The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-04-06
STATE NEWS.

lGs patent Outsi0e.
Work on the South Florida Railroad
is progressing very rapidly and satisfac-
torily.
-Twenty-nine marriage contracts were
oonsummated in Jacksonville Last month
Ia white and Is colored.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Orange county will meet at Orlando
on the first Monday in April.
Jacksonville is having considerable
boom just now in the cigar business. The
papers continually report the arrival in that
city of cigar makers.
-Brooksyille Crescent. Barney Rhodes
has curiosity in the shape ofa preco-
cious orange bud put in last Christmas.
1t is only about two inches long, has two
tufts of leaves and two fully developed
blooms. Next.
st. Augustine Press the first rail of
the Jacksonville and st. Augustine Rail
road has been laid, and the company has
thereby conformed with the terms OF their
charter. Now let the road be pushed to
speedy completion.
xxi Ko, " in the Orlando Reporter,
tells of . mach-iii-love young man, down in
Orange county, who has grown so des-
perate that he sits and writes poetry with
an open razor in one hand; but his verses
are so sharp the editors have to turn them
into prose before they can be printed.
Talk about your ragged edge"
1t is rumored that General Ankeny
will be appointed United States Surveyor
General of the State of Florida, vice
Leroy D. Ball. Union. We have no
doubt that General Ankeny would make
an efficient and acceptable officer, but can
see no need of such change, as Colonel
Ball has given universal satisfaction.
When we get good rice mill within
few miles of town, which we learn will
be this fall, our farmers will plant rice
enough to supply the demand of the coun-
ty and have large quantities to ship
Qssincy Star. The cultivation of this
crop is receiving unusual attention
throughout Middle Florida, and is des-
tined TO become one of our staple products.
There is no reason why it should not
prove gold mine. -
We learn that the subscriptions to-
ward building the contemplated Jackson
vile and st. Augustine Railroad now
amounts to over 100000. The amount
required to insure the establishment of the
road is 100000, and the projectors are
confident that the balance will be forth
coming in q short time and the road built
as speedily as practicable. With the rail-
road in successful operation, the MAINTAIN
sas and Halifax Canal will follow as a
matter of necessity.-&. augustine Press.
Major A. !. Russell has severed his
connection with the Breeze. The Major
uses tongue and pen with equal force and
ability. His pen will take a vacation,
while the services Of his eloquent tongue
will be called into requisition often and
again during the approach of the coming
campaign.-JacksonoiNe Union. Mr.. J.
w. Whitney is to preside over the edito-
rial columns Of the Breeze for the present.
While regretting to see Major Russell de-
sert the journalistic ranks, we extend
hearty welcome to Mr.. Whitney.
Here is hard one from the Brooks
vile Crescent: Dan Mcleod sent us a
curiosity in the shape of an orange. In
external appearance the orange was not
different from any other, but on opening
the fruit, smaller and perfectly de-
yeloped orange was found at the bloom
end of the orange, and the inner orange
had no peal. E. c. Peterson has tree
in his grove at Spring Hill that produces
this freak of nature regularly. When the
crop is short, nine out of ten of the oran-
ges are double, with full crop the ratio
is much smaller.
The Jasper Spirit OF The Times is
responsible for the following: GA beau
tifSl solsite partridge was killed on the
| plantation of Mr.. Zack Frink, and sent to
this Office yesterday. The bird is the
first of its kind we have ever seen, being
snow white. 1t belonged to large fam
ly of the little brown gypsies which are
SO numerous IN the woods of this country.
and is like unto them in all things save
its color, and has been living peacefully
with them. putting on no airs on account
OF the distinction made in its favor. We
regret that the pretty creature had to be
killed in order to furnish this local.
The Sanford Journal gives the follow
ing account of a acowardly murder " COM
nitted near that place: "Information of a
brutal assassination that took place near
noyer's Mill on Tuesday evening, March
2srd, ID brought to us. 1t seems that a
man named Henry Stokes waylaid and
shot woman by the name of LOWE Glis-
son and man named Noah Keene,
firing load Of bnckshot at them while
they were walking together. Three shot
struck She woman in the face, one penetra-