Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-19
JACKSONVILLE AND FLoRIDA.
Return of the Pilgrims and other Mat
ters Grave and Cav.
correspoade"ee Of the Morning -gesos.

7-7 ." tuSii very ueplus mas been per-
petrated in this community. The victim
is a little girl, less than four years old;
the criminal, sailor, just arrived from
Philadelphia.
When the guilt of the wretch was pretty
definitely determined by the preliminary
examination, the hardly-repressed indig-
nation Of the people burst forth in a fIlri-
Gus flame, and on the night following his
incarceration an attempt was made to an
ticipate justice This was foled bv the
authorities. Had it succeeded. I only
voice the general sentiment in saving that
no hypOcritical tears would have been
shed. and no mawkish commiseratIon
would have been expressed. A man ca
pable Of such brutality should meet the
quick and summary fate that Overtakes a
mad dog or rattlesnake. He is hostis hu-
mani qeReriS, and has no right to live
minute.
Taking all the circumstances into con-
sideratIOn, such a fiendish outrage as this
has never before stained the records of
this county. The trial will come on in a
few weeks, and, if found guilty, the brute
should be promptly executed.
The alligator children, mentioned in nv
last. have not yet arrived. A humbug. that
entrapped many Of our shrewd and know
ing citizens, exploded on the morning an
nounced for their appearance, and there
was dlsmay and modification among the
dupes of the adrOit Snowman. The zinc
tanks prepared for the curiosities. with
the platform designed for their repOse
when wearied with their aquatic eXer-
cises, We're gazed at by hundreds Of the
curious. but the expected tenants were
not visible, and exist only i'm the imagina-
strange and numerous, but do not vet in
clude animals Of the above description.
PEOPLE ARE RETURNING
rapidly from the North and West. where
they have been passing the summer.
Among the familiar faces, however, are
those Of many strangers, who pass a day
or two in the city, and then run up the
river. when they at once engage i'm select
ing a location for their future grove and
residence. Great as mas been the influx
into the state previously, il will he sur
passed by that of the coming winter. All
accounts agree i'm predicting an unusual
number of visitors during the approach
ing season, both of tourists and land
buyers. Many capitalists are now Dur-
chasing lands in large tracts, satisfied that
they VIII speedily be in demand and Weld
large profits. As the railroads leading
Southwark progress so the country de-
angeS are 50 bulky, and so many are pro-
duced. that the question of transp0rta-
tiOu Is all-lmpOrtant. IL YOU take up a
map of this state and examine the penin-
Sular portion, YOU viii see the railroads
finished, under construction and project
ed, covering that whole section like a
gridirOn. And vet in a very few wears.
50 large Will be the crops of fruit in this
state. that the resources OF all of them
VIII be taxed to their utmost capacity to
get these products to market.
Florida designs not only To supply the
United states and Canada with all the
oranges they can consume, but intends to
introduce them into Europe, and furnish
the people thereof with fruit infinitely SUI
perior To that grown on the Mediter-
ranean.
Florida was unscathed e, by the late
storm. no injury having been done i'm the
interior, and not a single disaster having
occurred on the coast. Although most of
the storms that devastated this country
have their origin on or near the Gulf
stream, cOursing along our Atlantic
shores, the full force of their severity is
usually expended elsewhere. Such
cyclones as those that devastated the
Northwest are unknown i'm Florida. Oc-
caslOnally in riding through the pine
woods YOU can discover traces here and
there of former storms in uprOoted trees
etc. ntli llltSt are Oh limited extent. 1t IS
somewhat strange, but nevertheless true.
that Florida, although located i'm the very
centre and origin of storms, is seldom
herself subjected to their desOlating eff
fects. They leap over her territory to fall
with fury upon other sections.
THE STEAMERS
That have been away for the sum
mer are finding their way back to
10 the It. Johns, where they will be rein
forced by others. for the convenience of
the rush of travel and @lut Of freight eN-
pected when the tide turns in this direc-
tion. From every quarter comes tidings
of increased interest in Florida, and of
preparations i'm all portions of the North
and West for vast cOncOuTse of visitors
and tourists. Both from private letters,
returnin" citizens. and the public prints,
is there evidence going To show that there
viii be an unprecedented number Of visi-
tors the coming season.
In consequence of the recent heavy
rains many of the oranges are splitting
and falling to the ground. This is caused
by the rapid flow of sap to the trees and
juices to the fruit, causing the rind to
give way under the pressure. These are
windfallS for the children.
News reaches us from Louisville that
California has declined to make any dis
play of her semi-trOpical fruits at the
exposition. thus tacitlV admitting the
superiority of Florida in that department.
An expedition. at the expense and un-
der the control of the New Orleans Times
Democrat. Will leave this city on the 18th
of October for the purpose OF making a
thorough exploration of the Everglades.
1t viii be amply provided with all the ap-
pliances necessary for penetrating this
remote and difficult region The party
Will be composed of several gentlemen of
note and ability. and will be furnished
with every facility i'm the way of boats
and crews, instruments and every appli-
ance necessary to promote the success Of
the enterprise. Much light will doubt
less be thrown upon that mysterious re-
giOn, many of whose dismal recesses
have never been trOdden by the foot of the
white man, and much new matter will be
obtained for the investigation of the natu-
ralist and scientist. 1t wouldn't be bad
idea for the party, after doing" the
Everglades to turn their attention to the
volcano that still pOurs out its column
of smoke IN Jefferson county. They would
be in good condition ito Kill two birds
with one stOne," and thus wreathe two
chaplets around the bTOws of the great
journal they represent.
CHANDLER, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
has seen nit to censure the State authori-
ties of Florida for not having given assist
ance to the sufferers at Warrington. The
poor people on the naval reservation We're
clearly entitled TO aid from the General
Government. Besides there was 30 fund
in the state that could be used for the
purpose. Chandler went out of his way
IN making an attack on our authorities.
He was one of the infamous gang which
manipulated the vote of Florida in the in
terest of Hayes, and has the uumitigated
contempt of all honest men for the part
he played in that stupeudous piece of ras-
cality.
The wants of the people at Warrington
are being supplied and private subscrip-
tiOns are fast pouring in for their relief.
The premiums for the best Florida cot
ton. TO be awarded at the coming State
Fair. Will reach the handsome sum of one
thousand dollars. Now let some Of our
growers enter for the race without delay,
and prepare 90 scoop in the money,
II strikes me that snakes have been
more numerous this summer than usual.
certainly an unusual number have been
encountered. 1t is hard to determine
Whether the dreaded rattlesnake is really
Increasing or whether the rapid clearing
up oi the country has driven them from
thelr retreats. In his long residence i'm
Flofida, running back nearly thirty years.
T the writer never met but one snake of this
variety.
QUITE a VARIETY OF ARTICLES
have been forwarded from yarious narts
of the state To Louisville. and the emntv
shelves ia the Florida Department arc
now reasonably well allied,
The jail Of this county Is better tenanted
Il tho e.