The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-28


FLORIDA PRoDucrIoNs.-Wc have been shown a
package of yarn manufactured at the newly estab.
lished cotton mill in Madison, owned by Captain
N. P. Willard 1t is pronounced by our merchants
equal to any cotton yarn spun at any other manu-.
featuring esta bshment in the South.
We are rejoiced to be able to chronicle the fact
that man in Florida has met with sufficient
encouragement, and has bad the enterprise to en-
lard has erected mill with thousand spindles,
and by the middle of January expects to turn out
thousand pounds Of twist yarn per day. Thus
has he fairly entered the field of competition. and
We pIedict that it will not be long before others
will seeth beneficial results of his enterprise, and
60 and do likewise d'iahassee Fio,idinn.
NEwspA PER THIsvEs.-If this paper should fall
into the hands of any of those constant readers
| who pick up the Journal from the doors Of the sub
scribers, We invite their attention to case in the
court OF magistrates reported to day. We have
suffered, and so have our subscribers, great an.
! noyance from these petty theits, and we have de-
| termined to prosecute every case that shall come
70 our knowledge. What renders the thing more
shameful is the fact that many of these newspaper
thieves are persons OF respectable appearance In
, the case reported, the offender has purchased a
single newspaper at the cost of over ten dollars,
besides the expense and disgrace and loss of poli
cal rights consequent upon conviction for theft.
We think that he and others of Lis class will find it
more convenient to subscribe for the paper than to
''walk up to the captains office and settle" with
the court Of magistrates. They ask more for one
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not believe that there lie any probability OF rednc-
ton of their tcrms.-P Providence Journal, Dec Is.
Colonel BENroN, speaking recently in converse
ton Of his vigor and health. remarked: "Until
was thirty drank nothing but water, sir. Since
then have drank only what circumstances made
1t fit should drink. Temperance and modera-
ton keep me in health and strength Besides,
adopt the Roman reeimen-bathe with cold water
and rub dry. That's exercise. None of your
common flesh brushes, but such they rub horses
legs Within Y. Ecening Pos,
LAaoE LAND SALE IN MAINE.-The State Of
Massachusetts owns near two millions of acrca Of
wild land in Maine. At the last session Of the
Massachusetts Legislature the Governor and Coun.
cilof that State authorized to offer the lands
for sale, by advertising for sealed tenders to be
made on ,r before the Goth instant. On the day
appointed the tenders were opened, when il was
found that the Governor and Council Of Maine had
made an offer Of $400, 900, and that individual
spectators had gone as high as $606, ZOO. 1t ia
stated that the sale has been declared in favor of
gentleman Of Boston and a lumber merchant of
Bangor, the land yielding not quite 81 cents on
acre. Massachusetts bad already received mil
lion and q half Of dollars for the lands in Maine,
which were allotted to her at the time Maine was
erected into State, (in 1920 J Yet the entire
body Of her lands in Maine we're offered by Nassa.
chusctts To- that State, at the period alluded to- for
$lOO,O 900. Maine has now offered 500 900 for
the moiety just sold. The cause of this advance
in the price 10 their enhanced value a. timber
lands. ~" & ...' 80