The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-12-11

fearing that he would fall; but he waved
them off and walked firmly and steadily
out Of the church and down the sire ct and
into his own house, shouting and prais.
ing God. He is now perfectly cured and
walks as easily as any one.
-Kissimmee Leader. Captain p. E.
Gibson, OF the steamer Colonist, invaded
our Office one day this week with fine
saddle of venison on his shoulder and
thirty pound watermelon under his arm.
49,. California thinks more of our fruit
than she used to. Carney Brothers, Of
Lake Weir, shipped carload of oranges
to Sacramento recently, and our Califor
MIA friends are now anxious to get more
of them.
-Palatka E0ening UcraM.' First
through sleeper from New York to Tampa
passed here yesterday on the fast mail.
:. The Chinese minister of war passed
through Palatka on the fast mail yester-
day afternoon, Ell route to Cuba, where
he goes to look after some at his race who
have settled there. He was dressed in
all the finery imaginable, after the Chi
nese fashion, aud was a large, fat old man
wearing glasses
Orlando Reporter We would like
to see petitions circulated for signatures
IN every community in the State, asking
the Legislature to provide special one
mill tax for immigration purposes. Flor
ida needs immigrants more than anything
else. The visitors and the tourists will
come because they find it pleasant to do
w
OF the soil, who can only be induced to
come by the dissemination of information
about the capabilities and advantages Of
the State.
Quincy Herald. d. Paterson, Esq,
of Concord, writes us as follows: CHA
riage and giving in marriage still con-
tinues. Mr.. Jesse Y. Stephens and Miss
Mary Bell, and Mr.. J.. 0. Darsey and
Miss Florence HinsOn were married here
on the 5th inst. Two couples per day is
doing well Messrs. Munroe and Greg
DRY sold their tobacco crop to the Florida
Tobacco Producing and Trading Com
pany this week, for which they realized
about fifteen hundred dollars Mr.. VI.
learn that the price per pound was thirty
Two anu One-HalI cents.
- Monticello Constitution What
Monticello needs now is a cigar factory
to give employment to at least one hun
dred hands. :. Judge }. J. Willie, of
Lloyds, will be Senator Pasco's private
secretary. He LETT last Saturday for
Washington. Hon. E. b. Bailey in
forms us that he has five and a half acres
of cane which will yield five hundred
gallons OF fine syrup to the acre. :. Mr..
b. w. Partridge has sold about twelve
thousand pear trees He has made the
following shipments during the past
week: 5000 to Anthony, Fla. 1000 to
Fort Worth, Texas; 1000 to Nashville,
Ark.
-Apalachicola Tines: The Segaree
boys hauled in a genuine Spanish Pom
PIANO Monday-the first ever known to
have been caught on this coast. n few
days ago Mr. VIM. Roberts and Miss
Laura Bryant, both of Carrabelle, were
married at the home of the brides pa
rents ;. The schooner Asher came in one
day this week from New Orleans loaded
with general merchandise for merchants
in the city Rev. w. NJ Mcintosh, the
beloved pastor of the NJ. +. church, leaves
within few days for Sheffield, Alabama,
he having been transferred to the North
Alabama Conference.
New York SIN: From no State of
the Union have we had Thanksgiving
proclamation more earnest in feeling than
that which has been issued by the Gov
ernor of the stricken State of Florida. 1t
is published bat few days after the an
nouncement that the pestilcnce has dis
appeared from the cities which it has raw
aged during the past half year. The
Governor, in referring to it, speaks also
of the munifcent charity shown by tie
people of this great brotherhood of States,
that has served to knit the bonds of unity
in our common country. We have all sym
pathized with the sufferers Of the Flower
State, whose gratitude for relief from the
plague is SO well expressed by Governor
Perry.