The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-04

News reached Tallahassee last Saturday
that Sol Parish, a negro. had killed his
wife on n. w. Eppes' plantation, but upon
investigation, it was found that he had only
given her a severe beating with stick,
because he suspected her of having
sweetheart" They made up again and
he was not arrested.
The Presbyterians of Crescent City dedi-
Gated their church Sunday. 1t is a very
handsome building and sufficiently com
modious for the present wants Of the congre-
CATION, The total cost of the building and
Its furnishings approximates 81, 600, which
has all been paid and the church is free of
debt. The congregation was organized just
five years ago by Rev j. K Wight, and
the building begun under his ministry.
The Appropriation Committee of the
House has reported n bill appropriating
$3.50, 900 for the deficiency in the customs
service during the present fiscal year. 1t
viii give TO the Pensacola custom house
81 ,OG5, and Key West $685.; and will en-
able the collectors at these points to re-
employ those who were laid Off when the
reduction in the service was ordered some
months since by reason of the deficiency.
Assistant Chief Hooker formerly Of the
jacksonville fire department, severed his
connection with that body on Saturday
last. after having been connected with the
ing rendered Chief Jones valuable assist
ance in bringing the department up to its
present standard of excellence and efficiency.
No one has as yet been appointed to take
Mr.. Rockers place, and Chief Jones will
not ask for an assistant, feeling able to at
tend to all the duties himself.
At Tallahassee last week G.. w. Saxon
sold to NJ. Lively an unimproved lot, front
ing 20 feet on Monroe street and lying lust
IF bn h,,;I
Judge d. w. Gwynn a 20-foot front, just
north of the one sold to NJ. Lively. The
price paid for each lot was $3.50, or 81 700
for the two, which shows clearly that Tai
lahassee real estate is advancing in price.
Judge Gwynn will erect a handsome office
on his purchase, and the lot purchased by
Mr.. Lively, together with the Hotchkiss
property, which he already owned, will give
him room to erect two handsome brick store
buildings.
Congressman Davidson, accompanied by
Col Chipley, of Pensacola, called on the
Secretary of the Navy, at Washington,
Wednesday, concerning the dry dock at
Pensacola. Secretary Whitney was en-
phatic in saying he would not recommend
dollar toward improving the present yard,
but read Com. Harmony's report, recon-
mending the removal of the yard to point
in Pensacola bay, outside the range Of enc
mics guns. The Secretary said naval
station on the gulf was necessity, and
suggested a course WHICH Mr.. Davidson has
put INTO active operation, which the Secre.
tary will support, and which, no doubt,
will secure an appropriation for the same
Barlow amateurs produced the Gypsy
opera at that place night or two ago. The
Advance Courier says: I'm the last scene
between Count Almond Mon. Scott and
the Countess Gentylitski' the Count has
discarded his Gypsy rig and donned su-
perb costume of the Spanish grandee, part
of which was pair of green tights, dis
playing to advantage the Counts neither
limbs. Thursday night things went all right,
and the Count came on all o K-but Friday
night he fingered too long before changing,
and forgetting to take off part, hurried
onto the stage where he convulsed those in
hearing by saying softly, Gentylitskil
then discovering his blunder, he looked up
in dismay and said Good heavens, I've for
gotten my breeches" and he had forgotten
to take them off, and there he was arrayed
in white plumed hat, garnet velvet
cloak, ruff, and pair of old flannel