The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-08-05
STATE NEWS.

Barlow Informant. Mr. Mccoy, who lives
about eight miles on the other side of Peace
Greek, killed two tiger cats last week, the larg-
ezt measuring six feet four inches from the nose
70 the tip Of the tail
Key West Democrat Mate Haulen, of the
Mascotie, succeeded in capturing two demjohns
Of rum and Is. 100 cigarettes while loading in
Havana On arrival here Captain Mckay
turned the Doodle over TO the custom house Off
cerA The duties will amount to $e00
-Fernandina Mirror Work on the extern
SION Of the Florida Railway and Navigation
Company, from Duryee's mill to Old Town, was
commenced on Thursday last just north OF Dur
yees mill. -. The many friends OF Mr.. r. V. Do
honey in this city will be pleased to learn that a
letter has been received in this city from his sis
ter in Baltimore announcing that Mr. Dohoney
had arrived safely at Rosario, in the A rgentne
Republic. and that he was in good health.
Lake Butler TINES Rain, rain Rivers
and creeks booming, fiat woods overlooked,
farmers grumbling but the rain continues alice
samee- Prof o. B. Walton is principal of
Lake Butler Academy, and has a fine school, the
attendance being unusually large. Brady is the
right man in the right place. We had pleas
ant call this week from Colonel Martin, of Siarke
who reports everything lovely at our little city
on the railroad His new brick hotel is COM
pleied and leased for next season.
Tampa Tribune Hon. A. J. Russell passed
through the city yesterday en- route for Manatee.
Colonel Lelane, the very accommodating agent
Of the Plant s. ). Co.. kindly held the Margaret
for him until the arrival of the H. 40 train :.
The schooner Clara E. H., Capt. Shelton, which
piled between Tampa and Charlotte Harbor,
was lost in the latter place during the storm last
week. The Lizzie Henderson will probably
take the place of the Cumberland taking the
Key West mails and passengers for few trips
this 10 allow the latter boat TO be overhauled.
-Sumterville Times : The greatest want of
SumterVille to-day is firstclsss school teacher
one capable OF intoxicating the higher branches
Of the English language Such a man, if he is
calculated 10 ingratiate himself into the good
opinion Of both pupil aed parent, can command
q patronage of rs TO 100 scholars No second
class or br0ken-down pedagogue need apply -.
greater amount OF rain than fell the first of this
week was never known here The Branch Mill
Creek. half q mile north of town, overlooked its
subierraDean channel and became above ground
turbulent, rushing stream that required the
swimming Of q horse to cross it. Much of the
lower land was submerged but the general dam
age is not great
Cedar Key Gulf VIen. Having interviewed
Mr.. J. w. Bushnell, chief engineer, and Capt C.
Z Martin, head carpenter of the F. r. & N, we
are enabled 10 state that the improvement of
this end Of the line will now be speedily under
taken in earnest. Already the trestles are being
re-tied and re-tracked, and the present wet
weather is all that prevents the renovation of
the entire line Of track from Waldo to this point
Iron is being deposited at convenient points to
he used for that purpose. The improvement of
The wharf and trestles at this point is the next
thing 10 order, and creosoted piling will be used
wherever new piles are demanded The pre-
pared timber is already purchased, and is being
set down
-Apalachicola Times Tuesday morning the
stern-Theeler, square bow Government steamer
ChAftahoochee, steamed up to the city wharf
under the command OF Col Slaughter, engineer
Of the Government work on the Chattahoochee
ApalachicOla and Flint rivers. She was built in
Jacksonville, Ind, and left that place July 1st
Her machinery is the same used in the Clara
Dunning, formerly used in this river work The
Chafiahoochee possesses no material point of
beauty she was not built to be attractive; but
has the appearance of being strong and capable
Of the hard work before her. The cabin con-
sists principally of large saloon with six state
rooms specially provided for the use of the
obcers- From near midships to clear aft is
open decks and looks cool and pleasant. In
size she compares with the Milton II. Smith
Fort Ogden Ns,cs Four thousand dollars
worth Of goods received by one firm in three
weeks is doing pretty WE'LL thank-you, and this
is the dull season, too. Mr.. Sam Mauck speaks
Of trying tobacco culture. We are confident that
tobacco can be probably raised in this section
and We shall watch Mr. Mauck's experiment
with considerable interest. We were informed
yesterday by Messrs. Carlton & Crawford that
town lots would be sold by them for $50 per lot.
We believe this TO be liberal donation to Fort
Ogdens interest. Lots have been sold hereto
fore ier 800, but with this great reduction on
the price by these gentlemen we believe that
Fort Ogden will boom still more rapidly We
can sse no reason why il should not These
lots are located iD the town plat, about the cen
ad nv fine h01w ofh iUt LAM
The streets are sixty feet wide and a broad
avenue running north and south on which is To-
Gated all the business houses and some of the
best and most beautiful residences
-TGTares Herald The people Of Eustis are
considerably exercised at the refusal of John A.
Macdonald 10 sell building site, 40x132, on the
corner Of Bay street and Magnolia avenue, for
5000. which is universally conceded TO be
good price. The prospective purchaser was Mr.
Hutchinson, from East Liverpool, Ohio who
declared his intention of erecting thereon
brick block and putting in $35 900 stock of
dry goods We understand that Mr.. Macdonald
has given the contract for the erection Of
wooden building on the site-whch is probably
the finest in that town-which he intends to rent
10 the gentleman named. Undoubtedly this
viii yield better financial returns, but it is not
The best display of public spirit and hardly in
cOnsonance with the deep interest which he has
always protested for that town and the conf
oence he has expressed in its future. The best
sentiment of Eustis now demands the enact
ment Of fire ordinance, which shall make i'm
possible the erection OF such fre-traps as have
hitherto been erected and as is proposed by one
Of her founders.
Orlando Sentinel =: Hon. J. G.. Speer of Oak
land. was in the city attending the convention
yesterday Mr.. Speer is prominently spoken of
Is the proper person to be State Senator from
this county. John Hancock, postoffice inspec-
tor and q brother of the lamented Gen. W. s.
Hancock, was in the city Sunday attending
church While here he was guest of The Wind
sor- The rapid progress Orlando is making
IL very gratifying TO our people and the envy Of
neighboring towns Almost every day new
building is begun or one is finished There is,
a. the present writing, the following elegant
buildings in progress: The Armory building,
Knox block, Brown block in process of construc,
tioDt The Kuhl building near the postoff1ce, the
OConnell building, opposite the bank, the Bum
BY building, Opposiet South Florida Il. r. depot,
and the Catholic church will all be begun in q
few days All the buildings mentioned above
viii be splendid buildings and very creditable
10 the city. We have not mentioned private res
licences. but many are being built, and many
viii be begun soon. At the present rate OF in
crease. Orlando will have ten thousand inhabit-
ants within the next five years
Quincy Herald. The cotton crop is said to
be greatly injured by the recent wet weather.
and our farmers are looking very blue. The
heavy rain Of last Sunday night raised the water
in Little river % that il has been impossible 10
send The mails from here to Concord Howard's
mill-dam was injured seriously, and the roads
are again in bad condition :. Mr. Adam Harden
died Al bis home near Midway, in this county,
passed most Of that time in Florida, as Terri
tory and a State He had been Justice of tho