The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-04-05
STATE nEws.


Mr.. w. ]. Turner, who resides in
Apopka City, says the hail stones during
the recent storm banked up against his
door about nine inches.-Apopka Citizen
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Barbour's wife and two
children arrived here from Chicago Sat
urdsy evening, and expect to make their
home hereafter in Sanford. = Sanford
Journal
The strawberry crop at Federal Point
is coming in rapidly. Already % refrig-
orators filed with berries have been for
warded from that place by w. H. Pill
lows Agency.-Putaans County Journal.
We are happy to state that Colonel
ii. L. Hart, who was SO seriously injured
by the runaway of his horses, last week,
is rapidly recovering, and expects to be
enabled, by the coming week, to resume
the duties of his ofice.-Pdldtkd Herald
We have heard it estimated that at
least 10000 people have visited Florida
this winter. Say that these visitors have
on an average spent 800 each, which is
surely low estimate, this would leave
100000 in the State as the result of the
winters travel-.H. augustine Press.
The first bar of iron on the Florida
Southern Railroad was spiked down on
Tuesday afternoon in the presence of
large number of our citizens. The laying
of the track was commenced as soon as
the first rail was laid, and the work will
be pushed forward with the vigor already
displayed by the company. = Putnam
County Journal.
old Chipco, the head and front of
the Seminole Indians Of Florida, was in
town last week He came up from the
camp with ID. w. Prescott, who made a
business. Chipco is an old chiet-said to
be upwards of one hundred years old
bowed with the weight of years and sin,
and yet able to make the trip on horse
back. He complained of being unwell,
and visited DIR. Shelby for medical advice.
Orlando Reporter.
A talk with Mr.. {. ii. Williams, of
the Peninsular Railroad, warrants us in
saying that the road will reach Ocala
early in May. lie is laying down iron at
the rate of FIVE or six car loads day
lie expects to reach Isaac Vaughn's to-
night and Anthony Place next Saturday.
Two weeks from that time and he says
Ocala and Fernandina will be connected
by iron bands. Allowing two or even
three weeks for accidents and delays, and
it will still be possible for the trains to be
running into Ocala some time during the
month of May Ocala Banner
The Orange Lake Fzorididn is the
name of a new paper soon to be started
at Lochbie, on Orange Lake, in this cohn-
ty. The object of this new candidate for
public favor will be to speed on the de-
yelopment which is now going on so
briskly in all parts of our county, and es-
pecially in Orange Lake section. 1t will
be under the management of Messrs. ii.
Walter and G. w. Wilson, two young
men of literary talent, and We have no
doubt but they will make it an interest
ing and valuable paper. We wish it pros
psrity and length of days. Ocala Ban
ner
-Metzgar, who was confined in jail at
Enterprise for the murder of Moore at
Titusville last summer, broke Jail few
days ago and started back to his old
haunts in Brevard county. He was pur-
sued, and hunted with dogs, finally run
down and captured. lie was nearly ex-
hausted from want of food and tired out
when overtaken. He is now under guard
at TitusviIle, where he will be closely
guarded. There was strong disposition
TO lynch him and save further trouble and
expense But better counsels prevailed
and he will probably have the benefit OF
a regular trial. Orlando Reporter.
We have taken some pains to ascer-
tain the amount of New York beef used
in PaIatka, and find that 5000 pounds
(24 tons) are used here eoery soeek; be-
sides this, nearly the same amount of ma
tive or Florida beef is sold, as well as a
large quantity of mutton, pork and poul-
try. Over 6,0o0 shad, besides large guam
titles of trout, (black bass) mullet, Dream
and other fish are sold here during every
week Of The winter season.. The forego
ing exhibit will alone show that large
number of visitors come to Palatka, and
the reason is readily found in our supe-
rior hotel and clearinghouse accommo
dations.-Putndm County Journal.
The Putnam County Journal seems
to have "got the edge" on the Orange
county folks, in the matter of Major
Marks offer of $25 for box of oranges
raisei north of Lake George, unhurt by
frost. 1t says: "Colonel F. L. Dancy, of
Orange Mills, picked and packed a box
from his grove and they were sent to San
ford, directed to III. o. Markham, Presi-
dent Of the Fair Association. We wrote
to MIR. Markham in regard to them, ask
ing that they be placed on exhibition and