The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-09-07

believes d viii, he will make it q regular
branch of industry. This win give en-
ployment 70 large number of people,
He pronounces the Florida shrimp equal
to any to be found anywhere, and vastly
superior in size.- Orlando Reporter.
Gen. A. J. Meyer, the chief signal or
Ger of the United States, who died on the
Esd ult., was, many years ago. resident
Of this county, and lived on what is known
as the " Bradley " plantation.-Monticeuo
| Constitution.
The American Union and Pensacola
Telegraph Companies, have joined hands
against the Western Union at Pensacola,
and the good people of that burg are
likely to get their telegraphic dispatches
cheap after this.
The various committees of the Han
cock and Bloxham Club No. are work
ing like beavers, preparing for the barbe-
cue on the 18th prox., at which time Hons.
R. H. M. Davidson, w. Call, S. Pasco and
other distinguished gentlemen will adj
dress the people of Brooksville.- Brooks
viUe Crescent.
There was considerable wind and
rain on Monday night, and at one time
there was great apprehension of fearful
gale. We fear that great deal of the
| oo&%ou %ha@ xroo OMAN hoo hoor hl0xxyo IN
the ground, and that in many localities
in the county the stalk has been blown
down Quincy Star, Sept. lst.
Capt D. F. Shute has growing on his
place cotton stalk over eighteen feet in
height. He has already picked three
pounds of cotton in seed from it. He will
have to do some tall reaching, we sur
mise, to get the top crop. This stalk put
out from last years growth and has be-
come the champion of Florida-Lake
City Reporter.
MIR. J. w. Dunn, Pensacola painter,
took his wife and FIVE small children on a
pleasure excursion on the bay in small
boat last Sunday, and the boat being
struck by squall, four of the FIVE child
rem were drowned, and the surviving
members of the unhappy family, after
many hours of danger and exposure, were
rescued in an exhausted state.
MIR. j. S. Mikell, who lives on the
road between this place and the Suwan-
nee Springs, presented us the other day
with fourteen sweet-potatoes that weighed
thirty pounds and measured nearly half
bushel. They were of the variety known
here as the Providence potato, and are
celebrated for being early, large, and
thrives well on poor land. Mr.. NJ. has
already dug and sold one crop this year,
and expects to make another crop Of the
same potatoes on the same land.-Live
Oak Bulletin. III
Mr.. T. L. Ward has cut about three
acres of his rice crop near town, and
thinks he will realize thirty bushels to the
acre, from fifteen acres planted. He is
satisfied with the experiment, and is Of
the opinion that the yield of rice crop
would be more profitable, with less risk
and work, than the cotton CROP Mr..
John Wyatt showed us fine specimen Of
rice grown on his place. We understand
that several acres have been cultivated
near Concord and has turned out finely.
Quincy Star.
The Pensacola Adudnce says that the
total amount of timber shipped from that
port for the year ending September LIST,
1880, was 9,55O,5l7 cubic feet, all to for
eign ports, while for the previous year the
total amount shipped was 6,s5a, 1896 cubic
feet. For this year the amount of lumber
shipped to foreign ports was 5O,a4o,OOO
superficial feet; coastwise 81 ,s45, 900 SUI
per6cial feet, making total of 80, 1876, 900
superficial feet as compared with total
of 59,75l 900 superficial feet for the same
period last year. The total value of i'm
ports for the same period was $lol ,O5l.s7.
"A Telephone reporter closely watches
the indication for travel and immigration
to this State this winter. and finds that
the prospects grow more favorable every
day. The number of inquiries received
at the various land Offices, Commissioners
French's Office and by private individuals,
show a greater number of inquiries than
for any previous year. Yesterday letter
was received by Commissioner French,
signed by eight persons at Middleboro
Masa., asking for reduced rates of trans
portation. DC, stating that they intended
leaving for Florida on the first of October
This morning two gentlemen arrived on
the train-Mr. Clinton johnson, of Sand
Hill, NO., and Mr.. H. D. Pope, of Law
renee, Ind, for the purpose of prospect
ing. These gentlemen report that mum
Der of families will follow them this win
ter from their section.
GENERAL NEWS.