The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-10

Chicago is to have an elevated rail
road.
Premier Gladstone has almost recov-
cred from his recent illness.
-Balbo, the Italian wife murderer, was
hanged in New York on Friday last.
Mrs. Fanny Williams, of Scriven
county, Ca, died recently at the age Of
log years.
The Democrats have nominated Gen.
eral J. Durbin Ward for Congress from
the Third District of Ohio.
"A 6reman's toast at a recent ban
quet Our fire engines: May they be like
our old maids, ever ready but never
wanted.
Farmers in the neighborhood of Mont
gomery, Ala, complain of two much rain,
and are apprehensive of great damage
from the cotton worm.
"A man and woman have been ar
rested and lodged in Jail at Fremont,
Neb., supposed to be the notorious Kan
sas murderers, the Blenders.
The report of the Comptroller shows
the debt of the City of New York to be
$lO2, 595, o9e, having been reduced since
December lst last, $7s9,447.
AN Irishman, fresh from the sod, and
anxious to catch humming bird, caught
large bee instead it stung him, when
Pat cried out, +" Houly Moses how hot
its little fut is" Y
Goldsmith Maids oldest colt killed
herself August 4th at Trenton, N. j., in
trying to jump fence. She fractured her
shoulder blade. Mr.. p. N. Smith, her
owner, refused an offer of $4,000 for her
some time ago.
"A St. Petersburg dispatch says the
Russian government has decided to build
ten clippers, five of which will be built
under contract with Mr.. Barker, an Amer
lean, in the United States, and the remain
ing FIVE in England and Germany.
"A Maryland man has discovered that
potato-bugs on boiling yields magnif-
cent scarlet dye. He has. it is said, sold
his secret to a Baltimore company, who
have already begun to build factory to
work up the bugs. Six cents per quart
are offered for them.
The Greenbackers and Democrats are
fusing in Maine. At Damariscotta, on
the 9th, the Greenback and Democratic
county conventions nominated fusion
ticket and adopted resolutions pledging
the support of their party to the Presi-
Dental, Congressional and county tickets.
"A dispatch from New York, August
5, says: The case of Alexander c. Brans-
com, of Jacksonville, Fla, arrested on
charge of forging sanitary improvement
bonds of Jacksonville to the amount of
1881, 900, was investigated yesterday, and
the grand jury found an indictment
against him for forgery.
"A dispatch from Lexington, KY,
says a negro who voted the Democratic
ticket was stabbed by Republican negro.
The Marshal, while attempting to make
some arrests, was assaulted and struck on
the head with a rock. A general melee
ensued, in which two negroes were shot
and several seriously cut before the arrests
were made.
-" Your visits remind me of the growth
of a successful newspaper" said Uncle
Jabez, resting his chin on his cane and
CHANGING at William Henry, who is sweet
on Angelica "Why SO ?" inquired Will
liam Henry. "Well, they commenced on
. weekly, grew to be q tri-weekly, and
have now become daily, with Sunday
supplement"
"A special dispatch to the Cincinnati
Commercial from Vinita, Indian Terri.
tory, reports that recently, near Gibbons
Station, two Cherokee boys named Cobb
and Cowan, were attacked by band of
Greek negroes and killed, and that dan
ger of serious conflict is imminent to-
day between the Cherokees and the
Creeks. Three hundred Cherokees are
armed and enraged. The negroes aus
pected the Cherokees of the hanging of
two Creek negro cattle thieves on the
2eth Of July.
"A man named A. G. Angelo was
found dead beside the Union Pacific
Railroad track on the 6th inst, by SEQ
ton hands. He had been run over by the
cars, and had ended has life by shooting
himself through the heart. The man 10
probably st. Aubren @. Angelo, the cor
respondent Of the Liverpool Courier, who
was with the Prince Napoleon in Zulu
land when the latter was killed. Angelo
had been writing mp the West for his paper
and LEFT Cheyenne yesterday for Yellow
stone Park to join Secretary Schurz's
party.
Mr. Albert IL Cox, Who i canvassing
the Fourth Congregational District Of Geor-
gia for the Congressional nomination, ~
Gently delivered N unique speech q Co I
lambus, from which the Times makes tie
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