Daily Republican., 1885-06-30
Letter from Georgia.


BRUNSWICK, Georgia, June %, 1885.
1 left Wilmington on Friday, June
18th, on the sos a. m. fast mail for
Brunswick, and arrived Saturday about
IL q. m. The land between Richmond,
Virginia. and Jessup's, Georgia,
think Ia the poorest l ever saw.
forest, broken only here and there
hy small farms of about - to 20 acres,
and log huts, ith one door to admit the
light, and mud chimneys. Railroads are
very straight, and you can see for miles
fr IN the rear OF the train. On the Bruins
wick & Albany,A . branch road from the
Atlantic Coast Line, the conductor
stopped the train to kill an alligator,
about feet long. He fred four shots
at 1t before he killed 1t; then IL was
hung ON the braces OF the baggage car
by o rope.
Brunswick is city of about 2,0OO
hitss and 1000 black inhabitants, with
Brl nswick river on one side, and the
Atlantic ocean on the other. No mat
| ter which way the wind blows,it comes
l from the sea or salt marshes. 1t has
two parks each has an artesian we'll,
$50 feet deep, from which continual
stream Of about 80 gallons per minute
flows the water Ia a mixture Of iron,
magnesia and sulphur, said to be very
healthy. Tho burnt district Of about G
squares is being rapidly built mp. In
place of the frames, they are building
large stores with briok fronts, gables,
II and backs Of cement and sea shells
which makes q very substantial build
ling. They average Is feet front, thret
lstOries, of 125 feet 10 feet in height
There are three papers published here
The Advertiser, Appeal and the Breeze
Herald.
i Their politics are Democratic. The,
I have a Mayor and City Council. Th'
, candidates for Mayor are both Demo
Gratis, and the one who has the mos
81 friends il elected; same way with th
City Council. There is part Of the city
which ia called Yankee town, the citi
, zens being from the North, and are yer.
I near all Republicans. The Republican
! do not take any part in politics here
whatever, but are invited 10 do 30
: They think it no use.
al We received to-day three Weekly RE
o eIrUBLICANs (Which have been delays
1 at the office, where they do not seem I
o thii.k the mail Of much aooount.) Th
a REPUBLICAN, is q welcome visitor he rt
Not only the subscriber reads it, but
), travels around among tho neighbors
q Brunswick is q great seaport for tn
9 shipment OF Georgia pine, turpentin
q and rosin. At the present there are !
!. large vessels loading for the Easter
a and Northern States. There are mil
J. lions of feet of lumber 60 from here i
Il a week there are two daily steamer
4 plying between B. & St. Simons' Islam
n and Dairau. This is across the sound
q the first engineers Of both boats ar
It Wilmington men, and think the p. 1
IJ. Company have an interest in one {
both of them. There areHfour large tui
b boats, which take the large vessels on
8 TO sea after being loaded.
ell Mrs. M Ratio, who was laying daI
d gerously Ill when came here, Is muc
a better. Thanks to DIR. Burford, whol
IS i think very skiilful physiciAn. IL
n weather is very warm; the thermomet,
|. lat 80 degrees in the shade, and 40 d
n grees in the sun, but there is a goo
= breeze going all the time. No one worl
, latter . 9o'clock, q. M, or before
v O clock, p. M, unless compelled to
"a go. There are no markets here ever.
/. thing is brought to the doors by black
II am going down the sound to see Il
Irice feids to-morrOw, which they 50
,. are very beautiful at present. The
,0i have but few orange or lemon trees her
n as the soil is too sandy and salt u
II tide flows iu bitches all through u
/. Itown, as a cleanser. W. ii. =.