The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-04-08
STATE NENs.

after the fall. This haSpehed 5undse
night, March 23d, few mI5eaabove Meals
Landing on the Chattahoschee river.
Monticello Constitufson: Now that
We are to have frst-class hotel. Il will
be necessity for the RAILROAD authorities
to bring the main line ot their road
through Monticello. . . 1t Is teportthi that
Major Henning, the President Of the
Florida Railway and Ns5vi9ation Com
pany, is negotiating for yhe, purchase OF
an elegant residence in this town -.
Hacket Miller. on the 27tls nit. ex.iibited
the first Irish potato of she seas,in. 1t
measured eight inches rt circumference
one way and six inches the other. lie
saws he has an acre "iust lke it."
-Fernandiua Mirror tSa5nuel, King,
al old respected coloreda citizen, and =
preacher, was stricken Flth paralysis
while holding services fn the NJ +.
Church on Ash street, Su Kday afternoon
last He fingered until Tuesday; when
he died. King was overssixty wears of
age. Commissioner Scoring has APP
poirred the following com,sittee to gather
up exhibits and make arrl ngemeHts for
the representation of Nassan county at
the New Orleans exhil .tion lss,lorc
O'Neal, Chairman Of the koard Warren
+. Scott. Fernandina; J. T.. DAVIS, Kings
Ferry; VIM. McWilliams. Italia: =. W.
Mahoney, L. w. Higginhnf ham, GALA
han; Capt. billiard, IIilliA:d; q, w.
Bryce, Brandy Branch; F. II. ,l$ick~,
Dutton.
Key West Denaocrof, The II. =
Government hav" sunk under 'hGir iron
wharf in this city, eighty steel .sIert
covered with different paints Their mo-
tive is to see what paints Will Prov tn"
most durable in these waters. preparatory
To putting it on their steel c.rIsrr-, now
in the course of of const, urtion :. Dr.
A. L. Randolph and family, from 'lalla-
hassee. are stopping at the Russell ll,u~o
The Doctor is Chairman at the Demo.
cratic Executive. Committee OF f.r"n
county, and is well known ;hron sh"nt
the State. The factions II III" Re,,nh
lican party in this county TO w. r-licr-
stand), have succeeded in l'urSip1 the
Ratchet upon a compromise basic by
which one is allowed four dpEegMc; t.
the next State Convention. nnl the nshcr
two. The important question noai l..
what are the Democrats "oinG TO do ::
-EuStis .Semi- Tropical N,Ison Ehl-
Ups, negro who murdered ii icy Ilnsrs,
near CHivcr-alist Cross Roads. Npr'h
Carolina, on January 5th, 1850, was AT
rested on the 9th instant bv J. ! Whit
field and II. J. POWELL at Ravtnswuois. in
this county. A reward of two hundred
dollars was offered for hls arrest >t,me
of the Young men Of EustiS have t'rtnci
boat club aud purpose placing ua,pn
Lake Eustis several tir>t-Hlass hSatS.
Commodore Brittell is one II the nun')er,
and is now engaged in finishing tie sir~t
Yacht ot the squadron, which is 4 fw;.utv
in model, and the Workmanship shows a
degree of skill only attained t.y long prac
tice Since the above the ainve, We .iarn
the craft was launched Y, -itldav =. {.
H. Edwards believe in g tixin'" nj .Ihc
lat" improvements on the hons" hS s,:.,-r-
pies add greatly TO tn" appearance aud
comfort 81 his residence.
Tampa 7riLuoe: \ parry Of seven
Italian IahorerS arrived ~ railroa { "n
last Thursday We learn tina, tie,v are
experts in orange culture auA ic~.t I'm
pl"ymenf in that line. -. \ large h@iIer
for Mr.. H. y Snodgras~' lcr factory ar
rived Ibis week Most of he mactlr,.r,
is now here. and the factory vii. ~,n. b.
turning ont its frigii product .Tn4 III.
NOR has reached rs that the Nnigan Himr
If steamers. now running frc,n New Or
leans Ia Havana. has been sod and wilI
in future run from this p1acr t. kpv
West. Havana and South Arisarican parts
$50 Ex-Govtrnor George f. Drew artlre 81
in Tampa by rail on last Tuesday s.trr-
noon The Governor is looking after hi
large landed interests in this section aud
seems to have great condolences in Tain:,a'>
future. He j. looking strong AID l':lrtv
and in better health than We ever saw
him.
Lake City Rrporter: IA Lake City
cow tackled clerical looking book agent
the other dav The COW was war>, IN
in the encounter. but succeeded in getting
away without subscribing Tor his hEDk.
49,. We record with pain 'hc 1rail,:oi
Miss Texanna Feao!e, OF Luthervill". Ibis
county, which occurred Thursday, The 9Th
Of March Miss FcagIe wasa bright .jd
entertaining vouu" lady, and her -uhs'.''
and painful death carries gloom in%e'
happy family circle. and the entire c.,n-
munity wecps III sympathy. aifh tha'a.
1t seems that she was burning stalks il, Il
cotton patch, and her cloghng t"ki.,g
fire. she was burned to death !9,r
building of branch railroad from n,.ar
Fort Worth TO Lake City is now a>~usg.l
The right Of way Is being purchased and
everything hring in readiness Ne M,
lis early completion. The :. :. 4 "
Railroad will do for Florida villa; her "M n
railroads have neglected.
Quincy Hernld:, \ large nnmbe:ol
cattle have been taken from This cotttv
to Jacksonville during the laSt:iew W.. ~
-. Fires in the woods have dime con,1!d
cradle damage this week Persons sci
ting out fires should be prosecuted to itjhr
full extent of the law =. Our Gnmmufltv
has been much greved to hear OF the
death, at the town of Graham, Texas: on
the nth instant, of Mrs VI. t1las;ns., a
daughter of the late Col. ID. l.. Ke,an.
No particulars have been received.
1t is rumored that Mr. Gonzalez, Of kev
West, has purchashed lot IN our: town
and will soon commence building a Two
story house to be used as a cigar factory,
and that soon number of Chbans VII
be here to find homes hatAahoGcB,ec
gets its Northern mail fifteen hours he
fore the same mail reaches Quincy. ehsr
Northern mails arrive at Riyee .Iunctl0n
about o'clock in the evening and RI
main there until after 10 O'Clock the bf,Xt
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