The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-05-04

The Democratic State Convention of fConnec-
ticut sends an uninstructed delegation to Cincin-
natl. The committee on resolutions reported
platform hvoring adherence to the Constitution
and respect for its limitations, denouncing the
election of President Hayes as fraud, and call
ing for the nomination Of a candidate at Cir
cinnati who will unite the party.
"A statement by The Secretary of the Amer
lean Iron and Steel Association shows that
there are now in the United States 697 blast fur
nsces, with an annual capacity of 6500OO0 tons
of pig IRON 382 rolling mills, with an annual
capacity of 100000 tons. the capacity of the
rail mills being -2,150.OOO; II Bessemer steel
works. with annual capacity of 1,740 900 tons,
and also II $50 miscellaneous steel works
10000, 900 pounds Of oleomars sarine were
consumed in this country last year. passing for
real butter In recent letter from Congressman
D. w. Aiken, published in the Charleston NesOs
and Courier, II is stated that the great grocery
house Of H K. Thurber & Co., of New York, are
the greatest dealers in oleomargarine in the
United States, and that they discourage the con-
signment to them of " real butter" preferring to
handle the imitation. Doubtless many retail
grocers who buy frsm H. K r. & Co. sell 10 con-
sumers as gilt edge" what is only manufactured
out of beef tallow
The Palatka Herald says: /" 1t is not likely
that the orange crop next fall will be as large as
it has been the past The unusual warm winter
prevented the sap from going down. The growth
of the orange continued without intermission all
through the season, which prevented the full
bloom Of the orange, which usually comes on in
February. This spring We notice that the orange
trees about town had comparatively but few
blossoms. Groves in the vicinity were much the
same The young groves, however, have had
the advantage of an open warm winter, which
has pushed them along amazingly"
I'm the Senate on Wednesday last, Mr. Davis,
Of West Virgins, presented the majority report
Of the committee appointed TO investigate the
Treasury Department The report states that it
has been shown by the Investigation that many
discrepancies exisied in the books Of the Treas
ury Department amounting in some years to
500 100000. Mest Of these appeared between
the years 1850 and 1871. The alterations and
.erasnres in those books amount to thousands,
and affect hundreds Of millions of. dollan.-
Leaves have been cut from books and not &C
counted for, and warrants for millions of dollars
are missing and cannot he found Mr. Ingalls,,
,oi Kansas, presented .. minority report stating
thas all these discrepancies oouldbe satisfactorily
]. explained away. tssl.i
IA to the incsme lax .suit. SAWS fbe New
York 6ux. Il d diseredisahle oplv - ,he admi.,.
s,rsiion Tia, broueht n Its one of sAelha.ea,
pszsecatiaps insihe history Of the country. The
income tax law ieff it spiiobal for man to
make his own returns on to be a.aessea hy a
sgovernmsni sficer, to Who's assessment ,fi.y per
cen.um Of the auouns uAlebt Be added g 4 pep-
ANY. Some ysas NJ. Tfiden, chose one, Coar.e
and aome years he chose the Other. sYsars afler-
ward, vhsa and becauas Nr. Tilden had e.
,esms amo,s ppamiusus u, politics. Il uaa con.