The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-03-07


| The Board Of Healfh organized on THURSDAY
evening last b. electing Dr. G. W Bstioa Prs
ideat and Dr.. A. l. Randolph Secretary.
Mr. r 4 Shine was selected - Health O6cer
| for the ensuing three month& They wfn pro-
cecd Al pnce 70 see that the city & put IN good
| sanitary condition
-Morton's Original Big -Four Minstrels favored
TaIlahassee with . second visit lat week. They
performed At Gallie's Hall on Wednesday eve
ming, and kept the audience in . roar Of laughter
They are decidedly the best minstrel troupe thaa
has appeared before the theatre-goers Of this city
for several years.
The Tallahassee FLoR1DIAx, Of Tuesday,
was an excellent number Besides the regular
issue it contained four page supplement The
FLoRIDrAE don't often issue q supplement, but
when II does it IS good one, and nearly as large
as bedspread, and is cram full Of interesting
reading Union. March g.
Mr.. J. l. Demilly, County Treasurer, in
forms rs that e1o.20e2 q worth Of county scrip
was cancelled during the year ending March /.
1857 He ssys that in another year county scrip
VIII be at par, and should be before that time,
and that the present years taxes win be SUM-
Gent to take up all outstanding scrip.
1t requires fourteen trains to do the business
OF the Florida Central and Western r. R, viz:
Four passenger, eight log and two freight and &C
omodation trains This number win be largely in
creased when we have through connection with
the great West via the Pensacola and Atlantic.
and the Townsville, Tallahassee and GABRIELLE
Railroad is built
The Centennial celebration of Nashville's
existence was grand affair, and more than 9.
$50 bottles of Coussens Honey of Tar were sold
in one single day during the Exposition. Those
who use il for Coughs and Colds experience
great benefit. Price so cents bottle Whites
Cream White Vermifuge, the besl Worm-killer.
w. A Rawls, sole agent S
Why doesn't some town come forward and
lay claim TO the title, Floral City of the Land
of Flowers "-Adcance-G osetk The Union ed
iIorially bestowed that title upon Tallahassee
some ten days ago. Is there city in Florida
that will dispute the night of the Capital to wear
it?-Uuion No city can successfully Dispute
Tallahassee's claim to the title so generously
and justly awarded by our Contemporary.
"A hungry looking cur made things lively
for short time on Monroe street this morning
He sneaked into the store of r B. CARPENTER
conhscated about two pounds Of meat. and ran
down the street with dozen or more hungry
little darkies after him When he reached Pen
sacola street q drove of half-starved razor
back" joined in the chase, bat the dog dis
tanced them all, and enjoyed one square
meal"
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are deserving Of special notice for their berality
in offering several hundreds of dollars of crock
cry as special premiums { at the State Fair)
They awakened much competition, and had the
effect of greatly increasing the number of exhib-
its They awarded handsome set Of glassware
to Mrs. F. T. Myers. of Tallahassee, for the taste
ful arrangement of the flowers from the Capital
". FL B. IN 6dOdnnaA Nescs
We publish today letter from Capt j. F.
Tucker, Of Jefferson county, in which he appeals
10 the people Of Florida in behalf of Mrs. NJ. NJ
Reid, the noble hearted, self-sacrifcing matrcn
of the Florida Hospital at Richmond during the
war Besides losing her property. Mrs Reid lost
her only son-the gallant adjutant OF the Second
Florida Infantry, and Floridians could not do a
more graceful patriotic act than to provide for
her in her declining years. Il
James R Osgood & Co, of Boston, will pub
lish during the present month Round Robin y
novel, entitled = A Tallahassee Girl" The pub
fishers say it is remarkable story of life in the
picturesque old Capital of Florida, among the
semi-feudal aristocracy of that region The scene
is laid since the war, and presents vivid pic
tire of the old and new South; and many fas-
cinaiing pen pictures of the hill-country of Mid
die Florida, the land Of perpetual summer
-ThomasviIle EaterPriss: IF talking in
favor OF railroad from this point to Monticello
or Tallahassee could have built the road, it would
have been finished long ago. We think the wind
work has been sufficiently attended to now let
somebody take hold and go to work id earnest,
organize stock company, and we have no
doubt that contract can be made with some
corporation to build the road The argument is
exhaused-let the work commence" Correct.
Thanks have been rendered to ladies and
gentlemen for products and flowers contributed
to the exhibit and floral display at the State Fair,
credit has been given-here Slttle and there
litile-for services rendered, and now We wish TO
say that Mr.. r. G. Long is deserving Of much
credit for the active part be took IN this whole
matter. from its inception to its consummation
He is an indefatigable worker, and when he en-
lists in behalf Of such enterprises their success is
assured. W
We direct special attention to the prospectus
the Florida Union which appears in our adj
vertising columns. II is published daily and
weekly The latter is large six-page sheet con-
tanning all the important news Of the day, an
excellent agricultural department, and many
other interesting features. The DAILY Union has
been greatly improved oil late, and now ranks
among the best daiIies in the South It is newsy,
spicy, and We regard it IS one Of our most valu-
able exchanges. I 0'
=" Madame RumOr !" says that Q certain
young gentleman in this city will soon draw a
capital prize" There are no quarter OF half
tickets in this lottery. Only whole tickets are
to be had, and they can be obtained at the
general oliice," corner Of Adams and College
streets. for the small sum Of two dollars The
afable general ticket agent" Captain c. A.
Bryan, Is always AT his post. Squire West. who
has an Office in the same room, viii readily &C
commedaie ticket-holders for amounts ranging
from q up to IS high as they please.
We have received from Rev 81 a. Kennedy
neat little pamphlet. containing the proceedings
of the thirty seventh annual session Of the Flor
ida Conference n Z Church. South. from which