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

Auditors Office; w. c. Bard P. o. Inspector;
Mr. J. T.. Carter, of Fort Meade, and c. c.
longe, Postmaster at Pensacola These gentle
men came over on the MascO,ie in connection
with the Fort Myres p. o case tried by the
United States Court. The schooner Areii.
Capt. Roberts, left this city fur Cedar Key over
month ago, and has not been heard from since;
all hands are supposed to he lost. The schooner
was said TO have had on board a lot Of ,esiskey
picked up during the fire. and ran into n vessel
going out AT anchor. ais, ran into the wreck al
the Governor Marvin and also ran ashore in the
Northwest Channel. :. Colonel s. 5. Harvey
left on the steamship Mascot,e for his home ut
Pensacola, to make arrangements for large car
goes OF brick, lumber and building material for
this place The Colonel is just the man to build
up your hotels and business houses and has
already contracted for large number of brick
and other buildings. The Colonel is so delighted
with Key West that he thinks seriously of max
ing il his home. The flagship Tennessee. ac
compaued by the Brooklyn, Swaiara. Ga'ena,
Yantic and Dispatch, OF the North Atlantic
squadron. which have been drilling in the vicin
iiy of Pensacola during the past month, arrived
here about noon on Monday last. They all came
to anchor in the harbor, with the exception OF
the Galena, which steamed alongside the naval
wharf and Immediately began taking supplies
of coal and provisions. The others subsequently,
did the same, and will all sail together tor a
cruise IN the West India islands They will
uiS' sup AZ rhatduGa~, dttSi NuiSh H'f oiN Va
pected to visit other principal ports in Cuba
These visits will necessarily be hurried. AS the
fleet rs under orders to rendezvous in New York
harbor by the 2Sih inst. 10 participate in the
memorial exercises on Decoration Day.
Orlando Sentinel Judge f, X. Foster and
party returned Thursday evening Of last week
from their trip to Miami. The first Circuit Court
Tor )ade county was organized there, and sew
eral cases were brought before the court. The
trip was most delightful one, and every mem
Ter ct the party WAS charmed with II. The
route taken was from TituSvle down Indian
river in a sail boat 10 Miami. and from Miami
down The Atlantic coast 10 Key West. where
they took the MaSCo;ic and returned home rfd
Tampa. Maj n. 81 Clair Abrams was seen
in his office in this city yesterday by Sentinel
reporter, who obtained the following interesting
news ot the wonderful progress TavareS is max.
ing; Besides the large three story brick build
ing now nearing completion. Hon. Frank Jones
Will build three others OF the same height Hon.
j. &. Sinclair ri Orlando and Charles \. Sin
CLAIR, his son. of New Hampshire, will each
build ihtee>tory brick building This summer.
MIR. Geo G. Sears a leading architect oi Boston,
Mass, who is now in Tavarcs and Mr. Christie,
lately from Tallahassee. will also build brick
buildings. ali 10 be three stories high. Maj st.
Clair Abrams has resumed work on his brick
! opera house. This building will be 60 by lis
! feet, and 40 feet high. The Major will complete
/ TINS week six cottages, ana work on SIX
more will be commenced next week. The
freight depot OF the F T. 4 y. Co at the loot of
Ruoy street has been completed, and with the
! single exception of the company's new freight
depot al Jacksonville Is the finest the line.
his company is preparing 10 build lis large
union passenger depot at the foot of s.. Clair
! Abrams avenue on the Boulevard which will
b. used by all the railroads cen,cring there.
The work on the ]. T. X X. W. Il II. between
Sorrento and TavareS is being pushed rapidly
Between 400 and 500 hands are now n, w"ik
between the two places Thirteen miles OF the
TavareS Apopka and Calf Railroad have been
graded south from Tavares "n its WAY Ia Oak
land. AMI At the south end Of Lake Apnpka. \
large force OF hands are now AT work on the
west side OF Like Batter working north "a meet
HE force coming from TavaIcS and has cut len
miles ri the night of way aid graded scvcra
miles This road will he completed 10 oakland
October Isl. From Oakland the lnai Will hc
extended 10 some point on the Gull coast. hu
viii not pass through ki>>imm"", n Is n on'.
lime supposed. The T. ~ 4 G. Railroad viii
1t the firth road t" into Tavar,>.