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New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
RUNSIAN NISEALLS.
Frop, The SfqnGard.

NfLNNffU
dieease coInparatiVcly new IN Russio-dipLthe
id carfyinc of from 80 TO 20 per cont 81 Toe popu-
lafiou lu ,he South. Up 10 the ptesout 40 las a.
tackled only the peasant clGet, ana csitciaiiy vac
ueosauf children. H. certain localities ~: "a chlld
under twelve Is to lie seen; tAey nave az o'u on
thousands Of infants have succumbcd 10 thIs cruei
malady, all the more cruel where 10 measures can
le taken against IT, GaTgllng aud cautellzlng ihe
threat are Ia flc case Of iufaute Just as lmpFac-
ticable as the introduction ot Cisniectanis WOuId
he into the huts Of Russian peasants. flth pow
erty and climatic causes nave apparently gwen
rise 10 the disease aud ignorance c tbe uehseSt oe
gcrIption Las spread IFS seeds iar ana VIDE.
A gentleman from the SOuth tOld me To-Day OF
one Of tie means employed by the Villagers 10 AVOID
contaeiou. When child dies Of dphthena Iii tie
cake is put miO its mouth and leit there loT Ie"
mOmens s. daring which every one present makes
fhc sig of the cross. Il il then taken out and ad-
,niuisfered In tiny morseis TO tile other c1lafen
Of rhe family As vaccination preserves tnein ron m
SMALLPOX. they conclude that cIumb stepped IN
fLe infected saliva Will save them from dlphthefa
H. NV far the greater number OF country ocdlIie5
there are neither doctors hospitals but even IN
the stray instances where they are TO be met Wlth
tbev seem of no earthly avail, either In lowering
~ rofe nf mortality or in staying the rapid spread
Of the endemic The peasants have not any falth
l., tLe,n very often cannot even understand their
Efforts 10 do them good, and IN many cases oDstl-
nateiv refuse 10 send their children 10 ne hospital
But sanitary measures wllI pe u4IIu, "a i eGeSu
tion in Rasslan village communities where draining
~ unkuowD. and where the very Language oil the
fter-edncated is scarcely UNDERSTOOD. lhe peas
ants live i'm unventilated wooden nuts parents,
children cattle, fowls crowded togetherin one small
room No one who has not befn there can imagine
the state of the atmosphere. InG fn f1t ond dacav.
;ao opsanie matter Of every description Inc Gil,
'ns ~ ~ - the conntry is deadly enemy. daily and
hnm1ly to be fought with. There " no capital. no
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
DIR. BARIOUS SMILE.
From The Providence Journal

I am reminded of a story about Dr. Bartol. OF
Boston, which have liberty to repeat. III seems
that Mr.. Savage the Unitarian minister lad III
that portion of God was pcrcepublo in every tNihg
that was noble aud beautiful The child, ms chl-
dren DO had got tnis idea very lngcnluusly hltou
into her own MUD ready TOR Application 0t mo-
monts warning. One day a. the doOr-beil rang, enc
presented hersclfn the hsll Just IN season to
one of DIR. BartDl's bcnimant smiles. ana 10 IuIiy
observe that gracious bcnlrnant hguIc lmniouI-
ately she sped TO her father with thus exciaina-
ton:
"Oh. papa papal The whole of God has come
now" -, .,
Dr. Bartol, as well ne might, declared that he had
never been SO fettered in hIs lie.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08

Then as The fly turns into the better part Of tho
city AIRY exclaims. with tie delight oceasloned
bloxedP p Then he casts glanees OF seorn at q
small but fiery infantry soldier, and insinuatinely
asks him: DO yer think yer could carry gun
if yer 'ad yer gal TO 'elp yer7' But tie merry
militoire only looks upon AIRY with good-3atured
grin. Long ago he has come to the cobc iisi' II tat
there is some mysterious custom IN eyr-ie ians
Albion Of. fer tho benefit OF their failing heulth
turning all their lunatcs at large upon the COnti-
nent az certain particular seasons Of the wear.
Yet AIRY at his hotel is ever SO much better
fellow and better customer than his sei lOr. Even
the all-important landlord smiles approval upon the
Briton as he follows the waiter upstairs. casting
gIanees offascnatng admiration upon occasional
%p' tendapt can pnriey Hasciaises "oh yes, par
factly, Monsieur, and what will monsieur partake
a beefsteak-perhaps monsieur could eat beef
steak ~ AIRY is delighted Gould i eat beef
STEAK conld eat a OK. or the fellow what growed
the water how glad he is that he speaks Englisb-
can pdriey Hdngtatse. "Yes' says the polite crea-
ture Very well, then,' answers AIRY. "you can
and put bit of a smile on em." At this the man
looks for moment or 80 rather confused, but his
native quickness causes him to follow 'Arrys finger
pointed toward the boots, so he picks them up ana
leaves the room. When he has gone the remark Is,
Wonderful difficult thing 70 learn Henglish, Arryj
takes more than ii omin' lifetime"
shll. il is somewhat amusing even TO see AIRY
dong the cathedral of the place He passes the
a mp o. wbiskey IN it' Then how hugely is be
tIckled by the novelty of a confessional We'll
Pm best # that old bloke in tie sentIy.box amt
earring of 'er she's tellin OF 'er slns Aud then
he puts Jim into fits of laughter by whispering,
Tell i'm all yer sins, Mary. Let i'm know bow yer
kissed Sarahs young man behind the kltcblug door"
sympathetic Impressions as any other. lie gazes
upward to the lofty arches OF Gothic s2lendor aud
exelalms, Bless me, jim, if this amt too prime it
Tits me orf my 'eels quite orr nv 'eels." Even
AIRY has touch OF the sublime sometimes.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
ShRVANTS IND CHILDREN IN INDIA.
From The Eeho,s Reriew Of Mrs. BurtOn's Trarels

From The Eehos Reriep Of Mrs Burt0n's Tfdrets.
At Bombay the native servants seemed 90 her dull
and stupid. and annoyingly inqusltiye. They broke
all thev touched, aud never did thing properly II
there was a wrong way OF dOingi As the black ser
want "walks about barefoot, you never hear bin
approach. You think you alone In the room you
are reading writing; you look up and. ii nervous.
are made to jump 10y seeing black face close TO
you, star-gaZing."
Ango-lDdian children, Also are spoken Of in
words which indicate That home-life III India is
spOit There is no nursery they live with grown-np
people. The natives indulge them to death, and
even delight in being tyran nized over by them.
They learn all sorts of bad things and language"
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
SILENCE.

There ia silence where hath been no sound,
There is a silence where sound may be.
n tbe cold grave-under the deep, deep sea,
1n ~. ;ne ~ yide desert where no life is found.
Which hath been mute. and still must sleep pro-
found
No voice is hushed-no life treads silently.
But cIouds and cloudy shadows wander Tree,
That never spoke, over the idle ground:
But In green ruins, in The desolate walls
of antioue palaces, where Man hath been.
Tboneh the dun fox, or wild byena. calls.
And owls that fit continually between,
Shrek to the echo. and the low winds moan,
There the true silence is. sefconscious and alone
AN''' Wv HooD.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
THE COCKNEY IN FRANCE
-, M rroniner (Londoul.

To ,Arlv landed in some old city OF the Con-
tneut Is a sight indeed. lie is rather nervous pass
n through The doGGaiers, but at once RECEIVERS HIM
self when seated in the fly which bears lim to hs
almost of a frantic nature, They pass 6y small
cart. Bless me, AIRY if there ain't an old 'ooman
a drivin' herself with moke! mol bloww me lts
AIRY passes the old white-capped market-woman
be gives her a friendly shout Of "Geeup, mlssus
show yer PAGES, bow-wow."
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
THE DECLINE or LITERATURE.
rrom III. Snt,lrdnn Rerielr.

"The stage is fashionable, science is fashionable,
art is fashionable. but literature y not fashion,
wrote last year. Is 1t not true. and what
is more, does not Literature deserve that 1t
should be truef The people who please
ths town. as old writer's say, are not, in
the old sense men of letters. These used to be the
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08

enterprise and In too many no bread, Tor tue
crops failed last year in the South, and the meaRfe
lot Of land belonging 70 each Russian peasan.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-01

fact. and TO obtain the necessary certificate s.a
have their names replaced on the list n.
adopt the language Of the court In the caseof
Cspen vs.. Foster, - Pickering. 4S5: Nothfe,
but the careiessness or neglect Of the voter hln.
self or some accident not attributable to The Ian
OF The oi5cers who arc 20 execute Il. can denrfy.
him Of the power Of proving his right and er,,,.
cising his privilege to vote; and against these !,
would be dif,cult by legal or constitutional nm.
visions entirely 70 guard" There Is, indeed, SOM.
perplexiiy" occasioued BY the 9Th section NJ
the oct Of 1877. That section does ipde.d d.
thorize and require Inspectors Of EIec,,on 10
receive the votes Of persons whose name. ~
not appear on the registration lis, Of the eec,;o,
district; proceeded, the rame Of such persou .h.ll
haze been duly registered according 70 La, ri.
only legal evidence Of Tie fact Of sueh reo.trut;,,
Is The registration list itself on file Ia the Clerk
once, just as 1t stood ten days before election
day, and not as it was before the exaniu.tios
thereof and the erasure iherefrom by the County
commissioners Of the names OF such persops n
they knew or had been shown TO their satisfaf.
non were no longer entitled to re9is.re,ior
10 short. the inspectors cannot allow person. "A
vote whose names have been once upon the reg
H''y oat have been stricken therefrom unless
such person shall have been since " duly regil,
tered according The requirements Of this aet.l'
The fact OF saeh repatriation can only be ascel.
tanned by an examination Of the registry list on
hle in the clerks Office, or by duly certified
copy thereof under the hand and seal of the
clerk 4444
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power and constitutional immunisies, and odd TO
the disczssionary and administrative powsnofthe
government. Mako h more kingiy and auiocratic.
10 treat ths Csc practically, Il b especially
Suggested that The DemocEatic party Of Florida,
now In power, with In distinctive and lime hon.
ored principles. cannot. dare NOT hug that guilty
Constitutes 10 ita bosom. II dare NOT. under any
Plea Of expediencv, or Of incidental or partial
evils which reform would necessitatc, daily with
this great issue Of restoring TO the people the
rights Of which they were robbed. The opprcs-
SION has now existed nearly . third Of genera
ton. Young men have been born into IT, Old
men have died out Of IT, The danger 81 last
would Be o. slceping into condonement of this
great crime againss the State. yosag man,
IN edneated man, and Democrat, was recently
heard 10 declare In public that he would prefer to
have the civil officers Of the State appointed
EVEN BIZ CoNovKR than 10 risk an election by
the people The Democratic party 10 In NO sense
responsible Tor his views But such q theory
would Be damning and ought to crush and for
ever extinguish the party that proclaimed it,
To be moro practical, 1t IL respectfully sug-
gested, that the appointment by the Governor,
on solieikation OF one thousand civil officers, is
absolutely, directly. naturally, morally and polit-
ically, the best method to create, foster and per-
petuate corrupt rings, mercenary tricksters, Office
brokers, county convention galvanizers, and
sham-mongers generally that human wit could
well devise. II Is the bait and lure, and reward OF
the crossroads politician. By this machinery,
the people are groaning under the petty tyranny
OF officers who never could have been elected by
ballot
The Constitution of 1853 is gravely defective
in many respects. The homestead law as therein
ordained, requires TO be modified and perfected.
The Legislature ought to have the power to
adapt the Law to the exgencies of n growing
civilization. Surely it ought to have authority
10 define judicial circuits, to fix the salaries Of
public officers. and so TO legislaie as to meet the
actual political and economical wants and re-
quirements of the State.
It 10 noticeable il is surprising, there may be
fault somewhere, that the press of the State is
silent; that Democratic rominees are silent on
this great issue Better at once arouse your pe0-
pie of ecery political faith to speak out with
resistless might for State convention. ask
leave TO conclude with a Uer6um sat-
There is no little soreness ON the practical
working Of our present machinery. Failing
now from neglect and disaffection 10 secure a
convention two years hence, when there is no
President to elect. q party of Reform may elect
its own Legislature and its own Governor with
ont acknowledging fealty to, or dependence upon
either Democrat or Republican.
Respectfully, &c,
j. WoFFoRD TICKER.
SANFORD, FLA, September, 1880.
II The Jacksonville Union is respectfully
requested to copy
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-01
Large Denecratic Meeting.

Editor FlOridiaa At a meeting of the Han
cock and Bloxham Club Of Precinct No. II, on
The 29th ult, large and enthusiastic crowd,
lover 300 people citizens of the west side Of the
county, as well delegation Of visiting friends
from Miccosukie. assembled at HAle's school
house and were highly entertained by Messrs.
FL. N. Felkel. Harry Demilly and W. p. Byrd.
who all handled the political topics Of the day in
a mastery manner, frequently bringing down
The house with the widest shouts of applause;
and rest assured the frauds, siealings and mis-
chief of the Radicals when in power were by
no means unnoticed. and the true light in which
they were shown up will leave the deeds Of Rad
ical misrule indelibly impressed upon the tablet
of memory of all who were so fortunate as to be
present II is only to be regretted that some Of
the cuipriis were NOT present to hear the rebukes
they 80 justly deserve. 1t b useless to say that
the speakers were alive to every interest Of our
nation and State. understanding the political
situation OF both in their fullest extent. II Is TO
to be hoped We will hear them again In the very
near future In conclusion viii add that you
can count on . solid vote for our gallant stand
Idbearers, Hancock and Bloxham, In this neigh
borhood 10 November next. CLUB.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-01
A Recitation.

Thirty-seven of Parson Hicks nearest
neighbors at his home. Arcadia
in Clay county, recently published in the
Union a complete and emphatic refutation
of the diabolical ISLANDERS uttered by him
in Maine during the recent campaign
there.
1t was not necessary to notice these
ISLANDERS in order to counteract their effect
in this State, for every citizen of ordinary
intelligence knows their falsity; but in
Maine, where they were uttered. they were
certainly believed to considerable extent
by ignorant and uniformed Republican
voters, encouraged there to by depraved
and desperate Republican press.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-01

About 500 persons, including Demo
Gratis, women and children, attended the
grand rally" of the faithful at Monti-
cello on Thursday last, to hear Conoyer,
Ledwith aud Witherspoon. The two
former spoke their pieces, and the Parson
began in the mild, sm ooth, moderate
style which he has adopted since his tour
through West Florida, but his auditors
rebelled and demanded m ore bloody -shirt
tafy, which he supplied vigorously, but
with evident reluctance, well-knowing no
doubt that he was losing ten votes where
he gained one. AT Turkey Scratch, where
Witherspoon spoke on Saturday, he is re-
ported to have made q moderate and high
ly respectable and respectful address, dep
recating animosity between the races, and
recommending the Republicans of Jefer-
son to put responsible " hite Democrat
on their legislative ticket.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-01

on the $lOO Of property to 70 cents. while
in The same time there has bssn saving
70 the taxpAysn Of ESQ.,, 7sO.ss, or IN
average 81 el22,s7s.e 90 : rear. Ard thia.
TOO. 70 Or rom injuring Il, keeping The
credit Of the State higAer than i svef vas.
And 90 II appears that the Democrats
in Florida have reduced taxes City cents
ON the 800 worth Of property, and have
reduced expenses greatly, saving more
than . hundred ttopsand dollars . year in
that small State. This il indeed in keep
ing with the general course Of the Demo
cratic party wherever it ID in power. That
party is the peoples party; it is Of the
people, and it administers the government
for their benefit. 1t il therefore the party
of economy, retrenchment and reform.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-01
Raleieh Sew, .nd ob.errer. sept. as.l


We yesterday gave some figures rela-
tive to the financial changes made in South
Carolina by the Democrats when they ac-
ceded to power in 1875. We are now
enabled to make similar statement with
reference to Florida. The Republicans
had a stronger hold upon these States and
Louisiana than upon any Others, and the
carpet baggers fingered there long after
they had been ousted from Office in North
Carolina. We can see what we escaped
by. Kidding ourselves of these gentry in
1870 when we compare their scandalous
proHigacy there with the good and honest
government with which our people have
been blessed since the Democrats obtained
the control of our affairs.
To 1877. when the present Democratic
administration superseded that of Stearns,
there was in the Treasury Of Florida bat
$sI, s24.74 in money. while against this
there stood an amount of floating debt Of
$299, Os9.ss. Yet from 1868 TO 1877,
while the Radicals were in almost absolute
power, there had been wrung from the
people in the way of taxes the enormous
sum of *s.0s2, s5s.ss, or an average of
ss5e. e4s. IL per annum, and there was. at
the end Of the time, not . cent in the
Treasury to meet the float ing debt Of
nearly ssOO,OO except the $sl,s24.74
above mentioned. Nor was this all Not
only had the 100000 collected from
the people been made way with without
liquidating the floating debt, bat the
bonded debt had been increased esls, 2O4,-
IS, OF at the rate Of siOs, 1884 per IN.
mum.
In pleasing contrast 70 this . the record
made by the Democracy during tbs past
three years. In that time thsrs has bssn
fgrasssskl! rsasSslss b t'ssza.i'n from 80
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-01

Gen. Hancock's letter on the Southern
war claims, says the Philadelphia Times,
covers the whole ground 90 thoroughly
that the question viii hardly be raised
again without covering the man or the
newspaper that raises it with the contemPt
Of the country. It is at once singing
rebuke of the bomb-proof patriots who
Insult gallant Union soldier by the in'
situation that be would sanction reward
for rebellion, and . guarantee 70 honest
doubters that with him in the White
House the Treasury Of the United States
would be guarded more strictly than ever
against the claim-brokers who have fat
tened under other administrations Il NOT
only makes his own position - clear -
vigorous English can make Il, bat msrci-
lessly exposes, in few wellcbosen words,
the insincerity and effrontery Of those
who have questioned that position. The
patriot soldier, tho honest man, the en.
lighted ssatesman speaks IN every line Of
tkia lettsr. md noshing that Gen. Hancock
has said o. writtsn viii more surely exais
him ID Tie estimation q hia couusrynsR
u n persieA
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-01

The Washington Star, a shrewd lit
tie paper, says: "The letter of General
Hancock, on the subject of war claims,
has created a decided impression indeed,
somewhat of sensation. It is conceded
by Republicans disposed to treat matters
dispassionately that the declarations made
are emphatic and honest, and will have
the tendency TO deprive the Republicans
of one of their most effective campaign
guns. The letter 10 sententious, and has
in it key-notes which will be caught up
and prove efective, in the campaign. In
all circles OF public and private business
channels the letter has been the topic of
discussion. Democrats applauded it, and
Republicans are now yielding to the con-
clusion that it is better 10 let Hancock
alone. especially 90 as to not make it nec-
essary to draw from him any more let
ters. The only class who have criticisms
to make upon the letter are claim agents
and claimants themselves. The political
week closes with considerable of a Han
cock boom, but the Republicans may per-
haps have their turn next week.. The
great demonstration in New York, the
almost universal concession that the Fu-
sionists have carried Maine, and the col
lapse Of the "rebel claims" cry in the
Hancock letter, all combine to make the
Democrats feel exceedingly exuberant
;uet uoxr,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-01

The Call Of a C0astiautl0nal C0ms
Editor Flor1dian: If there was sufficient rea-
son for The action of the Legislatures OF 1877
and 1879, in adopting joint resolution tor the
call of State Convention TO reform the State
Constitution Of 1893, then there is certainly rea-
son enough to discuss the merits of that measure
before the public, since the final action 10 make
it effective is referred by authority 70 the decision
Of the ballot.
There is said 10 be history of all important
events aud changes in the progress of civilized
peoples in the very words which form the sym
bols OF their written language; and this the stu
dent of The science OF language well undersiands
So is that history found cTystalized in the laws
and constitutions of civilized States When, In
Republic, founded on the principle of The 3D.
soluie sovereignty Of the people, the righiful
sDurce and fountain of all civil and political
power, which il expressed and exerted by saBcelss
and 10 exercised repreAsntoticely, we ind new
constitution which ignores largely this idea Of
popular freedom and power; which makes havoc
Of the traditional, iaherited right Of local elf
government; which, with wicked ingeauilx, de-
chy; which invAdes the parish, The school d.
trict The road district. the JUSTICES court room,
the council chambers Of the school hozFd, coun-
~ board, shere6's once, clerks once, end TAI
collectors desk, with the awful shadow Of exec
utive power; which was designated 10 create,
and naturally does create, more OF less, sense
Of obligation and fidelity on The part OF . tAow-
saRd cica ebIcGs 10 the chief whose breath In
vested them with Once and emclumeni-when
the student Of history, in coming time, shaIl hnd
such constitution thrust upon pe1ple thereto
fors free under The forms of Democsaiic represen-
tative government, he will pause with won
der, and strive, by analysis Of all colemporary
@cis and circumstances, 10 account for the
change through which such people must
have passed 10 prepare them Tor . loss
OF liberty. We who have lived thEoogh The
period Of change have nos faf 10 90 10 look for
that state Of things which made .such radical
change possible. In the hour pi inter psosirstion
and dependency lin what seemed 10 oar people
the material and moral wreck u must that wss
pFized 90 patriotic gpoands-sn alier iactioa
seized the g0venmeet Of the State and soaghk
by this Consultation, 10 rvrs The chains OF op-
preston upon The victims 10 the supposed inter.
ct Of The victors- This was robbery 81 riehss
II was sp0liaiion Of free institutious. Itwas .
blow aimed o the Foos end NJ q public libsssy.
Hinee The days Of Alfred TIA Grmk - sighls oe
local selEgoyernmsnt, and ths seieetiou ~ he
people o. their public seEyanis. hevs bsea cher
ishcd and priced - the plicelsas iahoritance a.
6axoo lihe1y. Tie ileA IL pubilc treasare and