The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-09-18
STATE NEWS.

the capacity Of his lime works by the addition
Of . new kiln.
1t is estimated that this years tobacco crop
grown by the Tobacco Syndicate in Gadsden
county will range from 100000 to 100000
pounds.
A New York gentleman who refused to
give his name 10 The reporters, called al the
mayors Office aud left his check for twelve
Thousand dollars Tor the yellow fever sufferers at
jacksonville.
A caster bean stalk which measures eight
inches in diameter is one of The many curios
tiles nj Mr.. Cbauncy Wells home grove at
1bor The measurement WAS made five feet
above the ground.
-Apalachicola Times Madison county comes
4, the frpnt with 800 per acre nel Tor eight
OF tobacco The lands along The Apal chicola
river are among the best tobacco producing lands
IN the world.
Mariana AdrOcate We learn That several
persons are growing The cis>ava plant success
fully in our county. Cotton continues t."
r'll IN. 900 bales was shipped from this
depot up 10 The 1st instant, AS against 100 last
-Charlcsion has no epidemic disease but she
made record of 30 deaths in one week recently
all The same-10 white and 20 conrcd. Jack
sonville. with her yellow fever, only got in IL
deaths the same week
-Apopka Union: II. S. Kcdney, of Winter
This year. five hundred OF which the cele-
bIated and delicious smooth Cayenne variety,
which are said TO outsell all others.
-Lccsburg Commercial Wesley Williams
cOlOTed, brought over last week from the Pa
laikaha. where he had been fishing. a gar five
ieei long 1t was The biggest fish of the kind
this scribe ever saw Besides the gar, Wesley
caught eighty Dream in few hours fishing
The following is the report of the fish re-
cers at Pensacola last week: Beach fish, 9, 500
pounds; Red Snapper Harry Judson rennrts
40; Caro- Piper. ,. 200 Cha cngc, $50; Emma
25J; Ripple, 400; Wherein 500 Agnes, 300
Total $500 pounds beach fish and 5000 red
snappers.
Stake Tscgraph: 1t is reported here from
good authority, that the Republicans of Clay
county are trying 10 run brother OF Hon. F.
Il. Fleming County Surveyor, thinking that
by so doing they will kill votes for him Tor Gov
ernOr 1t is hardly probable that any good
Democrat will allow small matter like this to
prejudice his vote.
Tampa Tribune: The Pensacola papers
want Ia know who DR. H. T. Benjamin. the Re-
publican candidate for Congress in this district
isE The doctor, personally, is cexer gentle
man, who chambers large amount of wind
without much talent, and wila one of the bit
t-rtst Republicans in the State, and decided
negro haier
Mariana Alliance: The mail on the F.
H. - ~ - INV IuHHlIlS VII IL SCHcuulc iHdl
CAUSES ih-m 10 miss connection With the p. &
"A unless they have through passengers when
the No. ,. waits for the +. II. & n train. The
train can wait for passengers but not for mail
Another example OF the efficiency C?) OF the
Florida mail service.
The shipments of cotton over the z. & A.
Railroad, from Sept. |, 1887 to Sept. 1888
amounted TO 15,sO7 bales. from the named
stations as follows Crcsville, 159; DeFunak
Springs l6S: Argyle, 20j; Ponce de Leon, 100 :;
Wesiyiile, Al 8; Caryvlle, 1859; Chipley, lib :;
Coiiondae, 5000; Mariana, 1914; Sneads
3l6; River junction, 262.
DC la Binner =: The season is here when a
fair estimate can he made OF this years ship
ment Last year Mr.. J. a Harris shipped 49,
OOo boxes This season he is confident he will
have G0,eOO. All the neghboring gro. es show
the same gratifying increase. The groves never
looked IN better condition OF the yield OF fruit
finer.
FLORIDA DispItch Ninetenths OF the imm
grants who h; re settled in Florida during The
lasl twenty years, have not only made living
but haye made money aud are contented with
the home OF then adoption. Shall we stop our
efforts To induce others 10 come here because The
dlsgruntled tenth are disappearing the Stale
which they have abandoned?
The United States land office at Gainesville
has been advised HAT SanaiIe island is restored
10 market, and after September % it will be sub
jeci To entry. Fractional sections 81, 90 and 80
township 40 south, range 23 east, are reserved
Tor light house purposes. and sections 4, 5 and
@. township 46 south. range % east, have been
patented To the State This is very desirable
property.
Tampa Journal Mr. G. w. Wells, one of
the leading citizens and business men of Plant
City, in letter 10 The editor under date of Sept
7ih. says: You can say through the columns
oil the journal that we have not had "A case of
lever in Plant City within the last six weeks
and We don't expect any in the future. Every.
body is cheerful; plenty of rain and big crops.
The orange business will soon open; the crop is
earlier than FOR many years past"
ST. Augustine Press Mr.. Flaglcr has sent
instructions 10 have the jacksonville & ST.
Augustine X X. widened 10 standard gauge and
ielaid with sixty pound steel rails. Two hun
bred men will be put al work The rolling
stock OF the road will he entirely new and the
passenger coaches especially, The very finest
that can be made. handsome parlor car has
been ordered, il will be sixty feet long and equal
20 any in this country.
Gainesville Rec Ird We learn from the
Secretary of the Quarantine Guards that thir-
ieel stations have been established on The prn-
cipal thOrOughfsres leading into the city, and
al such other places as the captain has thought
necessary, and that twenty-six guards are on
duty day and night Six mounted guards u-
spect these posts every hour, and full report,
fro n each station is made daily to the captains
WHICH embraces q record OF arrests, Of persons
passed, etc. IL is thought that the number of
stationary men now on duty is sufficient to in
sure protection.
Quincy Herald: Mr.. II. ID. Durr's new liv-
cry stable is rapidly neal ing completion. Mr. T.
L. wards new stores are going up rapidly and
The brick layers are making rapid progress.
We learn that Mr.. Henry Edwards has recently
purchased large tract of land few miles west
Of town. Mr.. f. p. Dsmukes' new ware.
house is about finished and will soon be filed
with cotton, which is now coming in rapidly
"A gentleman took some samples of Gadsden
county tobacco TO Tallahassee this week, where
II was examined by an expert who has handled
tobacco IN Sumatra and Cuba, who pronounced
IL worth one dollar pound
Monticello Constitution. Several of Major
Bellamy's fine six mule teams were in town last
Saturday with cotton. The health of Mont.
Gallo continues perfect. We do not know of a
case of sickness in the town. :. The season il
drawing near when the visiting young man will
burn on an average IA half cord of wood a week
for the papas OF some of our popular young la
dies-.---.We heard merchant tell his clerk a
few days ago il he would get married he would
give him a nice lot i'm town to build on. The
young man is perfectly willing to accept the
proposition and will proceed at once 10 try to
get titles 10 The lot
-Gainesyillc Democrat 4: The Paatka HeraM
will al once commence the publication of a
daily. May its enerprisng propreiors meet
with unbOunded success. 1t would hardly
have en- supposed that Alachua county had
any moOnshiners. Yet within less than two
miles OF this city sill has been discovered . .
To Judge Thomas + King much ere lit is due
for The sign1l service he has rendt. the citi-