Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-15
TALLAHASSEE CoMPLACENT
The Return of Summer Not Interfering
with the City's Activity.

have not had such late spring and sum.
mer. Only to think of sitting down by n
comfortable fire in the latter part of NAV.
in the Land of Flowers! For these and
other reasons, it is still busy
time with us. Wagons loaded with truck
continue to go through our streets, and
the influx of the circulating medium
from returns of sales keeps the merchant
IN good humor, and he complains not of
dull times. Strangers, too, drop in on us.
ana tnere Is not day but what one or
more land pr0spectors visit our CITY. The
Old Murat place, situated some three miles
west OF this city, was sold last week to
parties from Oshkosh, Wis. who de-
sign returning hither in the
fall. 1t is supposed by many
tourists who visit here that this place
was owned by the late Prince Murat, and
that he lived and died there. For this
reason morbid curiosity has induced
many to visit it. Murat, however, lived
and died in Jefferson county, and the plan
tatiOn known as the ''Murat Place. was
purchased by the widow only few wears
after his death. She was resident OF this
city before her marriage, and naturally
desired to move back. where She wonId
| enjoy the society of old acquaintances
| In addition to the sale of the above place
another gentleman from Wisconsin last
week purchased valuable plantation of
DIR. >. b. Hawkins, of this city, We well
come these new purchasers among us.
and, as they express themselves pleased.
1t is hoped that others will follow their
example.
A few years ago it was almost an i'm
possibility to obtain loan on real estate.
There was no demand, no sale, and at
forced sale it brought only a nominal
price. But now, under the changed order
OF things, loan on real estate is consid-
cred good investment, and is preferred
| by many to security in personal prop
| erty. A few years ago nearly any one
| would sell, but few would buy land; now
the number of those who would sell has
decreased, while the number of buvers
has increased
On Tuesday night last Gallias Hall was
crowded with a critical and sintelligent
audience to hear and witness that mimi
table comic opera. Patience" Mrs. j.
! G. Gibbes, of our sister CITY. Quincy. had
| organized troupe of amateurs who had
acquitted themselves so well, that at the
solicitation OF number of our citizens.
/ she was prevailed upon to repeat on the
| boards in Tallahassee what had achieved
such success in Quincy. And so great
! was the success here that had the play
! been repeated another night, as was de-
| sired, it was thought an equally large all
| Fannie johnson, of this city, appeared as
! ''Patience," and Miss Sallie West. of Ar
kansas, as Lady Jane" The other char
acters were all represented by Quincy's
sons and daughters. | do not profess to
| be musical or a stage critic, but if
the large crowds that greeted their ap-
| pearance at Quincy and this place; if the
compliments 1 have heard bestowed on
! them, and the encOmiums of the local press
attest anything, "Patience' was a sue
/ cess, and has added one more wreath TO
| the brow of the indefatigable Mrs. Gibbes.
| ''Lady Jane,' in Miss Sallie West, was
| especially very well sustained, and it was
remarked by more than one that this
highly accomplished young lady was born
for the stage. Her full rich voice, her
graceful gestures, her natural and chaste
rendering, all proclaimed her the queen
of the boards. Nor did our "Talla-
hassee grip fail in her part
as 'Patience," for the little rustic,
unsOphisticated beauty was so clearly
personated as to elicit encore after encore
from the audience. The object of these
amateur performances was noble one
1T was to perpetuate the memory of those
who wore the gray by raising funds to
erect monument to their memory. The
amount realized in Tallahassee from the
performance last Tuesday night was
$172 20, which, together with the proceeds
of previous performances, will net quite
good sum for the laudable object these
ladies have in view.
| On last week there was the usual ex-
aminatiOns incident to the close of the
term at the West Florida Seminary. This
examination was both written and oral.
and from specimens that were handed us
| by one of the faculty, / would say that
the examination was thorough one In
former years public examination at any
n VxvnC oh
pupil has in many instances been cTdnnled
for it, and did not always exhibit an init
mate knowledge of the particular studies
taught him. He might be able to demon
strate particular problems i'm geometry,
in which he had been drilled,
but be Ignorant as to principles involved
in the demonstration. For this reason the
modern system of being examined in
writing on all the subjects taught is pref
cradle. This being the regular day for
the meeting of the Board of Education of
West Florida Seminary, which now con-
stitutes the literary department of the
Florida University, it is probable that the
entire faculty that have served so well
during the present session, will be re-
elected, and two others added, thus hav-
ing SIX or eight professors instead of four,
as heretofore.
At the close Of the commencement eXer-
cises tomorrow, X. II. NJ. Davidson will
deliver an address. As this gentleman is
deservedly popular among us, and fine
speaker, he will, without doubt, have a
large, intelligent and appreciative audi
ence. The young cadets will be exercised
in bayonet drill; the young ladies in calls
themes, and these exercises, together with
original essays, OratiOns, and crowned by
one of Col. Davidson's mastery efforts,
will make it altogether quite an enjoyable
affair.
AS general rule, pupils begin to fall
off in their attendance from the first of
May, so that at the close of the session
there is mere handful. But this year
there has been change for the better,
and larger number has been in attend
ance than for number Of years past.
Some two weeks ago little rain was
desired by the planters and truckers, but
for the last few days we have had such
deluge that those who were complaining,
cry 'Eenough.' The weather is close and
sultry, with fitful showers all through the
twenty-four hours.
On account of the wise provisions of the
Board Of Health Of this county excluding
therefrOm all persons coming from in
fected localities without proper certif-
cate from physician or Health
Officer our community has been free
from that lOathsome disease that has
prevailed in jacksonville. There are refu-
gees here from that city, and as they had
not been exposed to the disease they were
welcomed among US. On but one occa-
sion that | remember has our city govern
ment quarantined against a place where
an epidemic was raging. We get our
mails from Jacksonville, receive our
freights from there, have daily cOmmuni-
cations with it, and yet we have not had
the smallpox among us.
Our Supreme Court convened Tuesday,
but the hot weather and the few cases
docketed will not result in a protracted
sitting, and few weeks at most will suf-
flee to dispose of most of the business.
Most of the cases are from East, South
and West Florida, the Middle having
fewer than any other section, In nearly
all the appeal cases from this circuit the
decision of the lower court is affirmed, on
evidence that our presiding Judge, Hon. d.
S, Walker, is learned IN the law and well
qualified for the position he so we'll adorns
Before the war he was Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court, and some of the
most learned and elaborate decisions of
that court were made by him. Under
another Judge there would probably be
more appeals from this circuit, but such
is the confidence in his ability that his
| decision is not often appealed from.
LEON.
Militia Men Consulting.