The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-27


"A IRE occurred 10 the southwestern portion
.. ne toSn On Sunday night which burned the
ne1oence o. Frank Jackson, colored. The cause
oi NE nre = unknown and the loss small.
-Micanopy Gasctte. The coming crop of
peaches promises 10 be unusually large-bOth of
native, Piento and Honey. Judge Means re-
ports q very active interest being taken in peach
culture and has demand for many times more
trees than he can supply. He has nearly CON-
pleied planting q new peach orchard oil forty
acres short distance south of town.
-Jasper Courier On last Friday evening
MI L j. Bunkers two turpentine stills at Geor-
Rla Sink, about eleven miles northeast OF this
place, were destroyed by fire; also, forty-one
bArress OF rosin, four barrels of spirits turpen-
tine, cooper shop. A large lot of barrel slaves,
&c, were destroyed al the same time. The total
loss Il about $1,000, with no insurance. The
nre originated from the rosn boiling over and
catching fire.
Sanford Journal On Monday Judge
Mitchell sentenced the fellow Schwartz, who
nArIled Miss Haddie NJ Baer. at this place, on
The 9TH Of last December, To three years In the
penitentiary for bigamy. He had married an.
other woman on the eth of October. The aged
minister who performed the ceremony was
brought 70 Orlando as a witness against him.
Judge Mitchell gave Schwartz some excellent ad-
vice when passing sentence upon him.
-WAkulla Times Jake Taylor, colored, who
has been living on the premises of Mrs. Slosson,
Was arrAigned- before Judge r. s. Smith yester
Ierday and bound over in the sum of $3.50 for
The burning Of the Slosson sanitarum al Wa
HULA Spring Circumsiantial evidence is so
strong that he will doubtless be convicted AT the
fall term Of Circuit Court. The State was rep
resented by " X Walker. Esq. .Dysentery is
still raging throughout the county. Several
died Of il last week.
Clear Water HarbOr Times On Monday
last. while fishing from Munnerlyns wharf, q
little daughter of Mr.. c. b. Rogers was lerked
overheard by a large reddish There were sew
erAl parties on the wharf, and among them,
Master Horace Bachman. who promptly jumped
into The water. seized the drowning child, and
SWAN 10 the pier with il. Horace was rewarded
for bis heroic action by the presentation of 30
BIZ Mr.. Munnerlyn.
-DeLand isricuifuri>t- Yesterday morning
gentleman from Lake Helen left al our Office a
bunch Of barley with full and heavy heads that
measured over six feet in height 1t was pulled
from q two acre patch that was planted last fall,
and horses and cattle fed on il all winter and in
the spring left TO itself with the above result
No fertilizer was used except that left by the
stock when feeding We understand that
he fhreshed out twelve bushels to the acre from
Ehsf the cattle left. This shows that barley can
be grown in Florida with success.
-Eusiis Lake Region. Every property owner
IN Eustis Is interested in the new railroad and
should contribute TO H. Youmay not all be able
10 give q thousand dollars but what you can give
vii shove the project just so much toward COM
pleiiOn- - a gentleman from the Buckeye State
recently remarked 10 US. {" If YOU call il hard
times n Florida, you should make trip to Ohio
a on viii return coDtented with your lot here
The most stringent times are now being expert
enced IN that State / have ever seen.
Sorrento Press Mrs Dickerman and hel
three Young daughters were on their way home
from Eusiis last week, when bury negro over
took them and with revolver in hand, demanded
Ms ID 10 give over her money, at the same
time telling her unless she did so he would TAX
one Of the little girls. Mrs. d. refused to han(
over the money and the rascal jerked her pocket
b0ok from her and made his escape, only getiin!
81 She had over $500 at the time but tOrtu
nately il was not with the change! Nothlp'
has been heard from the thief
-Starke telegraph We are nov bavin
The desired seasons and our farmers and garden
ers are happy In fact eyerythip Q and everybod
seems cOntenied; even the iioyous song of IL
festive frog Is heard all a. ong the railroad ditch,
The Telegraph wiz. be able soon to make a
HutbOrlilTe announcement which will gladde
he hesn Of every man, woman and child
StArke ana ior many miles around. We do ne
ieei Al liberty 10 say more at present. but whe
he proper time arrives We shall send forth Il
good news with all the trumpets at con
mAno
Orlando Senhnel 4 military company,
ise known as the hissimmee Light Guards. ws
organized ct ~kissimmee Tuesday evening
lasI week with 5. r. Bassett. editor of the Leddt
Captain The company starts with thirty seve
MEMBER and its prospects are very bright.
Charles Jacques was drowned in Lake Monroe
Few DAYS ago. He was one OF party that hs
gone 10 q sail boat from Sanford TO Enterpris
On the way back ne fell overheard There W;
strong breeze blowing. and before the boat WI
stopped he drowned. He was from New Yol
and was employed in the saw mill.
Lake Butler Times In digging a well G
cur lot a depth Of IA or - feet the workme
struck bed Of what We supposed TO be kaoi
We have had il examined by an expert, VII
pronOuDces il very fine quality of kaoinit
The same Thing is found on Captain II.
York's lot about three or four hundred yart
west Of Us which indicates a very large depos
Of the material. This suggests a fine Openn
for manufacturer of earthenware-jars, jug
elc Persons interested in such matters ca
write 70 Us and get the report OF an expert geol
gisf
Quincy Hsr.Ild.. Several land owners ha,
lAken steps 70 stop depredalions on their timbt
lands and il is likely that some parties may e
into trouble ere long. The members of the
Z Church al Mount Pleasant are erecting a ne
building and hope soon 10 have il ready for us
evil give due notice of its dedication
Last "Wednesday evening Mr.. w. s. Snider an
Miss Florence Bates, eldest daughter of Captai
n Bates were married at the residence OF ii
brides parents Mr.. Snider is one of our mo-
popular Young men and many friends wish hil
and ms lovely bride long and happy life.
Live Oak Bulletin On last Tuesday, b,
tween II and y O'Clock. as the construction irai
Eas pulling out from Live Oak on the S. F.
" Railroad two colored men. employees of III
road named VIM Brown and Anthony Thoma
Rof into dispute over a small sum of mOne'
Brown deliberately drew his pistol and sht
Thomas IN the head, and leaping from the fa
moving tram made for the woods. He was pu
sued by several colOred men who overlook hil
about half q mile from town. but he brandishe
his pistol and drove them back threatening
shoot They came into town and reported th
matter and soon The officers of the law were O
Tie alert but up 10 this writing Brown had NJ
been captured. The wounded man died Wedne
day night between 5 and O'Clock. He Wi
said 10 have been a peaceful. quiet colored MAJ
While Brown was known 10 be exactly Opposit
Green Cove Spring The person VII
coaldn't live Al home just now, and that with
very litfIe effort, wouldn't live long enough OF
West for q weekly cyclone TO dispatch hin
For instance A few minutes work would SUI
ply him with fish for the day. II he had mao
sny previous effort he could call on his garde
for cabbages turnips, lettuce, Irish potatoes, oil
iOnn cucumbers. squash, peas, beans straw be
Fies. efc- II he wanted a variety of berries
could have all he might wish of backberri,
and bockleberries, for the little trouble of picl
ing them II he wanted 10 add in a little frui
he plum trees would furnish their quota to b
baSke4 Just DOW, and last years spring chickt
would doubtless satisfy him with an abundant
q ben fruit Porkers being a little out
seAs0n be might draw on his cattle. and thus
uersun might manage 70 pull through hard