The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-02-11

The title of the Leesburg Spirit has
been changed to Commercial
The appearance of the Jacksonville
Herald is greatly improved By new
type.
Next Tuesday an election will be
held in Walton county on the question OF
changing the county site from Euchee-
anna.
Judge Vann overruled the motion
for new trial in the State VS.. NJ b.
Selph. An appeal was taken and the
prisoner remanded to Lake City Jail
A Tallahasseean who recently Wis
tied Orlando says that the prices oil
orange grove property have advanced
since the cold wave demonstrated the
hardness of the tree.
The general freight and passenger
Offices, as we'll as the Office of the Gen
erai Superintendent of the Florida Rail-
way and Navigation Company, will be
removed to Jacksonville next week.
Fernandind Mirror.
Over $4,000 acres of land has
changed. hands during the past thirty
days, in Levy county; the purchasers
buying for the purpose of colonlzlng and
selling off the lands to actual sellers
Bronson Times.
MIR. F. B. Papy, General Freight
Agent of the Florida Railway and
Navigation Company, was Thursday
promoted to the position of General
Traffic Manager Of that system of rail-
roads. Mirror.
The Senate on the 5th passed the bill for
the admission of Dakota as a State. The
bill provides for the division of the Terri
tory, the southern portion being formed
into State and the northern into Ter
tory, to be called Lincoln.
The West HiAsborough Times, of
Clear Water Harbor, has made clubbing
arrangements with several publications.
Those who want good paper from that
interesting section of Florida can get it
cheap.
Thanks to Capt. S. c.. Cobb for a
copy of the Pensacola Fish Ne,cs, very
neat monthly published by the Pensacola
Ice Company. 1t is admirably we'll edi-
ted as might be supposed, there being SO
much brain food about its savory sanctum.
Every line is interesting, and it is full oil
valuable information as to its specially
The Sanford Publishing company
last night were awarded the contract OF
publishing Tor four years the Florida
Christian Adrocate, new paper started
in the interest of Methodism. The paper
will be edited by Rev. j. P. DePass, a
prominent Methodist minister, and this
new publication starts out on its career
with a bright prospect.-.Jacksonrlle
Herald
The Hon. John NJ. Francis, late Min
lister to Austria, says that in case no Min
lister is sent to Austria that country will
pass laws discriminating against American
petroleum in favor of Russian petroleum.
A number of petroleum men have sent a
petition to President Cleveland requesting
the speedy appointment of Minister to
Austria.
A ride over the F. r. & n. now will
serve to show the improvement which
has been put on it within the last three
months. Instead of bone-breaking jolts
and composure disturbing jostles, as
formerly, ride upon it is now as pleas.
ant and comfortable as upon any rail
road. A most wonderful TRANSPORTATION
has taken place, and you need not now be
afraid of having your neck broken while
passing over it.-Madison Recorder.
-Jacksonville's new daily, the Morn
ing Nescs, is very creditable addition to
the State press, its material, makeup and
set-up being in metropolitan style of daily
journalism. AS matter of course it. is
edited with ability, for it is understood
that Mr.. John P. Varnum is at the helm
1t gives lengthy Geographic news, and
altogether presents conditions which
would seem to assure permanence and ii
nancial success-unless it suicides by poll
tics. Subscription $s year, 81 for three
months.
We have received copy The Ameri
can Eagle, of London, England, for Janu
airy. This is a monthly publication o
twenty large pages "devoted to thu
American Exhibition of the arts, inven
tons, manufactures, products and resour
ces of the United States" which will oper
in London on the I'd of May, 1887. A
great number Of wealthy and inAuentia
persons on both sides of the Atlantic arr
concerned in this Exhibition and it viii
doubtless be very successful enterprise
and Of much advantage to American in
dustries and land interests. The Boart
of State and Territorial Commissioner
includes the name of General W. H. Sc
bring, of Bronson, Florida.
aKAD-NOTBs 10 DBCHsEONs or THI
SUP1BWB OoUBT % RLORIDA.
January Tern, 4. y. 1855.