The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-02-22

Pensacola has had another fire, consuming
three buildings, and cansing loss Of about &15
600
The steamship Josephine, Of the Morgan
Line, h reported lost in the Gulf No hves were
Lost.
The meAsles has been prevailing In Gaines
vile, the editor Of the SHA and Be being one Of
in victims.
Captain Mcnvaines steamboat "Chafer."
went within eight miles Of Brooksville on her
last trip up the Withlacoochee.
-PAlatkA had two 6res last week-the City
Bakery" and the Episcopal Rectory, neither Of
which were entirely consumed.
Captain Joshua L McGahagin, an old citi-
zen OF Mario1 coanty, was thrown from his
horse and killed one day last week
One hundred hands have begun shoveling
dirt Al Palatka for the new rail road, and the
Palatka people rejoice thereat
Miss Annie. daughter Of J. L McFarlin,
Esq. OF GAdsden county was recently married
to Mr. R a. Burton of Georgia
The Fernandina XSrror estimates the annual
capacity Of the several saw mills along the line
OF the Transit Road, at "a, lsS, 900 feet
A Mr.. Butler of New York, an invalid Wis
itor to Florida, fell overheard from the Steamer
Plant. at Fern andina last week, and was drown
ed
twenty-five Italians, including three women
and six children, arrived recently at Sanford,
destined for work on the streets in the town and
roads on the Sanford Grant
We welcome the Pensacola Gasetk to our
exchange list, and congratulate Brother Dorr
upon the handsome appearance and excellent
contents of The new Gdsctte, which is now print
ed on = fine power press. the first ever brough,
TO Pensacola.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Byme of Es-
Gambia, in the Assembly few days since to be
entitled IAN act for the protection of laborers, "
! which might have been entitled IAN act 10
| prevent strikes has created quite a sensation
among the long shore men of Pensacola.
| The town mArshel of Green Cove Springs
and the county sheriff had speck of war '
the other day, about the opening Of street In
that =" city" The matter was easily quoted
upon advice from State Attorney Finley, Who
went up from Jacksonville for the purpose.
The PsfnGm County Journal has taken up
the fight offered by the Orange County papers
as TO the damage done by the late freeze, and
seems TO be quite able TO hold its own in the
discussion. Brother Pratt puts in his oar loo
occasionally. and there is fun ahead apparently
The citizens of Nassau county, says the Fer
nAndina Express, feel some spprehensioRs for the
welfare of their cattle. Numbers are already
| dying from the effects Of the wet and cold, and
it is said thAt wet cold February will result in
the loss of fully one third Of the cattle in the
county. Try feeding them.
The Fernandina and Cedar Key Railroad
| was sold on Monday last, says the Union, at
| Fernandina by Mr.. n. A Dzaiynski, auctioneer,
for Philip Walter, special master. The road was
bid of BY Messrs. E n. Dickinson, of New
York, and c. D. Willard, of Washington city,
for $4,000, the purchaser assuming the bonded
debt of the road
We learn with sincere regret of the unex-
pected death, in Washington, on the lSsh inst,
Of William H, the eldest son OF Senator Jones.
aged IL years The doubly bereaved and sor
rowing father left with the remains for his home
in Pensacola on the 14th inst He will have the
heartfelt sympathies OF the people of Florida in
his hour of trouble.
The Quincy Herald tells blood-curdlng
story about quiet citizen of that vicinity who
was walking home late one night las, week, and
heard the sounds of q horses hoofs on the road
behind him rapidly approaching. He stepped
aside to let The animal pass but neither heard
nor saw anything pass him. bat q moment after
heard the measured tread Of the beast in front
Of him Doubtless it was . case of -
If all signs do not fail this is going 10 be
favorable season for the Putnam county veg
etable grower. Owing to the extreme cold
weather produce will be late this season in States
north of Florida, giving our section. favorably
situated As we are, . great advantage. All
that our market gardeners can raise will meet
with ready sale and no competition from points
further north Transportation facilities are
good-betIer than ever beforehand the people
Of the Northern States will pay literally for
early vegetables--Patnam Comfy Journal
The Putnam County Journal is indignant at
Major L. R Marks, of OAnge county. because,
- II alleges. he offered in the Orlando Reporter,
Of January 9Th, reward of $95 for box Of
oranges TO be exhibited at the jacksonville Fair
raised north Of Lake George. and picked since
the freeze, hich occurred in December. At the
date of publication of The of r, the fair had
been in operation two days, and the paper con-
tanning il did not reach readers outside of Or
ange county until several days after The fair
closed, which the Journal thinks was hardly
~fAir'
-Sprinkhhg . gallon or so Of slaked lime
around bearing orange trees, will prevent, It 10
said, the dark color Of the fruit On this point
Mr.. John Jackson, living over the river, informs
N that he has tried this lime treatment last spring
and the oranges are Of bright beautiful color
and totally exempt from the dark hue 90 common