Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-16
TALLAHASSEE TOPICS.
THE CONTEST IN THE SECOND
DISTRICT.
Rejoicing Over the Popular Victory-New
County BOnds-A New Departure-The
Land Boom-vexations of the Mails.

Rejoicing Over the Popular Victory-New
County BOnds-A New Departure-The
Land Recommendations of the Mails.
TALLAHAsSEE. November 14-Editor Morn.
| ing Netos: Since the election of the 7th inst.
our entire community has been transformed
into arithmeticians. Even the unlettered man
has become quite an adept in that science. Il
is said that figures will not lie, and yet the
summing up of the results Of last Tuesday 8
poll among our arithmeticians does not tally.
The Democrats. for instance after a careful
count of the returns from the Second
district. gives General Finley a small
majority. while the Republicans with
equal exactness. declare Bisbee to be
the choice of the people. Whichever way
however, the count may be decided in that dis
trict it is possible that he who receives his GER
tihcate of election will ave his seat contested
In this district both parties concede the election
OF Davidson. and there will be no contest.
Never before did witness so quiet an election
as that of last Tuesday. Most of the stores
were closed, and many of our young men, after
casting their ballots, with gun and dogs hiei
themselves to the country for a good DAYS
sport There were two voting precincts
within the city, and at neither of them was
there, at any time, a crowd around the polls
A SaODAJn QulebnoSS perVa0ed the Str6ets-but
few persons we're Seen-and a stranger would
not have known that an important election
was pending. No extra police force was neces-
sary. for there was no drinking, quarreling nor
fighting. Even the irrepressible son Of Ham
did not seem to take much interest On what was
going on, having drank his whisky aud ex-
hausted his oratorical powers previously Pre-
vious to the important day there had been
some active canvassing but on Tuesday one
had to hunt for the ticket of his choice
=, When dispatches reached us Wednesday of
the result OF the election in other States there
was general rejoicing among the Democrats
Our townsman. Captain Bob Wright, could
not restrain himself, and long ere the shades
OF night approached he had made arrange.
ments for grand torch light procession head
ed by Republican brass band hired by him
for that purpose. Not only on Wednesday
night did Captain Bob" have his procession.
but so enthusiastic was he that he had another
display on Thursday night. Our Republican
friends, though surprised, are not dis
heartened but content themselves with saw
%s will on S@r SIt in 8be 1sa 81
company with Gov. Bloxham, we met Colonel
Martin, the Uuited States Surveyor General
vSI Who was Just returning from the post office
Good morning, Col Martini" said the Cover
nor; what do you think of the election news!'
The Colonel did not reply at once, but after
carefully posting hia letters, he looked up and
said: "a tidal wave, sir" The Colonel was
one of those at the late Quincy Republican Com
vention who favored the nomination of Mr.
Kinnon instead of straightout Republican.
decided al
late election was the issue of new bonds
by the county. The old bonds issued in aid OF
the Pensacola and Gnlf Railroad had lor q sinc9
matured, and although few Of them had been
retired, the county has been regu arly paying
the interest at 8 per cent on the remainder
To the credit of old Leon, be it said she never
repudiated these obligations or defaulted in
her interest. The amount OF outstanding bonds
and other indebtedness is about $73 OO0 This
amount at per cent. interest Gnstead of per
cent as heretofore) will be a saving of nearly
81, 500 annually, and with the same amount
of taxation. the county will soon be able to pre-.
vide sinking fund for the general retiring of
the new issue The clerk informs me that
there were only ninety odd votes cast against
the issue OF the new bonds. So that from this
time the financial status of this county will be
better than it has been since the war: and in
very few months time county scrip, which has
suffered such depreciation, will be at par
and the creditors will not have to wait a
twelvemonth more for their claims to be
cashed, or suffer serious discount, should
their necessities require them to sell The
County Commissioners, understand, will at
onc@ take steps to put the new bonds in
market, and have no doubt that from the
prompAness with which interest has always
disposing of them at par.
The impetus recently given to truck farming
has caused several of our citizens to look
around for skilled labor in this line About
Chicago there are quite number of German
gardeners. Captain Dyke. of the Florid ian who
has small farm near this city. conceived that
indus
try, has for some time been corresponding with
parties there with view Of obtaining this kind
of labor. This morning he informed me that
eleven Germans have arrived and we're employ
ed by him. II they are pleased with the country
Others will follow. Mr., John s. Winthrop, an
other of our successful truckers. is also nego-
tiating for supply, and his colonists will also
be here very soon. 1t has happened in other
sections Of the South that, where there have
been fresh importations from Germany. the
colonists became dissatisfied and left The
Of uvoc fharc Hnosav.
not paid to their diet. German abhors corn
bread and bacon. He prefers wheat bread and
plenty Of vegetables.
remember just after the war, when it was
thought that the free negro would he unrelia
BILE as a farm laborer rcotch and Germans
were shipped to one of the large negro panta-
tions in Louisiana. Their fare was so different
to what they had been accustomed to that
pretty soon they all left, saying they were
treated like Dutch niggers." But the South
has since learned something In the school Of
experience and has found that the proper WaV
is not 10 retain this class but paw them wages
and let them buy their own provisions 1'his
will be the plan adopted by Capt Dyke and Mr.
Winthrop and no doubt successfully A much
larger area will be planted in vegetables for
the spring crop: and it is expected that the
amount received from sales will be 500 OO0
instead of $4,000. the amount of last years
sales
Quite a number Of strangers are In our town
looking at our fine lands, and express them
selves as very much pleased. A member of a
real estate nrm infoFms me that hardly a week
passes without his NEGOTIATING one or two
Gales Indeed, l may safely say that there IL a
Boom In real estate. Heretofore many of orr
large planters would not cut up their piants-
Ilons-shey would sell the whole or noae But
now, finding that the sale of a few ten or
twenty acre lots enhances the value of the
remainder, purchasers OF small parcels can
easily be satisfied. Ten years ago the sale of a
ten or twenty acre tract was of rare oc-
currence; now it frequently occurs Indeed.
unless trucker has a very large capftal to
back him he cannot well cultivate over thirty
acres, Trucking is in fact intensive farming
and must of necessity have intensive planting
small area well cultivated aud heavily ma
nured Yields more ami pays heavier peF cent
on tne amount lnVeste1 than when hundreds
Of acres are attempted to be cultivated and no
fertilizers used.
The weather, at present is quite warm, and
as there hiss been no rain for sometime, the
dans are suffering. So faT ws have ave 'Rs hsa gar
killing frost, and if we do not haze any soon.
our fruit trees will suffer. Some Of the pear
trees In my garden are bloomiug as 10 the
spring; while the fig seems to have quite a
plentiful crop. II 1--WE do not have heavy frost
In two weeks, some Of our citizens VII Iuxuri-
ate 10 ripe flgs by that time as l have noticed
OH some OF the trees there are already a large
quantity of this fruit nearly rips. Il il very
probable that we will have as mild a winter
this season as last 1t was SO mild last Winter
that l gathered some half dozen ripe pears
rropl my trees in the month OF January
As usual. last week we failed to get our
Northern mail on one day-on Thursday Eos
the past four weeks there has been regS,IarIt
failure on Wednesday ar Thursday. AS the |
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Com.
pany has lately adopted a new schedule bv |
which the IL 10 a. m. mail from Savannah
reaches Live Oak at GAO D. m. it is hoped that
route instead OF via Jacksonville, as al pres
pnt, In thae event, should the Savannah train
90 behind time, IL will afford this end mar |
gin OF nve hours, as the train from jackson.
Vile is not due at Live Oak until IN - =.
Passengers by this new shedule will no longer
have to go to xhomasville as heretofore. bnt
cAa 90 VIA Live Oak as formerly. LEoN.
The Torch in Nebraska.
RIFER Town, NEBRASKA, November 15-