The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-04-20
TALLAHASSEE. April 5, 1880

A luil in the pig Iron market for the past few
days is having its effect on the Pittsburg (Pa)
iron manufacturing interests, and there is some
talk Of closing down. The workmen claim that
The talk about dulness in trade is always expec-
ted A. this season, when the time for signing
new scale is approaching.
The municipal election at Gainesville last
Monday. 18th, resulted ID victory for the Dem
Ocrais-Burnett being elected Mayor over Drake
by y majority. There were several tickets in
the field and several of the aldermen elect, as
well as two or three other officials, ran on at
least three tickets and, as the Bee Observes were
Of course voted for by members of both politi-
Cal parties
On the 18th, Senator Call by unanimous
consent asked and obtained leave to introduce
The following bills, which were read twice and
referred A bill for the relief of certain purchas
ers Of the public lands; also, bill to provide for
lie erection Of public building for the use Of
the United States Courts, Post-oface and other
government Offices in the city Of Key West, in
the State of Florida.
The antithird-term Convention soon to be
held in ST Louis promises TO be an affair of more
consequence than was at first thought Many
leading Republicans in all parts of the country
are signifying an interest in the movement, and
The committee now causes il TO be understood
that Secretary Schurz will attend and be one of
The speakers Il is possible that the influence of
the convention will not be strong enough to pre-
vent the nomination of Grant, but it may do
something toward insuring its defeat at the polls
The fight among the colored Republicans at
Ocsla, an account of which is published else
where, leads the Madison Recorder to remark:
The persons engaged in this riot are a fair
sample Of the great majority of Republican vo-
ten in this State, and this party 30 closely con-
nected with not and lawlessness would fain as
sumo control Of this State government again.
But. the more law-abiding citizens of the State
are Of the opinion that any party that has such
persons as lis chief element of composition are
in-ftied 10 rule over them, and they are deter
mined 10 defeat them and defeat them fairly and
Overwhelmingly At the next election"
The frst vessel ever chartered to carry Cali
fornia wines 10 Europe has just sailed for Bremen
with cargo OF 100000 gallons, which was or
dered by one Of the largest firms in that city,
and which is intended for the German market
exclusively This seems something like carrying
Goals 10 Newcastle until we recollect that by
reason Of the destructive visits of the phyloxera
and other plaques the German wine-growers are
sadly crippled and the dealers find it necessary to
import wines from some other quarter. The San
Fr1ncisco Chronicle believes that the experiment
is one OF great future moment and that if success
results, as there is reason 10 believe will be the
case, an immense market will be opened to our
wine producers. The vintages from which the
cargo in question has been selected are of char
acter 70 endure long sea voyage. The expert
ment viii be watched with much interest, par
IculariY BY the wine-growers of California, WI no
have visions OF hundred vessels instead of one
hat win annually take to European ports the
rich yield Of their vineyards.
The Republicans of st. Johns county want
J. B. Stickney for Governor and Col. Bisbee for
Congre@- Those Of Madison have resolved for
Dennis EAgAn for Governor and join ST. Johns
in iaForing Bisbee. The Recorder, which prints
the proceedings Of the convention held in Madi-
son, gives the following amusing episode:
A 3. Osgood then made a speech of some
length In which he spoke in praise of the acts of
his party and censured the acts of the Democratic
party, James l. Stokes, formerly Of North Caro-
lima, presumptuous ignoramus, who said he
could not read nor write but had plenty of head
sense, was called upon. He said he was as sound
a. stone In heaven. In speaking of the last
election he stated that many mules were given
away by the Democrats TO get colored people to
vote Tor them Some one in the audience said,
here were no mules given away about here"
10 proceeding he also stated that one man offered
him gold watch 70 vote for him. Another
person IN The convention said, I'd have taken
H." Before the Democrats got into power, he
continued, there was no whipping of the colored
people. bat who viii deny there has been sincef
Uncle George Smith shouted / will; NO man
Ant whipped me, and OATS certain" After
talking while longer, Stokes sat down without
having won much fame to himself After several
Other speeches the convention adjourned
The Stake Telegraph has closed the poll
which IL bad opened 70 give voters an oppertu-
nifty Tor declaring their preferences for candidates
The figures At last accounts stood: Bayard for
President 12S 70 10 scattering. J. G. Richard
continues 70 lead for Governor, his vote being
126. Drew a, Bloxham II, Pssco8 For Congress
from The Second District, Comptroller Drew ap-
pe&n 10 be The iaVOrite. his vote being 50 TO 81
for al ofhen- J. l. Gaskins was ahead for State
o<AAAots Nhuc ". Ne CpaIkmen anu %. N Will
AAms were In the van for the Assembly. In
closing The election and remltting the matter to
he county convention 10 determine who shall
Represent BrAdford in the Legislature, the 7sls-
ssaph takes occasion to remark: sThe coming
election win be the most important to the people
d Florida Of any since The surrender, and It il
neeesaaJ that the utmost union and harmony
should pervAde the Democratic ranks In ali sec
lions q The State The recent city elections in
Ren@eoaa. Tallahasee, Fernandina, Jacksonville
and oth9 points In the State, show conclusively
that fhs Republican party ID thoroughly united
and determined 10 win II possible. Democrats
easnoG nOW afford 10 wrAngle over candidates or
AlI0w fhsslshlsst division TO occur In their ranks
Iron any canss. II solid Conservative and
Dsna01lie h0nt can be presented TO the enemy