The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-27
GENERAL NEWS.

DR. Tanner is all right so far.
The population of Pennsylvania is
1926, O99, as against 1921 1851 in 1870, an
increase of 90 per cent.
Grant has been elected President
after all-of the " San Pedro and Canon
del Agus (Mining) Company"
The steamer Dessouk, with the Egyp-
tian obelisk on board, was signalled off
Fire Island at P. NJ on the 10th inst.
The Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows in the United States has paid out
for relief 81, 74O, 4O5 90, during the past
year.
The population of Utah, in round
numbers, is $4,000, of which $4,000 is
non-mormon, an increase over 1870 of As
per cent. in the mormon population, and
of 200 per cent in the GENTLE"
james T. DeJarnette, who killed his
sister, she having been found by him in
bagnio in Danville, Va, was committed
to Jail, having waived examination, to
answer to an indictment for murder at
the August term of the Corporation Court
of Danville.
Count Louis Francis de Pourtales
died on the 10Th inst, in Beverly, Mass.
The count was native of Neufchatel.
He was educated as an engineer and came
to this country about the same time as
Agassiz, whose pupil and fellow-worker
he became. After the death of Agassiz
he was appointed keeper of the Museum
of Comparative Zoology, which position
he retained until the close of his life.
The Iron Mountain Railroad Com
pany, at st. Louis, recently sued out an
attachment against the Southern Express
Company on account of transportation of
express matter, for the month of June, in
sum upward of 100000. In executing
the writ the sheriff could find but few
hundred dollars worth of property of the
Southern Express Company, the Adams
Express Company claiming that the
horses, wagons, etc, used by the South
ern Express Company, belonged to them.
The caisson surrounding the deep
well leading to the Hudson river tunnel
in the course Of construction at the foot
of Sixteenth street, in Jersey City, n. j.,
caved in at o'clock on Wednesday morn
ing, the 2lst inst, carrying with it an
immense quantity of earth. Twenty-one
persons were buried. Seven were soon
underneath. The water from the river
flowed in rapidly and steam fire engines
were set to work to, if possible, save
those WHO might still be alive, from
drowning
The State Department is in receipt
of information that the vessel which re-
Gently fred upon the two American
schooners in Cuban waters, was the Can
to, small screw steamer belonging to
the Spanish navy. 1t is thought the
Spanish government will set up in justif-
cation the claim they have always made
of their right to fire upon or detain sus-
picious vessels within two marine leagues
of their shores. AS our government has
always resisted this claim there is no rea-
son to suppose that any departure will be
made in the present case to the usual
policy.
Portions of Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania have experienced fearful
rain storm. In Baltimore three and one
half inches Of rain fell in lwo hours AT
Danville, Va, the river rose several feet
in short time the crops are greatly
injured. In Luzene county, in Pennsyl-
vania, brick church was demolished and
two barns blown down. The crops are
destroyed, the roads blocked and railway
trains delayed for hours. At Carlyle the
water ran four feet deep in the road,
many houses were flooded, the crops
much injured and many cattle killed by
lightning.
There is tramp who haunts the east
end of Galveston, says Texas exchange,
who has got it down fine. He has re-
duced it to . perfect system. He has his
regular customers, 20 to speak. He
knocked At the door Of house. The
owner came out. As soon as he saw the
tramp he said: "Now, look here, last
week | gave you nickel 10 stay away
for ten days, and here you are back
again" The tramp put his hand to his
forehead and was Lost # thought for sew
eral minutes, Then - sAid; 8 You are
right, colonel. Your regular assessment
4 not due yet ior ! vel Whs1 ! Ct
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