Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-23
TALLAHASSEE TOPICS.
THE CONTINUED VEXATIONS OF
THE MAILS.


Not Paradise for Lawyers--A Vineyard
Experiment in Leon COunty--Corn as a
Source of PrOfit--The Middle Florida
Fair--The First Frost of the Season.
Dots and Dashes.
TALLAHASSEE, November 2I.-Editor Norm
lhg Ne'os: At the present writing we are
dissatisfied community ON account of the
irfeguiarlty OF our mails. For the past five or
SIN weeks the mail schedule has been as fol-
lows; Leave savannah daily at lI:l0 a. m,
arrive at Tallahassee daily Except Wednes-
day or Thursday at 80 a. m. Why we should
be slighted on these days passes my eompre-
henslon. As rule. We get no Northern or
savannah mail on Wednesdays. Last week
the failure was on Thursday, but as
variety IS the spice of life, we were without
savannah mail also on Saturday-two days
failure IN one week! The Subscribers to the
MORNING NEWS are very indignant. Is there
no remedy? Must our mails continue to be
sent via Jacksonville, when we can ret them
much more regularly via Live Oak? But
1t Is not the newspaper subscribers
alone that suffer. Our business men
are seriously embarrassed, and that portion of
our community feel that it is a grievOus out
rage to have to submit to this state of things.
inns delay and uncertainty, though, is having
good ehect In one direction. Ii has made
oeI people more determined than ever to have
InecI m ran communication between here and
Ihomasyile. Those who were formerly ana
mel tm1oc are now thoroughly aroused. The
| truckers IN the northern part of this county
demand 1t, and our entire business communal
] " lhsISt on 1t. Nor is this mere
that tq.g fronb saaH' th For one, must confess
! thaI from the nrst did not have much faith
! in the projected railroad between here and
| Thomasyill2. But MIR. Page is an energetic
worker, and means business. Already he has
| succeeded in enlisting distinguished canitaI
| lists both from the North and South. and the
men OF Leon, poor though they be- will not
| fall TO aid this enterprise by liberal
| subscription of stock. In the neighbOr-
hood of Bradfordville and CentreviIle
those who are engaged in trucking saw
that they would plant much larger area
in potatoes and other truck, but for the fact
that at present they have to haul 50 far to the
depOt-a distance of from twelve to fourteen
miles. Hence they are anxious for new
road, and their necessities will cause them To
be liberal subscribers TO stock. In the mean
time, we hope we may have daily Northern
mail from Savannah as well as from Jackson
vile.
The fall term of the Circuit Court for this
county commenced to-day. His Honor Judge
ID. 5. Walker, in his usual impressive stvie.
delivered his charge to the grand jury, which
was listened to with interest. From the an
pearance of the docket we will have very
brief term, as there are but sixteen cases on
the civil docket and but one on the criminal
| OF the sixteen civil cases. thirteen are old
ones, which will probably be passed over The
| grand jury may possibly bring in one or two
| INDICTMENTS, and few days will probably
| come before the court. From this show
| ing, 1t would seem, though this sec
| ton may be good one for truckers
| and merchants, LAWYERS cannot thrive as
| our community is law abiding and not lifigi
| Gus. Judge Walker was formerly Associate
! Justice OF the supreme Court, and as a Circuit
g Judge gives universal satisfaction. His legal
! hhoWleuge ana upright character eminently
| mt hlm for the position ne so well adorns and
though his rulings are sometimes excepted to,
! yet IN but very few instances have thew been
| Supreme Inda b1rt
| very rev cases are appealed from his court
| The adjourned term of the Supreme Court
also commences To-day. So heavy was the
! docket of the last June term that All the cases
| could not be disposed of, and it will probably
| I 5ake the court couple of weeks to clear the
docket, and then win follow an adiournmenf
/ to the January term. But few members of
! the bar from distance are in attendance ON
account OF the fall terms of the different Cir
| cult Courts.
! Mr.. Dubois, late of Boston, but originally
! from France, has purchased a small tract
/ OF lana some i've miles north of the
GIty. a,;g learn from Rev. J. l..
/ Hugon, himself a Frenchman, that Mr. Dubois
! had extensive vineyards in his native country.
ana that his wines We're noted all through
France france as being OF superior quality, and
| tnat IL Is MI. Dubois intention to plant q.
vineyard ON his place in this county and en-
/ gage IN wine making. If he succeeds (Which
dst 1 surely Miii} others will engage in this in
! nusuy. Mr. Dubois says that the soil on his
| piaee Is admirably adapted to certain varie-
| ties OF grape, and is quite sanglline of success
Oid settlers say that fifty years ago there was
quite large colony of Frenchmen settled In
| TINS county, having been sent over bv the
marquae &c Lafayette to settle on his lands
Hlneyards were planted, but, after few
! yedIe; were abandoned, and most of ths colo
nlsts left, The failure may have resulted from,
| lack OF proper knowledge of the soil cIi-
mae maze etc. Now that horticulture, like every
/ thlhS else, mas advanced and science is ioined
| 10 experience, the intelligent agricuIturisf h
not so liable to make mistakes. ~ -
~ OI ldte, h, large quantities of corn have
=" pee! ,f.nppSi fEnlppeuSi by one Of our merchants
| 70 Jacksonville. Our stiff CLAW lands viaId
| Welll some OF them producing FORTY bushels
oi corn TO the acre without fertilizers a
t. Sliort corn crop Is OF rare occurrence in this
sectlon, and there is no reason why Middle
Florida should be the bnver instead Of the nro
uucer; flant more corn and less cotton,' has
oteeh te1 peen suggested. But now that the latter
more corn, more fruit trees and vines and
more vegetables" The day is now rapidlV
aPproaching when all this section will be
characterlZed as a rich farming coTntI.v in :
stead OF Line lands for planting.',
we are not only helping to supply East
f1orIda with corn. but also with fine milch
I've. We nave better improved stock and at
ehedper rates than can be purchased anywhere
else IN the state. A Northern gentleman from
Ofeen Cove Springs has been up here for abOuf
week purchasing mich COWS which he
sIlpped 10 jacksonville. Most of them were
! Oh tne Attorney grade, which are said tn
DC very good mixers. The Alderney butter of
TINS county has such reputation that orders
/
IL Is OF rich golden color, AMI worth ten
cents pound more than the White wireprass
stun. probably no county l.. the State has a
nher stock OF cattle, horses and hogs than old
Leon-and, may aud, more improved agri-
cultural machlEery. Our farmers (for we
ooh nave &ny planters now find that il is
more economical to feed well a few head Of
graqea cattle or hogs, than turn loose a herd
| q the common scrub stock. They get more
ana rlcher butter and milk, and more and
juicy meat
When our Middle Florida Fair shall be held
IN january next, Middle Florida and Leon
county especially will have a full exhibit il is
hoped we Will practically demonstrate that we
are a 1--we, progressive people. Our Aldemeys
ana Durhams among cattle, and fine Rerk shire
hogs, and our Florida raised horses will show
! this; while the mammoth vegetables viii make
! some of our Northern visitors open their ewes
We had the first frost OF the season on
! Wednesday. 18th inst. II was very light how
ever-nOt sufficient TO kill vegetation, There
is but little more cotton to pick, nearly all of
the present crop being gathered. 1t is esti-
mated by those who are experienced in such
matters that the crop II 20 per cent. less than
it was last year, This, together with the
present low prico, has caused those who re-
lied wholly on that staple to wear rather elon-
gated yisages.
In very few years The cassava will be one
OF the staple products of this county JJp to
this time IiOne of il has been raised but orc ~
our energetic citizens has already ordered q
large supply OF seed for next years eroD If
successful, others viii initiate him.
For the first time since the storm of last
september we have had good rain. 1t was
engaged in setting out cabbage plants were
becoming lmpatlent, Thousands of barrels of
cdDpaSes VIII We shipped from here next
spring. 4 Few Years ago this vegetable came
70 US Hohl sne Northern markets. Now we
~'e eAisofters instead of importers.