Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-19


[ -Bisbee's Finger in Ihe PIc-Fhs
! Objects OF ghe InvestfgaEion-Wf.
erspOOR 30 WhOOp up the Negroe,
Col, Davidson HIs own Succe.
sOr-WhzL the Democrats ThInk x o.
Bisbee-TheY Will WIn-COnYeu-
LtOn in the Second DIstFIet-Tn.
cresse of Small Farms-Buslnes.
Prospects of Jaeks0nVjIIe-FIOrI
PamphIeIs-A Batch of Pars.
graphs.
JACKSONVILLE, July 17.-The work Of Col.
Bisbee is manifest in the change of the ma
jority in the House, in the action proposed to
be taken in the contest Of WitherspOon VS..
| Davidson, in the First District of Florida.
Some weeks ago it was announced that the
Committee on Elections had decided to permit
the contestant to withdraw his petition. All
( at once we are informed that it is in contenl-
Snation to send a committee OF investigation TO
- eeaee during the recess Of Congress to col
s9'la'nony upon which to base a report to
49, tI- al the short session in December
''''ee will be packed and parti.
zan, TO Judge from the oharac4e -, =
Speaker Keifer, is a foregone ao-I-L,eN -
the malignant Bisbee is not a menu -
be ready to assist in summoning suitar,. "
nesseS, and in directing and guiding opere
tions. Not content with stealing his own seat
by fraud and injustice, ii would afford him
| unfeigned delight to GUST Col. Davidson. This
| would strengthen him with the negroes, IN any
OF Whom are weakening in their party fealty
ana are not as blind followers of the boss as
| they were formerly. and would be another
| sweet morSel to Whet the venomous hate he
has ever entertained for the native white
| population.
Besides, it affords witherspoon an opportu-
nifty and the financial means to keep up the
! race agitation, now somewhat waning, and to
J Whoop up the negroes in the bounds of his
| bailiwick And, again, three or four effective
| Republican speakers sent him during the cam
| palgn, with their expenses paid by the govern
/ ment, are economical and may render valu-
| aole service. All these matters have probably
! been taken into consideration, and have led
| the committee to adopt the new policy.
1ou may rely upon it that this entire scheme
is a shrewd contrivance of Bisbee's brain ever
on the alert to create trouble and disorder
| wherefrom he hopes to derive personal advan-
Iase IL Is not that he, or any other Republi-
Can III congress, cares anything for Wither-
| spoon or any other Congo, but they are Of
some service in carrying out their sinister de-
SlgnS and just to this extent thew are used
and their passions and prejudices encouraged
Bob Davidson will be the candidate of the
Democrats in the First district, and this insidf
Gus attempt TO steal his seat will send him
back again to Washington, on the crest of an
IN Teased majority. His constituency will rise
en- masse to do him honor, and to show their
Indignation at this infamous effort of his po-
litical enemies
It it is expected by Col Bisbee and his satel-
lites, that the disregard of the sovereign will
OF the people of Florida, as shown in the course
or the House, will carry any dismay to the
hearts of the Democrats or briug about any
sackening of their zeal in their opposition to
hlmsef or his party, he is bui ding upo an
unsuoSJantlal foundation. From Pensacola to
Key Wet and from that city to Fernaudipa he;
will discover that his conduct and that of his
allies bave awakened storm OF popular in-
dlgnaJlOn, before which he will be poWeress |
He has sown the ind and he Will reap q |
Whirl"lnd. We desire him to be nominated |
because we know that he will draw OUT and |
crystalline all the elements of the opposition /
IN q more solid and formidable mass than could |
be effected by the candidacy of any other man |
OF ms party, while we have also good reason to |
believe that p TsOnally he possesses no magnet
tism and that he will lose much of the usual |
Republican support
should he fail TO secure the nomination
Qather an improbable contingency ''Othello's |
occupation will be gone" and we cherish the
hope that he will return to his home in New
10, hoIR h 2 Guy %nere ~ ms Iamlly nave resided for
keep him in Florida. The railroad COW from |
whose teats he has drawn so much no irish
ment, has ceased to afford the lacteal dnid |
and Shorn of the influence which his nositiop |
as party boss has given him, he would never |
again be able 70 exercise his ancient power and |
supremacy. Consequently the Democrats so |
lar as ne is concerned, regard the issue with |
unconcern and Indifference having reached |
the CONCLUSION that they have the advantage in
either result.
The contest for the Democratic nomination
in this di trict is practically narrowed down to
General Finley and Major st. Cair-Abrams.
~ WIN tn5 cnahces, so Iar as am able to learn
IN faVor OF the former gentleman. Both have
warm and jealous friends and the interests of
the people will be safe in the custody of either
Clay county, which is the first so far heard
from, has instructed her delegates in favor of
General Finley. The remainder of the conn
tles VIII hold conventions during the present
be developed. 0-
The convention in Duval will assemble newt
S Saturday, the 22d inst, and the District Con
VentIOn IS called to meet in this CITY on WedneS-
day, the "a of August. The body will consist
Ot one hundred and forty delegates, and IT, as
las been the custom, the two thirds rule is
adopted. ninety-fOur votes will be REQUIRED 10 |
effect q nomination. Sumter county was at |
lature.
Census Bulletin No 2SS gives an exbihit NJ
the number of farms and their increase for
the last four decades. This State makes the
hne return of 1879 per cent increase since 1870
VI course this is due to the growth of popula-
ton, but 1t can also be traced to the fact that
IN many portions of the State large estates and
OLD cotton plantations have been subdivided in
lois lois 70 SUIT purchasers. An orange grove of
ten acres of bearing trees in Florida assures a /
comfortable support to any family, and the
tendency here is to be content wi h a farm of
!orty acres IN extent It will not be long even
IN Middle Florida, where many still cling to the
cultivation or cotton on large scale. before
the era of small farms must begin The sue
cess OF the vegetable business in that section
last spring will prepare the people for such a
result, and once commenced, the custom will
become general and popular. So long as the
community thrive and prosper, build churches |
and school houses have smooth roads com
Portable dwellings, and fat stock keep out of
debt, and have balance in the bank it is of /
little Importance what they raise be it cotton
or caboages. 1t is as honorable to feed as to
clOthe the masses.
A great reduction in the rates of freight
over the Central Road, leading to Middle
Florida, will commence to-day, amounting to
twenty per cent. This action is Of great i'm
portance to the interests OF this CITY as it will
enable our merchants to compete for large
Il ade that has heretofore been enioyed bv other |
communities. The facilities of Jacksonville |
for selling goods cheaply are quite as great as
tnoSe OF savannah or Charleston, and our
business community will not be slow to avail
themselves OF the opportunity. From year to
year more wholesale houses are opened in this |
CITY; ana their success is problematical Many
OF the small dealers up the river are now pur-
chaslng their supplies in Jacksonville, and the
only barrier to her securing a large trade ON
the Florlda Central and Transit Roads has
been IN the high rates of freight, and the dis
crlmlnatlon formerly exercised
Inc new pamphlet that is now being pre-
pared under the auspices of Commissioner
hoDlnson, IS much more voluminous than its
predecessors and will contain about one hun
dred and forty pages. 1t is hoped that it will
meet all the requirements, and will soon be
ready for circulation.
So great has been the demand on the Aeri-
cultural Bureau in Washington for infornla-
ton concerning this State, that the D. part
ment has published an octave pamphlet of |
ninety-eighC pages entitled 'sFIoridat its C,i |
mate, soil, Productions and Agricultural Pro |
ductions" Much of the matter Contained can
sists Of compilations from previous works IN
the subject but several new chapters nave |
been added or general interest. There are |
articles on Stock Raising, The Woods or Flori |
da, Fisheries, Orange Culture, TRANSPORTATION
The Okeechobee Region and Everglades on5 |
The Lake Worth and Indian River CounfFv 30 |
some value and interest VI
Inc state PARK Association intend to davota
tnISe thousand dollars to the preminn Hst
s19 nc general expenses of the next state Fair in
391ului'1n . special premiums OF one thousand |
5 vi ~ oHered by private lndividua s. The
uepat IuenG or live stock will receive marked |
attention, and the inducements for a LARGE an
tive '-"N "''i az
Having no arrangements for a quarantine
ground at the mouth of the river we were
somewhat taken aback by receiving no ice
LneJ the government station at Black beard
island, Sapeio sound. had been closed in con-
sequence OF failure of the appropriation to
ht et Jne current expenses. Proper steps will
pe Immediately taken to avoid any possible
danger FN''-'i
A heavy demand for lands still prevai,s mn
the river and on the line of the Transit Rail-
road, and the transfers of real estate are fire.
Quent and numerous. The fees of the clerks
Ia several or the counties have been largely in
creased by the work of recording titles.
paper, called the Spectator, devoted to the
Independent party, has made its appearance
IN Tallahassee IL will be what its name i'm |
plies, mere looker-on, as it does not seem to |