The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-07-31
lifted suicide by drowning herself in the

she had been missing from her home for
couple of days or more. Fruitless at
tempts had been made to find her, and
not until yesterday was the truth realized
when her body was discovered floating
down the river.
-Alachua -Adrocate: Sheriff Tucker
has received the death warrant of Chas
Williams and he will be executed August
l,th lie completely broke down when
the sheriff made the announcement TO
h.m and may not live to be hung . Mr..
f. a. Hawkins informs US that the IA
nous live oak tree, known as the "Devil's
riding whip" which is situated three
q iarters Of 4 mile northwest of the - Dew
il'> Mil Hopper, measures thirty-three
conference, one loot from the ground.
The tree is hollow and affords ample shell
TT Tor forty hogs.
= Times nion Mai. Dancy and John
+ Hartrlge, Esq, Of this city. Mr.. La
iave,,e Dancy and the Messrs Cunning
ham, OF Savannah, have just returned
from weeks hunt near what is known
a. The Devils Elbow, during which time
hey killed nine deer, any quantity ot
small game, and cut several bee trees
Thy wcre out during the terrible electric
storm 81 Wednesday night. and were all
more q less frightened TO death. One OF
tle party. thinking his time had come re
sorted II PRAYER, which was kept up dur
ing the pre-, alence Of the storm. but
winch. We fear. was soon after forgotten in
tn pursuit Of pleasure.
Gainesville UuHy Bee: We are in
formed that Thursday forenoon athunder
-,"rin arose q few miles east Of this city.
AMI that Andy Williams, who was work
ny in a field on the Conclough place,
with hi- wife and child. went under an
:,ak tree for shelter 4 bolt Of lightning
shortly afterwards struck the tree, killing
Andy. but leaving his wife and children
nninjured Now that the brick for the
Seminary have come, the work will he
pushed with the utmost vigor. Eight
brick LAYERS are walking the wall up 50
last that thew will soon be out Of Job.
-. Mr. J. r. Brown has takendhe lead
IN complying with the sidewalk ordinance
AMI i putting one made Of Florida stone
down around his new block.
Tampa 7fiLu~e. The wharf for the
International r. H. at the foot of Whit
ing street is approaching completion
Grading on the International road is be
ing pushed rapidly. About $50 hands
are At work on the line near Tampa 49,
'Ih~ permanent wharf for the S. r. T. X.
viii l". finished by the 18th inst The
wharf Will be 7jx90 feet . . Madam Ru-
'lor has il that some 400 or 800 men Will
arrive here from Mobile, to work on Cor
Ions international road Capt. Beard
superintendent Of Construction on the In
;,rnational H. r., left sunday for up the
cJuntry /" make arrangements for the
ramp rtation Of large force Of hands
:" thi- point Pineapple slips continue
:, arrive here b. the thousands from the
Southern KEYS.
Palatka WeroM: Yesterday morning
~ he Florida Southern Railroad, near
kri'tain's log camp, III this county, was
'Le -cene Of most horrible and fatal ac-
'.l.nt, in which Mr. Abe Osteen, one Of
ar oldest citizens, wa- the unfortunate
tim. 1t seem. that he was loading
,'At-car With cord wood piling up four
cords on one >i1e, which over balanced it,
'I;ie whole amount fell upon him, burying
hfm Out Of sight. After the remains
@'tr" recovered, they were discovered to
u IN 4 terribly maDgled condition, and
j. ath had ensued. The deceased leaves
i large family t" mourn his untinely
.o-s Mr. Tho-. ). Winton, Of Ocala,
~ in town last Saturday. He came
!. an :" look up lot Of cattle that were
fuo off By Morrison, the reported muir
''!er'r Of Mr.. Mickle, on the Withlacoo-
CHS river recently Mr. Winton says
Morrison has not been captured, the re-
lrrt Of hi- capture having been put out
b. LIS friends to stop the pursuit, but
that the sheriff is still after him He also
ea,- that reward Of $500 has been Of
ieIrd for him. The cattle that Mr. Win
ton vas after were found near Mr. John
Grooms' and identified "A large pan
tlicr j. reported a. using in Rice Creek
~"aFnp, near Grooms' ferry. The var
raint is said To be Of unusual size II is
but seldom that these fcrocinu= beasts Of
the Florida jungles are now seen They
are slowly but surely retiring before a
raIidly advancing civilization, and AZ the
forests are fclIed by the brawny arm Of
til" energetic settler. their appearance
NH be- less frequent, until the natural
home Of the bear, the wildcat and the
panther, will know them no more forever.
Jim Beal who runs Grooms' ferry at
Rice Creek, says he killed a moccasin
down there last week which measured
eight feet in length and fourteen inches
IN circumference Jim also stated that
the snake contained four young alllga
tors