The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-19

one more woman than the statute allows.
He arrived in Orange county seNtId
months ago from Georgia ana IN May tt7l
married Miss Repecca J. fidI y. a -
staving for a short time he decided 10
take his bride back to his old hong. Sle
packed her trunk and got every Hhhs IN
readiness for the trip. and day or Two
before the day fixed for their departure
he took the trunk TO Orlando that an
might be i'm readiness. He did not return,
and when the young lady ana heT AIleila
went in TO investigate they fouhu no
Crosby and no trunk His tran was lol-
lowed and il was ascertained that he nad
"a previous wife i'm Georgia, TO whom nc
had returned. Matters rested thus until
a few days ago when Crosby put IN an
appearance, and went out TO me nome OF
an acquaintance on the Ekonlockhatchee.
The sheriff learned the facts, ana Deputy
Gordan went out and carried the man 10
Orlando.
The people of Polk county are becoming
very much interested in the question OF
growing tobacco, knowing that The soil
about Barlow is peculiarly adapted LOT
this crop. F. b. Papy and James MenZies
Of the Plant system met a number Of peo-
pie in Barlow on Friday for the purpose
Of discussing the possibilities OF the crop.
Mr.. Papy assured those present that the
Plant system officials were enthuslastlGal-
ly i'm favor of the idea, believing that
great possibilities are before the people or
that county. who viii engage IN this busi-
ness. Mr.. Papy agreed for his company
to furnish all the Cuban seed wanted, and
also to employ an expert to instruct the
FARMERS III EEOMlAE anu 'uAAtlS the AAi'fAt-
co. lie further agreed, If it were neces-
sary, and the people wanted It, TO pro-
vide a central "curing barn." where the
entire crop could be cured and handled
in the very best manner. Already NUM-
Der Of the farmers have each promised to
plant a few acres, and the probabilities
are that several hundred acres Will be
planted this season in that vicinity
A unique and somewhat gigantic scheme
has been cOncOcted in Mobile. Ala, and
ia Pensacola by a number of very safe
business men. They are having construct
ed a large floating saw mill for the opera
original contrvance for a unique pur-
pose. The shipment of timber ana lumber
from Pensacola was commenced a num-
Der OF years ago. During all these years
logs have been fiOated down the Escambia
river TO the various mills near Pensa-
cola. Many have sunk to the bottom,
and have remained on the river bed ever
since. For fifty or sixty miles the bot
tom Of the river is covered with them.
feet deep. The incorporatOrs of the
scheme have for song bought the right
TO the logs lost from the different mills
along the river. The purpose now is TO
put the floating mill into action. Il will
be mounted on raft, which Will be well
l4suppl.ed with graphing hooks and imple-
ment for raising logs from the bottom Of
the river. once. on the surface of the
water, ali that is necessary to make them
float is to saw a slab from each of the
four sides of them. They could then be
floated down to Pensacola at small cost,
and sold to the mills or exported, at a
large profit. A conservative estimate Of
the value of the logs now lying on the
bottom of the Escambia river is 5000, 00O