The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-11

The same agencies which have achieved
its past success will be exerted not only
to keep it up to the high standard il has
already attained, but also to further Inn
prove it. It shall always be worthy the
patronage and support of the people OF
Jacksonville and of Florida"
Key West Key: Mattenlou's band
of Seminoles held their C Green Corn
Dance near their homes at New River,
Dade county, during the new moon.
Among the participants were Young Tt
ger Tail, Robert Osceola, and Miami
Charlie. On these occasions 'corn juice y
is used rather more extensively than green
corn. Another dance was held at the
Big Cypress about the same time, which
some Miami Indians attended.
-Palatka Herald: Rev. DIR. Moore,
of Fruit Cove, is engaged in cutting salt
marsh grass five miles above Mayport.
This grass is dried and baled, just as
other hay is done, and it is better for
horses and cattle than Northern hay. 1t
is well known that horses are raised on
marsh grasses near St. Augustine and at
the bar, great numbers subsisting en-
tirely on this grass. They are fat and
free from diseases that usually prey upon
stock.
Jacksonville Union: We are pleased
to learn that the Internal Improvement
Board is in funds to meet all demands
against it. This is consummation long
wished for. For the last twenty years
this fund has been heavily embarrassed
by debt, and few years ago it was con-
sidered insolvent; and its relief, without
the sacrifice of the entire fund, was con-
sidered well nigh impossible. But Gov
Bloxham and the Board have solved the
problem and the debt is now paid This is
something to rejoice over.
Judge A. o. Wright, of the Pensa-
cola AdUGnce- Gazette, has accepted DO.
sition on the staff Of the jacksonville
Daily Times. In parting with Judge
Wright, the Advance- Gazette says: cit
is with the utmost pain that we announce
that Judge A. o. Wright-who has long
been at the head of our Public School.
and whose brilliant pen has so frequently,
and with lncisive wisdom and scintillant
wit, adorned the political and State COL
umns of this journal-has determined to
remove to Jacksonville, where he has
been called to responsible journalistic
position on the staff of the Daily Times.
Judge Wright and his interesting family
will carry with them, not only the sincere
regrets, but the ever green affection and
esteem of troops of friends. The people
OF Pensacola are very foolish to let such
man, SO fitted for the educational work
in which he has been engaged, find occu-
patton elsewhere. May the blessings of
prosperity and happiness attend him and
his wherever he may cast his lines among
men,"
Major Geo. r. Fairbanks, of the
Fernandina Mirror, writing from Wash
ington, says: The State claim for paw
ment Of amount expended for suppress
ing Indian hostilities will not come up for
action before the adjournment. The re-
port of the accounting officers of the
War Department came in too late to Sc
cure the necessary legislation at this late
period of the session. lMr. Hamilton
Disston has been in the city recently. and
has shown great interest in all the legisla-
ton affecting Florida. He expresses en-
tire satisfaction with his investments in
Florida, and has no fear as to the future
development of our State. An active
business man, he discusses the question
from business point of view, and has in
vested a large amount of capital which
he Is willing to risk upon the future de-
velopment and growth of our State.
Both he and Sir Edward Reed will en-
deavor to bring in foreign immigration as
rapidly as possible. The immense num-
Der OF foreigners now landing on our
shores seems to make it practicable to
place considerable number of them in
Florida.\ If the lands in East and Middle
FLORIDA along the lines of the railways
could be settled by industrious German
immigrants, who should engage in truck
farming, useful experiment could be in
augurated to test the practicability of i'm
migration upon large scale into the other
and less settled portions of the State.