The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-12


Frost occurred at number of points
in Texas on the sights of October 4th
and 5th.
Under the new constitution the Colo
RADIO election does not take place until the
Cd of November.
The National Board of Health has
advices of two supposed cases of yellow
fever at Key West.
The Holy Seehas threatened the recall
of the Papal nuncio from Paris if the re-
ligious DEGREES are enforced.
William Standard, Connecticut Re
publican, of the town of Hartford, was
arrested YESTERDAY for buying votes, and
held in twelve thousand dollars bail on
six counts.
The Russian newspapers are full OF
the details of death and poverty from all
parts of the interior. The granaries of
Taganrog are emptying their stores for
consumption in the distressed country.
The formal dedication of Rugby col
ony, Tennessee, took place yesterday with
appropriate religious ceremonies, con-
Quoted by Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee,
and Rev. III. II. Smede, of Chattanooga.
Captain James. NJ. Stewart, postmas-
ter of the United States House of Repre-
sentatives, died at Alexandria, Va, yes
terday. lie was elected postmaster of
the House in 1876, and reelected in 1878.
The City Council of New Orleans
has concluded the investigation of the
case of Civil Sheriff Gauthreux, charged
with a defalcation. The only conclusion
reached was that the present system of
collecting taxes is defective.
Hon. d. p. Devices, the Greenback
candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania, has written letter to
the Chairman of the National Greenback
Labor party of Pennsylvania Withdrawing
from the canvass as the nominee of that
party.
The House of Catholic Bishops met
at St. Louis Wedn esday to make arrange
ments for filing the vacancy in the Bish-
opric of Nashville, Tenn. The names of
three priests were selected, and sent on
to the Pope at Rome, who will make the
selection from them for the vacancy.
The report of the Superintendent of
Census, in reference to alleged frauds
made in the enumeration of the popula-
ton of South Carolina, has been submitted
to the Interior Department and shows
that the census of 1870 was defective, and
that that of 1880 made in June last is
correct.
Police Justice Patterson, Republican,
of the New York TOmbs Court, declined
yesterday to issue warrant for the ar
rest of a Federal Supervisor of Election
for taking and retaining possession of the
registry of the naturalization papers OF
1868, on the groun MI of want of iurs
diction.
The case involving the surviving par
Elephants IN the recent Cash-Shannon duel
in South Carolina was called in the Court
of General Sessions at Darlington on
Tuesday and continued, on motion of the
Solicitor General, to give an opportunity
of securing evidence upon which to found
bills of Indictment.
The present acting chief OF the Sig
nal Service Bureau, Adjutant-G General
Drum; is preparing special weather re
port for the benefit of the sugar interests
of Louisiana, and also proposes next year
special reports of rain for the cotton belt
which will increase the usefulness of the
service to great extent.
In the Solomon Islands of the Pacific
Ocean, according to news received from
Sidney, New South Wales, the captain
and crew of the bar X Esperanto have been
massacred, the mate and seaman Of the
wrecked vessel Ariel poisoned, and the
second mate and government officer at
Apii murdered by the natives.
The Democrats of Columbus, Ohio,
announce that Hon. Samuel J. Tilden has
accepted an invitation to attend the great
State mass meeting there on the 9th oil
| October, tomorrow. Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks, Senators Pendleton and Thur
man, Speaker Randall and r. T. Merrick,
of Washington, will also be present.
The Republican campaign committee
appear to be of tn opinion that Indiana
has been supplied with enough documents
to satisfy the demand, as no more are be-
ing sent there for the present. Argu-
ments of more substantial and convinc-
ing nature, in the shape of ready cash,
will be sent from this time to the election.
The full meeting of the Republican
| National Executive Committee will be
held in New York on October 14th. Gen.
Grant will be in the city then, and it is
proposed to invite hi i'm to take part in the
deliberations for the benefit of the party.
The Indiana and Ohio elections will be
over, and that much will have been ac-
complished towards indicating the result
in November A@SE =