The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-06-03

ffompt ana efncient discharge OF his duty, with
out surplus word or a single deficiency We
life and prosperity.
been in Town for a few days and informs us that
he narrowly escaped being burned out by for
est IRE one day last week The flames came in
from the woods destroying the margin 10 his Or
Enge grove and killing a row of his finest trees,
loaded with young oranges. 1t also played
havoc with his cane field. He estimates his loss
Al 5000 fully.
Quincy Herald The farmers in the eastern
portion Of the county are laying by their corn
crop, which is very large. DIR. X. +. Love has
been offered fine situation as physician in
charge al an Indian Agency" out West, with
good pay. but will not accept. The Home In
snrAnee Co. of New York, have Withdrawn all
Of their business from this place, and their agent
paid out thousand dollars one day this week.
Orange City Times :. Mr.. Detwiler, residing
about half q mile from New Smyrna, on the
east SIDE Of Hillsborough river, a practical bee
keeper, says that the bee business is very much
injured by the severe freeze OF last winter, mas
much as il killed nearly all the mangroves-the
chief dependence of the bees for their supplies
al honey As the mangroye is of slow growth
this viii be an evil not quickly remedied.
-EusiIs Lake Region 1t has been estimated
by two well known business men of Eustis that
people living in the vicinity this summer, trav-
cling IN the North. The early fall months are
when we hear the loudest cries of hard times
-Ail snake and fish stories handed in to this
Office for publication must be sworn to, not as an
evidence of good faith, but merely to show that
the subscribers will not only lie but swear to It,
-Dcala Free Pres Ocala now has twelve
passenger trains daily, and four freight trains.
This Is an increase of sixteen over eight years
AGO The Free Press would much rather see
the lands claimed by the +. II. Il n. Company
In the possession of that corporation than to
have the bona fide homes of the settlers revert
hack into the hands of spectators and land
sharks
Fort Myers Press Tommy OsceOla, after
sleeping off drunk Wednesday, went down the
Efreels with his pantaoons thrown over his arm.
The degenerate descendant of the old chief of the
SeminOles wasn't dressed for company. The
fress this week does moi come up To our idea OF a
newspaper 10y long shot. In "A short time we
hope 90 make il as necessary TO the people as the
breath OF life-so desirable in fact, that they
viii tumble over one another in their tumultuous
and exciting scramble TO subscribe for it.
Cedar Key Journal The artesian well has
entered On the ninth hundred feet since Monday
last The rock is percepiiby softer, and on
Tuesday the drill struck a stratum of rock salt.
This was very thin and was soon passed. Stuff
Gent reliable data have reached us TO justify the
a
shortly be put i'm operation at Cedar Key. The
site chosen is on the lots cornerng on First and
ID Streets east of the ice factory, and the prOlec
tors are our gO-ahead merchants, F. a. Wolfe ~
Co
-Tavares HeraH.- The Orange Belt Railroad
viii cross the Sanford and Lake Eusts Railroad
five miles from Sanford and will connect with
the j., I. K *. w AT near the river. Ar
thur T., eldest son of Colonel f. II. Abbott, is
Spending the summer in town. He is an actor
by profession and has been playing during the
winter al the Grand Opera House, Ottawa, Can
ada lie plays in THE Private Secretary
/" Youth" and other we'll known pieces. He
has a fine tenor voice, which has been occasion
ally heard in the peninsnaT house parlOrs and
one could desire no greater gift than the possess
son Of such a voice.
Callahan Roc0rd' We regret TO learn that
sad accident occurred in Thomas Swamp on
last Thuslay afternoon, resulting in the death
Of Allen Geiger. a son of John A. Geger, about
= years OF age Ii appears that young Geigci,
who was in boat trying to shoot an alligator,
IN taking up his gnn the hammer struck against
The seat Of the boat, discharging the gun, the
whole load of buck SCOT entering this body, kill
Ing him instantly An alteration occurred at
Dgals station yesterday, between l.. l.. Jones
and Frank Cooner, in which the former Lad an
arm broken By a stick in the hands of the latter.
We can gather no particulars, only that it was
because of an old grudge.
-IIeesburg Commercidl Ten companies have
declared their intention of joining the military
encampmenf at Pablo Beach. The Lecsburg
Rifles will be there. .Leesburg is steadily
growing, notwithstanding the so-callcd duIlness
81 the summer. new buildings continue to be
built and The center of the town is reaching out
Toward the suburbs. Another fall will signal
ne the erection of a handsome Episcopal Church
IN Leesburg- There has been large increase
IN the number of blOoded stock brought into
81 II i bt,xl,l
probable that those of our citizens who remain
al home during the summer will experience fully
as much enjoyment as those who go away. AT
least Il will be well for the can't g0-awavs to
think 50
-OcaIa Banner Three small children of
Isaac kincade, living in the vicinity OF Cotton
Plant, we're burned 10 death last Friday night
The children were left at The house, and when
The father returned home from work he found
ms house in ashes and charred remains of the
children. Ii is not known how the house caught
ON FIRE The Marion Fertilizer Company have
purchased land al the crossing of the railroads.
given their their orders for machinery and will
begin work at once. The company is composed
Of a number OF our abest and most active bust
ness men who stand high in the community, and
We have every reason TO believe they will make
a successful issue of their undertaking. The
books Of the company are now open.
Madison Recorder The east bound accom-
mediation train was wrecked at the HlckstOWn
pond on Wednesday morning last. 1t seems
that IN passing the above named pond the trucks
al a box car loaded with oats gave way, which
caused il and four other cars TO be thrown from
the track and into the wafer alongside the track
which, fortunately, was shallow at that point.
Three Of the cars were passenger coaches and
occupied by quite number OF passengers yet,
As miraculous as il seems, not one of them was
hum beyond few bruises. A little girl was ter
ril,ly frightened and Mysteries was feared in her
case The engine, with the passengers aboard,
came 10 Madison, and the noon train was DELAYED
here until the wreck was cleared late in the al
iernOOn before proceeding further west.
Lake City Reporter The case Of the Stale
Va John L. Masters, charged with murder in the
first degree was begun in Circuit Court last Mon
day. A Jury was secured by Tuesday morning
Ten O'Clock, and the trial began. The accused
was represented by J. n. Stripping OF Madison;
Hon B. ii. Palmer, Jos. +. White. + e., OF Live
Oak: C. r. King, l.. Harrison, 5. French and
W r. Bush. The State was ably represented
by Hon. Il. b. Blackwell Solicitor General and
Col s L. Finley, of the Gainesville bar. The
testimony was closed by Wednesday noon, and
the arguments of counsel began. The case was
given 10 the jury al z. NJ, and on Thursday
Al 10 A NJ. the verdict was rendered, mot
guilty.. Plums have been plentiful this spring
and the doctors all wear smiling faces
Tampa Tribune The Lizzie Henderson left
last Thursday for Cuba with load of cattle,
the first Of the season. The revival of the cattle
trade will put a lot of Spanish gold in circula-
ton The Morgan line of boats has been with
drawn for the summer, although it is probable
that the Hutchinson may make a few more trips
The new Co operative Ferry Association
mean business The work OF building a wharf
-, sta ofher side of the river has alreativ ha0un