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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

The best $10O corset in America sold at VI.
Il Wilson's. 22-G
Goats spool cotton sold al cents spool st
w. n. Wiison'a ST.
-Alllinen pocket handkerchief sold at o. cents
oy w. r. Wilson. 22-H
The best calicoes made sold at 8 cents yard
oy W. n. wilson. ST
Kid Gloves al IS cents pair slightly spotted
at w. r. Wilson's. s-,f
Ribbons, dress buttons and trimmings sold
at w. r. Wilson's. 2Au
About this time begin to look out for
Thanksgiving turkeys
The best Is cent towel in the United States
sold at W. r. Wilson's. 22-H
The eastern train was delayed ON Saturday ,
and Sunday mornings for several hourR
-worsted dress goods, in great variety, sola
at half their value at W. r. Wilson's 2S-H
Go to W. R Wilson's for whaiever yca
want, you will be sure TO get them at bottora i:
prices. 22-tf
The handsome four-column advertisement on
our fourth page tells all about Coup's circus.
Read it through and save your dollars for the
18TH
Rev Mr.. Rankin, Secretary; Of State, preach
ed in the Prysbeterian Church on Sunday evsr-
ing an interesting sermon TO q large copgregs-
ton. ) :.
Eggs are scarce and high priced Just now.
Within week after the Christmas holidays they
will be drug on the market. Reason Every {
body saves them up for big price during the
holidays. (
-Spiller's bake-oven caved in on Friday night
during the storm, and went down stairs into ths
billiard-room, accompanied by some tons ofmud
and water which was spread abolt the billiard
room floor. =
See change in the advertisement Of the
Steamer Amite. She leaves New Orleans for :
Pensacola, Apalachicola and 81. Marks, on the
18th inst, and every two weeks thereafter until.
further notice !
One of our best known colorcd, gentlemetn
OF leisure was asked the other day why he did
not go down to Fernandina and work on thS
railroad His reply was: "Iisgwine, bat ] got
ter see dat succus first. Think bin sAvin' dat
dollar goin' on two months now. fur nufin't
Conductor W. W. Perkins has kindly showed
US the handsome gold watch-chain which was
awarded to him as the moat popular conductey
in the State, at Live Oak, recently, under the
auspices of Captain Woodward's company The
chain is very heavy, having large, plain, twisted
links, and attached is very elegant miniature
compass with double crystals. 5s
On Friday night we had the heaviest rain of
the season. II fairly, fell in huckets-full and
flooded roads, fields, cellars and all low places-
All the gorgeous circus posters on the bulletr
boards were washed of, and the long range of
false wall extending from Spiller's saloon weAtr
ward TO the corner was blown down. Repairs
are taking place and by tonight the pretty pic.
lures will all be renewed to the great delight of
the children and the colored folks. II
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

Green Cove Springs Is to have
weekly paper.
Judge Randall is reported to be i'll
AZ his residence in Jacksonville.
The Quincy Star jubilates over Gads-
den's lO4 majority, heading its article
Tsni, VTdi-gOt EN-"
Secretary of State, EYarts, has issued
= proclamation appointing Thursday, No
Eember 18th, as Thanksgiving day.
The Independents ofDuval county
propose TO contest the validity of the
election Of the regular" Legislative
ticket, on the ground of intimidation and
bulldozing at the polls.
The entire Democratic Legislature
ticket Was elected in Alachua The county
Ofieers elected were as follows: J. A.
Carlisle, clerk of the Circuit Court; J.
". Turner, Sheriff; II. G. Denton, Col
leetOr Of Revenue; w. N. Sheats, Super.
intendent Public instruction; J. G. Gard
ner, County Judge. Tax Assessor and
Treasurer IN doubt.
The Quincy Star of last week prints
our item concerning Mr.. w. G. Buffers
nee crop and adds: Mr.. L. T. Ward, Of
this place, informs us that he has gath
cred from fourteen acre of upland rice
rs bushels Three and half acres Of
which was an old broom-sage field, il
having laid ont for several years as worth
less. The cultivation of the three and 9
half acres only cost as cents per acre
and II yielded one hundred bushels Of
fne nee, besides about 5000 pounds o.
straw, which is excellent stock food. Mr.
W has not disposed Of it, and, of course
don't know what it will bring"
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Miss Rebecca Berry, . sister of Mr..
B. w. Berry, Of this place, who was liv-
ing in Monticello with her widowed
mother, committed suicide on Friday last
with . pistol, in condition of mental
alteration, caused by long-continued i'll
health. She was unmarried, and about
thirty years of age. This sad occur.
renee has plunged the family of the I'M
fortunate woman into the deepest grief,
in which they have the sympathy of
many friends.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

WsOontinue shevpte for Governor -
far q received. OF The counties reportsd
below the vogs a Id i ofieial. ~: -
ksf, Alachua, Columbia, Clay, Gadsdsn,
HAMILTON. Hsrnsndo, J.eksop, Lafayette.
Leon. Levy, Liberty, Marion. Of.nge,
Putnam, St Johns, Taylor and VolusiA.
Twenty-one counties remain to be heard
from. The majority for the Democratic
State ticket will be fully 5000.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

In Hamilton county a man rode six
miles 70 the polls and voted an order on
another man for So Another voted a
Sc account
Al one Of the country precincts of this
county prominent citizen voted note he
had received from colored tenant about
the hiring of a horse, instead of his care
fully written ticket which he found in his
pocket next day.
Al Precinct No. Is six small ballots
we're found folded together, but they
had been twisted by the inspectors and
had not separated. They were thrown
ont by unanimous consent and without
question
The election in Gadsden was as quiet
as IN Leon, and the Star compliments the
eOlOred people upon their good behavior.
A few negro women made themselves
conspicuous Peddling tickets, but the
husband Of one of the noisest marched
her of home and forbade her to return.
Al Precinct No. 8, this county, large
numbers Of colored voters who wished to
and had promised to vote with the Dem
ocrzts. we're so in;imidated by the Repub-
lican cOlored voters, and were 80 closely
watched that they folded their Demo.
cratic ballots inside Republican ballot
and voted both of course they were
thrown out by the inspectors.
The Mariana Courier says of the
electiOn: " A little side-show, or private
box, was opened at Ben Livingstone
house for those who were disqualified by
having been convicted and whose names
Eere not upon the registration list, to
vote, and when found they were not en-.
titleds repaired to this private box, and,
ne presume, deposited their ballots, IRE
sPectiEe Of having stolen a one dollar
sbozt or q ten dollar cow"
The Starke Telegraph of Saturday, af
Ter stating that the election in that town
and IN the county (Bradford) was quiet,
adds The only bulldozing we saw waa
among the cOlOred people, and the only
figh man in town was a prominent white
Republican leader. We noticed three OF
fOur eolOned men who were inclined to
vote the Conservative ticket, but they
we're fairly besieged by colored Radicals
and forced up to the polls by . strong
guard and closely watched until they had
deposited the Radical ticket In the ballot
box We know of only three colored
Den Who voted with rs at this poll and
they did % Of their own free will and
accord No effort Whatever was made by
the white voters TO influence the vote Of
the e0l0red man. He was allowed to vote
- has political task-masters had directed
without the slightest hindrance. We
would have been glad If more colored
nen had voted with N, but they were
advised 70 vote against rs and it IL al
right We can stand It IL they can"
The FernAndins Mirror Of the 9th says
The col0red vote in Nassau county WA
nearly solid for the Republican ticket, and
The increased majority comes from thai
source. Some Democrats votes were losi
By absence and non-registry. There are
for instance, il Fsrnandina, out Of 64s
votes east for Conovsr, but thirty-shrss
whits Republican votes, the balance b
fnr furufshed F.v fha .soIorad vnfnra Ths
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

JACKSON OFFICIAL
Hancock 1,475, Garfield l,ls3. David
son 1882, Witherspoon l,177. Bloxham
l,47o, Conover 1880. Bethel l,479, Led
with 1880.
Senate. Sd District.-J. Fl. McKinne,
DEM, 1882, T. K. Jorden, Rep, 1888.
Assembly.-A. F. McCrary 1859, Fl. J.
Watson l,47S, J. A. Robinson 1,47O, John
Capeheart ], IFS, Wash. Pope ,174, Henry
Bryan 1911. The first three are Demo
Gratis.
For Convention 934, against S12.
wAKULLA.
Hancock Ssl, Garfield l7e. Bloxham
Ssl, Conover l76. Bethel 3sl, Ledwith
l7e. Davidson s81 Witherspoon 176.
N. W. Butler, DEM, elected to Assembly.
DR.. j. L. Crawford, Dem, elected to Sen
ate from 7th District, composed of Wa
kulla and Liberty counties.
BAKER OFFICIAL
Hancock PAL, Gar field 1872. Bloxham
242, Conover 1S1. Bethel 24l, Ledwith
1872. Finley 241, Bisbee 1872.
Assembly.-Elias Williams, Dem, 204,
Canova, Rep, 1877.
For Convention 81, against l42
COLUMBIA -oFFICIAL.
Hancock 1,O1S, Garfield s1s. Bloxham
LOLA, Conover 81. Bethel 955, Ledwith
1852. Finley l,Ol6, Bisbee sl5.
Assembly.-W. r, Moore. DEM, 1909,
T. W. Getzen, Dem, l, 900, J. w. Tolbert,
Dem, ses, J. c. Long, Rep, 1922, Asa
Richard, Rep, sls, J. W. Tompkins,
Rep, s25.
For Convention 44e, against 1888, no
Convention %.
HAMILTON.
Bloxham 754, Conover 449. Finley
ISL, Bisbee $50.
Senate, 18th District. -Polhill, Dem,
GA, Bell, Ind, SIT. Assembly.-Bevell,
Dem, 7Os, Zipperer, DEM, 617, Bryan,
Rep, 45l, Burnsm, Rep, 577.
Garfield 1852, Hancock 9s5. Conover
$500, Bloxham a9s. Ledwith 1884,
Bethel es4. Witherspoon 2,Sss, David
son s6s. At Precinct No. 2, 1877 votes,
by q clerical error, were returned for
Bethel for Congress instead of Davidson,
whose real vote in the county was COS.
The votes cast for Assemblymen were
as follows: J. Ball 2,469, w. B. Carr
2,s42, L Jenkins 2,2e9, P. Carroll 9,2s7,
E. c. Weeks SIT, J. w. Mitchell SIS,
George London 49s, w. F. Thompson
525, the balance scattering.
Vote in favor of Constitutional Con-
vention 9, against 2,s66.
GADsDEN--oFPIcIAL.
Hancock 1925, Garfield 1917. Blox-
ham 1890, Conover 1907. Davidson
1882, Witherspoon ,Oee.
Assembly. - Mcmillan, Dem, 1925,
Hinson, Dem, 1910, Spear, Dem, /, leo,
Stearns, Rep, 1888, Martin, Rep, i, 1os,
Monroe, Rep, 1914.
a4ntg NASSAU.
Garfield eel, Hancock el5. Conover
s40, Bloxham $40. Ledwith s5s, Bethel
SIC. Bisbee ESQ. Finley, Gle.
Angel and Coleman, Reps, elected to
the Assembly. az
Convention. For 2ls, against s54.
81
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

Rawls has iust opened . lot Of The handsomesl
parlor lamps ever brought 10 Tallahassee. Cali
and see them. S0-1w
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

TALLAHASSEE. FLA, November 9, 1880.
Shipped two weeks ending November eth 80. 00
Shipped previously. ......;.......... 1904
Total shipments to date. 2sGs
Price Low Middling, SIC.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

A meeting Of the Democratic Executive Com.
mittee viii be held on Saturday, November 1871.
at II o'clck A. NJ, for the purpose Of canvaasing
the votes cast at the recent election for county
officers. A full meeting Is desired. s
BIZ ORDER or THE CHAIRMANs
RoRERT GAMBLE, Secretary. =
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09
T. b. D.

The ladies of the Tallahasses nslIsf Society
win please take notice that the ueeslles Win -
.sssky, at Gallis's Hall, conmelsaig Thnsdays
November II, at4R.M. Respectfully,
FANNm PERKMs,
Corresponding Secretary !;
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

WMR. J. ID. BATES, Newspaper Advertising
Agent, Al Park Row (TymeS Building), New
York, is authorized to contract for advertise
ments in the FLoRIDrAE at our best rates.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

Handsome Fall and Winter suits cheap, .
LEvys ,sT eo-ls
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

Hosiery. Ties, Suspenders. ETC., invarie.ies. at D.
B. Meginniss', Jr. 2S-T
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

~ The SEn-wEEKLY FLon1prAx NAV r. :
found on sale at Bottoms News Stand, In the
Westcott Block.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

Ladder. ssisses anA ChlleFsn's DAeess
LA,sst styles, and best qualities b D. ,. lIs'
ginniss', Jr. S1t5Es 49, I
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

The Biggest TAing ONa
Is the large cake of soap that Rawh hselkHg ~
ten cents. 2o-lW
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

FAN ana winter C4OeAtDGa
Go and see that splendid stock Of clothing.al
LEWIS. @ SILT
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

Attention, Company" il
drill on Monday evening at 7.SO o'clock.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

New Shape Derbys, all the latest styles. at b. B.
Meginniss'. Jr. SS-n
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

~ cuBeORIBKRS VIII observe the
cROss x MARK their paper. which signiAss
rhat fhsir zEzH or SUBSCRIPTION HAS xumD. and
Gwen sh.nsslvss seoordingiS. Arsr paper has
49, -s.uED rwIO.. II win most positively b dis
eaz1isas6 n TIE snO1nt Of subscription = aot ~
-sles41 e oas.
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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
MAS0NTGl

a. Regular meetings of JAckson Ipn<a,
No Ar: hsd on tie arst and third Moadsys n -
wv MorNrosn. s.~s.r,'
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-11

Of the Wisconsin Legislature, and the Legislature
liked it so well that it has ordered a thousand
copies OF the speech printed for the Of tho
members.
The will Of the late Senator Chandler cannot be
proved IN Washington as it has but two witnesses
instead of three, and this omission will require all
the property owned there by the late Senator TO be
sold BY auction in order that clear title may b5
kept This includes his handsome house.
Attorney General Devens has been formally
thanked by committee representing the coored
people OF Massachusetts for his argument in and
successful management Of the Virginia cases, re,
Gently decided In the Supreme Court, and invOlvs
ing the right of colored citizens to sit on juries.
Mr.. Longfellow's birthday was celebrated in
young ladies' seminary In Detroit, and the poet.
having been written to about II. asked I" the pre-
ceptress" to say TO her young charges that these
tokens Of their regard are very precious to me, and
make my seventy-third birthday very happy one-'
And he added Z" nclose for each of them an auto
graph poor return for their gifts, but remindef
and recogntion OF the day they do me the honor TO
celebrate"
Senator Mcdonald had a grievous yet amusing
experience during his recent speech before the Sem
ate He had lost his eyeglasses, and when he came
10 refer to the printed volume he tried to borrow
pair. Senators Allison. Davis, Pendleton, Teller
and Eaton came to the rescue one after the other,
but their glasses all failed to match the distressed
Senator's eyes. Finally Mr.. Harris, OF Tennessee,
came across the Chamber and banded him pair
that seemed to suit, and after interval OF abous
five minutes be continued his speech.
Colonel John Hays post as Assistant Secretary OF
State is lot au easy one The Cieretand Leader
saws he is about bard worked as any professional
iran in the land The Leader adds " He dispatches
work with peculiar ease and rapidity, and, not
withstanding his arduous and delicate duties he
manages to keep well posted on the political situa-
ton both in Congress and in Cleveland. As TO tho
Congressional outlook in the XXth District he has
not much to say Yet 1t is very doubtful II No
wonld refuse to run for Congress IN case the noml-
nation was rendered him. lie Will not scramble Ior
It however. Should he accept Il nomination, ne
would be a strong candidate; lfelected ne would ni
not have TO take his seat III congress unlh Iis 'a LII
| If oface under President Hayes expires. lis paso
record present exalted position and wide repntat9aa
as man of brains, experience aud culture HouIS
| Immediately secure HIM comnandlhg POs''iOu 'A
! influence and power IN the House"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-11
E1DS AND DE LESSEPS.

The meeting in Washington on Tuesday be-
fore the House Committee on the Interoceanic
Canal of the constructors of the two
greatest engineering works of the century was
an interesting event. Although now the au-
thors of rival projects for transporting
ships across the Isthmus Of Panama.
the Frenchman who married the Red Sea
TO the Mediterranean and the American
who put a bit in the mouth of the
Mississippi and forced it to admit the COM
merce of the world, showed the cOrdiality and
mutual esteem which men of real genius feel
for each other. Captain Eads's plan for
marine railway has been rather lost sight OF
of late in the midst of the lively discussion or
the bearings of the French canal project on
American interests. He took an OppOrfune
moment TOR bringing it forward dur
ing the presence of NJ. de 'Lesseps
in Washington, and his paper, of which
we present an almost verbatim report IN other
columns. will be read with "A keener interest
now than it could ever have commanded be-
fore. Whatever may be thought of the plan
which CAPTAIN Eads himself proposed, it must
be admitted. even by NJ. de Lessep>'s warmest
admirers. that he has dealt the plan OF the
enthusiastic Frcnchman "A staggering bow.
In fact Captain Eads's statement and the
Presidents message have between them prac-
tcaliy made an end of 1t.
As for Captain Eads's own plan, Ii certainly
deserves the most thorough consideration. IL,
"a he believes, a railway can be- built for half
the cost of canal, which will carry ships
from ocean to ocean with entire safety to
mills and cargocs, then the canal project
should be abandoned. The pracicabilty OF
taking ships out of water Is not matter
of doubt, tor it Is done by dry-doclls in every
great seaport city in the world, and the
TRANSPORTATION of q dry-dock with its burden
across an almost level country would not seem
+ to be an impossible feat Of engineering. That
there would be no difficult grades on the
I.,hmus TO overcome is proved by the fact
that "a tdc-water canal is feasible. II the
Ground f. solid enough to support SO
heavy weight as movable dock
containing a four thousand ton steamer and
her cargo. the construction OF broad rMl-
| rad with numerous rails and of a dock with
steam machinery powerful enough to move 1t
would seem possible. AZ all events the adj
vocacy of the railroad plan low SO successful an
engineer a. Captain Eads relieves 1t at the
start OF all suspicion Of being mere
yi:iouary scheme.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-11
7HE ENGLISH CANVASS.

Lord Besconsfeld has startled his opponents
once more The dissolution of Parliament, at
such a time, so Unexpectedly, and with the
plea that grave crisis in foreign affairs is at
hand, is another OF those adroit strategic
movements for which the British Premier is
noted II is admitted by his opponents that
lie has chosen his time with skill. Recent
elections have checked the tide of Liberal
Victories, and the Ministry has been sustained
10y important constituencies. The fever of
enthusiasm which was aroused by Mr.. Glad
stones remarkable tour may be presumed to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-11
4 I'LL ClLLED.

Yesterday Secretary Sherman purchased
only $1,000 900 of the bonds offered. This
greatly DISAPPOINTED many spectators, not in
stocks only, but in wheat, iron, cotton and
other products, who have been holding
largely at very high prices, in the belief that
the Secretary would in some mysterious way
make money abundant and easy, no mat
ter how high prices were pushed, or how
wild speculation became. For some days
the markets have been fcvcrish, and It has
been felt that nothing but a strong inter
position 10y the Secretary would prevent II
relapse. When it was known that over
$40. 900, 600 bonds had been offered, more
than half at or below the bids accepted last
week, the Street jumped to the conclusion
that 5000, 900 or $G,O0O,000 at least would
be taken. The later announcement that the
Secretary had accepted bis Tor $2,O0O,OOO
only, caused sharp selling movement and a
considerable fail in prices.
IL Is we'll 70 understand that il is not the
stock market only, or mainly, winch is in
trouble. The root Of the evil, indeed, Is that
prices of many important products have been
pushed so high by powerful speculative
clioues, or by combinations of dealers or pro-
dncers, that foreign exports have been seri-
ously checked, and imports from abroad have
bcen unnaturally stimulated. For the moment
this had become the best country in the world
in which to sell, and the poorest in which to
Inv. "a 10 many articles. Hence the increas-
ing demand for money to carry enormous
stocks of commodities at advancing prices
WAS 10 longer met by imports of specie,
nor were the exports of specie prevented
The bank reserves were depleted by the
enormous duties paid to the Treasury, by the
exports of specie amounting to more than
81 900 900 last week, and by the heavy drain
Of currency to the interior to support a very
active trade at high prices. Last weeks re-
turn showed that the strain could not safely
be kept up much longer, and the advance in
rates of exchange gave token that the mainte-
nance of high prices here would soon cause large
exports of specie. Nevertheless, holders
chung TO advanced prices in the hope that the
Secretary Of the Treasury would make every
thing easy, nj least for il week, by large pur-
chosrs of bonds. His action will be sharply
criticised by those who reflect only the tenn
norary interests Of spectators, but it will
have a good effect if it hastens that reaction
and rcadiu ,tmcnt OF prices which are neces-
sary TO a healthy foreign trade.
When Mr.. Sherman proposed to purchase
81 OOO. 900 bonds each week. 1t was presumed
that tho surplus revenues would not exceed
that amount. lie has since bought much
more largely than he then proposed.