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

greater numbers than any other kind.
Thus We % another old idea exploded,
and fishermen, % consequence, are null
tiplying. Heretofore cast-nets were not
within the reach of al, and the man who
possessed one was regarded - particu-
larly forth nate. To-day it is compare
lively out Of date. and our wharves are
filed with urchins armed with the old
time pole aud line, which more common
vernacular now designates as "Pete's
Rifle. p Pensacola Advance
-" The Pirates of Penzance will be
repeated At the Opera House on Friday
10th June. The Quincy Amatuers will
be assisted by Misses Shine and Bull, Of
Tallahassee We will notice 1t length in
our next issue.-Last Sunday afternoon .
colored woman living near Chattshoochee
left several children shut up in house
while she went to church, and on her re-
turn found that her home and family had
been crem ated during her absence. It is
not known how the fire originated.-Mar-
ried, at the residence of the brides father,
on the 28th inst, in the eastern part of
the county, Mr.. ]. Davidson Stockton, of
Quincy, and Miss Sue Scott Quincy
| Herald.
The amount of shipping in the port
of Fernandina just now speaks well for
the lumber interests of the place, and
compares favorably with any of its neigh
boring ports Twenty vessels in port last
week, exclusive of steamers. Waldo
enterprise is now open TO the public, and
reflects m UGH credit upon its projectors.
An article descriptive of the canal and
country contiguous to it, from the Starke
Telegraph, will be found on our first page.
We acknowledge the receipt of neatly
printed invitation to take ride over the
route on their elegant and commodious
steamer, the F. S. Lewis, and at the first
opportunity will avail ourselves of it.
The Express has always felt deep inter-
est in the canal project, and will rejoice
at its complete success.-Fsrnandina Err
press.
Mr.. Noah Geiger, residing about two
miles southwest Of town, and who is one
among our most Industrious and enter
prising farmers, has clearly demonstrated
the fact that vegetables can be produced
as early in Bradford county as anywhere
else along the line of the Transit Road, not
excepting Arredondo. Notwithstanding
the very unfavorable spring and the more
recent drought, he has succeeded in pro-
ducing an early crop of tomatoes. He
made shipment to Baltimore last Tues
day, and had it not been for three weeks
terrible hot and dry weather just passed
he would have made shipment two
weeks earlier. The soil Of Bradford has
just clay enough in it for vegetables, and
it is the most surprising thing in the world
to US why truck gardeners have overlook
ed this important fact so long.-&arkt
Telegraph.
The largest real estate transaction in
the history of Orange county is the trans
fer of large portion of General Sanford's
interests to an English company, the
deeds to which were recently filed for
record. The transfer includes the San.
ford Ora Mt, and we learn all of the real
} estate be longing to the General excepting
his Belair property. The consideration
} is sixty thousand pounds sterling, or about
three hundred thousand dollars. 1t il
said that the same company has also Sc
cured large quantity of land in the in
terror Of the State, and it is fair to lool
for we'll directed effort in that direction
to develop and settle up these lands
With half million dollars invested, the
Euglishmen will be likely to display 8
good deal of activity. Should this project
succeed as the English colony at LIE Mars
Iowa, has done, Florida will be immensely
benefited Orlando Reporter.
In reply to our inquiry: "As to what
was the matter with the tomatoes ?" that
, the first crop in some sections was decay
: ing at the blossom end, we have from 8
large grower the following query =
Would like to ask if you know whether
, dNvarieties of tomatoes are affected alike
or, is it confined to the Acme p hav.
entirely given up growing the Acme,
although it is one of the very best sorts, al
. l find that large proportion of them de
cayed on the blossom end, and know
that a number of New Jersey gardener
: gave them up for the same reason" Thil
is important, and we would like further
, reports from gardeners experienced will
3 this variety. The patch to which we hat
r referred was mixed accidentally, the two
3 varieties being Acme" and Trophy :
r the planter intending to grow "Acme'
only. Growers Of tomatoes will confer
great favor by reporting upon this mat
} ter immediately.-Florida Dispatch.
: Rain is needed badly, the lighr
showers on very dry ground 10 quickly
dried out by the sun, leaving it in bad
: order.--Very small shipments of vegeta
} bles are leaving this region compared