The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29

The Pensacola and Gulf Yacht Clu'

LeF;lnidk Critic.
1t is said that the s., +. and w. Rail-
way Company will pay about $4,000
for injuries to passengers in the recent
disaster near Blackshear.
The Griffin (Ga.) Echo, a paper
published and edited by . colored man,
advises the negroes to vote for the re
election of Grover Cleveland for Presi-
dent.
Editor Thompson, colored, Of the
jacksonville Psople's Journal, had both
arms broken in the railroad wreck near
Blackshear, but we are pleased to hear
that he is doing well.
The oyster business Of Cedar Key is
not what it used to be. The bars are
scraped over so often that they have not
time TO grow. The beds need protection.
Cedar Key Gulf Vie,o.
The Pablo Beach Breeze is the title
of a neat paper that comes to us from
Pablo, Florida. Messrs. John Frank and
W. X. Freeman are the publishers, and
its filled with interesting reading matter.
Maj. A. L. Woodward, in letter to
the Times Union under date of 22d inst,
brings Hon. b. B. Blackwell prominently
to the front for nomination for Congress
in the Second District.-Lice OAK Ban
mr.
During the month of February there
were entered at the Gainesville Land
Office lO2 homesteads, embracing over
$4,000 acres of land, l52 cash entries,
covering ever 10000 acres. The cash
receipts Of the office were about $34, 900.
bronson Times.
-Ex-Lieutenant-Go Governor Dorsheimer,
of New York, editor of the Star, died at
Savannah of pneumonia Monday night
after an illness of four days. He was on
hi. way TO Florida, accompanied by his
wife, when taken sick.
"A party of wealthy cattle men from
Texas have been prospecting in South
Florida with view to moving large
herds of cattle from Texas to this State.
They report heavy losses from freezing
and bad weather and look to this State
for relief-F5rs Meyers Press.
But a few miles of canal are now
NEEDED To give Us water connection with
<; Augustine If the Atlantic Coast
Canal Company cannot complete the
Etrk. ether the government or private
iId,riiaals should furnish the means
Ds=5ei 20 complete iL-D1ytorsd Journal.
The Florida Southern Railway Com
pa. confines 10 the widow Of Rufus H
W.. ,te salary Of an engineer on the
rad He remained on his engine to save
tie lives of passengers and lost bis own.
He was hero, and the company acts no
bly,.
The West Marlborough Times, of
Clear Water Harbor, came out on the
9Th in eight pages, filled with interesting
and well written articles descriptive Of
that pleasant part of Florida. The edi-
ton was printed for free distribution, and
is highly creditable to Mr.. A. G. Turner,
the editor and proprietor.
Mr.. Disston informs US that prepara-
tions are being made to cut the Southport
canal thirty feet wider, which will give
us a canal 100 feet in width. This step
is being taken so as to prevent the possi-
bility Of even second Noah'e food ever
threatening any of the reclaimed land
Rissinmee Leader.
Rhode Island is one of the smallest
States in the Union, but she heads the
procession of States instructing for Mr..
Cleveland. The delegation to St. Louis
will include Mr.. Jesse Metcalf, one of her
most prominent woollen manufacturers
and tariff rsformers. Rhode Island has
done well.-Sdrannah Mems.
The friends of Mr.. F. B. Papy and
joan especially, were glad to see the lat
ter On the streets yesterday, looking not
the much worse on account of the severe
injuries received in the recent railroad act
cident at Hurricane Greek. He had 8
narrow escape, being in conversation
with young Wilbur at the time the latter
was killed.-Fsrnandissa Mirror.
Mr.. Pulitzer, the proprietor of the
New York World, has purchased the
property known as French's Hotel fol
t625,OOO. The property, upon which {
new building for the World will b.
erected at cost of 81, 600, 900, occupies
an entire block in Park Row, between
Frankfort street and the entrance to thu
Brooklyn bridge.-Palatka Ne,cs.
Another Grand Army Post has beer
heard from and Senator ingalls, has agar
BEEN reminded that he made o mistake
The Post in question is No. 4s2, of Mo
Veyton, Pa. It not only condemns Mr.
Ingalls, for his reference to General Han
cock, but denounces him for bis wantor
attack on President Cleveland.-Saudn
nah Nescs.
The State Press Association has paid
Pensacola high compliment in selecting
il a. . place for the next Annual Meeting
Of that body, while the Press of the city
had no representative present to press
her claims for the honor; it was . free
will tribute of our brother Knights Of thu