The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-26

still house in Jackson county, KY. in
which two brothers o. one side we're
killed, and one paEty On the other Nas
MORALLY wounded. ~
"A lot of Haytien lAborers on the
Cape Cod canal organized . riot few
days since and took possession Of the
town of Sandwich where they were lodged,
driving away the local police.
"A fire consumed shoddy manufac-
fury at Cincinnati on the goth inst, in
the third story of which q number of
women were employed, the remains of
Eve of whom were afterwards taken from
the ruins.
Major Thomas L Butler died in Lous-
isyille, Kentucky. on the 22nd, aged
ninety-one. He commanded the city of
New Orleans during the famous battle in
1915, was breveted Major, but resigned,
and was appointed by President Madison
Surveyor and Inspector of the port of
New Orleans.
Grant has apparently made bargain
with Garfield, and now the Great Per-
jurer is warmly supporte d for President
by the Great Whiskey Ringster, on con-
dition that if he is elected the entire
power of his administration for the next
four years is to be pledged to the success
full candidacy of Grant in 1884.
The CHILEAN Congress is still in ses-
sion and discussing the tax of two silver
dollars on every metric foot quintal of
nitrate that is exported. They have also
abolished the monopoly estates of tobacco
and its cultivation is now free. Six mil
lions of paper money has by decree been
authorized to be issued by the treasury.
"A correspondent writes from Amelia
county, Va, that twenty-five cents is the
usual price for baptizing converts in that
section and adds: "Several -colored Bsp-
list preachers in this county charged fifty
cents head for baptizing but, of late,
one of them has agree ed to do it for
twenty-five cents cash, and now all have
come down to that"
"A scheme is on foot in New Orleans
to import from Cuba a large number of
Chinese coolies for use on the sugar plan
tations of Louisiana. The Chinese con-
sui at Havana is endeavoring to prevent
the exodus by demanding large pass.
port fee, and he is supposed to have been
bought up by the Cuban authorities. The
effort will be continued until successful.
The negro rioters of Wilmington,
Del, have won a glorious victory. The
city authorities, unequal to the duty OF
maintaining order, having decided that
they had no power to take the necessary
steps to suppress disorder, the Demo
Gratis clubs were appealed to and induced
to forego further public parades, 80 as to
give the rioters no excuse for further mis-
conduct.
Rev. William Swan Plummer, D. D.,
LII D., recently of Columbia, S. c., died
on the 22nd, at Baltimore, of an affection
of the bladder. DR.. Plummer, who was
one of the most distinguished clergymeu
in the Presbyterian Chu rich, was born in
Beaver county, Pa, July 20, 1902, at
what is now called Darlington. His an
cestors were among the first settlers OF
NewburypOrt, Mass.
The Chili-Peru war still continues.
The Hon. Mr.. Christiancy has submitted
the following basis for the preliminaries
of peace: The three belligerents each TO
elect three commissioners to confer and
discuss the conditions of peace, to meet
in some part of the Peruvian territory oc-
cupied by the Gillian army, the United
States Ministers in Peru and Chill taking
part as friendly MEDIATOR 3.