Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-12
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MEAL MITCHELL. MD.
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NEAL MITCHELL, Md.
president Board of Health.
sistant Health Officer, -
This order seems to have had a oo,
effect, as hundreds of negroes came Fl
ward with barred arms and received n
knife. Many whites who had Jagged
the rear also .came up at the eleyent
hour and shed their blood. So great ws
the rush OF negroes that the regularly al
! pointed physician TO vaccinate had to ca
| for assistance, and their offices weI
| jammed for several day.
The placing of guards over infecte
houses has always proved a failure, an
VIII be the same in this city, and cannC
De relied ON as a means of stopping
| spread OF smallpox. The above orde
should have been issued and enforce
weeks ago, which would have saved muc
| trouble and expense. Every one has
IN his power to make himself almost absr
lutely secure from danger by receiyin
proper vaccination, which is better thai
guards or medicine.
Ana right here, let our Middle FIorid;
friends take warning and protect them
selves by vaccination against small-nox
which may break out at any time in thei
communities, as hundreds of neoroe
from this city have fled to that section
some, perhaps, from infected premises
Let no one persuade you not to be vacci
mated, but do so at once.
If warm weather continues and tb
sanitary work goes on as at present. tn,
scourge Will soon be over, and ali on
neighbors will then, it is to be hoped. rails,
their quarantine, now so rigidly enforced
against this city.
ms pest, land exaggerated accounts of il
have struck terrible blow to busines,
here. 1t has been the means of causins
heavy losses to all branches-eyerv ont
has been made to feel its whitening effec
IN a business point of view-none hay,
been exempt. To say it is duh time,
here is to tell the whole truth. A resi-
dent of Jacksonville for many years
the past week exceeds anything for dull
ness III business ever witnessed before
saturdays are always profitable
days to the merchants here. Their store,
are crowded until a late hour at night
but not so last Saturday. Itwas terrible
and should it continue so a month Longer
1t would bring ruin and bankruptcy Il
many. But, thank heaven, the tide i.
changing, and things will grow better in
stead of worse from now on.
No one scarcely came to town last weeE
and NO one outside of the city orders any
goods. Even the negroes are scared an6
spend but little money in the city.
In our suburban town of LaVilla. the
authorities. have established the military
style of guarding the infected houses, and
squad of citizens are drafted every day
to serve. If any one or a substituted fails
to answer at roll call he is arrested bv the
Marshal and fined by the Mayor. This
has caused some dissatisfaction, but it is
alleged that there is no money in the treas.
ury to pay for such service. This allega.
ton is offset by the opposition, who
state that all the funds have to go
to pay attorneys fees for ser.
vice rendered last winter i'm
opposing and defeating annexation to
Jacksonville by act of the Legislature,
The Mayors son has just had bill of $500
approved by the Town Council for such
service. This has stirred up some of the
people, who now declare themselves in
favor of annexation and will work for
that end hereafter, and from present ap-
pearances all the half dozen suburban
towns will be placed under one king after
the assembling of the next Legislature.
Perhaps he will be black king.
Local option has received black eve
in this county the past week, and the
whisky dealers have scored two points.
Messrs. l.. S. Burrows, c. +. Mayport aud
&. F. Powers, of this city, were success
ful in having their licenses to sell E'pizenv
renewed by the County Commissioners.
at their meeting Tuesday. These are the
first issued in the county under the new
law, and we wish it could be said will be
the last.
A large number of gentlemen from
North Carolina have been prospecting
in the State the past month for turpentine
lands. One of the party, Mr.. OusIey, has
purchased and leased p, 900 acres of land
in Walton and Holmes counties. and has
commenced the erection of buildings. and
ordered the necessary tools and machine
ry to carry on the work with. He will
establish two stills ON the Pensacola and
Atlantic Railroad. The lease runs for
three years. This county is well adapted
to the business, and the turpentine inter
est will De rapidly developed, which will
add to the wealth OF that section.
A faint hope as to commencing work on
the great Florida ship canal is enter
tanned by our people. The article in the
NEWS about two weeks ago relative to
this canal company dispelled all hope
from the minds of some. Different views
are entertained as to the final outcome of
the scheme. Our Wisest citizens all admit
the practicability of barge canal. but
many shake their heads at the mention of
the present gigantic programme as
hldDBCO Oubs DuINCyOIS are HOW III the
city, who will inspect the country this
week through which it is to pass. Its
success would be big thing for Florida,
and everything shedding light on the SUBJ
lect will be of interest TO the readers of
the News in Florida.
Jacksonville was to nave the building
of magnificent opera house, commenced
by June 1st, so rumor said last winter.
but up to this time no signs seem visible,
and to-day Pensacola and Orlando possess
the only two first class houses of this
kind in the State. The one at Orlando
is just about completed, and occupies a
space of 80 by 150 feet; stage 80 by 45;
lobby, II by %; will seat about 1,2O0:
height of proscenium, q feet; drop cur
tain, % by 30 feet. 1t has all the necessary
scenery, lights, etc.
The cattle trade of West Florida is look
ing up considerably, and many cattle are
being shipped to Texas, and sold there in
to the Eastern States as genuine Texas
stock. This, if true, is out Yankeeing
the Yankees.
Our young Mayor is enforcing all laws
looking to a riddance of the city of small
pOX. A few days since he fined prOmi-
nent physician $25 for failing to change
his clothing after visiting smallpox
patient.
The numerous friends of DR.. A. w.
Knight will be pleased to learn that his
family are now recovering from smallpox,
his infant died of the disease Friday
His wife's sister, Mrs. Helen Perdew, of
Ocala, is prOstrated with the disease.
She was here ON visit when it first made
its appearance in the doctors family.
She is reported doing well.
Yesterday the yellow flag was lowered
from Judge ID. G. Dawkin's house, his
daughter having recovered.
The steamer Chattahoochee, of the
Plant Investment Company, expects to
make her first trip up the st. Johns river
next.
A DIR. Bosso, of Pensacola, is here, and
his office is thronged all the time by me-
grOes. The doctor claims drink Of his
medicine will cure or prevent smallpox,
and since his arrival has had several
hundred gallons swallowed by dupes. 1t
is tight race between Dexter and BOsso
now, either of whom cure all ills.
Only five deaths occurred in the city
last week. None from smallpox.
Joe Donaldson, an intelligent mulattO
coachman of the st. James stable, and
of Tallahassee, died at the pest
house last Thursday. His death appears
to be more lamented by the colored peo-
pie than any other occurring since the
fatal disease came among us.
Our City Council and Mayor are not at
all agreed on the police force. The fathers
want the number of policemen reduced
for the summer, but the Mayor objects.
So tomorrow night they will have a meet
ing to either settle affairs or split wider.
The work on our railroads goes bravely
on. No let up by either one.
Our citizens still have abundance of
for dessert. They have been
in market since February-six cents a
quart. CYCLOPs.
Bat and Ball.
Games of base ball were played yester-
day as follows:
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