The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-12-03
FLoRIDIANA.

The Fort Meyers Press, Monroe County,
IS new paper just issued by Mr.. S. G.
Cleveland. Price $500 per annum.
We learn that a new paper is soon to
be started at Sanford, Fla. called the
South Florida 1rguS. We wish them
abundant success.
\ wealthy gentleman from Philadel-
phia contemplates buying land in or near
-Apopka and putting up number of cot
tages for sale upon the installment plan
Such an investment would pay we'll, as
many cottages would be needed
-ipcpka Citizen.
We are reliably informed that tobacco
growing i'll this county, near the Ala
bama line will average five feet in height
and has leaves between three and four
feet in length. In ante-bellum days to-
bacco was largely and profitably grown
i'll this section, but the iniquitous tax on
its oduction-immediately after the
war-made it improbable, and has not
been revived to any considerable extent.
Mariana Times.
\ band of gypsies have pitched their
tents on the hill near the depot and are
plying their multitudinous avocations
about the city. If they are a fair sample
OF the average gypsy, they will manage
TO trade, beg, humbug, steal and beat a
Very comfortable living out of Tallahassee.
y pressing invitation to go somewhere
else should be extended them by our cit
izens.-TdUahossee Land of FIowers.
At the Floridiaa office may be seen a
twig plucked from camphor tree which,
with others, is growing thrifty ON the
premises of Col. II. II. NJ. Davidson, at
Quincy. 1t was brought to us by Mr.
John &. Collins, who says that the larg-
CT OF the trees is about twenty feet high
and that multitudes of plants have
sprung from seed which have been drop
ped from them. The plants were Oh
tanned in Washington by Col. Davidson.
Thus camphor may be accounted anoth-
CT of the valuable products of Florida
Tallahassee Florididn.
lEessrs. P. c. Gaines, ii. f. NJ. High
smith, J. T. Andrews and j. T. Henly,
have just returned from an alligator hunt
OF one month i'll lakes IIicochee and
Okechobee, They found it laborious
and not very remnerative hunt. The
wet weather increased the difficulties of
their work and they succeeded in killing
only l42 alligators. AS alligator skins
bring but 30 to - cents each the reward
for a months labor would not be large
OH the number these gentleman have
killed. However, the eXhiliration of the
hunt and roughing it on the lakes and
among the swamps, probably, furnished
another sort of compensation, which we
presume leaves them no occasion for re-
gret.-Eort Meyers Press.
From returns thus far received, official
and estimated, it appears that the follow
ing persons are elected to the Legislature
Alachua-D. c. Martin to Senate j.
y. Clinton, L. ]. Forrest, Benz. Rush
and Jas. McCaslin to Assembly. All +.
Baker-I'rban c. Herndon to Assem-
bly,. u.
Bradford. L. Gaskins to Senate;
W. W. Tumblin and John Croft to As
sembly. All u.
Brevard-H. 5. Williams to Senate
w. J. Brack to Assembly. Both u.
Calhoun. y. Richards to Assembly. |
Democrat.
Clay-R. W. Davis to Assembly. D. !
Columbia--John F. Niblack, Bascom
H. Palmer and Daniel y. Cone to Assem-
bly,. All D.
Bade--i. w. Evan to Assembly.
Democrat.
Duval-E. c. Sammis to Senate W.
+. Owen, G. w. Wetmore, Wm. James
and I. V. Gibbs to Assembly, All Re- +,
publicans.
Escanbia-S. r. Mallory, reelected
to Senate: j. +. Yonge, j. Il. Emmer-
son and J NJ. Tate to Assembly. All
Democrats.
Franklin-W. T. Orman to Senate;
II. l.. Grady to assembly. Both Dem
ocrats.
Gadsden--A W. snider. u. W Miller
and +. Owens to Assembly. All Dem
ocrats.
IIamilton-Jas. Burnam to senate
Assembly. All
Iiemanlo-B. +. Kirk and n. A. Car
ter to Assembly. Both Democrats.
Hillsborough-J, 7. Leslie, reelected
to Senate; J. :. Taylor, Jr., and Vim.
Pitt Head, to Assembly. IN Democrats.
Holmes-W. F.. Green, Democrat, to
Assembly.
,Jackson-J. II. McKinne, reelected
to the Senate; j. \. Robinson (re-elect-
ed, J. /. Powell and 4. c. White to
Assembly. All Democrats.
Jetlerson-J. d. Cole to Senate; II.
W. Washington, b. c. Gibbes, w. A.
Byrd and J. G. Smythe. All Repuhli-
cans.
Lafayette. p. Chaires, Democrat,
to Assembly.
Leon-D. :. Walker, Jr., Indepen-
dent, Clinton Seend, f. C. Weeks and
Samuel Frazier, Republicans, to Assem-
bly,.
Levy. ii. Brewer and Samuel
Quincy, Democrats, to Assembly.
Liberty-M. j. Solomon, Democrat, to
Assembly; W. II. Neel, Democrat, to
Senate.
NLadison-J. n. STRIPPING to Senate;
VIM. $. Hughey, A. Il. Osgood and +.
J. Alexander to Assembly. All Il.