The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-01-28

ST. Augustine Weekly. While excavaiing
for the gas mains on Marine street this week the
shuvelers threw mp several pieces Of human skel-
etons, some 10 fair state Of preservation, willie
| Others crumbled at exposure :. The fish mar
| ket was fairly giutted an Thursday by the ar
| rival from Maianzas of something less than one
| hundred barrels Of speckled trout. paralyzed by
the 'coid wave" and picked up by natives along
the beach al the inlet. Eighty wild ducks
were picked up during one night recently, at III"
base OF the lighthouse. on Anastacia Island. L.
their needless southern flight in advance oil the
| Northern blizzard, they were unable To steer
clear of the tall tower, and were killed outright
| by the contact. 1t is uncommon thing tor
the lighthouse keepers TO pick up dozen az
more ducks in one night, tu The last score heats
all former records. Hon. C. NJ Coop-r, County
Judge. has been making some needed improve
| ments IN his Office in the county huilling, IN HE
| way OF class ihcation and Ietndexing Of docu
| men,s, and xcludipg The public from the same
| by means of sat partition. Hitherto, during the
Judges absence The public has had access 10 all
| papers no: in his safe, and much annoyance has
been experienced in consequence Everything
is now in apple pie order, and there are few IT
any officials in Florida who can dispatch bust
ness with more judicial acumen than Judge Z.
NJ Cooper
Orlando Stntincl' Wednesday, 18Th inst.
at the Charleston House psrlors, &C 'urred one OF
those pleasant epsoieS winch show tnrih he APP
probation of the noble eli irts of man 10y his
fellow citizens. In The presence of qn''e num-
btr o. gentlemen. VI jpr \. s.. CT ali Abrams
Was presented with very handsome gold waich
aud oh in by his fellow citizens through M'.
f. lWard kuhl Tor his patriotic action IN yolun
ieering his services in the prosecution of the
| murderer of Policeman B-asley Mr.. Edward
kuh made a splendid spec Oh IN making the pre-
senlaiion, which was responded 10 in "A few feel
ing words of acknowledgement by Ma jon
Abrams The watch on the outside bears Ma
Ia.
this inscription Alex. s.. CLAIR Ahram-, from
the citiZeus OF Orlando as ii Testimonial az thu
appreciation OF his services in Orh al nt law and
order 1895" .Eiler G. T. Rupert. of Ken
lucky, aud Elder J. VI. Rcc~. 81 Ini ma, Adven-
lists have erected tent on TIC conner oi
! Church and Main streets AMI provided il with
seats f,r five hundred pc:-0n-, AMI Will com
mence a series OF services tonight w ednesday)
Tue organic ,iion To which Elder, Rupert and
Rees belong differs from other Adventist Organl-
cations in that they do not believe that the exact
time for the coming OF the Lord is given They
invite everybody 10 attend. Alb n one hundred
tents similar tn the one in this city being
used by the Advenlists in various paris of the
United States and many are also being used in
Europe and Australia.
Orlando Reporter W. A White informs
us that large portion OF the fruit on his Lake
Jessup grove will be saved. In his three year
old grove of one thousand trees, there were less
than a dozen injured. We understand that the
attorneys for Garter, the colored man who killed
officer Beasley in this city The day before Christ
mas, and who is now in our county Jail under
sentence of death, are preparing Their bill OF eX
ceptions, and will carry the 10 lhe Supreme
Court. IT. J. Shine, who recently sold his
fine bearing orange grove. 5 commenced HE
clearing of tract Of one hundred and fifty
acres, lying couple Of mites southeast of Or
lando, which he proposes to put cut in orange
trees at once He is not frightened by the re-
cent cold wave, or he would not undertake
contract OF TINS size at this time. Lieuien mi
A. W. Greeley, OF Arctic fame, is "a properly
owner and tax payer in Orange county He has
a tract of one hundred and Sky acres o; land
situated al the south end of Lake Conway, ab"u'
six miles south al Orlando. He would DO well
to plant OUT al orange grove upon it before he
takes another Arctic voyage. The thought o.
such grove would help to keep him warm
while in the far of frsd region. The drill
has broken and work is again stopped on our
aTesian well. l. This sort OF thing keeps up
much longer il will he considerable OF ii bore
before the work is completed.