The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-24

Madison Recorder: We learn that
Mr.. Naylor Thompson, the owner of the
old McGee homestead, on which is situa-
ted the building known far and wide as
Chuleota, contemplates putting it in
thorough repairs. At one time it was the
most costly country residence in the
State, and though now in a state of dilap-
idation to certain extent, traces can
still be seen of the splendor with which it
was equipped i. &. The West Bros. have
offered a reward of 5000 for the capture
of John Bruton who attempted to assas-
sinate Mr.. A. H. West recently. He is
described as follows: lie is about
feet 10 inches high aud weighs about 100
pounds, has rather large head and body
in proportion to his hips and legs, face
rounding, and neither very tieshy or bony
and was covered with short "fuzzy''
whiskers AMI mustache, has wide mouth
and set OF good wide teeth which he
shows plainly when talking or laughing,
wears No. or 0 sho :, and is from 25
to 80 years old. lie is not coal black
Holds his head rather high and some
times throws his legs back at the knee
joints while standing. On Friday
night last five prisoners confined in jail
here made their escape by breaking the
fastenings from three doors and grabbing
a hole III the rotten timbers in the south
west corner of the Jail through which
they gained they liberty. They were
Marshall Mccall, for murder; Primus
Evans, for rape, Nep Davis, for larceny;
Sumpter Lloyd for bigamy, and Dennis
Sampson who was serving sentence.
The last named as soon as the others
reached the street gave the alarm to the
sheriff who summoned posse and were
out all night without meeting with or
hearing from any of them. Sumpter
Lloyd returned next morning by sunrise
and patiently awaited the sheriff7s return
to be again incarcerated, but MADE no ef-
fort to get in Jail again, via the route of
the exit. Primus Evans wore off on his
leg a piece of chain with which he was
fastened to the floor which he had broken
TO him it is said the delivery is attribu-
table.
-Palatka Herald: The LeConte pear
has become an article in abundance in our
market. Nearly every stand is piled up
with this good fruit, and sells readily at
80 cents a peck. Peaches IS cents
crate, and plenty of apples, and in fact
everything that is good. =. Mice harm
the cheese, but girls charm the he's. The
same is true of their respective eating of
cheese and cheating of the he's. :. s. 1t is
said and believed that the railroad from
Enterprise to Titusville will he in running
order by November. But it is just as
well to give them more time. The public
will be satisfied to know that it is opened
for travel by the middle of December or
the first of January. This road when
completed will give US through connec-
ton to the Indian river, the necessity of
which is apparent to all. Well, when that
good old county is opened up by rail we
will take trip down there.
-Fernandina Mirror: Several of the
residents on the hill in the neighborhood
of Third and Escambia streets had to va
cate their homes during the recent hurri-
cane. These dwellings stood in the most
exposed position, and received the full
force of the gale. The damage to the
dwellings is considerable, and in one case
so great that the house is untenable. -. .
The Fernandina and Amelia Beach Rail-
way carried over 1000 passengers on
Thursday last on the occasion of the ex-
cursion and ball at Amelia Beach Pavil-
ion, rendered by the citizens of Fernan-
dina to the excursionists from Middle
Florida 1t Is evident that if the Flor
ida Railway and Navigation Company
bring any more excursions to Amelia
beach like those in the past two weeks
the public pavilion there will have to be
enlarged to at least three times it's pres
ent dimensions.
-Kissimmee Leader: The finest bunch
of cattle we have seen in Florida was
the $50 head which passed through Kis-
simmee Monday evening belonging to
John Pearce, Of Fort Bassinger, which
he was driving TO Orlando Capt. Arch
Bass informs as that since Friday morn
ing 6O7 head of cattle have passed Cross
Prairie on their way to Northern mar
kets. Hitherto the cattle trade of South
Florida has been held by Cuba, bat the
cattle men have discovered that they can
get better prices by shipping North than
they can obtain in Cuba. The tide has
turned, and if Cuba again expects to
monopolize the cattle trade she will have
! to work for it.