The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-24
STATE nEwp.

water supply for man and beast sas ct
ting to be a serious one. BUT ID 'T&es-
day evening and night, aud 1ll daa Nd
nesday and until Thuss1ay at Ainaer,
there were frequent and heavy aow1Fs,
making in all quite heavy fall All lat
length of time. l. I'LL
-Palatka Ne,cs:: A .hirteen-ftpt Hlh-
gator was lying tied to planE fnsshe
Florida Southern depotlast pighS t a
large number of people went to sd at
the monster He was Brought d1x on
the steamer Pastime, asd we ies1 she
will be killed and his hiae stuffed to4fy.
A number of fishermen at Georfek IN,
in pulling in shad net, found tAN,k or
entangled in it's meshes,l and 81 rs
readily secured with but !little resjbtal Pc
on his part. This 'gatoh is .oneSof the
largest ever seen in Palafka. : III; Il
Jacksonville HeralG::l A pet ii g4d
teaspoons and desert-kniyes bcarilg Ne
monogram and coat-ofarins of NAS9ldn
1. are in the possession of the Hffe&
Capt. J. b. johnson, OF Fine BluA AN.
These articles were presS8ted: by Nab.
leon to Nine Murat and deEcenszed fAe:
her granddaughter, Nine Stef; offTa1A-
hassee, Fla, who, finding ,herseIE'ipi +:
duced circumstances at lib CLOSE NE IL
war, was compelled to sell them, ana try
were purchased by Capt-. Johnf'1 s
5000. 81 ;f5s
Quincy Herald: Several trafps +
cars loaded with melona destineA fF
northwestern markets, have PASSED puF
depot this week, going. The eomp4siot
of the Pensacola and Ataanti;; kai1fo
has proved Of great benefit to,our Sta }
by giving us a quick ransrorta:ions
best markets for our products. tlT{s
boss picnic of the season will be tGtI
Philadelphia Academy foass miles fbrt4
of Quincy, on Friday, the.atk of IHla
AS this place is noted for i<s picnics jay
entertainments of social Nharact erx jail
everybody is invited to beg present, With
big and small baskets, we'll filed. I'VE
predict good, grand ans .jcsisl tSci'S
feast. Il E.. 4;
field, of Abe Springs, Ca.hpuh caattsl
paid our Office pleasant 3iait .Satfaay.
lie reports that q cycloae struct HIS
place, on the Chipola river; ion East Tue
day, lasting three hours, deluginGkt
country. He says at his Gerry, the 4ivtV
ran up stream for three hours .aftet IT. a
rain ceased, on account of tic h .savysraiin-
fall His mill creek on Mhn1sy Niglt
was only about two feet deep, ind ATE {
the rain had ceased it nleAsared {tyek
twenty-one feet, carrying away aHop
sixty yards of his mill dam besides bans
aging his property in othef ways. He
subscribed for the Times and leH US hop
ing that the "gates would .i.e closed, and
the water run down" by the ;,tim{ he
reached home. L.
Monticello Constitution :, Mr. II b.
Bailey will ship the present wick from
eight to ten carloads of vat rmefous
The melons will average twenty-five
pounds and will be hauleFl trornl his
Bolton plantation. Unless: thc4 is
decided improvement in the groTng
crop, corn will be very sc4rcet in 3his
county next year. Cotton, lho vevef. is
looking splendid. Very large meEans
have been raised in past sessons in this
county, but the present year.tbe prospect
is that Mr.. Z. B. Bailey Wilt exSell aEy-
thing ever produced, for alteady hg is
presenting melons to his ifien:1s fhst
weigh from thirty-nine to- fomy -thnee
pounds, and of an extra variety. LSter
in the season in all probability ne tsll
have them weighing from sexAntN -ive, 10
one hundred pounds. Everything BaSty
does, however, is on large spsle} !.
Gainesville Adyocate The E&fst
Florida Seminary Board of TEsttes hAve
reelected E. p Cater to Principal,
with Rev +. Pasco, G. V. Renfro I'D
Lieut.. A. L. Wagner assistants No 1bt-
ter selections could have beer. made :. i.
Plans and specifications are1poW be1tg
drawn preparatory to the ereq ions of t,So
fine depots by the Transit RAILROAD ,st
this place. This is just what is seedSa,
and we trust it will be pushed fprwkfd
without delay. We understand the an-
provements are to be madesI within Fhe
coming six months. lambeth IL C*t.
roll have enclosed fifteen acres IF ,an1ad
new Gainesville for the purpo4a Of stan
ing poultry farm. They alteady h4Se
houses erected for the featbekcG triks
several varieties of which they have f.
Gently purchased. This will ckrtainly u
a remunerative invest ment, and al be-
the parties are enterprising 47urs, mj
we have no doubt but they Witt make. 4
a success.
-Fernandina Mirror: Maff (feorke
r. Fairbanks will construct tHs s@mn4l
large, elegant residence. bom,, t&S(
years ago he purchased the so4th Ealf n
block SO, containing four lots Il ons bnsI
dred feet square each. This he kad plarR,
ed to orange trees, which are 9pwsall Il
a fourishing condition. The SHews rev
dence will front Seventh stre&S bsttiI
back from the street some fifty, feet III
foundation will be of solid cono4ste sso,s
six feet in height. The building VIII
of wood, two stories, with an LSand ha@
wide piazzas on the east, soutK snd Set
sides. The house is to contain fon' "A d.
l6 rooms, constructed with an dye s1lelH
to comfort. Mr.. Schuyler, the frcHtec,,
has the plans nearly completed. h' q tht
contracts will be given cut The .shel
fer the foundation is already on. th.
ground. i. . The shipment of vAgetable4
for Northern markets is about o3pr. Tbs
watermelon season is now fairly Sndei
way The shipments this week sfwere al
follows: Per steamship San ntonio
1856 crates vegetables and 9,0Ok, water
melons; per steamship City Of alstka
1850 crates vegetables and 2,50N water
melons; per steamer st. Nichols, t6i0
crates vegetables. L
Bronson Enterprise DIR. jackson