The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-29

-Titusville &~. r. r. Crook, Of the Haul
Ova. Wa in town yesterday and reported the
WORK On The new Haulover ~ progressing nicely.
The dredge has about . thousand feet more TO
cut when she viii be in Indian river.
-LAkeiand Ness Soda fountains played out
Reason, the Orlando ice factory, taking advan
tAge Of the failure of Q competing company,
which givcs them q monopoly Of the business,
have run MP the price Of ice to q figure that
takes al The profits out Of the soda fOunts- Ii
has risen from half q cent pound to two and
m0f centA
Jasper Courier MrA Geo. Jennings has re-
ceixed q check for g 900, the amount for which
her late husband was insured IN the knights OF
Honor. Of which he was Q faithful member
The caterpillar hy is reported in various parts OF
the county, also there il complaint of rust, caus
Ing the cotton 10 shed The cotton crop will be
cut very short II the wet weather continues and
perhaps ID already badly damaged
Lake City Reporter We learn that Leila
Niblack, eldest daughter of Hon. John r. Nib
lack, died af Gainesville, Florida, last Saturday
MIN Leila was young lady Of noble character
Modest and refined, kind and gentle, she was
the sunshine of her parents home. She was
sincere Christian maiden, and though many eyes
are wet with tears over her unexpected demise,
II IA a coosoIing thought that she rests with the
blessed in the fair gardens of God In this bitter
sorr0W We are sure our friends know Wnere they
alone can find true comfort.
Fort Ogden Necs.' Last Sunday night some
party or parties broke open the saloon oil MI
Foster G. Betbea and robbed the money drawer
Of It's contents and carried off nearly l wv CT
gan, . bottles Of champagne, five gallons OF
Whiskey, q revolver and several other articles
They entered the building by cutting noie
through the window, and after entering, easily
unbolied the rear door and escaped with their
booty Whoever it was was evidently iamillaI
with The saloon and contents, as only the oest OF
eFeryfhings was taken. Mr.. Bathea cannot tell
how much he lost but the lowest estimate puts
his Ioss at $3.50 No clue has yet been discov-
cred Of the perpetrators
Seville Gazette II was reported that an at
tempt was made TO wreck train fifteen miles
south Of here last Saturday. A rail was taken
up and carried into q swamp near by. The sec
ton master On his way to work discovered what
had been done. and tracked the evil doors INTO
the swamp where they had hidden the rail-
which he found and replaced A notice was
posted near by warning the railroad authorities
II the killing OF cattle was not stopped worse
might be expected. Every good citizen should
aid in Ascertaining who these dastardiy towards
were, that they might receiye the full penalty OF
the law for this attempt TO destroy innocent
lives
-FernAndins Mirror The Belt road con-
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road with the Florida Central was commenced on
Monday last, and, it is expected, will be COM
pleted in q short period 1t strikes the Fernan-
dina and Jacksonville Railroad about two and a
half miles from Jacksonville. We are glad to
notice signs Of revival in our neighboring city
Of ST. Marys, and hear cheering accounts OF the
progress Of the Millen and Jacksonville railway
work To hasten its construction, subcontrac-
fors have been invited TO aid ard we hear that
Captain John Richardson, with his wonted vim,
has been among the first to put his shoulder TO
the good work. This week he has contracted
for ten miles of the road running from near the
town Of ST. Mary's TO the Crooked river
-Apalachicola Times Maj. Matt O'Brian
supervising inspector, with headquarters at New
OrleznA was in the city the greater portion Of
this week in the interest of local inspectors Of
steam vessels. The bOdv OF what was sup
posed 10 be the remains of an unknown white
man WAS picked up on the beach near Cara
belle day or two ago, and acting coroner
Mcknight held an inquest over the remains. II
was first thought that the body was that of Nicho-
las Comforter drowned during the late gale, and
articles Of Identification were sent up to the
city. II has since been learned that the body
was that OF q sailor who was lost from bark
lying in East Pass. AT least this is the general
supposiiion. The body, when picked up on the
leach. was very much disfgured by the fish
Cedar Key Gulf VIew Mr. H. r. Shine
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vice L. w. Hamln, removed. Mr Shine goes
into Office with the unanimous approval of the
people Of Cedar Key, as shown by the lack of
opposition 70 his appointment, and we wish him
q prosperous and profitable career. 1t is to be re-
gretted that through an unfortunate clerical
error the Office has been degraded to fourth
class ONCE, but this, We presume, will be only
temporary, and we look TO the new Postmaster
10 inaugurate q movement for its restoration. II
% due TO Mr.. Hamlin, the recent incumbent to
state that he has made, perhaps, the best Post
master Cedar Key has ever had, and will retire
with the best wishes OF large number of peo-
pie
Madison Recorder. If Florida has many
more boys like Mortimer and Roland Bunting, of
Madison, her future is assured These little fell
lOws-tbey are IL and IL years old-have this
year rented twelve acres of land and planted it
with corn and cotton, have worked the crops
carefully. and have good prospects of an abund-
AMI yield This besides raising enough vegeta-
bles 10 supply the large family of their father
rested Bill Black, the calaboose breaker, al West
Farm Monday night and brought him back here.
The detective arrested him on the suppOsiton
that be was wanted in Tallahassee for a crime,
a be answered the description, but as he stepped
OF here Marshal Grovenstein claimed his man.
and be will now have to serve the sentence i'm
posed by the Mayor some time since.
spacious Ocals House will be opened during the
session Of the Democratic Convention, at the re-
duced rates of e.. so per day. So the delegates
and their friends will be handsomely entertained
without being crowded. There is promise of
large attendance aside from the delegates .
Our vigilant sheriff has been busy scooping in
old offenders the past week or two. Orlando,
Brooksville, Palatka, Jacksonville and far off
Wakulla have been made to render unto our
Sheriff the things that are his. .Messrs Owens
and Dougherty both have engaged sumptuous
quarters at the Ocala House, and the Congress
EionAl fight will now be waged in earnest.
Our worthy County Commissioner, Samuel A.
Long Of Grahamville, bought the Randall Or
ange grove on the Ocklawsha river for $20, 900.
Orlando Sentinel: A negro man was brought
here from Sanford by the Mayor to be put in
iail on several charges The negro was hand
cufEed but 70 no purpose. When the train ran
into the depot and stopped. he sprang out
through the car window and escaped. The
marital and sheriff followed him for a mile or
20. when they lost his trail and returned with
out him. The report Of the expert committee
appointed by the grand jury to investigate the
condition OF the Offices and conduct of the
county Officers which was never in the package
containing the proceedings of the grand jury,
and which was reported lost, was found in
separate package in the Clerks Office with the
nie marx Of Feb. Q, 1885, upon il. Captain
Shine found IL among some other papers through
Of The State Attorney, James ID. Beggs, who is
now considering The advisability Of giving the
same out for publication. This will no doubt be
ID news 10 the Sanford Argus, for il totally de-
aroys the mares nest they thought they had
found
-Quincy Herad.' Last Sunday morning
exerr buggy carriage and vehicle of every kind