The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21

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now that the Patriot 10 defunct3
Elisha Estes was fatally shot on Sat-
urday last near Cascade, Pittsylvania
county, Va, by J. W. Alverson. Alver-
son made his escape.
The situation in ireland continues to
grow serious. Mr.. Parnell in speech at
Waterford, on the 9th, denounced the
English government, and said that "no.
thing could now put down the agitation
till the tiller of the soil became its owner"
The agitators are becoming holder, and
by threats of violence compel opponents
to exhibit sympathy with their movement
which they do not feel.
The New York JownDs Of Commerce
says: Various considerations have &C
tually raised the public estimate of the
value of some Southern securities. The
Stock Exchange quotations indicate this.
So does the appearance of bids of numer-
GUS other bonds Of those and other South
ern States in arrears for which there was
no inquiry whatever four or FIVE months
ago. From these financial straws the
South can Judge which way the wind
blows at the North. If they are nothing
more than the Vaccination of cliques and
manipulators they are still indicative of
more hopeful feeling than formerly ex-
listed touching the prospects of Southern
State debts.''
There is a very general demand up
on the part of business men and firms for
national bankrupt law tina, will protect
creditors against fraudulent liens, trans
fers, DC The failure of Harwood & Co.,
of Minneapolis. Mimi, with liabilities of
over 100000, and the discovery that
the members of the firm had given prior
liens to members of their own families
and intimate friends sufficient 10 cover all
the assets, emphasizes the demand of
business interests for the re-enactmrnt of
a bankrupt law; and prominent members
of Congress, among whom are Senators
Edmunds, Thurman and Conkllug, intend,
it is said, to bring the matter before Con-
gress during the coming session.
This is the way the New York cleo
ton impressed Thomas Hughes: els
this 80 all over the city p he asked
friend. "Sop what P'' $50 orderly; it
is just as if they were about their work."
Yes; just the same as this. Of course,
there may be dispute and even knock
down here and there, but it is generally
peaceful swell, well! !" exclaimed the
father of Rugby. sit is a very strange
and a very encouraging sight. They do
not seem to be enemies, and every man
appears to respect the rights of every
other man." Certainly; why mott The
best men OF both parties would fight, if
need be, for the right of man of the
opposition party to cast vote" $50 I
have heard. Yes, it is obvious. am
glad to see this day."
The Warrington Post says: The
two most eminent and audacious prognos-
ticators of the age, Mr.. Tice, of St. Louis,
and Mr.. VennOr, of Montreal, have made
out their weather programme for the
winter. Mr.. Vennor predicts " tremen-
dous snowfalls as far south as Washing
ton" Mr.. Tice, "heavy rains in the
South and heavy SHOWS in the North,
with extremely low temperature" The
latter, casting his prophetic eye still fur
Their ahead, says also that we have en-
tered upon aperiod of unusual perturba-
tons, of which the maximum will not be
reached before year from next fall. All
of which signifies that if these weather
wiseacres know what they are talking
about, we may expect to be buried in
snow this winter, and washed out with
floods in The spring; to be copvulsed with
all sorts of elemental Irregularities for a
year or two longer-be shaken up with
earthquakes, perhaps, swept with cyclones,
frozen into ice-blocks, and blasted with
thunderbolts. Therefore, the Post sug-
gests, In the language of the preacher,
that those who have houses had better be
putting them in order.