The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21
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"A small coIored boy was shot BY an
other boy ID Savannah on the 18th inst
with toy pistol
Princess Louise has published . galop
composed by herself She describes her
self on the front page as Louise Camp
bell.n
Two farmers from Bulloch county, Ga,
were brutallY murdered while asleep in
camp about ten miles from Savannah, on
the 18th inst.
The Democrats of the House have
practically abandoned the electoral count
resolutions, Is they are postponed until
after the holidays
"A bill appropriating $4,000 for the
Improvement Of the Chattahoochee river
has been introduced in the House by Rep
resentativs Mic hols.
The people of Iowa adopted at the
late election an amendment to the State
constitution making colored men eligible
W VIC OSnS0 A06 iCASUuiO.
The Senate has confirmed the nom
nation of 10 n s. Bigby as United
States Attorney for the Northern and
Southern districts of Georgia.
The British Cabinet has been hastily
summoned for meeting to consider Irish
affairs. An immediate meeting Of Parlia-
ment will probably be announced.
Senator Hampton is not expected in
Washington until after the holidays, as
he is to go to Mississippi to settle up the
estate of his son, who died recently.
Texas retains the banner among the
Democratic States. Hancock's majority
over Garfield, few of the counties being
estimated, is 94,l7O, and over all 1925.
"A bill has passed the Senate restor-
ing Fitz John Porter to the army, with
the rank of Colonel on the retired list,
but without pay or allowance for the time
he has been out of service.
Mr. P. T. Barnum, the Snowman, con-
tinues seriously ill in New York, his con-
dition causing anxiety to his friends. His
illness is q gastric difficulty, and he has
been unable to retain food.
"A meeting of the public creditors of
New Orleans has been called for Deem
Der goth, to consider propositions for
compromising the debt, which now
amounts TO little over SIS, 100000.
Three male negroes were sold at pub
lie auction at Liberty, Bradford county,
Va, recently, under an old vagrant law,
4 by order of a magistrate, absolute owner
ship cessing at the end of three months.
The Migrants were knocked down for four
dollars each.
Leading Republicans in Washington
are talking seriously of attempting to
break the solid South under Garfield by
means of conservative administration
and the appointment to Federal Office in
the South of Southern men, and thus
freezing out carpetbagism.
The Chicago Tribune, it is said, for a
column year receives $26, 900 the New
York Herald receives forts lowest priced
column &39, 1928, and for the highest $34e,-
600; the n w York Tribune for it's low
est &1s,7e4, for its highest, $s5, 64s; and
these papers are never at loss for adver-
tisements to fill their columns.
1t is announced that the British Ad-
mirality have at last decided to abolish
6ogging in the navy. In this matter our
own navy department is twenty-five
years in adv ance of the English service,
for it was previous to the war that fog
| ging and the rum ration were simultane-
ously wiped out on board of American
men-ofwar.
Judge w. B. Woods, Of Ohio, has
been nominated to succeed Justice Strong
on the United States Supreme bench.
AS he is a native of Ohio, and has only
resided in the South since the war, his
being nominated as a Georgian creates
some dissatisfaction. Upon the whole,
however, it is regarded as good appoint
ment and he will be confirmed. The
friends of e -Attorney-General Alderman
think he will be appointed Woods sue
cessor, but James Atkins, late Collector of
Savannah, is anxious to secure the position.
The Chinese giant Chang arrived at
New from Liverpool on Wednesday.
He il said to be the tallest man in the world,
being eight feet six inches in height, and
well proportioned. He has the small
almond eyes and prominent cheek bones
Of bis race. His forehead is broad and
massive, and he wears his "pig-tail p"
neatly wound upon the top of his head.
He has small hands and feet for man of
his size. He is remarkably graceful in
his movements, and polite and cheerful
in manner. He speaks English, French,
| German and little Spanish, in addition
70 his own Language.
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