The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-06-18

sioner of Florida and his management Of
our interests Mt the New Orleans Worlds
Exposition. We think Gen. Sebring de-
serves richly the well done of his fell
low-citizens, and that TO man in the State
did or could have worked more faithful
than he.
Fort Myers Press: The pineapples
are reported to have Welded large crops
on the keys this year, and the shipments
north have been heavy. The first load
of watermelons of the season was brought
IN on Wednesday by Mrs. W. S. Clay,
Of Twelve-M Creek, and sold out
readily at twenty five to forty cents each.
State Senator John Whidden was in
Fort Myers on Monday. He was en-
gagged in delivering a lot of superior
beet cattle at Punta Rassa for the Key
West market. Senator Whidden resides
at Davidson, Manatee county, and repre-
sents in the State Senate the counties Of
Manatee and Polk. DR.. J. Y. Harris, );
the school commissioner of Monroe coun-
ty, and newly appointed collector of
customs at Key West, came to Fort
Myers on Wednesday, and went up to
Twelve-Mile creek. accompanied by J. c.
Heulsenkamp on Thursday. His present
visit to the mainland We understand is
in the discharge of his official duties as
shoot commissioner.
-Dade City Observer: The P. l.
Railroad is completed from Pemberton's
Ferry to this place The exhilarating
sound of the engine whistle causes us to
pop out Of bed soon after the early dawn,
and put on our business cap. The new
life which this anxiously wished for event
has infused into our people Is indeed
cheering. The shadows which often hung
upon the faces Of our business men when
hope was dimmed by delays are now
brushed away. We are no longer isola-
ted from the busy world. Direct COM
munication with the great commercial
centres will bring to our doors the trade
of classes whom we have not heretofore
known. -. We had the pleasure Of an
interview with Drs. Arbeely and LaFa a
trae, prOspectors TO our section last week.
The former ofthese gentlemen was reared
in Damascus in Syria, his native tongue the
Arabic, although he speaks fuently the
modern Greek, French, and German.
Also the Italian and Latin. He speaks
the English language better than the av
with most Of its terms They left on
Monday for Brooksvile.
-Rockledge Sun: Turning turtle is
now the favorite pastime, and old and
young engage in the pursuit Of the noble
game. Tuesday night last week Albert
Carter and Harry Whitfield captured two,
and the next day distributed meat and
eggs among their ncighbors. Few of
our visitors stay late enough to have a
hand in this sport. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Munson are exceptions. Last Thursday
they, with Sarah Munson, Frank Munso n
and Cass Allen, started for the Canaveral
Light House. They anchored off Capt
Burnham's place and spent the night.
Friday morning, learning that the team
was engaged by another party, and that
they could not cross to the Light, after a
visit to the pelican roost near Mr.
Hogan's, they returned as far as the Hall
Trail, where they crossed to the beach
and established camp Soon after dark
ing for turtle Mr. and Mrs Munson
found the first one, which, after consider
able excitement and some hard work,
they succeeded in placing on its
back 4 little later Cass and Frank
turned one. after the whole had watched
it deposit its eggs and cover them.
They reached home Saturday =. NJ,
bringing besides the meat, over six hun
dred turtle eggs and good collection of
sec shells
Gainesville Ereming Ne~s.. Judge
Means, Of Evinston, ha. already shipped
over 800 crates of Peen-to peaches this
season, netting him 1926 per crate. 49,.
y test Of the chemical fire engines was
held last night to determine as to wheth-
er or not they should be purchased by
the city. A bonfire of oil barrels, pine
boards. &c, was constructed and satura-
ted with kerosene When the flames
were under good Roadway the apparatus
was turned loose" and just here arises
the question of proficiency. While the
test was witnessed by large crowd of
our citizens, various reports came to
us as TO its success or otherwise.
Hearing these conflicting reports, we
sought out Mayor Brown and interviewed
him upon the subject. He is not salts
fled to place all reliability on chemical
engines, Tor the following reason: if
the fire is Of small dimensions" he said,
1.-THE extinguisher is good one, but if a
fire be somewhat advanced, | fear its
power is insufficient" 1t now remains
with the City Council as to what will be
done in regard tc purchase. No one
denies but that we are in great need of
fire protection, and it remains with the
city officials as to what this protection
shall be -. When you see Joung man
get letter at the postofice, and back up
against the counter TO read 1t while
smiles chase one another over his face
like mud swallows over a barn, you can
conclude he has either received letter
from his girl, or is trying to make that
impression.