The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-04-29
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Barlow Informant: Sheriff Newen
returned from Orange oouaty on tuesday
evening, having in charge nv. W{Wa-
bingham, indicted for the murder If Mr..
Mclaughlin, and confined him i1 the
county Jail Mr.. Willinghan is tht first
inmate of our new Jail. i r.. III
Tampa Tribune On Nsst Saturday
valuable mare belonging To- M n Be-
lesta was killed by running against
sharp snag. She was completely discm-
bowled, her entrails falling ont up1n the
ground; but strange to say, che rap over
two hundred yards after every particle of
her intestines save the liyer, linge and
heart had been removed. / =;
-Starke Telegraph: we:exrsct to com
mence next week the constructions OF q
printing Office building for,the Telegraph.
We design putting in power press this
summer or early fall, and, must kaye
ground floor for the machirtery. Peshaps
we may make joint Stock company con-
Germ of it if the city continues TO arow,
and have printing establishment second
to none in the State. 5
-Titusville Florida Star: Mr.. Barton
Smith, of Orlando, who recently .pur-
chased the material of the La<i;on Filter
Ne,cs, at Rockledge, will issac thesfrst
number of the Indian Riu<r San, atsthat
place next week. Mr.. SmSth comes swell
recommended from Mr.. Gore, Of OrSpdo,
and we wish him success with his ebter-
prise Quite a hail-storrn sisited3this
section on Sunday afternoon accompanied
with rain and furious wiad TIE hail
stones were about the size Of kernels Of
corn
Milton Neacs Samuel. McCrarS, a
son of Daniel McCranie, rfet, a h0nSb
death on Tuesday last. He. was engaged
in logging on Clear creek and ba8ng
sawed down a tree it lodged ION anothers
and rebounded from the stuIap stlillng
him on the side laying open bis stomach
and tearing the flesh froanl his singh.
Medical aid was summoned, lbut betDre
the physician could reach hn4 death 4ad
kindly put an end to his sufeiinEs We
sincerely sympathize with the afflicted
family.
Lake City Reporter Money is searcer
than usual, but the building boom con
tinues. We hear rumors, that several
fine brick buildings will soon DE: erected.
-. If our people had time to plant peach
orchards, there is every reason; to- believe
that they would find that GROWING early
peaches would prove more profitable than
orange culture. Last Friday night, cor
Saturday morning some eviltntindeh per
son attempted to destroy the Bcrsm
House, in this city, by setting it OF fire.
The means used show deliberate intention
not only to destroy property, hut reckless
Of human life, to put that also ieleopardy
Jasper Times: Last Sunday aflsr.
tween Mrs Jane Conley and Miss Julia
Gantlin. the name of the laStef partially
describes her form, while hef face s Of a
gingerbread color Mrs. ConEsy is short
thick brushy headed blackberry blo,iie
and after few angry words clkwed and
otherwise scratched Miss G's.fske unsii it
looked like an old saddle tl,at.had beer
rushed through briar patch. Jealouey
was the impelling power ;B3th ladies
paid fine in the Mayors coarf on Man
day morning. Miss G., who claims to ke
long to the colored aristocrac%, aaed sont
particularly choice language II
-Daytona Journal: The deebest drill
ing upon the Halifax coast isNthlt waici
was recently done by Chas ar;d m. Bill
Tough, at Ormond, for A. J. f'oastantihs
They got down 3O5 feet, tapping severn
flows which united to make a 5hne streaal
of excellent water; the lowest was struEl
at 28o feet. The drilling maysp0sibly y
continued in the future to grertH dep:3S
."Talk about the strength; OF the al
carrying a grain of corn ten tmes IL
size" said his honor the. Maych one eveS
ing, ga Florida flea can beat il t1 Turla.
and back One of them can tufrsme ov{
in bed any time" He weighs 2D t
Live Oak Lteuigencer At the lay
term of Circuit Court for Bradford cont
ty, person in the shape Of q neRrs
woman was tried, convicted And stl,
fenced for larceny. After arri ing at To.
penitentiary this person acted I'D such
manner that Capt. Powell was :unpressst
with the idea that something vta1;wrong
and concluded to make an exAnainatiofl
This he did, and to his uttet AHtoniSh
ment found his new convict to lie ful
grown negro man instead of . woman
He gave as his excuse for thfs mode o
dressing that he obtained more aavanta
ges in stealing by dressing as "a woman
than he could as man. He saysthat il
this way he has been stealing ils Jackson
vile an other places for sevtrbl yean
without being detected.
Hamilton County Times: Mr.. Ge;i
W. Haines, Assistant Superintendent I,
the S., F. & W. r. r., assisted Ey Messrs
Leutze and Bache, have been .utveyinl
the Okefnokee swamp. Mrs. .Haine
states that the source of the Suvahnee il
not where it was supposed, bug Shat i
rises near Race Pond on the kohtheas
side of the Okefenokee. The party wen
into the swamp near Fort MunEers max
ing about eighteen miles the frstSday, sew
enteen the second, twenty-three the third
and striking the regular run of ,l.h. rive
made about seventy-three the fo.lrH day
The course taken has never been exnloret
before. Four boats were usedImucl
fine cypress timber was seen, and tq,srteer
alhgators found another cline to bssk in
The party disembarked at Blount' Fer,
and were hauled across the country t.
Jasper, where they took the ,yasp fo
Waycross. q.
-Fernandina Mirror: Prof. y N
Whitner and wife arrived in thu cit,
from Barlow, Polk county, on Thxsda,
last. We understand that NUMBER @
colored people are trying to orEapize ,
fire company. Their purpose is to- rais'
sufficient. means to purchase hand-chc