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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-23
wAemHNGTON H.RTrRm.
PREPARING ron coNaxRss .-Tnn nAIAxcR OF
POWER FROM VIRGINIA = cLnRx ADAMS AND
THE PoLLA

PREPARING ron coNaMRss TMn BALANCE OF
RowRR FROM VIRGINIA - CLERK ADAMS AND
EHE PoLLe
CFrom our Regular coussponasnk,
WAsHINoToN, D. O., Nov. 10, 1880
There is every prospect OF "a interesting Con.
gressional session and brilliant social season
this coming winter It 10 the last winter Of the
present administration and OF the present Con-
gross. Hotels, boarding houses and restaurants
are making preparations for an unusual number
of guests. Members Of the House aud Senators
are beginning again TO appear on the streets Of
this now classic Capital. The hall Of the House
of Representatives and the Senate Chamber have
been swept and polished to pin-like brightness
for the reception of those elect Of the people who
come from such divers distances TO make laws
and appropriations, especially appropriations, for
themselves and $4,000, 900 Of people.
reached until the fourth of March, when the new
administration will be inaugurated, and strug-
gle for supremacy In the Senate will be COM
menced. It appears that little physical light
weight from Virginia, and very physical heavy
weight from Illinois will hold the balance Of
power. The aggregate avoirdupoise of Senators
Malone and Davis is 400 pounds. Senator Ma
hone weighs less than 100 pounds
But while the open struggle for control of the
Senate will not be inaugurated until after the
4th of March, the preliminaries of the contest,
it's chances and its results, will be discussed dur
ing the coming winter.
| There have been rumors that the Clerk of the
House, Mr. Adams, will resort to illeGitimate
means in preparing the roll of the next House OF
Representatives for the purpose of giving the
organization to the Democrats. II is the duty OF
,mc CierK Oh the House to place on the roll names
of memhers certified as electAd nv the Executive
of the State. 1t has sometimes happened that
the vote was so ndecisve that the Executive
declined to give The certificate to either party
but transmitted the election returns to the clerk
But it has been the practice TO refer the whole
subject to the House, to be determined by II
when organized In the Forty-fflh Congress
there was dispute as to who had been elected
from Colorado. Mr.. Adams declined to place
either contestant on the roll. The House sub
sequently seated Mr. Patterson, the Democratic
candidate. There is no reason to doubt that Mr..
Adams will not act with fairness In making up
the roll of the Forty-sixth Congress
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view. Of MIDDLE, rleria..

In the new and handsome Office of the Jack
sonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad on Bay
Street in Jacksonville, are exhibited some of the
fnest Photographic views of Florida which have
ever been published. They have never been
even noticed by the jacksonville papers, as they
richly deserved, but we had the good fortune TO
stumble upon them the other day by accident
The views are very large. about IA by 10 or 20
inches 10 size, and exhibit very high degree of
art In their manufacture, as well as Of taste and
good workmanship in their finish and mounting
All are handsomely framed and hung IN q favor
able position. and 1t is to be hoped they will at
tract tho attention aud interest Of large num-
Der of tourists and immigrants this winter
The production OF these views for such pur-
pose Is to be credited to Major Sherman Conani
and DR.. A. B. Hawkins, Receivers Of The Road,
and their enterprise and liberality in 30 doing
ought 10 receive the appreciation al every citixen
Of Middle Florida. If we CORRECTLY understand
the position at these gentlemen, they propose to
leave nothing undone to build up the material
interests Of Middle Florida, and thus enhance
the value by increasing the business Of the road.
The following 10 list OF these views: The
City Hotel, Tallahassee. from the south east the
general Offices Of the jacksonville, Pensacola &
Mobile Railroad. Tallahassee, from the east /;
the great hive oak ON the avenue leading from
the city to the railroad depot, Tallahassee; from
the upper verandah of the City Hotel, Tallahas.
zee, looking westward the State Capitol, Talla-
hasseee, western front; The Insane Asylum.
Chattahoochee; the Old Arsenal. Chatiahoo-
chee; the railroad depot and steamboat landing,
Chattahoochee, from the east, the same from
the Apalachicola River, the Court House at
Quincy; Washington avenue, Monticello /;
Drew q Buckis steam lumber mills. Ellaville;
Governor Drew's residence. Ellavillc; residence
Of Col. Jno, L. Ingils. Madison.
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Pensacola Gazette, Nov. 81
-Conover's florida Patriot walls bit
terly over the result Of the election in the
State, and, as it apparently refuses to be
comforted, we will not attempt the deli
cate task of consolation. It weeps, tears
its hair, wrings its hands in grief and
then howls in its wrath-fraud, fraud,
fraud The Democracy have stolen the
State-they have cheated the Republicans
out Of the State-~they have bulldozed
Conover and company out of the State
they have, in short, got the State-and
that's what's the matter with the poor
Patriot 1t says that Gin Pensacola
alone three hundred Republicans were
deprived of their votes" and enumerates
several other places where Democratic
weaknesses were perpetrated, amount
ing in the aggregate to more thou
sands of votes than were necessary to
give the State to Conoyer 8 Co, Be
comforted, DR.. Conover; though . major
ity of about Eve thousand of the voters
of Florida preferred Governor Bloxham
to you, Garfield will undoubtedly give
you fat job. You are poor, political
martyr, persecuted by the unfeeling Dem
ocrats, and should be comforted and
nourished by the maternal government.
Yop shall have some Moe pap.
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The Patriot treats its readers to a
chapter on g Party Organization" evil
IDENTIFY designed to convince the Republi-
cans of the country that the party" in
the late election was thoroughly organ
lied and that this happy state of affairs
was brought about through the superior
management of General H. Jenkins, Jr.,
in the East and Colonel T. w. Osborn,
"with headquarters at Tallahassee" These
two distinguished leaders, we are assured,
"permitted no annoyance to disturb their
equipoise looked straight ahead,
kept ga stiff upper lip" and felicitated
themselves on the lovely appearance of
the pendent goose. But what has most
interested us is the brief running sketch
which the writer gives OF previous Repub-
lican divisions and the haste with which
these are passed over. "Several years
ago." he says, "the first movements to
distract the Republican party were I'M
dertaken in Leon county, and that was
"to break the influence of certain indi-
"vidual Republicans then strong in the
confidence of their party" This, how
ever, is not 6 the truth of history" The
"irst movem ents to distract the Repub-
lican party" commenced more than 4" sew
eral years ago." and not Gin Leon county"
at that. They commenced within six
months after the Inauguration of Govern
or Reed in the attempt to impeach him
for high crimes and misdemeanors in 1868,
and were headed by General H. jenkins,
Jr., backed by Colonel T. w. Osborn.
These "mov ements were renewed in
1872 and were so far successful at that
time as to Ca use Reeds temporary suspen-
sion from Office and the installation of the
Osborn ring in power. In the same
year, and for the first time too, a formi-
dable movement to further "distract :"
the Osborn ring" which considered it,
self 1.-THE DRrJV." Was /" undertaken In
Leon county" COnover, as the result of
it, was elected to the Legislature and
was afterwards chosen to the u. S. Senate
in place of Osborn, much to the latter's
notification who thereupon retired from
active politics to appear again in this
campaign in the hope that something
would turn up" to his advantage.
These are a "few brief facts =" which
the Patriot ignores. The Reuublican
party in Florida has been in a constant
state Of " distraction since it first OBJ.
tanned afoothold here. When the leaders
combined, as in the late election, sit was
for no purpose" to use the words of
Greeley, "bpt GAIN" and their quarrels
were always over "the spoils." Their
defeat now in this State RENTS them to
their accustomed wrangle over the Federal
pap and we shall soon see them by the
ears again, pulling and hauling for the
Offices which the new President will have
to distribute. Osborn expects recognition,
and if rewarded according to his own es-
innate OF his deserts, place in Garfeld's
cabinet is the least that could be thought
OF for "the greatest political strategist
south of Mason and Dixons line" and
two or three thousand lesser fry have
their places already picked ont Had
ConoVer been elsctsd Governor, the hun
cry horde would have pursued him as !
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The Louisiana sugar crop is very
much larger this year than last.
The Townsville Fair begun on the
9th with good attendance, and was con-
tinued with success throughout the week.
Some of the exhibits of farm products are
reported to have been exceptionally fine.
Gen. Sanford, in a communication to
the linton, urges that provision be made
for telegraphic notice. through the U. s.
Signal Stations, of coming frosts and cold
weather, for the benefit of the orange
growers in South Florida. Is
-Hancock's plurality in Alabama, with
two Democratic counties to hear from, is
s2,6l5. The vote was very light, over
one-third not voting. 1t is proposed to
move in the Legislature for law chang
ing the time of the State election to the
same date as the Presidential and Con-
gressional elections.
-Eghteen of the grand jurors drawn
for the December term of the U. S. Court
at Jacksonville are from puyal county,
two from Columbia, one from Nassau, one
from St. Johns and one from Suwannee
county. Of the petit Jury eleven are
from Duval. three from Clay, two each
from Nassau. Putnam and st. Johns, and
one each from Marion, Bradford, Colum-
bia and AlachRa,
-Kx-Governor Joseph E, Brown has
been elected to the y. s. Senate by the
Georgia Legislature now in session. The
vote stood: Brown, 148; Gen. Lawton,
O7. This election is to ill the unexpired
term Of Gen. Gordon. Gov. Brown was
appointed to the position ad interim, and
this act of Gov. Colquitt's was one of the
grounds of opposition to him in the late
State election.
The contest between the Southern
Express Company and the Louisville d
Nashville Railroad Company as TO the
latter's right to impose extraordinary
conditions upon the transaction Of busi-
ness Of the former over the railroad lines,
with view 10 control The express busi.
ness over iss own lines, has been decided
BY Jpdgs Key, 81 Nashville, adverssly
to the railroad company.
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Ocala Banner, Nov, 81

Ocala Banner, Nov, 81
notwithstanding a considerable ne
gro immigration into this county from
fernando county and from the State of
Alabama, the Republicans fell short of
their majority of 1875 just l5s votes.
This year they claimed a majority of not
less than 600 and entertained hopes of
running it up to 1000. The result shows
that they carried the county by only 4al
majority. This was not bad days work
for the Democrats, and especially when it
is remembered that the inspectors ad-
mitted in the Ocala box alone, 80 Repub-
lican ballots voted by persons whose
names were not on the registration list.
Mr.. w. II. LeCain was sent into this
county as an expert in election matters.
He revised the lists, compared the poll
lists of the various precincts with the
original registration book, and saw that
every name was properly transferred
Notwithstanding this precaution 200 vo.
tiers were sworn in whose names were not
on the registration lists. Under strict
construction of the law the Democratic
inspectors could have refused to receive
these ballots. They ought, in right, to
have been rejected. Yet notwithstand-
ing all this the Republicans fell off l50
votes from the vote of 1879. There is
but one explanation for it. The Repub-
licans committed immense frauds 10 1879
in all parts OF the State and the facts can
not be rubbed out,
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Judge John v. Wright. the defeated

Judge John V. Wright. the defeated
Democratic candidate for Governor Of
Tennessee, has written manly and patri-
otto letter, saying that he bows without .
murmur to the verdict of the people,
while he rejOices that 40 large majority
Of both parties have declared in favor Of
the Hstrict maintenance of the public
faith, State and national" He hopes for
arsuuioh Of ahe regular and the repadi-
atiDg wings Of the Democratic party Of
the State uPcn . dsbs-Psying platform.
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M.@ M,aO


The Board of State Canvassers will
commence the canvass of the vote of the
late election on Friday next, 2eth inst.
The Board viii consist of Attorney-Gen-
eral Raney, Comptroller Drew and Secre-
tary Of State Rankin. Official returns
from all the counties have been received,
except from Dsde. The vote for Presi-
dental electors viii probably be the first
counted, a. the electors are required by
law to meet and vote for President on
the Grut Monday in December
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Every Family, WishsaI Exception.
In city, village and country viii dad 4 highly
useful to constantly read the AS'snoan Ac'Sesif'r
ist II abounds in plain, practital, Nssab's infor
nation, mos, valuable for indoor aa well a. out.
door work and comfort, and is 800 TO LOU
original engmvings 10 every yolume are both
pleasing aud instructive. In tAis respect II Is
pre.eminent and stands alone. aid II should have
. place in every household, no matter how many
other journals arc taken. IlAJllnstrased Depart
mens for Youth and Children contains mocn
information as well - amusemsat Its humoug
exposures are invaluable 70 all classes. The cost
10 very low, only slSO nom ntw 10 The end o.
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cen,s One specimen Q cents Tals our aovlCs
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,onville Telephone. November 20.l
And Still They Come.

A Mr.. White, of Cedar Key, was
brought to this city last evening under
arrest by United States Marshal and
had his hearing this morning at 9 o'clock
before U. S. Commissioner Meek. Mr..
White waived an examination, giving
bonds in two sureties, in $500 each, to
appear before the U. S. Court at its next
term Col. 1. Coryell and Mr.. Uriah
Bowden became his sureties. Mr.. White
was taken from his bed at 2 o'clock yes
terday morning at his residence on an
island opposite Cedar Key and forced to
accompany the marshal to meet the train
leaving Cedar Key at 4 A. NJ, and allowed
no time to make any preparation for the
journey. His offence appears to be that
he refused the vote of negro that has
twice been convicted of larceny, and it
was the negro that made the complaint.
1t is reported that DIR. McIlvaine, also
Of Cedar Key, will be brought in to-day
under arrest. His crime is said to be
receiving double ticket which he twist
ed " when he put it in the box, and when
the vote was counted the ticket came out
intact, and proved to be Democratic
State ticket with county ticket folded
up inside of it, and was rejected it would
seem the little twist has done good work,
but il would further appear that the
offences are very trivial, and such pro-
ceedings will react upon those favoring
them.
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Mr.. E. W. Clark, the enterplisirg jeweler Of
Middle Florida, Is fitting up, in the rear of his
elegant store, cosey little ladiep Tarior Tor the
convenit nee and comfort of the, ladies OF Talla-
hassee and vicinity, where they may drop IN 7"
and rest during their shopping expeditions down
town. We shall give description OF this ele-
CANT little retreat at an early day. Slu
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We acknowledge the receipt OF complimentary
tickets to the West Florida Fail, 10 be held at
Marianna, beginning Novembei seth and con-
tinuing four days. We confess 10 a sincere de-
sire TO attend, having sufficient knowledge Of
jackson county to know that tis fair win Be 9.
good ono.
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RellGlNaa.

Rev. j. G. Porter, of Kentuckf, has accepted
the call of the Baptist church in this city, and
will serve that congregation for fhe coming year.
There will be preaching at the Baptist church
next Sunday morning and evening" at the regu-
lar hours, by Rev. Mr.. Rankin
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BREvARD-oFFICIAL-

lI-acock a2I, Garfield 20. Bloxham
sss. Conover 90. Bethel 226, Ledwith
- Finley 2e2, Bisbee "A. Senate, 2lst
Disiriet-W. ii. Sharp, Dem, 22O, Hous-
ton, Rep, So Dade votes with Brevard
for Senator) Assembly = Fl. L. Parker,
Dem, 226, Swain, Rep, SO.
For Convention IS6, against IS. =
FRANKIIN-oFFICIAL
Hancock 2O9, Garfield l22. Bloxham
seq. Conover l2I. Bethel 2lO, Ledwith
81. Davidson POS, Witherspoon l2l.
>enate. 5ih District-J. IL McClelland,
Dem, Is2, Donaldson, Dem, 81, Stanill,
Dem, Il. Assembly-H. L. Grady, Dem,
Ia5. Frye, Rep, l39.
For Convention $50. against l27.
HERNANDo-oFFICIAL.
Hancock 652, Garfield 1877. Bloxham
G63. Conover 100. Rathnl 900, neuWitn
49,. davidson 665, Witherspoon l55.
Assembly-S. Stringer, Dem, 4e4, r. E.
Bell, Dem, 600, Pearce 1853, Stephenson
g, Wallace ia.
For Convention 500, against Ill.
JEFFERsoN-oFFIcIAL-
Hancock SIS, Garfield 1925. Bloxham
80, Conover l,726. Bethel sS5, Led
with I,726. Davidson sl9, Wither-
spoon ,72s. Senate, 9th Distrist-Turn-
bull, Dem, SIS, Cole, Rep, 1907. AS
sembly-Parkhill, Dem, s16, Willie, Dem,
sIe, Burns, Dem, $40, Tucker, Dem,
81, Pollock, Rep, 1852, Gibbs, Rep,
1905, MeCray, Rep, 1864, Hall, Rep, l.
eo5.
For Convention lac, against l,s47.
MUNRoE-oFFICIAI-
Hancock LIS, Garfield s67. Blox-
ham LISA, Conover $50. Bethel l,191,
LedKiih 50 Davidson l,Is3, Wither-
soon So. Assembly j. W. V. r.
Plum. er. Dem, l,l66, II. ]. Perry, Dem,
liz, Patterson, Rep, $50, Escassi, Rep,
50.
Tor Convention lG2, against S45.
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Heavy snow storms are reported 10
Scotland and also in New York State.
Gov. Williams, Of Indiana, died on
the goth inst, at indianapolis, Of inHam.
nation Of the bladder. He was ~ years
Of age
-Aouisisna planters have been trying
70 get laborers from Spain, bnt theiragent
only brought l94. The Spanish authori.
ties discouraged the movement.
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The Monticello Constitution referring
to the charges made by the .S,os and Press
and other Radical papers of Democratic
intimidation, gives the following in
stances occurring in Jefferson county:
Now We place on record this fact that a
greater amount Of intimidation and persecution
was practiced by negro Republicans of Jefferson
county, during the recent campaign, than was
resOried 10 by Democrats in the entire State of
Florida. We will cnumerare only few cases :
Two cOlOred men who had expressed deter
mination TO vote the Democratic ticket, soere
stripped By negro sOoxen and numerically ,ohipped
-one remained true to his convictions of duty.
and the other promised to vote The Radical
ticket.
Another colOred man was waited upon al his
house by q score of women, who had resolved 10
whip or murder him, and he escaped by fight
On the night preceding the day OF election,
the residence Of Mr.. WilhersInon The Republi.
Can candidate for Congress) was made the rem
devious for thirty or lory women, who attended
the election poll on the following day, armed
with bludgeOns, and defied any man of their
color 10 vote the Democratic ticket These wo-
men perambulated the streets in crowds, and
really terrified conservative colored men,
Sam James, sensible and industrious colored
man, and barber Of this town, did not desire to
vote, and to avoid trouble he made visit to
Tallahassee on the day Of election He returned
to his home on the evening of the same day, and
late at night his house was surrounded by ne.
gro mob who clamored for his appearance He
made his escape During the next day many
threats were INDUCED, and Sam James was
forced to call upon the town authorities for pro-
lection.
Other instances OF outrage can be cited, but
these are sufficient for the present. The courts
will have all these matters under consideration
at an early day, and male and female buldozers
will be made TO feel that the sacred rights of
American citizens will be protected An idea
prevails among colSred men that their women
can exercise the prerogatve of bulldoze,s with
impunity, and ii 10 very likely they will change
their ideas after the next Circuit Court
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E. W. Clark has just received large invoice
of gold pens from the celebrated mandatory Of
Aiken. Lambert & Co., New YORK. They are
good, for we have tried them. 81H
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TALLAHASSEE. FLA, NovemSe yer q. 1880
Slipped week ending November 2Oth S1o
Shipped previously. .................... 2606
Total shipments to date, zoos
Price: Low Middling, 9,Sc.
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Fifteen csses Of yellow fever and
three deaths have been reported by the
Key West health officer since the 9Th
inst.
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t. Regular meetings Of. AUcr1lsA ENc.r.
MRNf No. g. are held the Grst and third &c.,, ~
ntaes Of each month ct their Lodge Room Al cl.as
An PatFiarchs in good standing invtetEto atts,S
WIN. Morxrosu ser.s. l. D. 'ALl' c.P,
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Davidson's majority, $3.50.

In precinct No. 2, Leon county, David
son received l27 votes which were erro-
neously returned for Bethel. These votes
added make his majority in the district
4,OI6.
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Agent Al Park Row (7ymss Buildins), New
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For salad,


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I. Q O IA

g Regular meetings Of LEON LoDeR No
are held every Zssdav Eesag. q thsiF ESdrs Roo !,
O'clock. All brothsn in geoS sts.ainl s!s invited o
". II. McIxrosz, IN, B. 8. ~
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Your house n0c. Rawls has all the materials at
low figures 81 eowtf
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MASONIC

Il Regular meetings Of JAcKoN InDa,
No. held on the Arst and third MofIdav. n ~
W. II. MCINTOSH. s..r.,sr,
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Don't buy cheap goods"-tley are dear at
any price. tss-tfl D.B. AEsrNNIss, JR.
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vote ON Censsit.tional Cenven-

The following is the vote on the ques-
ton of Constitutional Convention Is
returned officially from the counties mem
toned below:
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These counties foot up 28,34l for Blox-
ham and 1855 for Conover. Dade is the
only county not heard from officially.
Without it Bloxham's majority is 5,O56.