The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-15
STATE NEWS.

Madison had torch-light procession
on the evening Of the eth IN honor of
General Finley and the speakers who &C
eompanied him.
-Messrs Call, Davidson, Pasco and
others had tremendous meeting at Fort
Dade on the 2Srd ulk, the people turning
out almost en- naasse, without regard to
political opinion.
Governor Bloxham had large crowd
to hear him speak at Turkey Creek on
Tuesday last. We learn from parties who
were present, that Governor Bloxham
made quite favorable impression upon
his hearers.-7an,p0 Guardian, Rep.
Senator Jones has gained such an
exalted estimation In the minds of the peo-
pie of this State that we believe he will
be unanimously supported by the Demo
cratic members of the next Legislature,
no matter who his opponent may be. He
deserves the place, is fully competent to
fill it, and no doubt will.-Mddjson Re
corder.
The Democratic mass-meeeting and
barbecue of last Friday was very credi-
table affair and everything went off finely.
Messers. Bloxham, Perry, Loring, Young
and McWorter addressed the meeting. The
speeches were mild in tone-without that
usual indiscriminate abuse of Republicans
that has heretofore characterized the
| speakers of the Democratic canvassers.-
Tampa Guardian, Rep, 9th.
"A dishonest politician is stencil in
the nostrils of every honest man; and
Conover will find this fact out before an
other month rolls round for we do know
there are many honest Republicans in the
State who will not give him their support,
and we cannot see how any Democrat can
support him, when the best and most in
tellectual men of the Republican party
repudiate him.-7ampa Guardian, Rep.
Simon B. Conover, when he made his
speech here, if it may be called speech
at all, did not say one word in favor of
the election of Garfield and Arthur, the
Presidential candidates, nor did he say
word in favor of the election of Wither-
| spoon, who was as fairly nominated as he
was, and who, Notwithstanding he is a
colored man, has a better intellect and is
a much better man than he is every way.
Tampa Guardian, Rep.
Among our baymen the remark has
frequently been heard, 4" idle for the want
of chalk" but an enterprising fellow got
hold of lump last Thursday night and
deliberately wrote on every public and
private building on our principal street the
mysterious yet historical figures 1920"
The custom-house, particularly, was high
ly ornamented with chalk marks, and
some Republicans on beholding these
figures the next morning were attractive
by the wicked grin they wore.-Pensa-
cola AdUdnce.
The steamer Amite, which has long
been plying between this city and New
Orleans, and always regarded as reliable
packet, was sold last Saturday by Messrs.
Soria Sons to Messrs. Miller & Post, and
will hereafter make regular trips to St.
Marks, Cedar Keys and Apalachicola.
Captain Castillo is still retained in COM
mand, and informs us that in the future
her visits to Pensacola, in consequence of
this extension of duties, will be but semi
monthly. Mr.. Raymond Prime, the
gentlemanly purser, will also remain on
board, but will stop over this trip until
the steamer returns from the east to ar
range some unsettled business.-Pe'ssa-
cola AdUGnce.