The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-10-17

his cArrierspigeons. They fly mile a
minuta
There has not been q single death of
. white person in Mariana, as we now
recOllect in . year-COurier
The premium list Of the Eighth An
nual State Fair has been printed in neat
pamphlet form at the Union job office
Mr.. George Z Hawkins, son of the
late Judge Hawkins, of Mariana, died of
yellow Fever, at Pensacola, on the 18th.
-Messrs. NJ ii. Mabry and w. W.
Casady have been nominated by the Dem
Ocrsts of Sumter county for the legislature.
The Democrats of Jefferson are work
ing TO win. Local speakers are address
ing the people in every precinct of the
county.
Mariana Courier: "Office seekers
of the McKinnon persuasion are hanging
on the ragged edge of melancholy uncer-
tAinty."
The contract for improving Apalach-
icola harbOr was awarded to Mr. Jno
Mcguire, who commenced operations last
Saturday.
Bro. r. +. Prevatt, editor of the Or
ange City Times, was married to Miss
Eva Preston, of Columbus, Ohio, on the
goth of September.
Col. Whitfield Walker, owing to hu>i-
ness matters that require his undivided
attention, has withdrawn from the Sena-
torial race in Duval.
We deeply sympathize with Bro.
Marschalk, of the Pensacola -4fronce-
Gazette, who has lost son and daughter
during the yellow fever epidemic in that
city.
Mr.. 6. Ii. Richards, General Mana
ger of the Eagle Pencil Company at Ces
dar Key, was drowned by the capsizine
of a small boat during the storm Of last.
week
"A steamer will ply between Cedar
Key and Rowland, new town at Row
lands Bluff, on the Suwannee river, the
terminus of the Rowland's Bluff and Live
Oak Railroad.
The Democrats of fernando county
have made the following nominations :
For the Senate, Hon. A. ). Mann; for the
Assembly, Hons. c. c. keathley and F.
NJ Townsend
The storm was very severe at Madi-
son last Tuesday night. The large new
warehouse of Capt. Jno. l.. Ingliss was
blown down and the crops seriously dam
aged in the country
Key West Democrat. "There is no
doubt of the regular Democratic ticket
beating both wings of the Republican
party by a handsome majority Their
day of success in this county belongs to
the dead past"
are working hard for the success of the
party. They have erected ffty-foot
pole, flung their banner to the breeze,
and hold frequent meetings, which are
largely attended and very enthusiastic
The Jacksonville Times gives notice
to the proper authorities that mail agent
s0nville and Middle Florida on the freight
train, in order that the good people OF
that section may enjoy better mail facili-
ties.
=" Touchstone, in Ocala Banner La
con "To orange producers it may be in
teresting to know that the apple crop in
New York State is a total failure, and OF
consequence there will be good market
for Florida oranges this year in the
Eastern States"
Jacksonville Times Mr.. Charles
+. Crawford, who has travelled for Fanslel
4 Co. in the Northwestern States for five
years, returned last evening from months
trip in Florida, and says that there is
withiBSher borders a better cash trade
than in any State he has ever travelled.
Altoona (Flal Orange Register
THAT veteran sheet and most excellent
paper, the FLoKIDIAN, comes thrice wei
come to us regularly, for which favor We
make our prettiest bow; and like good
wife, it always dishes up square mea
for our editorial appetite. This paper il
one of the oldest Of Florida journals, anC
one of the best expositors of the true
faith
"A st. Augustine dispatch of the l4th
to the Jacksonville Union, says: Steam
was raised this morning on the Dredg'
"Westcott," which will make the cuts OF
the Florida Coast Line Steamboat Canal
Her machinery worked entirely satisfac
torily, and she will be ready to be PLACED
At work in few days. Great interest il
manifested by the citizens of st. Angus
tine. At the sound of her whistle gen
eral salute followed.
sod Democrat" in the Union o
the l4th, claims that the Peninsula por
tiOn Of Florida, or that part lying cas-
and south of the Suwanee river is en-
titled 10 furnish the next Democratic Gov
ernor. At the proper time he will pre-
sent for the calm consideration of. tn,
citizens Of the State, the name of distin
guished gentleman residing it the east
whose merits and qualifications for tn,
h;0h and vasnonaihla nosition of Governo,