The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-08
STATE NEWS.

Sanford Journal A move is on foot to build
street railroad In Sanford, and no doubt il will
be done The only wonder Is that it has not been
done already. We need ii, and 1t will pay-that
decides IT, Now. who will build it and reap a
rich rewardf
Fort Ogden Nesns Quite a party went
down 20 Cleveland last Monday. They wanted
The honor Of riding on the first passenger train
20 the salt sea waves. The graders on the
mound near Shell Creek last Thursday, un'
e4rthed perfect catacomb of human skeletons.
Some were in q good state of preservation, while
others were almost decomposed.
-Palatks Herald The Methodist church
viii soon be repaired. The damage caused by
the stroke Of lightning will cost about one hun
dred and fifty dollars. The warehouse, al
Bridgeport, ten miles below this city, was burned
last week by a spark from the steamer Escort.
- The Herald is doing an immense amount OF
fine job printing. notwithstanding the dull sea-
son Our presses running day and night
and turning out as fine work as you want to see
-DeFunak Signal. Mr. A. " Clubs is hav-
ing the lumber delivered for a building for MIR.
Witch, one of Pensacola's most extensive lum-
Der merchants. Thus one by one we capture
them I'VE hope the County Commissioners
will take some action next Monday on the petl-
ton Of our citizens TO open public road 10
Mary Esther. There will be no opposition to
this movement, as il is a conceded necessity by
all our people who desire a public thorougfare
from the Hub TO salt water.
-Tifusyille Star. Captain T. E. Richards ar
rived here last Saturday from Eden, with cargo
Of nearly 10 1000 pine-spples from his place which
he is shipping to the northern markets. lie
says ne intends 10 engage in the canning oil the
fruit hereafter, believing that more money can
be made from canning them than shipping -.
John Quincy brought up in the sloOp Hour, last
Friday of Q-aODlpQ from Mrs. Jane
Siypman's place on the ST. Lucie river, two bar
rels Of which were sold TO parties here for over
twelve dollars
Madison Recorder Mr. Archie Smith, a
progressive and enterprising young man OF this
county. has given the contract for remOdeling
and enlarging the old homestead OF his father,
Colonel Caraway Smith. Mr.. VIM. Waters &
Bro will do The building and Mr.. A. H. Stephens
the painting and decorating This place is one
Of the NEST attractive hOmesteads in the county,
and The new Improvements will make it indeed
q most beautiful place The premises are to be
laid in walks. drives. etc. and avenues OF pecan
trees will adOrn the grounds.
-Fernandina Mirror = Owen Kelly, formerly
car inspector of the Florida Railway & Naviga-
ton Company in this city, but who was lately
employed in the same capacity by the Tavares,
Orlando & Atlantic Railroad, died suddenly on
Wednesday last in the Orlando city calabOOse,
where he had been placed for drunkenness.
-ANl.s hlACi HIS uClO hOili ihO IVA iuA
Railway & Navigation Company, had been on
prOtrscied spree, which, no doubt undermined
ms constitution.
Orlando Reporter Captain T. j. Shine, &C.
cOmpanied by Mrs. Shine, left for Atlanta Tues
day morning. The Captain anticipates joining
the K of p. excursion at Chattanooga. We
noticed in the express Office the other day box
containing pineapples, lemons bananas, ETC., ad-
dressed 20 Jefferson Davis, and upon inquiry
WAS made acquainted with the fact that Milo
Cooper, our accomplished tonsorial artist on
Pine street, had gathered the fruit together and
sent il 10 his former employer, hoping that the
present would be acceptable 10 him while an in
valid
Tampa Tribune Mr. James G. Mckay has
been appointed by the Board of Health inspec-
tor for the port of Tampa. No better appoint
ment could have been made. Deputy Sheriff
X T. Burke brought over on Monday from
Ancna lunaiic named Herman Hendricks. Fol
months he had walked daily along the beach
the whole day and made path about seventy
five feet long. The only thing that would make
him mad was for dog or chicken 10 cross it,
lie is in jail awaiting the arrival of an attendant
from the asylum
Cedar Key Journal A report having gone
out that this Office had ceased 10 be presidcn
fial appointment, our reporter interviewed the
Postmaster, and learned that in copying the re-
turns for the quarter ending March 31st, an err
rOr occurred which made the gross receipts tC
show a small amount under that necessary to
constitute Presidential Office. This error has
been corrected, and leaves the gross receipts in
excess of The necessary amount by $284.55 and
as il is only question of gross receipts, this
Office is vet and will remain third class Office
unless there should be a considerable decline in
receipts Our contemporaries of the press will
confer a favor by setting US right in this matter
Mariana Courier Major o. P Fannn, Of
BlOuntsiOwn, Calhoun county, was one of the
passengers on the easlern-bound mail train last
sunday morning He had been down TO Chip
lev and was on his way home he will also de
liver an agricultural address at DeFuniak
Springs 10 day week Major Fannin has the
agricultural interests of West Florida deep al
heari, and is ably using his talent and influence
lOr lis promotion. "Wednesday we had a con-
slant and heavy wind and rain all day. We
understand that the peaches, pears etc.. were
blown OF the trees and badly injured. Corn
was blown fat down in many places, though we
do not think any serious hurt will result there
from
-Ocala Bdnner.- Captain Lancaster and
Lieutenant Lippet have been giving the Ocala
Rifles great deal of drilling nightly for the past
four weeks and we trust with their handsome
new flags, bright uniforms, and arctic helmets,
they will make very creditable appearance at
The beach next week The Banners best wishes
20 with them and assures them that such drill
ground and such bathing they never enjoyed be-
fore as will meet them at Pablo. Judging from
the tone Of articles in California papers, the raw
ages BY insects are much more destructive to
orange trees thar anything in this Stale A
great many bearing orange groves are dying
IRON their depredations The State entOmOlO-
gist rs appealed 10 from all sides to give relief
and save the orange groves
-Palafka Sun = The new extension of the
FLORIDA Southern Railway is now within seven
or eight miles of its destination on Charlotte
HarbOr Tascoit, the boy who stole the rail
road tickets from the Office of the Florida South
ern Railways rusticatng in Jail at Frankfort
Ky lie took tickets to the value OF "a 900.
The new jail is receiving IFS finishing touches,
and viii soon be turned over completed to the
CITY authorities The skaters are busy at work
putting the slate roofing on the new structure of
the Florida Southern Railway, and have like
wise commenced on the warehouse on the
wharf There is now some delay in waiting for
cal Company, but otherwise work is progress
ing with speed
-CrawlordvilIe Times Mr. II. G. Rehwinke,
one Of Wakullas most practical farmers, bright
eDed our sancfum on Tuesday last. He reports
that crops are looking promising. Il will make
plenty Of corn" he says, "and my cotton is
good" Considerable damage was done in this
town The new dwelling house Of Mr.. J. A.
Shaw, our publisher and the dwelling house of
Mr. J. A Norris. was hurled fiat 10 the ground
and several lesser buildings were blown down,
houses unroofed and all of the pailings and
fences heard of were swept fore and aft. The
dsmage enfailed on the corn crop Of this county,
20 the farmers. cannot be approximated 1t is
Tari0usly estimated that from $1,000 to SO, 900
would not repair the damages done to the crops