The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14

resaietAe of Mr. NJ. Lively, on south Calhoun
s'net! s The premises embrace . whole square,
"E whta are many choice fruits, including va
rely IL grapes, oranges and LeConte pears, q
nae tn~er garten, and, upon the whole, is q
very tsctirable p;eceVol city property
Tire senior editor of the FLoR1DIAN &C
knowseiges the receipt of a sample of fine butter
from tol. w. L. Robinson, of Glenwood,
Leon sounty This butter is firm, of q rich
gtldesi color, pure and Of excellent flavor, and
demonstrates iEht rs good butter can be made
in Le"- county as any where on the continent
-La4l Tuesday was by far the quietest cleo
lion dsr seen in Tallahassee since emancipation.
No cH,wds gathered about the polling places,
tie stit~ts had more the appearance of Sunday
than elfctOn day, and there was an entire alb
srnce q the ususl crowds Of colored women and
childfch in The vicinity of the polls with their
shameful performances and intolerable noise
a gentleman in Leon county who is famil-
iar wilh the cultivation of cassava, puts down
the y4:Id at seventy tons per acre At 800 per
ton, s'hich is fair average price, and acre Of
land 2lll yield $4,000 for the crop of roots alone
The saed from An acre of cassava will readily
sell fur: $4,000, thus giving $500. 90 as the gross
rccei.di from AN acre of cassava.-Tacares Her.
ali
-Thfre are Number of strangers in the city.
some iiave come to spend the winter in our sa-
lubrais and he 4lth- giving climate, to enjoy the
magnificent sccaery of this picturesque and
beautiful hill contry, interspersed with numer-
Gus attractive lakes and traversed by good roads,
while Others have come to purchase property
aud urmanentlb locate in this desirable section
Of Fl4P ida.
A colored boy from the country, aged about
tw'lY years, had narrow escape from instant
death At he sieam gin, near the depot, last Sat-
N day morning. His clothes became entangled
IN IN machinery, were torn from his body,
whie1 was hurled several feet and severely
hiuise.i in several places. When last heard
from be boy WAS quite ill and may have been
seriously injured internally
The new steamer Thronateeska has taken
The tii;e of the Caddo Belle on The Chattahoo-
chez 1 yer, making Bainbridge on her down trip,
80 lhki Bainbiiote passengers will have to arrive
n Cttltaho0chie on Sunday mornings train,
and thAe the boat Sunday night. Passengers
tar Af,alachicola or points below Chattahoechee
will cake conn' ction by taking Mondays train,
ADD ,flAsengers tor Eufaula, Columbus or other
andpss up Chaltahoochee river, should take
We'd p@dAys tr'sn.
Even The Florida aigators Joined in the re-
ioicii Is of The people over the great Democratic
Viclo:y OF the 7!h. A gentleman who resides
near lake Mice sukie, in Leon county. relates it
a. "A b:itive fac that while the canon was being
fired i'll Tallahassee last "Wednesday night the
sanrl ~. inhabitants Of that large and beautiful
lake Is sed Ihely sonorous voices in prolonged
rcsp'n4e as if 'ney desired to rejoice with the
pe"p:s st The overthrow of Radicalsm, with all
lis aiseadant evils, and the triumph of true De-
mocnas
! yo German families, consisting of eleven
persons reached Tallahassee last Saturday even
ing, jifect FROM Chicago. One family have
tlAen ZIP their abode on the fruit and vegetable
fumkof Capt. G. E. Dyke at LeConteville, and
line &htr goes tq the Oakdale place of Mr. Jno.
! :. Winthrop, about two miles northeast of Tai
/ laha see. Thesr gentlemen are the pioneers in
the ilosemenI T. bring experienced German az
iicu purists TO Lron county, and We hope the ex-
pertinent will result in many others being brought
Ia H. garden section of Florida.
! -}acksonvIll, dealers are buying corn in Tai
Iahassee, and several carloads have already
hceIislippeu east. Whenever Middle Flolidians
raise meat enough for home consumption, and
some 10 sell, taey will be independent indeed.
II We would be l. prosperous people We must be-
come s,rger producers of what we consume
proG}te at least The bread and meat we consume
and esie sooner our people determine that it
It shfi;, be SO tbs sooner will prosperity and in
| depen&ence CONE to this highly favored section
Of The % Land OF Flowers" and come to stay.
Last Wednesday afternoon special came
To tie LoRGDIAN announcing the great triumph
81 Tho Democracy from ocean to ocean. In little
while She FLoRIDIAN EXTRA was printed and
beng distributed throughout the city, giving to
the lSs:ple the glad tidings of success from all
Nrcti:,t' Of the country. After supper Captain
Bob: y right, OF the Callathumpians, hired the
band prepared banners and torches, and soon
bad :aete crowd paradng the streets Tom
C''sla the happiest man in the city, and whose
Tmirt'i.sm always demands the burning of pow
der, bt2ught OUT his small cannon and fred few
shottj: A squad of the Governors Guards
t""k: the twcve-po md howitZer into the
CApfVl yard, where salute was fired in
honsbbf the greatest Democratic victory Of the
nintakenth century