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

-Rnst hAs attacked the oei crop Of 0adsden.
-oranges are selling in TampA for . cent
apieca
-lfumps and whooping-cough prevail In
Quincy.
-Rx-GovemOr Stearns and wife are IN
Quincy.
-Ths police Of Pensacola are to have new
uniforms.
-0cala wants a nre-engine and fire
brigade"
M. J. D. Mcfarland, Of Quincy, is shipping
green peas.
The United States Court convened at PEN
sacolA yesterday.
six steam tugs are required 70 do the towing
In ApalachitOla bay.
The prospects for fine melon crop in Gads-
den county are good.
The sound of the axe, saw and hammer IS
heard all ever DeLand-
"A gentleman of Sumter county recently saw
thiry-six deer in one drove.
Mr.. D. r Ingram, of Midway, has been APP
pointed Justice of the Peace.
A FeDandina gentlemen sold over 800
worth Of celery In four weeks
Corn planted in Gadsden county. in JAN
uary, Is up and growing finely.
-Gadsden county farmers will use more
guane this year than ever before
The editor of the Pine Level Adoertiser has
seen frost only twice this Winter.
The whistle of the ron-horse will be heard
In jackson county in less than six weeks
1t Is said that work will soon be commenced
on the Palatka and ST. Augustine Railroad.
The Florida Cracker, published at Waldo,
IL the latest recruit TO the eight-page legion.
There have been shipped from jacksonville,
during the present season. 26 169, 500 oranges.
The colored youths of Live Oak have organ
lied brass band and received their instruments
-Marianna is the latest candidate for a bank
1t will come with the completion of the railroad
Barlow will have a Presbyterian church
Mr.. Lyle donates a lot upon which TO build it.
Fears are entertained that the orange crop
will be short in the vicinity of Lake Como this
year.
The Greenbackers are coming to the front
again. They held meeting at Cedar Key last
week
Last Wednesday there were ten steamers
and thirteen schooners at the wharves of Jack
sonville
"A Monticello merchant shipped $500 worth
of eggs to Jacksonville during the month of
February.
The Palatka and Indian River Railroad
Company have s., 100000 with which 10 build
their road
The "city fathers" of Monticello are put
ting out large number of trees along the streets
of that city.
Mr. Henry l.. Shepard, of Gadsden county,
had his arm broken in two places while working
at q saw-mill.
The steamer Simpson recently towed a raft
containing 100000 feet of lumber from Milton
to Pensacola
There were fifteen deaths in Pensacola dur
ing the month of February-eight whites and
seven colored.
The firm of A. D. Wilson & Co., Quincy
have sold about 200 tons of commercial ferlili
zers tins Scason.
Ten thousand dollars are paid out weekly IL
the 900 men employed by the mile IN and
about Pensacola.
-Messrs. Neal and Elliott are making ar
judgements to stock the lakes about Orange City
with German c1rp-
The cohon cropof Florida for 1881 averaged
higher tLan that of any other State, being 80 pei
cent If full crop.
The Episcopal Church in Quincy, which wal
erected more thar forty years ago, is in a very
dflapidated corlition.
Mr.. A st. Clair Abrams, of Orange county
ia mentioned as probable candidate for Co..
0res,.n the Second District
Mr.. c. H. Laino. u Concord, Gadsden
countv siens me front with radish 10 inches
long az lin circumference.
St Patrick's Day will be celebrated in Pen
saccla by grand, street parade, in which the
IRE department will take part.
Jacksonville shipped last month 5,27s .992
feet of yellow pine lumber against 1884, e1 feet
during the same period in 1881.
"A three-card-monte man was jailed in Pa
latka for his first professional effort In that city
he heeced his victim out of SO
DR.. Bruce, Of Micanopy, has The honor of ship
ping the 6rst crate Of cucumben this season.
They were sent North last week.
Colonel j. T. Howard has completed and
turned over ten:miles Of the p. & A. road-bed,
and viii finish ten miles more this week
The Treasurer Of Pensacola thinks be will
have the satisfaction Of burning 1I0Oeo worth
Of city scrip at the next meeting of the council.
The South Florida Times says that in point
Of population, wealth and commercial impor-
lance OrAnge City is the tenth place 10 Florida.
Mr. James N. Tsrble has been nominated
for collector OF customs at Pensacola, and Mr.
+. c. Humphreys postmaster for the same
city
Col Gibb% OF Quincy, is locating the line Of
The BAinbhdgs, Cbattahoochee and East Pass
Railroad between Chattahoochee and Balm
bridge.
The PeusQ0Ols Building and Loan Ascot.
alton has 5000 at interest, is accommodating over
$1,000 per month, and the stock commands
premium.
The Mayor of Pensacola does a paying bus
ines. During one week he disposed of rs cases,
and made the offenders contribute 1888 to the
city treasury.
Mr.. T. W. Sweat, of Bradford county, is
manufacturing wine from grapefruit He peels
the fruit, presses out the juice and sweetens to
sait the TASTE
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