The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-01-20

-Westrllle Ps0sas0Y 1r2skPs 1Ake
special delight ia beating the rallr,sdz
and can be seen on nsarly every pa1znng
train. cIinring 90 the trucks or cFonchlng
- empty cars They emdare great hnrd-
saips sonstimes and run grsas RISK IN
boarding moving trains. Two OF them
came TO grief last week On the n. d A.
road. Que had both legs cut of near
Milton by train, and one was fennd on
the edge of pond near Ponee deLeon fro
zen stiff
Key West Democrat: The Fort
Myers press of the 9th 70 cornmun'ca
ton advocates q new county erganlza-
ton. 1t remarks that hey West and
the islands have about $4,000 sr $4,000
population, and the Mainland about 800.
A trip to Key West, the county seax, m
wolves m outlay Of from $50 to $50
The time lost also 10 IN important item
to any one attending oocrt- 1t claims
that In the interest of pabIic morals q
new county should he organized A
iai. courthouse and Justice, $50 nales
away, is a great drawbaak lie clvll
point of view also it is said the northern
part of the county suffers. Unless Claim
be a large one, no one thanks 81 prose
cutting a case. and there are ont thous-
and and one Inconvenience incident to
being away from the county seat, with
bad mail line and worst transportation
L undoubtedly the Fort Myers press
states the case with force. If ahey are
willing to bear the expense incident to
county formation, doubtless they can OBJ
tain it. Key West SYM pnthlzes with the
outskirts of the county, and would doubt
less be willing to part company with
them when they can do better by them
selves Eventually Monroe county will
be divided: but when p. The street
car raiIway construction IL rapidly pro
crossing The rails are laid for good
distance on Whitehead ST., and hand car
flies back and forth, CARRYING the neces
sarv materials to continue It, In CON
versation with Cashier Allen, OF the
Bank of hev West. We we're Informed
that that institution has dGne aB excel
lent business during the etght months OF
it's existence and Is on SOLID, prosper
Gus footing. Although Messrs. " bite
and Curry are first class private bankers
and wealthy, and Key " er't need MOI be
ashamed of them, still our community
has occasion to be proud OF the plack and
MANAGEMENT of Messrs. Lewis ano Allen,
who principally have brought success
quickly to what was by many thoaght al
first 20 be an experiment on doubtful sue
cess. Success To these gentlemen ana 10
the bank of Key West
-Palatka Herald: The new hrlck
building of Mr. : J. kennerly, on the
corner of Lemon and Water streets, Is
rapidlv going up The brick on the out
side wall are from Atlanta, and cost
twentv-six dollars per thousand They
are the finest that have vet been brought
TO this CITY. Rev Joseph j. Ssaly, an
old member of the Florida Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
is dead. For several wears: ne has been
in bad health. 1t is sad u witness the
older members OF this body pass away.
Mr.. Sealv was one of the best mel We
ever met. and was univ ersaLly I'opular
He was one of the ministers that was al
WAYS wanted. We shall never forget
the yellow fever scourge OF 1898, N l am
ia. when this man of God never ceased
dav nor night. to visit and Aurse the sick
Farewell. old friend on the. other shore
YOU will rest from your labors. but
three or four Of the old members That
started out at the first FLORIDA Conference
in ls45 now remain DurIEg thai period
priyations were endured and sacrfhces
made which the present age OF ministers
know nothing about. 81 l. Is, one sows
while the other reaps
Tampa Guartlion A complete
counterfeiting outfit has Dee1 discovered
at the old ranch Of J. {. Roekner IN Man
atee county Ii was old and rusty, and
its appearance Indicated that 1t tad not
been used for several years. Il Is sup
posed that the many spurious spanish
doubloons in circulation here several years
ago were manufactured with this press.
and its use has been discontinued because
of the deaths of 50 many connected with
the gang The telephone circuit has
been completed in Tampa. There are at
present only ten subscribers. In time,
however, we hope TO set every BUSINESS
house in Town connected. Il this Is done
the citizens will find that it is & great
convenience.
MIR. and Mrs. Weldon, 2 newly-married
couple from South Carolina, were drowned
in the lake near Altoona last week in CON
sequence of the cspsizing Of the boat IN
which they were out fishing
Pine Level Times The financial
prospects of South Florida are better than
they ever have been. There are about
10000 cattle running OF, the range III
this county among which are the market
able beef cattle, that the suspension III
last years trade prevented the shipment
of: they are now in splendid condition
and will this year command good prlce.
-Cedur Key Beacon Mr.. J. w Nc
Creary has had formidable enemy 81 a
pair of wary old bald eagles, which, for
seven wears have carried of his pigs,
ducks, &c. He had wasted many sEcts
upon the birds of prey until ts~ Gays
since when one fortunate one with A W IN
Chester rife, At distance of about 500
wards, brought down the male bird. Which
measured 6 feet inches fren tip TO top
of It's wings.
Micanopy Gasetse: Jaues c. Bsuk-
night has been trying his band Et otter
shooting. The other day be killed two
nj one shot The largest weighed rs
pounds and measured 3 fest $ inches from
nose to tip of tail, and p inches around.
The other weighed 90 pounsis and meas