness.
The South Florida, Barlow and Sanford
express train was ditched by a broken
ran two miles north of Barlow Friday
morning. The engine was completely
Nrecked, two coaches were demolished
and the road bed torn up. Engineer
Chandler and Fireman Wiseman staid at
heir posts and were seriously but nor
fatally scalded and bruised. Che loss TO
TIE road is So,CUO 10 SlO,OOO.
Elisha p. Dismukes, a retired and
wealthy merchant OF Quincy, has bought
an interest in the Bank OF Ocala, ana the
capital stock has been largely increased,
and the new firm will Immediately erect
a handsome brick building on the north
side Of the public squar The combined
assets OF the firm, as now composed, j.
between S350,000 and 100000 making II
as strong rs any banking institution In
the state.
The Tax Assessor of Sumter county
furnishes the following figures on the
valuation of real and personal property
IN Sumter county for the year 1886: Real
state 81 s0s,225. personal property $500, :
7o6. total $3.50, 93l; upon VII Gu the tax
vas S4i.iii ". In 1885 the valuation at
cal and personal properly was as fol
iows: Real estate 81 547,61, re soma
property $3.50, 59S 81, total SS,20S, 269 81 ;
upon which the tax was SAG 3SS AZ.
The residence, barn and sta bles OF Jack
Clyatt, near Cherr, Lake, Madison county
Eere DESTROYED by fire on Tuesday even
ng last. The flames were first discovered
by some one al the voting precinct be-
tween sunse and dark. and as every thing
was as dry as tinderthey made short wOi k
of the buildings. Tney were unOccup led
and uncompleted, being in course Of con-
siructiOn. The origin Of the tire is mys-
cry, and while the surroundings Indicate
the work OF an iBcendiarv>A 1t ia posi-
bic the fire might have Originated from
other causes. -s4e# .sssp,--
j. b. Brown, colored, engaged on the
SASH, door and blind factory building, at
the railroad crossing RtOeala, lost his
balance Saturday morning ~waile on the
t. p Of the building and took a 'header"
Tor the floor below, looking, az one OF mis-
elbow larOrers expressed it, like flying
machine as be descended through the air.
he struck square on his head. but strange
o say. except a severe stunning, no seri-
Gus hurC belell him. The most miracu-
iOus thing in connection with the acct
dent WAS the falling of a large scantinG,
which followed Brown in his descent
and struck the floor end first in close
prOXimIl v to his head, which, had it come
IN contant with it, would have killed him
ON the spot.