The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-12-16

was DESTROYED by FIRE, I'M siving . loss -
nearly u 900. No insarsAcs Csaseof me-
unknown. e
We have to record sscs another new
Florida paper, the Gansts, Of Emp0ria,
volusia county. Il Hwell edited by
Messrs. L FL Eldridge Nd S. B. Wilson.
1t is handsome paper srd is furnished
ut 4l.50 per annum. !. a
Lakeland Nesrs: Tas Forids South
ern Railroads. right of Nsy is cleared to
Lakeland. :. Lakeland t*ill be the juno
ton of the r. S. andsS. r. Railroads,
which will be completes by Mafch 1st-
80. The grading of the niorids Southern
Railroad is rapidly PROGRESSING 4 about
one-fourth of mile wessjot the depot.
-Apalachicola 7Es8s4se. We are In
formed that Me-. S. p Wexford, the mail
contractor, is now off after suit2fl mail
steamer. We think that MIR. W reford
should have living chafne but, is moth
ing is done very soon, ouf:sltizens should,
in Justice to themselves see abdut the
matter and send special representative
to Washington. Z
Fort Dade Messengers Quite num-
Der of railroad land buyerfpassed through
town this week bound tor the Hand sale
of the Florida Railway nnd Navigation
Company :. Another esold snap visited
us last Monday and stag&i al, the week.
Our printers complain tAat they can not
set type on account of tase cold. There
whas slight frost Wednesday ladrning.
Madison New Era :; The law' Office
of Frank W. Pope ssas purchased
bv Mr. Livingston VanIl ION last Satur-
day, who viii take posssasion on she 1st
of January, when he wils''commal?se the
practice of his profession: MIR. Nzlm Is a
young man of much taleiNs and bids fair
TO become one of the most emlneuE law
vers of our State. We Wish him much
success in his undertaking.
Emporia Gazette As an instance of
what can be done with outsuatlye Florida
woods. we saw the other dav vert beau
tiful bookcase. made by Mr Ecbnan, OF
Piersonville, of curly Flotida pine. 1t is
very handsomely made aad finished In
oil, and altogether much: prettier than
walnut, maple or mahogany. Tht book
case is OF home manufacture, but shows
degree Of workmanship a1ai finish which
is seldom surpassed BY is0rthern manu-
facture 1t sold for S65.
Live Oak Bulletin s,u1 merchants
still pay % cents pound:tor sea island
cotton. We learn that ii little better
than is being paid for thy staple at any
other town along the ling between, Pen
sacola and jacksonville. This Ii j free
advertisement, bu, it is trAe one Lit
tie Robert White, two-year-old son Gt Col.
John F. White, died on Hast Thursday
night. His death was caused Er.m a
scald on the breast by ian accidental
overturning of a cup of ha1 coffee IA few
weeks ago Our people svsupathize hear
tily with Mr. and Mrs. " hiEe i'll the }eath
of their bright little boy. :
Gainesville -4dvocdte The Tampa
Tribune, of the 9th inst, sass that Il: hgnt
frost was visible at that place on " ednes-
dav of las. week. and thats!ce formed III
exposed places. 1t also States that the
citizens OF Gainesville, Tallahassee end
Lake CITY on the same dav-were sus-lter-
ing in their shirt sleeves and expressing
sympathy for the denizens ri South Flor
ida. We have no RECOLLECTION OF sweat
ing very much or that We were il our
shirt-sleeves on that date, RATHER dr1 we
see or hear OF any ice in a.lis neigi Dor
hood " Where, oh wheret is the frost
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hey West Democrat; Gen. -Abra-
ham Sawyer left ThursdaE morning on
5. S Washburne for triE through. the
State. 49, The schooners Monsrose, Eu-
phemia, Counter and SnSezer arrived
Tuesday morning from the-spouge bars,
and bring glad tidings OF great joy to
our merchants. They all Succeeded in
making good trips, and repoft good eews
from those still ON the bars, Schooner
Adelaide, which came dowfs W ednesday
morning from Miami, brougas fine aoad
Of pumpkins, raised by the Indians apon
the hunting grounds. Capt. Frow states
that the Indians are raising sshem III large
quantities this season.
-Titusville Star: A Parkinson ct:tiiis
place expects TO engage In aise manGtac-
ture OF orange wine this sessOn troist the
sour orange, which for that purpOss Is
superior To the sweet variety Mr.. Park
inson lie of the opinion that Il great sue
cess could he achieved In the manufacture
of pineapple wines on our river. I&slng
into consideration that the estimated crop
of this river and Lake Worth tc be 20
900 barrels as reported, 1t seems that this
manner of utilizing them wiE have to: be
used The present mode OF transporting
them is not equal to the amount TO be
shipped and the surplus otherwise nust
waste.
Tampa Tribune Among the exhsb-
it's forwarded to New Orleans by the
Morgan on yesterday, by Mr. w. l.
Crum, our County Commissioner, were
one camphor, one guava, oit lime oae
sweet orange, one sour orange. one cieron
and two paw-paw trees. On last
Wednesday we noticed quite q nulnh'er pf
very fine guava, avocado pear. lime arsd
paw-paw trees at the railroad depG. TN
their way to New Orleans. They were
shipped by Messrs. g. K. Johnson and 4.
Strada, from Point Pinelias, ip this eeLn-
ty. The efficient and energetic AsSisi-
ant Commissioner for this colsnty for she
New Orleans Exposition, Juage 4. +.
Hampton, this week succeeded In sesui'-
ing frcm MIR. ThOs. Jackson's grove q
large and handsome orange tree losaiea
with fruit, for shipment to The Expos'-
ton. 1t was carefully prepared under
Judge Hampton's supervisors aud for
warded to New Orleans by the Morgafi
on yesterday.
-Palatka Nesrs:: Messrs. Hsgley anu
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