The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-20


meet regularly for drill every Saturday alter
noon. and are progressing rapidly under the able
instruction Of Captain Bellsmy.
Fort Myers Press: Several Indians have
been m town during the past week baricring
hides and plumes for dry goods and groceries.
Among them was one who is blind and has been
30 for several years. but he seems with the aid
OF q stick. 10 travel about nearly as well as the
others
BARROW Informant: The criminal docket of
the coming court will be very light speaking
well for the law abiding disposition OF our pco-
pie "A white mocking bird was captured in
BARROW Thursday Ii is purely white all over
though n came from nest ar ordinary birds.
Mr.. Cabiness has il. and prizes ii very highly
II is a curious freak of nature.
-Ocala Free Press. The Ocala Rifles have
been invited by Adjutant General Lang 10 ac-
company the East Florida Battalion Ia camp one
week in July on Pablo Beach. Atlantic Ocean
The company is making all necessary arrange
meuis 10 attend new members are being re
ceiyed and two drills a week are in order
The boys are in high spirits over the trip.
Bronson Times Ii is with pleasure that
we note the many improvements that are going
Al EllZey- Mr. Sullivan is erecting large
mill there. sni quite number ot new
houses are In he seen. Mr.. James London,
living near WacaSaSsa. killed tiger Saturday.
that measured . feet from nose 10 tip o; tail. Ii
race IN this section
Plant City Cs.lrI<r Cucumbers in great
hunters are going forth on their mission Of doub
ling up the population of the North The SAW
mill of Davis X Cooper. Al Lake ThonolosaS>a,
MAS entirely destroyed by fire last week, causlrg
= loss Of $4,000. with no insurance. The
branch road from Lakeland Ia Barlow operated
los the South Florida Railroad. is now running
regular trains. and greatly facilitates travel from
Tins SECTION Il Barlow. Two passenger trains
run each way dailv on the branch
-Samierville TTa.sS Mr. Lewis Myers
brought into our Office. On Wc,:neS lay. bunch
IL IS fine wheat We have seen grown IN the
bcsf wheat pr piucing countries The stalk Is
six fsci high. the heads measuring i've inches
ana longer. well filed ~ the very ends This
MAS raised on common pine land near Jumpers
creek. no fertilizer whatever being used. Mr..
NyerS informs Us that from small package al
Sod received from The Agricultural Department;
AZ Washington he will gather over a bu>hei ut
fine. heavy wheat
-Fernaniina MIR: NJ ! w Howell,
formerly collector ci customs for this port. re
moved yesterday IL M.cC lenny, Baker county.
where he will 90 into business deputy Cot
lecior T. l. Stewart. upon his inquiry, received
yesterday reply from the manager II the As>o-
riafeui Press dated Nav liih. giving the ininr-
maiiun that the British hIi- : v Cozgaa't
which Ssiie.i from this port ioI Rosario. ArSen
tine Repnhlic. on January II. had not been re-
IAsried a. having arrived Ia date This Is the
hris IN which Mr. X N.pohcucy. formerly Mas
ier nj Machinery al he Florida Railway Nav
iEziion Company. took passage. NJ Dohoney
NaS reported a having died On the passage, hui
the IMPORT could NJ; be traced Ia any authentic
snEroe
Quincy H-if The lalic> III the P7t>hy
ierian church gave Il festival last Wednesday
afternoon and evening. whch WAS largely n
tenGt-i w learn that ihc r,rcjpt> amounted IL
.f.sffa mot .a1
have the fence aTn:ni III 'gr house ward pu;
m rtpAir. and flowers and Trees painted in tht
,-nanise oar court house yAIi could &c ma !,
one o. the Most bcacri.al spots IN florida. ani
Aiih little irouh,e AMI expense .-Stv,Ial .oi'i'
- c-n have been of,rcd - sic on ilIc street,
hi week and We lea,n that There j. Cog>ilera
BE more corn in The county HAN has been sup
VspSsd New hat the cat crel : am ~ ready
81 uSe. the farmers sire within. - sell the cHrI
IN hand Fodder has also been coming in iol
sale during the woek-.. Every vehicle tina
could 10 obtained Yesterday WAS captured ant
loaded with yeung people. intent upon onjnNing
the picnic ami iiSh-iry a. lioWariS mill on Lit
lie figeT- The dav fine AMI the crowds q
people that saiL,r,d from every part Of tn,
COUNTY, made this the granie>' ou; door te>tiya
81 the season
Sanford J,aya.s': Las; Friday afternoon
Maximin Forest. young FFcnchman. who Ia;
been living with Mr.. Geran IN. The past month
borrowed a gun and Nen; OFT II shoot !, bird. Al
owl II = SuppoSe;. which he had seen The day
pTeEis,us near Melonviiic M, returning n
night. Mr. Geron became uneasy. and un Sa:Er
day morning search MAS institute! Il !ilc,i MAS
cOniinIs-i al dav y iihrui success. On sun lay
he S.arsh was cnewcl AMI resulted III finding
his dead body IN a hammock BOT ;r from Mel
onTille The position .. the body anu gun
showed conclusiyely that he came ~ his death
accidentally The hammer II the gun had
caught ~ q Palmetto stem and discharged The
fle and carrying away the wi.nle tip O, his
head II was - Clearly an accidenl that Capt
Srrine did not consider an inQl.s; necessary.
Mr. Forest was a native of France and came
here from Louisiana a li;ile ever = month ago.
Mr. Gercn took Oh arCe 81 ihe b.!y and had il
buried.
-Tanrsa Tr15e41.<.- The Circuit Court oi
Polk county, will open 4; Barlow on The ~ Ii
rnsl znd vii conclude the Sprn. Term iov this
Circuit Judge Mitchell. State Attorney
S,srkmzn and the local members Of The bar
who attended fernando Circuit Cont last week
have returned The steamship Lizzie Hen
ae-Son. after having been fitted up ,or The pUr-
r.sse u III take the frSi load OF cattle from Punla
RsSsa on the cain inst. The local authorities
are 10 - assisted in The maintenance q; quaran-
tine against infectious diseases by Revenue Ma
rine vessels that viii proiec! Tie coast. The
Sutreme Cour. having denied the molten tor 3
new irial in the case OF BGwcll. Bacon AMI An
crrx< the Sarasota murGe,er>, the probability
"A thSs they will hang Judge Il /. King. The
mai Florida cSiiie king. has made another pur
chase az 600 head OF Cattle. He has purchased
Ms Williams entire stock Of horses. hogs and
cattle. for which lac paid the sum al $1,000 in
cash Who can say that South Florida hAsn I
some wealthy men,
-Palsika Aesr,- Mr. VIM kcmbe Lenie
zas N ihe city yesterday. AMI IS he has been
considering the matter for some time he has
about decided IL erect the oieia house on lie
Leute property Front street. and has commits
stoned Mr. Il H. Eno<. The architect. - Draw The
mans far the house Tie hou>e W. urier> ana
vii be made frs ciASs IN every rt>iSCI. with
arn.sle Auditorium AID 4 large >ia-e and dress
inr room and - - finished a.. IN handsome
manner sud furnished jos; a such houses should
he furnished The iTi-l OF The negro Henry
Wicrins new in jail under sentence oi death for
the murder 81 Mr. Porter. has Coz, the county
suf'r Al 30 There seems ;o bc n doubt of his
-uiif. vet 81 ersorl will he made FOR s new trial
The frame work for The immense iron freight
w.-ehOuse Of the Florida Southern Railway is
hing ruf in place. above the new iron wharf
The finberS are massive. in keeping with the
proportions Il the bailGing. which when com
r,sefc.s vii bold fWeUty-eishi freight CATS The
frsckg IN the warehouse Will be - arranged that
he fuu txenty-eighi CATS can be unloaded or
lua3ed n the same timc-a tact which viii give
soDe 5dea Of the size Of the building. which will
Re The largest freight warehouse 10 the State, If
not lndeec IL the South Ii is simply immense,
and The large number ni vo'kmen engaged at
work On IL are pushing II right ahead 10 com
pleioa-
Gainesville Nos In the case OF the State
of FLORIDA rs John Hariv for the murder of Ned