The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04


map OF North America south Of the 55th parallel
Some of our truckmen now have fine crops
OF peas and corn on the same ground from which
they gathered such large cabbage and potato
crops The corn is in full silk and tassel, and
besides the handsome profits realized from truck
farming, these farmers will make from $50 to
$4O worth of corn and peas to the acre on the
same land.
Persons visiting st. Augustine will find the
Florida House very pleasant place to stop at
II is the only large hotel open there during the
summer, and the rooms are large well yenti-
lated, and elegantly furnished and the table SUD-
piled with the best the market affords. Terms
moderate, and special rates to families and by
the month. See advertisement.
We desire local correspondents in every sec
ton of Leon county, who will furnish us with
items of local and general interest, such as
new enterprises inaugurated, crop reports, stock
and trade notes, &c. The FLoRrD1AN is pub
lished in the interest of the people, and we take
pleasure in chronicling their progress and sue
cess in all things Who will responds
To-day is the 106th anniversary of Ameri-
can Independence, and we celebrate the occasion
by issuing No. $500 of the WEEKLY FIoR1DrAN.
The FLoRTDTAN was established in 1923, and has
continued in the even tenor of its way for fifty
four years-through adversely and prosperity,
peace and war, and we to-day rejoice that il is
published in a land at peace with all nations and
blessed with prosperity
This is recommended as something nice for
children Make light but not rich layer of cake,
then shave up fine cupful of nice white maple
sugar; add about two tablespoonsfu of water
let this boil TILL in the language of a cook. il
hairs from the SPOON" stir it till il begins TO
cool; have the white of an egg beaten to stand
ing froth stir this into the sugar and spread be-
tween the layers of cake.
The Capitol City has been disgraced for
month or more by public nuisance on her prin-
cpal thoroughfare. Not only is il an eye-sore,
but it endangers the health of the people This
outrage has been tolerated long enong, and now
we, in behalf of the people, call upon the Street
Contractor TO abate this nuisance AT once If he
is not hired to keep the streets in order the pub
lie would like to know for what purpose he is
employed.
We are authorized to state that Isaac Jen
kins did not sign the effusion published in the
Economist, of June oath, purporing to be "a
Letter from the Leon County Republican Com
mittee," taking exceptions TO the FIoRIDIAN's
special report of the "Colored Peoples County
Convention" held at Cables Hall on the 18th
of June. jenkins says he don't drill in that
squad" This makes eight out of fourteen who
deny having signed the aforesaid Letter" The
question is, Who forged their names thereto?
"A stalk of corn bearing seven ears is men
toned as a curiosity in Sumter county Such
things are not reckoned among the curiosities of
this section. We have seen in single field this
season hundreds of stalks bearing seven ears and
numbers of them with eight good cars When
ever we speak of the wonderful productiveness
of our soil, the newspapers of other sections en-
deavOr to OvertOp by mentioning a single
stalk or a single vegetable, but we can make
general average and eclipse anything in the
State
Mr.. John A. Williams, of Beloit Wisconsin,
writes us that he will be here in November,
and that if your lands are rich enough TO raise
respectable crops, | will want small farm" &c.
If the lands of Leon county will not produce
respectable crops" there are no lands in North
America that will. No country ever produced
such fine vegetables at so small a cost, and with
such gratifying results as to profits, as were this
year raised in Leon county and lands that will
produce vegetables can be made to produce other
crops adapted TO the climate and soil with equal
certainty and success.
We presume there is not a meaner man in
all Florida than Joseph Ford Last February
he stole lot of cattle from his poor, old coloreCD
grandmother. sold them to Mr. G. G. Gibbs, and
left the country He was indicted at the spring
term of the Circuit Court, and our efficient
Sheriff, Capt. MOseley, has been on the lookout
for him ever since A short time ago he learned
that Ford was at work on the ST Johns river
and last week Capt Mosecy. went 10 Palatka,
brought him back 10 this city, and lodged him
in JAIL where he will remain until the fall term
of the Circuit Court, when he will be tried on
the Indictment
The juvenile base ball clubs of Tallahassee
propose TO play match game on Shines Green
this afternoon. The "ShoO Fly" nine are Hugh
Shine, catcher; Willie Mundee, pitcher; Joe
Collins, short stop; Herman Bcrnreuter LIST base
Geo. Willis I'd base; Charlie Ball, 81 base
Geo. Tuten, right field; Louis Cohen, centre
field; Henry Cotner, left field. The Grass
hoppers will be represented as follows: A. De-
milt, catcher; E. Bitton, pitcher; w. Moselcy,
short stop; G. Shepard, 1st base A. ROssier, I'd
base A. Stewart Sd base G. Conover, right
field; ]. Wilson, left field. Mr. r. A. Shine
will present the victorious club with bat and
ball
Last Saturday about noon a serious accident
occurred at the saw-miIl of Messrs. Strickland
u Harden, on the Ocklockonee river, about eight
miles west of Tallahassee. We are unable TO get
full particulars, but from what we can learn.
| ii appears that a white man named Brad
shaw was experimenting the drawing of logs
from the liver, when the chain used for that pur-
pose broke, and in some way his left arm was
nearly torn from his body and broken in two
places and his right leg broken below the knee.
Being unable TO get a physician either from
Quincy or this city, Mr.. Bradshaw remained
without surgical treatment, in this terribly man.
gled and painful condition, until Sunday after
noon, when DIR. Scott, of Concord, and Dr. Gum,
of this city, went to his relief
Cans Take His Vacation Yet.
For good reasons E. w. Clark can't take his