The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-10-03
We direct the special attention OF the veee-

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on Wednesday, October 18th
The Northern mails that tailed to come
through on time last week were delayed by
breaks IN the railroads north of the Potomac,
during the great storm that prevailed in that
section for sevenly-four hours
The immense comet now visible in the east
appears at its best about ADO o'clock A NJ, and
those who have not seen it will be amply repaid
for foregoing the morning nap 10 view this huge,
bright wanderer Of the solar system
The attention of book keepers is directed to
the advertisement OF "Lyle's Book-keeper's
Companion. This ingenious chart a practical
guide for book-keepers, has proved so useful and
popular that another edition has been called for.
The Board Of Education of West Florida
Seminary have secured the services Of Miss
Anna Lee Hudson, of Auburn. Alabama, in the
Art Department of that institution and she is
expected 10 arrive in time to take charge of her
department next Monday
Articles Of Incorporation 81 the Diego
Beach Railway were yesterday filed in the office
OF the Secretary of STATE The road will run
from Juineton Creek. near jacksonville. .di-
rectly east to Diego Beach The Dssion Com
pany are Interested in his new line
A handsome new pas senger coach and a fine
mail, baggage and express car, for the Pen
sacola and Atlantic Railroad passed through
this city last Friday bound for Chattahoochee.
where they will be transferred TO the west side
Of The river and used on the east end of the line
The attention Of every Democrat in Leon
county is specially directed to the call for
mass-meeling, To be held at Cables Hall next
Saturday fer The purlose OF nominating a can
didale for State Senator and four for the Assem-
bly
The fall session OF the Prcshyiery of Florida
viii convene at Live Dakncxt Thursday. The
opening sermon viii be- delivered by the Modtra
tor Rev VI Anderson, of Madison. At ! l O'Clock
An Rev J Y Allison and Elder ". VI. Mcintosh
viii attend - dclrsVc> from the Prcsbytcria n
Church Of Tallahassee
Professor Riley claims that both The fly and
the mosquito are great >c.ycuEcr> in infancy, the
one purifying the air breathe, the other the
water VT drink They perform. ia lhis wav an
indirect service To- nlan which lew perhaps
appreciate. and which sometime, atones tor their
bad habits in maturity
Tie Attendance AT iie public schools in this
ciiy Yesterday aggregated ls4 This number
Wi. doubtless be increased in a fcw weeks. A,
the West Florida Seminary. where The co-eiu-
cation method j. ia operation ion the first time,
There were t"euy-iour ~ululs pFesen,-ten
females and fourteen malc-.
The Nacsochee The last OF the three new
steamships buIl tins summer for the Ocean
steamship Company of Savannah, Was success
fully launched at Chester, Pa last "Wednesday.
The elegant ncw steamship Tallahassee is re-
cciyins her finishing touches at New York. and
viii sal for savannah at an early day.
By reference To the mortunry report of Tai
lail>see for the past month, elsewhere published.
IL Will be seen that there were but two deaths in
the city during The month OF September-one an
aged ana feeble person, who died of continuous
lever, and The other an infant, only seventeen
months old What city Of 1000 inhabitants can
show better record ior the sIckliest month in
the whole year.
The establishment of a woodward in ITALIA
ha,,ce, where wood could be purchased of any
desired length, qIahly and quantity, would
prove great convenience 10 many persons in
The city SIch IN enterprise would furnish
pleasant employment ioI anyone engaging in it,
and might be made successful and paying bus
iuess from the start Who will supply this want
OF the Capital City:
The great success OF our truckmen in grow
ing and shipping early vegetables 10 Northern
m. .. Loot D.. 4.