The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-08

"A number of Palatka Republicans
have subscribed to the barbecue fund for
the big Bloxham meeting to be held there
on the 10th inst.
1t is reported that Mr.. John Wanna
maker the great Philadelphia clothier, has
given very large sum of money to the
Republican campaign fund.
One death from yellow fever occurred
at New Orleans on the 5th inst. in re-
mote locality, and it is believed that there
is no danger of its spreading.
A large meeting was held at Melrose
on the occasion of the arrival of General
Finley, Capt Pasco and other distin-
ouishcJ spU~h..S y" VIC oVIh "it-
Mayor HallvOh addressed large
Democratic meeting in San Francisco last
week and took strong ground in favor of
Hancock and English. He was introduced
to the audience by General w. s. Rose
Grams, who is the Democratic nominee for
Congress in the San Francisco District.
Some wealthy donkey, who, doubtless
with view to evade the payment of taxes
on his accumulations, has invested them in
U. 5. bonds, has written to the Secretary
of the Treasury from Indiana asking his
advice whether to hold or sell in the event
of Hancock's election. The reply of Syn
dictate Sherman has not yet been made
public
"A number of culprits, charged with
writing the reasonable characters 1929"
in various places, were before Mayor Dey,
of Jacksonville, day or two since, and
that worthy, although there was no proof
identifying the parties with the act, in
formed them that he would consider them
guilty until they proved themselves nno-
cent, and fined them IS and costs.
e. M. Cheney, who has more brains
than any other Republican in the State,
gives it as his deliberate opinion "that
I" the election and Inauguration of the
Republican State ticket would be
"curse to the State and death blow to
" the Republican party of Florida" This
is emphatic and no doubt expresses the
views of intelligent Republicans all over
the State.
From Col. Gibbes we learn that there
was very enthusiastic Democratic meet
ing at Greenville, Madison county, on
Monday last. Gen. Finley, Col. Gibbes
and Mi, T. T,yrn. nr .Iefferaon county, ad-
dressed the crowd. Everything passed
off pleasantly. A number of colored
people who were present declared their
allegiance to the Democratic party. Col.
Gibbes says, "Old Madison is aroused"
A large meeting was also held at Hamburg
on Tuesday.
We will say it over again, says the
Springfield Repubticcn-the Republican
party loses by every false issue raised to
mislead the people. The first attack
brought out the Sherman correspondence,
which good many Republican papers,
the New York Tribune among them,
have not even dared to give their read
ers. The next has brought his letter on
Southern claims. A third might bring
about the letter to the American people |
known as the inaugural. General Han
cocks letter on the rebel claims is by all
odds his sharpest and most striking ut
teraDce as yet, and one which will COM
mend him greatly to the country.
General Hancock, says the Philadel-
phia Times, is the juiciest and most incis-
i've letter-writer Of the day. It is proba-
ble that he may be called to more respon-
sible public duties in short while, but if |
he shall miss the Presidency and then in
clines to retire from the ramrod exactions
Of military life, he can find a permanent
situation at Major Generals salary, as q
staff correspondent of the Times. Presi-
dental letters, as a rule, are the worst
sort of emasculated nothings whitfield
down into glittering rhetoric, but when
man suddenly develops as q complete
Presidential letter-writer, it is a pity that
he can't turn one out every day or two.
Perhaps if the organs put themselves
squarely down to it, they can worry one
more out of Hancock before the election,
and they will do the country service if
they can succeed. The organs have twice
burnt their fingers badly by calling for
letters from General Hancock. His last is
settler of the whole rebel claim bust
ness, both for rebel expectants, if there be
any, and for Northern loyalists who spec
ulated to the extent of millions in such
claims until Democratic House stopped
it. Now let General Garfield answer on
the same subject. He has aided, as a
member of Congress, the payment Of
Southern claims TO the extent of over one
hundred millions, and there is some room
for him to put in judicious word now.
Our local contemporary did not convert worth
q cent into the support of ConoveT.-1 Tampa