The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-10-24

BoPy on the l6th-
DIR. s C. Mcintyre, Of Pensacola,
died on the 18th.
Through sleeping-cars run between
Chicago and jacksonville.
Mr.. C. o. Hampton is associate edi-
tor Of the Cedar Key Journal
Coffee plants sent from Cuba to Man
Atee county are growing finely.
Mr.. J. II. Caldwell is announced as
local editor of the Jasper Times.
The Vegetable growers of Madison
couRty meet in convention today.
The Democrats of Clay county have
nominated Mr.. LW. Kickliler for the As
sembly.
A merchants neW delivery wagon is
announced As a new business feature in
Key West
Mr. c. L Harrison, late of the Tam
pa Progress, has joined the editorial staff
Of the Tribune
The Live Oak, Tampa and Charlotte
Harbor Railroad is being graded from
Rowland's Bluff southwark
Hon. ". II. Neel was last Tuesday
renominated for the Assembly by the
Democrats of Liberty county.
The Fifth Annual Orange County
Fair will begin at Sanford, on the 2lst of
February next, and continue four days.
The grand jury of Franklin county,
At the recent term Of the Circuit Court,
recommended the building Of a new court
house
A number Of ladies have joined the
Finley Club at Leesburg. With the ladies
enlisted in his behalf General Finley'>
success in assured.
Mr. Joel d. Mead, of Mandarin,
takes the place Of Col. Walker, who
with drew, as Democratic candidate for
SENATOR from Duvai.
&c. W. Irvine, charged with the muir
der Of Eagle, was convicted and sentenced
to death at the late term Of Franklin
county Circuit Court.
Mr.. o. ]. ANDREW, proprietor of the
Tampa Progress. has discontinued its pub
LEGATION in that city, but announces that it
will shortly appear in another place.
Mr. r. d. Gray, Of OcaIa, who was
shot by his brother-in-law, Col. \. /.
Eicbelberger, on the 25th ult., died from
the effects Of his wounds last Wednesday.
Monticello Constitution: "The mer-
chants of Tallahassee are complaining Of
shortage IL packages of meat This Is
also the case with casks of hams shipped
10 this town from Savannah"
-Leesburg AdrGnce:: 90 Now that the
railroad reaching here in November is an
almost assured fact, business and land
sales are beginning to look up. An IN
Paralleled era Of prosperity is expected
here this winter"
On Monday evening, the 10th, horse
attached to dray, ran away on Pine
street, jacksonville, and, running over
two little children of Capt. Isaac Hall,
Frank Lund and Matte May-killed the
former and seriously injured the latter
-Apalachicola Tribune The South
End was demoralized-yes, that is the
worldly the sight of a woman carpenter
the other day. She was shingling house
al the time we speak of, and sat upon
the roof and hammered away as cool as
Mr. Anybody.
Mariana Courier: Every Demo
erat should do. his duty in the approach
ing election; see your friends. talk to
them and remind them of the days of
RAdicslism in our county and State. We
cannot afford to lose single vote; see
that erery citizen twenty-one years of age
attends the election.
- Atlanta correspondent Savannah
Nescs Z" ] see in the report of the Maine
State Fair that the Aromatic Bedding
Company, of Boston, exhibited specimens
Of their bedding, made from Florida pine
leaves, which are claimed to be elastic and
adisinfectant. never heard of the thing
before, unless pineapple leaves are re-
ferred TO-"
gainesville Advocate The throwing
together of the girls and boys in our
Seminary has good effect on both sexes.
Gentlemsnly department and subordina-
ton to rule are cultivated by the young
men, while modest selfgovernment and
intellectual rivalry in studies are charac
teristic Of the young ladies. We believe
in throwing the sexes together from the
start and keeping it up through life They
should early learn how to measure each
other"
Key West Key Of the Guy':: "Mr
John W. Watkins, while coasting among
the Eastern Keys, discovered joint Of
the yertebra of some monster animal OIL
fish, probably q whale, which, together
with two smaller bones, supposed to be
from . manatee or sea COW, he brought tc
this port The vertebra bone is the
largest We ever saw, measuring three feet
ak inchesin circumference, fourteen inches
vide and weighing not less than seventy
I'VE pounds"
Mr.. McOintock, recently elected may
or Of Key West, says over his signature
in the Key West papers: 81 deem it but
fair to state-that in allowing my name
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