The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-15

wazm friends here who are always pleased TO
zee him By the way, We notice that the Levy
County 1bMes advocates his nomination for Con-
gro9 In the First Distric1 He would be . strong
candiate. and would carry his district easily.
In Congress he would be an earnest and efficient
worker.
-Ocala Banner. Mr. John Hancock, u. 8.
Inspector Of Post-ofces, and brother of the late
0eneal w. b. Hancock, was In town Thursday.
Besides being % successful a. q teacher,
Mn Howe has been very successful in cultivat-
ing Russian sunf1owers, one of which measures
forty-six inches in circumference. .Ex-Mayor
Edwin Spencer returned Tuesday night from his
Visit to Englsnd, looking ruddy and hearty
-Fernandina Mirror: The Mallory steam
ship Carondelet, which sailed from this port for
New York last Thursday week, arrived at her
destination on Sunday evening, making the trip
IN seventy hours, including q stop at Port Royal.
MI. Charles w. DaCosta, of Jacksonville,
was passenger on the Mallory steamship San
Antonio, for New York this week. Mr.. DaCosia
goes North to buy new presses, machinery, ETC.,
Tor his printing establishment
Madison Recorder. Captain Allen gets
Q draft for te35.00 gross for a car load of mel.
ons nj Evansville, Ind Mr.. Hugh Paterson
had three car loads to net him 800 each. Sold
on the cars here. Two other negroes whose
names We have not learned were jailed last
Tuesday for placing distractions on the railroad.
The reward offered by the company for the con.
viction Of persons guilty of this crime causes
the frequent arrests.
-Oange City Times The two cars of mel
ons recently shipped from Lake Helen to Phil
adelphia brought $500. Mr.. John D. Graham,
of this place has bought him a new COW giving
from 10 IL quarts of rich milk day It is a
9125 cow. 1t is foolish fer the opposition to
attempt the defeat of Charlie Dougherty at
Ocala The tide has set in strong and it will
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ton viii be proclaimed by reclamation through
out the land.
Tampa Tribune Miss Mamie Harris of
Plant City, has quilt which she made herself
containing 16,640 pieces, about the size of ones
thumb nail, and no two alike. The Courier
thinks IL 10 quite monument to Miss Mamie's
industry. and so do we. The Marshal ARES
ted several Of Krauses mill men on Sunday for
being d. and d. 'boosed the whole gang. When
he went TO take their dinner to them one of the
men drew down on the Captain with thirty
eight and all of them effected their escape
They were recaptured on Monday though and
carried before the Mayor who socked heavy
fine on the ring leader.
Fort Ogden Neios 4: Captain j. L. Bright
formerly mail contractor between this place and
Punia Rassa, was drowned last week while
crossing the CalOOsahatchee river. Mr.. Bright
leaves Wife and two children. Hon. W. Fl.
Simmons Special United States Commissioner,
commenced taking testimony in the Arcadia
contested land case to day. The land in dispute
il situated in Arcadia and is very valuable . .
Mr.. Sam Mauck informed us last Thursday that
be had prepared plans and specifications for q
thirty-room hotel TO be erected in Fort Ogden.
This q move in the right direction, and we hope
70 see il fully equipped for business ere the
leaves begin to turn"
-Palatka Sun. The Fourth, in this city, was
generally observed by the banks, stores, ETC.
ucfr
100 men are now employed on the wharf extern
sion of the Florida Southern Railway and an
other 100 on the new buildings Of the company.
The work is progressing with great activity in
every department. as new supplies of brick and
lumber have arrived. The artesian we'll of
Captain II. A Gray, now being bored by Mr.. A.
NJ lockwood, has reached the depth of ninety
feet solid rock having been found at the depth
Of thirty feet Its thickness has not yet been
demonstrated, but at thirtyseven feet a flow of
fifty gallons per minute of pure fresh water, en-
tirely free from sulphur was struck. The well
il 10 be sunk 200 feet
Bronson Times :. Mr. G. W. Sanchez
brought us fine apple, of the Harvard" va
rely, Saturday, that was large and very finely
favored He has quite a lot of trees on his place
coming into bearing, some of them having as
much as half q bushel TO the tree this year. The
trees are budded to ounce stocks, and are doing
well. Colonel sgd L. Carter made a ringing
speech at the picnic Saturday, on the merits OF
the New Constitution, aud made converts of all
that were present. Only little explanation OF
the new instrument, and a comparison with the
old Constitution is necessary, TO make all Demo-
Gratis vote for the New Constitution. 1t is a
Democratic instrument, and will be adopted by
the Democratic voters.
Lake City Reporter The freight and pas
senRer depot of the S. r. & w. Railway, in our
citT. is nearly ready for occupancy by the Off
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substantial structure is quite an ornament to its
part Of our CITY,. Before very long we trust to
be able 10 have q new and convenient building
for our establishment And when we do we will
be able TO invite our friends and brethren of the
press In visit US. Last Thursday morning
the prisoners confined in the county Jail sue
ceeded in making their way out. They were
soon followed by the Marshal and posse, and
before very long one oil them, VIM Hudson,
was ogerhauled, and is now resting behind the
bars
-Lsesburg Commercial Lieutenant C Governor
Mnbry went to Barlow Sunday evening, as at
torneY in the court house election case now agi-
taiing Polk county. The F. r. & ". Ry. have
procured patent steam wrecker and shOveling
car, and have it now stationed at Wildwood. We
understand that they will take it to the big tres
lie across the swamp at PanasOf kee Lake, and
that they will fill it, along the rack. with dirt
and make a solid embankment and do away
with the tresuing, which is rather unsafe as It
now L. 1t viii bea huge undertaking. There
Is a good one out on Dr. Parsons. They say
that the Doctor has been in the habit of keeping
q gun a. the head of his bed, in the event any
one came into his room with burglarious intent
70 1--WE them load of shot. When 10 and be-
hoid the thieves for whom he was keeping the
gun came one night and stole the murderous
Weapon. and without him being any the wiser
OF The fact until the next day. The Doctor
should procure fee dog, it might prove more
formidable weapon than the shotgun.
Fort Myers Press Again we are called
mon 70 record q sad death by drow ming About
Two weeks since John L. Bright and j. II. You
mans. who reside on the other side of the river
from din place, went down on the coast, combin-
ing business with pleasure. On Wednesday, the
wsv home in their boat q small skif1, loaded with
oxcteYz &c, when within two or three hundred
Yards Of Shell Point, about three miles this side
a Punta Rassa, large fish, supposed to be a
fsrDon or shark, dashed against the boat and
srack her about two feet from the stern, break
ine her open. She almost Immediately filed
and went down, and Mr.. Bright, after brief
axuxrle and battle with the cruel waters Of the
Caloosahaicbee, sunk 10 rise no more. A singh
lar coincidence in this connection Is the drown
inR Of bis three boys about three years ago, by
lie causizing Of the mail boat within short dis
taDce Of where he went down. MIR. Bright had
been an old sailor, having had command Of q
schooner for long time running to Key West
wes familiar with the water, and fair swim
mer.
Quincy HerGd.' The negro, Isaac Creal
Who some two years ago brutality murdered bis
vie b. shooiing her, and who escaped and has
zincs been in hiding, came to Chsttahoochee
June S0th, and was recognized by negro boy