The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-05-04

From our Regular Correspondent

will be frst-class mill-running one circular
and two single machines. The firm are men of
large experience In the business, having followed
it from boyheod, in Michigan, and come here
with the intention of making it success. The
advantages of our location for mills is unequaled
on the Gulf coast, having the best Aarbor for
loading ships, with the best of anchorage. The
bar at East Pass shows depth of nineteen feet,
without any Government aid, and with little
Congressional influence we could readily have
twenty-five feet and upwards.
There is great need of Geographic comm uni
cation from this place with Tallahassee, not par
ticularly for our business but as commercial
necessity for ship owners as well as for business
men at .Apalachicola. There are in our harbor
and at West Pass, near Apalachicola, six large
vessels loading with lumber. The Captains of
these crafts desiring to telegraph with New York
or other cities are compelled to go up the Apa-
lachcola river to Chattahoochee, distance of 1856
miles, occupying usually a weeks time, and if
we had that communication here ships in pass
ing would take advantage of it, making this
port of call" Whoever has charge of the Tele-
graph Company's business in this State, can
readily obtain further information that will war
rant the Company to build the line at an esrly
day
We propose to commence our Railroad boom
in few weeks and keep the subject in motion
until we accomplish the object The importance
of such a road must be plain to yourselves as
well as to every business man in Middle Florida
and south Georgia. Here is the nearest point
where such road can touch deep water and not
be subject to overflow. You tried q road via
St Marks down to Spanish hole and the first
food thereafter played everlasting smash with
the investment; but here you can have all the
Railroad buildings ON high land, and the pier to
the deepest point necessary would not be over
one-fourth of mile on low land. Suppose you
give the subject little thought and open the
ball with stirring editorial, upon Railroad
from this point TO Thomasville2 l can assure
you of hearty response from Railroad men of
the North.
In my last letter mentioned the adventure of
one Hardy, who had been detected in several
thefts, and of his arrest by the County Sheriff
l now learn that he agreed to give up the stolen
articles if he could be released AS we have not
the expensive luxury of jail in this county and
no great desire on the part of the people to in
crease their taxes by law suits and support
of rogues, he was allowed to depart. but the
devil take such departure. That same night
he entered his old boarding place, stole another
watch and chain and cleaned the pantry of all
the cooked food he could find. Just before
breakfast the loss was made known and the
Sheriff again called into service. 1t was a rainy
morning-whether Hardy got up the shower to
aid his escape cannot say-but it was not long
after the cocktail hour that posse of dozen or
more men were armed and equipped to search
the region round about for the culprit and as
the torrents of rain come down from above and
the party was about to leave, the Sheriff
stirred up their courage, closing his remarks with
the cheering words flor Hardy) bring him to
me dead or alive" That simply meant business
of the sterner sort (for Hardy if they got on
his track However, in a few hours after, all but
four come back with the news that they had
found traces of his brogans and of course he
would be captured Several days elapsed and
sure enough the searchers had overtaken the
culprit at St. Andrews bay. He seemed perfectly
willing to be arrested and his capture was 50
easy that two returned IN boat while the two
others, armed with double barrelled gun and
three hunting dogs, commenced the return
march with Hardy When about fifteen miles
from Apalachicola they stopped for lunch, at
noon. The prisoner made short work of lis
the remnants of his capture of the larder; the
guard had laid his gun on the ground and were
discussing chicken when Hardy very abruptly
seized that gum and remarked. +" gentlemen, now
itsmy turn. / don't want TO hurt you, but by
the great Eternal and the holy mOtherof Moses,
ETC., Tor words to that cect If either of you make
any attempt TO catch me, PH blow you to the
devil am master Of the situation" Hardy
gracefully retired; having the gun. the three
dogs naturally followed him. He, however, LEFT
his valise and rnmor gives me the story. II you
see stranger come In your Office with that gun
and three doen, you may consider him Hardy
and treat him accordingly. remembering the last
words Of the 6AefG, dead or alive"
Governor Drew has just appointed Ar. John
]. Berry - lnspect0r Of Timber and Lumbar.
Il is an excellent appointment ~ s
The Bark Relowa, CApfain Bryne, hanled out
through thespaA to-day, bound for New York
with lambeR Cor tia Brooklyn bridge.
Stons q Eowlers min b doing q tiptop baai-
ness. md parties Intending to build here win and
good supply Of excsllent lnmber elnse st hand
Busineas in ApalacAicola b good this season.
Hmsh & Goa have purchased and rebuilt the
Curtis Nil They arr cutting cypress timber
principally Coomhs q EmIine are doing husi-
ness at the old SUNNY South mills There are
very. few idlers in this part q the country. /.
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