The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-04-20


-Pnpspl. has : barrel factory on q
small ssale
The Quincy Star is to he enlarged
about May the LIST
in Polk county there is okra two
years old and twenty-five fset high.
The Gainesville municipal election
took place yesterday. No news yet
The e Jefferson Rifles of Monticello,
win bold their annual pic mic on the 5th
Of May.
"A colored woman attempted suicide
in Jacksonville last Thursday by cutting
her throat
Engineers have commenced survey
ing tie route of the railroad from Gaines
vile 70 PAlatka.
"A car load of cucumbers, tomatoes,
and beans were shipped from Jacksonville
last Wednesday.
The Monticello Consultation says
that the colored men of that county are
taking very little interest in politics.
"A little girl fell into a well at Pensa-
cola one day last week and her mother
Jumped in after her. Both were rescued
uninjured.
The Lake Jessup section is one of the
finest in Orange county, and Hon. Walter
GEynn, State Treasurer, has one of the
prettiest places--Apopka Citizen.
The people of Brooksville certainly
believe in advertising, if we may Judge
from the appearance OF the Crescent
Brother Robertson ought to enlarge.
Arthur A. Spear. of South Apopka,
has . l5-aere field ofroasting ears, II acres
Of corn just tasselling, and more corn of
last years raising than he will require be-
fore his new crop comes in Orlando
R7-Orf1.
At the City Election in Fernandina
on the 5th, the Republicans were success
ful by an average majority of about ten,
except In the election of Aldermen, three
Of whom we're elected on the conserva-
tive ticket
Two young clerks in the same store,
Al Millview, one day last week got into a
skrimmage," during which one of them,
when the other was not looking, fred a
load Of buckshot at his antagonist, one
shot taking effect in the leg.
"A gentlemun near Leesburg was Of
fered, In our presence, one day recently,
ZOO for the proceeds of one acre and a
half Of land for period of ten years and,
sensible TO the last, refused the offer.
Oranges at the bottom.-Adrance.
The Ocala Banner mentions the dis
coEery in hollow tree, near that town,
Of two skeletons. Old settlers say that it
was common practice among the Indians
10 dispose Of their dead in this manner.
And then that mention" was made
about April lst
Not q "dhrop" of spurious liquor is
sold in Apopka City, the merchants all
Icing opposed to selling it. 1t is strictly
Lotal-abstinence town. Citizen. Lord,
brother Russell, amt it heap of trouble
for you TO be all the time sending off for
inspiration" -?
-Four oranges were gathered from
Judge Wilson's grove last week sixteen
inches in circumference, mot in diameter,
As were Capt Langford's, of Fort Meade
They tipped the beam at ten pounds
Who can beat it ?-TdmpG TriJr1ue We
could beat it, but having regard for the
truth would never have ventured as far
out as you have.
Mr.. w. A Styles has received lately
some rare petrefactions and goodies from
the vicinity Of Sarasota Bay. Some Of
The formations consist externally of coral
while the interior is filled with nodules
Of hardened lime One of the geodet
contains few drops of water, which are
distinctly visible. A mass of petrifed
rusbes is also worthy of notice The
whole collection deserves the attention o.
the scientific Union.