Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-12
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
The pineapple season at Lake Worth is
about over.
The wife and infant child of George y.
FOotman died at lie COnteville last week.
Judge ID. W. Gwynn has been appointed
/ County Judge OF Leon, vice VIM. Z. Byrd,
deceased.
George NJ. Smith has taken the contract to
carry the mail between Tallahassee and
ThomasvIlle.
The Democrats of ATanatee county have
nominated Hon L. I. Crawford for the lower
house Of the State Legislature.
Green Harrison, SSife beater of Leon
county. was shot in the shoulder while an
tempting TO make good his escape from the
hain-gang.
Teams are running between LlOyds and
ThOmasvilie. They take cotton to Thomas
willie and haul goods and other freight from
ThOmasville 10 LlOyds.
At the 1t. Johns County Convention held on
Thursday, Charles NJ. Cooper was nominated
FOR state Senator, and William c. Middleton
and otto Gudenrath for members of the As
semhly.
The Artesian Wen Drilling Company, f. f.
Joyce proprietor, IS drilling fOur-inch well
for SIoggett's saw mill. near st. Augustine.
He had reached depth of 50 feet on Tuesday
In lS.6. the eighth and last year Of Repub-
licau rule. the people OF Leon county were
assessed for state taxes S2S,674 50. This, the
eighth year Of Democratic reign they are as
sessed only $3.50 Is.
During the heavy shower at RavenswOOd on
SUNDAY last lightning struck the Whitney
residence. Except charging the occupants
with electricity aud shaking up things in
general there was no damage done.
W. T. Davis. contractor of Madison, has
finished the new seminary building at Talla-
hassee. and turned il over 10 the board. The
building IL large. two stories high. nicely
painted, aad an ornament to that portion Of
the Capital City.
Tallahassee Fyoridian: The fact that for
some time past the +. X. y y. Company mas
not paid its employees at Tallahassee as prompt
IS as heretofore. has led to an unfortunate
turn in the amicable relations that have so
long existed between employers and en-
plOycs. As far as We are able to learn the
particulars they are as follows: On Aug. 26,
not having been paid their wages for July, a
delegation waited on an officer Of the compa-
ny then in the city-General Superintendent
Maxwell. we believe-and inquired when
they would be paid. His reply was next week
or next Tuesday or "Wednesday They then
| Wednesday, Sept. s. and the me n returned to
! their work satisfied. They worked on
uutil the night of Sept. 8. when with
wages due for two months and three days, and
no uay train having arrived, and no IN
formation being given as to when 1t would
come, telegram was sent to headquarters
making inquiry on the subject. and the anRsyer
came back IRON Paymaster Thompson = ID Ill
| try to ne there Friday" so we are inf1 Red.
Upon receipt of this news some fftef2nen.
mostly machlnlsts and white employNM con-
cluded 10 rest Thursday and Friday. re-
sumo work on Saturday morning. " Mthe
meantime letter had been written, at TEad-
l quarters TO be sent here explaining why the
pay train did come Sept. 3. Unfortunately
/ the letter did not reach Tallahassee until
/ Thursday evening. Thursday night Paw
master Thompson and Master Maehinist
/ Dohoney arrived Friday morning the men
| went down. received their pay FOR July. and
Il said they were ready To 20 70 work. Mr. Do
honey informed them that they had dis
/ charged themselves and could not go to work
until word came back from Fernaudina.
/ Sunday evening we were told that Mr.. Cook,
/ forman Of the shops here, had received tele-
| gram on Saturday stating that the men would
! be paid IN full on Wednesday and discharged.