The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-05-04


The Republicans are holding secret
night meetings throughout the State
-Qazr1nfins regulations commenced
70 Be enforced at Key West May the lst
The Madison Republicans have de-
eiAred N favor Of Dennis Eagan for Gov
ernor.
The Key says there are one thousand
children In Key West who do not attend
school
Col J. F. White, of Live Oak, has
been named As . suitable candidate for
Governor.
A eolored couple were recently united
IN Jacksonville, the groom being 90 and
the BRIDE 60.
-yacksonTille has lost about 5000
worth Of property by FIRE during the Last
week-nostly insured
Pratt says large alligator, measure
ing twelve feet In length, was recently
killed in Rice Greek, bat that the king
ia many instances cotton had TO be
replAnted in Bradford county, in conse-
q0eDce Of the recent cold snaps. Seed
are scarce, and farmers find great diff
ealty In securing enough for their pur-
pose.
Prom the Constituion we learn that
The body Of = mulatto child was found
floating in an old well at Monticello, a
few days Eince. An inquest was held but
10 clue 70 the unnatural parents conld be
Sbtzined-
The Tampa Guardian says: Many
q The farmers in the county have had
escumben, squAshes and beans on the
VINES since Last spring; they have kept
green and bearing all through the winter
without cessation"
Two prisoners, confined in the county
jail a. Jacksonville, made dash for lib
eng ODe day Last week, and succeeded
u gaining the street, where, after deter
niD5d resistance, and amid much excite
nent, one Of them was rec2ptured, the
OtheT escaping.
The Sun and Pres states that the
seboo1er DOra Ellen On q recent trip,
Ehils OF St Augustine bar, sighted .
whale sPOuting and diving. 1t would
Doe4<lOnAlly leap high enough TO show
tTentg-Sve or thirty feet of its length
u; Il the water.
The merchants Of Madison commenced
elO~i1g their stores At 9 O'Clock P. n. on
he 18th inst, and viii continue to do 30
zrll the return Of the business season.
Would il not look well In the merchants
Il Tallahassee TO follow suit and allow
tbsir clerks little necessary recreation
Some months ago negro girl, resid-
ing IN Nassau county, buried her illegiti-
mate infant Strange TO say, the child
Ezs disinterred after remaining some
time in the earth, and was resuscitated.
Last week she was tried and acquitted.
Judge Archibald, on application of e.
NJ Thompson, Esq, bestowed on the
GOuDdling the name Of Lazarus.
Prom the Pensacola Gazete: "Mr
+. J. Stevens showed us an ancient silver
coin about the size Of sixpenee. Under
the microscope the date 39s, is very plain
also the inscription Civitdtis InperiGli.
and the figure Of . monster showing
double heads those of an eagle and
griffin; also crossed swords. There Is &
figure in circle and the letters Schi1is
can be deciphered. Who can tell us wha
people struck the money!
The St Augustine Press says as (
little girl was passing the Florida Hous'
holding in her hand 9 silver quarter, TIT
crane which roams about the yard Of thu
hOsel, in the most nonchalant manner
stretched his neck over the fence and
snstsbed the money from her baud. A
prominent legal gentleman was passinf
a the time, and calamity recaptured tn
coin which the crane was making tn
most hsrculean efforts to swallow.
The GazeIle brought up this morn
ing = huge saw-6sh, measuring fourteen
feet four inches in length, and weighin,
probably $50 pounds This specimen wa
captured by Mr.. James b. Arnsu, in tn
surf about four miles from the bay, in
seine, and was kept alive for forty-eigh
hours. The saw-6sh il . variety Of tn
shark family and is found in considerabl
abundance on the coast of Florida
Tbsy are very numerous in Indian rivel
LINTON.
"A Washington correspondent Of tn
Savannah Nssos writes: "The Depar,
nent Of Agriculture has received the frs
pound Of coffee ever raised in the Unite
States. Il comes from Florida Mr.
Julia AtzerOth, Of Braidentown, raised
this year on her plantation on India
nFsr. Tbs berries of the coffee are d
veloPsd - well Is those Of coffee grow
IN the West IndieA Il was grown fror
plants furnished MrA AtEeroth by Ii
department.
-Gorna Of the Florida Girls ara Dickin