The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-02

NAae On PRIME ve8efAnies. lear this In mind,
and you win profit thereby.
The receipts from cotton in this county are
lsss than 60 per acrs, We win average potaaoes
at e10o-a very low average, and cabbage, ut
cents head, win yield from $50 TO ea1O per
acre. Planters know the cost Of production psr
acre for each Of these crops, and they can take
their choice.
Mr.. B. A Meginnis yesterday received Q
telegram from Mr.. Chas- Il. Gibbs, produce mer-
chant Of New York, in which he gives the FOL-
lowing prices for pstAtOes shipped last week
Smith, Robinson, Roberts. Sims, Manning, Brad
ford & Ross, best, IS; MeEinniss, Isler, Gramb-
ling and Ford, best, IS.
AT choir meeting much of that clearing Of
the throat common to singers, would be pre-
vented if they would use Cousseus' Honey of
Tar, the best remedy in the world for Hoarseness,
Sore Throat, Cough and Coda Price 50 cents
Whites Cream White Vermifuge, the best Worm
killer. w. A. Rawls, sole agent 1t
In day or two Mr.. Gilmore will have his
new furniture emporium, On south Monroe street,
in readiness for the reception of visitors and the
transaction of business. His rooms, upstairs and
down, are admirably adapted to his business,
and he will be able to make a handsome and at
traciive display of his fine stock.
"A negro boy about twelve years old, was
run over by train between Tallahassee and Sta
ton last Saturday afternoon. He had been
sent out to look after some cattle grazing near
the railroad, fell asleep on the track, and the
wheels passed over his head, killing him instantly.
OF course the engineer is blameless.
There is a curiosity on exhibition at Mr. II.
S. Elliot's drug store, in the shape of bowl or
dish, which was recently unearthed in the vicin,
ity of Chattahoochee. On the bottom of this an
Gent specimen appears the following inscription:
Desoto. 1870" In quality and color It very
much resembles hard-burnt brick
"A Northern gentleman, who saw Mr. B. F.
Isler's potatoes at this Office, was so delighted
with their fine appearance that he asked permits
sion 10 take one SO that he could show what was
being done in Middle Florida in the way of rails
ing Irish potatoes. He assured Us they were as
fine as be ever saw produced North.
Mr. Sampson H. Butler has favored rs with
q sample Of what may very properly be termed
the twin or double squash, grown by him. The
pecularities of this variety is that it never pro-
duces a single squash. but always bears two
coupled together. He procured the seed from q
gentleman near Live Oak, and informs us that
they are a very prolific and fine table SQUASH
Masters R. L. Collins and Oscar Leverette
yesterday evening caught young otter, about
two feet long, one mile east OF the Capital They
captured it in a small lake in the woods and its
cries brought some Is or 20 others of all sizes
and ages to the rescue. The boys says they had
a live time for awhile, but they brought the otter
to the city alive.
AT q regular meeting of the City Council
last night the salary question was disposed of BY
the adoption of resolution fixing the salaries
the same as they were last year. John johnson
was awarded the street contract at the rate of
$699 for twelve months and Isaac Jenkins was
chosen sexton of the cemetery At q salary of
$12 so per month
Capt D. E. Maxwell, General Superintend-
ent of the Tropical Florida Railroad, is pushing
the work on this road Over 400 men are at
work on the Leesburg and Indian river branch,
and he advertises for proposals to cut right of
way and grade the maine line from Panasofkee
to Tampa He hopes to have the road in opera
ton BY the first of January next See advertis-
ing columns.
The merchants of Tallahassee have received
the regular blank forms to be used in making APP
plicatOn for annual internal revenue licenses,
tobacco stamps, &c, but in the absence of the
name of the Deputy Collector and his post-of1ce
address, two very important omissions, they are
in a quandary As to what course to pursue
Who is the Deputy Collector, and where is his
Office locatedf
We learn from q gentleman who has been
over a large portion of Leon county in the past
few days that crops are looking exceedingly fine
He says corn never looked more promising, 10
about three weeks 10 advance of the average Of
former years, and predicts that If the season con-
Iinues favorable there will be more corn raised in
this county in 1852 than has been produced in
single year since reconstruction.
For the mutual Beaeft of our vegetable
growers, we solicit for publication, statements
from those who have been measurably success
full this season. What we desire is q brief and
concise summary of the number of acres cult
waited, what planted and how much TO the acre,
character and quantity of fertilizer used and how
applied mode of cultivation, yield per acre, cost
OF production, and such other information and
suggestions as will be of general interest and
profit to vegetabIe-growers.
There is q ready demand for all the chick
ems raised in this section, and when the New
Hotel 10 opened next fall and the tide of visitors
sets IN, the demand viii doubtless exceed the
supply. If some Of cur enterprising planters
near the city would engage in the poultry BUSH
ness they might find it very remunerative in sup
plying only the home market. We give this a.
q suggestion, knowing that an influx of visitors
will create q demand for more chickens, eggs,
butter, milk and all kinds of vegetables. A word
to the wise 10 sufficient
Lee Jones, q colored man, was murdered
and robbed at Ocala, on the night Of the ed Of
April John Flowers, also colored, and sus-
pected Of committing the double crime, suddenly
| disappeared from Ocala Last Saturday Capt
MOseley received letter from the Sheriff of
Marion county, telling him to look out for Flow
ers. Sunday morning just about daybreak,
Capt. Moseley arrested Flowers at house IN the
northern suburbs Of the city. and lodged him in
Jail Mr.. r. Cruch6eld, Deputy Sheriff Of Ma
rioO county, arrived this morning, and win leave
with the prisoner this evening for OcalA
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