Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-13

ana HaHfOAds = The Mirror
Reflects Col. Bisbee-It Pune
tures His CIafms-CombinaIiOn
Against the B0ss-What DuVaI
County Can DO-A HeaVT Payment
Line OF Steamers-HOme Made
Feriilizers-A Monopoly we De-
sire.
JACKSONVILLE FLA, July i'll had the pleas
| ure OF meeting Governor Bloxham last week
upon his return from Palatka. His Exc J.
Iency was ia high good spirits over the
! present and future outlook of the State and
spoke of her financial condition as extremely
enviable Ths internal improvement funts
which has been borne down for years with {.
debt that crippled its strength and destroyed
its capacity for doing good, has now shaken of
its encumbrauces, and is ready and anxious ID
cancel all obligations. All the liabilities of the
State are cancelled as soon as presented, and
her credit is untarnished The bonds are con
sidered so good an investment that the lucky
holders seldom place them on the market, and
when offered they bring readily lis.
There will, unquestionably be a large reduc-
| ton OF tax by he action of the next Legisla-
u ture-so large, probably, as to r, move all
| causes for discomfort and complaint All of the
| ton are moviog on smoothly and in unison
| with each other, and peace, prosperity and
| plenty greet the vision in all directions. The
| crops promise abundant returns, and the yield
| of corn, which is now beyond usual contingen-
/ cies, is the largest made for years. Cotton
| has yet to run the gauntlet of storms, drought
/ and the caterpillar. Generally speaking, iU is
/ believed that the farming community will
/ have more money this fall than they have
| handled since the war.
| The various railroads are moving onward to
/ THAR destination FaDidlV and certainly UhitA
/ even here, in midsummer, continually are ar
/ irving parties of immigrants looking for de-
| sira9le locations, and preparing for removal
| with the fall and winter.
| New steamers are. being built or contracted
| for, old buildings are demo iShed to make
| room for newer and more elegant structures,
coster goods are required for consumers, and
there are visible everywhere signs that the
| State of Florida is on the high open road to
| assured prosperity.
| There Is yet abundance Of room within her
| borders for the industrious, the enterprising,
the ambitious, and the paths to independence.
| fortune, fame and distinction are numerous
! and distinct.
Mr.. Fairbanks, editor of that handsome and
/ able journal, the Fernandina Mirror, is pour.
/ ing hot shot into pretender Bisbee, G. G. G.
| The last issue contains an admirable article,
| temperatey written, entitled "Mr. Bisbees
Claims TO His Seat WithoutAny Legal Founda-
| ton" In a very lame, limp and hating letter
recently to the Times Of this city, Mr.. Bisbee
affirmed, with his usual brazen effrontery, that
none of the Bourbon editors" in this State
| had any kno Wedge of the matter in issue,
Mr.. Fairbanks after stating that he had ia
| his po Session eleven documents bearing upon
/ the case, including the majority and minority
rel ports of the committee, process to analyze
| the action of that body, and in calm, d'spas-
| sionat logical mannor shows up the grCs in
justice and lille ga IF Il cir act on. He pune
lures the cl inns of Mr.. Bi.bee mercilossy, and
disolays, 10 FAR, bold c0lOrs the glariDg par
| tizan character of the maj rty.
Colonel Bisbee may twist, and wriggle and
| cOuirD1 in the vain QttRmDt tn defend himself
and friends, but his shallow sOphisrry will find
| no listeners among the whites in this State,
even in his own party, and his only sympa-
thizers will be- found among the igCOrant
negroes, the bulk of whom DO net now
whether they voted for him as Congressman
| or President.
| Colonel Bisbee in despite of his usual audaci-
| ty and h 4rdihood will find on his return to
| Florida, which he claims his resd nee. that
| he is becomng a very hard load for his party
| { } carry, and that his hop IS of future honors
are in danger Of being rudey bhgh'ei Pow
| erful combinations have already been formed
| against him which are being strengthened
daily; His, opponents mean tusi ess, and
| openly proclaim their intention of attempting
| to defeat his pretensions. There is no cordial
or outspOkeu respect for him anywhere and |
| should he be renOminated he will find several
| giants in his path during the coming campaign. |
If he could be thrown overheard by his own
| party, he would probably leave, as many of his
compatriots have done already. He has but
| few ties or interests here, and would depart
unlovng aud unoved One thing is very GER
| tain, his party would be stronger and more in
| fiuential without him, than he would be with
out the party, and they will never occupy a
position of Responsibility here until they man
age 70 get rid OF Col. Bisbes and few others
| of the same calibre.
The usual municipal warfare upon the dogs
will commence to- day, and 1t is to be lest v
| hoped that it will be prosecuted until the last
unlicensed canine has gone to feed the crabs
and catfish These brutes exist here in such |
numbers as to become an unmitigated nuisance,
and for one am in favor of their eXtermina-
ton.
An enterprising and industrious trucker. who
resides the city, has fenced in twelve
acres of thin sandy soil, upon which he has
| growing peaches, apples, oranges, Japan
| plums figs, pomegranates, ounces, grapes,
pecans, iuiube plants. etc. He has pocketed
| since January Sl,500 for Strawberries and
vegetable, asi le from oranges. of which fruit
he raises a goodly number. To show what
care and attention will accomplish, fifteen
crates of his tomatoes sold in New York on
| the 1st instant at SO 25 per crate. while the
general quotations were 81 80 and 81 This
| resulted from careful selection and packing.
1t is announced this mo ming that the Reed
syndicate has paid to the state Treasurer
| Sj55 0C0 in addition to the Pensacola and Geor
| gia bonds which he holds for credit on the
| Judgment. The trustees are now prepared to
| pay all the 9rst mortgage bonds and coupons
| of the Pensac )la and Georgia Railroad that
are not in litigation. The large amounts re.
| Gently paid by this company effeotualy put at
rest the rumors that have prevail to some
| extent of their inability to meet their oblga-
| of their good faith and of their full power to
carry into effect, the great enterprises which
they have undertaken.
| An orange tree in st. Johns county is said to
| be fortyon feet high, and to contain eight
thousand oranges. at $12 80 per thousand a
moderate price, this single tree will produce
| 500 for its owner. From fifty to seventy such
trees can be grown on an acre, the yield of
| which would support large family in the ut
most comfort, Such results are not common,
| but this is an evidence Of what can be done on
/ Florida soil with OrODar cultivation.
This is an off year with the orange groves,
and the crop of that fruit will not be large. 1t
| is hOIed however, that The yield Of the young
trees coming into bearing for the first time
this season, will bring the crop up to an aver
age.
ers between England and Fernandina. This
will probably be inaugurated soon as the
| jettss, now in construction. assure sufficient
| depth of water for the entrance of vessels of
| suitable capacity.
Fertilizer manufacturing companies are be-
| coming quite popular in Florida. In addition
to the veral already in existence, all of which
| appear to be carrying on a lucrative business,
| another has just been organized in Tallahassee
under very favorable auspices, We shouldsbe
entirely independent in this State upon the
| subject Of fertilizers. Immense bees of mari
| and peat abound-fsh are found in vast guam
| tities-the rivers on the coast are lined with
banks of SHE'LL and these crude materials,
| properly combined. furnish most valuable ma
| nures.
A single cargo of pineapples. shipped from
one of the Keys near Key West. has realiz d
| S., 600 for the shippers. Specimens Of this de-
| licous fruit have been raised this summer in
| Orange county that weighed ten pounds.
Plucked from the plant at full maturity, the
| pineapple is altogether different in richness
| and flavor from that gathered when green and
| allowed to ripen away from the sun Florida
| mines are quoted in the New York markets at
| SIS to $40 per hundred, while those from
| abroad bring from $14 to $50
In a comparatively short period of time
| Florida will undertake to supply the bulk of
the tropical fruit consumed in this country,
and it will be far superior to that obtained
from foreign sources We have here the soil,
climate and area required to effect the pur-
pose, and we have the intelliZ ence, industry
| and energy of the AugoSaxon blood, tdat
fears n competition and shfinks from no OBJ
stacles
Thus far we have not been oppressed by hot
weather. Pleasant breeZes and cool nights
temper the atmosphere, ami insure refreshing
sumbers. Business is brisk, and the city per
fecty healthy. w. H B.