The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-20

young man restrained the fmpatieuce Of
lover until his sweetheart had attained
a perfect .ripeness Of wOmanly character
True love ran smoothly in this case, and
on Saturday there was quiet wedding
ln which these two figured A trip to New
York had been planned, but the necessities
OF business required its pOstpOnement, and
there is q happy bridal party At the Inn,
10 whom the world and the future are no
brighter in anticipation than they should
be in reality.
That the story OF buried treasure on
Coral creek IN DeSOtO county has fOunda-
tion in fact is evidenced by recent devel-
ormenrs. That the money has been struck
al some point Is certain from the move
ments of The leaders. Everybody at Grove
city Is on the qui vive- Punta G0rda has
caught the cOnta gion. as the yacht Cher
ub. loaded with machinery, and having on
board some OF the towns most prOmi-
nent business men, is said to have left for
the diggings.
i. 7. Sheftall. manager for the Owl CT
gar Company Of santa Maria Plantation
at Midway, says that he has set out this
season nincty-hve acres of Cuba and SUI
matra tobacco. and that he will set out
thirty acres more, making the total or 10
acres In the weed. This company is work,
ing from seventy-five TO one hundred
hands daily now, which Is in the nature Of
blessing to the COlored portion of the
population. as II affords them employment
after they have laid by their other crops.
The city council OF Ocala passed an or
dinance calling for an election for or
against the issuance OF e-yfNtt OF HOn4S.
Ihe latest proposition, as recommended
by the finance committee, is the Issuing Of
bonds 10 the amount of $4,000. and that
the proceeds from the sale of these bonds
be used for the payment for all Outstand-
lnS scrip, and the remainder for absolute
" necessary improvements. The city has
about Sls,oO Of scrip in circulation, which
bears interest at the rate of S per cent
The advocates of bonds claim that they
can be easily hoated at per cent.
The West Florida Fruit Growers Asso-
citation held a meeting at PenSac cola
Wednesday for the purpose Of arranging
for the proper handling and marketing Of
the large pear, peach, and grape crops
which begin to 90 forward In a few days.
John A. Kirkpatrick of Pensacola was
elected vice president, and MeSsrs. q. a.
DOnaley of Chipley and @. w. Mellish of
DcEuniak were added to the executive
committee. This committee was instructed
to employ suitable agents to sell and de-
liver the fruit in northern markets, and
also a suitable man to superintend the
packing-hOus at Pensacola. The meeting
was large attended. and the fruitmen are
very hopeful Of good results.
John Treadwell arrived Saturday to
spend Sunday with his family on the beach
says the Daytona correspondent of the Or
mond Coast Gazette. Mr. Treadweu is
perhaps the best known travelling man in
the state. While thorough judge Of ev-
erything in the grocery line, he is not as
fully posted on turtles as he might be-
Sunday night three young men from town
rode over to the beach, and placed their
bicycles up against the bank. Mr. Tread
well, seeing the wheels, decided it was a
turtle, so. armed with a mop, he made a
gallant assault on the enemy, but was re-
pulsed, the bicycles holding the ground
and Mr.. Ireadwen retreating In haste,
hoping he was not seem
The Florida Star of Titusville says that
Charles Schoonmaker arrived in town last
Thursday with the manatee he succeeded
In capturing in the st. Lucie river. He first
placed his nets near Sebastian, on the In
dian river. and watched patiently for three
days, but did not succeed in capturing one
until he went up the St Lucie river. Set
ting his nets there in tho morning, by
night he had a medium-sized manatee
weighing from eight hundred to one thou
sand pounds and about eight feet long
These animals are called sea COWS, al
though having no resemblance to a cow
only in the nose. They are very gentle
seemingly having no means of defense
save in their speed-said to travel as rap
idly as sixty miles an hour-and also in
their remarkable gift of hearing. They have
an exceedingly small eye, hippers like q
turtle hide about an inch thick, and a fan
shaped tail.