The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02

had music down the well until about three
feet OF water accumulated at the bottom,
and now 1t is in a continual boil, which
can be heard distinctly some distance
from the we'll. The water is milky
color and taste like that from a we'll Just
dug.
bronson I1oaes' Levy, though not
very wealthy county, is one of the most
independent in the State, SO far as the ne
cessaries of life are concerned. We pro-
duce more hogs and cattle than we use,
more sugar, syrup and cotton, and al
most as much corn, not mentioning the
vast quantities of fish -. There is move
on foot to secure the change Of the name
of this county at the next session of the
Legislature. We are in favor of this,
and have heretofore advocated it, as it
now is it expresses nothing, has no sig
MITIGATION. Mr.. Yulee, for whom it was
originally named, having had his name
changed from Levy to Iulec; in the
event of change being made, and we
think it should be, we would suggest that
it be called 1ulee county. To Mr.. 1u-
lee largely belongs the credit of original
ing the system of internal improvements
!
Of land from the General Government, by
which said improvements were made pos
sible.
Orlando Rcportor.' From fifty pine
apple plants of the Sugar Loaf variety,
| Mr.. s. G. Cotton has sold 50 worth of
fruit and plants. and still has about 200
plants besides the. original ones. They
have been growing only two years. 49,.
Last week five intormations IN the nature
Of quo warranto were filed agaist the
proprietors of the various "clubs' of Or
! lando This week four indictments were
filed against four residents Of Sanford,
charged with liquor selling. IL. {:
| Vaughan, of the 4>entinet, who returned
from a northern trip a few days ago, is
taking practical lessons IN domestic
economy. The board of health consigned
him to retirement within his own resi-
dence for a term of ten days from the
date OF his return, and stationed guard
outside to see that he does not run the
blockade We do not remember ever
before to have seen crab grass as plent-
full as it is now. Where it has not been
cut down or plowed under there is good
stand in the groves, and many of our cit
liens are converting it into hay. 1t makes
better hay than any which is shipped into
the State, and with a little encourage
ment the yield would be sufficient for all
our needs j. A. Williams, who has
been cnltivating Gen. Swindley's place,
west of the city, has raised some Cuban
tobacco that has been examined by native
experts and pronounced to be Of the very
finest quality, and yet it was raised on
ordinary pine land. Specimens sent to
New York were favorably reported on,
and were declared worth sixty cents a
pound. Mr.. Williams now has several
hundred pounds in curing and intends to
put in at least ten acres Of it next season,
if he can make the necessary arrange
ments.
-Wakulla Times: Little Earnest
Oliver, son of Captain J. /. Oliver went
out alone on last Saturday and killed
3 fine deer Mr. x. u. LanvSton, of
OcklockOnee, recently harvested us bush
els Of corn from six acres of land without
fertilzing The pcrsimmon and grape
crop Of this county is simply immense.
Sambo and de 'possums am gwineter hab
a big time de comm winter. .. Mr. j. J.
Pearce reports that bears are getting
numerous in his neighborhood. Only
few days since one caught hog within
a short mile of his residence. He invites
good bear hunters to come up and drive
the bears away. Our good old FRIEND
Jack Milestone, wishes it to be understood
that he caught within four days during
the past week. with only one net, ,4S0
mullet. We don't think the old mans
fish record can be " dOwned." The
following are the numbers of mullet
caught during the past week by our local
fishermen. Total number brought for
ward from last week: 2s,943, Tucker q
Alligood $3.50, Santa Claus e Co. 800,
Goose creek $3.50, J. NJ. Forbes 800,
Forbes & Forbes 1880, Vickers Bros
100, Pigott Bros. LOO, Milestone &
Co., l,4SO, Green IL Sanders, 1000,
Total AZ, 1888. With this issue goes the
name Of J. w. Duval for Clerk of the
Circuit Court at our mast head. Joe is
quite a young man, ust reached the age
OF manhood, and we consider his nomina-
tion to such an important office very
high compliment. He is young man
with good business proclivilics Anable
and polite and we predict that he
will make Wakula county an at
tentIve and efficient CLERK
We acknowledge the receipt OF box Of
as luscious grapes as we have ever eaten.
They were from the vineyards of Captain
j. l.. Oliver, near the Old Oil Still in the
eastern portion of the county, now called
Wakulla. They are known as the French
Scuppernong owing to their resemblance
to the ordinary Scuppernong, but dis