The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-07-08
STATE NEWS.

DE very detrimental TO the catJ4e1i TikfSETH
Of this vicinity and will keep i large
amount of Spanish gold out off Sohth
Florida. IS
Green Cove Spring The friends of
Judge Baker. IN this vicinity as elsewhere,
will regret to learn that on Tuesday, he
had serious attack of illness which, has
caused great anxiety to has family, and
from which he had not fully recovered
by the last advices, although his condi.
ton was much improved J.. . The dsrp:re-
ceived by Mr.. IIancox, during the spring,
have proved very prolific, and menF small
fry can be seen enjoying theIr new
world within the limits Of the por;d.
-Brooksville Crescent Blo@ksgille
was we'll supplied with venison on Mon
day last. Mr.. A. P. Mott brought in two
fine deer killed by himself, and Netsrs.
A. Z. Chelf, Geo W. Thomas, s. F; II4lrtt
and Dr. j. A. Marshall brought in three
fine ones, killed by Messrs Thomas and
Chelf They were killed within lcAs chan
three miles of town, and it was an. after.
moons job at that. Our woods must he
filling up with game again
Orlando Reporter: :. i. Carter, who
was sentenced to he hung for the killing
of j. w. ,riffin, left Orlando on Monday
last for the penitentiary, his sentence bav-
ing been committed to imprisonmepte for
life He has been twice tried, the first
resulting in disagreement Of :hei iurv.
Upon the second trial he was convicted
and sentenced The case then went;to the
Supreme Court, where the finding bf the
lower court was affirmed Ills friends
then circulated a petition to have his sem
tence committed. This was done, anal he
goes over the road for a life term.
Monticello Constitution: We; urge
the democrats in every district u fhis
county to Immediately organize Demo
cratic clubs, and see that every man is
enrolled as a member This is thes most
effective manner in which To l,o$ onr
strength. The citizens of Waukeenah
the old home of Captain Pasfo .-pro-
cured anvils, quantity Of powdeS and
made other arrangements to have 9 Grand
jubilee over the nomination for tIoMnrnor
of their old neighbor and friend When
they learned, however, that the malaEe of
honor had fallen on the shoulders ii an
other, like true and worthy Democrats,
they burnt their Pasco powder in sonor
Of General Perry, and resolved t. hAye a
glorious victory in November,
Monticello Constitution O,/ the
evening of the oath, during a heavy rain
storm, Mr. r. B. Latitte, of this blsce,
while riding along the road was stlSlned
by lightning, which struck a. tree pear
nv Ho hot I
down, and his umbrella torn into pieces.
Neither rider or horse was seriously :tr,
jured =. With a strong 5egisls:tive
ticket in the field, we can wipe out the
Republican majority in jefferson cotnty.
....T The friends of Pasco were disa D..
pointed; bnt there is no political dtmor-
alization prevailing in old Jefferson .coun-
ty. We are now solid for Perry, Ns,,hry
and Davidson.
Lake City Reporter The .dav last,
the new safe for the county officers ~as
safely lodged in the Clerks Afice,} and
that functionary can sleep at night, with
out distraction. The safe was: mace bv
the Mosler, Bahman Company, Of. L%n-
cinnati, Ohio, weighs $500 bounds. is
eight feet high, six feet wide and four feet
deep, and cost. laid down here, $7aL
Some thief, not having the fear ot The
President, Board of Trustees, or Masshal
before his eyes, despoiled the box liz The
cornerstone of the Agricultural Collage,
Of the relics therein placed The hope
of sudden wealth must have been so III err
towering that the vandal could not RI is,
the temptation to help himself I'VE
hope the perpetrator Of this sham1ess
act may be caught, and justice lnetedlout
as the law directs. Evidently, the Mica
mum is yet great way oft.
Live Oak Bulletin: On last Sa5nr-
day morning when Sheriff Sessions eame
down to the Jail to feed the prisoneta ne
found that the birds had hown. 11ey
were four in number, and all contincH in
the iron cage. They effected their esq ne
sometime during Friday night Nv brta T.
ing hole through the floor of the hon
cage (near the sewer where it haA became
thin from rust) with an iron bar that WAS
used to fasten it down. After the bIak
had been made in the iron floor, thew
then burned hole in the wooden f1xnor
which supported the cage, throua h wlSeh
they let themselves down to the loEer
floor, then they went up stairs, knockhd
off the Notwithstanding, and 'lownrtd
themselves to the ground with their ban
kets, and then made their escane. Che
names of the escaped persons are az Soi-
lows: Richard Crowell, George vii.
liams, James Wood and Daniel Bry4st.
all colored. All confined for larceav,
Up to this writing none of them hive
been recaptured.
Cedar Key Enterprise: The ',stearHsr
"Susie B." has gone up the S awanisee
river to run between Branford anil poiArs
on the river. A great deal of freight. is
now being shipped to points on sthe ST.
wannee from Savannah and New York w
way of Braniord. Mr.. Denis O3UonrIa...
living a few miles west of Cedar Kew.
describes the water spout seen on Monday
of last week as being something fyighthil
in appearance. 1t passed hetw.een Eis
place and Buck Island, making terrible
noise, ard with the speed of a fast rasl-
road train. Columns OF water Eyrasd
from the sea to the clouds, affrighting tie
spectators. Happily no boats, weie in b
way, and its force appears to By spetIt
before reaching terra firma, and we Learn
of no damage from it. On. last SatHs.
day some hunters in Gulf IIahmcck haA
a successful day in killing ",varnintHt
Columbus Gaines, X. P. +. Priest alja
Mr.. Wolfe killed four bears :. Jack HdE
vingston killed two bears, and Z. JohM
son one bear. Five of the bears were full