Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-07
TALLAHASSEE TOPICS.

| the effect of destroying the malaria, ana
| the doctors will now have a breathing
| spell. During the past fall it has been
more sickly than usual in some portions
| Of this county and in other sections Of
| Middle Florida, but now the cool, bracing
weather will tone up the relaxed system,
| and malarial fever will abate. In old times
we would call this disease "chill and
| fever" but the new name does not appall
/ US. 1t seldom, if ever, kills, and most OF
us understand its phases so well that we
/ dispense with the services OF Esculaplus'
| sons and use the simple remedies that eX-
! perience has taught us. The dengue has
/ nearly run its consequently every one
/ has had touch of it-and soon, trust, 1t
/ will take its departure. Although we
| have only three physicians in Tallahassee,
| they have abundance of leisure now.
! which is the best evidence that this is
comparatively healthy locality.
Last Thursday having been appointed
by the prOclamations of the Presi-
dent of the United States and of
the Governor of this State as day OF
| thanksgiving and prayer, it was generally
| observed by our citizens, so far as the
closing of their places of business was
| concerned. The young clerks, with guns
and dogs. went into the country for good
| days sport. while some of the old folks
and feminineS went to church ana ate
turkeg at home for dinner. The Episcopal
! and Methodist Churches were the only
ones that had services, though i'll
the latter the Presbyterian minister
and his congregation united with
the MethOdists The attendance in
| both churches, however, was rather slim,
and was not in accordance with the object
of the day. As a rule, Thanksgiving day
is more generally observed now than IN
r.fh fG Nfaggn rnra lfArn
| generally closed and Divine worship more
| generally observed-an evidence that our
| people are to some extent mindful of the
| blessings that Providence has conferred
| on them. and are at least nominal Chris
tians. On last Thursday, if there was
not a general attendance at the different
| churches, there was at least order and
sObriety in our midst, for though the day
| was observed by all as holiday, there
| was no drunkenness nor revelry.
The business done by our Bureau OF
| Immigration is immense. Scores of let
tiers and pOstals are received daily, asking
for information and requesting that news
papers or the Florida pamphlet be sent
/ the writer's. Some of these letters are
amusing. and contain all kinds of queries,
some of which are anything but relevant
TO the main subject matter. Mr.. IL. Z.
Long. the efficient Secretary, informs me
that during the month of November the
average number of letters mailed and re-
ceived each day was twenty, or
! besides numerous pOstals. During the
! same month the bureau mailed
! twenty-nin hundred pamphlets and
/ twelve hundred Florida newspapers. On
/ some days some thirty-tiye or forty letters
would be received. This, be 1t remem-
bered, was the business for one month. 1t
will thus be seen that the bureau is no
! re lahorS GREAT. but they
are important. 1t is doing great work
/ for our people and State, which work is
! already beginning to bear fruit, for lmmI-
| grafton is already pouring into the state,
and lands, both improved and unimproyed,
are being eagerly sought after.
/ Commissioner A. A. Robinson, whose
! pamphlet on the Resources and Natural
/ Advantages of Florida, won for HIM such
/ deserved praise, cOntemplates reslgnmg
/ his position and joining the Florida Con-
! ference of the NJ +. Church South, at its
/ session in Jacksonville next month. HIS
retirement will be generally regretted,
/ though his re-entering the itineracy OF his
church will be hailed with joy by many,
for as a minister he was universally es-
teemed and was regarded as one OF the
most logical preachers of his Conference.
Our hotels are getting ready for win
ter visitors. The new st. James is
now open and last week
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was thirty-fve. nearly all of them
from points outside the State. On Thurs
day last some twenty arrived by the tram
from Jacksonville. Some of the boarding
houses. notably Mrs. Whitaker's, are
already full Some families have come to
spend the winter in Florida, and have
already entered their children at the diff
ferent schools. Three of these parties have
already made purchases OF real estate,
and express themselves as delighted with
our climate, soil and with the society OF
our people.
The new hotel without any name) is
being rapidly fitted up for the reception OF
guests. The furniture has arrived and an
army of emDlOVeS are buSily engaged In /
securing, brushing, putting down carpets,
tee 1t is expected that it will be opened by
Christmas. The walters, pOrterS, cham- /
bermaids, cooks, etc, have all Deeh en- |
gagged. so that by the first of January Tai /
iahassee will boast of three hotels in full /
blast. Mine host of the City" W. 7. |
SIosser. ESQ. long since made his prepa- |
ratiOns and is daily receiving his /
quantumOf guests. MIR. olosser Is |
one of our old residents, having /
commenced business here nearly /
thirty wears ago. No man has done more /
for the prosperity and advancement of |
this section than he. In nearly every new |
enterprise he is one of the leading spirits. |
He lost heavily by the late fire in October /
last. Besides the loss OF his building, the /
new machinery which he had purchased /
for boring an artesian well was injured 10 |
the extent of $500. But, Notwithstanding |
this loss, he will have his machinery re- |
paired and erect new buildings. His bad |
state of health and heavy losses would be |
enough to deter most men, but his IndOm- [
liable will and pluck will carry him |
through. | would like we had many more |
such men in our community.
l. |, cd nr1r- nj
the mails-nO connection with Savannah, /
and no Northern mails on Monday and
Thursday, The last failure was in con- |
formity with the schedule adopted during /
the last six weeks-nO mails on Wednes- /
DAYS or Thursdays. | dislike to be |
chronic grumbler, but l only express the /
sentiments of our entire community. /
Without exception the present mail sched- |
ule is unacc aptable to every one. Savan-
nah suffers by it, Jacksonville gains. If |
the merchants of the latter city would |
make one-half the efforts that /
are made by the merchants OF your city |
they would reap a golden harvest AS 1t |
is. their business with Middle Florida is |
increasing. An order for goods can be |
sent from here to Jacksonville on one day /
and received two days afterward, while it |
takes in some instances nearly week TO |
forward the order and receive the goods |
from savannah. Our merchants, planters,
truckers, every ONE Ill ldCts l6el llldl lll6g |
are dreadfully abused,
Since the late fire but very little has
been said about a fire apparatus and |
fire department for our city. |
The wise man said, "In the multi
tude of councillors there is safety" But
this does not hold good always of a public
meeting. There is not enough unity. Diff
ferent persons have their pet plans and
theories, which they insist on being adopt
ed. and as no compromise can be effected,
no good results therefrOm. A few cool
headed business individuals can do more
than a heterogeneous mass so assembled.
And so it will be in our city. Though
there has been no public discussion as
to the proper means of preventing these
disastrous CONGREGATIONS, one or two of our
best business men are quietly maturing
plan that will probably be adopted. Its
cost will probably not exceed $1,000. A
good supply of water Will be obtained with
a sufficient elevation, and by pipes leading
along the different streets, with hydrants
attached at regular intervals, stream of
water can be thrown in any building that
should be ON fire. This VIII obNlate the
necessity of an organized fire company, of
an expensive fire engine, and of costly
reservoirs at different points. The st.
Augustine branch east of the city and
lust outside of its limits would furnish all
the water necessary, and this plan, which
cOmmends itself for its feasibility and
cheapness, will probably be adopted,
l learn that Mr. Page, of Albany, New
York is quietly at work maturing his
plans for the proposed railway between