The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26


- fsollector's reporx. seisicd WE ps.biish
N full in this issue, IL Eiii he sexn that
he has balance of tI,sI4.4s T'Eiis is
yery happy condition Of shingx and
leaves no excuse for ns& inaprnviRe;, At
least maintaining our pstbiie shoTrugb-
fares. The public deEaarsd IT
-Leesburg Eescs:: The editor of the
Alachua Advocate makes the assertion
that within radius of sixteen miles of
Gainesville seyen-tweiths NOR than
oue-half-of all the vegetables. excluding
waterrnelous, raised III EFlorida ats pro
daeed Gently. brother, getty: DO not
make such rash assertions. We know
that in and around Gainesville * a hne
section for growing vegetables. bui there
are equally as fine vegetable lands in
other sections of the state. q gooid deal
OF which is devoted TO the cultivation oil
vegetables, and We are inclined Il think
that YOU have bitter of little more
than Won can chew.
-Starke Telegraph We are requested
to state that there viii i't- meeting 81
the citizens OF Starke a Red Men, Hall.
this evening al hali-pasi oci'|:h. tor
the purpose of considering tbs removal
of tne Cour: House. All arr cFdially
invited 10 attend .Qni.+- az excitement
was ea.casioned OF tie arriva. o. the
south bound train one 0av last Week.
when 10. and behold. TWO women. dressed
in gentlemen apparel. eIth low qu;*rter'-d
shoes. and red socks. aiIgilteti troin The
train and promenade't oar streets i"T
about twenty minutes ~eve~ai 9: our
Young men seemed paralyzed a. vel. a
the marshal. who eyed them .erv <nspl
ciousiy.
sanford -4-g,As: %, Monday, ihe
9th, a drunk negro naUfed ri. Hampton
wa firing of his revolver in lise street.
Of Tavares, and painting the ToWI red
when Col. ST. ClaIr-AbrAnas went so:arre>;
INN aud ordered him to stop. pon whict
n. took deliberate am at Ny osans
AZ distance Of 20 feet. and puiIeil The
trigger, but the revolver Sual}ped Ny
ABRAMS then gave MN .hs contents al
double barreled shot eur OF fne shot
upOr which he surrendered. auC Wa
carried 10 Orlando and turned over - me
proper authorities The prisoner \ sore
but doing well. But tor ti'e prompt
action OF Mr.. Abrams >erl0n> IreNnie
might have occurred.
key West ZI>mocrut Hon + f'i9e-
redo arrived SUNDAY iron Tallahassee.
Nj Firueredo is well uluased Witt the
Capital. and speaks II very high lertE~ Of
tne Kind manner IL which i'e was treated
nv the members OF III ehouSe an0 senate.
The truckers OIL the KEYS nave not
been VERY successful with iheIr Tomato
crops TINS season The continued rains
havt. DESTROYED ! large number %! plants.
while the worms nave b-eI; more nunser-
Gus than ever before. TIE prices brought
In the Northern market isas ,teeu very
low indeed. and III NAM sAse> lot fs4y-
Inc the cos; OF transEn9r;Atlo'a. lnl-
failure IL IN. price Is caus.e.. " ula.e1-
stand. from the large quantities snll,l'ru
from the bermudAs AID " cSi l*dla
Islands
= TilusvilIe Star Intelligence ,.a-
just been received here t,lai larry ifou
steamship. bound iron era ru@. Ia
Boston. Mass Is now 2sh,srt On n oetan
beach a. q lolnl $ miles nofth u Elem,
/ miles north OF Lite say INC Station No.
:. The cargo consisted q, 800" bags 81
sugar The vessel sprunc leak. and
after working the pumps anti Their efforts
were OF no avail. a. Tia waite IL tue
hold was almost ready 10 pu; put tn.
fires. il was deemed best 10 ran iipr
ashore. All those on foari. numbering
sixteen In all reached tie snore sattiv
and encamped near the stranded steamer.
the beach. saving the s:a:i~, T1Ggii-,
etc The crew are expected 70 arrive
mere III & dav er 80. w. couiu noi a.
certain tue exact dav the steamship as
beached. The heavy noYihsf OF t"-,.&v
will roll the waves NJ 80 hiEn. ttiai sste
viii soon go 10 pieces.
Pensacola 4drdtcs- 1zeeHt ram
Touar; has been appointed Captain OF H.
Night Police. bv the Board ot Comma
sioners. Mr. Touart i aa officer OF cX-
perlenee, and knows all thu ropes, HAVING
formerly served IN the saIae capacity =
well a. that OF City Mar shall ne vii
keep things straight during ms dtl; =
hours. "A number OF gen,iemen WEI.
Yesterday, discussing the qnesiIou OF ex-
curting to the Exposition iv water. when
the Captain of a steam Eug wnn wSs
present told them that there were two
or three tugs mere that would take parig@s
OF fifty or more to New 0rieans, aad
remain there week or tea DAVIS. board
their passengers, and bring shens hotne
for $500 each, for the rouad Trip This
proposition struck the crowd verv tavor-
ably, being equally as good - the ont,
ceni-s-mile rate. (which Charleston ar]
other points have, but aicil F@uSac.,-
la cant get and We lean thai TWO 4r
three parties are being made AZ IN ttis
plan. A voyage across :he tTusi cet,
Iainiy offers more Inducements than the
overcrowded trains do, ewes az two cents
a mile. which is the best vet offered Il.
Pensacola
-0cala Item John Gri:ner a coor,.1
man, and An old offender. wf.n Wa a.
cused OF cow stealing in Marion et,unt,
in 1873, but who escaped AMI went t.,
South Carolina, returned, End on vestee
day while viewing the many improvements
made since his departure WAS invited b1
Jailor Hodge TO take accommodations ilr
his hotel until the sitting If the Csrruu
Court We have heard abosss bonsnz.l
kings, railroad kings, cattle kiugs, orange
kings, and the like; and now WE seg
about to spring mp in this vsciEity 81 hos
of melon kings, cabbage princes, bear
dukes, cucumber earls, tomato lords ana
other ieviathans of that ilk The MS.
fhIuery TOR the Eira and uiNta. $.,,.,i