The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-04-22
STATE NEWS.

the infant son of Captain St. Clair Abrams.
The family can be assured that their Hany
friends at Eustis and Fort Mason syEpa-
thize with them in this bereavement! and
hour of sorrow. &
-Leesburg Ne,os Mrs. Reena Mater,
living six miles east of town, gave birth
last week to the third set of twins inside
of four years. There is no place like
Sumter county for health and and-yba-
bies. Mr.. II. c. Lea is captain OF: the
largest barge that has ever imposed Itself
upon the waters of our lake, between him
and which there exists a remarkable
chemical affinity. The barge moves
more rapidly when the Wild in. Taft
and he more likewise when Mrs.--~ell
when she is right behind him IAsall
the way this craft makes is g lec N&y "
she can't be altogether success /
-Ocala Banner: 1t will tSke over a
million of brick to construct the Csesla
House. Contracts have been le,ts for
four more two-story brick bGiidinaa.Dn
tain five very coy stores in the north
wing, which will be fitted up FOR ffucy
business. The north corner OF the l. lid
ing will be used as a bank, and a strong
vault will be erected inside The sa,nior
ink singer of these columns G0mm9nced
the erection of a fine residence Mo;iday
on his lot north of the baseball park If
his house corresponds with bis lot it will
be very pretty and an ornament to shat
portion of town.
-Apalachicola Tribune : In ten wears
Apalachicola will be one of the places Of
Florida. Mark what the TfNeoae tells
you. The square and hewn timber sea
son will las. until about July. The 1}i-
bune will here state that ten years hance
this industry will be big thing at this
port. Within two months there have
been seventeen vessels loaded at Enst
Pass with square and hewn timifer.
There are now ten vessels at That posnt
loading with square and hewn tmler
Of the seventeen vessels loaded Marco,
Clary q Co. loaded fourteen and McssJs
Swindell three. OF the ten now in pert
eight are being loaded by Muaro, Clary
4 Co. and two by Swindell Bros.
Madison Recorder Greenville keeps
her head up" and shares in Madis@iis
Joy on the coming of our new RAILROAD.
Yet she regrets one thing, ana that is
that the road will not come through Der
limits The work on the hotel is rapidly
being carried on by the contractor, Mr.
Davis. The painting and flooring will
be commenced next week. Mr.. Sts1aety
has about one-third of the roof put on
Mr.. F. Starr Gregory has returned to
Madison from South Florida and is dr,gr-
mined to remain here. Malor Dial,
who passed near the track Of the Florida
Midland and Georgia Railroad going
from Madison last week, report. some
rapid railroad building by the contractors
of that road.
Monticello Constitution Judge w.
b. Lamar received his commission from
the Governor on last Saturday, and co
tered upon the discharge of his official
duties as County Judge of Jefferson Co,
on Monday morning =. j. B. Christie,
Jr., of Jacksonville, was in town on Mon
day, looking remarkably we'll. and we
are pleased to learn he has fair prospect
of securing lucrative business in his new
home. The Board of Directors of tae
Hotel Company, we are pleased to learn,
Will soon be In possession of the plan Tor
the building, and soon thereafter sealtd
proposals for the construction OF the
same will be called for The crumbliag
skull of an adult human being vas De-
posted in this Office few days ago Nv
Mr.. Whitehurst Whilst digging hoae
for post in the lower part Of the cerre>
terry, it was found twelve inches from the
surface. 1t must have rested in the ebal-
low grave many years. Just above the
right eye is clearly defined lfillet hote.
Mariana Courier. Colonel J. p.
Jones, Of Pensacola, has accepted the a-
vitation of the Ladies Memorial A4socia-
ton to deliver the address on the 26th.
The Pensacolian in speaking Of this gen
tleman says: His address will doubtless
be very eloquent, very impassioncd, but
very just. 1t should not be that III Ma
Rama alone these decorous coertesies to
the dead should be extended-~no matter
on which side the dead in the Confe&ler.
ate war were pierced to death by sword,
or bullet, or from artillery fire. The rail.
roads would lose an opportunity, il they
fail tolrnake specially attractive rates fer
the occasion. The Courier has lust
!. closed a contract for additions to tie office,
/ and ere long you shall see the result. The
courier, during us entlre existence, ms
never been upon a stronger basis, and Ey
its merit expects to remain SO: we aye
preparing forthe vigorous campaign which
is beginning to open up, and we ask tfe
sound (no independent Democrat) De,s
Gratis of Jackson county to aid us with
contributions on political topics, III
Key West Democrat. Charles Pearee,
the handsome young Mayor OF Tanahss.
see, is registered at the Russeis Hcuse
Mr.. W. NJ. Mcintosh, Jr., the Comp
troller's Secretary, is registered at the
Russell House. lie is one of he bsighk+
est young Democrats we have IN thia
State. Hon. Samuel Pasco, Chairman
of the State Democratic Convention, 10
registered at the Russell House. Mr,
Pasco has been of inestimable service to
the party-an able organizer, he has baen
instrumental in placing and keeping the
Democracy in power. His views OF cur
rent politics are clear, impartial, and there
is no doubt but what he will &C before
the next Convention with good follow
ing. ...On Wednesday event ng the
Spanish Consul at this port received .
telegram from Castillo, Governorsseneraa
of Cuba, to the effect that Aurelia Mural
had left Havana on steamship Morgan,
stating that he was going to Key West
to kill the Spanish representative. Upoa
the receipt of the telegram the necessary