The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-08-08
STATE NEWS.


pilot boat.
Hog cholera prevails to an alarming
extent in Jefferson county
Mr.. G. l.. Baltzell is the champion
glass ball shootists at Fernandina.
Col. Wicker has been confirmed
collector of customs at Key West.
DIR. Thomas Monroe killed deer
within two miles Of Quincy last Friday.
MIR. Frederick G. Humphreys has
been nominated for postmaster at Pensa-
cola.
Milton Ne,cS: " Lookout for the first
through train from Pensacola on the DIST
of August"
-Palatka's artesian we'll is over 200.
feet deep, and furnishes about 80 gallons
of sulphur water every hour.
Six onions selected at random from a
wagon load recently offered for sale at st.
Augustine weighed eight pounds.
The steamer Big Suntlower was not
lost on the Gulf coast. She was safely
anchored at Biscayne Bay on the 26th ult
1t is said that Mr.. w. l.. Bond pro-
poses to start soap factory in connec-
ton with his cotton seed mill at Baileys
Mills
Farm hands are so scarce in the vi
entity of Live Oak that the tamers are
discussing the practicabiity of importing
Chinese laborers
Track laying on the Pensacola and
Atlantic Railroad, between Chattahoochee
and Mariana, is progressing more rapidly
and satisfactorily.
The editor of the Fort Dade Hes-
Senger sent his " devil - out " foraging
one day recently and he Stayed FIVE tur-
keys in two shots.
-Kissimmee F1orida: "The dredge is
getting on exceedingly well, having al
ready completed the cut between lakes
Tahopekaliga and Cypress"
i dIdIkd IIeTutu. lSllOTS continue
to arrive and purchase land The coming
fall and winter will witness large in
crease of settlers over and above former
years.
Mariana Courier: Track-laying is
progressing well; the layers are now on
the l4th mile-jjust - miles from Mari
anna. The cars will be here by the LIST
of September or earlier"
Quincy lie raid: +" Mr.. S. ii. Strom
has brought to this Office some specimens
of White Burley tobacco, raised on his
farm in this county. 1t is of excellent
quality, and we doubt if better can be
raised in any other State, North or
South
"A weed far superior to okum has
been discovered in Putnam county, which,
after being put through a process, proved
the above assertion. a stock company
Is being formed for the purpose of utili-
zlng it. The weed is found in abundance.
-Pdldtkd HerdLd
Barlow htorn,dnt:- "The calaboo>e
in about completed, and is located on the
west side of town, near the Tampa road
Look out, boys. Under the custom of
prisons, the first inmate is entitled to a
free ride on sharp rail, and may be it
may be revived here"
No1. \
another party-the Greenbackers They
had meeting on Wednesday night, at
which about twenty-five persons were
present, all of whom were not Green
hackers, however Mr.. J. f. Human
addressed the meeting.'
The local editor of the Apopka CM-
zen has this to say of the ''amusing game"
of tag Gag is a very amusing game
when played right, but when it comes to
tagging a fellow on the head all eS-
sence of fun has been knocked out'n it,"
Who struck Brother Russell?
The second number of the .Souhey3.
Sentinel, published at Jacksonville every
Saturday, came to hand few days ago.
The editor, John H. Ballou, says: The
object of our paper is to promote the
general interests of the colored people,
and to chronicle the important events of
the day, social, political, moral and
religious"
-Bailey's Mills correspondent of the
Monticello Constitution: The nomination
of Colonel Davidson for Congress was
received here with a great deal more
enthusiasm than was expected Many in
this section preferred Hon. S. Pasco, but
as they did not get their first choice, they
very cheerfully accepted the choice of
the party, and enthusiastically shout:
Hurrah for Davidson -
"A Jacksonville dispatch of the 4th
to the Savannah Nc,cs, says: Z" A horrible
double murder was committed last Tues
day night, at Spring Garden Centre, in
VOlusia county. Mr. Neff and his wife
were killed and horribly mutilated. The
house was robbed and set on fire. The
flames were extinguished in time to- dis.
cover the atrocious crime A warrant is
out for the suspected persons"