The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-10-11

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not The proper name Of eersAin river,
that runs through 1fanatss county Ii
proper name i, T0tklochchopcohaac
Tothleehnhopco, does NOT mean Resee.
nor does Hatohee mean creek; bnt thai
the twO words oomhined means Long Pes
River, in the Indian tongue RiSs Iced
Signal and AdUcFtier.
The niny season i evidsntly ppon
us, - We are now having daiIy ahoperA
The country however l. still exceedingly
dry, 20 much 30 that cattle on the ranges
are suffering for water. During the past
Winter and Spring Nassau county Lost
heavily of cattle and hogs, and we hope .
scarcity of water win not cause further
Osses.-Fsrnapdin0 E.Prss&
We have just found ont Why the
church bell is not hung; it is set down
among the potato rows 90 that its tones
shall vibrate and kill the bugs, - our
sexton believes IN the conclusion theory.
"A nice piece Of cocOanut mating up the
aisle would improve the internal appear
ance of the church, and would be nicer
for the boys to spit tobacco juice on, and
deaden the noise of the No. I4's of the
late comers; the NesOs staff for instance.
Somebody should also sweep down the
cobwebs and knock off the dirt daubers.-
Mdndtee Nescs Church column.
We were shown a specimen of Mr..
w. w. Bridges peaches, some time ago,
which weighed about seven ounces. Last
week he brought us sample ofthe second
crop from the same tree. How 10 that for
Madison county peaches ?-On Monday
next, Judge Vann and the lawyers, win
go down to Taylor county to attend
court As the officers down there have
concluded that courts are too expensive,
and did not summon q jury, it is likely
that Especial venire" will be ordered
and jury summoned instanter.n There
was no court in Taylor county last Spring,
and the county seems to have gotten along
as well as ever.-Madison Recorder.
DIR. c. A. Hentz, of Quincy, has re-
moved with his family to BEevard county.
The Herald says: A gentleman of great
geniality of character, of fine accomplish
ments Of mind, physician of eminent
merit, and one who has for so many wears
filed 50 prominent position in the So
ciety and business of this community. his
absence will be keenly felt. As enlight-
ened self-interest guides in the business
affairs Of life, and we fervently hope that
all of his most sanguine expectations may
be realized, in his new home, where he
can never be more highly esteemed than
in our community. He will prove q most
valuable acquisition to any society in
which he may move. He, and his family,
part from as with the best wishes of our
people.
Last week one of the cruelest and
most lnhuman acts ever committed in our
county occurred near LevyviIle. An old
gentleman of that neighborhood by the
name of E. L. DrummoDd, was attacked
by young demon in human form an
swering to the name of Peter Lancaster,
who got Mr. Drummond down and kick
ed and stamped him to death. From all
the accounts We get Lancaster had no
cause to commit the act he did. Mr..
Drummond, the deceased, was good cit
izen and was never known to harm any
one. Lancaster was captured and is now
in the GAINESVILLE jail, Sheriff Parker think
ing it best to put the young man where
ne couldn't get away conveniently. Sew
eral others were with Lancaster when he
committed the cowardly deed but they
have heroically taken to the scrub Cedar
Key Journal.
The engineer corps of the Live Oak,
Tampa and Charlotte Hsrbor Railway
arrived IN Tampa on Thursday of last
week-On Friday ran line to Ballast
Point, and on Monday left to continue
the survey of The Rad to (yhavlnkta Har.