The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-04-02
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-Cedar key J0NrItW IWeIVe hO8s-
heads of tobacco stems came IN on the
train Wednesday from Clarksville, Ten
nessee, marked to Major John Parsons,
Bay Port, to be used a. fertilizer.
Gainesville Ereniny Ne,cs; 100
quarts of strawberries were shipped from
Hammock Ridge this morning for New
York, making 1900 quarts shipped from
that point during the week. The base
ment walls Of the new court house are
being cemented with the same materials
az the patent stone is male from. When
completed it will he an imitation of stone
work.
-Apalachcola7 ribuar: 1t was crafty
ing to the many warm friends of Senator
W. T. Orman to note with what weight
his actions in the deliberations of the
Senate are regarded by his compeers IN
that august body. His bill to inc"rpor-
ate the Apalachicola and Alabama Rail
road Company, and to grant certain lands
to the same, passed the Senate without a
dissenting voice.
- Pensacola 1dudtre- G0zette: The
steamship Kate Carroll, belonging to the
Sullivan estate, was sol; at New Dreams
on Wednesday for the sum of 10000.
Macheca Brothers, fruit importers, were
the purchasers, and they will put her in
the trade between New Orleans and the
Bay Islands. This firm have already
three or four steamers and a number OF
sailing vessels in the fruit carrying trade.
The Ptnsncolian The st. Andrews
Bay and Cnipley II. r. Go. started out
Friday, from Chipley, to commence oper,
ations on the route proposed by them
The bids for all contracts pertaining to
clearing mp, grading, getting ont and
LAYING cross-ties and tresteling, will be
opened March Goth. and the different
contractors will commence work lmnedI-
atelv. we are informed.
-Ocala Banner: Honor, like twins,
never comes singly. !)elcs IL. Bacon
was admitted to the bar this week and
now has charge of the editorial columns
of the DAILY Item during the absence OF
r.. w. Harris at ST. Augustine. Delos
was examined before the Supreme Court
of Illinois in 1879, and has practiced law
ard run a newspaper in that State fol
some time, and is undoubtedly qualified
to furnish pure, unadulterated legal ad
vice in large or broken doses.
Orlando Reporter: Some fine sam
pies of alfalfa were brought into town by
Mr.. Henry Leach, to the Talliaferro stock
farm at Mayo few days ago. MIR
Leach left some of this valuable forage
plant at several places in Orlando, that
the citizens and visitors might have
opportunity to see it and be convinced
that it may be successfully grown here
His faith gets stronger rs the plant gets
ape and he entertains no doubt that il
viii solve the hay problem for Florida.
-Fernandina Mirror: Mr.. Il. VI. Hen
derson is at work upon set of chance
furniture for a church on the st. Johns
river. OF which the altar is completed
and is really a beautifui piece of work
1t is made entirely of our yellow pine IL
it's several varieties, in Mr. Henderson
thorough and finished workmanship, ant
shows the capabilities Of the wood TO
decorative work. 1t may be seen at hi
shop until Wednesday next, when 1t vii
be shipped to its destination.
-Ti,usville Star: +. Is. Arnold wa
in town last Thursday. He states that h
and several Others at Malabar are drain
ing a lake or pond of over one hundred
acres. which after being drained Will b'
very rich land and will he used for grow
ing sugar cane Our railroad committee
is succeeding admirably III collectln!
subscriptions. About half the amount
has been raised at this place and La
Grange already, and with week yet t.
solicit subscriptions, there IS no doubt o
the amount being raised.
-Apalachicola 7fibune.' The enter
rrisine firm packers ofthe fully celebrated
Al|ipator Brand of oysters at this place
deserve great praise and credit for the
success. We have occasion TO visit thel
factory quite often and we find that l
gives employment to seventy-tlve or on
hundred hands, and most of them OF
class that could not find work at an.
thing else: children from ten years NJ
make from sixty cents TO one dollar pc
day Opening oysters. Hunt Il Munso'
nav out for oysters and labor about on
thousand dollars a week and as soon a
the labor is performed the cash Is ready
The oysters are in demand every~her
and are superior to the celebrated ">addl
Rock"
Orlando Sentinel: MIR. Henry l.eacl
was in Orlando on Friday and exhibited
large punches of the Alfalfa grass grow
ON the b. ]. Talliaferro farm at Maitland
The specimens he showed were two fee
and over in height, and was last cut il
January. 1t grows so rapidly that 1t l
cut six times a year, and furnishes yer.
nutritious food for cattle. This plan
requires a deep and sandy soil, and 80 /
well fitted to grow in Florida. 1t make
tan root with few laterals, and its root
are often found at depth Of six to eigh
feet, thus drawing sustenance from depth
entirely beyond the action Of drought o
heat. The first year it will yield fou
tons to the acre, the second year ten tons
and the third year forty tons in four o
five cuttings. Those who say that tn
Florida soil is only good TO raise orange
find in the culture of the alfalfa com
uletc refutation of their statements.
Cedar Key Beacon: Mr.. Snodgrass
of Blackwater, tells us that he has sue
cessfully combatted the peach tree bore
by applying to the collar of the tree
mixture of j or. sulphur with at. siaket
lime The railroad magnates Of the r
II. & y. CO., accompanied by visitors
arrived in town by special train early
Wednesday morning. The officials are