Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-17

seen service, civil or military, in India.
One OF the largest cedar mills in the
State IL located al Crystal river, and the
process is curiosity to those who have
never witnessed the saving OF the Stats
from the log out OF which the pencil is
made. One would suppose the amount
OF cedar Stats turned out from this mill
alone would more than supply the trade,
yet IL Is not even the one-hundredth part
OF the wood used.
A wagon containing three or four per-
sons, drawn by an OK, passed through
Madison day or two ago, and the occu-
pants had placed layer OF earth in the
body of the wagon. on which = typical
Florida pine-knOt fire was brightly burn
ing, from which they were warmed. Sew
eral parties saw the moving reflection of
the ire, and thought fire had gained
Roadway in some building.
Irvine d. Edmoudson, OF Madison, have
made an assignment Of their assets to N.
n. Densler. They were forced into this
action by the scarcity OF money to meet
tnelr maturing obligations. Their assets
are IN excess of their liabilities, 1t is be-
lieyed, aud all VIII receive the full quota
OF claims against them. Randell Pope
and y. n. Densler We're preferred credi-
tors to the amount OF 5000.
Maj. r. &. Wright, OF Oxford, has dis
covered novel, but simple plan Of hav-
ing his orange trees worked without pay
ing out anything for labor, and, in fact,
without eXpendmg any labor on them at
all. He throws few handfnls of meal or
grlts about each tree, and his chickens do
Jhe work, and do it much better than 1t
can be done with hoe or rake. Al the
same time they scratch up and destroy
allthe insects that may be lying in the
ground near the tree.
David Young, the proprietor OF the Man
lto0a Grove at lnterlachen, when he was
convinced that the cold wave was com
ing nlred a large force Of men and started
plows IN his nursery, containing thou
sands and thousands OF Young and tender
trees, turning them down and covering
them with sand. He thinks he Will not
lose tree. and his fOrethOught viii en-
able him to sell his immense number of
trees at good profit.
Mr.. Bounds, foreman Of Higley &
Smiths Orange-packmg house in Palatka,
when the cold wave struck Pa atka, hur-
riedly packed all the oranges IN the ware
house into box cars, with straw surround
ing them on all sues, and ran them out
over the river Oh the piers of the Jackson
sonVille, Tampa and Key West railway.
Not an orange in the lot was injured, and
to-day they are as sweet ana sound as
before the freeze.
The newly elected officers OF the munic-
ipal government Of Monticello for the
current year are az follows: Mayor,
James ;. Denham; Marshal, w. L. w are;
Clerk, DR.. A. b. Harrison; Assessor, ID.
Williams; Council, T. b. Simklns, J.
We'll, :. G. BOtt, John l.. Roberts, j. ii.
Perkins, c. L. Carroll and T. NJ. Pules-
ton. The election of Hon. James S. Den
ham as Mayor is the sixth consecutive
time that his fellow citizens have honored
him.
Palatka NejCS: Mr.. S. ConRnt, general
manager of the Florida Southern railway,
seut oct inquiries all along his road and
its various branches Thursday for reports
of the damage done the orange trees by
the big freeze. He received replies from
Interlacben, in this county, and Lees
burg, sumter county, which contained
the very gratifying information that the
cold had hurt no trees over two years old,
outside OF stripping ttem OF their fruit
and leaves. The wires are down at sew
eral points yet.
Brooksville Reqlster: Let our citizens
take notice that The Florida Southern's
charter right will expire IN March, and
the line from here south will not be COM
pleted, vet the lands have been withdrawn
for years tor their benefit ard the build
ing Of the road. These lands are some OF
the best in IN 2 country, and il theV fail to
build, then our citizens should see that
the Board OF Internal Improvement do
not allow them TO take such lands under
any other CLAIM.
Wednesday he paw train OF the Florida
Railway and Navigation Company, con-
sistIng of an engine and one passenger
coach was going east, and when ~ miles
west of Madison, IL was stopped by the
section bands who were laying new iron.
A red flag was posted on the edge Of the
track about half mile from the break.
The west-bOund freight train soon reached
the place, and the engineer, not seeing the
flag, went on, and. when at the break, ran
off, and the train was soon huddled up in
the ditch. This train, bad il gone on,
would have collided with the pay train
and caused a loss Of lie, but as il was no
one was hurt.
Palatka Ne'os: Maj. Burton, of Cres-
cent City, came in town yesterday with
two oranges on the same twig which
weighed lbs. 10 o.. He reported his
loss az figured now at 5000 boxes of
oranges and SOC boxes of Tan gerines. lie
had made several shipments before the
freeze, but the great bulk Of mis- crop is a
dead loss. The Major is one OF the eX-
COnfederates who FASTENED TO leave Ala
bama for Florida, and made ready TO grow
oranges instead of cotton. BY hard work
and good judgment he has made one OF
be finest groves in the country, and this
is the first serious loss ne has sustained.
He is already planning to replace the
money lost by mis- crop, and will get to
work on mis- new schemes next week. He
reports the crop w0rthlrss-yOung trees
yet doubtful, and is satisfied his old grove
is safe.