The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-24

Leib to give you in my next.
TWICE A WEEK.
Senator Ben. Hill, it is said, certified
in writing to the loyalty of Southern
claimant of war damages, and year or
two afterwards, going to inquire as to the
claim, he was shown appended to the
certificate he had given another also in
his handwriting and with his signature
testifying to the same mans loyalty to
the Southern Confederacy.
The State University at Athens, Ga,
has received singular endowment. An
eccentric gentleman-non-resident and not
an alumnus-bestowed by deed the sum
of $1,000 on the University, coupling the
gift with the condition that the money
should be invested for and during the
lives of twenty-one persons, all children,
whose names are given in the deed, the
interest to be compounded annually till
the last one dies, and twenty-one years
and nine months thereafter. 1t is calcu-
lated that the gift will not be available for
ninety-six years, at which time the fund
will amount to 100000.
According to the census of 1870, the
total valuation of real and personal prop
erty in the United States was over $780,
100000, 900, an increase of $l4, ,OO0, ,OOO,c0
on the census of 1860. The census of
1880, it is believed, will show a total
value of nearly $4,000, 100000. Recent
writers in England estimate the total
value of property in Great Britain at
$42, 100000, 900, While French writer
claims the widest margin for inaccuracy
in these estimates, it is plainly evident
that the United States is already entitled
to the front rank, if not the first place
among the nations in actual wealth, while
it is just entering upon the most rapid
development of its resources.
"A dispatch from Charleston, S. O.,
August Z, says: Rumors that w. B. Cash,
son of Colonel Cash, was about to fight
duel with the son of the late Colonel Shan.
non, or with Colonel Blair, who was sec-
ond for Captain DePass when challenged
by Colonel Cash, have been in circulation
for the past two weeks, but are not cred
tied. To-day the report is that young
Cash is supposed to be about to fight
with young Shannon, as he is said to have
been seen on the railroad, and two gentle
men are reported to be to-day at the we'll
known duelling ground near Augusta.
Nothing is known here, and the reports
are disbelieved.
The condition of things in Lima is
daily becoming worse. One decree fol-
lows another in rapid succession and the
purpose of more than nine-tenths of these
appears to be to divert the attention of
of the people from the actual condition of
affairs. In the meantime, the Chilians
are recruiting actively, and by the first of
October expect to begin the siege of
Lima. By that time the foreign element
remaining will be greatly reduced and
but few left as spectators Of the final
struggle. The United States steamers
Thetis and Penguin, the Italian steamers
.Garibaldi and Archimedes, and the French
steamer Decres, were in the harbor of
Callao July 6.
There has just been acted near Sa-
lonica drama, the hero Of which is q
Colonel who was captured by brigands
and held until an enormous ransom was
paid for his release. This RECALLS the case
of Greek officer who was taken captive
under precisely similar circumstances.
While in the hands of the bandits he
wrote to his wife saying: "My ransom
is 1000 drachmas. If it is not paid by the
10Th my captors will cut off my nose the
10th, my ears; the nth, my upper lip;
the 18th, my lower lip; the 10th, death
awaits me.'' The weeping wife set about
raising the money; by the 18th she had
raised only 800 drachms; the 10th, 400;
the nth, 600. She had only secured the
1000 on the 18th. The agonized woman,
rejecting, said to her neighbor: aMy
husband must be ffightful sight by this
time. shall save my 1000 drschmas
for second marriage with whole man."
When Hayes announced to. the SEN
ate that he had dismissed Arthur from
the government service, be said 6 With
my information of the facts in the case,
and with deep sense Of the responsible
obligation imposed upon me by the Con-
stitution, 70 take care that The laws be
faithfully executed i regard Il as my
plain duty TO suspend the ofioer ii ques-
tion and to make the nominstiou nov Be-
fore the Sonata, III order that this fi1por-
tant once may Be honestly ma shicshtly
administered That i the oI|I61 ~.
under Arthur, been dishonestly and o.
ssfieieptly admipiatered, apd With this'
RepQb bIipen te6timopy of .Artkrr6 entire;
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