Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-28

By Mr.. Byrne-Regulating liquor selling
outside Of incorporated towns and cities;
also, an act protecting laborers.
By Mr.. Fildes-Repealing an act allowing
dealers In general merchandise to sell Ger.
tain drugs and medicines without a special
license.
The following combinations were made:
j. NJ. Baker as Judge OF the Fourth Circuit;
G. A. Patton as Collector, and j. A. Atkins
as Clerk OF franklin county; w. A. Giles as
Judge of Wakulla county, and w. G. Bird
as Clerk; J. B. Christie as Judge and T. B.
simpkins as Sheriff Of Jefferson county.
GOOD Sense as Well as PIuek-The
Cotton Planter-The Orange Crow
er-The Swede a WOrker-The Nc
gro an IdleP-Needed, An Exodus
Epidemic Tallahassee on Satur-
day-Debate ia the Senate-SenatOr
Sykes Bill.
TALLAHASSEE, January Notwithstanding
the December freeze, which tested the mettle
OF the Middle Florida people so severely, quite
number have got the orange fever In an
aggravated form, and are absolutely beginning
to convert their cotton lands into orchards. II
they see fit to alternate the orange trees with
the lie Conte pear trees. so much the better.
1t is an evidence that old moss-covered Gus
toms are giving way to new ideas, and as such
IL matter Of congratulation. Several gentle
men in the vicinity have recently purchased
lands near Tallahassee, and are setting out
large quantities of the frui trees mentioned
Ten years from to-day there is every reason to
believe that these forty acre groves will be
worth more than the richest and large st cotton
plAnta ion in Leon county. Ie is unlikely that
We shall have such another polar wave in a
long, long period.
A cotton planter here is doing very well on
an average if he makes bale of lint worth
nifty dollars, on every two acres Out of this
must come the cost of cultivation, gathering
ginning and packing. After he has paid his
debGs to the merchant who has furnished him
supplies during the crop season, there is hut
little remaining He has been steadily at work
for seven or eight months in mortal terror of
rust, storms, boll-worms and caterpillars, and
thinks he does pretty well if he comes out
even at Christmas. Next year the same
process commences with the same termina-
ton.
Now there are single orange trees in this
State that produce annually for their owners
fruit to the value Of fifty dollars. Fifty such
trees can be grown on a single acre Ihs veRe-
tables grown between the rows will more than
pay LuC CSSb vi CultN8tlOu required Tor the
trees, and promote their growth besides The
fruit man doesn't have half the care and aux-
fety OF him who raises cotton. He is not COM
PEELED to trust to unreliable labor, Is not an
noyed by constant depredations, does not fear
cross roads doRgeries, and is not forced to fur
nish food and clothing during the whole year
to a set of ignorant and thankIess laoorers,
who. at the end OF the year. when the sAttIe-
ment is made, grow aud grunble, and swear
that they have been defrauced.
This is not overdrawn, is it, Messrs cotton
p'antersy VIII not many, or the most of you.
bear testimony to the fidelity of the pictureg
Are your fences in better condition-your
houses better furnished your children better
educated-your lands increasing in value-in
shot, are you growing richerS What percent
age OF you can give an affirmative reply?
Some seven or eight years ago General San
ford, of Orange county, brought to this State
several Swedes as laborers. He gave to each
head OF family five acres of land as a stimu-
lus. A week or two ago one Of these men, who
had planted his little patch in orange trees
sold it for $500, or S1l00 an acre In the
meantime, he had made comfortable living
for himself and family as g workman Many
of his fellow countTymen wouldnG sell their
little groves at the price mentioned
Now, Mr.. Cotton Planter, YOU with your fer.
tile tract of one two or five thou sand acres sun
pose you had given a faithful negro Ave acres.
built him a snug cabin, provided him with
provisions for himself, and for a horse
or mule you had given him! Suppose you
had gone away for ten years. and on your
return, had visited the object of your bountyl
Wouldn't you be apt to find the fence burnt
for f1rewoOd, the catin tumbling to pieces the
mule deed, and the land either sold for taxes
or awaiting foreclosure OF mortgage Pompey,
in the meantime, may have become a blatant
politician, perhaps member Of the LegiSla-
ture. or raRting casS-leader. but neither he
nor his land would have advanced in value one
penny.
An epidemic is badly needed in this section
a sweeping plague that would carry half or
more OF the negro population away to Hayti.
TavaQ n r ihRPia Thov fIfa da, -
sombre cloud, whose shadow overhangs this
goodly country, depressing its energy and
checking its enterprise.
An exodus on big scale, say one half Of the
colored people, is the remedy. Two parties
would be benefited, the emigrantj themselves
and the people left behind.
Although they outnumber the whites here
five to one, the negroes are not rude or inso-
lent. On the contrary they are far more cour-
teous than those about Jacksonville They
haven't had the doctrine of social equality
preached to them as often as their brethren of
the asst. by low, vicious, white demagog es
Here they will give you half of the sideWa k
and will often touch their hats TO a stranger.
On Saturday they literally take posse ession of
Tallahassee. and thrOng the main business
street to such an extent. that it is somewhat
difficult to thread your way through the
masses Ladies never shop on Saturday. The
police appear to lack either the di position or
the authority to keep the sidewalks open But
they appear to be god natured set of
darkeys, and in passing among them, have
not often heard profane or improper language.
Quite debate sprang up yesterday IN the
Senate upon the bill constituting the Governor
and Cabinet Bureau of Immigration and ap-
propr ating five thousand dollars for the sup
port OF the Bureau, Many Of the members
participated In the discussion Several amend
ments were offered, and the whole matter was
disposed off by referring the bill to the Com
mittee on Agriculture. 1t is not improbable
now that the pr posed Bureaus OF Agriculture
and Immigration may be consolidated
A b II prohibiting the intermarriage Of the
white and black races brought out the coio-e1
Senators In full war paint. They sent amend
ment after amendm mt up to the Secretary.
and evn ed considerable skill and dexterity In
the employment of parliamentary tactics
They will probably make another assault on
the bill when 1t comes up on the third reading
The Senate has been notified by the Governor
OF the resignation of DR.. Crawford, Senator
from Wakulla county, who has been qualified
as Secretary of State.
The joint COMMITTEES OF twelve left last night
for the purpose of inspecting and reporting
upon the condition of the convict camps AS q
matter OF course they will all also inspect the
State Fair now In progress at Jacksonville
DR.. Lykes, the Industrious and clear-headed
Senstor from fernando, has presented the
following BILL intended to correct great and
growing evil. 1t is as follows:
THE County Surveyors in this State shall
ex-ofhclo, act as timber agents for their re-
ssective counties, aud they shall receive, as
pay for their services, one-fourth OF the net
proceeds arising from all seizures and of all
net amounts recovered from trespassers upon
the State lands reported by them. ANY tim
Der agent who shall combine with any person
trespassing upon the s; ate lands, or engaged
In getting logs or other timber. or naval stores,
from the same fer sale, shall be deemed guilty
OF felony, and upon conviction, shall be inn
pFisoned in the State prison not more than
three years, or fined not less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars
at he discretion of the court.
1T shall be the duty of t. g timber agents to
inquire diligently into al cases Of trespase
upon the public lands that may come to their
knowledge, and to make complaint thereof
before the court, or any officer having iurisdic-
ton, that the parties offending may be arreste
and dealt with according TO law; and said
timber agents shall have power and authority
after be, cut upon the public lands of the State,
or which has been. or may be, removed there
from, and TO sell the same at such places
wi hin their counties as they may deem most
convenient, after giving thirty days notice by
one pub ication in some newspaper published
In the county. and by posting the notice at
three pubic places IN the county. Provided,
That. II there be no newsp per published in
the county, the notice by publication shall be
given In some newspaper published In the
Judicial Circuit in which the sale is to take
place.
to which this is an amendment ehall be so
construed as to authorize tha sale of timber
growing upon the public lands of the State,
but to restrain the Board Of Trustees from
selling the timber from such lan6s.u
At last we have had two days Of pleasant
weather in succession. and everybody looks
cheerful This change will make the State
Tbs sympathisso OF all are with Major Conant,
OF Jacksonvillo, member Of the Assembly, IN
the loss OF a sweet and promising little dauah-