The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-02

| stood that the Florida Southern will have
| . new boat next season to run on Lake
Griffin. II is proposed to make her
speedy and with great carrying capacity.
| She will have a stern wheel, as il has been
| demonstrated that this model is the best
| for these waters. The boat will proba-
bly, be built at Eus,is. aud viii be ready
| for the fall trade.
-OcaIa Free Press: The Free Press
| will not support any man for the Legisla-
ture that Is not in favor of a law giving
the newspapers of this State living rate
tor legal advertising. The present rates
allowed for publishing the tax sales is
not enough to pay for the setting Of the
type, and it should be repealed at the
next session. The papers have done
more for Florida than all the people TO-
| gether, aud the man who will attempt to
starve them out neei not hope for their
influence or support.
Heretofore this paper has been
priated by the Sanford Publishing CoU-
PAM. nut that Company has ceased 10
carry on tie prin;in. and Publishing ba>l
n'>> aud has been bought out by Edwards
| & Street, The n.w firm nave le..s-i the
UAtfstU- az. uAAuft> ~ Tie Dsai NVfupdf4t
and viii 80 printing and publishing
business. They are gentlemen OF eXperl-
ence, good character AMI uniform courtesy.
II j. pleasant 10 20 business with them.
and the 1dr9c1te heartily recommends
the new trm.-Fl1r;dt Christian -I1ro-
cate
-Gainesville Rec,ri: VI. VI. Lewev
was one Of the counsel for the defense in
the Lon Taylor beg marking case yester
dav, and it is said that his clear and in
genious argument before the jury lead 10
the acquittal Il his client, lie i, col
ored attorney at TIL, bar. his client Was a
colored woman. and the jury was com
posed Of white men, and i, Is plain 10 all
who want TO see Alright that the race
prejudice 10 longer exists in Alachua
county. Justice is guaranteed to every
man, ana the Democratic party II Florida
Is responsible FOR this state Of affairs.
Monticello Constitution J.. Monticello
| organized the first Democratic campaign
club in the county la., Thursday night
-. The T. i NJ. r. H. have nearly com
pleted the FL -anuing through Judge
Lamar's pear grove. I, Is the heayies,
piece OF work along the whole line
The brackets are all W round the new
hotel. The carpenters are now finishing
UP the office. when the building Will be
ready for the furniture Mr.. Frank
Linton sent TO This otiice last SATURDAY an
ear Of corn which measured : inches in
circumference aud l2 inches long. 1t i
one OF the finest ears Of corn We ever saw
-Titusville Star The arteean flow Of
salt and sulphur water here has been tried
by several persons and they highly rec
ommend it a. remedial agent in the cure
Of cutareous disease, also affording re-
lief in some rheumatic ca,es -. Mr.. W.
c. {. Draining showed u. last SATURDAY a
specimen OF double rose. or rather two
roses grown on single stem. They
were II the common white variety and
were entirely separate 20 the stalk sup
| porting the bud. This is a rare and pc
never read a description OF it in any Of
the floral works.
-Orando Sentinel. The city council
is receiving bids Tor an addition of two
room. to the city public school public
building. The Apopka Sawgrass Com
! panv have succeeded in retaining over
! 10000 acres of rich lands that have a
! depth Of from three to four feet Of the
! best and most fertile humus soil that
will produce enormour crops. The
| Democratic and Bandanna Clubs have
/ procured the use of the opera house for
! their meetings, during the campaign, the
former using it Friday night of one week
! and be latter the same night Of the next
week The South Florida Foundry has
! been given the contract to build a new
/ veneer machine the weight Of which will
! be about 5000 pounds. The machine is
/ the invention Of A. f. Sheets, Of Long
wood, and is to be built for himself and
Two partners Me>srs. Bell and Barnhart
The official report Of the Pensacola
! cu.tom-house shows that for the year
ending June 30, the following business
was transacted: Exports TO foreign ports
! 81, 40 ,335, exports TO coastwise ports,
/ $4GO,3l3; total value *3,200,G 4.. I'm
/ ports from foreign ports *l35 ,5O5, imports
| from ccastwise ports. 10 record Custom
house receipts: Duties on imports 49,
1852, tonnage tax *l4,37l.47 fines, pen
alties and foricitures $50. G5, immigrant
| fund ( 80, sales Of condemned goods.
1926, official fees, go s3. - total sea-
?29.72. Number Of vessels entered ill
number Of vessels cleared sci; aggregate
tonnage vessels entered, 35l sos; aggre-
gate tonnage vessels cleared, 362,449 :
number Of vessels employed in the traffic
| Of Pensacola harbor 1872 number OF bales
cotton exported 3,446; number feet tim
Der, board measure, exported last year
26o,6s2, 252. comparison with the re-
port OF the custom house of las; wear
shows that the present year is far ahead
of tho last ono