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

sResi % be On ire by some one passing the
road and before help could be summoued
was hurned TO the ground together with
sseve~al oashailding~ 1t was occupssd
by Mr.. A. ". Mcdonald a most deserv
ing, Woodworking man who lost the
greater part of his furniture, clotAiag,
etc. The FIRE originated from a defective
hue attached TO the stove Judge Nlther
spoon laments the loss OF 80 or 40 tine
orange trees many OF which have been
bearing tor nearly thirty wears and which
would have Welded thousands al oranges
this year had no unforeseen accident oc-
CURED. Neither he or MIR Mcdonald
held any insurance policy on their effects
and we svmpathize with them In their
loss We regret To learn of the mistor
tune which occurred 70 Mr. Lewis Hicks
OF this county OIL Saturday morning last.
We learn that he and bis wife had gone
from home to visit a near neighbor, when,
upon nearing their destination, they were
startled upon looking back to sec the
home they had but few moments previ
ously left III flames The alarm was
given and the neighbors who gathered
did ali III their power to suhduc the
flames but were powerless. We learn
Ae mad Ne insurance
D-Oriaudo Keporte-, Through State
Superintendent A j. Russell, the Pea
BODY fund offered gold media OF exdui
site design and workmanship To the
Orlando public school. a. q prize to the
pupil exhibiting the best record for
genera scholarship. The award was
made OF Tuesday morning last, Miss
Rnth (. Bumby being the merltorlous
pupii to receive It. The media will be
ruuch priced hy the young lady, and will
be token OF great value III the years to
come The shipment OF fruits and veg
etabIes from this point ought 10 set al
rest the assertions OF the mugwumps who
declare that nothing can he raised III
Florida. During the month OF February
there were shipped a freight over the
South Florida Railroad. i .246 boxes and
90 barrels 81 oranges. lemons. DC, Dur
ing the same time the shipment OF vege-
tables over the same line reached .
crates and - barrels total Of 49,
crates and $50 barrels During the same
month last year the shipments OF fruit
were 3.70s boxes and 80 barrels and tel
cratee o. vegetables or 4 tOta. OF 3,1.1..
An lncaea>e or &c packages Besides
tn shipments a. freight there were sent
iron! her, VIA the Southern Express
COMPANY during the month Of February
34- boxes and - barrels o. oranges and
! crates OF vegetables II these figures
DO not prove that Florida is q producing
state. We fail To understand the logic Of
facts.
-Tampa Irjb,u,t Mr Wesley T.
Henderson, tie present aDlc and efficient
SuDerlntendant OF Puunc Instruction Tor
tins county, ha~ beer reappoinled to that
position hv the Governo, Our Cedar
hey FRIENDS arr rejoicing over the fac,
thai the &c. iActory formerly located here
l. about /, IA" removed 10 their town.
~ W. tuok then telephone lnr iron
them, tney 40; afording business enough
t. support H. We think that We are al
least even OF TINS. pe>l1e> beng ahead
o. many otner tninTe 4 lew DAYS
SINCE Nj [ { Parker and other, were
digging IL the mound neaf the snort Of
TIA, BAY OF tie + :. Brook. reservations
aud atter going down >~yera lee; found
sectiVt - d hollpW cvpre>> 100, still.
h&ving portion o. the BARI upon Il.
Within the !og were Jound the remains
, - TWO human skeletons. wrapped IL
what appeared L. Ue til, remnants Of
blankets, whIci' were. o. course, much
decayed. OF course tns bones were dis
i.lnled and til" skeletons IL pieces Al
the bones, however. were found one OF
ti,r skulls wa wei preserved even the
teeth being all ID place Near by were
tonnd a numDer o, broker pieces Of
eartheL potter, and seyeral IRON spikes
! Tale discovery l. % Interest a. ilustra
tlng the method 81 sepuilure IL vogue
au4Ung the race winch reared the mound
Our tocal cnntemporarv, tbs (ruur-
Dim, has changed hands aud management
Judge Mag bee mas retired from the cd
itorial char and II succeeded tx Mr. II.
.. Cooper, VINO ma leased the paper and
viii III future conduct ii. The publ
cation day has also been changed: !, j.
nnw Thursday instead OF SATURDAY. From
the new editor : pronunclamento W.
gather that the politics Of the paper vii
remain Republican, though ile motto
sayt II will be Neutra III nothing,
Independent III everything"