The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-10-15

Lake City Reporter: The case of
Mr.. Bogue Selph was called before JUS
tice D'Ferro, Tuesday last, and after
reading the verdict of the coroner's in.
quest, the accused, by his counsel, waived
examination, and was committed to Jail
TO await his trial before the Circuit Court,
next November.
-Palatka Nesos:: The carpenters are
putting up the frame of the second story
Of the Putnam House on the north end,
and the work has so far progressed that
it is rapidly assuming the shape of a
house. 1t is to be an immense affair, and
will have about two hundred and thirty
sleeping rooms when completed.
Madison Recorder: The Neso Era
printing material was sold on Wednesday
last to Col. VIM. Spier, of Orlando, ana
will be moved there and used on the Or-
lando Daily Ncsos, 3 newspaper, the Puo-
location of which was recently begun.
Messrs. F. w. Pope, Col. Spier and A. ID:
Smith, were here on Wednesday, and
closed the negotiations and began pack
ing it for shipment
Jasper Times: A few nights since a
negro, living at the 1875 mile post on the
S. +. & w. r. r. had a hog to die OF the
cholera in his pen, and thinking he would
not loose it, dragged it to and placed IL
on the railroad, so as to claim damage
from the company for killing 1t. After
placing it on the track, he turned to go
back to his house, but did not reach 1T as
he dropped dead in the ditch. we nave
it from a reliable source.
Quincy Herald: Mr.. Hiram Edwards
last Thursday brought barrel OF rev
syrup to town. 1t was the first received
this season. Mr.. John T. Dismukes IS
packing his furniture and household goods
preparatory to their removal to st. Az
gustine. Mr.. VIM. Whidden, aged
about forty years, one of Concord's sterl-
ing farmers, was killed Thursday evening
by mule kicking him in the stomach.
He leaves wife and several children to
mourn his untimely end.
-Micanopy Gazette: The work OF
LAYING the Florida Southern Railways
track to Brooksville was completed last
Thursday evening, and the town painted
red. /. Nj. Cox, of Gainesville, will be
agent at that place. . We had the pleas
ure of meeting Maj. Gruelle yesterday.
He informed us that his railroad, the
Silver Spring, Ocala & Gulf, was graded
for distance of twenty-one miles south
west from Ocala, to a point beyond Blue
Spring, and that the laying of iron will
soon commence. He also said that his
road expected to extend their line from
Cotton Plant to Gainesville.
Orange City Times Orange City has
the largest and finest school building In
Volusia county, and she is proud of the
fact, too >. Track laying on the }. /. d
X. W.'Road will probably reach Nolusia
county coming from Palatka within ten
days. !. 900 tons of steel rails and the
first locomotive for the railroad are ex-
pected at the Blue Spring dock next week
=. The County Commissioners granted
this week permits to sell liquors, &c, at
New Smyrna, Seville and Enterprise. -.
Track laying on the Enterprise and Ii
tusville road is progressing rapidly.
They are now laying track some distance
out from Enterprise. -. Orders were Is
sued from the B. S. .. c. & a. r. r. Of
fee this week to increase the force on the
road to 1000 workmen.
Callahan Record: Fernandina is
now the headquarters of the Florida
Railway and Navigation Co.'S system,
and Jacksonville is anxious to have the
general offices in that city. We rise to re-
mark that during the late storm, flood
and disaster General Superintendent
Maxwell moved his headquarters to Cal
lahan, where, with the aid of the ever
reliable veteran Roadmaster, Captain
Martin, he gave his personal attention to
the needed repairs, and at the same time,
with the efficient aid of Mr.. w. f. Coach
man and Mr.. COMFY O'Donald and the
incessant click of the Geographic instru-
ment, he attended to the general affairs
of the road. The headquarters of the
railroad should be in Callahan. Fernan
dina and Jacksonville to the rear. Gala
han to the front.
Sanford Journal: Friday night last
two negroes, John Battle and n. c.
Mitchell, at work on the Sanford Il In
dian River railroad, used an old camp
made of heavy poles leaned together on
a cross piece, which was held up by small
forks at either side, and the entire roof
thus made covered to the depth of sever
al inches with sand to keep out rain.
The camp had been in use some time and
the rain Of the past week, saturating the
sand covering made it very heavy; SO
heavy in fact, that about eleven o'clock
Friday night the whole thing collapsed,
killing Mitchell and injuring Battle
slightly. Other negroes camped near
heard Battles cry for help and went to
his assistance he was extricated from
underneath the poles that held him down
only slightly hurt, but when Mitchell's
body was reached life was extinct.
Mariana Courier Our young friend
Frank Philips, Jr., left last Friday for Ok
ford, Georgia, where he enters college.
Frank has our best wishes while he is alb
sent, and we know he will, by his gentle
manly manners, win the highest esteem
ofeveryone he meets. Miss Kate Jones,
who has SO efficiently presided as tele-
graph operator in our town for the past
few years left last Friday for Little Rock,
Arkansas. Miss Kate made many friends
while in Mariana, and We, together with
numerous friends, regret that she makes
her home elsewhere. Mr.. John Milton
has been appointed treasurer of Jackson
county, in place of J. E. Hearne. Mr..
Milton is clever, polite and accommodate
ing, and our people should congratulate
themselves on the appointment. He is a
true Democrat, a nice gentleman, and is,