Middletown transcript., 1872-05-04


lsfi great many Of these white men here.
who arc we'll schooled in vice. and ever
ready to practice upon the unwary. The
Mayors Court has regular attendance Of
them each morning. Massachusetts has
With = lavish hand. supplied this coun.
try, as we'll N all tho South, with class
Of strong minded women. who como here
ostensibly to teach negroes; and some are
Doctors. They are generally Of the crop
haired and parro, .tocd order. The most
adventurous Of them don the bloomcr
costume. They occupy no position and
arc not tolerated in society. Nature seems
to have formed them for triangle base.
borne aud nur.urcd in the lap Of Republi-
canism. Having gotten the negro, they
are not satisfied but arc reaching their
extended arms for the - hcsthcu Chincs."
Their workshops are already filled with
them 10 Massachusetts. This class Of ads
ventures are mill-stcns about the neck
Of any country.
This is a sandy soil. but Il will produce
almost everything that is grown at tho
North: Potatoes. corn, peas. grapes. ol-
ives. bananas. peaches. oil kinds of veg
etablcs. aud in fact everything except ap-
pies. pears, currants and gooseberrics.
Farther South they raise pine-apples and
cocoanu,s. The writer has made several
trips to Enterprise, a distance Of 200
miles up the river, and one trip to the
head waters, only ten miles distant. to In
dian River. which could be easily conncc-
ted by canal. In fact. it is already un-
der contract. and when completed will
bring an important trade TO the points on
the river There are good class Of
steamers running from jacksonville. with
every accommodation for travellers or
business men. | notice . new brsnch
which these facilities have brought out,
viz Trading in alligator skins. They
are purchased by Ir. Crowell. a Shoe
Merchant, 1T 9l.00 each, and shipped by
him to Boston, to be dressed and manu-
iaclurci into boots and shoes, and then
.oll to all parts Of the world. They also
deal in ell kind Of curiosities alligator's
teeth, birds wings. &c. They hav. in
the Indian River country, birds Of very
large size, and the most delicate plumagc
OF pure white and pink colors, which are
sent North to ad,rn the hats of city bellies
: The climate here is very delightful the
thermometer is about 100, and never in
summer, they tell me, gets over 1000.
Ii is good climate for consump,iyes throat
complaints, and in fac, all pulminary COM
; plants. ii not too far advanced. will find
u beneficial effect. The weather now. in
April, is 80 warm people are wearing lin
Gu clothing but there is always breeze,
from this point, jacksonville II is only
l. miles distant across the land to the
Atlantic Ocean. and the air comes waited
over as soft aud pure as a maiden prayer
There are great many springs. sui
phur aud magnesia are their componen,
parls) which have worked wonders to
the rheumatic world. Green Corn Spring.
on the river. 30 miles above here. is 4
popular resort has two large hotels, which
have been filled to cYerilowing this winter
! The Spring ihcsc discharges soma 5000
{ gallons per minute with fine bathing "a
cilities st. Augustine, the Oldest city il
: the United States, is also an a.traetiv,
place of resort. The steamers run tc
: roco, anil thence rail or horse car
takes YOU distance Of Is miles to St
, Augustine /, is slow coach drawn By
: mule power, but probably will be i'm
pro,cl at no distant day, to NEE. the dc
, manls Of the travelling public. S, Au
! gastine is an old Spanishbul, city. tn
. streets of which are very narrow, bein.
oply about 20 fee, wide. so that neighbor
). can readily converse from their pazzas
+, , L, has a iiue new hotel, built by Bosiol
: : company, aud the pas, season pronounee
il Il success
= This country is fas, being settled By al
. cnterprising class Of people. The ncgroe
" are not eouutca on much for any labor
: except working in Saw Mills, where quit
J a number are employed, which appears II
: :. sui, them better than planting. A gen
= tlcman has brought here on the river SOM
200 swcdes aud made Colony Thu
: : iar they do very we'll. They only cam
!, this winter.
jacksonville was formerly wooden city
!, bu, III, fiery ordcpl laid it in nshes twice
and since then handsome brick dwelling
aud stores have been erected, in moderI
:, style, iron fronts. marble trimmings. trad
n palaces. &c You can purchase at retail
here about the same MS at the North
= This place has nearly all denomination
. Of churches, good private .chools--th'
# public schools are FOR tho elevation Of thu
i colorcd race. The prominent merchants
i are Mcssrs Wilson q Bro. Mr.. Burtor
!. Baya. Richard 4 Co. Spencer. Maxwell
4 Co. s Fairbanks. Crowell Smith a
I, Bro. There are several handsome drul
!. stores, and numerous Jew shops, tvs
first class Restaurants. .-onc kept by p
:, II. Lyman. and one by Charles Gallager
: Of prize lighting uotoriety. In fact ihi
place is we'll up in everything appertain
, ing to Modern City. aud il it were no
! for this set Of vampyrs who infes, thu
/. South and feed upon its vitals. using VI
everything in taxes. ii would be made Il
! blossom as the rose, but time will mos
probably regulate all these things. Mor'