The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-10

eternity. Her skull was crushed and both
ankles broken.
At a meeting OF the Richlaud volun-
teers OF Columbia Wednesday. Secretary
Allen was Instructed 70 inform the Gov
errors Guards that the volunteers were
willing to drill for the calamity cups Tor
the benefit Of the Pennsylvania sufferers.
The commissioned officers Of the volunteers
Will meet with those Of the guards, and
make al preliminary arrangements for tie
competitive drill, which viii be at an early
date.
Some idea Of the extent OF the peach crop
this year may Be had from the statement
that the expectation Is that 100000 crates
VIII be sent e the railway stations for ship
ment north. It was stated that the Southern
| Express Company would find IL an utter I'M
possibility 70 handle this vast crop, and that
while they will probably do their usual
amount OF business, the refrigerator trains
VIII be constantly employed. This great de-
velopment Of the peach crop is compare
| lively new-thst is, for purposes Of ship
ment out of the state
At Spartanburg the cotton seed oil mill
| Is a problem which has certain unknown
ana unknowabie factors at present. When
the United Cotton Seed Oil Company took
out commission to build a 500, 600 mill at
tnat place people we're somewhat surprised.
Nothing has been heard from that company
since the commission was issued. Anagent
| OF Oliver Bros. was in the town on
wednesday making arrangements tn buy
seed for the mill IN Charlotte. The Stand
ard Ol Company have intimated through
their agents that they would like to erect a
mil at Spartanburg, but they have enlarged
! their mill at Greenville and expect to draw
seed from that vicinity.
Abbeville Medium: OF late we have
seen several references to the fact that the
| Palmetto flag was the first standard
planted upon the Notifications of the city
| OF Mexico. There can be no doubt that our
| state flag was first on the walls and it
was in the hands of F. w. Selleck from
Abbeyille. He was afterward awarded q
handsome medal for this act of gallantry
Where we got the Information we cannot
remember, but the story IS about this way:
| William w. Lorng, afterward a distin-
| gulshed soldier in the late war and also in
| Egypt, in attempting to plant
the colors on the wall, lost his
arm. Cadmus NJ Wilcox then undertook
the perilous feat, but was disabled by a
wound in the leg and had to give it up
Then Frederick W. Selleck seized the ban
ner and held it in place as it foated out to
the breeze, although he was desperately
wounded in the knee. Sellecl now lies in
Upper Long Cane cemetery, and his grave
Is marked by monument erected to his
memory by his captain, the late J. Foster
Marshall. If these statements are true they
are of historical value and should be pre-
served. As above stated, we do not know
where we got tue information, but such has
long been our understa ding There is no
doubt that the medal was awarded to Fred
erick w. Selleck.
The advance from year TO year in the
melon crop has been nothing less than as
founding. The business began in 1884. but
III that year there were shipped only fifty
carloads. In 1855 the shipments were 800
carloads. in 1886 the crop reached 635 car
loads, which went north from Charleston
by steamer and by the Atlantic Coast Line.
the time being about sixty hours. In 1887
the South Carolina railway began to for
ward by the Richmond and Danyille rail-
road, III which year 800 carloads were pro-
duced. Last year the crop footed up 300
carloads, and this year there will be no less
than 1900 carloads, which will go over the
Richmond and Danvilie Most OF the
melons are purchased on the side tracks bv
the agents Of the northern houses. By this
arrangement the producer assumes no risk.
lie has the cash IN his pocket, and the cash to
be distributed among the producers this year
will be in the neighborhood of $500, 900.
The planters do not anticipate a decrease in
price by reason of the creased supply. 1t
is now known that what goes to Baltimore.
nhauoiphld vi new DIX IN excess or the
city demand will not remain there. The
fruit arrives in good condition aud can be
at once reshipped to the intermediate and
Interior towns, where there is a good de-
mand for good fruit equal to that of the
cities named. For this reason the planters
feel that prices will remain good for years
to come, no matter what the supply. TIE
South Carolina Railway Company will,
however, furnish the shippers with daily
bull0fing showing tina y11Ouar,1ant Of
from Gergia. IL will, therefore, be known
to what city the bulk of the Georgia pro-
duce IS going on any particular day, so that
the Carolina shipper can always avoid
crowding or Quitting any particular mar
ket. The whole business is now so well
regulated that there is certainty of a good
return for every carload.