The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-02-01
STATE NEW 5.

The Leesburg -Hdndocc is TO be enlarged TO
ix-column paper
Sumter countyis furnishing tomatoes TO the
Jacksonville hotels.
The Peninsular Railroad has reached the
border of Marion county.
The Suwannee Hotel at Cedar Key is doing
an immense winter business.
They had bright weather for the State Fair,
and ii was, as usual, "a success"
The Third Annual Orange County Fair will
be held at Sanford, beginning February ED
-Grahamville is the name of a new town on
the Withlacoochee. about IA miles from Brooks
Vile
The construction of the Peninsular railroad
is going on steadily, and it is expected TO reach
Ocala in March.
VIM. u. Roberts, fugative from justice
while resisting arrest in Baker county few days
| since, was killed by the officer.
! The Tampa Tribune, which growls about
everything it now INDUCES in an extra howl
over the irregularities of the daily mail from
| Gainesville.
The recent storms of rain have nearly ruined
| the cauliflower and cabbage crops about Are
dondo. A great deal OF land usually cultivated,
says the Gainesville Sun and Bee, is under water.
=" Money makes the mare 60" is an old
adage, but we think some of the boys who were
picked up by the Marshal this week are I'M
pressed that the Mayor makes the money GO
81. Johns Wtekly.
! Pensacola is swarmng with trampS-men
! of all nations and of all trades. There is even
| tramp printer here-strange as that may seem;
but stranger still is the fact that he claims to be
merit to the fastest workman in the United States
| II the fellow tells the truth he is a fool.-Ad
| rance.
| We do not ask our exchanges to trumpet
| our praises because we don't do that ourseves)
| but when talking 10 strangers who come TO Flor
ida to buy lands, please say to them that up at
| Ocala, where the lands are rich and marvelously
cheap, the orange trees were not injured in The
least by the late cold, and not tree was stripped
I OF its loliage.-Ocala BdRH0r.
| The recent severe cold, says the Gainesville
| Sun and Bee, has done very considerable dam
age to the orange crop in this county, but we do
not believe the trees have been much injured
The old trees, we prophesy, will put out all extra
heavy crop OF fruit next spring, and the young
trees will be so hardened and so freed from in
sects as to make unusual growth.
The bad effects of the recent cold upon the
orange trees IN and around Pensacola, and in
deed upon vegetation generally are quite appa
rent. The larger and bearing orange trees
though probably not seriously injured, attest the
severity of the freeze in their dismal looking
yellowish foliage, and in the discoored condition
of their frozen and ruined fruit.-Adoance.
| We. K. Foster, Esq, Of Sanford, says the San
ford Journal, has been called TO a seat in Gov
ernor Bloxham's Cabinet, having been honored
with the appointment of Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction for the State. We congratulate
the Governor ON his appointment, as Mr.. Foster
is gentleman OF high culture and eminently
suited for the duties of this responsible office
There were but two babies exhibited at the
baby show at Tallahassee. Both were awarded
prizes, and Middle Florida mothers, generally,
regret not having exhibited their darlings. =
! Quincy Herald. The above is the result Of an
error by our reporter. In the FLoRIDIAN's re-
port of the Fair there was q number Of entries,
as the anxious labors of the Judges abundantly
proved.
Captain Mcllvan returned on Wednesday
from one of his trips up the Withlacoochee with
his little steamer, the CHATTER He states that he
went within two miles of Sumterville and even
saw the smoke of an Oclawaha steamer over on
Lake Harris or Griffin. The Chafer brought
load of oranges and turpentine, and Captain NJ.
states that his next trip he will 60 still higher
up on the upper Wiihlacoothee. - Cedar Key
Journal 4
The election of Senator Jones is hailed with
satisfaction throughout the State. There is no
man In Florida who understands the national
politics of The country BETTER and is more able
and capable 10 represent the State ia Congress
than he Is. As q Senator he has the esteem and
respecf of his distinguished cOworkers, and be-
cause of the influence his great national ability
SECURES him, not only among Democratic but Re-
ppblicans, he il enabled to be OF vast benefit TO
Florida and the South Florida Is proud to
know that her Eebaior stands as eminent as any
who grace the halls of Congress II sesbnry i'd
rance.
"A correspondent ofthe Union says: Being
in this observation-disclosures ofthe most Intelligent