The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-04-09

DDS Of teaching demonstrated on black
board, &c. We hope the teachers Of
Polk and adjoining counties will turn out
in force prepared to d" something TO
make this meeting an honor To our county,
there To demonstrate to the people of the
world that Polk is thoroughly alive on
the educational question.
Quincy Herald: We have no time
to talk hack " to fools, or kick at bark
ing dogs who never bite. The paint
fever has struck Quincy at last, and now
every "brush Singer" in town is kept
busy. May the good work continue -.
4 telegraph office has been established at
Mt Pleasant depot, in this county, with
Mr.. Walter Love as operator. This will
prove great convenience To this st ction.
We have heard of only forty persons
who would be willing to aid in framing a
new Constitution. Only four can be
sent from this county, and they should be
the very best men We have among us.
Fort Myers Press: Maj. B. S. Hen
ming has bought the house and lot of Mr..
3. II. Cover and has gone to housekeep-
ing in Fort Myers. lie has also engaged
Mr.. G. J. Heulsenkamp to clear four acres
of his land at the mouth of the stream
known as Whiskey creek. This ground
he desires to plant with trees before he
leaves here There be expects by and
by, We hope not long in the future, to
build cottage and have pleasant win
ter home. =. DIR. J. B. Upman, who left
Fort Myers on Tuesday evening, before he
went bought the fine property of Samuel
Filler, of Key West, located few miles
down the river, and also other lands to a
considerable extent. He evidently thinks
we'll of investments along the Caloosa-
hatchee. The Doctor was prominent in
the medical service of the Federal army
during the war and was in charge of a
very extensive hospital at \ ewb bern, North
Carolina. Hon. J. p. Perkins tele-
graphed on Wednesday to the Fort Myers
Press, from Orlando, by way of Wild
wood, Fla, that he has been at Leesburg
with sick daughter aud is coming home
in a few days. John I. Sheriff, of
Manatee county, has invented palmetto
cent. over the old way of grubbing.
-Palatka Herald: The largest excur
sion of the season from this city was the
one to St. Augustine last Friday, to wit
ness the Ponce de Leon celebration. The
Jacksonville, Tampa Il Key West Rail
road moved out with FIVE loaded coaches
So far the advance Of Spring is pro-
pitious for planting interests. The rain
fall keeps the ground moist, which ena-
bles our farmers to plant out early sweet
potato slips. Last season was good one,
and the prospect is that this year will
bring forth abundant harvests. Our farm
ing interests are encouraging. Each
year brings in new methods in farming
operations. Putnam county rs looming
up and her people are fast becoming in
dependent. All this is hopeful and en-
couraging The Importance of select
ing the right man to represent Putnam
county in the State Convention can hard
" be over-estimated. 1t is decidedly
more important than electing members
to the Legislature, for in this Conven-
ton new State Constitution is TO be
made. Our people in every part OF the
county will be ready to exercise their
franchise on election day Every pre-
cnct should be canvassed and every vo-
ter should be brought out to the polls.
Don't neglect it keep it in remembrance
As patriot it is your bounden duty to
use your best efforts to send your best
men to the State Convention.
Tampa Tribune: Panthers are be-
coming exceedingly scarce i'll this sec
ton, and it is very rarely that one
however, Mr.. Calvin Knowles, who was
out hunting on Little Fish-hawk creek, a
tributary of the -Alafa river, shot and
killed one that weighed 300 pounds and
measured something over feet in length
This is the only one that we have heard
Of being killed in this county in several
years :. Col. J. /. Meigs and party
have for several days past been engaged
in the work Of surveying our channel
preparatory to the recommencement of
dredging operations. There is an unex-
pend ed balance still due our port, besides
the new appropriation, and Col. Meigs
informs us that dredging will commence
here in month or two. The surveying
party has been making triangulations up
to the present, and to day will commence
taking soundings. On last Saturday
quite a fleet Of steamers were aground
near the mouth Of the river. The Lizzie
Henderson while coming in from New
Orleans, and very heavily laden, struck
near the point where the channel is very
narrow and crooked The Cochran went
to her assistance, and also ran aground,
and the Margaret, coming in from meet
ing the New Orleans steamer, being
forced on the bank in order to pass the
other boats, also piled up alongside OF
them. They all got off safely on the
next tide This is the first time the
Margaret has been aground in these
waters.
The bank of France owns brick of
which 1000 francs in specie were paid.
1t was taken from the ruins of burnt
house, and the image and figures of
note for l 900 francs are burned on the
surface, transferred by the heat from
real note. This brick the bank redeemed
on presentation, as if it were the note
itself