The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-04

tomatoes, nearly all of which are In blossom. He
says the prospects fur bountiful yield are bet
Ter than ever before nj this season ot the year.
....About 8 O'Clock yesterday morning the
aroused By repeated blowing of the p,liceman's
whistle and cries Of Fire" Nsscs man finally
got his eyes pFied open,s and merged into the
early morning air to find thew hereabOuts Of the
6re, which was discovered to b. vi the Gainss
willie Ice Ractoiy. and beyond control. The en-
tire building and all the machinery were con-
sumed, together with twenty tons OF ice. The
factory was running at the time. and the fire,
which originated from spark on the roof,
was uncomfortable when discovered. II is not
known whether the spark was emitted from the
factory engine or from locomotive on the r. X.
& N road The total loss to the proprietors
is between $4,000 and t15, 900; no insurance.
The loss TO the city is incalcuabe. as until some
other arrangements can be made, our ice supply
is entirely shut off One of the proprietors, Mr..
A. j. Macarthur, informs US that, while nothing
has as yet been done, he thinks arrangements
Tor at once rebuilding will be made. The factory
had only been running few months but in that
space OF time it had proved itself paying in
stitution. and had good and constantly in
creasing patronage.
Orlando Sentinel: Mr.. Alfred 81. Clair
Abrams son of Captain A. ST. Cair-Abrams, has
returned from Atlanta, where he has just gradu-
ated from the business college in that city. He
VIII spend several months reauing law OetOTe Gu
tering into any business. One OF the finest as
well as one Of the handsomesi babies the writer
has ever seen visited the Sentinel Office last Sat
urday, accompanied by Dr. Hicks, who says the
world can't beat it, Ii was the little eight
months old boy of Captain aud Mrs T. j. Shine,
who have just cause to ieei very proud OF IT,.
Wednesday afternoon of last week A Paterson,
ESQ, of Madison, Grand High Priest of the Grand
ROYAL Arch Chapter of Florida, assisted by +. 5.
Goodrich, of DeLand. Grand King, and {. ii.
Wight, of DeLand, Grand Principal Ss:journer,
instituted Royal Arch Chapter in this city to
be known as Eureka Chapter" and installed
the following officers: G. C.. Chittenden, NJ. h.
HIP; J. NJ. Town, NJ. E, h; w. A. Campbell,
NJ s; c. Fl. Munger. Captain of the Host;
Wells, Principal Sojourner; John Carroll, K A.
Captain; w H. Reynolds. NJ 81 "; L. NJ.
Boykin, NJ "a v; J. S. Wallace. NJ lst v: A.
H. B:rnbaum, Sec. J. NJ. Wilson, Tyler. Mon
day The Captain of the steamer Warniia, which
was lying nj the Sanford wharf, discharged Mar
Gus Carpenter, the coloIed steward, who was
apparently drunk as he was brandishng large
knife on the boat and making threats Carpen-
ter would not leave, and the Captain went up TO
the city for a policeman. While he WAS gone
Carpenter also went to one of the stores, pur-
chased dirk and returned TO the boat. The
Captain and policeman soon arrived and at
tempted to put the negro off the boat when he
drew the dirk and plunged it into the right fore
arm of the policeman, the blade passing between
the two bones and also cut him in the back. In
his effort TO overcome the negro the policeman
drew his pistol and fired at him, the second shot
passing through his brain and killing him in
stantly.