The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-08


The Burns statue in Central Park,
New York, was unveiled with appropriate
ceremonies on the I'd inst.
The Old Dominion steamship Isaac
Bell was destroyed by fire at her wharf, at
Portsmouth, Va, on the I'd inst
The Triennial Convention Of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church began its sessions
on Wednesday, in St. Georges Church,
New York.
Affairs in Ireland are assuming an
alarming shape. The difficulties between
landlords and tenants are increasing and
the laws are defed.
1t is now repor ted by telegraph, that
the Porte has unde rtaken to induce the
Albanians to peace ably surrender Dull
cigno to the Montenegrins q
1t is reported that a body of armed
men recently entered Dalton, Ga, and
forcibly rescued some property which had
been seized by reve nue. officers.
During the " eek ended Saturday,
there were received at the Treasury for
redemption $4,000 in national bank
notes, against $l,277,OOo for the cores
ponding week of last year. ?
During the week the Treasury issued
on orders received therefor, 64O,992 stan
dard silver dollars! During the CORES
ponding week last year, but 297, 900 stan
dard silver dollars went out.
The Treasury now holds $3GO,O91,-
$50 in United States bonds to secure ma
tional bank circulation United States
bonds deposited on account of circulation
for the week ending Saturday. $G44, 500;
and withdrawn, $1,114,OOO.
indictments have been found by the
grand jury against the following news
papers in New York city for advertising
places for the sale Of lottery tickets: The
Sun, Daily Ne,cs, World, Star, Truth,
Stats Zeitung, Frank Leslie's Newspaper,
Police Gazette and Dispatch.
"A Rome dispatch says the monster
iron-clad Italia, of $4,000 tons, covered
throughout with armor three feet thick,
has been successfully launched at Castel
lamare, in the presence of King Humbert
and an immense crowd of people. The
Italia is the most powerful iron-clad ever
constructed.
"A fire broke out on Sunday in the
laundry Of the St. Charles Hotel, New
Orleans, causing damage estimated at
from $40, 900 to 100000. The ladies' or
binary, one of the handsomest dining
rooms in the country, and the historical
parlor six, on the Common street wing of
the hotel, were consider ably damaged by
water.
The remains of Lieutenant Irving, of
the Franklin Arctic Expedition were
brought home to England recently by
the recent expedition under Lieutenant
Schwatka, and it is now rumored that the
old charges against the contractor who
furnished the supplies to the Franklin
expedition, for frauds in furnishing the
supplies, will be renewed.
The Alabama Democratic State Con.
vention has issued an address concluding
as follows: "Our party in Alabama stands
committed by its platform, by the action
of every department. of the State govern
meut and by the judges of it's courts cleo
by it, First, to an acceptance of the re-
suits of the war; second, to the equal
political rights of CIV cry citizen third, to
the faithful maintenance of the public
credit, state and national, and an untlinch-
ing opposition to the reputation of any
public obligation; fourth, to free and
firm exercise of the of the elective fran
chise and, Jfth, to the 'strictest econo-
my in public affairs
The New York Democracy assembled
in convention at Saratoga on the 2sth
ult., and held most harmonious session.
Augustus Schell, John Kelly, Edward
Kearney, Erastus Corning and William
Purcell, Tammany delegates, were added
to the State Committee by a unanimous
vote. R. w. Peckham acted as chairman
and in his address predicted Democratic
majority in New York in November OF at
least $4,000, and the IS electoral votes of
the State for Hancock and English. John
Kelly made red hot speech, and nu-
merous other speeches clearly evidenced
the entire unity and harmony now exist
ing in the party. Resolutions were adopt
ed pledging the States electoral vote to
Hancock and English, and Charles w.
Rapello Of New York, one Of the present
Justices of the Court of Appeals, was
nominated on the 6rat ballot, afterwards
made unanimous) for Chief Justice, to Gil
the spaoasoy csnsed by the death Of Hon.
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