The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-19

that there is smallpox at PaatsA, and
says there has been no case there for five
weeks.
Georgia peaches have been stripped
20 Jacksonville this scaser This wou.d
not be thus if Florida cultnrists wers as
enterprising as Georgians
-Ocala Banner: There were two car
loads Of watermelons loaded at this sta
ton on Thursday week; ore for atlanta
and the other for Macon.
-Palatka Journal: Last week Captain
Pillsbury, OF Volusia, committed euitiGe
al his hotel there, by throwing hinSself
down stairs head first, breaking Lis rfeck
instantly.
In the Gulf hammock, Levy c"uaty,
are two live cypress trees, some 80 seet
high, that have cabbage pa'mettos grow
ing out Of holes in their s.de-. 10 or 81
feet above the ground
-Leesburg Adcance The Florida
Southern Railroad is "boomn2" IRON
is arriving in Ocala every week. AMI the
work Of grading and laying the iron on
the Leesburg end is being rapidly = lssed
forward.
Putnam County .Jourasnt Chs ALI
gator business bunting ana killing them
for their skins), is on boom onFhe south
side of Lake Jessup, one party having
killed 80 on Monday night, ySrying III
IeDgLn from SIX TO twelve ictt
-Daytona .J0arual: The Or, Age boat
il working away steadily az tie canal ''e-
tween the Matanzas and the II3,fax but
has not cut one-third Of the solid lirt cut
ting. The canal is a sure thirc bn, il
progresses too slowly.
st. Augustine Prs W, arc IN
formed that the order for he amber 90
be used in the construction 81 7he I'M
mense Craft hotel, north of Tie ~ gates.
has been given to the -rn.ll-, and that
il amounts TO over I,50",pn9 feet
South Florida CI;z.~ tilndng on
the Tarares, Orlando and At!aL.ic Rail
road has commenced in ca:nc-t Al the
western end Of the line. y CON. lernhie
force Of graders are at work, anl lie com
nis-ary supplies are on the ground
Jacksonville Hr0N: Il i g"portcd
that Mr.. a. ;. Patterson, lrp 1evelopc'l
smallpox, contracted the disease from
he clothing, which had been " done up,
by wash-woman who allowed us eat-
rnents TO be mingled with affected ones.
Monticello Constitution Tbs. grow
ing crops, where they have been property
worked, are very finc-especiajly cotton.
Corn, in a majority of instances, is not
n fine as tins time last year, but Al abun-
dance will be made for home cunsulnI-
ton
Tampa Gmr,yinn The io, IN from,
Of the catholic convent is being gruhhe'l
and cleared M, pre- aratory 60 the coIn
meneeInent of work on the Episcopal
Church, which will he commenced a. sooI,
a. the Della arrives from Pensacola, with
building material
-Fernandina Mirror: Mcssr> Buck
d Son have written their agent in thi'
city, Mr.. H. Barker, that it it is thcir III
tention to ship the entire product of the'i
Empire Mills on the Florida Central ans
Western road through this port We
most heartily welcome this accession tC
our port.
South Florida Cittzeu:: The press O
kolusia county is becoming a rather nu
merOus concern. No two are alike, either
COdring.on is the solid, serious, heavy
man. Prevatt is the gossipy man. Nam
y the funny man. The Johnssons have
not been long enough at il 90 dcvelrl
any peculiar specialties.
- Leesburg Adod.ce: The Iiar'li
guaya is the most prolific bearer. W.
saw one twig clipped from llnHh On Mr.
Rocks place, only three inches long, thai
held cluster Of eight guavas. Mr.. X
informs us that he had to plack large
quantity Of the fruit to prevent the tre'
from being injured by the weight thereof
Lake City Reporter: Mr. a. S. Good
bread brought a fine lot Of Goodbrea(
peaches to town on the 9Th and shippee
them. We do not expect for many year
70 see early peaches plentiful en1lgh u
have them for sale at home. A few have
been sold here at 81 bushel ihis season
II this is not encouraging, what viii be
-Ocala Banner: From Crystal Rive
we received this week fair saI.spjc Of III
onion raised in that neighborhood. /
was grown by Mr.. w. Il. Edwards Of
common pine land and weighed nearly
three pounds. 1t was of the white warn
ety. Mr. Edwards off of less than 81
tenth of an acre raised twenty bnsheI
and sold them at 81 per bushel.
-Eustis Semi Tropical: Colonel .'oht
A. Macdonald settled last week, fer Judgt
A. b. Lonaker and A. ii. Sept, Of skip
pack, Penn, and others, rUr over .tssn tnou
sand acres of IT, S. land in Orange, Su,nte;
and Polk counties. Mr.. Sept is pres
dent Of q railroad and very wealthy
man. He and bis friend Judge Lcnaker in
tend to colonise their land, and il neces
sary build railroad to it.
-Daytona Journal: There IL resi-
dent of this town who having recently
been a huckle-berrying woke up in the