The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-17
STATE NEWS.

uufy, died on the sth inst.
Mr. g. NJ MILESTONE, of Columbia
uuiy has secured a traction engine, to
rcd between Lake City and Leno.
1t IL complained that several of the
3sEt families in Orange county were
3 risitsd by the census enSmerators.
Rev. W. w. Keep, father of w. w.
s-p, Jr-, Publisher of the Quincy Her.
b. died recently al Huntsville Texas.
A colOred ex-convict named Paul
5nunds was shot and killed by Sheriff
err, IN Columbia county last week,
bic attempting TO avoid arrest.
James Wilkinson, Esq, county su-
sliufeDdent Of schools in Volusia county,
~ July 2sfh. Colonel A. Crenshaw of
lr-nge City has been recommended for
n POSITION
The Mariana Courier, of the 18th,
B the rams have been very excessive
1i.zf county, and unless they cease soon
M damage may be done to the cotton.
b. Courier also says it learns that
q named Cox, in Washington county,
-ounsed Of raping his own daughter.
A correspondent writes us from Cres-
zll City, that the lightning struck the
, iscopal Church, destroying the organ,
n dong little damage to the building
i srEise. He says that a considerable
amber Of new buildings will be erected
that place next Einter.-DeLdnd Ag-
sr,,EfsrrisE.
There Is a strong and growing i'm
re=~ion among the close observers in
a. city, that Florida viii have this win
r the largest travel that has ever yet
isred her. Real estate agents here re-
01 4 great increase in inquiries, and
lsie that letters generally show that in
uireTs are Of the better classes.-Jack-
), -sHe telephone.
Two young girls were arrested in
. -sonrille, one day last week, on their
II al from Savannah, where their homes
r. with a notorious woman who had
been their friend and schoolmate,
D. who had enticed them from their
olnes 70 enter life Of shame. Their pa
BIZ reached Jacksonville next day, and
b 4 them hack 10 their homes sorrowful
D. repentant-
our Jacksonville visitors are quite an
dation 70 our quiet old city. Their
p .ng and bathing parties are well at
p led and very lively. We are always
Bed 70 have such visitors and extend
eary invitations TO many more. Come
- Augustine and enjoy all the advan-
hges Of salt air and salt baths without
b. trouble and expense of northern
ezside resOrt-.St. Johns Weekly.
The Suwannee railroad scheme is not
dad but sleepeth for awhile The pro-
.jertOrs are only arranging and forming
f. = whereby q sufficient amount Of the
b s luere may be raised to lay beneath
b Tea II is 3 pity that it takes so
uU b Of the nasty stuff. called by world
h money, 70 build churches and rail-
D lss but mortals can't help it, and the
b 4 must come before anything for the
p lac good can be accomplished.-LiUe
, ( BuEsffn-
The Board of County Commission
p ave been in session during the past
p examining the assessment rolls
is-y have fixed the county tax for the
ear lssO, As follows: County tax proper,
nils county school tax, p mills;
rllse tax ! mill; sinking fund and in
sr'sl taK, y mills Making ten mills
p the total county tax. The State tax
-sEen mills IN all, making total county
p state tax seventeen mills.-Ferndss-
g. MiyTOk.
The Key ofhbs Gulf announces the
"a, a Key West, August I'd, of Mr..
, leriek Filler, aged 6s years. He was
p ztiEe Of Alsaee, on the Rhine, while
M the French flag. He came to
D rida IN 1887, resided in Tallahassee
PIE tine, was In the old Florida war,
p IN 1910 permanently located in Key
Aest, where he has resided ever since.
3 caves large family of children and
r-ndchildren, 20 whom he was devoted,
3 mourn their bereavement.
Several speeches had been been made
) he Garfield and Arthur Club last
aeht, when Mr.. Hughes was invited to
ne an address. In the course of his
EEllzrn he took occasion to extol Mr..
DonOEer very highly. This did not ex-
- y accord with the sentiments of those
pH-senf, and elected number of rejoin-
p, not very complimentary to the ex-
se'l4tOr The scene was quite lively for
} ME Al all events it was quite evil
aeut that the club was not quite ready to
- down 70 - crow stew. Mr. Hughes,
"a he next makes his appearance be-
be he association viii probably select
nnglber subject Union, august 10.
-WsrseeiVed from Mr.. g. w. Hendry,
p FOrt Meade, last week lot of Sicily
itaaOns which be submits to our Judgment