The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-02-25
The election for the county site OF
Walton county resulted in the choice OF
DeFuniak Springs.

Der unlak CpIiuge
This winter has been a phenomenal
season elsewhere as well as in the United
States. It is stated that frosts have &C.
cured in Cuba, Mexico and Nicaragua
The third and fourth class postmas-
ters in convention at Chicago declare
against the postal savings bank system.
They say that their wages do not warrant
the purchase of $500 burglar proof safe.
"A newspaper of Beloit, Kansas, says
that in Clark county, during recent
snow storm, large flock of sheep
crowded close together, and the snow,
melting for awhile and then freezing, last
ened the entire flock together.
in 1880 and then again in 1884, Mr..
Tilden was reported to be in very feeble
health, but since then two Presidents,
one vice-president and three presidential
candidates have died, and your Uncle
Sammy is in fairly good health.
There are sixteen colored conferences
of the Methodist Episcopal Church now
existing in the Southern territory, all or
ganized since the war, having an aggre-
gate mem bership Of 1919, s26. Missionary
money raised between 1875 and 1884
amounted to $sl,775.l6.
The building boom in upper New
York. west of Central PARK has lately
taken the form of small three-story
houses, instead of the lately popular flat.
Excavations for FIVE hundred of these
new dwellings are already in progress,
the buildings to cost from $4,000 TO 49,
900 each.
"A railroad station is to be erected
on the site of ancient Babylon. The
world moves and the coming centuries
may see as great city there as before,
and it may be that Washington, d. C.,
will then be ruin as Babylon now is.
This is not probable.
=" Gath says that it requires very
neat little sum for New York man to
crafty his ambition to have seat I'D
Congress. Each of the three Democratic
organizations of New York city demand
a contribution of IS 900 from each candi-
date, and there are many other expenses
connected with the canvass.
Thanks to the managers of the event
for an invitation TO attend the reception
and banquet at the Sanford House on
the 22d. in celebration Of the formal open
ing of the jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West Railway. We hope Sanford will
derive as much benefit from the Tropi-
cal Trunk Line" as her enterprise and
energy deserve.
Governor S. T. Hauser, of Montana
Territory, is now in Washington. He
says that the difficulty about the admis-
sion of Dakota will be settled by the adj
mission of Montana and Washington
Territories. Montana is certainly Demo
cratic, and the Democrats will have a
fighting chance in Washington, but Da-
kota is hopelessly Republican.
The Wakulla Times takes state
ment from the books of the merchants of
Crawfordvile showing that last year
they shipped 1874 dozen Of eggs. This
is but one item of the exports which keep
our thrifty neighboring county ahead of
the world in exchanges with it. 1t is self
supporting in most of the staples OF life,
and selling more of varied products than
it buys abroad steadily gains in wealth.
We have received the first number
of the Florida Chautauqud, large and
well edited quarterly. Its name indicates
its mission, and it contains complete in
formation as to Chautauqua proceedings,
objects and methods, the programme OF
the present assembly, description of De
Funiak Springs and illustrations OF
scenery, buildings, etc. While copy OF
it is quite necessary to the attendant at
the assembly it will be found interesting
by all The subscription price is fifty
cents a year. Address Florida Chau-
tauqua, box 217, Cincinnati, Ohio.
We have received the first number
of " The Florida Cultivator," published
nv the Palatka Sun Company, and edited
by Professor J. n Whitner, Of the State
Agricultural College. There is no one in
the State more competent for the posi-
ton than Mr.. W., who has added prac-
tice to science in agricultural pursuits in
Florida, and will make the magazine a
reliable guide in all things which it re-
commends. It's neatly printed, contains
fifty pages, and the subscription price is
81 a year.
We are indebted to the Southern
Sun Publishing Company, of Palatka, for
copy of the interesting book issued from
their press entitled " Life and Advent
ures in South Fonda" by Andrew p.
Canova, assisted by L. s. Perkins, with
an introduction by Hon. r. w. Davis,
Speaker of the House. Mr.. Canova was
a soldier in the Indian War, and his mar
rstive is of great interest, especially as it
describes localities then wilderness
which are now settled.
We learn from the Key West papers
the death of Rev. Charles F.. d. Lyme, be-
loved rector of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church in that city. After brief illness