The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-25


years ago, where he fell severely wounded. A
gentleman who was present says he was as glad
70 see the old flag as if he had found long
lost friend
The new steam tug Mary Witch, which
grounded at the mouth of the ST. Marks river on
the nth, with the Escambia and Santa Rosa
delegates on board, was commanded by Capt
M OLeary, well and favorably known to our
people Last Thursday afternoon the steamer
BENZ. l.. Curtis came along and pulled the
Witch of the bar just about the time the dele
gates left this city for Townsville en- route
home.
Quite number of persons are now soiourn-
ing at St Teresa, the popular summer resort
for Middle Floridians. and many Tallahasseeans
will leave Thursday for this delightful and
healthy retreat, on James Island, in the Gulf of
Mexico. Some of our citizens own nice cottages
there, and Mrs. A Hopkins and Messrs Byrd &
Dickinson are prepared TO accommodate board
ers. The latter have room for a few more
guests. For terms. apply to Judge w. P. Byrd,
Tallahassee
We deeply sympathze with Captain A. J
Adams, OF Blackwater, Santa Rosa county. who
was delegate Ia The Convention held here last
Wednesday. He reached Tallahassee Tuesday
and soon after his arrival received telegram
containing the sad announcement that one of
his children had been killed by the running
away of a horse The suddenly bereavetl father
Immediately left for home, via Townsville
May He who tempers the winds TO the shorn
lamb comfort and sustain him in this sad
affiiction.
The sales OF stamps, stamped envelopes, etc,
AT the Tallahassee post office for The six months
ending June 30. foots up 81, 5OOO1- Tallahassee
FIorldtdn That's very good for a country place,
no doubt. Al the pOsi-office at Palaika for the
SIX months ending June 30, 1882, the sales of
stamps, stamped envelopes, &C. amounted 10
$2sO347. Another reason, you see, Bro Dyke,
why the Capital should be located here.-Pu-
dtkd JournaL If the postmaster at Palatka sold
ooer fro handred and eighty dtom~and dOHars scorh
oi stamps stamped envelopes, &C. during the first
SIX months of this year, we should think that
nothing less than the location of The National
Capital there would be consistent with the big
ideas of the city of big newspapers Rearrange
those figures, Bro Adams, and perhaps you'll
find that you are in error about $277, 54353
Through the courtesy of Mr. B. F. Walker,
We last Wednesday received from Mr. John t.
Harvin the finest cluster OF LeConte pears we
have seen anywhere. There were six in the
clusIer-iour on one stem and two on another
about Two inches apart. They came from the
first crop on a six-year-old tree, and though not
fully matured, weighed fraction less than three
pounds. lie also sent a single pear from the
same tree that measured lot inches around one
way and III the other MIR Harvin lives eight
cen miles north of Tallahassee, Just across the
Georgia line in Thomas county, is very success
ful and prosperous planter and fruit grower, has
a number of LeConte trees in orchard and is
preparing la put out more. The tree from which
these peers were taken is loaded it'll fruit, some
of the limbs bending To the ground with their
weight
Mr. G. G. Pearce last week harvested a field
of German millet six feet high The stalks are
of good size with an abundance ot blades and
large well-filled heads, and il will make excel
lent hay for stock. Mr. Pearce has also a fine
patch OF Concho grass, the seed of which came
from Texas, and which was planted here the
first time this season Six weeks ago, by way Of
experiment, he iransplanled sprigs of this grass
only few inches long and now it is about five
feet high all the ground bunch of this
wonderful grass with thirty odd good heads,
grown from single sprig not long as your
hand, may be seen at the store of Messrs Coles
X Beard. With their fertile lands 81 admirably
adapted Ia the growth OF hay-prOducing crops
Leon county farmers ought to make large guam
titles OF excellent hay to sell, at least enough to
supply the home demand
= The nnsighlly "mud-hole" on Monroe
street is still an eye-sOre to our people a dis
grace 10 the CITY, and a nuisance that jeopar-
dies The health OF our citizens Somebody is to
blame for the existence of this nuisance and il
should be abaied before the sun goes down This
evening. 1t is plainly the Street Contractors
duty la do such work He is employed for that
purpose by The City Council he is paid out of
the peoples money TO keep the streets in good
repair, and if the Mayor or the Council can
not order him 10 do so, and have their orders
promptly obcyed, then the city's charter might
AS well he surrendered With single sugges-
ton to the Mayor, we dismiss this unpleasant
subject for the present Let the Mayor 90 in
person and order the Street Contractor to abaie
this nuisance at once, and if the contractor dis
regards his order, then let him report the matter
To the City Council, and we think they will en-
| Tighten somebody as to the duties of the Street
Contractor and the rights and powers of the
| Mayor
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