The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12

sne uuiteo States supreme ConEts claim
ing that il 10 exempt under the Internal
iPPFoyepent Askef 1855 AID, said tri-
banal nay u Aai pst render ils desisibn
daring the next I've years. The Sehbof
Board will, therefore, be short $500 in
its revenue"
-Jacksonsille LWipp, Sept otlsE {. The
K Z. Lee Base Ball Club of this city, the
former champions ofthe State, was reorgan-
lied last.night with twenty-five members,
pehber Of The Old members of-the Club
befHe present The club win practice for
the first time on next Thursday evening"
When were they the champions of the
State? --
A Madison correspondent of the
Union says: Captain Thomas Langford,
one of the first settlers of this county, died
at his home few miles from this place
at A. M. Friday, and wasburied yester-
day with Masonic honors In the carly
days of this county Captain Hangford
participated in several battles with the
Indians, two or three miles from where
our courthouse now stands He procured
his marriage license at San Pedro BAY,
where the courthouse was then situated.
Deceased was also a Captain in the late
unpleasantness." A soldier OF two wars
now sleeps in the soil he defended.
Jacksonville Union, sth inst. 1.-THE
travel TO Florida has commenced much
earlier this season than usual, and a
larger number of persons arrive here
daily than at the same time in previous
years. Yesterday, again the number
OF arrivals from the North was unusually
large, and the morning train over the
WaycrOss road alone brought in at least
fifty persons. A number of these were
Floridians returning from their summer
vacations North, but the majority were
new corners, who are here for the purpose
of settling. Yesterday afternoon the d.
Barry carried up the river at least FORTY
five cabin passengers" p
-Palatka Herald: " A goodly number
drinking the water from the fountain on
Lemon street think that it is beneficial to
health, especially those who come under
the head of kidney, live or stomach disor-
ders. The water is as clear as crystal,
and though pretty strongly impregnated
with sulphur is not unpleasant to the taste.
Florida, especially the eastern portion of
the State, has several very fine sulphur
springs, the most notable of which is Or
ange Spring, twenty-five miles west of
Palatka. This spring has long been noted
for its curative properties in healing nj
GERS and bad cas- IS of crysipea,. The
Palatka sulphur flowing fountain, no
doubt, possesses the same properties and
may be made useful in more WAYS than
one'
The grand jury of Orange county, in
their recent presentment, say: ave
congratulate the people of Orange county
upon the striking fact, developed by our
most diligent inquiries, that we are
crimeless people. For nearly two weeks
this grand inquest has been in session,
and, save one or two instances Of race an
tagonism developed upon the spur of the
moment, and resulting in no mutlatiun or
serious injury To person or property
only Otfenses of the lowest }, pc coYliizablc
by us, and but few of ,hrm-have been
brought to our attention. Ia view of the
rapid increase of our population, coming
as 1t does from every quarter 81 he hal-
liable globe, it might be supposed reason.
ably that we would be liable to those evils
and crimes usually found among hetero-
geneous peoples rapidly thrown together.
Such, however, is not the fact, and we
can only conclude that Orange county is
drawing to herself population composed
OF the wealthy, intelligent and virtuous of
the localities whence they come