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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-23
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CHAPTER II.
THE BITTERNESS or

THE BITTERNESS or DEATH
The continuation OF this insialfncni OF N to'Sakeh
Rode sill be found IN No 10 of The Nrc YORK weekly,
nov, ready and for sale every day IA Tho week
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-02

We are permitted to publish the follow
ing letter from Mr.. Yulee to q friend in
this place. 1t contains very gratifying in
telligence, but was not intended for pub
LEGATION. While other roads are big with
promises, and are making great noise on
paper, the Peninsular Railroad is quietly
pushing it's way to Ocala and on through
to South Florida. Our faith in it's ulti-
mate completion has never weakened, and
we have always contended that it would
be the first road to reach Ocala, despite
the hindrances constantly thrown in its
way by the Legislature of the State, and
by the people, for whom it was intended
to benefit, and at last we are glad to state
that our hopes are about being realized.
1t gives us pleasure to refer our readers
to the letter, as, in our opinion, it contains
the most gratifying news we have ever
given in our columns:
NEW YORK, June II, 1890
My Dear Str: My son sent me your letter 10
him. I feel much obliged for the encouraging
confidence you have constantly manifested in my
efforts 10 carry along our system south. The war
stopped the work when nearly all the grading was
done 10 Ocala, and the remainder thence to Tam
pa was under contract to the same party. Since
the war we have twice had the whole line of road
from Waldo TO Tampa under contract and in
both instances the contracts were unfortunately
defeated by adverse action in the Legislature
Since then we have gone TO work with our own
resources, and although all the while embarrassed
by adverse circumstances and hindrances of local
origin. we have still kept quietly towards you,
and hope to reach you presently. We have Sc
cured the rails required for extending the road
from its terminus to the vicinity of your town,
and will endeavor TO use all practicable speed in
the the construction. We have not moved with
flourish of trumpets; but, with earnest purpose
and 10 the extent of our ability we have steadily
pursued our way, and trust the results will be
equally satisfactory TO the public and to the par
ties whose means have been invested
Very truly yoIs,
ID. i. YULEE
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-02

A Washington special says: "The en-
thusiasm over Hancock's nomination con-
tinues, and seems to increase. Demo
Gratis here universally express confidence
in his election, and many Republicans ad-
NIT that Ilancock's prospects are better
than Gar6eld's. This feeling of confidence
in Democratic success appears to be con-
tagious. 1t is remarked by those who
frequent the executive departments that
the number of Democrats employed in
them has increased wonderfully since
Hancock's nomination. Many of the
clerks and other government employees
are openly avowing their purpose to vote
for Hancock, doubtless in the hope that
the vote will retain them in Office when
the Democratic President shall be inau-
gurated
The war department to-day was aglow
with Hancock enthusiasm. The officers
and clerks, most of whom have served in
the army, were rejoicing over the nomi-
nation, and hurrahing for the Democratic
candidate. Hancock flags and banners
and pictures of the General were hung
all around, and the officers said the army
was solid for Hancock. Preparations are
being made for grand ratification meet
ing soon, and from present appearances
looks as if half the government employ
ees will come out under the Hancock ban
ner, because they feel certain he will be
elected.
One effect of this feeling among gov
eminent employees will be to deprive the
Republican party, to a considerable ex-
tent, of the large fund of money it annu-
ally gets by assessing Office holders. Be-
sides, many of the government clerks
will not go home to vote the Republican
ticket, as they usually do in close States.
Not less than FIVE in one department told
me to-day that they would neither put
up for the assessment fund nor 60 home
to vote, and they have all been considered
pretty good Republicans heretofore.
The Democratic campaign committee
intends to begin aggressive work without
delay. One of the shrewdest politicians
of Pennsylvania said to-day that Han
cocks nomination assured the election of
Democratic Legislature in Pennsylva-
MIA, and the return of Wallace to the Sen
ate, and that Wallace had rather return
to the Senate than take cabinet position
under Democratic administration.
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is BIsesw. inshs PhiladslphiA zs.ss,
ef March la gives sc allowing pen and
ink portrait Of or nosninee: GsnesSl
Hancock in personal appearance 10 In,
well formed and vary handsome Hid
height cannot be less than six feet twc
inches, and he weighs fully two hundred
and forty pounda He would make the
finest looking President who ever sat in
the White House, except, possibly, George
Washington. His form towers above
other men, and he attracts attention by
his mere looks wherever he goes. His
eyes are blue and have benignant and
mild expression when in repose, but in
spring when in danger. His manner ID
digni6ed and knightly, and he is courtesy
itself He is always magnetic, and draws
men to him by his kindness and gentle
interest in their affairs. His sympathies
are easily aroused, and he becomes in
tensely concerned for the sorrows and
misfortunes of others, striving in every
way to relieve them as though their
troubles were his own. Hancock's kind
ness to his subordinates always won not
only their love, but also their confidence,
and caused them to rely on him rs q
friend as well as commander. He gave
q man good opinion of himself, and
made each one feel he was of more im-
portance than he ever before suspected.
1t was this which caused him to have
such power over his officers and men in
battle, and made them prefer rather to
die than forfeit the good opinion of their
leader.
General Hancock had two children
Russell Hancock and Ada Elizabeth Han
cock. The latter died in New York, of
typhoid fever, when eighteen years of
age. She was a young lady of great
promise. Russell Hancock, the Generals
only son, is living, and is planter in Mis-
sissippi. His mothers father was a revo-
lutionary soldier, and was captured at
sea and confined in the Dartmoor prison,
England. His great grandfather on his
mothers side was also a soldier under
Washington and rendered good service,
dying at the close of the revolution from
exposure and hardships endured in the
field. Hancock's father served in the war
of 1912, and afterwards became a lawyer
of distinction in Montgomery county, Pa.
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SEMI-WEEKLY FLORIDIAN.
ONE DOLLAR TO JAN. 1881.

We commence to-day the first issue of THE
SEn-WEEKLY FLoRIDIAN. The paper will be
Published twice a week until November, and
perhaps longer, if circumstances will justify it.
IN the meantime will not the friends of good
government make little effort to extend its
circulAiion' The price-oNE DOLLAR for the
balance Of the year-puts it within the reach Of
thousands who seldom read first-class news
paper. Every issue of the FLoRIDIAN will con-
tain the kind Of mental food the people need
II viii inform and instruct the masses and fur.
nlsh material for use " on the stump" and nc
person who desires TO be posted can afford to be
without IL For the present, the paper is being
published al an absolute loss to the proprietor
bui be viii be satisfied 70 endure this if the
csnse 50 dear TO Us all triumphs in the end. To
those sending Us clubs of fUe su6sa5ers, accom-
panied with The money, an extra copy will b
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-02
THE BANNER OF FREEDom

Oh, see the bright banner of hope Is upfur,.d
BY friends Of the laws and the old Constitnt,o
Assuring ourselves. and assuring the world.
That freedom, strong freedom, fears no reyolutio,
Uplihed on high, 1t salutes the clesr sky,
sign that our liberties never shall die
It's the banner of freedom that floats in the al,
The banner that Hancock to triumph shall bear
The imperial flag is all tattered and torn
No more in our faces defantly waving
Its bearers are crushed under merited scorn
The scorn Of the people whose wrath they were
Drawing '''
The fatal third term has been killed In the perm
Again are the people victorious and 6rm,
And the banner of freedom still floats In the air
The banner that Hancock to triumph shall bear
The liberty bells again sound as of old,
And send forth their music from tower and steenIe
To honor man who IL better than gold
soldier, statesman, friend OF the people
His hand and his brain, his truth without stain
The rights OF the millions will firmly maintain
And the banner of freedom shall wave in the air
The banner that Hancock to triumph shall bear
From North and from South, and from East and
from West,
There comes glad cry from the heart of the nation.
The simple and stainless, the purest and best,
The modest and true, shall be chiefest In station
Then discords will cease, and permanent peace
VIII show how q race of the free can increase
And the banner of freedom will wave In the air
The banner that Hancock to triumph shall bear
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-02

The accession of such a prominent
Republican as John w. Forney to the
ranks of Hancock's supporters is but the
beginning of like stampede all along the
line. A few days ago, in Utica, IN. W
the home of Senator Conkling, Hancock
Club was formed, and General James G.
Grindlay, an influential Republican, who
was chairman of Mr.. Conkling's local con-
vention, came to the front and accepted
the Presidency of the club. On taking
the chair he said: 81 never went into a
movement with greater pleasure than this
one. for the purpose of organizing to sup
port such good soldier as General Han
cock. congratulate the Democratic
party on giving us a chance to vote for
such . man. His election is q foregone
conclusion. He was elected as soon as he
was nominated. He will give us superb
solder President. He will receive the
votes Of the blue and the grey. His
utterances during the war showed him
to be . statesman. Those who served
under him will be glad to rally to his
support. ei #t ~"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-02

The Republican papers of Philadel-
phia and Cincinnati are in a peck of
trouble over the resignation of Don Cam
eron of the craftsmanship of the Repub-
lican National Executive Committee
Pennsylvania is lost they say unless Don
resumes his position on the committee
Says the Cincinnati Commercial:
II Cameron refusus the place, John Cessna
will do as little as he can, and the result will be
almost certain defeat. II may as well be admit
ted now as wait for Hancock's election. Penn
sylvania must be carried TO elect Garfield, and
it cannot be carried without Cameron.
Cameron probably sees that the Gig
is up with Garfield in Pennsylvania
and hence his unwillingness to stand in a
position in which he will be run over and
trampled to death. His resignation and
absenting himself from the State is equiv
alent to confession that " all is lost"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-02

The nomination of Hancock has been
received everywhere with the conviction
that he is " the coming man. and we be-
heTe he has evennow made important
inroads into the customary Republican
vote The impression is already fixed in
the popular mind that be is the candidate
for the cause of national reconciliation
and hsrmony-the cause of revitalized
constitutional revived republicanism-
Of free government, liberty and law
against an exaggerated federalism and
eentralism, squirting more or less strongly
70 imperialism and personal government
to the prostration of the States-the
emasculation Of the suffrage-the exager-
alton Of official power; in a word, it is a
campaign even now of the people against
undue party and Official power-popular
government against official and machine
election.
Il is admitted, says the Macon 7Sle.
graph, that the machine and the Office.
holders and the great corps Of election
mzrshals and Federal masters of the
American, ballot are going to make a
strong fight; but few candid men doubt
the result Hancock with bis unassailable
record, his pure personal character, and
his acknowledged prudence and firmness,
has come, in the nick of time, to purify
the government and restore republican
traditions and ussges.
The shout with which he was vel
coined At Cincinnati has been caught
up At every town and neighborhood
throughout the length and breadth of the
l2nd-frOm Maine to Texas-from the
Atlantic 70 the Pacific shores, and never
we're the people outside of the strict party
organization Of the Republicans, ESQ
called more thoroughly determined upon
. change.
Within less than one week the whole
aspect has changed and the odor of de
feat now clings tenaciously to the cause
Of Garheld- There is not a solitary point
IN the United States from which the
resp0nseto the nomination of Hancock il
not apparently all that could be desired
BY his friends
To sum all up, everything indicates
that the choice Of the convention at Gin
einnai has been providentially directed
70 . combination of all the elements Of
sncces4 as well as all those influences
which we're needed to restore the country
aid government to the ancient paths, af
Ger % long . period of misrule and dis
order.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-02

"A dispatch from Galena to the Chi
eago Times says: cit is not true, as re-
ported, that General Grant has declared
his intention of supporting Hancock. The
report doubtless grew out of the many ia
vorable comments he has made on the ac-
ton of the Cincinnati Convention. He
does not hesitate to say that in his opin-
ion the Democrats have, in General Han
cock, nominated their best and strongest
man for the Office of President, and that
neither his public nor private character
can be successfully assailed. This is the
substance of the ex-President's public
statements on the subject but it is no Sc
cret to his intimate friends that he declares
Hancock will be elected our next Presi-
dent -
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-02
-SeYeral wears ago. when the old CITY Ha

Several years ago, when the old City Hall
stood at the foot of Ocean street, Republican
meeting was held there 1t was at night, and
during the progress of the meeting, all present
being in a state of great excitement, some one
quietly slipped below and turned off the gas.
This served to increase the anger of the crowd
and free fight, in which pistols, knives rasors,
ETC., would be freely used. There was bed
standing in the room, and one man, being una
BILE by reason Of the crowd TO escape by the door,
quietly crawled under if. Here he found that
some one had preceded him. DESTROYS of seeing
who his companion was, he stationed himself at
the foot Of the bed, and when the light was
brought and danger over out crawled General
Ledwith.-JdeksOnsQe Breeze, June 26.
Oh fie land the General was a Vice
President at me citing in Chicago of the
"Veterans who wore the blue" too!
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-02

1t has just been discovered what General
Grant was satisfied about. He was satisfied
that Garfield would be beaten.
General Grant remarked when he heard Of
Garfelds nomination, that he was saiiefied."
There Is q remarkable coincidence of this senti-
ment with that Of the under dog in a fight
Colonel NJ. Martin. proprietor of the Her
mitage Vineyard" at Chattahoochee, recently
sent TO the agricultural editor of the Sun and
Pres box Of his Hartford Prolific grapes, elicit
ing the following, which is well worthy the al
tention of our people: II the grapes sent by
Colonel Martin are a fair sample Of those grown
in that section of Florida, and the vines do well
and are free from disease, we see no reason why
grape-growing win net prove paying industry.
We have never seen any grown lin the light
sandy soil Of Eastern Florida that win begin TO
compare with those received, in sine Of bunch or
berry, juiciness. flavor, or evenness of ripcninx
IL al the varieties Of the Lahrascs family can be
prodnced equalin character to the sample Of thin
variety seutus the people Of Middle Florida have
cAuaeifor cougFsiulAtson. We shah be pleased 10
hear From cthef sections ID regard ID ne pros
poets 30 graps.ssowIag The busisess 10 this "
clnIty ID i about played ont andthersi probably
NOS one sins growing DOW. where there were Ten
I've years Agn A nv fndiviiaAls afe seemingly
lnakipg suecssA 81 i. mt Tho soll eshsbsIly, il
lsssctI0n doss hos setni 10 ise WeIl d1Abssd u
ths'saccsaal6l Rfowtk of DE N0ishsrn efspssse
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The Republican campaign is thus out
lined by the Des Moines Leader: More
energy will be spent in manufacturing q
misdeal to be called after the election
than in persuading voters that Republican
men and principles are right, and Demo
cratic men and principles are wrong. From
every State giving q small Democratic
majority contesting returns will be sent,
and it will be claimed that the subordinate
fraud, Wheeler - President of the Senate,
has the sole right to choose which returns
shall be counted. Any American not
born or imported since 1875 knows be-
forehand how he will decide in each case
He knows, as well as he knows that the
everlasting stars will rise and set in their
order, that the broad seal will not for q
moment stand the strain of party ext
gencies. Give Wheeler chance to de-
eide such aquestion, and thus by his judi
cial act to install President, and no man
Of any political party would hesitate to
stake his life that that President would
be . Republican, regardless Of che merits
Of the case. To do otherwise would be
Inconsistent with Mr.. Wheeler's title to
his own Office So far ~ Wheeler i con-
cerned Garfield 10 ssfes II he csn get the
case before him. But be viii never gstit
there These cunning schemes win Be
thoroughly ventilated, and there viii. be
such sFmajorisy against Mr.. GarRsld thaE
he win never dare 70 asssmpt 70 carry
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-02

Settle was settled. The good deed should
be put to the credit of the Chicago Convention.
That everlasting ofice-seeker got one vote for
Vice-President which was at least enc more
than he Decentralization Herald
The Sun d Press having reduced is sire
since the Chicago Convention, and having found
on its return from that awful scene, large num-
Der Of communications like that of u F. Ten
ney" and b" which We reproduced in last
weeks FLoRIDIAN, now gives public notice that
there must be q limit to all this, and 90 far as
TIE 6sa and Hess il concerned 1t cannot afford
The space to all those who have grievance inc
opportunity 10 be heard" And Il adds: /" One
word more and we have done, as explanations and
apologies are not Ia our line. and that word Is.
clcse mp the ranks, Pot your hands TO The Work.
do your fAultnnding with your enemies and, %
ar - possihle, praise and uphold your political
friends and Tia candidates. Let us have done
with grusnblins until after the election, and
postpons pitching Into tho regularly nomInased
candidates, until that blessed day when hope
shall give way 10 ifuition. on uncertainties - 10
the ,resalt of ths present contest shall Be sac
osesisd by victory and union, for the Rspnnn'
g TAas % Isr = possible" = dsligSHully
nafvs and 1ugstite,
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The following are the detailed scores OF
both teams at all three ranges:

When the match was over cheers were
given for the American and Irish teams
Colonel Bodine was presented with 3
handsome bouquet by one of the ladies
present, and acknowledged it in brief
speech. Cheers were given for Earl Cow
per, who made few remarks. He de-
clared he never expected to see such scor-
ing. He was glad the Irish team took
their defeat so good humoredly. Only
about one thousand persons were on the
ground. The arrangements for seeing
were very bad and for reporting simply
none at all.
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"A Cincinnati journalist happened

"A Cincinnati journalist happened to
pick up the figures of the expenses of the
Presidential candidates to the Cincinnati
Convention. General Hancock's friends
spent less than one thousand dollars. On
other Presidential candidates were spent
for rent, refreshments, music, Transports
ton, hotel bills, pamphlets, &C., the sew
eral sums of $4,000, 4l2, 900, SIS, 900 and
81, 900. The Cincinnati expenses of Tam
many were &l5, GOO.
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Tme Insernasaennl n1ne &c.
8 The gr6zd contsst forths champ5l hiR
between the picked stsamen ~ IT.
en- and Iri.k - II 6 = ~ Dcls
lymoane, Isslasd, - e sstk ne Ikels
was quite brillisnt display u Ahsricsn
and Irish bunting ON the way TO the
grounds, and many houses were decorated
with evergreens and welcoming notices.
A detachment Of 200 Royal Irish con-
essabulasy was present 70 preserve order.
The firing at the eight hundred yards
range began At 1880. Farrow used .
Ballard rife, SCOTT Remington, and all
the others American Sharps. The Irish
al used the Rigby breech-loaders, except
Young, who shot with Farquarson Med
ford
The following are the detailed scores of
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Par o. CKEsUs ExuxxRAroRs. = A
H~1d Washington special Of the 2sd,
@yI Sscretary sehurz decided to-day that
TIE Psy Of census enumsrators shall be 1T
he rte Of forty cents per hour instead
Of ~ PEI Day Or two cents per name, as
Proyidsd 10 the pensus bill. BE holds,
fwthsE, that the csnsns hw. has not been
properly oonstruetsd, sad, that he il en-
PeEe.sd 20 adjnze shs salaries 81 enumer-
nann n tbe ihtsrsst Of scouomy.
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Garfield has no barrel, but the Office
holder who does not feel irresistably inn
PEELED to make voluntary contribution
to help the Ohio salary -grabber's boom
will find himself discharged "for cause :"
if Garfield happens to he elected.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-02

In his order of November 20, 1867,
when the echoes o.. war had barely ceased
to reverberate. in the South, General Han
cock said: "The right of trial by jury,
the ha6eas corpus, the liberty of the
press, the freedom of speech, the natural
rights of persons, and the rights of prop
ertY must be preserved"