The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-08
FLORIDA IN PARAGRAPHS,
OF INTEREST CLIPPED FROM
LIVE STATE P4PERS,
ALL SORTS OF HAPS AND MIS-.
HAPS.
TOBACCO, PHOSPHATE AND FRUIT SHIP
MENTS-RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION - A
FINE QUALITY OF BROWN MARBLE FOUND
THE BUILDING BOOM.

THE BUILDING BOOM.
Nine thousand crates or $4,000 pine
apples have already been shipped from the
Indian river country.
At its weekly session Saturday the Jack
sonville board of public works re elected
Dr.. J. G. L'Engle chairman for the ensuing
TWO years.
Improvements on the Alcazar at St.
Augustine are progressing rapidly. In
lew weeks the hotel will be ready for its
fall opening, which will be about October
The collections of revenue for the gov
ernment by Collector Eagan of Florida
during the fiscal year ending June 30
amounted to $495 1881 "a.
A fine quality of brown marble is re,
ported found on the banks of the Suwan.
nee river, in Levy county. The specimen
exhibited is susceptible Of the finest polish.
The spong-boat Asa Lowe arrived at
TarpOn Springs few days ago with about
600 bunches of sponge, 200 of which we're
sheepswool and the remainder the grass
varie ties.
II. w. Denham of Jasper has in his gar
den a cershaw vine that covers a circum-
terence If 1844 teet 1t has borne nearly a
carload Of cershaws and as yet shows no
signs of letting up.
AT democratic caucus held in New
Augustine Saturday night G. 81. Spencer
was nominated for mayor, William Her
nandez for marshal, and G. S. Greene,
Phillips and Bond for aldermen.
Mr.. Twiller, representative OF several
French phosphate companies, has pur-
chased all the lands belonging TO the An
ylo-American Phosphate Company OF
Brooksville tor the sum of $500 900, and
paid deposit ot $4,000 to bind the bar
gain.
Quincy Herald We learn that the
cilizrns in the southern part OF this county
are determined to stop the habit Of carry
ing concealed weapons, and at a well at
tended meeting passed resolutions conrem-
ing the practice. This is move in the
right direction.
The Mascotte brought 1873 bales of fine
Havana tobacco from Havana last Thurs
day night to Key West cigar manufaclur-
ers. This is the largest lot Of bales of to-
bacco received from Havana in many
~
that business is improving.
The fact of work being very dull Ia the
factories throughout Key West does not
seem TO lessen the activity in the building
line. Every mechanic in the city has all
the work he can do, and it is with diff
Guilty that one can be engaged under any
circumstances without plenty OF notice.
The surveying party of the L. j.. |. T.
| and A. railway returned to Ovledo
Wednesday, having completed the survey
to Coquina on Indian river. General Man
ager j. E. Brown says the line is entirely
practicable and satisfactory, and will be
| the route for the new Indian river railroad.
Palatka Herald In front OF the residence
of Mr.. McLarty, on Reid street, is acuriose.
ty in the shape of an Egyptian gourd vine
which has run up on all orange tree
overhanging the street with quite luxu
rant growth, and having a number OF the
long handled gourds of this peculiar Var'
ETY..
Gainesvile Sun: We saw an albino
youth at the colOred normal school the
oiher day. Prof. Guilliams says that he
is not extraordinarily bright, but that ne
| would surprise those who think him lack
ing capacity 10 learn. The boy is per 'ectly
white, with full negro features and nalr
and small bright eyes of peculiar Color
Howard, in New York Press: Hamilton
| Dlsston. the Pniladelphian who is interest
ed in sugar cane plan ling in the Everglades
region OF Florida, where he has redeemed
thousands of acres OF land under contract
with the state, told me the o;her day that
his sugar product for the government
bounty is 100000 pounds. The bounty
will amount TO 100000. Il can treble it
next year." said Mr.. Disston.
Jacksonville Standard: In the county
clerks Office is a map of Duval county
in the wear 1867 from the field notes of
United States surveys, by r. F. Floyd.
The population of the county is given as
renorted in the United States census for
1870. as follows: White, males, 1897;
females, LII; colored, free, 95; slaves,
9. 33S. The total population of Jackson
vile is given as ,O45.
Phosphate men will be interested in
kn wing that the postoff1ce authorities
will mol undertake to convey samples OF
phosphate weighing more than half a
bound The maximum weight allowed
for sucn a package is84 ounces, the
ounce being allowed for the wrapping.
The best method is to send the samples in
a good stout canvas bag. The rate oi
hostage on such samples is l cent per
ounce for the United States and 2 cents per
ounce for England.
| Sanford Journal: Col. Elliott, the well
known land commissioner, has received the
anpoiutment Of general travelling agent ioi
the Plant system and will shortly start on
s.trip through the North and Northwest
No better choice could have been made ano
NO are sure ell Florida will reap the bene'
A. ~ the colonel's labor in behalf OF the
state. BE is an impressive and magnetic
tslker and his arguments cannot tail 10 car.
rv conviction with them. Col. Eillotl
still retains his position as general lano