The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-21

The "drum" contssning 12s pounds Of
ammonia, had been left in the sun, which
proved too much for it, and the explosion
followed, tearing a rent in the iron drum
about sixteen inches long and one and
half inches broad, literally demolisbing
the wooden casing around it and filling
the air with ammonia Henry Broward,
the engineer Of the factory, was IN the
house at the time Of the explosion, and
rushed out just in time to inhale the
fnmes, which some what injured his throat,
but no one else was injured. The vege-
tation about the premises and the vegeta-
| bles in the garden were wited and
blackened by the ammonia
Orlando Sentinel: A lot on the cor
DER Of North street and Magnolia avenue
sold last week for $1,000, it was the
property of Capt. J. Il. Paramore- How
is this for Florida sand -. April was
the first month that the F. X. & y. K
K. opened business regularly with Ia
wares and during the month just closed,
the freight there amounted to sixteen
thousand dollars 1t is thought that the
T. o. d a. r. r. will increase this
amount TO ten thousand dollars y.
{. BRYAN, Of kis=immee, has finished
shipping his bean crop, and the result
should not be discouraging to the numer-
ons vegetable growers Of Orange county.
He received $3.50 net on some crates,
and the shipments from single acre
Melted him *2l5; with experience he
said he could have increased this amount
800
Live Oak Bulllta: The Grand Jury
was 10 session just one week to the day,
and returned - true bills. 1t was
working grand jury. We would state,
however that many Of the indictments
were for such offences a. " carrying con
cealed weapons and other minor often
ces There were no bills for high grades
Of crime, and the array Of true bills does
not reflect against the morality and So
cal standing of our county. There is no
county in any State but what as great a
number Of indictments for similar offences
can be found by diligent grand jury.
=. The artesian well is now, if not quite,
800 feet deep and is still going down.
Strong fumes Of coal gas came up from
the depths during the first days Of this
week but the crevices from which the
gas came have been passed. Capt. Grant
is getting more and more hopeful Of OBJ
tanning a flow Of water before he reaches
depth Of eight hundred feet.
Callahan -Na&sou County Recprd:
At 10 o'clock on Saturday night last a
trestle on the Savannah, Florida Il Wet
ern H. X. was on fire near Boulognc in
this county, when an express freight train
with 80 ears arrived at that point. The
locomotive passed over safely but several
Of the cars went through and We're de-
-'royed by fire, burning goods valued at
5000. By O'Clock next day a tempo
rarv trestlc was erected allowing train,
70 pass. On Sunday morning At o'cl'k
the bridge over the st. Marv's river was
also on fire but extinguished without Sc
rious loss 1t is believed that these fires
are caused by incendiaries and it is hint
Cd that it j. owing to the refu-al Of the
H. X. CO. 70 pay for cattle killed by
trains :. Last week We announced that
our friend Mixer thought it wrong for
girl, To kiss men at church fairs, but it
seems that we were mistaken in jotting
down the gentlelnan's thoughts. We on
lv imagined that he thought a. said, and
it seems that our ina .nation this one
time ran away, for he has since told u
cmphatically that he Is in favor Of having
the girls kiss men at church fairs, State
fair. or anywhere else they have a mind
to provided, he is there.
Philadelphia Sewsl
The recent find in the Treasury
count Of a box containing old jewels and
flask of altar Of roses is described as
the property Of President Monroe, given
to him by the japanese Government. 1t
Is said that these gifts were placed in the
Treasury7untl Congress should give it.
consent to the acceptance Of the articles.
AS We had no relations with the japanese
Government Of any kind until 1851 this
story cannot stand. There is no evidence
that they were intended for President
Monroe. There is quite good evidence
that these articles should 90 TO the de-
scendants Of Andrew Jackson During
Jackson's second term the bey Of Moroc-
co sent him small cargo Of presents,
which included an Arabian horse, a lion,
a jar Of the altar Of roses worth more than