South Florida Courier du lieu suivant : Plant City, Florida • 1

Wl 0M1BA Volume Hi PLANT CITY, HILLSBOKO COUXTV FLORIDA, MARCH 27, 1886. Number Yi. roru rito.ii tjic PAST. Secretary of the Treasury Man IVhnt Itlhr C'tiuic STATE ITEIKS. W.

A. HONAKEI jj i.j A Tampa Topics and Court t'ul-lings. Tampa is one of the ''l-comingcst" places in the State. The two handsome brick buildings up town, and the mammoth factory at Ybor go far toward giving the town a city-like appearance. Sheriff Martin and his deputies, Clerk (livens and his deputies, and Collector Martin, were all rushed with work this week.

Tho members of tbc bar had a laugdi at the Judge's expense when, en lastMonday, his chair tilt! back Successor to S. A. JOXES Tampi, Florida. LIALIU IX Dr. nh, Bundi, Turw'ntinc, Varnish, V.

HruuLi', Vi in'low Wall Taper, Fj Manilli Hoofing anl CVilinjr, Terni Cotla Chimney Flues, Etc. Sonth Florida Courier rctxi3i Etct S.UtrtDlT, AT rLATTT CITY. FUL r. it. xi r.niX soys, s.t tes cr it't I nan cr jun-tvi.

ta 1. i.tt. i Crryisf tE- Urt tock in oor Line in SOCHI FLORIDA, ami jajing cash utr our gixnl, Wc Intend to Sleet Competition lTronx Any Tointe Send Tor Ilf luinf brfor Ilttlldln. Iilooral BlBOOuuts for Spot Cnsli. IV.

X. hjrert, Tntupa. Orlando is moving to have botl gas and electric lights. A pound trout ia one of tho recent products of Lake Maitlamt The new telegraph line between; Tavares and Orlando is open for business. The moss industry of Mieanop promises to be a good thing for that town.

There are rumors of the enlargement of the Seminole Hotel at Winter Park. The Ocahi tihijtrmol the 17th mst. St. 1'utrick 8 day was print- ca in green uk. State Engineer Duval has accepted for tho State the Tavares.

Orlan do and Atlantic railroad. A grove at St. Augustine which wss held at $30tK) before the freeze was the other day gold for 3500. Moody and Sankey occupied the Opera House while in Jacksonville, and filled tho building to crowding. The Presbytery of Florida will mcot at Quincy'on April 15.

It is "thought that sixty ministers will ln in attendance. Lakeland News: Several men went down the river a few days f7 birds, 11 deer, 2 otter, 4 gators, 3 wild hogs, 4 bee-trees was the result. 2J. II. Scarino, an Italian, has bought forty wcres of high pine land near Apopka City, which he proposes putting out in Kev.

Tu C. Flower, of Cotton, ia having a residence erected near Palatka of white tiuc lumber brought from Majne. filed in tlierifdcr' f'flicc of Orange C0lmv for the week ending Satur- thing like two hundred. 1 to Rome- The Urooksvillo Register of the 13th in-t. contained much matter of to tliose lookinrr toward nt iaJniando counti'.

Jaracs'Trvan, a dangerous lunatic UIinti'tTa ToJd of Florida rive rnrralloiu Ago. Timci-Union. 3Ir. J. C.

Sterling, of Watertown, N. a subscriber to the Times-Lni ii, sends nsthe following quaint and curious description of Florida ns icd in "li onion's Grammar of (leography," published in London in th'. year 1774, more than five generation, ago. Mr. Sterling thinks some one may know of the tree referred to which possessed such poisonous qualities.

If any one knows of any ground for the state ment, he will please communicate it to r.3. Here is tho description: 4 FLOTJDA Tins country is bounded the east bv the main ocean. On we-t by iUexi-co. On the north by Carolina and p.rt ot Terra Arctiea, and on the south bv Sinus Air The air of this country is sai 1 to bo 90 ex'raordinary temperate that 7 to our latest ac- connu) the inhabitants flive ton grat go-Sol The soil of this country is won lerfuHy fertile, abounding in most rts of grain, herbs ami fruits. It 'salsj veil stored with venison and fowl--eiiriehcd with considera ble mint i of gold and silver, especially thoi it the Appalachine M.

un- tains, and here they Sun vast ot valuable pearls. This country being tlcnJcily known in the ir land parts and even those next the sea but little frequented by strangers, its comrn litie3 are very lew, yet very oomIv, viz: fold, silver, pearls and furs. llvmnrs In these parts of Flor ida grows a certain tree about the bigness of an ordinary apple tree, the juice of whose fVuitfhiiative.s use to fqueeze out and therewith anoint llieir arrows. heiiiT sort of rank poison. If there Le no then tin break off a branclul c' it do press a poisonous 'a-feS tie juice of toe is the tree, th I 'M -r are 1 ponJ ot umwiapp.

fam ineieoi, uo sis. slto ba rand drinkAjo lass Bro. AtlIT3 A i 4 AND ULTAII. DHALKHS IN' 21? TU 2E35 (JAHPia'S AND KKDDIN(i, nctt MilliT A IIcn T.WIM, Ff.OIIIIH. iACToiiY AT A I.

AHA MA. LARGEST STOCK IN SOUTH FLORIDA. 1111 el? xs i.ow xs tiii: kow r.vr: has been icr some tunc a terror burhVvi)e peoplo of the lower part of ints. "crtfoii county, was captured bv ft with a last week ijnd carried to the r-" mrJ asunder. naturally wlui' a r.pi rei- I.

mid.i'- TTO" 1 f.nd I I 1 Oil KliV auite J'JruY' Jeersk' JT, 'I -s 1 ning was prostrated by an attack of vertigo at Washington on Tuesday, and Ar a time wild rumors were circulated as to his fital illness, and like report, but his family and friends were assured by physicians that th. att ick would not prjve fatal. 'I In; Secretary had come tiom a Cabinet meeting, at down at his desk f.r sh rt hut found when attempting to and 5nd ruh of bhv.d to the head 1 r-oiht on a fainting spell and he fell suddenly ti floor; attendants rushed in and raised the de cidedly plethoric form of the official, ond ther 't'licklv trar.stvorted him ume. It is the first attack tary Manning has had rf this nature since his call to the Cabinet portfolio. The strike on system of mlr.n.h west of the Mississippi river continue, and is scri oi-ly interfering with busiriess of all kinds.

In Texas -peeially the trouble has is-umed a r-j and (Jo v. Ireland been ci n-m ed for not taking hone ineasares suppress and break up the mo? of striking ii. At L'inis they n-vie fUKi trcu. le by stopping travel a 'id tralaV, and not to wreck trains where the utempt has been ni i lo run Th. matter as utiie.l a mt'io-js a-peet, and there i a yet no 'fa settlement inat'er.

The Knights of La-b are le the strike. Wi would like know what the Florida wh have at th- he.i I of Kirir Coltllll'lS th- ial iper the base .1 fi up in Ti i "re i i no law ji-r authority such a claim, r.r. I we 0 (ni in only it is ibne for the effect re a 1, as several of the States have a law by uhich some newspaper is selected as the legal or o-iehtl -r the cmnty. the gen eral rule in" m-Ic a imrer the politic a1 the oflieeis, which all th in il Iccrt is "lorida tiierc is no and anv sueli claim s'K-h i.hv or ru! is giiM.r. dles.

AO UXH' A rem ukabb' phenomenon occurred at Nbko Wi.r 'he af-tcin-'on of Satuivlay, the Ti day had been li'lit, siightly cbntdy, up al o'clock, when suddenly darkness began wu, and in live minute- it was a dark as midniglu. (treat con. prevailed, and bu-im-ss and the pe were gen rally Th darki.es-i eight or ten minute-, and the-: pa-'ed off, to ti til a v. e-t. Pre lera 1 I Friday Ttv ninth .1 I inhdfv.

ii i i i nly unf who tS. Whit. Pie- tl. tw ns eni a- di 1 Mr. i it as t( I rant.

IF- was ,1 I and 7 (It ot itt 1 ts y-'irs. 1 1 j.i i a ed UI- i i fl il. tl i- ir I'm t- 'Hi h.t: iry wiJ if Mr. w.i i i ri e-ti. .11 1 n.

11 i 3 i tte ui-. cti a to a An i 4 ilntri ji 1st- tor eitv. a Mr. ii o'N, t-- iV i i oti. tl its cr.

in; any up tn t-tib- th.s eitv a ie ty e-r I'UMiii i j' I. iking 1 iing 1 a i the Io eU na-t ri di tie i w. kn. dr i ny i cat lb1 1 a. of l' and i-i i i this ten; aii 1 lltltll re.

1 it wn: i ro -e a an t.v ei.e-1 I ill the itti men ot I h-sc have been wi utcti are thv t' lh.wjtigl Hi ll Kill, v.ii r.ii i' nil 11' mi 1 a i' v. 1 1 in "A while rooms and "received Probnldy just thi.n time there is one of the greatest depressions in the prices of staple comtnodi ties that haa hern known ia the history of this country. Cotton all over the South ia Lrinin the firmer only anl 7 cents, which not near pny the ist of production. In Chicago corn is "-'t cents which nienn about or 20 cents for the producer; wheat is 78 cents; oats, 2S cent; l.ud to' per shoulders S3 19; short riln clear sides, In New Orleans prirn ojen-kettle ur cents, inferior to white ch ice 0 to tij; mohisses '21 ernt. Flour is selling in the lend-i ig markets at from 2 75 to With surh a condition of alliirs the pra.

p-ct is certainly an en coura-in one for the tiller if the il, an I whf-n the f.innvr is touched niot vital interest of the is cted. whatyui imy, tho prvHlucts of the soil are the real Kourrcs wealth, anl wnen me r-racr cmnot r.nke a rcasonal.de profit on well directed lahor there is :i.e- thiiirf radically wron somewhere, an I it i time tint i were dire tin their er, toward Iving the pr ldei.i. an I bringing ah ut a bitter ii- i of things. As to what hisbrmght ahout th' pri'M iit dpree 1 prices, there ar-doubtless a variety of causes, but, in our opinion, there is nothing has tended to it as much as the per-nicim plan of sellinj futures." fliis system tf gitnbling has taken the tixing of prices out of tlic hand tlic who actually ban lie has given it over t. shrewd an unscrupulous ho no M-mpatliy feeling ia -m- mnwith producer, but s-de aim is to make money, reg ir l- Iio nf ij.ay suffer, tiamldis.g is a National sdn, aii'l un ler the various guises and names it has ami-e-I permeates almo-t tvery branch buitie-s.

aii we believe the arm ot the law jdiould be exten b-d st its inroa Is. If the law is not strong enough accomplish this, Jct the National atiil State law-inakers enact such measures as will reach the case. The tini" is come fr ru ileal measures. We are glad to see that some of the II ards of Trade and Kvchanges are calling on Congress to suppress the "future" system. It an incubus of infamy on the baek hone-t trade and shul be shaken off.

lirnp SiatrH. Th- NashMUo i 1-rad ccrtaiiily de-erve the thanks o( Flori liins for the liberal and et.er-g tie in which they have worked fir th-? of Stat'-. Their latv-t ve i- running i-xenrsion tr iir.a. of which tiu-y sr.y "To partic- int rc-tcd ia Florid i. That yon may hc that the fio ts of the pvt winter hae not killed t' rasvo tree-, nu 1 hv 1 e- ot.

that tho oran-o ul- turr in Flori 1 1 1 nn ns ired su the Lui and II.il-r-v wid on Thur-diy, Ajid 1. 1 run to 1 cseur- H-tillcitHS. at lowest tate cttr oiler. 1 the r-iund II un I hc.s to 1 fr 'mrinnati ar- enly JV 1 1 L. i fr.

St. 1.. ui-. Wi: rates as the la. tcr5-j ly come to Fl Mj'T St.

CI tir Abr.im -vi at Jo 1 -f fightirg ith io pipT men r'-, this t. CI. Win. Me Willi. i I -w oee are 1 tram bt l-a een it: nil on Tii- sliv, on N.

an I gentlemen in "vt cull r. attru.pted Jiv Iv ie i. i Is it as rcu 1. a 1 i aod up the cir. Is itr.

l.i.i- a the otTerrd by Hrili i nuigrants me c5-s of immigration are r. de-irable. re dwn list winter prospecting ver the State, an I icf b- rgs are rc-p rtc 1 as aroand ust. If thce things sh I l.ke the ie countrv w.dl enough i s- tt! here are undone, Thf editor -l ike Philadelphia V-, vcrv fivs: "A i.t-at I .1 1101. ii'i 11 1 1 li un.1.

riorio ftrw icrrus. can now I.c bought tV. This, however, ii. i snoui i roi swerve us ir- our i.t .1 i I i i CTir on he.Tn1 'h lfr.ic keen absent with his XOu huhiiv null lin J. G.

HELSOM TraCJcal Hou33 and Sign Au of -) jcars in lh wA' K'-' t'yx am on tkyrl niritHtrd. 9 PLANT CITY liOOMIXG CnCICC LOTS Jut Put ca t'i3 Market. rte thaiit)tr' LjJu? t'nlirelj Inside ol Corpjrallaa. I b- hid out ia l-r tnr ere th. til 5 i a if I ir.v- a lr, I ara nit.

A'. rir.nt tij. n. ward and tumbled Ilis Honor on the In the ejectment case ofScd'y Franklin vs. Martha Koers and hus band, the jury returned verdict for plaintiff.

Thos. Hawkins, of (leorgia, sued W. I. Head on an old account, for money paid ns bondsman for Head, and obtained judgment for the sum The trill of Edard Scuafer for the murder of Norri Davis, both colored, at Tampa last summer, was set fur Thursday, and a special ve nire summoned. Deputv Cleik Harrison tells that t'lere a havy docket yet before the Court.

T. K. Spencer, of th.e Tri'--tt; has been quito sick this week with the meales. II. II.

Plant and were siven a gratnl reception and banquet at the Opera House on Wednesday night. Ybor City, the "iivid juarter? of the new cigar factory enter'i jse, is assuming considerable proportioTii, and an immense amount cfbuihlin of factories hotels and cottajres has been done in the past three months. A goodly number of Plant Cityites were in attendance on court this week. CALIFORMA, seen hy tlroipe l-c5t tor tuiJ Ice in iVinler icrti In fttttujucr. A year or more ago Oeorge W.

Peck, the facetious editor of vi-it; Florida and made very favorable conniunts on what lit saw here. This year lis; i- under of March 1st v. rites the imr from Lws Angeles You Iiavc no doubt read of the beautiful mountain streams ot California, and probably you think, I did. that there is running water ewrvwhete. sparkling in its i uritv.

I iii i.ug Miiging aioitg. vil. up in the northern part of the St we tioiv may be water. I think in the there is water, becau-e 1 have seen pictures of it. but down in this part of the Stau, from here to itifbego.

there is not a running a -prnig. Hiver.s.'de water i Irtihta I tistiKV irorn oniT.sins, in ditehe, for irri.rt-t; but it is The -untry k. lo'go eonnte, 1 eountv, a county e.v ha 1 I ng. is ilnui des- t.tuu- of excel tlo- rniny stason. Wells with a th' seems wet, i it li'ol i 'Iriuk.

it a bucket li.iii Lake Michigan water woudd at pretainm. I feel amen I tnitik tint at iiiio we iiao g--t the habit g.ir.g I iv'; Like water, and it; bi-oug'it in jug-. grac 1 go i-r. b.i- of 1 1 tin- ea, ar get 'low 1. 1 lnv st l.j:tto::s, ri-i of wat'-r out i orniK a i I I i tliis Ati' iio ti.io IV i b- i itoi re i green tii 1 ate Uo letters i ter.

the gf iss green and I Ii iture pel l' ii. i i I' 1.1 ii, but c. i i- i p.i; ai.d ri love ii ol i 'a the th. So sr, Ji- i nil li .,,,1 and a a green thing il is bv i'o a- i ti a very stn.na- r. i ja.lge i I ha i it 1 1 i.

i n.me.t tor toys. Yesterday Sun hiv we i n- 1 i.n-'i.i in tue ram storm. i. rni.i.,1 V.0I vui aim thoui-ht it waV 1 a hail Moi m. in a few min utt-i th- sidewalks nd streets it was other.and in.

oh Ciiinamen hunt their iio-t tA free the i it was Cd I. si.iew i il. t. 1 b. te oyi in IV-'! r-: ir.

mA Comlcl t5 Jo3 y' So'-tc: ATTORIISYATLiW riorlJi. FTJZ2T.IC MTATK -IT LilHir-, jit CALLSVIIXH H-OHiDA. PLAH7 GiTY HOTEL n. MclxmV'n. Vwr.

iJ.inl by ivj Day c-r 'Vuek. fltr Cn-)LLS HSi: To try. irr.i G1TV DP.U3 STOHE, T. D. r.GALL GO.

Vhat ilj, VlorUl. Lr. I fs.ll vim: imvus i- 1 1. 3 i Ti.TTi::: i.ttit. no pay.

fey, Si and StaTole, SITH Prop's. A HprtiUf 314o oT Out. Ill Tmr Commercial Dnnumm. Tciu and Wain ahvayt on Hani. 'OUS of this to several lords of their own Ifenoed casiques).

one of which is said to have the precedency 1 is generally respected by the rest as an Fmperor. The Spanish colonies on the sea coasts have euhar (tovernors annoitited by his ('atholic Majesty. The natives of this country tire gro-s idolaters, worshipping the whole host of heaven; especially the sun, to whom they at-tiibute the good fortune of all their ri ur.d rctr.rii'hiia thanks They mightily respect (who are generally sor- ere; an theu by name '-an as and in somo i. laces it -n: were t-i-ut eouiitrv in tl ic uavs t-i d'JI tlic avag? tant-ouicklv ib strove! them. l'ostal Commit let.

Arc 1 A of eminent o.r.eials ti, 'tuty it is r.oue to Havana rt-iining the dif-- compared with iy ar a i i I't the to ie i. i 1 t-t iav a -An: Ii. Plant 'I assed right throgd Th-; partv 11 i- I Sauls'. ury an niece, try, of Dch.are; bh na- i' Senator la: a ot g.ir.. cenator li" an 1 Virginia lb Frmentrout an ,00, of Pennsylvania lien.

ILL. State 1 department, and -ife Mr. M. W. sen ot STATE DIRECTORY Ji, MIVATOUS.

rif.r I I. U.n I hu W. Jt.ts riritfiU Trrm i. I I y.tIt.-r i'irrcl lit a. Ctr) i'orl ltajf Ttrin in STATE t'FFICERH.

Corrfv, A IVrrj, ffttflrviWffw t-rnr a- Irrft't-- A'titnt-Urartal 1 Tjj- nj- rtBLP' I. a I- Directory of Hilhbcro County tVrt A "'-S-'--. i-rt3a, -rrva I A ot v.ut, Ai.f.v A VI Pf'4 4 Vr Ttn- a A II Urn irtrn, t-f. rfV. 1 I k--.

I I K.ottj -U? (' ('U1I Si vjftd A.I)KKV.S i aSWKAT, HKM.KP.SIN II It-. ft) plant cirr, rLA. II I mIi the land of SIR E. J. REED, AMi 1ISST.

IA.M)S of mdli of errs jrrjdcd price. IJimj roitd faruis.l -caring grot i il laii I and frowx LOTS tn Plmit City, liirto-v, Pd Tatiiia, at Iw l-ri's. The lands ofTcrciJ us are upu which farm are ua le and nmuti'Ninf rrot prown. mm, 1 i 1 1) i T. Everaed Moo a uiiw taking in the New Orleans The Ilotit while hunting neoiVort ade, found a large buck fastened, by the horns in a llo had been unable to extricate himself, and died s0 re-ently they saved the skin.

A man named P. 1). Milks stole a mule from Mr. Lot Anderson, near bartow, a few days since, and started toward Orlando with it. He was overtaken and the mule recovered near Kissimmee.

-A number of the Agricultural College boy at Lake City are wrest-iitig wan the measles. The number ill is not large enough to interfere with the college exercises. Two freight trains collided near v.aalake on the Florida Southern l. uiroad, last wc-k, Monday. The accident was caused hy a nnent telegram N0 lives were hwf, but a number of cars were demolished, Maitlan.1 Courier: Iu Justice iCiurray ganicn mav be fccn to-nt itocs, peas beans, potatoes cu-cumutrs and numerous other many ot which were growHiig when the -great freeze" took place and escaped without injury.

A. bridge has been built across tho Oek la v. ha a Tava res. 1 1 ia 74 ft lung and about la.oUO feet ol lumber, and pounds of iron, were required for its construction, and its probable weight hs about twenty tons h0 nicely is it joUcl that it can le swung by one baud. It wta formally opened to public use, with appropriate ceremonies, last wccl Monday.

In addition to the tons of steel rads received in Fernandina lor flonda Railway and Navigation Company week before If" nearly tons arrived ht yz: per William 1' i i jiks, arm lu-rw t. Marr. 4 i') It.oi. ii. leading at jtroome street that eitv.

--k in Ihshoo. will, ie Kllickcrw daily expeend, tons, are wincii i. ihe editor tjf inant his -''tow ve -cV'f the fdjou. lieexo: i-bnncit of httuce l(i --s ii.ii -a of North Carolina; Judg Chishoim Messrs JJ.lt. NURSERY! Fcrt Kcide, Florida.

tt? a p. :1 S- 1 Shru's irtttf ii I. healthy, x. i.t. cl t''t I 'iKl T-A CTr f'r if s.r 'ry.

II Clloli TUA OF LANH roil su.ih V. L.5jllfuf!I.Ti::h. er. r. U.

D. Urtrr. Ft- M.it, ku. OTADEIIS FOIl Itofflnl Soda II atrr nml Uornlr TO calhou.v braswell, Ander.son. W.

W. Cord and J. i ivanriah. Use partv nr'-' niui tin es-oft of iia.to- way. of the Atlantic Coast Li inc.

Informant: Our table a en ornamented by plateof plui- i.errie.-, grown by Mr. en Fake H.nvm-.l niter tiaven ,4 liv.ll, Mr. E. began bis; i.l.,... i out .1 ear ngtf an.

I is How suifMnir strawfiisrn attroui 10 cents to 81 he gets prompt rc- unsan i Why At a priieary election for ur inn J.Kk-,,nvi; la. VOi- ice was dvieate 1 lor re elccti. T'X''U. su 1 any one doubt th-'cenai P-ib-acMl will Thev of making a gl living iulS. O.lan.10; til.

fall, and pelted -U 2 expense. j-I ri Kissininiee, and II. II. Savage, Fort cor -tarting in hrxt to Pt-! thr the phns for this factory. i I tre I lir trcsoite to ourselves all Natk.

N. I4luxuries daring i i. -n--'U a small faunlv. V- A5V -i il if.