The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-01-22

next ~ Gays al stern & COS. ~
&C. c. Seeba, the murderer of Mr.. 81. Fl. Fair
banks, had prelm nary trial in jacksonville
"n the 18th. He was committed to Jail to await
the action of the Circuit Court
BY reference TO our advertising columns il
will be seen that the firm OF Nathan & Cohen
has been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr.. J.
Nathan Will continue business al The old stand.
The great demand for Shriner's Indian
Vermiiuge is solely due to its intrinsic value.
Thousands use 1t to-day in preference to any
other, anu say that II destroys and expels worms
effeclually.
Special attention is directed To the procla-
nation OF Mayor Lewis iur Guy Election on the
18th OF February The registration law now re-
quires that every voter must appear in person in
order to be registered.
Prof. J. w. Beardsee, the great American
vocalist, gave musical concert at Library Hall,
last Wednesday evening, for The benefit of the
library. The entertainment was greatly enjoyed
by those present Net proceeds, $15
Passengers leaving Tallahassee at 4P NJ
arrive III New Orleans at 10 o'clock next morn
ing. This Is vast improvement over the time
made one year ago, and few months hence the
tip will he made in less time than now
The business of the lumber yard Of Brad
ford X Holland will be continued by Mr. J. IT.
Bradford, Mr.. Holland retiring from the firm.
Forty thousand tcet OF various dimensions and
qualities will be received next Thursday and
offered for sale al the yard.
Judge Rippey informs US that he is expect.
ing the arrival OF gentleman in few days
who is DESTROYS of establishing Il large cotton
seed oil mill III Tallahassee. There is room for
this and other enterprises here A barrel and
crate factory would do we'll from the START
Mr. VIM. F. Gore treasurer, and Mr.. Jos.
Green, advance agent of Happy al Wagner S
New Mns,r-s, were in The city last Friday.
The hall being taken for several nights ahead
they made no engagement for The Capital City
This excellent troupe ill probably visit Talla-
hasSee later in the season
Mr. w. G. Perry, the master carpenter on
the "Shidzuokl' estate, has purchased a site and
started building hands, me- villa Recent pur-
chases have given decided boom Ia the Clark
Purves property. Next winter will see quite II
future for Shidzunka
performed
Cables Hall last Friday and Saturday nights
The troupe is IA large one and good one and
their performances ;src far above HE average oil
travelling shows. Though he weather was very
Indictment, the hall WAS packed Friday evening"
and nearly every special feature was cncored.
-FLoRIDIAN Item Box Beccher SAYS four
titths OF the people in heaven will be women
&c oil ri,,It - d.
Nobody ought ~ kick about that. Four-fifths
OF the women are better than men, anyway, and
they ought to go to heaven But according TO
that story, what stag party there is going to be
standing around the fire in The other place"
-Sympathizing friends have contributed 500
through the Times Inion, to the wife and chill
jren of the late Mr.. Ii. II. Fairbanks. Contri-
buttons sent to the FLoRIDIAN will be promptly
acknowledged and turned over to the dsconso-
late widow and fatherless babies Money will
supply them with the necessaries of life-keep
them from want and suffering, but no power
can restore to them in this life the murdered hus
band and father
Posters and tickets for grand excursion to
Jacksonville were printed at the FLoRIDIAN Of
fee last week. Ii is gotten up under the auspi-
ces of the colored Good Tempars Of ITALIA
hassee, and the train will leave here on the 18th
OF February. ExcursonsIs will have four days
in jacksonville, giving them ample opportunity
to visit the State Fair. A special will be
provided for white persons Fare for the round
trip, from this city, 50.
-Messrs Henry Reed, f. p Walker, and A.
l.. Allen, of Orleans, Ind induced to visit Flor
ida by reading the FLoRIrIAN, made IA pleasant
call al our sanctum Saturday evening. Mr..
Reed already subscriber to the FLonTDIAN,
and Messrs Walker and Allen had their names
entered on our books iol 1884. They are very
well pleased with Tallahassee and surrounding
hill county. Alter visiting South and East
Florida they will return 10 the Capital City later
in the season.
Mr.. r. Abbott, of Orient, Iowa, who has
been reading the FLoRIDIAN for some time in
his Western home visited Florida last winter.
He returned again this season, and has purchased
$40 acres OF land from Mr. Samuel Humphreys
four miles west of Tallahassee. Mr.. Abbott
spent II pleasant hour with US on Saturday. He
has written to his wife to join him in his new
home Mr. Robert Pence and family, also 81
Iowa, are coming out to live on the same tract
with Mr.. Abbott. They will engage in mixed
farming
The following attorneys have been in at
tendance on The Supreme Court this week Col
George t. Walker Col. A. w Cockrell, Mr.. Geo
Wheaton Deans, Mr'John Earle Hartrdge, Mr.
A. d. Basnett, Mr.. John &. Cooper, MIR. T. w
Palmer, Judge II. b. Archibald. jacksonville
Col. Angus Paterson, Madison Mr.. w. s. Bull
lock. Ocala; Col. J. F. Mcclellan, B. S. Liddon
Mariana Judge f. {. Love- Col. j. w. Malone
Quincy; Col. j. F. White, Live Oak !; Hon. c. nj
Cooper ST. Auguste; Judge J. w. Ashby, Mr. s
y. Finley Gainesville; Col. VIM Scott, Sanford
Mr.. w. X. Boyd Lake City; Mr. T. l.. Clarke
Monticello; Mr. G. b. Parkhill, Pensacola.
-Messrs. 5. H. Vcnabe, G. ID. Hill, A. B.
Wrsnn ii. G. Glenn, j. T. Cooper and G. j
Weinmesler, all prominent citizens Of Atlanta
spent a few days in Tallahassee last wee
They have been hunting in the upper part Of
Leon county, stopping with Captain e. +. Davis
on Iamona lake. Mr.. HILL is The youngest sor
of the lamented Senator b II. Hill. and prom
inent lawyer Of the Gate City; Mr.. Cooper is Z
grandson of President Tyler; Mr. Wrenn 10 6
railroad man OF prominence; MIR. Glenn is Judge
OF the City Court and son of Hon. Luther j
Glenn, late Grand Sire of Oddfellowship in thu
United States. The party left for home on Sat
urday.
Last Thursday Conductor John Lawrence