The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-06

for shipment The bulk o. the crop has
already been marketed
The yield % corn az senner viii be
abundant this year Recent rains have
prevented many boxes ~ oranges that
would soon have dropped from the trees
The grape yield is fairy good in quality
and quantity.
The recent rain and han have done an
injury to the tobacco crop at Midway
That Is irreparable. Fortunately the dam
age is not widespread Tobacco mat
would have been ready FOR The house ln
ten days had to Boz cur down and thrown
away. Corn and cotton also suffered
The democratic executive committee OF
Lee county has ordered primary election
on Aug. I5 There are from two 10 four
candidates for every Office Free silver
and tla gold standard both have adFo-
Gates. with q majority for silver The re-
puhiic1ns are not putting up ANY ticket
The people or Rocky Point are making
arrangements 10 erect school building.
George Barker was before Judge Bar
ain OF Green Cove Springs last Tuesday,
charged with an assault on clifford Will
hanson. the 1H-ycar-0id daughter Of lvey
williamson. on the evidence Parker Waf.
committed 10 Jail without bail 10 awai
the action OF the grand jury az the ne' T
term Of the circuit court for Clay count =,
which convenes on the third MOndily
in October.
The Florida Association OF Embalm srs
and Funeral Directors elected the FOL
lowing officers at the convention Just
held at jacksonville Pres dent Charles
A. Clark OF Jacksonville; vice pres dent
r. J. Miller Of Sanford; second vice pres
ideut. A. 81. Dewitt of Eustis; third vice
president j. l.. Writ OF ia tow; fourth
vice president. T.. @. Cone of Tampa.
secretary and treasurer, T. r. Thomas Of
Gainesville.
Mrs. r. VI. IronmOuger,' Jr., and chill
dren OF Jacksonville have gone TO the sea-
side for the season. and their house has
been closed during the day. Mr.. Iron
monger sleeps at the house. but dimes
down town. When ne returned acme Fri
day night all of the silverWarc. with the
exception Of two very large pi eces, had
heen taken. a large amount Of linen. "a
lot Of clothing forty large jars Of pre-
served Strawberries about seVenty-five
glasses OF preserves. everything contained
IN a chinonier. several boxes of cigars.
and numerous other things a bout the
house were gone.
The records OF the custom house at
Pensacola for the month Of June show
that thlrty-three vessels. twenty -four for
eign and nine from coastwise ports. en-
tered, having a total tonnage of % 81
During the month thirty-fOur vessels
cleared for foreign and ten for coastW Use
ports, their total tonnage being 40 .S73
The total value Of exports. tim per. lum-
Der. coat. etc, was S5ig, $50 For abe fiscal
year ending June 80. as vessels entered
1888 from foreign and 142 from coas twise
ports. During the year 4g7 vessels were
cleared. 80 for foreign ana ~ for coast
wise ports. The value OF exports TO for
eign ports during the year was So, 500. $50
and to coastwise ports $3.50 1856. making
total of $4.140,7S5. The imports during the
year from foreign ports amounted 20 S35,-
1883. The duties on imports, tonnage,
tax. etc, amounted 20 S23 3S.6s. The num-
Der of steam vessels employed IN the traf-
fic of the port during the year W As thirty
and the number of sailing vessels was 1872