The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-07-26

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Hon J. s Parker. Of Jacksonville, was Il
the city last week. @#
Fears are still being shipped from Tallaha.
see IN considerable Quantities.
Mr. t. 81. Lloyd, OF Lloyds. was among tn,
visitors to tallahassee Tuesday.
Judge Gwyun has given Master Geore,
rerkins position in the post-oflce
-AeConte pears have taken quite boom in
prices and are now in active demand.
Miss Theora Branch, who has been the guest
of Mrs B. NJ Burroughs, has returned 70 he,
Tennessee home
-Colonel H. s. Duval was in the civ this
week and made his final report to the Water
Works Committee
MRS. D. L. Demilly gave an enjoyable enter
tanment on last Tuesday night in honor of her
guests, the Misses Cay.
-Col John Bradford made quite large ship
ment OF pear crates, yesterday, consigned to Mr..
A. L. Wilson. Quincy
Hon. E. c. Love, of Quincy, was in attend.
ance at the preliminary examination of the
murder ease" this week.
We desire agents in every city, Town and
neighborhood in Florida to secure subscriber,
Tor the CAMPAIGN FLoRIDIAN, only 25 cents.
Write for terms to agents If
Mr.. Tom Costa's residence, on Bronauob
street, caught fire from the stove pipe Yesterday,
ana caused considerable excitement for a short
While, but it was soon extinguished
-Messrs. Byrd & Denham received a telegram
from Bennett s Hall, New York this week.
stating that LeConte pears were arriving in bet.
Ter condition, and were in better demand
-Messrs. Byrd 81 Denham have Just received
account sales for sixty seven barrels of LeConte
pears which sold at from 81 to SO per barrel.
making the average price "a so per barrel.
-Mr. Hedey Ta,tersall, one of the FLoRIDIAN
typos, departed Sunday on an extended summer
outing through the North and West. He is too
we'll pleased with the beautiful Tallahassee
Country 10 give up his residence here and will
return.
The Democratic voters of District No. 10
will find elsewhere in these columns call Tor a
meeting 10 be held at City Hall, next Monday
night, for the purpose of organizing Demo.
cratic Club Every voter should be present and
help make the meeting large and enthu siastc
-Messrs John G.. Heinl, Oscar Baur. c. H.
Horncr and A. Huffman. of Terre Haute, Ind,
have been in the city for the past week, and ex-
press themselves as being delighted with the
tallahassee Country, particularly so since seeing
it in summer. Mr.. Huffman left Monday morn
ing to visit Sanford, and the other three gentle
men went down to 81. Marks this morning and
will take a Gulf cruise in Captain Susser's little
steamer Walkatomica
We had pleasant call on Monday from
Mr. Henry Balshaw, of the Manchester eng
land) Ners. Mr.. Balshaw also represents the
Young Mems Christian Association of his city.
The organization has large membership, and
they are looking TO this country for homes for
thousands of their members and other English
working people, and with this special object in
view, Mr. B. visited Florida. He is delighted
with all he has seen in West and Middle Flor-
da. and will Lasten home to make favorable
report on Florida
Mr. Hunter Fisher, highly respected young
man, AMI Arnold Jordan, Anthony Johnson
William Crumpton and Isabella Wilson, all the
latter colored, were arrested and lodged in the
Jail IN this city, on last Wednesday, upon suspi-
cion of being connected with the murder OF
Moses Wilson, colored, whose body was found
standing in pond three miles from Mr. Fisher s
plantation, in the northern part Of this county,
shot through with rifle ball and weighted down
with an iron wagon axle. The question of their
innocence or guilt is a matter for the courts TO
decide, therefore we will not give the hearsay
evidence which Is being talked around. The
case was called for preliminary trial At II O'Clock
Monday morning, before Judge f. NJ. West,
Hon. E. G., Love representing the State and
Hons. D. S. Walker, Jr., w. l. Vason and j. w
Mitchell, the defence. Isabella Wilson, wife of
the murdered man. was released without bail
and the attorneys for the other prisoners waived
examination. They were then rem 4nled to Jail
until they can secure bond at $4,000 each for
their appearance when called.