The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-01-21
The special term of the Circuit Court
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! The special term of the Circuit Court
called for the trial of the Selphs, father
and son, convened on the 18th, Judge
Vann presiding.
Major Russell, State Superintendent
OF Public Instruction, is making series
of visitations to different places in Polk
county this week.
Major Fairbanks, editor Of the Fer
nandina Mirror, lost the best part of his
orange crop by the freeze. He estimates
that bis loss will not fall short of $500
boxes.
"A railroad connection with the rail-
way lines OF Georgia will give to land
aud real estate i'll country and town an
extraordinary boom in prices.-MonticeAo
Constitution.
The Haines City Times is the new
est paper in Florida. 1t is published by
a company, and advertises the desirable
features of the portion of Polk county in
which it is printed.
Washington society was shocked by
the sudden death of Miss Kate Bayard,
on the 10th. She had retired in good
health and when found had been dead
several hours, of heart disease.
Hon. Charles II. Edwards, once May
or of Tallahassee, has been elected Mayor
of Eustis on citizens ticket Editor
George +. Miner, of the Semi Tropical,
was elected Treasurer on same ticket.
The messages of the Governor of Tex
as reach the polyglot population of the
State in four different languages. Thirty
thousand copies are printed in English,
10000 in German, 5000 each in Spanish
and Bohemian.
-"In 1885," writes John Boyle
O'Reilly, 81 predict, the Legislative stage
of the Irish question will have arrived
and the union with England, which shall
then have cursed Ireland for ninetenths
of a century, will be repealed"
The Florida Methodists, at their con-
ference at Orlando, decided to establish
church paper, electing Rev. J. 7. DePass,
of this county, editor. If patronage
commensurate with the editorial ability
can be secured, there is no doubt of the
success of the enterprise. -Bronson
Times.
We have received in neat pamph-
let form, a copy of an article from the
pen of DR.. Geo. Troup Maxwell, origi-
nally published in The Medical Nescs,
and entitled Marion County, Florida:
An Ideal Winter Climate" The profess
sional knowledge and graceful style Of
the author give value and interest to the
little book.
Full statements of damage to citrus
growth by the freeze are not yet given,
but there is reason 10 believe that the
injury to bearing +-~-- 10 --~oi' ioSs chan
was apprehended, and consequently con-
fdence in orange culture will be re-estab-
lished and the prosperity of Florida con-
tinue unimpaired.
-Major A. J. Russell, State Super
intendent, will make tour of Polk coun-
ty, visiting schools and ate nding insti
tutes. He will deliver addresses as fol-
lows: Haines City on the 10th Barlow
on the 2lst, and Fl. Meade on the 22d.
The Major is an eloquent speaker, and
those who go may be sure Of a treat
Bdrtow Informant
The next Texas Legislature will elect
successor to Senator Maxey, and the
senatorial campaign is already taking
form. Maxey is more than willing to be
his own successor, and will receive the
support of northern and eastern Texas.
Gov. Ireland's stronghold is the western
part of the State, and Congressman Mills
and Reagan may be considered in the
light of dark horses.
"A London dispatch to the New York
Times says: "The great steel manufac
turer, Marshall, Of Sheffield, is about to
remove his entire works to America. The
firm employs 5000 men. Some scores of
the most skilled will be taken over, and
the rest will be hired in America. The
State Department has been informed of
the fact, which is regarded as striking
proof of foreign confidence in the results
of the new administration and the reality
of the American business revival"
Capt. c. +. Dyke, of Tallahassee, for
many years editor of the FLoRIDIAN, and
prominent figure in public affairs of the
State, was in Orlando attending the meet
ing Of conference. The Captain retired
from journalism two and half years
ago, bearing the good will of nearly ev-
cry resident of the State, to whom his
long editorial career had made him IA
miliar. We are glad to know that his
health has greatly improved since the
change in his avocation.- Orlando Re-
porter.
"A writer in the Journal Of Mental
Science gives the results of series of
experiments to determine the compare
tive action of coffee and alcohol. He
finds that while alcohol increases the pro-
duction Of heat, it really lowers the bodily
temperature by virtue of exaggerated ra-