The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-02-23

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all OF no avail. The shock was % great that he
fingered only abopt lten beufs and Me .vsslek-
dpcs. His funeral was eonducted at his resi-
dencc. Ind his body vas inferred at Antioch
Cemetery On FhdAy .nceusag lsN. Bic Sdtta.
A.sbas Mis 100 late 70 gssEn this week.
Fort Meyers Press The geological survey
ing party in charge of Prof. Wilcox came back
from the up river country Friday. They were
Fsiisupplied with specsmen shells, corab, &c.
The Inhabitants Of The shslla died long before
! Adams time. Shells were found entirely new,
in a geological s.andpc!nt; Messn Albert
ordiaars ~ UScle Sam, ore nero and win Start
in from Marco, 10 do come surveying for onr
revefed and much respected relative. In fact,
we suspect that they are hete 10 see just how
much land has been wrcsted from the United
States under she swamp and overlooked gias-
ticutus. Several months time will be necessa-
rly employed. :. The committee shipped to the
Sub-Tropical Wednesday morning another
Consignment, consisting in part Of date palm
limbs, sheath and bloom, from the tree In ]. E.
Hendry's yard. planted by the late Gen. W. 5.
Hammock, in 1855 date tree grown BY Thos. J.
Evans bamboo and pinenpples, grown by JAS
place; the large mango tree from the Friersou
House grounds, could not be taken by the
steamer. @ ~
Quincy Herald Mr.. B. 8. Gregory has been
appointed a member OF the Board Of County
Commissioners. This appointment gives Z, a.
eral satisfaction. :. If you don't think Gadsden
is a tobacco county, rde few miles from town,
in any direction, and take look IT the prepar a.
tons that are being made for planting the weed.
Twenty four men, six women, and four
boys, direct from Alsace, in Europe, arrived here
by special train, on last Saturday night. accom-
panied by Mr.. Fred Storm, OF the Syndicate.
They are quite intelligent in appearance, and
now at work on Santa Clara Plantation. Their
appearance on the streets attracts the eyes of our
citizens, and they have visited the postoface nd
several OF the stores. They have taken In the
circus pictures None of them understand Eng
sh, but they are fast learning the different val
ues of silver currency. The Alsatians have
bought red, white and blue tape TO decorate
their hats. Thie for the tricolor of +" Ia belle
France" 1t shows what is the political senti.
ment Of the people of the conquered provinces oi
Alsace and Lorraine. Phil Ottinger told them
in answer to their questions, that they might
shout themselves h0arse on that subject, In this
FREQ country. and just as long as they wanted To-
without being bothered, and they were very
happy. Last Monday night Mrs. Jas. g.
Gibbes, and the inmates Of her house, were
aroused by the noise of terrible conflict going
on in the yard and on the back porch. 1t was
too dark to see what caused the uproar, but In
the morning it was found that wildcat had
od In IF shA oath nd at
tackled five young setter puppies belonging &c
Col. Gibbes The mother defended her young
but was evidently badly demoral,zed. and after
the conflict showed signs OF great terror Two
of The puppies were killed and one injured. Just
before daybreak the aggressor returned and
made a second attack, but was driven Of. The
tracks in the yard showed plainly what the ami
mel VISA wildcat, or . regular tiger-cAt. Il
is q very unusual occurrence for wild snima
to carry its depredations 80 far as to enter
house. The action OF this one shows that evi
IDENTITY it was made desperate by hunger.