The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-23


-Hernando county has lady hunter
who bags squirrels by the dozen.
Mr.. Frank Foster, prominent citizen
of Sanford, died recently at that place.
Tampa school girls have a "Rose
Bud Society" for benevolent purposes.
Tampa is lively with Northern Wis
itOrs, increased business and an occasional
wedding.
The Leesburg Adcdnce claims ma
jority for Bloxham of " between 5000 and
9,OOOr" Goods
MIR. William H. Judah, an old and
prominent merchant of Pensacola, died
in that city on the 9th inst
Master E. c. Maxwell, of Pensacola,
has received notice of his appointment
10 a Peabody scholarship in the Univer-
sitv at Nashville.
Colonel Carey w. Styles, editor of
the brunswick, Ga, Seaport appeal, has
leen appointed by Governor Colquitt, a
County Court Judge.
during next week the Waycross road
will be graded and ready for laying rails
between Jacksonville and Three Mile
Branch.-ISua and Press, 18th.
The Fernandina Mirror says that
there has arrived ia Fcrnandlna, for the
Fernandina & Jacksonville railroad, an
engine and two handsome passenger cars
The ears are fitted with cane seats.
Mr.. J. W. Turner, of Floyd county,
introduced a bill in the Georgia Legisla-
fure on Monday bill chartering rail-
road from Rome to St. Marks, Fla, with
branches to Atlanta and other cities.
The greatest barrier to immigration
to Florida is the Sun and Press with it's
cock and bull stories of terrorism, etc.
Floridians know them to be incorrect, but
people abroad may believe them.-Lake
city Reporter.
A petition has been presented to the
Chief Justice of the State Supreme court
asking him TO convene the court for the
purpose of deciding upon the legality of
- the count of votes in Madison county
.S'0i and Press.
The following county officers were
chosen in Hillsboro: d. l. Craft, Sheriff;
;. Z. Sparkman, Assessor; w. f. Burts,
Collector; w. c. Brown, Clerk H. L.
Crane, County Judge: Joseph Robes,
Surveyor; E. a. Clarke, Treasurer.
The following county officers were
chosen in Sumter county: Clerk, T. J.
Iyey; Sheriff, j. S. Dyches; Collector, J.
L. q. Hamilton; Assessor, James p
Wall; Treasurer, Geo. NJ. Lee; Superin-
tendent Schoola, A. c. Clark; Surveyor,
NJ. Haynes.
The Orlando Reporter is informed
that the steamer brought up sixty passen-
gers to Sanford one day last week About
half Of these were prospectors who were
here to find homes, and the balance resi-
dents of South Florida returning home
from Northern summering.
Mr.. T. p. Jones, of this county, car
ried off the premiums at the Townsville
fair for the best mare two and under
three years of age, and for the best pair
Of matched horses Georgia or Florida
raised The horses were raised in this
county.-Monticello Constitution.
The following county officers were
chozen in fernando county: County
Judge, w. L. Frierson; Superintendent
of Schools, d. II. Thrasher; Assessor,
Frank Z. Saxon; Collector, F. NJ Towns
end; Sheriff, J. B. Mickler; Treasurer,
J. j. Hale; Surveyor, J. w. Allen.
The following county officers were
chosen in Marion county: Judge of Pro-
bate, Samuel F. Marshall; Clerk, Robert
Bullock; Sheriff, A. b. Critchfeld; Col
lector, F. n. Foy; Assessor, Thos. Barco !;
Superintendent of Schools, M. L. Payne !;
Surveyor, James L. White; Treasurer, B
A. Weathers.
The swamp land investigating party,
composed of Col. E. A. Protois repre-
senting the government, and Charles F.
Hopkins representing the State, and Capt.
Bill Kendrick, is now located at Lees
burg. They have already commenced
operations locating the State and govern
ment lands of this county.-Lees6wg
Adr0nce
The Stewart will case, involving the
validity of the will of the late Col. R. A.
Stewart, of Marion county, in which the
will first probated, made in 1877, under
which Mrs. Stewart was administrative,
has been decided adversely to the latter,
and later will. made in 1870, was ad
mItted TO probate. An appeal has been
taken to the Circuit court.
That the next Legislature will elect
and return Senator Jones to the u. S.
Senate, is matter that will not be doubt
ed The Senator is an able statesman.
and is a national man. He can do much
for our interests; he fully understands
the working OF the machinery at Wash
lngton, and is just such man as will be
needed for the next senotor;sl tov-o