The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-12
Eev West will have pineapple cannery

Key West will have pineapple cannery.
Last wear taere were l2,999 0S9 pineapples
.hnnei TO New York tronl all sections, in
.indiuc many thousands from Florida, says
,be % Jacksonville Metropolis.
The peition gotten up for the purp 'se of
..cortsining the sentiment Of the people Of
T;,nsyle in regard to the special tax for
,he worlds fair appropriation WAS circu-
i,tpd among the people last week and
rpsuliei 10 large majority against the ap-
pOpriaton.
Cedar Key is doing big business in the
Ginning OF oysters in the bulk 10 every
corner Cora OF the STATE and Cedar Key oysters
sre one of the chief items of transfer at
Baldwin. where many barrels of oysters
NAV be seen on tie railroad platform daily
The Cedar Key oyster has attained quite
an enviable reputation.
Owing to heavy stocks and light de-
nspd the timber market at Pensacola was
slightly depressed at the close of business
saturday, While there was no very per-
optible cut in prices, yet those with stocks
10 sell were not buoyant. The stocks of
hewn and sawn on hand are more than
ample to meet all present demands
Atarecent meeting of Camp Ward.
Confederate Veterans Of Pensacola. the fol-
lowing were elected delegates 10 represent
lhe body at the grand reunion of conieder-
ale VI terans to be held at New Orleans
April ard 8, viz: Gen. William Miller.
Co.. ". D. Chipiey, Capt. F. r. Goulding.
Capt George Reese, Rev. J. H. Wentworth
and Judge L. NJ Brooks
Capt c. II. Ben sent In his resignation
as Superintendent of the Indian River
Steamboat company several days ago, and
On Tuesday, NarcH l, General Superintend
ent Coffin o the jacksonville, Tampa and
hey West railway arrived al Titusvlle to
take Capt. Benfs place. Frank V. Cab.e
has be n appointed general agent Tor the
Indian River Steamboat company, acting
unieF orders llom the general superin-
tendent
The democratic eXecu i've committee of
oiWdnnee county mel at the court house
al Live Oak Thursday and accepted the
rslgnalloc 0. Hon Robert F. Rogers as
CHAIRMAN and elected in his stead from
District No. & the Hon. Robert A. Reid OF
flde Mount. The vacancies from the diff
ierent districts were oil filled and a meet.
lug OF the committee called for April 5
next 10 anaage Tor the election Of dele
gales to Tampa. F. NJ. Gornt0 was re.
commended as supervisor OF registration.
The Escambia county republican execu-
I'VE Committee, Chairman B. c. Tunison
pieeiulng, held meeting at the United
on CIa'es court room at Pensacola Saturday.
Ine only business of importance transacted
vas Inc calling Of a county convention 10
ueel a; holino on March IA, to elect DEL
gSes 10 the state convention which meets
GIal'ahassee in April. The question of
ps psscng a ilcket in the field for the county
.nises WAS leil TO the county convention
decide when it meets.
quincy Herald A few weeks ago C.
". ace Of Norfolk. Va, cane to this
SOInty Tor the purpose of exhuming the
pOuF OF his father, who died and was
yuti ,S u at Chattahoochee more than fifty
'uiee years ago After considerable in
quIy ana search he succeeded in finding
T.wi;yV. Hwsiy aged colored man named Fate
.Io .Ic'illlln, who sad he could point out
Tle TS exact spot where Mr. Face was buried.
Fa Fns procured the necessary help Mr..
n" a'e with several others, accompanied
,." ..e negro to the grave, which he had no
aOuoie W a IN finding. When all WIS ready
nroso'a sommence work the negro told those
fe'en1 fbe cut OF certain peculiarities by which
ana 'ouy OF Mr. Face could be identified,
sno ON VI opening the grave it's contents
tSns SnS"ered the description in every res pect.
suus PROVING tho ho6,, 4 l.
wanted ws Every bone, and even the teeth.
"ele found to be in as,ate of nerfect
sreSersstl and erS N, and were carefully removed
tSs tSHaeomned s 10 be taken to Virginia, where
res,;n U remains will be placed In their final
a. S'sslng place. His father came to Flori.
Statss TO. 'ne purpose Of building the United
asvir arsenal, now the state lunatic
SSsra" at Chattahoochee, and died there,
more tha MS rrmains have quietly rested
-0'e than half century. /.