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

E2Bt0oo00ces knoss S08s Az 1885,
Our new outfit viii b shipped from the
Cincinnati Type Foundry this week, and BY the
nrst Of February the Tsn@ hopes to be itself
agnin.-Orsses OiS 16s@.
1T appean thai tho cigar factory for PalatkA
is nearer being realised than was supposed A
beginning with 200 hands is quite likely 70 be
made in q short while-Pdlatla Nescs
-Hus,is won . glorious Democratic victory
Last week. She elected DR.. Ralph Badger Mayor
by one majority. A live Democratic town like
that deserves 70 be encouraged.-Lees6~Tg Com
sseraal
-Palatka hotels have no reason to complain
this season, a. our daily list Of arrivals shows q
good business. Our jolly landlords are all happy
and the missing tourists are just swarming nefe'
-Pdiatka Nesos.
Live Oak has q new paper entitled Onee
Week. edited by Mr.. w. L. Whitfield, an expert
eoced journalist The publication OF the Live
Oak BsLstix being suspended the new paper as
sumes its advertising contracts.
-Paiatka's crack company, the Gem CITY
Guards, under command of Captain Robt W.
Davis, were among the military at the opening
of the Sub Tropical, and were much admired
for their excellent drill and soldierly appearance
The st. Augustine department OF the Pa
latka Ners supplies to the Ancient City An ex-
cellent daily journal 1t Is edited with much
industry and ability, and certainly entities the
proprietors TO most substantial reward OF enter
prise.
The famous Dummitt orange grove on In
disn river was sold last Monday tor $34 ,OOO
the Florida Fruit Company being the purchaser.
The grove con tains three or four thousand trees,
and has noted; reputation all over the world
for its excellent fruit-L0ke Wear Independent
The Florida members are all comfortably
situated for the session, Senator Call occupying
his beautiful home on N street. while Senator
Pssco has coy quarters at the Metropolitan Ho-
tel. Messrs. Davidson and Dougherty both room
At the National Hotel Warrington Correspond
ent PaloEko Noes.
Judge Broome went 10 Bloomfield on Tues
day, but refused to hold court on the ground
that Lake county has no county site. This de-
clsion disgusted our friends at Bloomfield and
puzzled the lawyen Some think the descision
is pregnant with huge results.-Lees6urg CON-
nleretdL
The Board Of Trade held a meeting last
Tuesday A number of matters of importance
were considered. On the question OF an extra
session and State board of health, our Board,
while in favor of q State board OF health, is OPP
posed 10 an extra session Of the legislature-Ce-
dar Key Gulf Niep.
Mr.. Thebe's contest for Mr.. Carlisle's seat
was soon disposed OF. Some of the afhdavts
presented by the claimant are said TO entitIe
those who got them up TO seats in the peniten
tiary for perjurous reasons The result OF the
investigation was full confirmation Of the fact oil
Mr. Carlisle's fair election.
The establishment of bank at Tavares has
been in contemplation by various parties for
some time We are now enabled to announce
that the enterprise is an assured fact, and that
the Bank of Tavares will be open for business
by February l. The capital will be ample to
conduct legitimate banking business. Tdcdrcs
Herald.
Gen. Bragg, of Wisconsin, is the nominee o.
the President for the Mexican mission. He is 9
thorough Democrat, won distinction for gal
lantry during the war on the Yankee side, and
was CONSPICUOUS in the last House as chairman Of
the committee on military affairs He failed Of
election to the present House.-I1aIeigh Ne,os ana
Obserper.
The Casper di Solo violin made in the
year 1870 and the ancient clock which was
brought to America in the year 1923, the prop
erty OF the editor of the Quincy Herald, will soon
be placed on exhibition At the Sub-Tropical.
There is not an instrument in America anything
like this old violin, and the clock is q won
der in itself-Quiney Herald.
We are reliably informed that liquor firm
Of Jacksonville which does the largest jug and
key trade in the State, shipped to the various
dry towns between December 10 and oath nc
less than $50 jugs and kegs, containing "A bar
rels or 1880 gallons Of whiskey. gin and rum
This amount of liquor probably cost the con-
sumers not less than s. Oh. Gainesuiue Adoo
cate.
Our wide awake Congressman, Hon. K Fl
n Davidson, writes that the Secretary Of th'
Navy win order the North Atlantic Squadron Il
rendezvous here, on its return from the West In
dies The date of the return is not yet fixed
and it is more than likely the Regatta will b.
postponed, from the time previously SET until th'
arrival of the Squadron; of this due notice how
ever will be given.-Psnsacola Advance Gazette
During his stay in Pensacola Mr.. Wantol
Webb displayed in our Office q napkin made o
the ramie fibre. Mr.. Webb has several speci
mems of this plant He exhibited the stalk ant
then showed us the various processes through
which II passed before being made into thread
and woven into cloth. The ramie Ia successfully
cultivated In and around Tallahassee and thi
napkin WAS OF fine silky appearance 1t is bu
one of the multitude of exhibits to be seen il
Webb's rolling exposition.
Mr. r r. Jones, the prominent grocery
merchant Of Jacksonville has assigned will
Ses,OOo liabilities and e124,0o0 assets. Since
the freeze of 1885, which rendered a larg'
amount In outstanding accounts uncollectable
Mr. Jones has been struggling against Difficult
ties that were aggravated the part reason by the
quarantine embargo 10 the Southern part of th'
State, whore be had large trade interests. Hi
misfortune seems to be generally regretted, an(
his conduct In the premises 10 spoken of as up
right and honorable.
The Boston Hsrold wishes 10 know why
Southern man should not be elected Vice-Presi
dent this year. at is considerably more thar
twenty years" says the Herald, "since the wa
ended, and If by this time the South 10 not 70 b,
trusted TO elect Vice President, with all tina
the act implies, then the war was q failure
The statement that the war ID ended will be new
TO many Republican politicians The South ap
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