The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-07-30
'FIORIDA HAPPENINGS.
,,usaND COMMENT IN BRIEF PARA
GRAPHS.
.~.rE PRESS CLIPPINGS.
,rsY HUM OF PROGRESS WAITED
.,o~ ALL QUARTERS OF FAIR FLORIDA
VOTES ABOUT THRIFTY TOWNS.

new town is being laid out on
Rscsyne bay and is attracting set
lara @ George Mcdonald, a Cur.
ssvor sr who has located q nuEnber of
.oyns ~ in the West and Vas the one
= stake out Guthrie during the great
oklahoma boo|, is plating the new
government town on the bay. One
Kindred and one settlers are neces-
sry to make government town and
hetxseu twenty-five and fifty have
bseu secured. The new town is called
Addison, after the Oldest settler in
that vicinity, who has been on the
land twenty-six years. 1t is located
one.bslf mile south of Cutler and has
!, fIue frontage on the bay two miles
lonp and is q quarter of q mile deep.
Engineer Mcdonald is stalking it out
. rapidly as possible and the lots
are rs feet frontage on the bay by.
1925 feet deep. The tract chosen is
mart of the old Perrine land and has
excellent back country known as the
hunting ground.
Kew West Equator: A funny Incl
dent occurred on the last trip of the
Msscotte to Port Tampa that was not
sofunny for the passengers. Just be-
fore leaving this port Saturday night
some Cuban called the cook to the
port hole and while talking to him
iabbed an umbrella in his eye. The
lower eyelid was cut by the ferrule
and the unexpected attack did not
increase the amiability of the cook,
On Sunday the steward made some
complaint of the bill of fare being
prepared for dinner, netting the cook
who explained that the provisions
were low. As the ste ward passed
ont the second mate playfnlly poked
D-him in thu ribs. He. did not see the
fun and the mate finally knocked him
down to impress the point Of the joke.
Things got warm and the steward
vented his anger on the cook. A
strike was then and there declared in
the kitchen by the three cooks and
the whole dinner upset on the stove.
The odor of burning meats and vege-
bles and the blaze which re-
suited added to the Sunday excite
ment. The passengers had short
meal of canned good and at Port
Tampa the cooks took French leave.
Their places were quickly filed, how
ever, and order rules again on the
Msscotte.
Arch Wyatt, a negro prisoner at
the Duval county convict camps, was
drowned about 4 o'clock p. m. Satur-
day in Pablo creek. Wyatt and q
half dozen other convicts were bath
ing in the creek at a point where
near the shore the water is about two
ieet deep, but gradually deepens to
eight feet. The guard in charge, az
u the custom, cautioned all Of the
men to be very careful and not go
beyond their depth. They were
jumping about in the water enjoying
themselves, when Wyatt expressed
tne belief that he could swim across
sne creek, distance of about thirty
yards, although he had a l6.pound
non attached TO one of his legs. The
guard told him that he could not do
i and ordered him not to try it.
wyatt, who was a strong swimmer,
nad been experimenting in shallow
water and felt convinced that he
could accomplish the feat. Ata mo-
ment when the guards attention was
sUracted to some work being done
On the bank he remarked that he
would swim across or 90 to hell, and
immediately struck ont, although
cautioned not to do it by his COM
lIdes. He swan boldly ont, bat
xnen half way across he want under
Sot reapPeared about ten feet further
0Own, the strong tide, which was
.unnlng ont, having carried him
oown: Two Of the prisoners who
we're In irons, went to his rescue, but
0eiore they could reach him he sank.
a negro by the name Of sRats,"
sOCldently shot Major Worthy, q
1OIner coon on the gravel train,
Ssar M Bowling Green, in Polk county,
Ionday. Worthy and Rats were
I: sD:!ought to Barlow, where the former
veg Monday night, while the latter.
~ a consigned to apartments ID
sasrIn sas Ballard's boarding house, % .
a1lsntee Of his safety while await
the action ofthe grand jury.
ueavy rains continue to fall Id La
s1te county. The streams and
/. s ere higher .han they have been