Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-19
LETTER FROM TALLAHASSEE.
A Dry seasOn-Tke Crop Prospect
A RuInOuH Agricultural System-A
Stringent Sunday Law-MinOr Mat
tiers.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA, May 1s--Dust, dust, dust,
every where and into everything. On, il we
could only have RAIN But for the past three
weeks or more we have had what the colored
people call very dry drouth.' Vegetation
is becoming dry and parched. The yield Of
Irish potatoes will not be near as large as was
expected. But this is one of the clouds which
has a silver lining-there IS nothing so good
for the cotton crop as dry May, aud another
thing. the farmers will be able TO kill ont grass
and get a good stand" and as the acreage OF
corn has been greatly increased this year, we
will make as much if not more OF that grain
than was made last season.
The system Of farming in this section is en-
tirely different from what have been used TO
AZ home The farmers here send West cor
their mules, for corn aud hay to feed them on !;
siso for meat to feed the hand who sands be-
hind the plQY lslso brought from the Vest
and drives the male. The long and short OF
houses. barns and stables all In the West, aHl
until this is remedied there will be no SUCH
thing as prospect p among the farmers or the
south After getting all these things, what
does the crop amount to Z Why, they raise a
lirtIe bale Of cotton on big piece OF land,
which. when sold, does not pay for the cost of
DrodIIctiou Why is this Because every
k,;nr IA on cotton basis. and this
Is owing e the credit system which
prevails thropsneus e south Com
be Iend owners except on cotton. aid tue
isnd ovners yill not rent their lands to tenants
s~cenf for q certcsa number OF pounds or
cation per acre. So you sss everything de-
rlends oss the cotton crop, ana IL WIN ccnalnNe
= untiI the ca 81 evStem is eStab ished.
Yesterday, as usual, toek stroll up town:
and dropping in at one OF the 4rng stores
called Tor cigar, but was lntofIned tAac etssy
couId sell only medicines, hereafter, on sun
~ / then vent to the barber shop TO shave,
ami they told me that sfter then Eoslo nave
"a shave on Saturday night, as the NJ tyoF hAl
issned an order for all places Of business 70 be
.soSad on the sabbath day. had neglected 10
S,et snv nsDers to read, and tried 10 hiade ny
vgev into the news depot, but II was mo 80.
By this tlhs n 1E 4 gIass Of ice cold
her mighty bad, but again was Soo1led 70
1isappoinrment. for in front OF each oatf0oAe
49, a policeman or the clerk TO take the name
Of evaryons slipping in l stepped up 10 one
of these and asked biss, il everything was smut
M and ne answered promptly 80, noss. the
churches are all open. Welt Weut WAC
WonId have thought that Tallahassee would
ever put on such quiet. sober looking appear
anca on SunGayf / didn't, but ! am glad 70 see
hi and think that our Mayor, who IS young
man. deserves great credit Tor Drawing the re-
sentiment Of barkeepers, etc by issuing Inc
or The CITY Hotel of this place. of which Mr..
William P. Slusser is proprietor was closed Tor
the summer on last Saturday IhiS Is the nrst
time thst II was ever closed, and some folks say
taat r. SSilI be the means Of hurrying up new
hotel. 10 which only add, hope so.
T'hs railroad authorities ere all worked up.
They are expectiDg a change. 1t is thought
tbat a deoI ion will be made during the tsrr1
Of Judge Settles United States Court Rhlch
meets In Jacksonville to-day. 49,,
Numbers az negroes are leaving here. Every
boat from st. Marks to New Orleans carry
Crowds az them TO work on the Louisiana ana
Mexican railroads. Several are camps a. o.
Marks now waiting Tor the next Doae' y,.co