The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-08-05

lose but little in weight. Travelles can smile at
you If they like for taking swim after your
corn, but you will need bread next year. There
it is in the pond, already made; so our advice is
to go for It"
-Wakulla 1imec Great complaints are
made by our farmers Of the continuous rains. 1t
has been raining continually In this county for
the past forty days, with no indications of clear
weather. Our farmers seem TO be in hard luck
up to the storm in June, W hich played havoc with
the corn crops, ii was generally conceded that
more corn would be gathered in this county than
at any other period since the war. Upon the
heel OF the storm comes the rainy season which
has universally damaged the cotton crop. In
some localities it is reported that the cotton has
already shielded its entire foliage. 1t will.not
be amiss. however, to say that there will be more
sweet potatoes made than our county can posi-
bly, consume. We are reliably informed that
Mr.. Henry Gwaltney, very recently, in digging
post holes around his premises in the southern
portion OF this county, struck some hard SUB
stance, on which being thrown out by his spade
it was found 10 be pieces Of human bones, and on
further examining and digging the hole deeper
he found that there was pile upon pile OF hu-
man bones, one layer upon another, showing
that hundreds of bodies, perhaps, had been in
TERED so far in the misty past that the memory
of man runneth not to the contrary. Some OF
the bones were in a perfect state OF preservation,
whilst others would crumble to dust as soon as
exposed to the air.
Mariana Courier. L. G. Vaughan left this
morning for Orlando Mrs Vaughan will spend
the remainder of the summer in Mariana.
Jno. A..Snell, w. J. Glasier. white, and Wiley
Conely colored, managed to get out of Jail last
Tuesday evening. All escaped except Glasier,
who was overtaken near the railroad and sur
rendered at the muzzle of gun The sheriff is
in pursuit but will hardly overtake them. w.
j GlaSier is the man of sewing machine fame,
alan Of unh0uuHn1 raecalitv and hone will
yet meet his just reward. Last Saturday
morning while Walter Lurton, Jamie Gamble,
Frank and Willie Philips were off on hunt they
camped about eight miles from town. and on
making preparations to start off Walter Lurton
caught hold of the muZzle of his gun and at
tempted to draw it to him. By some means the
hammer was sprung and the gun fired, the whole
load Of shot entering his right knee. Upon ex-
animation it was found that the bone was broken,
and that amputatlon was necessary. DIR. Holden,
assisted by DR.. Renshaw, of Pensacola. per-
formed the operation, and the patient is now
getting on as well as could be expected under
such circumstances This is a sad accident, and
the young man and his family have the sympa-
thy of the entire community. Walter had just
returned from College, full of life and vigor, and
was clever and promising young man.
Madison Recorder Messrs Joseph Town
send and William Goodbread have each found
open cotton in their crops several days since,
and long cotton at that. Some OF our sport
ing men are speaking of gun club for Madison.
We have some excellent material for one, and
much pleasure could be derived from its organi
cation. =. Bears are said to be plentiful around
Sam Pala lake and are playing havoc with the
corn Recently negro in guarding his crop
spit d an old mother bear with two cubs near
the field. The old bear took position in the
bushes and the cubs went in and gathered corn
and returned to eat it. They had made several
trips to and fro when shot from the negro
bill nd Of he 40
the negro who knocked it down and stamped it.
as he thought TO death, and fired the remaining
charge at the old bear. While occupied with
her the little one regaiued consciousness and
took to the woods followed by its ancestor. 1t
is said that they are to be seen almost daily in
that neighbOrhood. Isaac Johnson is a we'll
TODD negro man living SIX miles northeast of
Madison, and is above the ordinary negro in in
telligence and general information. He is school
teacher and is said to be quite proficient in the
school rooms. 1t might be expected that man
of his education would have his progeny brought
up in the way they should CO. respectful OF their
parents at least but it seems he has neglected
the chief point in the education of his sixteen
year old son, who is willful and headstrOng
boy, and who made most diabOlical attempt to
murder his father early last Monday morning
| Isaac says that the boy disobeyed him Sunday
| afternoon, for which, after breakfast Monday
| morning he began to administer a punishment
| by whipping. Two strokes had been given the
boy, when he drew an open knife from his shirt
| sleeve and with ferOciOus thrust buried it cen
terly in his fathers breast He Immediately ran
but was overtaken by Isaac who finished the
chastisement and brought him back to the house
where he was securely chained to await the ar
| rival OF officers. runner was sent to town for
physician and DR.. Boatwright responded, &C
companed by Deputy Sheriff Whi,lock Mr.. r
b. Moseley and the writer The wounded man
was found lying on pallet in one end of a
DlAZZa fronting his while tho hOV Law Slppp-
ing few feet of, seemingly las happy as a dead
| pig in the sunshine" The wound was found to
be about three inches in depth piercing the left
lung, missing the heart by abont an eighth of AN
inch and taking a downward course. 1t bled
profuSely and gave great pain. The boy was
brought TO town and placed in Jail to await the
prove fatal, according to circumstances. No eff
fort was made by his family to keep him from
the officer and all desire to see his legal punish
ment. He said little of the affair and only says
he did it because of the cruelty of his father
| towards him