The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-05-24

his home in consequence Of bad health.
Middle Florida il the hsalthiest place in
AmericA .-On last Tuesday Mr.. G. w.
Turner suffered very serious loss by fire
nearly all the buildings on his place,
about six miles northwest of town, on the
Lake road, being destroyed. Monticello
Constit tuition, May eth.
w have it from good authority that
Judge D. A. Pardee, who was recently
appointed q. S. Circuit Judge, will short
ly be confirmed and will preside here at
the mel 1t term Of the U. S. Court.-A gem
tleman from the Smithsonian Institute, of
Washington, is opening the Indian mounds
on DR.. Rutherford's place over the bayou.
He has brought to light some rare speci-
mems Of pottery and war implements. ~
About IL o'clock on Wednesday, the
larger portion Of the remaining walls of
Fort McRae crumbled and tumbled into
the roaring surf Thus gradually fades
away this old ruin, which has for years
been battling with the waves, but grow
ing feebler with each recurring tide. Only
q small portion of the walls are left stand
ing.-The steamer Lucy P. Miller having
completed her contract with the L. &. N.
Railroad, left this port last Tuesday, en-
route for New York. She has been char
tered at high. figure, for an eight months
engagement, to ply as fruiterer between
that city and Aspinwall, for very wealthy
firm of fruit dealers in New York,
which firm already have in their employ
the st Gamer "Chase" which also belongs
to the owners of the Miller Pensacola
Gazette
Right Rev. Bishop Young, of the
Diocese of Florida, recently delivered an
address upon the growth of the Episcopal
Church in the State, which appears from
the figures exhibited surprising to those
witho ut the Episcopal communion as well
as tn se within. Ten years ago there
was one communicate for every 1922
of the entire population of the State. :
Now there is one communicate to every
172 Of the population, gain of $50 pei
cent. The vigor of the church is better
shown, however, from the number o.
churc b edifces erected or in course o.
erecti on. Among the places which now
o0-4otn will ch0-f1x- 4o1, oh, ,-ol
edi6ces are: Pensacola, Mariana, ITALIA
hassee, Lake City, Orange Park, Greer
Cove Spring, Federal Point, Welaka
Sanfo I'd, LOngwood, Maitland, Cedar
Keys, Fairbanks, Waldo, Santa Fe, Ocala
and besides these the Chapel of the GOOD
Shepherd in Brooklyn, which the Bishop
opened Sunday before last, and the Churcl
of the Holy Cross at Marguerite, neal
Sanderson, which has been consecrated
within the two years. Another church il
soon to be begun at Fort George Island
The Bishop also has fund of 81, 900, do
mated by gentleman from Hartford
Conn. :, to be used, at his discretion, in thu
erection Of a church or churches. These
churches are free from debt, are strictly
church edifces in architecture, and ar,
free to all alike. The churches at Milton
and Hibernia are we'll advanced, and a
Madison, Mariana, Orlando, Lake Como
DeLand, Yalaha and Fernandina efforts
are making for the erection Of edifce.
which it is hoped will be completed du
ring the year. These, when added t.
those already finished, will make twenty
nine churches built in three years.