The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-02-28

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in this vicinity last Tuesday aaernson- The
cold increased until Saturday incoming. when
the themOmeser was down 10 about forty, bat
later IN the day it began 10 moderate, and We are
now enjoying delightful Spring weather, with
! indications OF ram
/ John ! Williams LEFT for Cedar Key last
Wednesday, where he has accepted position
! with the intention Of making his home IN that
city. He is the eldest son Of the lzxe Col J. Viii
liams and is young man Of the highest charac-
| ter and promise Our best wishes and hopes for
his future go with him.
Some person has enclosed q new lot in the
City Cemetery, in which there are no iniemenis
as yet but two spots encircled with brick are
supposed to represent graves, As iUOt and head
boards have been erected, and the latter placed
at the east instead of the west end Of these sup
posed sepulcres of the dead
Reliable remedies are not so common that
they may be said to grow on trees, but the fruit
of one tree that we know, that of the Buckeye,
OF Horse Chestnut, is prepared with other in
gradients. by DR.. Tabler into a permanent cure
Tor Piles. Price 80 cents Whites Cream
White Vermifuge, the best Worm-killer W. A
Rawls, sole agent 40
Since Mr. NJ F. Papy has been awarded the
contract for carrying the mail between the post
Office and the depot, it reaches the Office in good
time. which gives the postmaster a fair chance,
and enables him to give general satisfaction. On
Sunday morning the train arrived at the depot
at $50; in less than ten minutes the mail was
at the post-ofice, and at sos was distributed
"A young man, on retiring last Friday
evening. laid lighted cigar on the table, and
thoughilessly threw bis vest and other clothing
over it. He soon went TO sleep, but it was not
long before he awoke and found the room full
of smoke and his vest nearly consumed by FIRE
Near the burning garment was kerosene lamp,
and there is no telling what might have been the
result of this mishap had he slept a few minutes
longer
AT a meeting held at the Mayors Office on
Thursday evening. the old City Council can
vassed the returns of the election and turned of
the city government TO the new council. The
new councilmen are r B. Carpenter, Aaron
Levy, W P. Slusser and A Cobb. Five of the
old councilmen hold over, viz: r. A. Shine, A.
S Minis, julius Ball, Geo. Filzgiles and John n
Stokes Mr. Shine was elected President of the
Council
The Fernandina Mirror and the Ocala Ban
ner. two of the handsomest and best weeklies in
the State, come to hand this week with four
pages in each paper containing the same matter
uerjatim q hterGtsns This is a remarkable coin
cdence, and as one page in each paper com
mences with poem entitled The Same Dear
Hand, which, We learn by perusal of the poem,
refers to bob-tail fush,' il is natural to infer
that the " make-ups have fondness for shaking
% The Same Dear Hand"
We publish to-day the report of the State
Treasurer for the fiscal year ending December
81, 1881. II begins on our first page and IS con-
tinued in a full-sheet supplement, containing
some very interesting reading matter, viz
Editorials" Southern News" q column of
useful original Agricultural Items" Farm
and Garden Topics" two important articles on
. Cotton Seed" Scientific Miscellany, General
News" and poem, entitled The Fog Bells
written by Hon Stephen R Mallory.
A handsome new tombstone has been erected
to the memory of Mrs NJ Lively in the Episco
pal Cemetery. The top of the stone is double
oval in shape, IN the centre OF which is a cluster
OF flowers, with broken stem on one side, from
which full-blown rose has fallen and lodged on
the top of a raised square. upon which is an az
propriaie inscription This is as pretty design
a. We ever saw for a tombstone and is q beauti-
ful and touching reminder Of the fact that in
the midst OF life we are in death"
The blind organist, Prof E n Simmons,
and Jubilee Singers, of Cheraw University, Raj
eigh, n c., will give one of their grand musical
concerts at Gallie's Hall on Friday evening next
This troupe has Travelled North and South, and
the Blind Organisf has been pronounced by emf
nent musicians the equal of Blind Tom in
every respect. One of the interesting features
OF The entertainment will be the reading by Prof
Simmons of his own history with his fingers.
Reserved seats. IS cents; admission, p cents:
children, Is cents. Doors open at :; performance
to commence at O'Clock
In another column we publish the report of
exMayor Lewis, submitted to the Council at
their meeting on Thursday evening 1t is a very
interesting document, and we bespeak for il
careful perusal BY our city readers Mr.. Lewis
made an excellent Mayor, his administration If
our city affairs was wise and economical, and he
has turned over the city government to his sue
cessor on a sound financial basis there being
over $500 in the treasury and 800 of city taxes
yet to be collected He makes some suggestions
In relation to q market-house, compilation of
ordinances, &c, which are worthy of cousider2-
ton by the new administrators of our municipal
affairs
Call amd See
Those fine Dresser Sets at F. c. Gilmore'a He
is offering them at extremely Lor .fcure& As