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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-05
The Democratic County Convention

The Democratic County Convention
of St. Johns county, which met last Sat
urday, nominated George c. Powers for
the Senate and X. b. Canova and e. M.
Cooper for the Assembly.
-"All persons who voluntarily adhered
to the late insurrection, giving aid and
comfort to the so-called Southern Confed-
eracy, are forever excluded from holding
any Office of trust or profit under the
Government of the United States. y Gar
field IN Congress- 9
All through the North, in the cities
and towns, the wicked Democrats are
amusing themselves and causing the good
Republicans to curse and tear their hair,
by marking on every available space on
fences, street doors, buildings, sidewalks
and goods boxes, the cabalistic figures,
$500"
Judge Jere Black, in his recent utter
ances on the subject of Gar6eld's bribery
and perjury, speaks of Garfield as having
determined to meet the charges against
him with &C fundamental lie." That's it |!
That's just the word we've been hunting
for to describe the performances of Hicks
in Msine. Fundamental lie /" just fits
him.
"A correspondent of the Savannah
Ne,os, writing from Sumterville, Fla,
gives graphic and interesting account
of the progress of the Bloxham cam
paigning party through East Florida.
Hon. P. P. Bishop Joined the party and
made an excellent speech at Lake Weir,
and Col Davidson and Senator Call were
with the party at Leesburg. Speaking
of the Republican canvass the writer
says: "Conover and Stickney had been
down less than a week before, and by
most dissolute and immoral conrse had
made an impression upon the community
which will lose them many votes. Con-
over was pronounced by one Of the citi-
zens Of Leesburg guilty of greater ru.
liianism than the most perfect rowdy Of the
place. The night be was in Leesburg he
spent almost all Of the time In bar-room
drinking splitskull thiskey and engag-
ng in the playing Of pool, game Of
which he 10 very fond, and ct which he
;ties TO make for himself little pocket
,hange. His conduct showed such 3 total
'bsence Of moral sense that be disgusted
he people, dt
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-05

The Cincinnati Commercial says of
the Democrats and of the position of the
Republican party: "They are not fit to
govern the country AND SHALL NOT
DO TT WITH OUR CONSENT" This
is equivalent to declaration that the
Republican party will rebel against the
United States government if Hancock
becomes President. It is certainly Mr..
Hayes duty, says the Courier Journal, to
nip this Republican treason in the bud.
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Not only Is IL oar policy but our IN
seresf "a eUey respect to encourage inanai-
grafiO1 and build up our State. To do
fhis arc must carry Out a broad policy
Elaf seiH meet the approval Of intelligent
Northern men, i1UigOrGte our school sys-
tsm. and do everything to populate the
SAFE That Is the great demand Of the
hOlrr, and # elected IL soiN be my pride as
q Southern man TO shoio that I haze the
capacity 10 comprehend a.-W. d. BLox-
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A Case Of Omcial Intimidation.

We learn from good authority that Mr..
A. Paul Spencer, Commandant's clerk at
the navy yard, has been notified by his
superior officer that unless he sewers his
connection with the Hancock and Blox-
ham Club, of which organization he has
been long a member, he need not be sur
prised if he receives letter Of discharge.
What does this mean =? As q rule, army
and navy officials profess to eschew poll
tics. The Commandant is also credited
wrUu nuviug Saru CuaG w1Icu ~ LIE NOrIn
he votes the Democratic ticket, and from
this remark one would naturally infer that
a change of climate implies change Of
principle.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-05

"A WHB8WBbeW COHOFeU KepWDA1C0Ms
Lake City Reporterl
Editor Reporter: desire to state through the
columns of the Lake City Reporter that l. for one,
am unwilling to be longer led by faction of the
Republican party In this county, that at every
convention either forestalls or attempts to fore
stall the will of that party by packed process,
and to longer affiliate with party that endorses
such proceedings have never swerved from
my allegiance to the Republican party prior to
this, but to-day announce that no longer ad-
here TO q party which cannot give TO their voters
the right to choose their nominees.
The county nominating convention on Satur-
day last was packed, and packed to carry out the
views OF mere handful as arrayed against the
majority of the voters II was suicidal policy,
for it not only elected me from the party. but
Others who are unwilling to be driven like
herd Of sheep Respectfully,
BENJAMIN BOsTON
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=" Confscate their estates, both per-
sonal and real, for life and forever. The
war began by proclamation, and it must
end by proclamation. We can hold the
insurgent States in military subsection for
half century if need be. want to see
in all those States the men who fought
and suffered for the truth tilling the fields
on which they pitched their tents. Gar
tfeICrs speech on Con6scatiOn Act
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The Clubhouse on Mr.. G. Hal Dickenson''s
Kirksey" place, on Lake Jackson, ten miles
from this city was destroyed by fire Friday night
a short time after the hands had knocked of
work. Sixteen bales of cotton, twelve of which
belonged to Mr.. w. j. johnson, and the remaiE-
ing four to a colored man on the place, were also
destroyed. The fire is supposed 10 be the work
Of an incendiary. The scoundrel ID spotted and
1t is hoped will soon be brought to justice.
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A Sad Accident.

A young Mr.. Walker, son of Hon. William II.
Walker, Tax Collector of Wakulla county, while
ON his way to this city last Saturday, was thrown
from his wagon by the horse running away and
seriously injured. He is now at the residence Of
Mr.. W. NJ Mcintosh under the care of Drs. Bet
ton and Randolph. There is slight hope of his
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e This bin starts ont bv lavino bar

-aThis bill starts out by laying hands
on the rebel governments and taking the
very breath Of lie ont of them. In the
nexs place i puts the bayonet at the breast
Of every rebel IN the South. In the next
place i lesves in the hands Of Congress
utterly and absolutely the work Of recon-
ssruetion. - G0Jesid On he Rsconssvs.c-
aes 5Slls
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
10 JANUARY FIRST FOR FIFTY CENTS

Tie FIoRIDIAK will be sent TO subscribers, from
he Isl Of October to the LIST of January, 1881,
Tor Pity Cents. This period will be the most &C.
i've Of The present campaign, and persons who
Eish 20 keep accurately informed Of the progress
o. the Democratic cause should avail themselves
Of fhis opportunity 10 secure frst-class news
paper for mere trifie.
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ELECTION TICKETS +!

We viii PRINT Election Tickets for so
cents per hundred. If ordered by mail,
postage prepaid, 90 cents per hundred.
Il IL high time TO send In orders
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The ice cream entertainment announced for
this evening at the residence of Mr.. G. w. Saxon,
has been postponed until tomorrow (Wedncs-
day. evening
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Death or MIR. George -. Massey.
We regret to learn of the death Of Mr.. George
B. Massey, which occurred on Wednesday, tho
Goth uli., at the residence Of his mother Id
Thomas county, Georgia. Mr.. Massey came 70
this county q few years ago. married one OF
the fair daughters Of Leon, and settled down 9
short distance from this city, with fair prospect
for . long and useful life. Among his neighboss
and acquainsances he had won many warm per-
soDal friends who win BE- both grieved and surS
prised to learn Of his early and unexpected de.
mise Our condolences are rendered the beFeaved
family.
- 49,
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Try Ii.

If you are troubled with pains in the back Of
kidneys, use compound fluid Extract Buchu
price 81 at Rawls. 19-2t
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orr Rawls best 8 cent cigar" just received 81
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Win buy Florida Wagon, same as the cash.
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a. Regular meetings of AUcnLA EscAx..
Nnxf No. are heia the Arst and third TAursdo. N,
nlels Of each month. ct their Lodge Room A. $3.50
All Patrarchs tn good standing are invited TO attend
w. NJ. MclxrosH, Scribe DAAA' " r
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FRESH GARDEN SEEDS

At Philips for Fall Plantingl Call at the 6igh
of City Drug Store Garden Seed Depot Ii
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Agent, Al Park Row Times Building) New
York, is authorized TO contract for advertide-
ments in the FLoRIDIAN at our best rates
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FROM JUDGE BLACK-HE REPLIES TO GER
TAIN INTERRoGATORIEs SUBMITTED TO
HIM By THE SUN.
To the Editor of the Sun:
SIR: Your questions are entitled to
candid answer. / will set down their sub
stance and give my reply to each one in
the order you put them:
l. Did mean in my leteeT to Mr.. Blaine that
General Garfield Acknowledged the receipt Of stock
and diUidends from Cakes lines?
PROFESSIONALLY he agreed to take the
stock, and did receive dividends upon it.
The letter plainly implies that he had not
concealed, nor tired to conceal, that fact
from me. But his admission was coupled
with statement which showed him to be
guiltless.
H. Did lie declare to me that he soould 90 5etore
The Poland Committee and testify truly TINT he had
taken the Stock
/ had no previous conversation with
him about his testimony before the Poland
Committee, and did not know what it
would be until l heard it delivered.
III. Did ddoise and urge him to tell the truth?
No, certainly not Such adv vice and
urgency would have been most outra-
geous insult, which / could not offer to
any gentleman of his character.
w. Did he agree to adopt the line Of defence
suggested By mes
You seem to think that was his coun-
sci. was not; but, as his friend and
believer in his perfect innocence, | was
--oHIoay .----.- - l. -l-i1 e.
safely out of this unfortunate business.
After it began to be discussed in the news
papers, and before the committee was ap-
pointed, besought him to make no state
ment for the public eye which might be
inconsistent with what he said to me.
Lest he might forget it, or miss the impor-
tant points Of it, l repeated the substance
of it somewhat carefully. He did not re-
ply, and learned soon aferward that he
had authorized total and fat contradic-
ton. simultaneously, the other men,
bers of Congress who were implicated
made separate statements of the same
kind, assuring the public that they never
had taken or owned any of the stock, or
received any dividends upon it.
" Why, according to my understanding Of the
fact, did Garfield adopt defence contrary to that
he had agreed on
l have already said that he made no
agreement about it. His reason for aban-
doning the true ground of his defence
was, doubtless, the necessity he felt him.
self under of making common cause with
his political friends, for whom there was
no refuge except in a fundamental false
hood. am, with great respect,
Yours, &c, ]. S. BLACK.
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/. o. o. F.

~ Regular meetings of Iron LODGE No A
are held every Issday Eesssag at their Lodge Room
o'clock. All Brothers IL god standing are invited
W. n. McIHrosH, in, r. g. On ~ "
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a The sEMI-wEEKLY FLoRIDIAE may he
found on sale at Bottoms News Stand, in the
Weslcolt Block.
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ExecutkVo COmmIttoo MeethAKs.
RooMs DEN Ex Con-. LEON Co },
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, October 1, $780, :,
A meeting of the Democratic Executive Conn
mittee Of Leon county will be held at the Conn
mittee Rooms on Friday the 9th of October at
HAM. A full attendance Is desired.
BY order of the Chairman.
RoRr. GAMBLE, Secretary.
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MASONIC.

~ Regular meetings of Jackson Iond.
No. held on the arst and third Moudays /. -
month at o'clock p. n. \ ~
W. H. MCINTOSH, Ssera.-.
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T SUBsoKBEEs viii observe the
cROzs Y MAkK On their paper, which signifies
80 Ehslr EnH % SUBSCRIPTION mas zxRuxD. and
FBvs-z Ehs@ssssss accordingiy. Amer q paper has
49, 0s.D TvIuR. n WIN most positively Be dis
szznz.aa y ne sAomt Of Subscription u net ~
z1as1 e en1-
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET

- ~ VIVA - y W - ~
FOR PREsDKNT:
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR YIcE-PREsDENT
WILLIAM H. ENGLISH,
OF INDIANA.
STATE CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FoR GOVERNOR:
WILLIAM D. BLOXHAM,
OF LEON COUNTY.
FOR LIEUTEEANT-GovERNoR
LIVINGSTON W. BETHEL,
OF MONROE COUNTY.
FOR CONGRESS, FIRST DISTRICT:
ROBERT II. NJ. DAVIDSON,
OF GADsDEN COUNTY.
FOR CONGRESS, SECOND DISTRICT:
JESSE J. FINLEY,
OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
SAMUEL PASCO,
ALBERT J. RUSSELL,
JAMES E. YONGE,
THOMAS F. KING.
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New YORK san, september ~
A Clear statement from Jaago
Bnmck.

New YORK Sun, September ~
A Clear Statement from Jaago
Bnmck.
The Republican newspapers have made
much Of some Of Judge Blacks casual
remarks concerning Garfield. We COM
mend to their patient digestion the state
ment from him which we publish this
morning. He says, without the least re-
serve, that Garfield plainly told him he
had agreed with Cakes Ames to take the
stock, and that he had received the divi-
dends upon n. If Garfield told him the
truth, his testimony before the Poland
Committee was rank perjury from the
first word to the last; and inasmnch as
his friends have produced Judge Blacks
letter to Mr.. Blaine, and chosen to stake
their case upon his evidence, this deliver
ance must be regarded as conclusive.
And since the Republicans were in such
haste to bring forward the Blaine letter to
vindicate their candidate from the charge
of conscious bribe-taking, at the expense
of his conviction for perjury, we suggest
that they now produce the whole of Judge
Blacks correspondence in their possession,
and especially the letter to Garfield him
self to which the Judge alludes in his
answer to our questions. The letter
would probably throw food of light
upon the subject, and, in view of subse-
quent events. upon the character of the
man to whom it was addressed. General
Garfield has that letter. It was doubt
less fled away in the same packet from
which the recently published and much
paraded letter to Blaine was taken. Let
him produce it.
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FOR CONGRESS, SECOND DISTRICT:
JESSE ]. FINLEY,
OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.
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FOR CONGRESS, FIRST DISTRICT:
ROBERT II. NJ. DAVIDSON,
or GApspKN COUNTY.
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FOR LIEUTKEANT-GovERNoR:
LIVINGSTON W. BETHEL,
OF MONROE COUNTY.
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FoR GOVERNOR:
WILLIAM D. BLOXHAM,
OF LEON COUNTY.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-12
Worth in His Studio

Dress with Mr.. Worth is a fine art,
worthy of calling into exercise the high
est human faculties. He knows every
body and seems to be an acute Judge of
character. He is a great inventor, and
even at his dinner table q sheet Of pa
per is often by his side, and on it he
draws designs for new costumes calcu-
lated to fill the sex with envy. His fa-
vorites are the American ladies, and
they are his best customers. For them
he exerts all his talents.
When lady goes to pose for cos
tune she stands on pedestal, and he
casts his eyes over the work that others
have produced after his direction, and
tries the effect of pinning the trimming
on here and there, until the strikes
something fitted to the lady's own par
ticular style. He then stands off look
ing at his work, resuming the pinning
and unpinning again-like sculptor
engaged in putting the finishing touches
to statue.
This dress should be taken in here
and let out there, y said a rash American
lady once to Mr.. Worth, who was gra-
ciously pleased to superintend the mo-
mentouS operation of trying on.
MADAM said he, II am obliged to
you for your advice, and your ideas
Shall be carried OUT And so they
were, but she never saw Mr.. Worth
again. One must not dictate TO the
dictator.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-12
A Young Husbands Troubles With Lin


A young gentleman of Fairbault--a
boy among the boys--who occasionally
visited saloons and sampled lambs
tongue, pigs feet, tripe, and actually
educated himself to like Limburger
cheese, after while married, as such
men will His wife is cultivated ana
sensitive little creature, rs lovable as
she is sensitive. Well, Robert that
was his name, Bob for short--shook the
boys after marriage, as he ought. and
stopped around home, for two or three
weeks, every evening; but there were
times when he had an awful laundering
for his old rclshes, such as hereinbefore
especially the cheese, and one evening
being down on an errand, he thought
he would take Limburger home and
have an old-fashioned lunch before re-
firing. He cot the cheese and started
for home, but as he neared the house it
struck him that it was the rankest
cheese, even for Limburgcr, in all his
experience. People held their noses as
they met him, and every dog in the
front ward went around behind the
house as he went by, Before he reached
home his courage gave out, and he
slipped his bundle into hole in the
gatc-post, thinking he would 20 in and
interview his wife-sort Of prepare her
for the meeting, as it were. But he was
scarcely in the house before his wife
gave warning sni1, and looking at him
Sharp inquired if he was sure he hadn't
stepped in something. Bob mistrusted
what was the matter but innocently
looked at one foot and then at the other,
and said. No, my feet are all right.
Mrs Bob gave n sniff or two more, got
up, opened the door. closed II suddenly
and then went into the rooms leading
toward the rear of the house. She was
gone about five minutes, and in the
meantime Bob became satisfied what
the trouble was, but for the life of him
did not dare TO tell her, What would
she say to learn that he had eaten such
stuff? She never would forgive him,
and would probably apply for divorce.
She speedily returned, and said in y
business sort of way, "Robcrt, we
must have the sewer cleaned and the
scavenger here. can't stand it any
longer, 1t is getting to be perfectly
awful" Bob said he would attend to
it in the morning, and at the first
opportunity slipped out got a spade,
took the cheese into the garden, and
buried it, But he had to have the sew
er, etc. cleaned all the same, and the
Job cost him five dollars. A few months
later Bob told his wife about it, but de-
clared the cheese was given him to try;
he had never eaten any OF IL himself
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-12
WIT AND HUM0R.

A girl may be too busy TO dust down
the mantel-shclf, but always has plenty
Of time TO devote an hour TO tying q
cross.leggcd bowknot in u wide pink
ribbon with blue edges.
The son of clergyman was deliver
ing college valedictory, when, in pull
ing ont his handkerchief, he pulled out
pack OF cards. "liulloa!' he said,
"Tye got on my fathers coat.
A bald-hcad is said to be an evidence
Of early piety, but it requires a great
deal VI that or some other sort OF piety
TO keep bald-headcd man in good
humor when blue-bottle fly persists
in dancing q hornpipe on the place
where the hair ought to grow
Dr.. Swing predicts that woman will
continue to grow in sweetness and
beauty until the difference between her
and IN angel is less than one-half OF
per cent This may be true, but
somebody is going to get awful tired
waiting for the coming OF the mlllcn-
mum. -NeU OyiedRS Times.
A few days ago very handsome
woman entered dry goods house and
inquired for bow. The polite clerk
threw himself back and declared he
was at her service.
Eyes, but | want buff, not green
onc,' was the reply,
The young man went on measuring
goods Immediately.
ANY letter for me?n asked ayoung
lady Of the female postmaster, in a
country town. NO" was the reply,
Strange said tho young lady aloud
to herself, as she turned away, "Noth-
ing strange about it," cried the f. p.
through the delivery window; ''you
amt ans cred the last letter he writ
yetW
II is astonishing how completely some
people can be absorbed in their own
thoughts, A prominent candidate, who
gives up the whole Of his mind TO poll
ties, met prominent church member,
who remarked that his church had just
got a new organ. Il hope it will sup
port the regular nominees" was the
absent-minded reply.
Mrs Dobbs is troubled with dyspep-
STA, and has had dreams. One morning
at breakfast she was complaining, and
described her symptoms to her sympa-
thizing husband: II was all the time
climbing up, up, up hill, every little
while stopping to rest, and then up,
up, up. Oh, ] was so tired. The fact
is, | had the real nightmare" "My
dear" said her affectionate husband in
reply, why, then, didn't you get on
and RIDER
Pet said a.fond wife to her bear
of husband as they drove along the
broad road, $50 that farm house is your
old birthplace and home. How you
must love every bit of it! That dear
old window" II fell out of il once. y
That dear old moss-coyered we'll"
Waters mean, and | fell down it
once" That romantic old fence"
Got licked for tearing my breeches on
it." THAT long emerald sweep of
meadow Used to have TO rake it
all day." That tall purpling wild
cherry tree" Covered with ivy that
poisoned my arms and legs and laid me
up for two weeks" Il spent my vaca-
tons over the lake, pet, and remember
yon picturesque, vine-clad church"
Eyes, that's where first saw YOU
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-12

The HoU tells the following: A
society belle was sitting with party
of friends on the balcony of Il hotel.
The conversation turned on the guests
of the house, and one attractive young
lady, q recent arrival was criticised,
al don't know how You can call her
handsome said Miss S., in re-
Spouse to the opinion expressed by Mr..
RI, a gentleman Of the party, "she
is so insipid then she wants to be
thought clever, and does nothing all
day bu, read those horrd French nov
els and other trash" Tho group soon
afterwards broke up. al beg your
pardon, Miss S., but you left your
book on your chair" said Mr., R,
presenting the forgotten volume. 1t
was a bound copy Of "Nana!' one OF
tho trashiest of all the recent French
novels.