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

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70 SD00 osaageA This tree alone b almost
worth the price asked fbr TIE place. ESQ eaaA-
MI. W. a. Holden, Of Orange county, has
fOr two succe4ive yeaEs taken the speeial pre-
MUM of$1o0 offered BY General Sanford or The
Largest and bess display of farm products grown
BY the exhibitor At the recent Orange County
Fair he had about one hundred articles ca ex-
hibition-
The editor Of the Apalachicola Tri5~ne has
enlarged his paper TO eight pages csoditionally.
Hear him: ~After next week the paper vim
resume its former size without our patronage has
increased sufficiently to allow The cOatinuance
Of the Tribune in its present shape" May its
shadow never grow less
The PAIafka Hsruza entered upou its kpur
tenth volumn On the 21st Bro Pratt has b.
bored long and earnestly for his section, and now.
has the double satisfaction of seeing il one Of The
most prosperous portions Of Florida and his pa
per on sound financial basis. May be live long
and enjoy the fruits of his labor
| -Marianna Courier: Again our post-ofice Is
out Of stamps and postal2 Not more than four
or hve weeks ago We were out for several weeks,
and now We cannot tell how leng it win be
This non-supply Of stamps, &c. Is an imposition
upon our people, and we want to see the matter
remedied- There must be something wrong
somewhere
-Sumierville 7iAs: Bishop A N wa,kin,
Of the celestial city, Rome. was in town LAST
Monday He was commissioned BY the Pope to
purchase trac, of hand. upon which to build q
handsome villa home for cardinal (Princel Ma
poleon, who Is = conSumptive, and has been ad-
visei to come 10 Florida to live Several other
cardinals viii accompany him The Bishop has
purchased on the fernando side
The DAILY AdoaEoe- Gaaesk SAYS il is q heart
rending scene to see the preparations for the
departure of the head of q Pensacola family for q
trip down our thoroughfares. As . mere act of
common sense and ordinary prudence, those of
our citizens whose daily or occasional rides
necessitate the traversing of Palafox street by
them, should, IS q precautionary measure, ifthey
have not already done so, make their wills with
out delay.
-Manatee Nesrs: Major Patten has recently
sold to two gentleman, from Louisiana, 5000
worth of land These gentleman, Judge Cook
and his grandson, Mr.. Nugent, are going to re-
build the old sugar-works and revive the profta-
bic industry Of former years. The old planta-
tation, or Ellenton it is now called, is fast set
Ting up, and its residents are principally North
ern people of wealth and refinement, who will
make place of it yet"
"A young man from the North, boarding at
private house in Palatka alarmed the citizens of
that quiet city few nights ago by jumping from
his bed yelling murder thieves and firing his
pistol. His felow-boarders soon came to his as
sistance around with all kinds of weapons but
an investigation revealed the fact that he had
riddled his clothes Changing on a chair) with
bullets. 1t is needless to say that he is not stop
ping in Palatka at present.
"A correspondent of the Townsville Enter
prise writing from Madison. has this to say
of the Steinhatchee river: For several miles
above its mouth it is navigable for ordinary
sized steamers. The only trouble is the bar,
which is only about forty feet wide, and then you
are in the deep, blue waters of the Gulf A small
appropriation from Congress to deepen its mouth,
and Deadman's Bay is the best harbor in the
State, except Pensacola
Mr.. Ashton, a New York stock speculator,
ago, and claimed that he had purchased the
charter of the G. & F. NJ R. R. He employed
Col. S. ]. Perry to survey a route from Dcadman's
Bay via Perry and Madison TO the Georgia line
This was completed, and Mr.. A., who returned
TO New York to organize his company, notified !;
but he made no reply. 1t seems that the Colonel
has been imposed upon, and will get nothing
for his services.
Pensacola Adcdnce- Gazette: The Mardi
Gras festival is a time-honored one in our city,
and it was observed yesterday and last night
with the usual Accomplishments During the
day the little folks had it all to themelves, but
during the evening children of larger growth
decked themselves out in the toggery Of high
colored cambrics, old clothes and all sorts of i'm
possible costumes, donned grotesque masks, and
paraded the streets. John Barley Corn also put
in an appearance and made things lively.
The Gainesville Bee says nothing gives a
clearer idea of the increase in immigration to the
State than the enormous amount of land being
sold at the United States Land Office at
Gainesville During the msnth of January last
there were II 096 acres sold, which, at $1.25 per
acre, brought 81, 7S0 a there were 100 home
| sVe4oe cnteleo, embracing Z4yzoU acres, ana IIo
final proof entries, embracing S,763 acres The
entire amount paid into the receivers office, for
all purposes, during said month"; was 81, 728
-Alachua Adoocak:: Mr. B. c. Drake has
placed before us a large sample of rice which has
been put in marketable condition by the ma
chinery be has invented and put In operation in
this city. Ii compares well with the article
found in the stores. Mr.. ID. has turned ont over
ten thousands pounds Of rice for customers since
about the LIST of December last He has been
surprised at the amount Of this grain that has
been produced in the county. Those who un-
derstood the cultivation and harvesting OF rice
have produced very fine article. There can be
no doubt our farmers will plant IL more general
ly and largely now that facilities for preparing
it for the table are accessible