Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-02

purpose will excel any heretofore in the
- 1919 - loI lot many years. Prominent leaders
'u Oo'n sues OF the question are hard at work.
b.. CIl. frederick /. Robertson. Of BrOoksviIle
- Ts oeeh appointed and empowered bv Gov
IeITy 70 assist Gen. Sebring in his 5rdons
W. Is commissioner Of Florida 10 the
nOrius Exposition, CO... Ro5ertson's Crsr
service Will be to proceed immediaralr -
Jacksonville, and there purchase and 49, ~ ~
l9r shipments Of fruits to keep up the remsr-
aple exhibit which has already attracfed a.
@ t,.lCH dttenuon and conferred so much credit
upon the State. 0'''
Bronson Times: Mr.. William su,,o,,
brought to our Office Tuesday a club he had
.i.,.'y t ilyM a sea Island cotton stalk. IL was
- iuCnes ne IN clrS 0mierence at the large end
WulSh was cut on eight inches above ground
Al thc small, end which was four feet from
tue ground, IL was over four inches in circum-
LtIShce- Inc stalk was eleven feetin height
pounds climbed the stalk to gather tbs cotto9
Of Levy county. P'"0 I"hus
On last Tucsday Mr.. Creel. a railroad con-
tI'.t.r, accompanied by Mr. J. Il. Pbares
an three darkvys. started from Teasbrr'5
" llh Two teams for Mr. greel's camn neaT
laNaFes. pn reaching Dead river the mart,
i .i5t " would be impossible for them 10
S5vss WIN ihe wagons, 50 the mules were nm
nltched and Mr.. CTeel and the darkevs Al
se'hpteu 70 ride them across. When ab0nt
nan ~ way the stream II became so deep that
lue mules were forced to swim Mr. Creei
ana one OF the darkeys reached the onrosite
nahk safely, but the other two darkevs AZ
Dert Morris and Willie jeans, were drowned.
Jacksonville Herald: Robert BostwIck. q
c2loFed man, living across the river on Tho
"hlngs Road" about a mile south az tbe -
Augustine ferry. had occasion last night to
cHastise hls son Richard, a boy abOut ~ wears
Ell ,It ,'t tiils morning the young reprObate
taliatSu by lniuslng very liberal dose Of
Iough on rats" into the family coffee This
10 etofed mixture was somewhat too freely
paIIaken OF by the father, grandfather grand
TH lfal=F Fu-.a
family, and at 10 O'Clock this morning when
our informant passed BY, all the poisoned
parties were quite III, and Mrs. BOstwick was
con-luereu IN critical condition. The little
cuiprit, when arrested in a swami near tba
river was found TO be armed with a pi to-
anu presented every appearance of being on
@ @sne val path.' he Is making fair start
LOT tue chain-geng, and should be promptly
dealt with.
PENSACOLA special to New Orleans Picqsztne.
feb- 20 The Collector Of Customs refused "A
clearance u the British bark Lady ROwena
t"-ud4 LOT VOCATION OF the shipping laWs-thc
payment Of advance wages 10 seamen sbipped
1T tuls port Under the provisions of the re
cent shipping act, known as the DingIev bill the
payment OF advance wages To seamen is pro-
scrlDeu under penalty Of prosecution for the
act. and Collectors of Customs are directed IN
refuse clearance in such cases. The law Is
made applicable to foreign as well as Ameri-
can vessels. This is tn first case Of the kind
reported here, and presumably the first ia
stance where this law has been enforced
t- ii7t ivi clsh sulppluR IN the nlteQ states.
Inc matter has been referred to the Treasury
Department by telegraph, and the decision Of
the Secretary ~ awaited with considerable
interest Whether the Secretary will feel
authorized 10 permit the clearance of this
vessel IN the face Of the law, which is very
wei defined on this point, and IN this case has
been positively violated, remains to be seen.
II clearance Is allowed To the Lady Rowena
this Will establish precedent, and the law
viii be rendered imperative. The British con-
suldte at this port Is very much exercised
over the refusal OF a clearance to a vessel of
her MaJesty's government, and will make
complaint through the British Minister If the
action Of the Collector OF the port is sustained
by the department.