The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-10-03


A telephone line, at cost OF 50 900,
is proposed between Apalachicola and
Mariana
The second artesian we'll driven at
Palatka furnishes, sulphur water at
depth of eos feet
The Key West Democrat prints the
names of twenty-seven aspirants for the
Office of City Clerk.
Rev. A. A. Duncan, ID. d., of the
Florida Presbytery, died at his residence
at Fairbanks, on the 2lst ult.
The journal Of Progress, which re-
Gently suspended at Pensacola, is to re-
appear as Republican organ.
The Ocala BdnnerLdcoh has aban-
doned the eight-page style and Is now
printed in large four-page form.
The betrothal Of Mr.. Louis J. Burk-
him, Of Jacksonville. and Miss Annie
Endel, of Gainesville, is announced.
Mr. d. C. Wilson has disposed of his
mercantile interests in Tampa and will
accept a position as commercial traveller.
-Messrs. r. ". Adams and Il. Il.
Blackwell have been nominated for the
Assembly 10y the Democrats of Hamilton
county.
Mr. H. II. MgCreary has disposed Of
bis interest in the GAINESVILLE 1drocate to
Mr.. J. w Cannon. who is now sole pro-
prietor.
The Democrats of Escambia county
have nominated MeSsr~. y Nicholson,
VIM F. Lee and J. Is. Roberts for the
Assembly
The next meeting of the General
Passenger and Ticket Agents A>socia-
ton VIII be held in Jacksonsill in
March, 1883.
The kissimmec Florida says that
Tallahassee, chief of the Florida SeminoleS,
is DESTROYS of removing to the Indian
Territory with his tribe.
1t i rumored that AsSociate-JuStice
NanValkenburgh, Of the Supreme Court,
proposes to resign, and that Judge Nann,
Of Madison, will be his successor
Judge VIM. Archer Cooke, of the
seventh Circuit, has been designated to
hold the fall terms Of the Gre hit Court
in Marion and Putnam counties
The CONSTITUTION says man acres in
Jefferson county will be planted Ia lie
Conte pears next winter and pring. The
young trees will be in great demand.
The game Of base ball and other
amusements on the State Fair Grounds at
Jacksonville, last Tuesday. for hc benefit
OF the Pensacola sufferers, nctj4 I'll $534.3o.
When the millennium GOMEZ We would
like to be living in Florida 1t will be
more like ancient Eden that any other
place We have ever en.-FIorfda Uetho-
dist
The Democratic conventidn of Hills
borough county nominated Ca plain J. T.
Leslie for the senate and VI tssrs C. l..
Wilder and J. J McNullen for the As
sembly.
The press and material for the Lees
burg Ncrs have arrived at that place, and
Messrs b. F. Colly and w w Aston
will soon issue the first number of their
new journal.
Bro Fildes says there Is not 4 soil
tary building now standing in Monticello
that was erected fifty years ago The
Oldest building is the one now occupied
by Mrs Partridge, and ii was built for
Mr. d. Williams about the year 1885.
A Palatka special to the Union, OF
Sept 27th, says: doctors McMeekin
and Newsome, the present Assemblymen
from Putnam county, were r enominated
at the Democratic Convention held here
to-day on the first ballot for the Legisla-
ture, amid great applause"
Orange City Times "There Is on
exhibition in this city a runner Of Para
grass which measures eighteen feet and
four inches in length, ali the growth of
this year, on the high pine land of Orange
City. Yet some people say that nothing
can be grown on pine land in Florida"
Monticello Constitution: Why can
not our citizens organize an immigration
society in this county, in connection with
an agricultural, horticultural and pomo
logical society? 1t would prove of great
LII II
creating the boom that is inevitable fol
Middle Florida"
= Lake City Reporter:: "Columbia
county has as many, if not N Or natura
water powers than any county in The
State, all Of which are capable of running
a large amount Of different kinds of ma
chinery at the lowest possible outlay
Some Of the owners you'd Let them TO thu
right parties on the most favorable terms.
An effort is being made by Mr.. Go
hen to organize a company and Introduce
patent fruit driers in this town, and b,
prepared to utilize the berry and friIi
crop Of 1883. This is a commendabl,
enterprise, and if successful will enable
our citizens to utilize large quantities o
fruit and vegetables that have heretofor
been wasted.-MonticelLO Constitution.
Colonel w. w. Moore, editor of tn