The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-05-25

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-Wogk On the railroad from PAlatka
20 Oxi.sdo 10 sid to be progressing sat
i.faeso<1y.
Md Hendficka, the murderer Of
Mr. Wood6eld, win be executed in the
Hl yard n Madison next Friday.
"A few days since as Milton, little
child came near dying from the effects Of
ooooentzzted I've let where it could get it
An old colored woman m Fernan-
dina was burned TO death . few days
since By her clothing accidentally taking
FIRE
The Quincy Star says There is
continual stream Of wagons, loaded with
corn, passing from the depot TO our
storeA" This Is not as It should BE-
Mr. Benjamin Font&ine, while en-
route 20 Aieanopy, the other day, fell
from . wagon, both wheels Of the same
passing over his body. He sustained Sc
nous internal injuries. G0inesriL< Bee.
The Jasper Spirit Of The Times says
q the Alapaha river is doubtless one Of
the wonders of the world Last Tues
day, At q given point, it was dry. Next
morning, at the same place, the water
Eas six feet deep and still rising"
DIR. David Mack, who has been for
the past four weeks down south digging
into the sand mounds of Florida, returned
Tuesday evening. He reports fair " find :
Of bones, trinkets, etc, the relics Of an
earlier race of people than the Indians,
and has secured two barrels of relics for
the Peabody Museum of Harvard College.
Orlando RTOrtz.
"A little three-year-old boy in Polk
county recently strayed away from home
and became lost. He was only found at.
Ter four days diligent search BY about
sixty men, and was then in a very weak
and exhausted condition. He was found
in saw grass marsh about four miles
from home, but had wondered over a
mnch larger scope OF country. as was evil
dent from the trail
Quincy .Sdr, May 22nd: Yesterday
DR. c. Hentz showed us piece Of skull
which he had cut from the head of the
oolored man who was struck few days
ago with hatcbet in the hands Of another
eolOred trooper. The piece Is about an
inch IN diameter and oneeighth Of al
inch II thickness Dr. II. thinks the pa
tent 80 badly injured By the blow that
his recovery can hardly be hoped for.
Tie man who threw the Ratchet has made
god his escape
Rad what the Sumter Adconoe saws
4 tie profits Of vegetable growing: Mr..
i'm LzDier was il our Office this week
and showed rs the receipts Of twelve
boIes q tomatoes whish amounted to
So They we're sold in the Philadelphia
market where be has been shipping a
large quantity. He says upon some be
rezlized T. and $3.50 per crate (bushel).
We asked Mr.. Lanier Of vegetables were
= SIRE crop: II considerable risk was not
rIn In raising them for market: He said
II VA zs sure az corn, cotton or any Of
The field crops, and certainly more profit
able
-Fernandins Niyror: On tho evening
Of The 18th inst, at about O'Clock,
quarrel arising between Jake Williams
and William Flowers, (colored,) about
debt, ~ the corner Of Third and Centre
streets, they agreed TO 90 beyond the
city Emits TO fight it out. On the way
cut Flowers picked up some rocks or
bricks, and Williams, much the older man
Of the two, tod him to throw away the
bneka, but throwing at Williams he
struck him On the side Of the head, pro-
dncing conclusion Of the brain, from
which be died in few hours. Flowers
rzs arrested and placed in jail
4gRDKR AT BALDwIN.-At Baldwin, on
Friday afternoon, colored girl by the
name Of Burke was shot and killed by
Spencer onley, q coIored man from ITALIA
hassee- 1t seems that the Burke girl,
with another girl and Onley, were at a
house near the water tank on the Fernan-
dina road While there the other girl
dropped asleep, and just as she was wax
ing up heard the Burke girl say. 81 am
not afraid Of your pistol" and then fol-
lowed the shot, and the awakened girl
jumped up TO zee the Burke girl drop to
the ground and die The murderer es-
caPed up the track, and at last accounts
had not been captured.-,Sun d Press.
The jacksonville Breeze of May the
18th has the following concerning the
POttsdamer case: "John Z. Hartridge.
Esq-, arrived from Lake City this morn
ing. He says that exceptions have been
fled in the Pottsdamer case upon which
Il win be taken to the Supreme Court.
Also, that an effort will be made TO get
him ont Of custody on bond, until the
SuPreme Court meets. Mr.. Hartridge
says that . great deal of feeling is be-
ing manifested concerning the prosecu-
ton ~ NJ poffa1ara- 81 a.. l.