The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-09-28

line clty deDt OF MoDlle is TO be COM
promised.
The St. Louis Chamber of Commerce
in the flush days built magnificent mer-
chants exchange for 81 ,25o,oOo on ground
which cost $56l,O 900. The building was
bonded for 100000, and it is begging
for purchaser at $40, 900 over the mort
gage without being able to find one.
Newton S. Pettis, Republican poll
tician of good deal of prominence in
Pennsylvania, overdraw his salary as
minister to Bolivia by selling drafts on
the treasury at Washington for g., 500 in
all and the coming home and drawing g
the money himself. Pettis is the man
whom the Senate refused to confirm after
he had been nominated as territorial
judge.
Miss Jennie Flood, daughter of the
noted California millionaire, who was en-
gagged to be married to Prince Ulysses
Grant, has given him, as the boys say,
"the grand bounce" the alleged reason
being that youths too unguarded Irritation
with another girl while on his way to pay
his afianced visit. This fdur pas did
not affect other members of the "royal ,"
family, as Mr.. Jesse Grant was married
at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on
the 22d inst, to Miss Lizzie, daughter of
w. S. Chapman, Esq, of that city.
Gen. E. A. Perry goes to the front
again, having left home Saturday to rejoin
Governor Bloxham and his campaigning
staff, whom he will meet at Gainesville and
thereafter stay with in the prosecution of
the canvass throughout East and South
Florida The General left hurriedly on
receiving a request from Governor Blox-
ham to reinforce him, and will prove
powerful assistant to the indefatigable
but hard-worked campaigners, whose ap-
pointments to speak comprise most of the
days between this date and the election.
Pensacola Gazette, 2lst.
Through Mr.. S. C. Cobb, President
of the Board OF Health, we learn that the
yellow fever is now prevailing at Key
West, and that several d. aths have occur
red since its breaking out in that city.
Mr.. Cobb says, however, that there is no
cause for apprehension as no vessel hail
ing from that locality will be permitted
to enter the harbor and remain.-PensG-
cola Adcdnce, September %. Another
item in our general news column states
that the New Orleans health authorities
have been advised that the fever at Key
West is not yellow fever but dengue.
The new militia company, the Su-
wannee Guards" of which A. l. Wood
ward is captain, has resolved to purchase
magnificent gold watch-chain to be
voted to the "most popular conduct1s in
Florida y Won't there be scramble for
itp Each person voting will only be re-
quired to pay twenty-five cents with each
vote cast, and each voter win be allowed
to cast as many votes - he pleases at
that rate. The votes and money should
be forwarded to Captain A. L. Wood
ward in time to count them on the night
of Friday y the 2sth Of October next, at
which time there viii be . grand festival
given bv the ladies of Live Oak in hon
or and in behalf Of the the Guards, 70
which everybody 10 invited.
The contractor for the Fernandina
and Jacksonville Railroad hes arrived and
i preparing to commence work, which ne
win do as soon as the neat New YORK
steamer gets in, on which be has large
force Of Italian laborera Our labcr here
i 20 unreliable that Mr.. FloverA the con-
tractor ana an experienced railroad man.
will have to import the gresasr part q
what be may need. The eontEaet sequires
the road 20 be Al complsts aDd rely sor
u.e by the 18th Of December next Two
and half months aeem : shofs tn
d which 70 aooomplish = mnaA work