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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-09-28
There is q new ministry in France


There is a new ministry in France,
headed BY NJ Jules Ferry as Premier.
s. r. Mallory was nominated for
state Senate, and r. ID. Byrne, A. c. Tip
Jan, and Isaac Welsh for the Assembly in
Esczmbia county on the 21st inst. The
Gassas says 1t is a strong ticket"
The jacksonville Union, the leading
Democratic daily of Florida, is now pub
hsbed a. a morning paper and has the
Associated Press dispatches. 1t is edited
with care and ability, and should receive,
a. Il doubtless does, an immense patron
age from all classes Of citizens. We con-
grztulzte the Union on its new departure
and wish II continued success.
The people of Kansas are again in
danger Of starvation. Levi johnson, of
Norton county, has gone to Iowa to So
lieit aid for the people of seven or eight
counties, whose crops failed this year, and
Who are suffering for the necessaries of
life And that is the place where the Re
publieAns, in their extreme solicitude for
the negro, induced thousands of them to
emigrzte 10 from comfortable homes and
. genial climate In the South.
The Republicans, says the Nashville
American, are inclined to use the figures
q on years In explaining the result in
Name This never deceives. Maine
gave Is, 900 Republican majority in 1875.
Al the same rate, allowing for increased
vote, they ought to have carried the
SLste By 10000. To have done less was
70 lose ground 1t is simply thin device
70 conceal defeat to take the off years as
basis Of explanation and comparison.
Gen. Grant, Commander-in-C Chic"
has issued g General Order No. l6" from
he Headquarters Union Veterans Ma
tional Committee" New York City, COM
m1nding the Union veteran soldiers and
salons Of the United States to meet in
convention at Indianapolis on Thursday.
October 7th- The election is the 18th Of
OctOber. What is the meaning of this
Does Grant propose to buIldoze and cor
"a, % 70 speak, the soldier vote in the
interest Of Garfield?
An immense mass-meeting, in honor
of The complete and Satisfactory adjust
meut Of all differences among the New
YORK Democracy, was held in New York
On the Esd inst. Il is described as the
most gigantic demonstration that has been
ssen there for twenty years. It Is esti-
mEtsd that over 10000 persons were in
the toroh1ight procession and at least
fhrios that number on the streets - spec
tstsrL There were many speeches made
By distinguished orators ct different
poisis simultaneously, and alarge number
q lsttes of regret read from other distin-
guilhsd gentlemen who had been invited
% parridpsts, smong them one from Gov.
Drsw, saying: I've Of the South are par
tiszasdy glad % know that the Democ-
ny Of he Empirs elste i again united,
and fhnt nex thsrs Is little doubt that
BE Ike FIoridA IN roll up ropaiag
.nf f|trnrkzu, ns'e'isT - Hapeeek -
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The Rntriot last Saturday, for some bad
purpose, published statement calculated
to affect the credit of the State, and prob
ably such was its design. It seems that
some person or persons, late in the day Of
Saturday, the 18th, obtained Comptroller's
warrants which it was impossible to get
cashed, owing to the fact that the Treas
urer's Office was closed. The matter is
explained below but what is TO be
thought of newspaper which seizes hold
of circumstance like that mentioned by
Messrs. Mcintosh and Aud and publishes
such q statement as the following:
On Saturday night, the 18th day of September,
1880, the Treasury Of the State of Florida had
not one cent In il, and the Treasurer was borrow
ing money to pay daily expenses.
There is no excuse for such falsehood,
and particularly when the utterer of it
could so easily have learned the truth by
simple inquiry. So far from the statement
being true, however. the State pays every
warrant drawn against an appropriation
on presentation.
The same paper says there was " fifty
cents in the Treasury" when the State
seeded. This is as true as the falsehood
just exposed. The Radicals used to as
sert that when the State was turned over
to them in 1868 they found in the Treas
ury postage stamp and an old copy Of
the Bible. The Bible was hastily thrust
aside, because a commandment therein
said, "Thou shalt not steal" Such a
prohibition was utterly repugnant to a
cardinal principle of the carpet-baggers
who spelt pray with an e, and who conse-
quently had no use for Book which con-
demned their practices.
The following is the card referred to
above:
TREAsURER's OFFICE,
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, Sept IS, 1880.
To the Editor Of the FTOridian:
We notice an article in the Florida Patriot "
of to-day headed Democratic Finances Run
ming Low" which states that on last Saturday
there were only 81 in the State Treasury and
for this reason the Treasurer had to borrow 81
of private parties to enable him to pay bill o.
| $40. The facts are as follows On Saturday
afternoon, after the Treasurers Office was closed
for the day, and the clerk, Mr.. Mcqueen Aud
had left the building, the Comptroller drew five
warrants aggregating $3.50 in favor of persons
who had been working on the new fence around
the capital General Dickson, wishing that these
parties should get their money that evening, ap
piled to Mr.. w. N. Mcintosh, the clerk in the
Comptroller's Office, who cashed the warrants
and on Monday collected the amount Of the
warrants at the Treasurer's office
| If any one has any doubt as to the Treasury
of Florida not having money, let him presen
any legal claim against any existing appropria
ton, and it will be promptly paid.
The statement OF the Patriot as to an ex
hausted Treasury is ridiculous. We send thi
correction to you that it may appear at once, a
these msstatements are calculated to do harm
W. M. McINTosH, Comptroller's Clerk.
MCQUEEN AULD, Treasurer's Clerk
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The premium list of the Second Annual
State Fair, under the management of the State
Park Association, has been printed and 10 now
being circulated throughout the State. -JGckson-
ciue Union, September 2S
The Union must be in error. If the
fair at Jacksonville last year was State
fair, it was the Fifth Annual State Fair
and was so advertised.
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TO gAkUARF FIRST FOR FIFTY CENTS

The FIORIDIAK will be sent TO subscribers, from
he Isl Of October 10 the LIST of January, 1881,
lur FT'1y Cent? This period will be the most &C.
i've Of fbe present campaign, and persons who
Eizh 10 keep accurately informed of the progress
q he Democratic cause should avail themselves
q ms opportunity 10 secure frst-class news
T,sper for mere trile-
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The following letter from DR.. Han
kins, Surgeon of the Prison Camps, will
probably relieve the Patriot of its anxiety
Is to the cause of the death of convict
sent to the State Prison for assault with
intent to kill:
LIVE OAK, Fla, September 90, 1880.
GENERAL DICKSON, Tallahassee, Florida:
DEAR 6R:-You requested me TO state to
you a. regards the death of William Sherman,
convict in the State penitentiary, who died sud-
denly about the 1st Of this month; and with
your permission now beg leave to present for
your consideration the following true statement
as regards his death William Sherman entered
the peniteDtiary suffering from Hypertrophy OF
the heart, and the organ was, on examination,
very much enlarged, and did moi occupy nor
NAL position and the respiration irregular and
disturbed; and taking into consideration his
general symptoms. which have not the lime TO
elaborate upon, my suspicious were aroused and
confirmed that his disease would prove fatal
within two months, aud 90 stated d TO the hos
pital steward. He was placed under medical
treatment and allowed to walk about the enclos-
ure. This medical treatment was continued
for about three or four weeks when 1t was dis
continued and be seemed improved and begged
the Captain of the Guard to let him 60 out to
work. This he did with his own accord, and
consequently the Captain allowed him to 60.
with the instruction not 70 do any more work
than be saw proper 70 do. He came in At night
eat his supper, looking cheerful and did NOT com
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SAMUEL PASCO,
ALBERT J. RUSSELL,
JAMES E. YONGE,
THOMAS F. KING.
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Evening Telephone, Sept q.
The Population Of Florida.

An estimate Of Oh. rrAoA... population
of Florida made from the books at the
census Office mot accurately perfect, but
near enough for all practical purposes
shows the number of white and colored
people in the State to be as follows:
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
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x SUBSCRIBERS will observe the
CROSS Z MARK on their paper, which signifies
tAas fhsIr rEEz SUBSCRIPTION HAs xuuxD, and
rsssrn Eheuseares accordingly. Amer . paper has
- cnos.rD TWICE. Il WIN most positively be dis
.suziuuso q ths amount Of subscription 70 not ~
s.Ens6 q oaa-
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FOR CONGRESS, FIRST DISTRICT:
ROBERT II. NJ. DAVIDSON,
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OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET
FOR PRESIDENT:
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR vICE-PREsIDENT
WILLIAM III. ENGLISH,
OF INDIANA.
STATE CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR:
WILLIAM d. BLOXHAM,
OF LEON COUNTY.
FOR GOVERNOR:
LIVINGSTON W. BETHEL,
OF MONROE COUNTY.
FOR CONGRESS, FIRST DISTRICT:
ROBERT II. N. DAVIDSON,
OF GADsDES COUNTY.
FOR CONGRESS, SECOND DISTRICT:
JESSE ]. FINLEY,
OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
SAMUEL PASCO,
ALBERT J. RUSSELL,
JAMES E. YONGE,
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Majority of white voters.

These figures will do for the politicians
to estimate upon, and if each sets its best
arithmetic men to work, each can prob
ably figure out from one to FIVE thousand
majority for its own party. The views of
The Telephone as to the matter were given
some time since, and the census returns
now given seem to confirm these views.
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FOR LIEUTESANT-GOvERNoR:
LIVINGSTON W. BETHEL,
OF MONROE COUNTY.
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FOX CONGRESS, SECOND DISTRICT:
JESSE J. FINLEY,
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uF GADsDES COUNTY.
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According to the census of 1870 the to-
tai population then was 1877, 74s, giving
an increase during the last ten years of
s4,Ole, or about forty-fve per cent.
Estimating the voters at one to every
five, which is the usual ratio, it would
give the following result
White voters. Observation-Disclosures. %. 764
COlored vote. .................. 25,6S0
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FOR GOVERNOR:
WILLIAM ID. BLOXHAM,
OF LEON COUNTY.
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STATE CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-03
Campaign Notes.

correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
writes as follows: "In Waldo there is a
stampede from the Fusion ranks. Speakers
from other States who have been campaign
ing in that county declare they never saw a
parallel. Some say the change will make a
Republican gain o. 1900, and the more
cautious think it cannot be less than thou
sand. Hancock county is also reported as
making large gains, and Washington will give
a majority of some three hundred larger than
last year. Milliken's election is considered
beyond question:
In one town in Somerset county the Re-
publican canvass shows gain of forty-six
votes to the Republicans.
Says the Kennebec Journal: Zone OF. Bro
Nye's posters for an Enforced Prohibition
rally is conspicuously hung up in the windows
OF Bros. Wiggin & Getchell, parties who have
liquor nuisance case in regular order for SEN
tence at the coming criminal term. Com
ment is unnecessary. The same poster is dis
played in the temperance saloons of Brother
Potter, Brother Freeman, Brother Hopkins,
and the places of business of other noble men
who are doing their best to stop the traffic in
intoxicating liquor
Hon. R. G.. Horr addressed the Republicans
of Sanford Corner in Gordall's Hall Wednes-
day evening His speech was enthusiastically
received.
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-03
MARANOCoOK.
Second Regatta Of the Union Rowing AS
sociation.

The arrangements have nearly all been COM
pleted for the second regatta of the Union
Rowing Association at Lake Maranocook on
the 29th Letters have been received from Mr.
Kennedy, who is at present at Geneva, N. Y,
saying that among the prominent oarsmen who
will take part in the professional race will be
Courtney, Riley, Ross, Weisberger, Hosmer,
Felseinger, Lee, Plaisted and Ten Eyck.
The following have entered for the amateur
race:-Murray of West Virginia, Gazle of
New York, Murphy of Norwich, Conn.,, and
Lee of Boston.
There will be five mile pedestrian contest,
square heel and toe, and ten mile running
match. Entries for the five mile walk will be
confined to Maine pedestrians, while the run
ming match will be open to all pedestrians
without reserve. For the first. McLemarrah
OF Oldtown, Chris. Toole of Bangor, "Al"
Haskell of Portland, and Meagher of Bidde
ford, and for the second, Happeney and Nc
Nulty of Boston, O'Toole Of Clinton, Mass,
Delaney of Biddeford and Shea of Portland
have entered. A well known English pedes-
trian will also enter for the ten mile race.
There will be dancing in both pavillions
and both the Bangor and Lewiston quadrille
bands will be present.
Chambers fall band will give concerts in
the grove during the day.
Special trains will leave Portland at an early
hour and run on quick time, running express
from Danville junction.
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-03
PENNINGTON.
A Republican Procession Assaulted by
Roughs-Dr. Garcelon Defends the State
Steal.
EARM1NcFoN. Sent. Q

FARMINGFoN, Sept. 2.
Last evening the Garfield Guards paraded
the streets of this village and West Fa rming
ton, headed by the Pennington and West
farmlngton Bands. There were large num-
Der OF torches in the line, and the whole caval-
caae presented very fine appearance, re-
celving perfect ovation from the citizens of
both villages. While the procession was re-
turning from the West village Just as they
marched off the Center bridge they were met
oy volley of stones and brickbats, compli-
ments OF party of concealed roughs. Several
OF the Guards were hit and were more or less
injured, but fortunately none seriously. The
sneaks of course then fled, though one was
captured and carried to Republican head
quarters-one Mel Farmer, fellow of the
Daser sort, who has several times figured con-
splcuously in our police court record
Last Tuesday evening DIR. Alonzo Garcelon
addressed the citizens of Pennington on the
famous State steal He claimed to have been
a martyr for the Democratic party, having re.
ceived a bushel of abusive letters, pictures and
carlcatures He branded the Judges of our
supreme Judicial Court and ministers as in
famous; that Blaine Hale and Reed were liars,
&c. He told his hearers that every vote for
e.iO AsCPuuilCduS WOulu Uo d NOl0 VI COuQemQa-
tlon OF the count out and will sustain the
course of Blaine, Hale, &c. At the close the
Fusionists called for three groans for Blaine
and they were given. A Republican present
then called for three cheers for Blaine. About
one-third of the meeting were Republicans
and the cheers were given with will. 1t will
be some time before the aiders and abettors
OF the State steal will again attempt to call
for groans for Blaine in Pennington au.
dlence. His speech was tissue of false state
ments and evasions, and the more of such ad-
dresses the better for the Republican party.
The people who gathered to hear Gov.
Garcelon naturally expected that on visit to
Franklin he would tell us some reas on for
throwing out so many of our towns, and when
he reached the story of the days of tabuation
all ears were open to hear his explanation of
the count-out Of Pennington, of Jay, of New
Sharon; but no. of these he had not ward to
say, but instead rambled over the state to the
remote towns of Danforth and Gouldsboro,
discoursing of Charles Rolfe and Charles A.
Rolfe, of Oliver P. Bragdon'and Oliver B.
Bragdon. When the doctor had ceased speak
ing some one ventured to ask him if he would
be so kind as to tell US why Pennington was
thrown out; this ready answer came, "Because
the record was not made according to the con-
stitution and the laws REPUBLICAN.
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-03
THAT FORGED CIRCULAR.
What Catholic Irishman Says about It.

Portland Sept 1, 1880.
Mr.. EDITOR II am stranger in your
City and State. Since coming here few days
ago, noticed in the columns of the Argus a
sort of religious-political catechism, purporting
to be a circular issued and circulated by Re-
publican authority.
The charge is made by the Argus that this
precious document chiefly directed against
Irishmen and Catholics, has been distributed
through various Protestant communities
throughout the State for political effect.
Now Mr.. Editor have been travelling for
the last two weeks, up in Penobscot and
Aroostook counties and have been frequently
in communities almost wholly Protestant or at
least where they were very few Irishmen or
Catholics and believe if such document was
in circulation would be likely to see it; but
no, the first sight got of this relic of Know
nothingism was in the Democratic Argus.
1 consider the publication of such trashy
bait as this an insult to my countrymen- just
think of the Republicans circulating such a
document which any fool must know could
not be kept secret twenty-four hours-aud
certainly chicken-like would come home to
roost. Besides there is no reason why the
Republicans should publish such document
there being no religious issue in the campaign.
The whole thing is desperate dodge of the
Democrats devised to keep the Irish voters
in the traces, and prevent them from joining
the Irish Republican Clubs which are now
threatening the very citadel of Democracy.
And here would like to ask those who OBJ
iect to the formation of Irish Republican or
ganizations, or to Irishmen voting the Repub-
lican ticket how it would if all the Americans
were on the one side, or if all the Germans
should range themselves under one political
standard. Yet this is just what our Demo-
cratic friends want us to do. There seems to
be full liberty for the German, the English
man, the Scotchman, the Frenchman, to act
and vote with whatever party he chooses; but
the moment an Irishman, especially if he is a
Catholic, joins the Republican party. he is
assailed with such epithets as renegade and
turncoat. They say he is bought up by Repub-
lican money. Thus these men while they
prate about liberty for themselves, display the
very essence Of Knownothingism by ostracz-
ing their fellow citizens for honestly differing
with them on the political issues of the day.
enclose my card and sign myself an
IRISH CATHOLIC.
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-03
THE IRISH REPUBLICANS.
QUITE A STAMPEDE IN MAINE.
The Movement Strong in Vermont, New
York and Elsewhere.
The Boston Herald's Portland despatch

The Boston Herald's Portland despatch
says:
The promoters of the Irish Republican
movement are very confident that it is going
to be an important factor in the canvass, not
only here but in other States of the Union.
The friends Of the young party within party
say that in Maine the Irish Republican move
ment has already made serious breaches in the
Democratic works, and In some places has cap
tured all but the citadel Capt. O'Farrall, who
has been speaking in Penobscot and Aroostook
counties in the Fourth District, says that
large number of Irishmen in Bangor have
Joined the Garfield and Arthur clubs there,
and many others told him they intended to vote
the Republican ticket this fall. He also gives
encouraging reports from many of the towns
in Aroostook, where he has been speaking
Capt. O'Farrall says that the free trade plank
of the Democratic party will cost number OF
Irish votes He also says that Irishmen are
beginning to see the folly of one nationality
being massed in the Democratic party. Mr..
Judge, prominent Irish American Republic
can of Biddeford, told Mr.. LOoney that he had
the best reasons for believing that as many as
two hundred and fifty Irishmen would vote
the Republican ticket in Biddeford this fall.
Mr.. Judge says that the Irish Americans OF
Biddeford are beginning to realize that if the
free trade policy of the Democratic party was
carried into effect they would all be thrown
out of employment.
He also said that although the Democracy
had control of Biddeford for many years. still
the efforts of the Democratic party were not
for the elevation. materially and intellectually,
of the people. Since the Republican party,
on the contrary, has come into power three
night schools have been organized, and the
leaders OF that party have used their utmost
endeavors to elevate poorer classes in Bidde-
ford The leaders of the Democratic party
are in a terrible CONSERVATION, for the this is
movement which they did not expect, and it
has sadly demoralized them. The Democratic
city committee of Portland has sent a COM
mittee up to Boston to request P. A. Collins
and John E. Fitzgerald to come to Maine and
exert their influence in checking the move
ment. The Irish Republicans are active and
in earnest. Judge Morrison and General
O'Bierne say that a number of Irish Republi-
can clubs have been formed in Vermont,
where they have spoken. The movement
they say, is strong in New York. The Irish
Republicans of New York, it will be remem-
bered, have called State convention. Mr..
Morrison says that number of Irish Ameri-
can Republican clubs have also been formed
in Indiana. He, as well as Gen. OBriene be-
lieves that Garfield and Arthur will carry every
northern State. How much this movement
will amount to it is too early to tell, probably
not to much this year, but anything which
promises to break up the solid Irish vote, as
now cast, is entitled to some encouragement
from thinking men, even if the immediate re-
srltS are not tremendous.