The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-10-01

morning paper. Miss Rosa Arrow,
general delivery clerk at the postofiice
here, informs us that on last Saturday
four hundred and sixteen colored people
called and inquired for mail and ont OF
that number only twenty-six were re-
warded with letters or papers. The
practice of going to the postofii''c is a
general one with people of all colors.
Three letters each year is sufficient to
cause people to inquire for mail every
day for two years. Mr. K. G. Allen,
Deputy Grand Master Of the secret or
ganzation known a. the Ancient Order
of United Workmen, has been here for
the past few days for the purpose Of or
ganizing lodge in this place. He has
| already received the names of about 30
| of the best and most influential of our
| citizens.
Orange City Times: The track lay
ing machine on the J. L. & X. w. Road
is six or eight miles this side of Buffalo
Bluff, and is putting down from three
quarters to mile of track per day. They
| will be putting down track in Volusia
county early in October. We have
remarkable item from Blue Spring this
week. Tom Williams bay mule, which
has been at work on the railroad down
there, was allowed to Craze on the green
point across the mouth of the Blue Spring
| Creek, and after awhile laid down on this
point to rest, with its back to the river.
Only few minutes elapsed before an i'm
mense alligator was seen to dash out OF
the river, its Jaws stretched to its utmost,
and as he came within reach the teeth OF
the alligator were buried in the poor
mules flesh just in rear Of the shoulder
blades In the terrible scramble that en-
sued the lower jaw, it was supposed, was
broken and the shoulder blades OF the
mule were left bare. An alligator was
seen going into the water with his jaw
swinging, and Tom Williams is unfortu-
nate in the loss of a very fine mule.
Orlando Reporter DR.. o. S. Wilson,
a ruling elder of the Presbyterian Church
of Orlando, died in Louisville, Ky, on
the 18th instant, in the 18th year of his
age. Memorial services will be held at
the church next Sunday morning
County Treasurer .Jacocks has brought
suit against the Sanford Ary'ts Company
for libel, claiming damages in the sum
of $4,000. We understand that Major
Alex. St. Clair Abrams will appear for
the complainant. Captain T. J. Shine,
who accompanied his daughter back to
school, returned home Saturday. While
away the Captain paid visit to the bat
tlefeld Of Chickamauga, and took a rem
iniscent look at the spot where he was
made prisoner a number of years ago..
Two colored men named jeff Bryan and
Andrew Coleman were employed in mix
ing and carrying mortar for the masons
employed on J. r. Mizells house at Os-
ceola. The plasterers complained that
the mortar was too stiff, which complaint
Coleman repeated to Bryan who became
enraged and struck Coleman over the
head with his hoe. Then he drew his
knife from his pocket and struck two
blows in quick succession, the first inflict-
ing a wound three or four inches long in
Coleman's side and the second cutting to
the bone in the side of his neck severing
the jugular and causing death in a few
seconds. Bryan at once broke for dense
hammock which was close at hand and
made his escape