The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-12-04
STATE NEWS

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P'' The postoffice ct Porter, Washington
.,v has been discontinued.
"' The telegraph line between Plant
- and Barlow has been completed.
u" The nenson of Daniel G. Ryals, of
1T has been increased by the pen
dOn Office
psnnington, Lake county, with Thos.
Pennington as postmaster.
= w Jones' children will shortly all
% Pensacola to reside. Clarence,
relurO oungest son Of the ex-senator, has
%. s1rss,dy arrived there
N.Y. few daysago train passed through
Oak without stopping for quaran-
1--we ;nspection. A telegram from Drs.
tine ,bsrt and Perry, sent to the conduc-
.'q. Ellaville. made him come back in
hurry. IN, IN -,
Association have a committee APP
' l. TO attend the next session of the
R ES"r;da legislature, for the purpose of
,;na the present tax advertising law
changed
Cbinley Times ). Quite a number of
.oole are expected here from the North
p1 vt month Still the immigration con
.. s TO pour in, and it will soon be
'n,zlp to our citizens to know what to
8a' With them. But come along, and we
viii make room for all.
-Brooksville Neacs i: The newspaper
men of the State have just cause to con-
' rratulate themselves over the election of
iior r. +. Kirk to the Senate. Mr. Kirk
!. = PRACTICAL printer, thorough newspa-
asr man. who knows how, and who will
Sssl iustlv with his fellow printers.
Jasper Times: The way to build up
sour county, mot only your town fellow
:a,izeus. is to encourage home enterprise,
home trade, home industry Every dollar
Tou spend in the county helps you as we'll
IS the party who receives it, for if your
ueigbbors prosper, you must be benefited
10 some extent.
Plant City Courier: Dr. G. w. An
drews shipped three crates Of cuculnbers
sfew DAYS since :. The work of fencing
the South Florida Railway is progressing
rapidly. The workmen have completed
the fence to the trestle just east of town.
The fence consists of good posts, three
strands of barbed wire and one plank.
Madison Recorder. "A carload of
fine horses were shipped from Madison to
South Florida last Friday. They went
TO Leesburg Judge Pulling has made
srangementst to open eli gar factory here,
md has rented portion of the Moseley
store in which to begin operations, which
will be Just as soon as the necessary APP
,liances can be received.
The annual report of the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue contains the follow
ing from the Florida district: The amount
o. revenue taxes collected by Collector
Walker last year was 349,335.86. Dur
ing the year l0,476,855 cigars and l,l64,-
$50 cigarettes were manufactured in the
State, and thereby making use of 2,246,-
500 pounds of tobacco. Special taxes
were paid by 1886 persons, 2,958 of them
being dealers in tobacco.
Dade City Democrat Our strawberry
ralsers are preparing for a large and early
crop. For quick transit of oranges to
the best markets the F. II. & n. now
takes the cake by large majority. -.
Our tobacco growers, led by DR.. c. T.
Seay and Col. +. NJ. Ray, intend to hold
a meeting soon to take the matter in
TO consideration and devise the most
intelligent means for raising and curing
the crop.
-Brooksvile Nens A new fig of i'm
mense proportion has been discovered in
Iilrus county. In the absence of any
Other name call it Of the Adam variety.
Capt. w. D. Chipley, Chairman of
State Democratic Executive Committee,
deserves the thanks Of the Democracy of
Florida for the. skill with which he has
managed the campaign. He knew just
What to do, when to do it. and what
would be the result.
Tampa Only Ne,cs.: Capt. John
l. Lesley made lis bond to-day, prepare
IoFy to entering on his duties as Deputy
= > Collector, 50 we are informed. -.
, u. Spencer has been shipping the
cuiloh winch has accumulated in his Of.
Hce d1rIng the epidemic az customs re-
oe'P'N, lor ,yyer;l days past The amount
SSppIoAimate~ the sum Of $l20,OOO. On
SATURDAY last he shipped $50, 900, yester
gay $1,000 and today $40, 900. -. "A
surveying party will leave The west coast
u lew days 10 select the shortest and
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