The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-03-15

ripe in July, and poi nted out another tIee
That last year yielded one hundred and forty
oranges last July, and the following D.
cember last yielded fourteen hundred ripe
oranges. The tree was about eight inches
IN diameter below the principal branches.
there were many larger Trees in the grove
some being foot or more in diameter above
the ground. There were
THIRTY TWO HUNDRED TfEIs
belonging to tho property, divided into
three groves, containing eighteen hundred
eight hundred and six hundred rcsucctively
viii here note some Of the peculiar feat
ures belonging to the before mentioned
Mosquito lagoon. 1t Is about twenty or
twenty five miles in length aud about three
miles In width. At the southern upper.
extremity Is situated low level called ia.
The PraIIie, miles in extent, where large
nerds at cattle roam through the coarse
high grass. The drainage from this prairie
Is partly IN the lagoon and partly in tie
Indian river. At the northern lower. cx.
tremty of the Lagoon are two or three
narrow and intricate outlets connecting
the lagoon with the liillsboro river One
dt these outlets is called the Devils FL
bow ana has about six sharp angles. On
the east the lagoon is separated from the
'SS"u 'HiN W q stl AZ bI Sliiu Il].C covered
with scrub and saw palmetto OF perhaps an
average width of three or four hundred
yards. The water Of tho lagoon Is ol.S.
Hird mere salt than the ocean, and the
water Is not more than two feet in dppih
Tor two thiids of It's whole area. the re-
naming one thiTd vat vim from two to ten
fcet deep. and there Is no peTceptibie tide.
except that caused by the varying wind,
though 1t is connected, as stated above,
with the llillshofo river where the tide
rises and falls regularly from two to four
feet. There is y narrow channel called
the :. Haulovsr, connecting the Lagoon
and Indian river. intended to state,
when speaking of the "Dummir grove"
that the present proprietor purchased the
grove tw" years sine, for twenty i've thou.
sand dollars. and that the net proceeds Of
the grove the year lie made the purchase
were between
FIVE AsD FIN THOUSAND DOLLARS,
tho affairs Of the grove being administered
through an agent.
The day before | started fn, the lagoon
and the Indian river there was a large Mis-
sissippi steamer, called the BrYr At T.rts
came ashore on the beach opposite Tur.
tie Mound. between the inlet Mosquito .
and Mesquite Lagoon. She had been max
ing her way around from the mouth Of the
Mississippi. through the Gulf Of Mexico. /
by way of the east coast of Florida. in.
tending To ply on the II. Johns from Jack /
sonvIie To the upper ST. Johns. Il is T.
claimed she could make sixteen miles an I
hour against tide. and was a beautiful YES
sell But wing In her great Height above
water thirty feet the high Wind proved /
too much for her and she was forced 20 the !
beach, and, after being stripped of her fur.
niturc her captain and owner, il is said, /
sold her for five dollars.
! wish 10 a:d one Of your correspondents !
IN his future eifIrts to lessen The burden of
tax payers by showing how 10 commence
operations to that eud. About as good a
place 10 commence as any other would be
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
outline the plan thus: Repeal the whole I
law governing the court; put, say three
Judges, on the bench; let each receive a
salary sufficient 10 keep them from wish.
ing to be store keepers Let plaintiff aud
defendant come directly before the count
with their story and their witnesses the .
Judges examining both and rendering iudg
ment- ID" away with all the system IN all .
country offices and pay each necessary OH.
Ger tie same salary paid To school teachers
Make the law and Justice frcs To all Give
the Judges large discretion as To what shall .
be done with those who come before them
with unIust complaints Let the jurors
stay at home. aud il the lawyers must be .
supported at the public charge. send them
ali la boa:d with Mr.. Pluck. Il would he .
one thousand per cent cheaper than the .
old system and iasfice he Tneted out. and
son'ebody would be responsible when muir.
drreis went unhung and thieves and ras-
Gals went unwhipped If Justice.
Respectfully yours, T. f l..