The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-12


Cedar Key and Tampa have quaran-
tined against Key West
IA locomotive and cab for the St
Johns and Lake Eustis r. X. have arrived
Al jacksonville.
w. b. Lamar, Esq, the present
county clerk Of Jefferson, has withdrawn
his candidacy for that position.
Maj. Miles NJ. Johnson, at one time
= leading citizen of Gadsden county,
died On Saturday last of apoplexy.
The elegant and popular steamer St.
Johns, has arrived at Jacksonville on its
irst winter trip from Palatka to Charles
ton.
One hundred more hands for the
Waycross road were landed at Fernan-
lima BY the Western Texas on her last
trip.
Senator Jones, as We learn from the
Fernandina E,7ress, made capital speech
IA that place on Monday evening to a
large audience
Hon. Charles w Jones and Hon. W.
Call, l. :. Senator's, addressed the Jack
-onville Hancock and Bloxham Club on
Friday evening last.
Sanford cannot get suitable drinking
water from wells, and General Sanford
las ordered pipes laid from a neIghboring
pond 10 supply the village.
jacksonville health authorities quar-
zHtine vessels from Cuba, but permit the
ofieers of the vessel lying at quarantine
20 enjoy the freedom of city"
The Eey Of the Gulf says Conover
and Stiekney made quite an impression !;
Ee Judge so by lis Cuban Republicans
Joining the Hancock and English Club
heg Uea Democrat
The Republicans of Jefferson county
z - said, have agreed upon the following
licke1: 81 For Senator, J. u. Cole for
AssemblymeD, j. ID. Thompson, Jackson
Iunius, Ryal Long and J. Il. Carroll.
The Jacksonville San and Press of
lie sth says that two St. Augustine pilots,
John aud NenanciO Capo, have been ar
resied, charged with plundering the
Ersekage Of the steamship Vera Cruz.
Mr.. Wesley Williams is the champion
r.ofasO raiser in this county. He gave us
BeoffTe be took from hill which weighed
fre pounds; twenty-five pounds of pota-
-aes from one hill is not to be "grinned at. "
-MariG1iaa Courier.
VIM. H. Gleason has cume down to
COX after the vote of Dade county. These
lists always occur a few months prior to
lection We give our Dade friends warn
ug 70 keep an eye on this hungry bird
r pney.-hey Hest Democrat.
yellow fever is officially announced
hey West Our Board of Health has
III On ten day quarantine against that
place. II is rather late, in our opinion
Tor the fever to become epidemic, but it i:
vel 70 run DO risks Cedar Key Jour
ssaL, 9Th.
DR. Joe NJ. Perry paid us visit and
id rs Of the grand time they expected
have At Waldo on the 18th. The PEG.
le there give barrels of flour, whole
-eeTes, sheep, hogs, and FIVE and ten dol
- bills TO feed the multitude expected
N hat occasion Gainesville Bee.
The Fernandina and Jacksonville
Railroad, under the efficient management
4 the contractors is moving rapidly and
-teadily toward completion. The first
-eetion Of It, from Harris Road to Nassau
a distance of about eight miles, is graded
md ready for the crOss-ties. FsrndndinO
E7ness-
-AE u. 5. Place returned from Indi
ana On the 9th inst Mr.. Place was &C
o5mpsnied by a small party of settlers
wbO have determined TO locate on the
ne q the A g. q w. L T. Railroad
aEnong the number was a gentleman who
1sin erect 3 saw mill near Waldo, using
be- canal by which to bring his supply
{ timber from the neighboring lakes
fsgssazdiHa cypress.
On Monday night the 4th of Octo.
~ tbe Club Democrstico Cubano de
Hancock AID English met at Amateur
flal, eighteen new names were added to
ne Isl already comprising the club. The
cHbaa Democrats Of this city are think
men Addresses were made by differ
n gentlemen in Spanish, and at a late
our The meeting adjourned to meet
-sain On next Monday night-Key Wesl
fsem0z1L
-Refering to the recent Republican
invention which nominated McKinnon
nd Jordan with two Republicans for the
l-gizhture, the Marianna Courier of the
"a -ssys- Since, then, however, it is
3 .zrned that NcKinnon withholds for the
resent, any advocacy Of his candidacy
- bis friends, and Jordan swears by the
-srzth - come that he is not a candidate
iss ne Assembly, and his name was
1rk On the ticket without authority