The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-26

Jasper 7s,.ss I.oax eaton ~ssli
continues 1" b. shipped fyom Ja~.s'r.
Late sales however have besa rather dIs
couragiug We saw assaat sales Of
quite = lot on Monday whseb nettei less
than twenty cents u pound Ia parties who
paid tweut seven cents cash for it last
fall.
-Ocala Rannsr Notwithstanding
the cold winter Of last year lss3-4--
the orange crop of the season now draw
ing to close has been the largest ever
gathered in Florida. One Of our Marion
groves alone having yielded up to date
upwards of 10000 boxes and all the crop
Is not yet gathered If there is another
grove in this State that can reach these
figures we should like to hear from it:
-Braidentown Progress. Over three
hundred men were summoned to attend
this term of court, the consequence Of
which is that our little town looks quite
deserted Mr. Asa Bishop, of Palma
Sofa, can, we think, claim the champion
cabbages of the season. We Judge from
specimens lately brought to our office,
one of which weighed fourteen. pounds,
the other eleven and a haf. II any one
has any larger ones, bring them forward,
or now and forever hold yoar peace.
-Davtona Journal: Tie guava bushes
which are very tender have not
been killed by frost this year Many
more oranges have been shipped this
year from the Halifax coast than from
Indian River We furnish the fruit but
that section gets the name. Day:ona is
the best business point upon the east
coast of Florida south of st Augustine
With a railroad it w2nld be q good
ed.
Green Cove Spring: The spring
term of the Circuit Cour: will open on
Tuesday next, Judge Foster presiding.
1t is usual for the Judge to get through
the business of the term and adjourn the
court in this county within twenty-four
hours, but in this year the session will be
protracted. Thirteen criminal cases are
now on the docket, with six serious cases
for presentment to the grand jury. On
the civil docket 10 civil cases arc listed.
Much of this accumulation of business is
due to the continued illness of Judge Ba-
ker.
Madison Recorder: 1t may not be
generally known, but it is fact never
theless, that Madison county has within
her borders two of the largest factories
or mills of their kind in the State. We
refer to the Madison Cotton Ginning
Company of this place and the car factory
of Buck & Co., at Ellaville. The first
named is probably the largest establish
ment of its kind in the South. The ma
chnerv of the establishment Is kept in
operation night and day now and has
been so for some time. The last named
has been in operation now but few DAYS,
but has contracts we learn with one rail
road company tor 200 cars and with an
other for 400. Capacity 10 cars per day.
Live Oak Bulletin The trains on
the +. c. IL w. come in on time regular
" now. We believe that the track has
been SO improved that its friends are not
afraid to ride over it now Martin Palm
or the efficient Assistant Roadmaster
has been tramping up and down the
track to that extent that every section
hand has grown mortally afraid OF
tramps, and not one appears in sight,
but the spade goes down swifter and
deeper. The road is continually filled
with tramps, and the track is daily inn
proved.
= Tampa Tribune. The steamer
Washburn on last Tuesday took IS head
beef cattle from the Ballast Point wharf
for Key West This is the second load
taken by this boat the present season.
She will continue to take cattle every
week for the same market Among the
cases that will be disposed Of in our
Circuit Court next week is that of the
State VS.. Frank Bowman and his accom-
plices, who are charged with the murder
by poisoning of a colorcd man and five
children near this place about year
ago. The defendants, who are all col
ored, have been in Jail here ever since
the commission of the crime. The result
Of the trial is awaited by the public with
much interest.
-Apalachicola ZFib,me. One gentle
man in our city, and a business man too,
says he will contribute $4,000 Of stock
towards building railroad from this
place to Mariana, and insure $50 freight
per day or 5000 per week. This sounds
like business and it only requires a few
more such sounds from other parties to
make another sound resembling that Of a
locomotive. We have heard a great
deal Of dissatisfaction expressed by our
merchants concerning the amount OF
stealing that is done to goods shipped
via Chattahoochee. 1t is said that Irish
potatoes are even stolen. 1t seems to us
the railroad authorities might make it
their business to look into this matter as
well for themselves as our merchants who
are the sufferers.
Orlando Sentinel. To say Orlando is
experiencing depression in building is
making statement regardless Of facts
A walk about the city will convince any
one that large number of buildings are
in process of construction, there being
no less than 20 new dwellings, of which
Is are on the south of Central avenue, on
line with which thoroughfare is the
south front of the court house. La add
ton to this, four lots are being cleared
for dwellings between Central avenue
and Pine Street, and FIVE lots for resi-
dences in the southern part Of the city
were sold last week. Five business
houses are being built in the business
centre, two of which are brick and one of
concrete, and will contain several offices
and stores. Orlando can stand great
deal more of this kind of depression.
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