The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-10-24

LII I. 4 Lesy has he lariesl sloFs ron
% Middle Florida. Il fronls On Monroe and
senemon siFceas. a. tending hatk ron he fo1ner
ITO ieei and nom the batter 90 feet. and In this
immense space h displayed the largest and
cheapest stock Of clothing ever brought to Md
de Florida n
-tThe DemOcratc- Conservative candidates
Of Leon county, accompanied by other distin-
guished speakers. win open the campaign In this
county, al IAmOnia, next Monday. the s0th, and
keep the ball rolling until the evening before
the election, when they will close the canvass
with grand rally in this city.
Judge d. s. Walker visited Bristol last week
for the purpose Of holding the fall term Of the
Circuit Court for Liberty county. Court was in
session but few hours The only duty ,levolv-
ing upon the grand jury was the examination Of
the county records. which they reported neatly
and CORRECTLY kept, and were discharged in about
two hours after organization.
1t is said that over one hundred acres Of
cassava will be planted in the vicinity OF Tav
ares the coming winter A number Of persons
in this county propose to engage in the cassava
industry, and a gentleman familiar with its cul-
tivaiion and the capabilities Of our lands, asserts
that seventy tons per acre can be produced in
Leon county. The halt of seventy tons per acre
will prove very profitable crop
Mr.. r. C. Long, Secretary OF the Bureau Of
immigration, informs us thai he has sent OF
about 5000 copies of the new State Pamphlet.
and The demand for them shows no signs of
abatement Last Friday he received 1O7 letters
requesting pamphlets. while from 40 to 20 letters
= day is the general rule al the immigration Of
nee This shows that there is still a great de-
mand for information concerning Florida. and
The new pamphlet, containing many new and
interesting features about our State, will GER
tainly supply long felt want and result in much
real benefit 10 Florida
during the gale of October 10Th, Abram
Edwards left ST. Teresa in the sloop Lizzie going
westward accompanied by his little son aged
about ten years Latest information from The
coast says that nothing has been seen or heard
oil The parties or the boat since, though diligent
search has been made along The coast and around
The island Edwards WAS a colored man, TAMIL
Iary known AS Capt. Bum" was for many
years pilot on st. Marks bar. and, always own
ing small sail boat, was generally employed by
fishing and pleasure parties from This city, with
whom he Was very popular in iact he was
general fsvorite with the people of this section of
Florida, all of whom will learn with much re-
greet of mis- probable less.
As the year draws to close the results of
farming operations by those not engaged in
truck gardening are being aSceriainetl, and some
colored men are among those who have been
very successful in their planting operations this
season. Most colored men in Leon county farm
on a small scale, which, however is no draw
bsck to successful and profitable farming Pri-
mus Nelums, colored man farming on Mr.. H.
5. Elots Lake Iamonia plantation, with one
small steer to do his blowing, has this season
raised enough corn, fodder and other truck to
last him until the next crop is harvested, and
has nine bales of cotton to sell for cash Mike
Gordon, also colored, cropping on the plantation
OF Mrs Gotten, with bovine to pull his pillow,
has more than three hundred dollars to be placed
on the profit side of his farm account for 1882.
Stephen Maynard, colored man who keeps
an eating stand on Jefferson street, had fine pig
iatiening for a special occasion. One OF his col
Ored neighbors, Fred Mungen by name, il seems
has had an eye on this pig for sometime in con-
neciion with festival for his Individual benefit
Last week lie decided To have said festival on
Saturday night, and killed MaynarTs lav,uile
pig IL grace his table on that festive occasion
In preparing his pgship for the feast Mungen
failed TO obliterate the ear marks" Maynard,
with very cOmmendable and neighborly spirit,
concluded to patronze his neighbor. Accord
ingly lac repaired to the feast; and. being fond
of that portion near where pigs are . Marked
he made an inspection of the head, and to his
establishment discovered that the ears bore the
mark of his tavorite porker Yesterday morning
Maynard had Mungen arrested for theft of the
Pig. lie was committed to jail, and will have a
hearing in Squire Vests court to-day, when, if
the charge of theft is proven, tie pig will prove
very dear one TO Mungen.