The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-02-18

cciviug severe internal injuries which resulted To
his death q 3o'ciock on Thursday. Work has
heeu temporarily suspended on the repairs 81
Fort Marion Tor want Of material. The Irregular
arch supporting the stairway within, hiss been
removed and . new arch . 10 be erected in us
place The work is bring done under the d.
recfion OF Mr. Bruce and Lieut.. Black Ten
thousand dollars il the sum appropriated Tor
such repairs. and an additional appropriation .
pending E,r The fencing in Of the Government
grounds
-Fernaudina Mirror The schooner Seventy
six, which arrived here last Saturday with So0
tons Of steel rails for The Florida Railway and
Navigation Company. left Philadelphia on JAN
uary 10. but was ice bound until The 18th.
Rev. o. r. Thackara fT many years the Is
teamed rector Of ST Peters parish. IN TINS Guy;
has resigned On Account OF his continued III
health and feeble condition His resignation has
been accepted by the parish. IS will be seen oJ
the soiu' ions Of the vestry, published else
where. The delegation os our Bard OF Trade,
DOW 10 Washington, make favorable reports OF
the prospec, OF an appropriation for the continu-
ance of the work on the bar al the entrance of
Cumberland Sound Our energetic member
from this district, Mr.. Dnugherty. has rendered
them msst courteous attention and aid.
-Starke Telegraph The late blizzard visita-
fion WAS HE e>Irg IL disguise To- Bradford
county Ii destroyed orange insects OF all KINGS
apS lrfi snge men with moie confidence
than they ever before had in the success OF Tie
busine 10 Braif rd county. They now know
there can be no ger To be apprehensie'l rom
a biZZ I'd unless down 10 zero and sucn deg.ee
Of Did has never been, and never Will be,
he'd in Florida We are greatly pleased 10
announce the gratifying fact that Colonel }. Il
MARTA has ordered The BRICK for a three story b."
tel 10 be erected on the old site OF the kentucky
Ho-se The ection OF such q hotel will supply
a want long and seriously felt in our midst and
will hasten the dawn of glorious future for our
CITY Colonel Martin is our man Tor next Guy-
ernor.
-Dsytona Journal : Indian River people are
agitaling the importance OF making new inlet
and dredging out their river. We hope they
will succeed in getting good appropriation
from the Government for that purpose. A new
inlet AT the head and deepening one OF the oil !
ones would make ii a magnificent haTbor. and
alst the finest oyster field in The South. Keep
the ball moving We are sorry to learn thai
Major George J. Alden is still suffering from his
old wounds 10 such an extent that he Is unable
to GO any~h here without a conveyance and at
iendant His magnificent lime grove was great
ly damaged by The freeze, il being nect ssary to
cut them back to the main trunk, which he
thinks nniniurcd. The frost nipptd our com
mission men worse than il did our Halial orange
growers. The food o. circulars, etc, which they
were Issuing and sending broadcast over the
country ceased as if BY magic. More new
buildings have been put up this season in Day
tona and vicinity than ever before The boom
has not even been checked by the freeze.
-Palatka SIM Large cargoes OF iron for
track having, are being Transferred 10 freight
cars, at The wharf Of the Florida Southern Rill-
way, to aid in the completion OF Charlotte llar
bor extension. Our citizens are beginning to
enquire when the J T. & K w. Railroad com
pany intend 10 comfn"nce crrcting their IN tcblne
shop, in This city $1,000 was subscribed here
for that purpose. Another fire occurred in
this city nn Sunday last A residence belonging
To Mr. ;. J. KennerIy, First street, near Reid,
bur occupied by Major 5. Conant, Manager Of
the Florida s )utiern Railway, took fire at 1l:3O
= IN and was almost entirely consumed. The
family succeeded in removing all their efrci-,
assisted. earnestly a. they were, by the citizens.
Mr. KcnncrIy had 50 800 insurance, and Major
Conan, 81 900. in the Insurance Agency OF
Webb & Nichols. The new Methodist church
Is now we .herboarded TO the cOrnce, and next
week the carpenters VIII be on the roof Mr.. A
5 Field. lhe builder, is rushing the work. II
may bc said, in his connection, that The height
oil the church. from the ground 10 the COMB "f
the root will be ~ feet; Of The lower sceple, 90
ieet and of the higher one, rs feet 1t Will be
one Of Ike pretiIsst churches in the Si1te. The
credit 0i it. design is due to Mr. b. III Enos the
architect of the new Putnam House. The
Meiboiists deserve lie highest praise for this adj
diiunai ornament 10 the city.