The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-06-07
STATE NEWS.

Inc survey OF the S1CksOoVhlt, Ct.
Augustine and Halifax River Railroad has
been completed.
Mr. Arch Averitt sent us a sample of
oats grown at Jennings, nearly feet
high with % inches of head.-Jasper
Times
Mr.. Elijah Beasley, an old pioneer of
Escambia county, died at his home near
Bluff Springs recently, in the SD year of
his age.
st. Augustine's scavenger-mule is
dead and the enclosure where he spent his
hours of ease (which were few, has been
draped in black by his mourning friends.
Married, May 25th, by the Rev. w.
n. GLADDEN., at the residence of the
brides mother on Atsena Otie, the Rev.
b. NJ. Pack TO Miss Ella V. Edwards.
The Ne,cs says that there is to be
organized at Manatee company for the
purpose of building large dock and
warehouse on the river at some central,
easily reached and accessible spot"
The Gulf Coast Progress is the name
of a new paper at Tampa Mr.. T. A. Car
ruth is editor and o. J. Andrea is pub
Usher. Its chief object will be to induce
immigration to the Gulf Coast section.
The Union remarks that some of its
thirsty citizens, who cannot get liquor on
Sunday in the city, go over to Fernando
ma. We hope there is no truth in the in
uendo, and that our city authorities will
see that all places of business are as strict
ly closed here as in our neighboring city.
-Ferndndina Mirror
As notable evidence of the changes
effected by the extension of the Peninsu
lar Railroad to Ocala, we are informed
that FIVE carloads of freight from New
York on the 18th inst, by the Mallory
steamship City of Dallas, was received in
Ocala on the 18th, in just FIVE days from
New York-Fernandin Mirror.
Specimens of the poisoned waters o.
the Gulf were forwarded last fall to the
Smithsonian Institute at Washington fol
analysis, but the failure to treat the spec
linens with some preservative process
prevented final conclusion of the matter
The chemist has requested additional spec
linens whenever opportunity offers, to be
treated with alcohol.
Lake City has telephone company
The Lake City Reporter thinks "i
has been fully demonstrated that the
Early Rose is failure as a marketable
potato for our gardeners. True, they de-
we'll for the early kitchen gardens. 81
far the Chill Red is preferred as crop
1t is large, firm potato and yields larger
crops and is but little later than the Ear
" Rose"
The Brooksville Crescent is to have ;
new Office, built expressly for it. DIR
Stringer is successful potato raiser. HI
presented us basket of sweet potatoes
on Saturday, one of which weighed tire,
and half pounds, after drying in banl
since last November. He gathered las
year on one quarter of an acre over sew
enty-five bushels of sweet potatoes
BrooksviUe Crescent.
Mr.. Titus, northern gentleman, wh'
has been sojourning in Monticello TO
some months and engaged in training
fine blooded dogs, shipped to Baltimore
by express, on last Tuesday, his fine dol
named "Gordon." It is a very intelli
gent animal, and known as a "Gordol
Setter" and has been sold 10 Baltimor
gentleman for the enormous sum of seUe,
hundred dollars Monticello Constitu
ton.
Marion county had, until recently tn
largest wild orange groves in the world
it now produces more sweet oranges thai
any other county in the State and ba
a larger quantity of land suitable for thei
production. Her groves were 80 littl
affected by the severe cold of last white
that not tree was despoiled of its foliage
These facts, taken together or separately
entitle her to the banner Her orange
are also sought for in the New York mar
ket for their bright color and fine favor
-Ocala Banner.
"A party Of U. s. Surveyors unde
Capt. Duval of Tallahassee, arrived her
on Thursday morning last from his work
immediately north of the Thousand Il
lands, and sonth of the Big Cypress
Capt. Duyal states that his work covere,
quite large section Of the best land il
Florida, (rolling pine land and very ricl
hammocks) and which he believes has no
been heretofore known, and is enthusiast
tic On the subjsct of raining railros,
dowH to Cape slbls. Hsrs he states vii
be found anple ports for . terminus, %,
the rd.d fusnih lbreugh one Of the bes
tropical regions in the United States
Key Of the CUR 74ess
1t has long been belief among fish
ermen that the mullet was one species o
the 6nny tribe which could not be caugh
by ordinary methods This belief wa
tolerably well grounded as many attempt
had been made, bat fouad practically IA
tile until tAfvs Stcertivl ltehns, Il .svsa A.