The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-02

it was decided to support Mr.. Labou-
chere's resolution resembling the resolu-
ton depriving Mr.. Bradlaugh of his seat
in the House of Commons
st. Louis is undoubtedly the greatest
summer resort. All the summer in the
country seems to resort there, which ac-
counts for the thermometer being 100 in
the shade most of the time Chicago
Tribune.
The English Court of Appeals has
given Judgment denying the application
of Thomas Castro, alias orion, the Itch
bone claimant, to have the two sentences
passed upon him for perjury made con-
current instead of consecutive.
Secretary Ramsey has suspended
the action of. the report of the West
Point Academy board recommending the
dismissal of Whitaker, in order to al
low the latter an opportunity to ask for
a court martial, if he desired to.
The Irish Revolutionary Convention,
composed of about fifty delegates from
all parts OF the United States, met at
Philadelphia Wednesday. The object of
the convention is TO organize and DEVISE
measures for the elaboration of the Irish
people.
The thermometer went to 100 de-
grees at Red Bank, near New York, and
81 at Long Branch on Friday last. Two
hundred deaths from the heat occurred
in New York on Thursday, and during
the week ending that day, 1893 deaths
occurred.
Judge Lochrane, of Georgia, who
went TO the Chicago Convention as a
Grant man, has pronounced in favor of
the Cincinnati nominees. He says the
nomination of Hancock and English prac-
tically disbands the the Republican party
in the South.
George Merriam, senior member of
the publishing house of G. & c. Merriam,
of Springfield, Mass. for "a years, pub
fishers of Webster's Dictionary, died on
Tuesday, the 22d of June, after brief
illness, aged n years. He was q ma
tive of Worcester, and had been resi-
dent of Springfield since 1881.
1t is an interesting fact that in pla-
cling General Hancock in nomination before
the Cincinnati Convention, Daniel Daugh-
erty, of Philadelphia, made his first Dem
ocratic speech. He was selected to name
the next President because of having
been . Republican, and on account of
his splendid oratory.- Ch0riestoa Nesos
and Courier.
--Ex-Attorney General Taft enriches
the world with his opinion that the late
Chicago Convention was the most corrupt
affair of its kind in this country, and
oceans of money was spent. The sad
dest feature, and probably the most cor
rupt, in General Taft's view, was the fact
that so many Federal officials were op-
posed to Grant
Fred Douglass said to an old friend,
as he was leaving the Palmer House with
his grip-sack in his hand, and with all
the appearance of broken down man,
q scarcely dare to speak; my heart i
buised !; they have deserted my people
they have Lost the country He wa
asked to call on Mr.. Garfield TO congrat.
ulate him, but instead. with bowed head
and dejected mein he took bis solitary
way to the depot Rseasasa @ ssi3t
The Csrolina Nstional Bank received
news Saturday from Fiotida that : decree
in favor Of the bank had been obtained il
the United States Circuit Court estab.
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