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FLORIDIANA. Mr. O. J. H. Summers, of Jacksonville, has been appointed United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. J. M. Reynolds passed through Chipley the other day with 1,300 head of sheep. He was taking them to his ranch in Washington County. The first female engineerseen in Florida passed south Sunday over the Florida Southern. She had hold of the throttle and seemed to fill theposition as natural as a man. We failed to learn her name.Ocala Capitol. Harry D. Bonnetheau, of Jacksonville, the agent of the Land & Trust Company of Florida, sold 10,000 acres of land in Hamilton County, Fla., at $1.60 per acre for turpentine purposes to two gentlemen from Georgia. Seventy-five barrels of fish were shipped from this point and about thirtyfive from Port Tampa last night. The business is increasing every day, though the season is not considered open until September 1st.-Tampa Times. The Tampa soap factory's press and stamping machine were shipped from Buffalo, Tuesday, and will arrive there Saturday. The company now has nearly a thousand pounds of soap manufactured, waiting for the machines to put it in marketable shape. A Cuban cigar aler living on Angela street, near corner of Thomas, attempted suicide by hanging this morning. His wife heard him when he kicked the table from under him, and cried out for help. The occupants of the bakery across the street hurried over and cut the man down, before life was extinct, although his chances of recovery are none of the best.-Key West Equator-Democrat. The Times-Union of the 24th says: The Dime Savings Bank closed its doors yesterday morning. The failure was not unexpected, and the depositors are, as a rule, people who work orsmall earnings. Mr. E. I. Robinson, owner of the bank, made the following statement to a reporter: "Money was so tight that it was impossible to realize on assets as quickly as was necessary, and, as a consequence, we were compelled to suspend. As soon as we can we will begin making pro rata payments on deposits." Phosphate money is beginning to come in already since the supreme court gettled the question of law and now we trust the much talked of $100,000 will resolve itself into cold cash at an early day. There must be considerable money due the State from this source, but it is about as difficult for a State to collect as for individuals and the probabilities are that some of the compaties will be utterly unable to pay on demand -however, we shall soon find out.Floridian. Reports give it that the cotton cropof Florida will exceed that of last year by 25 per cent. Plants are now blooming and fruiting freely. This is encouraging to our people in the cotton belt. Of our OWD district we can say the orange crop never looked better at this season of the year. The corn crop now being harvested is of large yield and of excellent quality; many of our farmers are hauling it into town and selling to the merchants.-Ft.
