Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-14
JACKSONVILLE J0TTINGS.
PROGRAMME FOR THE STATE
FAIR.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. FRb. ITO morrow
the State fair opens at the grounds, about
mile and half east of this city. The arrang
ing of grounds and buildings have been under
way for several weeks, and are now IN first rate
order. The management hope to have every
thing in readiness by y m. to admit visitors,
of which there promises to be a gOodly num-
Der. The officials seem sanguine Of making
this the most successful of all the expostions
yet held. Many articles for exhibition have
arrived, and the securing Of apartments for
visitors by friends here increases day by day.
"Haye you rooms to let for a week." is aques-
tlOn asked on every side.
There is no place in this broad land where
person can find more of a variety OF restau-
rants, boarding houses, etc, than in Jackson
vile, and he who cannot be suited here in
quality and price IS an individual determined
not to be suited at all. So let all who wish
come to the fair, and ample accommodations
Will be furnished in private residences, board
ing houses and hotels. Remember the fair
will not close until Saturday evening.
The first wagon load Of cotton bales seen in
our streets since the withdrawal of the Nal
lory steamers from this port was on Thursday
last, an every day occurrence in many Cities
but a novel sight here. This cotton was for
exhibition at the fair. Florida's cotton crop
Is small in quantity, compared tomany South
eIn states, but her fruit crop Is not surpassed
by any Of her sister states, and this assertion
VIII be borne out during the week by the
samples of semi-tropical fruit to be seen at
the fair, all from the groves and gardens of
her own soil.
The inability Of Governor Bloxham to be
present tomorrow to deliver an address at
the opening is another disappointment. This
feature of the programme was looked forward
to with much pleasure by the Governors adj
mirers and the public generally. The de
mands Just now of the State upon the Cover
nor are numerous, and require his whole time
and undivided attention, and his inability to
be present is as much regretted by him as il is
BY any one. 4 majority Of the W-malers of
Florida will be on hand Wednesday.
The following is the programme agreed upon
by the management;
Tuesday-Formal opening of the fair.
Wednesday-Grand tournament.
Thursday Military contest, tournament and
ball al the skating rink IN Tie city at night.
Friday-Base ban contests target shooting
and races.
Satrrday-scottish athletes exhibition Of
their wonderful feats. number Of the finest
athletes in America have promised to be on
hand.
The committee have decided that all horses
entered must be owned in the state and resi-
dents at least two months prior to entry. So
no carpet-Dag or tramp horses need apply.
Races-First, or running race, half mile
heats, best two in three, purse $50, 800 TO
first horse ami $50 to second. Second race,
trotiing, best three in five, open to all horses
that have no record below three minutes.
purse $780, 800 to first horse and $50 to second,
entrance fee 10 per cent.
Captain Young and twenty members Of the
Jacksonville Light Infantry left here yester-
day for savannah to attend the Sesqui- Cen
tennial celebration. A small number Of citi-
Zens VIII also DC present. and it IS generally
regretted here that all could not attend that
desired. But in the midst Of the business sea-
son, and at the opening OF the fair, which
calls many from the interior 10 attend TO bus
ines5 as well a TO see the sights. it seemed
impossible to leave
Having seen in several papers and heard
different men within month state that the
delays of freight To points in Florida from
Savannah was almost iEt0lerable. or words
to that effect. your correspondent has made
strict inquiries a, to Tie truFhlulnc-s Of these
charges. and 10 his surprise. learns that
the charges amount 10 almost nothing. In fact,
some of those who complain most, have very
little freight shipped over any road. and one
man actually refused to state what he had
shipped from Savannah to SandersOn within
twelve months. The question ''What was il
that was delayed of YouTSs' was answered
was probably no one. Tie railroads
are often held up 10 public censure
for mail and express delays over
which the roads have no control whatever.
4 gentleman in the city few days since SAYS
he heard Il neighbOF OF his abusing the rail
road because he had not received several arti-
cles of merchandise from Savannah the day
after he sent the order for them. They were
received, however, in due season, and he con
tinued to grumble about the slothfulness of
the WaycrOss and connecting railroads.
railroad man says that during the winter one
or two boxes of oranges did not arrive in Sa-
vannah quite as soon as they should, and
quainted person to believe that they were
worth several thousand dollars, when. in
fact, they were valued at six dollars.
and ust so it is. Some
people are natural-born grumblers.
a number of the best business men in the
State speak in praise of the railroads in trans
porting freight saying it is 100 per cent. hetter
now than it was three years ago. As for the
NaycrOss Railway, no one has ever seen more
systematic business management than at the
depot in this city. Every employe seems to
know his business, and gives strict attention
to it. Many OF the travellers over this road
praise the courteous officials and their attend
ants on their arrival in Jacksonville, One of
the heaviest orange shippers in this State re-
marked the past week that he was well pleased
with the transportation facilities of the Way
cross Railroad SO much so that he had advised
others to send their fruit North by this line.
The liquor law appears TO be one of the diff
/ ficult problems now demanding solution. The
best method to do justice to all concerned is
the difficulty TO be overcome.
The present system of granting a liquor Ii
cense to every one Who may be able to raise
the requisite amount of cash, under the plea
of assisting to increase the States revenue, is
/ tantamount to Offering premium to moral
degradation. some wise and well guarded
legislation, preserving the rights of every in
dividual, is what IS wanted, and it is demand
ed by the better element of society in every
community
Scarcely a county in the State can boast Of
good roads, and as little as some may think.
il is a serious drawback to this section of the
State. Without exception, bad roads is the
complaint of everyone who attempts a
journey over them. A Jealous drummer for a
steamer asserted a few days since that it was
good thing for the steamboats, and railroads
in Florida that the country roads were so
much out of repair. ''Its nuts for our line, as
we transport all the horses and wagons for
The farmers"
There are few things more conducive to the
development of a country like this than good
and wen kept roads, which adds so materially
to the value OF property. This is another
matter demanding attention from the Legis-
lature. The present road law Is imperative,
and is nm just in its nature, and should be re-
pealed and better one made.
The action of District Attorney +. NJ.
Cheney. in entering q R0Ue DrOSeQUi last
week III all the ''election fraud cases. before
the United States Court. in session at Talla-
hassee, has received the Endorsement OF
majority OF the good men IN jacksonville, eX-
cept it be the few who never forget or forgive.
1t was not altogether unlocked for, but this
disposition of these cases is in such contrast to
Mr.. Cheney's predecessors it can hardly be
realized by some as a fact, as they had year
after year watched these cases and the sleuth-
hound persistency In which they were followed
up. The utter failure of the late District At
tOrnev year ago to secure a con-
viction in the half-dozen strongest cases.
tried in Jacksonville. was disheartening
to many of ''de party" and depressing to the
BOSSES Judge Settle was held to the bench
for three or four weeks in January and
February, 1882, hearing the most fiimsy evi-
dence ever offered for the conviction Of any
a
it said to his credit, did he refuse to longer be
bored by such witnesses as were called up by
the prosecution, one after another, from the
standing army of gaping, snooZing loungers
that filled the court room, the stairways and
pavement in front of the room. A few words
of their story were sufficient for him to say to
the colored brother ''stand aside" To go
through the same ordeal again, with no better
prospects of proving any one guilty, was,
perhaps, the cause of striking these cases from
the docket.
The people, especially the Democrats of the
Northern district of Florida, are fortunate in
having gentleman of ability and one dis
posed to treat them fairly before the courts
and respect their personal rights as Dis
trict Attorney. He is a Republican of pro-
nouneed principles, as is well known in Fl0ri-
da, but a gentleman of intelligence and quick
perception, well versed in law, and man
who had rather make friends than enemies of
those who differ with him politically, and it is
now believed by many that this relentless
prosecution of Democrats in this court is at
an end, and better and more kindly feeling
among all classes of our citizens will be the
result. For if there ever was q one thing more
than annther that kent the llres of