The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-09

known as the Fernandina Volunteers, and
the following officers have been elected :
! Captain, William LeFils: first lieutenant,
Sidney Halle; second lieutenant. John Ed
wards; chaplain, Rev. c. NJ. Sturges-
1t is reported that at the same meeting Of
the county school commissioners OF Polk
county at which it resolved TO reduce the
salaries of the teachers and the number OF
schools, the salary Of the county superin-
tendsnt was raised from $500 10 81, 200.
Monticello Constitution: Hon. E. B.
Bailey was on a visit % Jacksonville on
Sept. l. He was ON bis way from BreVard
county, where be has been TO look after
some hidden property. 81, 700 in gold,
which a convict named Reddick who es-
capped from the camp few days ago. says
he had buried under a church at Cocoa; but
the church has been moved and the money
Is supposed to have been found by the
movers.
Fernandina Mirror: The dearth Of sailors
at this port is still uncomfortably apparent
to sea captains who find themselves under
the necessity of shipping new crews here.
The Montana was loaded and ready for sea
last Tuesday, but it was not till yesterday
that men enough could be obtained 70 en-
able her TO 60 to sea. The Dora Matthews
was also detained here nearly a week for
lack of men, aud only got away yesterday.
both vessels.
Fort Meade Progress. Martin Load
hotties was struck by lightning Sunday af
ternoon. A wire clothes line connected
with the building in which he was at the
time of the storm, and as he was leaning
against the wall the current struck him on
the right shoulder and knocked him insen-
sible. lie soon came to and DIR. Duce was
sent for. The doctor found that Mr.. Load
hotties was burned on the right shoulder and
side and generally sIffering from the effects
of the shock. He has recovered.
Orlando Record: A good" story is told
about certain farmer living near Orlando
who was badly afflicted with rheumatism.
One day he went out TO his stables and
stepped between a horse and mule for the
purpose of bridling them, whereupon the
aforesaid horse kicked him, hitting his hip,
the afflicted part. Strange to say, and here
IS where the good part of the affair comes
in, he has not since suffered with rheu-
matism. There is no telling what might
have happened if the mule had done the
kicking.
DIR. Pope of Fernandina has been granted
patent on an iron crosstie The Fernan-
dina Mirror says: "Dr. Pope doesn't inten
to let anything good in the shape Of railway
tie inventions escape him. He has now at
his Office the neatest little model imagin-
able, which clearly sets forth the Doctors
ideas OF how rails ought TO be laid. Run
ming l0ngitudinally is bed piece of CORFU
gated iron, the corrugations being necessary
to give the ballast sufficient hold upon ii !;
bolted on this is an iron rest, which is
similar to a shallow trough, with fiat bot
tom. In this sits the rail, secured either by
bolts or sliding clips, made fast by screws.
This is the doctors favorite among his rail-
way inventions, and his application for a
patent is now at Washington"
Arcadian: The railroad commission have
ordered the passenger rate on the Charlotte
Harbor division OF the Florida Southern
railway reduced from cents per mile full
fare, and 81 cents per mile half fare,
to cents per mile full fare
and cents per mile half fare to go
into effect on Monday, Sept. 8, $780, This
reduction was made on July IA, to go into
effect Sept. l. but J. r. Parrott of the
jacksonville, Tampa and Key West railway
protested against the reduction, and hear
ing was set for Aug. 20, when Mr.. Parrott
was heard in behalf of the road and his
points urged in said protest not being con-
sidered well taken by the commission, the
reduced rates ordered Ia circular 81 were
ordered to go into effect on Sept. s. This
reduction was brought about by the county
alliance through DIR. A. w. johnson, chair
man of railroad committee.