The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21

val county jail.
A severe norther struck Key West
On tie lBsimk ~
AWofk ~ begun on the street rail-
road in Jacksonville.
1T ID said that Hon. Mr.. De La Matyr,
Of Iih1iana, viii settle in Florida
@Dss@& Buck are bnildine railroad
from ElIaville to their logging camps.
-WitherspOOn has probably given mp
hls fun Of oontesting DavidsOn's seat.
Mr.. J. B. Christie, Jr., has been ap-
pointed od interim County Judge of JEFF
ferson county.
Hon. P. P. Bishop ships 600 boxes OF
oranges weekly from his Fernandina
PAe6ag house.
GWe have received copies Of the new
pamphlet of Commissioner French of the
Immigration Bureau.
Mr.. J. w. Whitney's residence in
Jacksonville was destroyed by fire on the
morning Of the 18th inst.
Over SOC, 900 oranges passed through
jacksonville to Eastern markets by rail
and water on a single day last week.
"A colored woman IN Madison county
was so terribly shocked by charge of
poisoning her husband that she drowned
herself
On the plantation Of Mr.. ]. J. Walker,
Of Jefferson county, there was raised this
season Gil bushels of sweet potatoes on
one acre.
during November 4,5o2,sbs feet of
lumber was shipped from Jacksonville.
Of which s,7sO,OOO was shipped to do
nestle ports
The trial of Emsnuel Brown for the
mur5fr of J. r Bryant in September,
1877, In Jefferson county, was begun at
Monticello on the 18th inst.
The Duval House at Baldwin will be
Immediately rebuilt by Mr.. Turner. This
will Be the third time it has been de-
stroyed by fire and rebuilt.
The steamboat W. T. Wheless, built
at Pittsburg, Pa, for service on the Sa-
vann2h river between Savannah and Au-
gusta, was at Cedar Key last week.
The artist of the New York Graphic
is engaged in the preparation of an illus
trzted article on Florida. He is respect
fully invited to visit Middle Florida if
fine scenery is what he is after.
The Sun and Press has engaged The
services of prominent merchant of Jack
sOnville, as permanent poet. His illusions
are affecting to a degree; but there is
rather mOnotony of subject about them.
John Reynolds, alias Carr, was ar
rested last week at Cedar Key on charge
Of bigamy, but escaped from the custody
Of the magistrate who had undertaken to
hold him while the officer went to telc
graph news of the arrest.
The Cedar Key journal of the 18th
contains lengthy and full account of the
arrest and suicide of Andrew J. Gillen at
that place on the Sd inst Gillen had
murdered his .fOacee, Miss Mary Sigerson,
in New York, November 10th.
The Tampa city authorities are en-
gagged in burying the dead fish with which
the shores of the bay are strewn in con-
sequence of the poisonous water in the
bsE and along the lower Gulf coast.
The Sun and Press, in its usual dog
in<hemssger style, has been engaged
ever since the election in mean-spirited
attempt to deter immigrants from coming
70 Florida while Democratic admins
trztion is in power. 1t is gratifying to
know that little harm is done by its efforts.
The Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee Informs us that his committee will
call convention TO recommend coun: Y
officers to Governor Bloxham, the last Of
January or the FIRST of February. There
are many candidates we learn, but we do
not hear of any making any general can
vsss as yet.-OranSe City Citizen.
M n .. Campbell of Illinois, WAS
robbed on tins train near Jesup, ca, by
two confidence men, who were arrest I'd
atFernandina on the arrival of the steam r
from Brunswick on the 9Th inst Thy
were imprisoned but escaped, throH., i
the supposed connivance of the jailor.
We would suggest that ALAG ~.
county be represented, by specimens Of
her products, At the Jacksonville Fair, To
be held in January next. The exhibitions
haxeA1 beretofore amounted to much, it
igRue, snd they never will until such
eOustisA - Aaron, Alachua, Leon, A.,l-
isOn.. JkAson, COlnmbia and Gad,'i+n
tzxe N fnterests IN them. - GainescfEe
Bee. ae q
The Cedar Key Journal of December
1Ith contains A tiktAresine account Of
the trip of Capt McIlvaine with his
steamer Chatter up the Withlacoochee as
far - Lake Panosofkee. Owing to low
HhtAerPp4 coul9 moi Snter the lake,
bnHeR-kIfew mHesAsbtve tie s0AIsS
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