The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-07


Townsville nurserYmen are selling
LsCOuts pear trees in Quincy.
-MoutiosIlo darkies are going to g ex-
curt TO Tallahassee on the 18th.
Mr. Charles H Brush is the local
editor Of the Jacksonville Union.
Hon. Charles w. Jones left Pensacola
Tor Washington City on the 27th ult.
The Thermometer went down to 46
degrees At Sanford during the recent cold
spen
"A correspondent of the Monticello
Constitution proposes Captain S. Pasco
for the Z. S. Senate.
The Fernandina Mirror was two
years old q few days ago. 1t is one of
The bast weekIies in the State.
-Mr. VIM. II. Matthews, 9 brother of
J. o. Matthews, of Marion county, was
drowned 3 few days ago in pond near
OcalA
Col Gary, of Ocala, has accepted an
invitation TO address the people of Pine
Level, Sumter county, on the subject of
edncation-
"A wedding took place few days ago
Al the State Insane Asylum at Chattahoo-
chez, but the parties were not patients
They are not quite that crazy.
Mrs. Jane Heriot Tamphlet Ling, the
mother of Mrs. General J. J. Dickson,
died al Charleston, S. c., a few days since,
Al tbs-sdvanced age of 80 years.
-Oczla is still scarce of young ladies.
They are always so pretty and otherwise
attractive that they get married as soon
As they grow up.-Ocdld Banner.
The new Episcopal church at Ocala
VII soon be completed. 1t will be under
the charge of Rev. Mr.. Weller, son of
Rev W. H Weller, of Jacksonville.
Over one hundred acres In the vicin-
NJ Of this place are now being cleared
or contracts have been let to clear for
orange and lemon groves Orange City
Times.
Captain Charles Brockway, who last
season was running on one of the Central
line Boats on the Chattahoochee river,
j. now in charge of the Central Hotel,
Columbus, Ga
Hon. +. c. Love has been quite busy
this week setting out an orange grove
The success Of the Democratic ticket has
decided him to remain in Florida. -
quincy Herald.
Irish potatoes are so plentiful in our
market at present that they sell for less
than two dollars per barrel at auction.
This is below the cost price at the North.
hey West Hey
The Oeala Republican announces
that Hon. Hugh E. Miller, L. S. Com
missioner" has been offered the Attorney
Generals portfolio, and "has the matter
under advisement."
Our people could not exist if it were
not for the steamships from New York
and New Orleans. 1t is astonishing to
see the provisions arriving here weekly
from these cities.-Key West Key.
Mira Harrington, who lives ten miles
from town, was quite severely bitten by
spider last week, which has caused he
70 lose her mind - serious doubts are ex-
pressed Of her Tampa Guar
dian.
From what we learn we expect q
large share of immigration coming to the
State TO come into Alachua county this
winter, and there will doubtless be a
larger number of winter visitors than
usual Gainesville Sun.
We are told that the beach for miles
down the bay is strewn with not only
dead fish, but ducks and other species of
sea fowls-hogs feeding upon them also
sieken and die. The stencil is said to be
aEful-TdnspG Guardian.
Florida oranges are quoted in Phila-
delphia as in fair supply and good demand
at fair prices for choice wellcolored fruit.
We quote at SO to $3.50 per barrel, and
- TO $3.50 per halfbarrel box, as to
quality Union, NoC. 80,
Who do not some of the scientists of
the country procure and analyze speci-
mems of the poisonous water on the lower
Gulf coast, so as to ascertain the cause
We suggest to DIR. Wall, of the Tampa
Tribune, TO take the matter in hand.
The Lake City Reporter is RESPONSE
be for the statement that Judge Settle
viii be offered cabinet position by the
next President. 1t is scarcely likely so
ardent Grant man as Judge Settle was
land dOubtless isl can find favor with Mr..
Garfield.
"A Monticello town darkey, who un-
dertOok to clean up q colored brother
from the country because he was Dem
OerSt, not only got the worst of it, but
was fined $50, in default of which he
spends 90 days in Jail. So let the bull
dozers beware!
Besides an unusual number of pr.
Tzte schools, the East Florida Seminary,