The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-20

MIR. Tiden has contributed $lO0, 900
to the Hancock campaign fund.
Several sailors of the bark Excelsior
in quarantine at New Orleans, are sick,
probably with yellow fever. /.
Galveston received its first bale of
the new cotton crop on the 18th, and
Houston also reported the receipt of
new bale.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, it is said,
has such extensive private correspondence
that he gives constant employment to two
stenographers. 4
Thomas Carlyle is said to be failing
rapidly. He cannot now hold cup with
out spilling its contents. He is resigned
at the prospect of death.
DIR. Tanner, the fasting scientist, has
passed the 10th day of his experiment
and is reported as being in better condi-
ton than he was for the first ten days.
Civil service reform is abandoned,
and various clerks in the Treasury De
partment have had $50 out of their month
ly pay of 800, deducted for campaign
purposes
Henri Rochefort's new !jouanal, I'm
teransigeant sold 10000 copies July 18th,
the first day of its publication. Roche
fort declares that he intends to demolish
NJ. Gambetta.
"A terrific explosion occurred in one
of the London and South Wales Colliery
company's mines near Newport, England,
on the 18th. One hundred and twenty
eight lives were lost.
General Grant has refused the presi-
dency of the De Lesseps inter-oceanic
canal company at a salary of 1000,
and will settle in New York City where
ga position is open for his acceptance"
The Democratic National Committee
met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel at noon on
the 18th. VIM. H. Barnum, of Connect
cut, was unanimously elected chairman,
and Friedrich o. Prince, of Massachusetts,
secretary.
Andrew Aimers, the oldest typo in the
world, died in Edinburgh, Scotland, re-
Gently. He was at the case for nearly
eighty years, and was one of the printers
who set up the Waverly novels of Sir
Walter Scott.
As soon as Congress meets in No.
vember, bill will be presented remov-
ing all taxes of every kind on tobacco.
The tariff and internal revenue laws will
unquestionably be the great subject of de-
bate for the next year.
in Washington, Tuesday, July Is,
was tn, hottest day OF the season, the
thermometer in the signal Office on that
day marking 81 degrees, and in the stores
on the street l0l degrees. In Baltimore
it was the hottest day, and several deaths
from sun stroke occurred.
One John L. Buckley has begun suit
against the managers of the Kentucky
State Lottery. Heavers that he has spent
$4,000 in lottery tickets, and he sues to
recover, under the statute, three times the
amount of money spent, together with
double the amount of costs.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad have
ordered twenty new sleeping cars to be
built at their shops and to be ready for
use by October LIST. They will then take
charge of the sleeping cars that run over
their line, as the contract with the Pull
man Company expires at that time.
The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee recognized at the meeting on the
18th. The following are members: VIM.
A. Wallace, J. E. Mcdonald, H. G. Davis,
Eppa Hunton, Aug. Schell, J. G. s. Black
burn, w. B. Franklin, Aug. Belmont and
w. P. White. The headquarters will be
in Washington. They will cooperate
with the National Committee.
Anna Gertrude Hood, youngest of
the Hood orphans, and the adopted daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Joseph, of Colum-
bus, died at Warm Sulpher Springs, Ga,
last Monday. The little ones adopted
parents had taken it to the Springs, hop
ing by the change to improve its delicate
health, but like the sweet flower it was
destined to fade in the short spring of
life. E1ch0n0e
-Syria's FIRST railway has just been fin
ished and is steel-tracked tramway on
the American plan. The cars externally
are like our street cars, with an iron stair
case and seats on the top for twelve. But
within there iss compartment for men and
another for women, in which no man is
allowed, whether it 10 empty or not, and
even the conductor collects his fare of the
women through hole in the door.
Concerning the reported invasion Of
Indian Territory BY armed "settlegs."
General Pope states that the Sensational
reports in the papers arc without FONDA
ton. He says Small parties Of two
or three men. with their families occasion
ally enter the Territory, misled BY such
reports, bat sre always met and tnrned
back byIthe troops; that 10 wAele 80