Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1891-07-11
Melons by the Million.

Says ST. Louis paper: j. j. Glifen,
assistant freight agent of the East Ten
nessee Virginia &5.5Georgia railroad.
has. published a pamphlet for the bene-
fit of the dealers and shippers of water
melons, which is full Of valuable infor-
nation on this toothsome subject. 1t
gives the name and acreage of every
melon-grower onthe Savannah, Florida
& Western, Central, East Tennessee
& Georgia Southern railroads and
branches, with the total acreage sof
each shipping station and each road. 1t
will probably surprise a good many
people who read the totals in Mr.. Grif-
fen's pamphlet. The watermelon is
certainty becoming an important COM
mercial item when a single system of
railroads finds it necessary to get up
such an extended report upon the crop.
Here are the figures:
Acreage on Central and branches 80. 1926
Acreage on u. T.. V. & G.. .......... 1032
Acreage on G. g. & F..................... 7315
Acreage on s.. +. q w.. .-.........-l -l2e26
Less acreage in Florida. III. ....... 1900
Estimated for:
Atlanta a. Florida. 800
Georgia Railroad ........................ 500
Columbus Southern. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Lcreage for Georgia.. -. ..30,599
Or about 10, 200 cars of melons
The Importance of this information
can hardly be comprehended. The wide
Unpublished exaggerated estimates of
the crop have prepared the commission
merchants for glutted market and the
feeling hitherto has been decidedly
bearish. In view Of the partial failure
of the fruit crop, if this information is
correct, as it bears evidence of being,
the Georgia watermelon this year will
he no drug in the market. The crop
now offers to be little larger than last
year and with a shortness of the fruit
crop it ought to be in demand.
Hydrophobia. 3 41iE
Near Rutledge, Ca, George w. NAL
colin, prominent planter, died of hy-
drophobia. Several weeks previous he
was attacked in the road by big dog.
which caught him by the nose and
mouth and held on till Malcolm sue
ceeded in beating him to death with
stone. Malcolm took things ,coolly, say
ing he had no fear of hydrophobia, as
he believed the dog was not mad. A
few days ago he went to get drink.
The sight of the water caused spasm,
and then he knew his fate. Calling his
family about him he said he was going
to die, made his will and waited. Spasms
came at short intervals, and he died in
great agony.
StonewalI Jackson's Body Removed.
At an early hour the other morning,
Just about day-break, the body of Gen.
T. j. Jackson ''Stonewall") was taken
by order of the committee in charge of
the monument from the grave in the
Lexington (Va.) cemetery, where it
was inferred at the time of his death,
and placed in the vault over which the
monument is now building in that city,
and which will be unveiled July 81.
The vault was sealed up permanently.
1t was Mrs. Jackson's request in a let
ter that the body be removed in the
night, and that no one should know of
it but the committee in charge. This
request was complied with.
Two Boys Killed by Lightning.
A severe thunder and wind-storm Wis
tied the neighborhood of Jessup, Ga, a
few days since. Just as it commenced
raining two negro boys who were haul
| ing wood with pair of ponies drove
under shade-tree and stopped. They
had hardly halted when bolt of light
ming struck the tree and, passing down,
killed both boys and ponies. The tree