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

-Apalachicola 7rmes Coombs & Co. have
added nve new boilers to their large mill 10 the
CITY; also new edger of large capacity. :. The
mouse Tor the new planning mill of the Cypress
Lumber 20. Is ready tor the machinery which
arrived Thursday. 1t is said that this company
y, WIN shortly add sash, blind and door factory
70 tnelr already large mill. .Apalachicola con-
nection by steamer Is now frst-class, and the i'm
provement is being felt The Milton A. Smith
arrives on Monday, w. d. Ellis arrives on
Wednesday, the Naiad arrives Thursday, the
Aid arrives on Saturday and the Ellis arrives ON
sunday, the latter steamer making two trips per
week. Owing to the considerable falling off
IN the volume of pine logs arriving since the first
OF the month q slightly improved condition is
noticeable, both as to demand and price. In cy
press the market has been very active, receipts
have Appropriated million superficial feet per
week for the past three weeks and although fall
ing on somewhat during the present, will likely
continue active 10 the first of June. before all the
logs are marketed that were gotten out OF the
swamps during the April freshets. The quality
OF cypress has been excellent and averages much
greater than for several seasons past. We are in
formed that Mr.. Byron d. Key brought In raft
oil forty one pieces this week that measures fifty
thousand feet
Cedar Key Journal The rains this spring
have been sufficient 10 keep up the supply Of
cistern water and we may reasonably look for
good health as consequence. The artesian
we'll has reached almost 800 feet depth. Nearly
the whole way through solid rock. Who
would have thought we stood on such solid
foundation. We are anxiously looking for the
drill to strike something to vary the dull monot
ony. "A fire broke out last Wednesday morn
ing in the house occupied by Captain Warren
Locket. The fire, from a defective f1ue, had
made such progress on the wooden wall inside
the concrete shell as to require the best efforts
OF the fire department. assisted by the citizens, to
subdue it. The corner where the fire started
was pretty badly wrecked, and the whole build
ing considerably damaged Captain Locketts
furniture was promptly moved out, and was only
slightly damaged. =. The yacht Mischief, H. G..
Wednesday. The Yacht has been out since the
first of January with her present party, namely,
Bliss and Peabody They have been down as
far as Key West and Dry Torugas. and have
been up the Oaloosahatchee and made the cir
cumnavigation of Lake Okeechobee. The yacht
is now bound for New Orleans, whence she will
go up the Mississippi, and probably into the
great lakes. The cruise at any rate will last all
summer. The Mischief before her return bids
fair to be the most travelled OF our Florida
yachts
Orlando Reporter. The Reporter respectfully
suggests to the District Executive Committee
that it call the coming Congressional COnven-
ton in Orlando. Most of the other larger towns
of the district have been thus favored hereto
fore. Orlando now claims to be the Invest town
in the district 1t has excellent hotel accommo-
dations. Its railroads make it easily accessible
| from all parts Of the State 1t is the county seal
OF the banner Democratic county in the State
1t cannot be said that it has no claims 1t ha:
many of them and valid ones, which the com
mittee can but discover if they will give the
matter serious consideration. Gentlemen of The
committee, think of the subject and let US heal
your decision. :. Joseph Davis is the name o
an unfortunate young Englishman who has beer
employed upon R. j. Aston's place, situated upoi
Lake Arnold, some four miles east OF Orlando
While driving into the lake with load of empt
barrels, for the purpose of getting water, tn
mule became obstreperous and made for dee
water, where he succeeded in drowning bot
himself and driver. The deceased was fror
Bolton, Lancashire, England. Some fine sam
pies OF California wheat and Irish fax, grow
by Thoms.s F. Laubach, near Chuluota, wer
exhibited in the Reporter office few days ag'
MIR. Laubach is an experienced gardener an
bLrticulturist, and is meeting with an encourag
ing degree of success in his operations in Flo
ida He feels confident that both wheat and fla
can be profitably grown here, and he inten(
putting his theories to practical test.