The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-19


themselves. of these scholarships should lose no
time in APPLYING to the Board of County Com
missioners for appointment.
The Progress claims that Tampa has the
first and only town clock in the State. Not so
fast, brother About thirty years ago the city of
Tallahassee purchased a clock, placed it in the
steeple of the Presbyterian Church, and it is run
ming there to-day and is looked after and kept in
order by the city authorities.
AT the Democratic mass-meeiing of Wakulla
county, held at CrawiordvilIe last Saturday, Mr.
George w. Tully was nominated for the Assem-
bly,. The same meeting recommended Hon.
Thomas +. SweaIingen, of Wakulla as their
choice for State Senator from the Seventh Sena-
torial District, composed of the counties of Lib
erty and Wakulla.
Middle Florida's summer resort stood the
severe test of the storm on the night of the 9th
even better than anticipated. The wharf
and few bathing houses were washed away,
two or three of the oldest cottages were
slightly damaged, and The throng of pleasure
seekers at st. Teresa are content to remain
there several weeks yet
One OF the most solemn religious festivals
observed 10y the Hebrews is their New Year
which commenced at six o'clock last Wednes
day evening. Appropriate services, conducted
by Mr. r. s. Williams and Mr. Max LewandOw,
held by Hebrew citizens at Odd Eel
lows Hall Wednesday evening. and also at nine
O'Clock \. NJ. Thursday and Friday.
An excellent medicine is sunshine, says
health journal The world requires more of it,
morally and physically. IL is more soothing
than morphine more potent than peoples. tits
good Tor liver complaint, for neuralgia, for rheu-
matism, tor mslanchoy-fr every hing. Make
your rooms sunny and cheerful build your
house 50 as Ia command the sunlight all day
long.
The once popular round dance is said to
have received death blow Philadelphia
dancing master has introduced a new style of
WALKING the hands of the couple being joined
as in roller skating, doing ava, with the ann
encircing the ladys waist which has by some
been considered a. Objectionable familiarity.
The fellows and girls who have heretofore thor
oughy enjoyed the old style Will now probably
give up WALKING, and take to he Iarlor sofa in
stead.
The only cork tree in THIS city, standing in
the yard of Mrs Mundcc, on Calhoun street was
uprooted by the gale on the night Of The 9th. 1t
has since been topped and Put into an upright
position with the hope that it will survive The
effects of the storm. In 1859 Hon. Hugh a.
Corley, who was then resident of Tallahassee
and owned the property. planted the acorn from
which this tree sprung. Il was twice eaten
down by cows, aud was Killed TO The ground
during the winter of 1864 The Is now more
than foot in diameter, and before the storm
was fully thirty feet high.
The Leon county Republican ExrcU1i'e
Committee met at the Mayors office last Thurs
day TO arrange for the calling OF "A Convention
TO nominate a Legislative ticket We learn that
during the session OF HE Committee resolution
was presented endorsing McKinnon's candidacy
for Congress. Postmaster Stewart was there,
and this gave him another opportunity to
"spTead himself on the " Independent issue,
and il is said that he pntfed aud h. " bowed
walked up and down the floor, and gesliculated
after his own high-pressure style; but not
withstandng all his cayoring and Snortng the
resolution went the way of the Quincy resolu-
ton To the same effect. The Committee, how
ever, issued IA call for a Convention, which will
be held at Centrevie IN The 23d-
Different parties are writing here in9uirng
about the facilities offered al the Capital City for
the establishment of furniture mandatory
price of walnut lumber &c. And this leads us
to suggest that the planting and growing OF
black walnut groves on washed hill sides could
be made very profitable in this section Of Flor
ida The of putting out few acres in wal
Tut trees would be very trifiing, they grow very
rapidly, and there is always demand for the
lumber. aud besides they improve the land very
materially Mr. r. c. Long informs that he
adopted this Ian two or three years ago and he
now has number OF young trees growing finely
There is room for several hundred acres of wal
nut gloves in Leon county alone and we hope
To see them growing in lev years.
Ian examination for a vacant Peabody schol-
arship in the University at Nashville, Tenn. took
place in this city last Friday. The applicants
were Misses Mamie Whilncr, NIinna Chaires and
Bessie Linn. Similar examinations have been
held al Jacksonville and Lake City In the
former city there was one applicant from Duval
county, and in the latter one each from Column
bia and Bradford counties The papers were
prepared by NJ. II. y Fckel, al the instance Of
Hon. +. X. Foster, State Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction, and the examination was thor
ough and complete in the several branches. The
board OF examiners, Rev. A. y. Allison, Rev DR..
w. II. Carter and Mr. ii. n. Felke will examine
tue questions and answers in this city next Sat
urday, and announce the successful applicant.
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