The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-01-26


Abrams. having hniahed the Clermont branch,
b now pushing the min line If tho T. A Il
g. toward knsimmes With f0rD of I'D hAnds-
Jasper TIRA He observed with . wink
Say. he's there any TELLER raisin' vile cats
hereaboun Cause II thur be I'd like 10 gica
pair 70 raise frum. 6calping cats beats . cstton
crap IN faint no work neither. Hooraw fur the
vile cat representatives,
-Tsvssu Rguld. Fivs thounAnd people in
was Witnessed u the barbecue on Monday.
Even the bittercst opponent OF Tavarea, on &C
count ofits saloons, could not but compliment
Tzvzro on the good order preserved.
Fort Meyers Pres Messn. c. W. Thomp-
son and Frank II. Hendry started on Saturday
% indAee few Of the 6eminOles TO attend the
Sub Tropical. They may be successful, but the
willy savage is uncertain. As they have been
advertised extensively n IN attraction al our
exhibition We fondly hope these gentlemen may
bring them TO terms.
Milton Buzs-Sau There are six schools in
Milton employing six fsmale and two male
teachers. Mis- Mamie HcWhorter returned to
Milton last Wednesday night from an extended
trip in South Florida. She is delighted with the
country, and we have no doubt that the coun try
was delighted with her. II they could appreciate
beauty and accomplishments
Cedar Key Gulf Vssp =. We regret to learn
that Messrs. Cottrell q Finlayson will be unable
10 participate in the pleasures of the winter re-
gatiA II PensAcDla- The new yacht that they
had counted On and which we believe had been
entered cannot be finished in time. A large ex-
ira force has been engaged upon the work, but
they find il will be impossible to complete her IN
time
-Fernandina Mirror Exports per Mallory
Line Steamship San Antonio, for New York,
Sol logs and 1856 cases cedar, 327 boxes oranges.
l4l barrels cotton seed oil. 80 barrels rosin, 80
bales cotton, SEQ pounds shrimp The State
OF Texas missed her trip this week, having gone
in the dry dock at New York for examination as
To injuries received in the recent collision with
brig
Live Oak Banner :. Live Oak has great
reason to feel proud of her legal fraternity more
particularly do we refer TO the younger members
Of the bar B. B. Black well, though still young
man. mas attained enviable reputation as d
lawyer besides having represented our county In
the State Senate with ability. Joe s. White,
though not yet thirty, has reputation as wide
as the State for legal acumen and sterling lnteg-
riiy, "a worthy son Of noble sire
Green Cove Spring Thieves entered the
s;ore-house OF Mr. A S. Chalker, in Middleburg,
ON Monday night last, and carried on goods 10
the value of some i've hundred dollars. IL IS
supposed that the thieves are now ID the vicinity
OF Lake CITY, and if so parties are on their track
who will overtake them shortly The steam
yacht LadOga, the property of Nj Hutchinson,
OF New York, with the owner and his family OF
board, paid Green Cove q visit on Thursday,
while making trip TO the upper ST. Johns.
-Apalachcola Times: The Fannie Louisa
cleared this week for Manatee where she goes
Tor load OF salt fish To be carried to ST Marks
From ST. Marks the fish will be shipped TO
Atlanta consigned to John W. Stokes :. The
Tnronateeska, on her last trip down, reported
al unusually heavy business, being twice loaded
between Columbus and Apalachicols The
Dora Matthias cleared Thursday for New York
In addition to load of lumber she took 500
cases of oysters, put up by tine new factory.
Oakland Sun A negro by the name of
Ben Williams, employed on the construction
Train near Macon, was accidently killed Tuesday
evening. He was sitting on the pilot OF En-
CINE No. nodding when q spark tell on him.
Apparently forgetting where he was he Jumped
suddenly, lost his balance and tell in front OF the
engine. the entire train passing over him. He
was buried at Macon. There is rumor that
an ice factory will be erected here this spring IN
time for the summer business. 1t will be 10
ton machine.
-Leesburg Commercial A year ago Mrs. Nat
p Lee, of our city, on leaving her room to &C
down to breakfast, took of her finger ring and
left il on her bureau. On returning il had dis
appeared and could not be found, although dill
gent search was made. A few days ago negro
who Was committed to the Sumter county jail
for some offence was discovered wearing hevy
plain gold ring. II was taken from him and on
examination was found to contain the name oil
Mrs. Lee, engraved on the inside. II was her
long lost engagement ring; and now she is
happy over lis strange recovery.
ST. Augustine Wsek5y. There is a rumor
floating about to the effect that ST. Augustine is
10 be abandoned as military post, but nobody
appears to know how the report originated.
There is probably no truth in it, . The all
nouncement that the report Of the [. S. Engin-
Ger ID regard to the deepening OF St. Augustine
bar and channel had been referred to Congress
by the kecretafy of War inspires the hope that
action will be taken during the session and lib
eral appropriation made. Il lie q necessary i'm
pr0vement and St. Augustine asked so little
OF Uncle Sam that il is hoped ~. may be liberal
this time.
-Daytona Journal. Up nj Manley's log camp
ON the TomokA last week single pine log was
secured which contained 472 feet Of lumber
board measure "A meeting Of the Ormon6
bridge stockholders was held OF Ormond Tues
day night. The reports OF retiring officers con-
tanned itens OF much interest from which W.
CLEAN Tho fact that the bridge lie g pecunarily
profitable institution. Shares paid up Sc 900
besides the amount expended by the railroad
Company Cash IN treasury. nearly g 900
From November 7th to December 31st inclusive
total Of s. 8Se foot passengers and 1913 teams
crossed the bridge, and the average daily earn
ings of the bridge have been $685.. The stoci
Is above par with none TO be bought
Seville Indspendsnt. A number of hand
some exhibits are being shipped almos, daily
from this vicinity to the Sub Tropical Exposi
tion al Jacksonville. A number Of extra pas
senger can are attached to nearly every nortf
bound passenger train for the accommodation O
perBons wis wish 10 visit the Sub Tropical Elk
position AT Jacksonville. :. The canal which III,
Seville Company cut at the north end of LAX,
Louise Tor the purpose of lowering the lake il
doing it, work TOO efecnally now. The lake il
too lew and nearly all the wells in town hav,
gone dry II il time the company devised some
means of shutting Oh the canal for awhile, unles
they propose 70 run the lake dry. The watel
will soen be too low Tor the pumps at the water
works 10 do their work properly
Orlando 6sntael The Orange Belt roat
has 120 miles already completed and is finish
ing the balance of the road rapidly. 1t has now
reached Tarpon Springs, and will inside Of thirty
days reach 81 Petersburg. Twenty-six cars arr
now being built at the car shops at Oakland.
A party OF twenfy-thrce negroes came into Or
lando Sunday night en- route for the ST. Cloud
farm mar KiAimmee; they came from Georgia
and were going south 70 work on the sugar
farms q 81. Cloud. :. The Orange County
Club has rerted the store, formerly the old
Charleston house bar room, have put in hand
some bar fixtures, pool and billiard tables, good
supply Of barrels. evidently filed with something
other than water. and had the window glasses
stained II you didn't know it was q club room
you might think h wa . hrst-claB bar room
Orlando Rspors~. The missing of sugar
cane bids fair b claim fhe attention OF . good
many people In this section this year E. A.
Shaw. who has some rich land on Central ave-
nue., has bad al his svailable space planted in
cane, and Mana 0ilb and 6ummeriin OF the
same locality, axe doing the same. There is con-