The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-11

not yet fixed. When it does occur -
asds Of people viii throng to the f,ns
Calf harbor 70 zee the show.
The advance in the value of -,
tate in New York city this sea.o, !:
markable. Even the east side 81 :
town Is bringing prices never dreamss s. J.
before. Il j. said that the increase IN a.
value of the Astor estate is no, lss. =, e
%, 000, 900. . 'aaa
When railroad comes on, a,..,-
and works against a city, it is time !.
boycott. There is no better line - -:
by than the Charleston steamers 81 p
South Florida, the Florida Soothern pa
way.-Pakaska Herald Az
The Paiatka Daily Neps has e,,..,
upon its third volume. No Daily start
in Florida has won more success :. -.
length of time than our highly es,ss,..,
neighbor. As to ability and influence !.
stands among the great.-Palatko y.
ald -13'
the American Humane Ass.c;..:
will distribute 100000 copies of the en-.
rent number of Science, which eon,.;..
the report Of the committee of the A..
lean Orniihoiogist's Union for The ,ro,..
ton Of birds. The report shows tia, :
less Immediate means be taken to proven.
the present rate of destruction our wooA.
and fields will shortly be without b;ra.
The las. issue of the Santa Re-.
Nsacs has not reached Us, and is missed
We can't do without the Ven. T,
tonic of which we need dose onoa
week Why are We deprived Of ito !.
it because the editor was aiding the cause
Of education at DeFuniak? If his d,
ties as Superintendent OF Schools for Ri.
good county interfere with bis dutv 70
Us he had better resign and let Ms have
our paper on time a
-Edison's patents have now becoma
so numerous that they have a special 60
ri"s of index sor reference numbers in the
patent oifice-the only case in which
such separation from the general index
has been Thought necessary. As he can't
help lnvep'ing things it may be expected
that during his honeymoon sojourn on the
Caloosaha,chee he will devise something
useful in Florida industries-some method
OF making paper out of blackjacks, or
something OF the sort.
The shipment of gold from this coun.
try to Europe continues at an alarming
rae. On Tuesday the steamers carried
over $780, 900. More gold has been
shipped from New York to Europe dur.
ing the past month than during any other
month for thirteen years. Now if a sill.
yer dollar were worth a dollar of silver
it might be expected that it would divide
with gold the foreign demand for coin.
The foreigner is not obliged to receive
the debased coin which the fat Of gov
eminent says the sons of the "daddysn
must take for dollar.
The first copy of the Fior;da Chris.
tan Adcocdte is on our table 1t is
neatly printed, and is well filled with.
good reading matter. The editor writes
likes veteran. We welcome the Adro-
cite to our exchange list, and shall take
now and then to clip from its
columns. The editor, Mr.. DePass, is an
man, full of ambition, and will
do his best to make the paper success.
The brethren of this denomination have
onged for home journal in which they
IAN freely write mp the interest of the
church. Now that lhey have it, the peo
Die may expect to be well Informed upon
III suhje It's relating to Southern Metho-
ism in Florida We heartily wish the
PAPER success. The Adcocase is pub
ished in Sanford ct two dollars per an.
lum.- Pdlafkd Herald
We learn that the work of grading
he St. Augustine i Palatka Railway
oad-bed was completed to the wharf on
he opposite side of the river on Wednes-
lay The trt-stie and bridgework is pro-
,ressing as rapidly as possible, and the
mort of the locomotive whistle will wake
he echoes of East Pala,ka in very short
ime- The road is bssng pushed to com
'lesion as rapSday rs sae@ey and men can
10 it, and the trasas will be running reg.
larry before aayeeay knows it, if they
ont keep their eyes on the other side Of
he river.-Rsssths Dasay Nescs
Charlotte HArhor will soon be star
le.l with the scream OF the locomotive
he Florida Southern has worked its way
0 that point. The grading is done.
'hirty miles of iron will unite Palatks
nth the Gulf at tha; point. This is In
eed good news for the Gem City, and
II praise Is due to Manager Conart and
is officers. for the success of this grand
nterprise, Ito for Charlotte Harbor,
ley West, Cuba, Nassau, ana all the
of South America. What say
GU to this grand route, which will bring
he travel and produce direct from South !.
.merican ports across the Peninsula TO
he very doors of Palatka. OF course