The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-04-11

The debt of Escanbia county il esq.,
4ee.54.
West Florida needs an immigration
society.
st. Augustine isto have new Meth
odist Church.
Bro. Finley is proud of Columbia
county's schools.
The fertilizer business is on the wane
in Jackson county.
-Rumor says that Palatka will have
daily newspaper.
The peach crop promises to be fair
in Jefferson county.
Carpenters and blacksmiths are in
demapd at Mariana.
brandon is the name of new post
Office in Polk county.
Columbia county takes the lead in
the production of rice
the Gainesville municipal election
takss place tomorrow.
The health Of Jackson county is said
to be " simply splendid"
The Republican ticket was successful
in Fernandina on the Sd inst
s -Suwanpee county scrip, to the amount
of v,l6O,ls, has been cancelled.
Mr. Chas. L. Fildes, of the Gainesville
Bee, has purchased power press.
The President has nominated Wesley
c. Snow for postmaster at Pslatka.
-Track-laying progresses on the Live
Oak and Rowland's Bluff Railroad.
Work is progressing on the Green
Cove Spring and Melrose Railroad.
MIR. J. l. Mackey, of Jacksonville, has
a clam shell that weighs $40 pounds.
Greenwood, Jackson county, is one of
the most fourishing towns in Florida
Mr.. W. H. Bird, of Live Oak, last
week "gobbled up turkey at rattle.
1t is said that Mr.. Fl. B. Plant will
build a $4,000 theatre in Jacksonville.
The people of Sumterville are NOV
ing in the interest of railroad to that
place.
f-Pensacola is to have $4,000 thea
ire, with two galleries and six private
boxes.
Mr.. Louis Bell, ST., of Tampa, has a
coffee plant eighteen months old that is
blooming.
The steel rails received at Pensacola
alone will lay 90 miles of the p. & A.
Railroad track
The prospect for large yield of
bananas in the vicinity of Monticello is
very promising.
The editor of the Tampa Progress
wants a new hotel, more bananas and
frst-class circus.
Lieut.. Gov. Bethel and DR.. Harris,
of Key West, refuse to become Congress
sional candidates
Gen. Albert Pike, the celebrated
poet .and orator, made his first visit to
Florida last week.
Mr. NJ. L. Hewett, of Hillsborough
county, has an acre of corn that averages
nine feet in height.
-Fernandina, with population of
5000, has only about 800 taxpayers, and
owes over 81, 900.
Polk county sportsmen STAY alligators
by the wholesale Mr. E. Schuyler killed
five at a single shot.
"A six-acre grove, planted six years
ago in Liberty county, will this year pro-
duce 100000 oranges.
The Florida Pathfinder, published at
lOl Maiden Lane, New York, is doing
good work for Florida.
Mr.. Il. A. Wilder's new paper, to be
established at Bronson, Will be known as
the Florida Messenger.
"A. descriptive pamphlet of South
Florida is being printed at the Office of
the Key West Democrat.
Forest fires are still raging in many
portions of the State and great destruc-
tion Of property is reported.
Mr.. ii. w. johnson, of the Apalach-
icola Tribune will publish a pamphlet
descriptive of Franklin county
AT the Spring term of the fernando
county Circuit Court all the cases on the
docket were disposed of in three days.
Hons. Wiki Call and r.. H. M. Da-
wilson are making an effort to have the
bay Of Apalachicola supplied with buoys.
The organization of stock company
is proposed in Jacksonville for the pur-
pose Of furnishing electric lights in that
city,
"A The Post says Pensacola should
thank Vice-President Chipley, of the P. &
A. Road, for the handsomest depot in the
South.
The value of the exports from Key
West during the month of March is esti-
mated at $244,ooo and the imports at
s2l6,S25. "a
Henry Jones, aged IS years, SON of
Mr.. Geo. s5opes, Of Chattahoochee, died
from fesaseapf rattlssnaEe bite on.
the lst Snst.
MissSsippJ valley weather is wanted
at0Tapga City. Many portions Of the,
stare would gladly welcome little Of the
same weather.
Mr.. o. A. Myers, Of the Gainesville
-t4arocqte, is preparing to print pamph-
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