The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-06-21
STATE NEWS.

Leesburg last week
: A large black bear was killed in
Apalachicola last week
-Watermelons are plentiful in Lees
burg, at rs cents piece.
-Apalachicola is on the high road to
prosperity-it is to have a brass band
DIR. Lykes, of fernando county, is
having lo,OoO-acre pasture fenced in.
: Mr.. c. Pacetti, an old citizen of St.
Augustine, died last week, aged 70 years.
The survey of the Palatka and In
dian River Railroad has been completed
to Orange City.
Mrs. Alkaline Simon, wife of Mr.. S.
Simon, prominent merchant of Monti-
cello, died on the the 18th instant.
Rev. John Beveridge has sold out
his property in Orange county and gone
back to his old home in Georgia for his
health.
The Deland AgricuAurist offers
prize OF $50 for the best article on "Mark-
ct Gardening" to be awarded by the
Lake George Agricultural Society.
Business continues brisk, and bids
fair to maintain high standard during
the summer Fernandina does not feel
the fluctuations in business consequent
upon change of season as much as some
of our neighbors do. Our merchants con-
time to receive large stocks, and dispose
Of them rapidly.-Fermamdina Express.
A recent letter from Hon. G. T Jen-
kins of fernando county says: "The
prospect of our crops is truly alarming,
from dry weather and no rains, we will
have to depend on rice, potatoes and peas,
and | do not think many people have
seeds. With our high taxes l do not
know what will become of u.s. Orange
crops are and will be short owing to the
drought"
The Deland Agricutturist places the
valuation as follows: Grove in good order,
commencing to bear, s., 900 per acre, and
after that an addition of 81 900 per an
mum until it has reached $4,000, by
which time the grove should be given
$1,000 per acre per annum-interest at
ten per cent. But everything depends
on the state of the grove and the appear
ance of the trees.
As an evidence of the extreme health
fulness Of Tampa, it was remarked by
Rev. j. 0. Branch, during his recent visit,
that he had not visited Tampa before in
twenty-three years, and yet very nearly
all the citizens he was acquainted with at
that time, though some of them were then
getting old, were still living and enjoying
good health. We do not know of any
place of the same size where the proper
ton of old people to the general popula-
ton is SO large.-7ampa Progress.
After spending some time in our
midst, making Investigations as to the
inducements held out by Pensacola as
an entry port for immigrants, Mr.. F. G.
Pribyl took passage on the train Sunday
morning for Baltimore. This gentleman
represents the Bremen line of immigrant
steamships, and was induced to visit Pen
sacola through, invitations extended by
some of our principal men. He informed
US that he would return in the course of
few weeks, and expressed himself as
highly delighted with his trip snsaco-
Ia Adrdnce.
Miss Eugenia Tresca tripping along
the other side of the Hammock to visit a
friend lately, put her foot in an alligator's
mouth and not till the reptile had spit it
out, switched her dress with its tail, and
put for bunch of palmettoes, did she no.
lice how narrowly she had escaped losing
that dainty little No. II. The most
beautiful Of all the tropical flower
trees, is that of the Royal Ponseana.
There are many now in this city in
full bloom. The rich scarlet covering
is something grand to look at. Many are
80 to 40 feet high.-Key Of the Cult.
-ClHCe the commencement VI Tue Il IOT-
ida Southern railroad, the merchants here
increased their sales to considerable ex-
tent. Paying off the hands amounts to
over six thousand dollars a week, making
business brisk. We are glad that our
merchants here increase their trade. Pa
latka is fine point for general business.
This business can be enlarged to great
extent, by the outlay of capital, which is
necessary to keep on hand supplies for
the river trade, and especially for smaller
stores in the interior. Let Palatka be
made a booming place of business Pa
Idtkd Herald.
The track on the F. s. r. W., Is now
laid eighteen miles out, FIVE and half
miles having been laid the past week.
We received an invitation from Mr..
GrueIle, che General Superintendent, to
TAKE ride out to-day and enjoyed the
trip very mnch. We win give our opin-
ion of the country another time.-Seven-
tenths Of the shipments of vegetables go
ing North by the river boats passing
here from the upper st. Johns are raised
in Putnam county, and are shipped from