Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-22
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Among the Industries OF Tallahassee
her cotton mill is entitled to special men
ton, as the only factory in the state. 1t
likewise enjoys the lone distinction OF
employing
BLACK OPERATIVES
exclusively. They are 81 in number, and
seem tractable and efficient, though the
output OF the mill Is in yarns only. There
Is out little difference as TO wages rms
factory pays net income OF about 10 per
cent. annually, which is due in part TO the
cheapness of the raw material. IL Is
profitable Investment and is managed
with rare sRgacity. To snow the fallacy
| OF the injurious reports circulated by IN
terested parties against this fine old town
we have only TO make the following ex-
mott OF her mercantile guild and other
business places, promising that the list Is
! cOnnned 10 the patrons of the MORNING
NEWS; there are other establishments
not noted: In general merchandise
(manv OF the stocks large and complete -
j. A. EdmondsOu, Il. II. Afford, S. COtner,
&. W. Saxon a. Co.. j. f.. Roberts 4 Co.,
u II. Myers, Stern g. Co., Il. A. Crawford
Co, X. n. j. Munro, and ID. Virgins;
dry goods and shoes, W. r. Wilson, Joseph
Cohen a. Co., j. Il. Cohen: boots and
shoes, j. b. Meginness; drugs, M. Lively,
who Is also a wealthy real estate owner,
| and L. j. Rawls; confectionery and gro
! ceries, Byrd & Denton and 1. II. Ran
| dOlph; agent SINGER Sewing Machine
Company, W. A. Griffith; jewelry and
fancy goods, Myers 4 German: hard
ware and stoves, Shay Il Yeager; fine
imported liquors, etc, Simon Baer and
julius Ball; photographer, T.. Y. Randall;
bankers, b. q, Lewis d sons; cotton
warehouse, John z. Coles; lumber yard,
Maj. Robert Gamble; bakery and fancy
groceries, Carpenter A. Head; furniture,
GilmOr & Hardt; surgeon dentists, Or. g.
! feed ami sale stables, y. c. Kemper; lock
and gunsmith, W. A. Denilly; barber and
hair dresser, V. g. CrOOm merchant
tailor, John Burkhardt; fashionable
dressmakers, Mrs. Fairbanks and Shay.
HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES.
In addition to the New Leon, the city is
well supplied with hotels and first-class
boarding houses. The st. James hotel has
been enlarged and neatly furnished and
equipped, and is doing a good business.
| so also of those excellent private boarding
establishments conducted by Mira. Sarah
Whitaker, Mrs. Il. A. Brokaw, Mrs. E.W.
| Gamble, and Mrs. 5. Il. Argyle. They are
handsomely furnished, and afford delight
! tut homes for invalids aud tourists.
DIR. W. l.. Moor is a promising young
| physician. The merchants of Tallahassee
stand well on 'change, and commercial
travellers give them a good name. The
town is woefully deficient in one respect,
| however, to wit: the utter osence of any
| FIRE organization. This cannot be reme-
died too speedily, il the people would sleep
soundly in their beds and secure less oner-
| GUS rates of insurance. Verbum sap.
THE SARA sofa CoLoNIsTs.
A committee OF IL Scotchmen from this
famous community are on q prospecting
tour through Middle Florida In quest of
a more eligible location. They were met
with open arms by the authorities OF Tai
lahassee, entertained free of charge. and
| driven in carriages to Lake jackson and
many other salient points IN the vicinity.
The whole party, among whom were
several possessed of considerable means,
expressed themselves highly delighted
with the country. Nothing could measure
their astonishment when informed that
these fertile lands. or others of equal
quality, could be bought for So per acre,
while they declared they had been forced
TO pay Sl2 per acre for the barren sand.
beds OF sara Sofa, and part of the pur.
chase money down In cash before leavin 3
Scotland. Never did men appear more
disguised.
The writer received many courtesies
from the press gany OF Tallahassee. The
old FOTididn holds its own bravely under
the new management, and the 1dLtdhds-
seem lie spriGntly, readable sheet. Sue
cess to them both.
THE GRAVE OF A MoNARCH's SON.
The TWO cemeteries Of Tallahassee are
neatly kept, and much visited by stran-
gers. In the Episcopalian enclosure re-
| pose the remains Of Prince Murat aud his
| spouse, daughter of Col. Bird G. Willis,
OF Virginia. Ten simple cenOtaphs about
eight feet in height. identical in size and
| device, indicates the graves OF the Illus
triOus deceased. The legend of the tomb
] of the Prince reads as tollowss
/ s-sssss-
Departed this life
Upon April IL. lS47,
CHARLEs LOUIS NAPoLEAN ACHILLES
MURAT,