The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-26

at Titusville, about two months ago. is
quite i'll from the effects of it.
The Bradford County Guards propose TO
| the town authorities OF Starke to also or
ganize as q fire company If the council
will assist them in purchasing military uni
forms.
There are very encouraging reports from
the melon crop of West Florida. The crop
freezes, but it will be large and of excellent
quality.
Postmaster Garrison has received orders
from Washington TO keep the Palatka post
office open all night, under the care of a
new clerk. This will give Palatka another
mail for the north, leaving there at 4 a. m.
A truck farmer at Interlachen shipped
one box of beans TO Cincinnati and the box
was sold for 81 so. The freight was 81 25
and the commissions Is cents, leaving a
balance in favor Of the grower OF 10 cents
A meeting Of the democratic executive
committee Of the Twentieth senatorial dis
trict is called to meet in Ocala June IS, at
2 o'clock .. m, to arrange for the calling of
senatorial convention TO nominate a state
senator.
New Smyrna Breeze. w. II. Simpson,
manager of the East Coast steamboat line
returned from Savannah last week and re-
ports the prospects good for the purchase of
a new steamer to run on the route between
New Smyrna and Titusville. He has gone
20 Jacksonville to perfect his arrangements.
Mention has already been made some
weeks since Of the strange freak of a colony
of bees having made their habitat in an
orange tree at AR. w. L. Dolive's suburban
residence, says the Orlando Reporter Re
markable to say, the bees are still adding
comb and honey together until quite a
quantity has been accumulated about the
stem Of q bough, and presents a strange APP
pearance hanging there in the open air.
Tuesday George s. Greene of st. Angus
tine went in search Of his young bull aud
discovered it about two mikes from his
house with herd Of cattle He immedi-
ately put rope about its neck and pro
ceeded to lead it along with has horse. He
had not gone far when it gave a lurch, and,
having no saddle, Mr. Greene was thrown
ON his back on the ground, spraining his
back seriously. and is now in ascritical con-
dition, being unable to move.
Philip Dieffenwierth last week was
wounded by a sting ray at Clear Water
Harbor. He was on the bay al ter fish, aud
catching this one, pulled it into the boat and
proceeded to cut out the harpoon. While
doing SO the ray struck him in the arm
and also in the foot, the latter being most
painful wound. For some time his suffer
ak was Antensot oiniOsb PFou9CinB spdsi1s,
until finally the wound was smoked with
burning wool and sugar. WREN relief was
experienced in q few minutes.
Fernandina Mirror: There is considerable
kicking being done by the lumber shippers
of this port against the excaIs charges of
the railroad company, and atteu ton is being
called to the apparent inacGlracy of the
method of weighing. One Of the shippers
has prepared a statement settiD G forth this
fact which he accompanies with the bills
from the mills and also the inspectors re
ports at this port. This he proposes to send
to Mr.. Duval asking if some uniform weight
per 200 cannot be fixed upon so that the
merchants can count, with some, sort of ac-
curacy, upon their profits. The margin on
lumber is SO small that in some instances
the excess charges entirely wipe out all
profit.
Fernandina Mirror: Work was sus-
pended on all lumber vessels in port from
about $3.50 o'clock yesterday morning till
O'Clock this morning, when work was re-
sumed on all but Gov. Drew's. He was
given labor however, by the knights at
noon to-day by going back to the 15-cent
per hour system for unloading cars and
handling lumber on dock. We understand
that Gov. Drew was accountable for all this
delay. He seems TO have had the temerity
to hire gang of hands for the purpose Of
unloading his cars, stacking his lumber on
dock. trimming, etc., by the week. paying
them 81 so per week. with no lost time, pro-
vided they were ON hand for duty. The
rates established by the knights for this
work is 10 cents per hour, but when work
ing by the hour there Is generally so much
lost time that very few men average SIS per
week from month to month.