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Florida Union.
The Facts I'm Governor DreW's
Case.

clonoA CmOn
The Facts I'm Governor Drew's
Case.
We regret that space yesterday did not permit
the insertion of the following article:
District Attorney Stickney, yesterday, in his
appeal for delay of the trial of the civil suit
against GOveror Drew, averred that the surveys
of Government land on which the alleged dep
relations had been committed had not been
made because Congress had refused appropria-
ten. The istrict-Attorney must certainly have
been badly advised, or made an intentional mis-.
statement of the facts for MIR. Hobbs, in charge
of the timber depreciation division of the United
States Land Office, was then in his presence in
court and had with him the examination and
survey which he (Hobbs) had made of these
very lands under instructions from Washington
for use in the trial of this action. Furthermore,
we understand that Mr.. Hobbs was here by Or
ders Of the Land Department 10 furnish the Dis.
trict-Attorney the said evidence, and with re-
quest from the Land Office that these trials
atOLM Be had Snsaedidtely or dismissed Further,
the District-AttOrney, at the time Of making his
statement, could see Colonel Protois another
special agent of the General Land Office sitting
in court, who about three years ago was ordered
TO investigate these very cases. getting the papers
from the District-Attorney's Office. Upon which
investigation, Colonel Protois reported there was
no basis of facts sufficient to sustain the com.
plant We are are also advised that still another
government agent was in the court claiming TO
represent the United States Attorney General,
and demanding postponement Of the case. This
agent was the author of the Pensacola timber
prosecutions which ignObly failed, and upon
which failure the General Land ONCE dispensed
with his further services. This new job promised
TO be of too short duration If speedy trial Of
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Public Notice.

DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF LAWRENCE
ID Baker, County Judge of Calhoun county, l will
expose to sale at public outcry, at the court house,
10 Calhoun county, on Monday, 7th daysof June, A.
D. 1880 the northwest quarter, southwest quarter.
northwest quarter of northeast quarter, southwest
quarter of northeast quarter and fractional part of
northeast quarter of northeast quarter and fraction
al part OF southeast quarter Of northeast quarter,
and fractional part of southwest quarter of south
east quarter, all In section four, township four,
range nine, south and west; southeast quarter of
southwest quarter of section thirty-six, township
two, range nine, south and west Lot No. l. section
seven, township three, range eight, south and west
southeast quarter OF southwest quarter, and east
half of northwest quarter of section thirysix town
ship two. range nine; Lot No l, section six, town
ship three, range eight and east half of northeast
quarter Of section one township three, range nine,
south and west, belonging to the estate of Samuel
w. Davis deceased Said lands sold for distribution
among the heirs Of said Samuel W. Davis, deceased.
The terms Of sale are twenty per cent. cash; the
balance by note with approved security and mort
gage upon the land Upon said lands are two or
three Orange Groves In fair condition, and the land
ing known as lola, on the Apalachicola river, is
situated on them. Purchasers to pay for deeds.
JOHN M. BUSH, Commissioners.
April 81, 1S60-5w43
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Prom - cAriNzsn 0hssrvsrl
TEE POWER OR RAHTM.

Fnlsh bridees over Che stream Of death.
And Ne pass 20 the other side,
And clasp In the arms Of tenderness
Our beautiful one that died.
We see the radiant, youthful face,
And the light In her trustfnl eye;
We be n her voice IN the seraphs, song {
She len us-but did not die.
She kept his words who triumphed DER death
She walked In the narrow way;
Her soul took wings for the better land,
When dissolved The temple Of clay.
Perhaps she waits by the pcArly gates,
And watches the household band;
For she was the first 10 cross the stream,
To the shore OF the beautiful land.
MT. B.
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Sherif's Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION, ISSUED
ID out of the Circuit Court Of the Second Judicial
Circuit of Florida in and for Leon county, in GER
tain cause wherein the State Of Florida Is plaintiff
and Sam MILKY is defendant, have levied up1n,
and win sell at public 0utcry before the courthouse
door, In the city Of Tallahassee in said county, at
the usual hour Of sale, to the highest bidder for
cash, ON the first Monday in June next, being the
seventh day Of said month, the following described
property, to-wt: The west half of lot two hundred
and ninetYtwo C292 in the original plan of the city
Of Tallahassee, levied on as the property belonging
to Sam MILKY.
A. MOSELEY, Sheriff
May 4, 189O-5w
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State of Florida Orange County.

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY GIVE NO
Il tice, pursuant to act of the General Assembly
of the State of Florida entitled IAN Act to Provide
q General Law for the Incorporation of Railroads
and Canals, approved February 10, 1874, that they
have formed . company :" for the purpose of con-
structing, maintaining and operating railroad for
public use In the conveyance of persons and prop
erty," from Pendryville, near Lake Eustis, to
Orlando, (both points In Orange county, along the
most practical route between said points.
This April 5. $780,
j. j. HARRIS,
A. 8. PENDRY,
E. B. LIVINGSTON,
w. W. THOMPSON,
JOHN BIGELOW.
April 90, 1SS0-Sm
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sn7tF A9A. 10 5000 YEAR, or @ 10 es0A
M N Adsy n ysuFswn leeaIMy No risk.
NIJU S: 8: is:;Ss J. !; = &c. s.:
ab0vc. No one can fhfl 10 mako
mSesy 81 AM one en- d ths xpsk,a yos ca make
spare time % the hnainees Il eosls iehR 10 u the
Sas,asa4 kasalaH He 4 a. eve.cl
ye4 EeNt - no 81 shout ne bsst paying hasineas b.
oEe ne p41A aen4 70 ypuf addres and WIN sendyeu
m and pTvS1o tesma ire eealnee worth 4e
also neei yop can tn al1e On ~ mln1ok y6assgM
~ g y. 0NoR0s szzlssoM = Cos
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TllllDs! RurliDS! TlrllDS!

r HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FRESH SUPPLY
i of Rutabaga, Flat Dutch and Red-top Seeds, to-
gether with other Garden Seed suitable for Fall
planting. No family should fail to supply them
selves with the indispensable Turnip crop for Fan
use. Call at the Dmg Store OF
July o. 1870-tf n. LIVELY.
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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
East Florida Railway Company

DY AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF THE LEGIS-
ID lature Of the State Of Florida, entitled IAN Act
to Provide General Law for the Incorporation Of
1874 notice Is hereby given as required hy said act
that o company has been formed under the name OF
sThe Rast Florida Railway Company" to be invest
chises conferred upon companies formed under said
act, for the purpose Of constructing, maintaining
and operating railroad for public use In the con-
said railroad win be about thirty miles in length,
will be constructed between point on the northern
western banks of the St. Johns river, at or near
the city Of jacksonville and point at CT near the
southern bank Of the st. Marys river in the county
Of Nassau, and pass through into the counties of
Nassau and DuVal.
Fl. g. HAINES,
GEO. r. FOSTER,
8. B. HUBBARD.
February TO- 186O-Sm
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In Circuit Court of Leon County, Second Judi
cial Circuit of Florida-In Chancery.

Alexander Pichard VS.. Mary 8. Pichard-Bill for
Divorce.
TT HAVING BEEN MADE TO APPEAR TO THE
l. satisfaction of the court by affidavit of complain
ant, that Mary g. Pichard defendant in above cause
resides beyond the limits of the State of Florida,
but within the United States, 1t is ordered that
hearing be had the facts charged in the bill filed
herein the fifteenth day of July, A. D. 1850, be-
and that defendant appear, plead or demur 10 said
bill. COUNCIL A. BRYAN,
Clerk Leon Circuit Court.
r. c. LONG, Solicitor for Complainant.
TALLAHASSEE, April Is, 1SSo-3m
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CONNECTIONS.

CONNECTIONS.
At Live Oak daily with the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway to and from Savannah, and ali
Northern, Eastern and Western Cities
At Lake City daily with the Florida Central RAN.
road to and from Jacksonville, St. Ausustine. "a.
latka Enterprise and all Landings on the St Johns
River.
At Baldwin daily with the Atlantic, Gulf and Wei
India Transit Railway to and from feruandns
Gainesville, Cedar Key, and with Steamers for IAN
pa, Key West and Havana
At ChattAhoochee three times weekly viii the
Peoples Line and Central Line Boats TO and nom
Columbus, Eufaula, Fort Gaines. Apalachicola ana
other River Landings.
~ Elegant Sleeping and Parlor Coaches, Wood
ruff Lucns Patent, run daily between Tallahassee
and Jacksonville.
~ Quick time, sure connection, perfect safety
EDGAR VLIET,
Master of transportation
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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
Eernandlna and jacksonville Railroad Company

Fernandlna and Jacksonville Railroad Company
DY AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF THE LEGIs-
ID lature of the State of Florida entitled Gan act
to Provide General Law for the Incorporation of
Railroads and Canals and approved February 18th,
1874 notice Ii hereby given required by said act,
that company has been formed under the name Of
the FRRNANDINA AND JACKSONVILLE RAILROAD CON-
PANY, to be invested with all the rights, powers,
privileges and franchises conferred upon companies
formed under said act for the purpose of construct
ing, maintaining and operationg railroad for pub
The main line Of said railroad will be about
twentyone miles In length; will be constructed be-
tween point on the Atlantic, Gulf and West India
Transit Railroad, In Nassau county, and the st.
Johns river, at or about the city OF Jacksonville,
and will pass through parts of the counties of Mas
sau and Duval.
J. N. HARTMAN,
D. e. MAXWELL,
c. WICKLIFFE YULEE.
March o. 18SO-Sm
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Legal Advert dement's.
Notice OF INCORPORATION


OVm p84Ys
ny AUTHORITY OF AN ACT or THE LKGIE
Is nature Of The state Of Florida entitled can Act
q lprnviaea 0enerAl Law for the IneorpoFatio1 OF
Railroads and Canals, approved February ~ 1874,
nodes h hereby gvcn. e required BY satd scs tnat
eamuanR has been formed under the nazse Of the
NnEAn RIynR RAILWAY AID TRANSPORTATION Corr
RANx 10 be invested with an the rightA powers,
prfviIeg0 And franchises conferred upon compan-
structing maintaining and operating railroad for
public use In the conveyance Of persons and prop
erty.
he main line Of said railroad viii be about forty
t4OJ miles In length; viii be constructed between
point On the b. Johns river, in Volusia csun1y and
the IndiAn river, In BrcvArd county. and win pass
through pars ofthe counties Of volusla and Brevsrd
WILLARD Fl. CHUkOHILk,
ERNEST A. DEs NARkTS,
JAMES N. SHOEMAKER,
ARTHUR D. BABNETT
March a fS00-Sm
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CHEAPEST BOOK -ST0nE w 8 T1.s
l76,652 NEW and OLD Standard WORKS
In Every Department Of Literature. AlmOat
given away Catalogue Of General Literature and Fiction
irec Immense Inducements TO Book Cubsand Libraries
LEGGAT. BROS,
SHERMAN ST.. OPP POST OFFICE NEW YORK.
1888
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DAY PAssENGER-(S Sundays esosssed.)

Through Tickets sold, and SIeeplng-CW Berths Sc
cured at Brens Ticket Office, No. % Bull street. and
at Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Psssen-
ger Depot.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN-EAsTEIN DIVI
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WAIERS, PIANOS Arp ORGANS

BEST MADE, warranted Six Years. NEW
PIANOS. stool ana Cover, &l0O, upward.
New ORGANS, 44S, ESQ., eco, 45Ss upwara.
Illustrated Catalogue free. A @ e N r
WANTED. gecona.AamA IN@TRUMMNTN
at BARGAINs. HORACE WATERS 4 CO.,
sac Broadway N.Y
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Savannah, Florida and western
RAILWAY.

GENERAL MANAGRR,s OFHIcK
SAVANNAH, March Is, 1880.
ON and after SUNDAY, March IA, Passenger
" Trains on this road viii run a. follows
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Florida Central Rail Road.

6AM 4
JACKSONVILLE FLA, Oct 8, 1872
IN AND AFTER THIS DATE, TRAINS ON THis'
" road will run as follows:
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Jacksonville, Pensacola & Mobile


OHTTon on MATTE or TRANsPokTArfoN
TA1zAHAssmI VA, February S lSe0
On and amer Monday, February 2, 1850, Passepv.,
Trains on thls road vii ran - foIlows:
PAesKNGER TRAJN-DAu,Y
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-18

.will-eyed look IN his honest, hand
some face, Alma answered him, very
quietly, but with q little catch q llefl
breath, and a little thrill in her tone
Il think II might be- -solie time. ~
And Jack was a iesolate lover, md
in inst six weeks time they were
married; and they are 20 happy, 70
content, and Alma manages the
money in u way that IL marvellous TO
her adoring husband, while there are
excellent grounds for the rumor
spread about among the railroad
officials, that young Jerome Is 10 he
given u very superior position In the
employ. where bis salary will be
quadrupled.
But Jack aud Alma will never be
any happier, because they are as hap
py a. they can be now, and Jack
never ceases to bless the day when
the superintendent put lady opera
tors on the branch line.
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49,.
SIlvERWARE
:CLOC1kO, UTC:

Having received lately q large lot Of NEW
and ELEGANT PATTERNS in JEWELKY, l
now offer the best assortment Of goods In my line
ever seen IL, Baton Rouge.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-18
MANUEL RODRIGUEZ,
MANUFACTURER or
Fine Ci ga rs,

He uses only the finest stock of tobacco, and
his cigars. being made altogether by hand, he
feels justified in announcing that they are OF the
best and most fragrant quality. Rctailmewhants
who wish to buy from one box TO one thousand
will be promptly supplied. aug30y
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-03-23

leg see tboss 10 the professors Of Co
fu0bia. Who receive amounts VARYING
ftoo $500 to t33i5. Tho University
ct California psys full prufe.snrs $500;
Ysls oSd FFincetcn. $500. Buxn
University, $4,000: Amherst, $25OO;
Was6ingtou University. 81 Louis.
S9S00; Williams, $500; Tufts, $1,000;
Harvard. $2o00.
In eodern languages the tendency
at Hamiltoa College 10 70 make know
Isdse Of The slem6nts Of the French and
German grammar {. condition Of en-
trance into the clsssss in which thess
languages are 6rst taught. viz: Second
term sophomore for French. and first
term junior for German. At present
the s0phomore class Is formed into two
divisions. the first of which. nearly one
third of the whole. were found pre-.
pafsd o. ths grammar. aud are now
reading Rscinss Phedre. The main
object Of toe instruction il to enable
the stadent to trsnslate from French or
0ermsn into English with facility.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
ROOMS TO RENT.

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Ash - i. @. 01AvED,
Eao1 Ymn9 osast.
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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-12-25
Christmas i'm England.

In England, Christmas is cele-
brated so regularly and so joyous
~, that few perhaps are aware OF
the difficulties once in the way OF
establishing this glad festival, or
of the various names under which
it has been hOnored. Towards
the end of the first century, the
Christians first found means and
courage to make due observance
of the anniversary of the nativity
of their great Master. 1t would
have been death to them to mourn
when the Roman Empire was re.
ioicing, or to wear signs of glad
ness on pagan unlucky day
They close, therefore, the period
of the Saturualia, when half the
heather population was mad with
the excitement of enacting revelry
or witnessing its enactment. Ac-
cording to some writers, the
Church authorized the observance
of the festival of the Nativity on
the 18th of December as early as
the middle of the second century.
Others assert that it was not till
the fourth century that the season
for glad and grateful observance
was thus authoritatively deter
mined; and we believe that the
latter opinion 10 the correct Que.
Christmas is the great holiday
of the year, when even grandpa
pas and grandmammss conde-
scend to play the part of children
all over again. They seem to re-
cover a remarkable elasticity OF
step; their SMILES are indiscrimi-
nately bestowed on all around
them their hearts warm with the
generous feelings of their long
past prime, and the selfishness OF
old age is for the time subdued.-
They encourage the little ones in
those noisy romps which at any
other season would give them the
headache or prove intOlerable to
their nerves they behold without
gesture of angry reproofthe kiss
ing beneath the mistletoe. But i
tho "old people" be thus pleasant
ly influenced by the advent Of
Christmas, how it is with the
young? VINO can depict the full
sense of happiness enjoyed by the
youthful of both sexes at this sea
san of the year! 1t is not only 6
holiday in respe " school, but i
is holiday in the midst of holi
days-an extra feast occurring il
the midst of a series Of festivals
the browning Of the brow witt
flowers in the midst Of a delicious
garden of floral sweets.
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THOSE CHRISTMAS BILLS.

Those Christmas bills those Christ
mas bills?
How many heart with anguish fills,
When knocks, and rings, and post
mems feet
Make echoing noises through the
street;
And passing round from door to door,
Leave horrid notes which thus ''im :
plore
Your kind attic ntion; please to paw;
Our books are closed on New Years
Day"
The wine we bought is all used out
And left no trace Except the gout),
Yet port and sherry, pale and brown,
In hideous columns are put down.
The butcher, too 1t can't be that
So many joiuts of lean and fat
Were all consumed within this house;
Which cook asserts would starve a
mouse.
Z II not believe it, nor that tea
Could such source of ruin be.
And surely this can't be the price
OF figs and almonds, prunas and spice!
We haven't lived on lard or cheese,
Yet rows of figures stand for these
And here the draper Now my wife
Has gone in debt I'll bet my life.
If Eve in eden stole the fruit,
At least she wore 10 sjlken suit,
And Adam had no bills of hers
For gems, or lace, or sealskin furs.
Oh, happy time oh, peaceful hours
OF making love and tending flowers;
The simple blessing Heaven grants
Good gracious, here's bill for plants
I'll read no more, they'd drive me wild,
I'll have my own petition fled"
We've ridden at the pace that kills"
l cannot pay these Christmas bills.
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Christmas i'm Midsummer.

Children, wouldn't you think it
funny to see Christmas come in
the middle Of summer to have no
ice and snow on the ground, and
no merry sleigh bells ringing, and
nothing to remind you that it was
winter ? Well, away off on the
other side of the world Christmas
does come In the middle of sum-
mer. In Australia on Christmas
morning the children say, "Oh,
dear! how hot 1t Is. | do wish
Christmas came in the winter
time" For when it is winter here
it is summer there, and when you
are lying under shade tree in
July, the little Australia children
are running around with winter
clothes on, blowing on their fin
gers to keep them warm.
But whether it comes in sum-
mer or winter, wherever the Eng
lish language is spoken, it is a
time Of jollity and plenty; of ten
der feeIng and kindly gifts of
peace on earth and good will to
men,
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Solomon Jones, Of Bloomburg,
Is an unhappy man. He is seventy
years old, and after many years of
poverty, received So, 900 back pen
sion money. He knew that he
had but short time to enjoy it,
and so went to work with will.
His first mistake was TO marry a
young wife with all extravagant
love for dress. Then he laid in a
large stock of costly liquors and
bought q fast horse. At the end
OF three months his young wife
ran off with another man, his
horse died, he drank up all bis
liquor and his last dollra was
gone.
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A lady walking down street The
other day. while she cat fur.tive
grances At the store Fiudoas, was
heard to remark: THAT husba nd
ermine is such nm old muff he
won't get me a new sett this fall.
I've notion to gopher new boa
that sable to furnish such things
as he had otter. He'll have to be
very careful; if / catch him trad
ing with young mink AGAR, III
make him pull his weasel, or seal
his destiny for him. | won't bear
ii any longer, so now -
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BUSINESS LOCALS.
BUSINESS LOCALS.
GLOWING BARGAINS!
During the Next go Days.
at the Reliable Foot and
Shoe Store Of John Lyons,
East Burke Street, Mar
tinsburg, w. Va.
WILL BE SOLD cHEAP FoRcAsH.

WILL BE SOLD CHEAP FoRCASH.
AS my place of business is small, l
want to make room for Fall and Win
ter Goods, have for sale LADIES' and
Misses Fine French Kid and Goat
Shoes, Ties and Slippers, Mems Calf
Caters and Low Shoes of different
Styles, all of which are brand new.
having been purchased the present
season. l give the best goods for the
money, and that they satisfy my GUS
toners, is evidenced by the liberal pa
tronage receive. When in need of
Boots or Shoes, they come from the
West End of town to East Burke St.,
opposite Wysong Hall. Boots and
Shoes made to order. Repairing neat
ly done at short notice Give me a
call. JOHN LYONS.
aug1-3m.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-12-25

Combination safe locks may be a
very good thing, but sometimes
they are a little puzzling. Take
the instance of a vault lock be-
longing to the Wayne County
Bank, at Woosber, o. The offici-
ais forgot the combination and
were for nearly two months I'M
able to get at $4,000 too securely
locked up. Presently a stranger
came to the town and volunteer
ed his services to remove the diff
Guilty. What must have been the
surprise Of the officers of the bank
when the newcomer mastered the
lock in few minutes Now, it
would, in the first place, he of in
terest to know the profession of
said stranger, and in the second TO
discover whether all combination
locks can nof be as readily opened
if the right sort of fellow comes
along.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

ACT I.
These are the days
That married men
Have Christmas presents sent.
Unto their homes
By their dear wives
On Christmas errands bent.
ACT II,
The days roll by,
And Christmas morn
He piles them on the shelf:
He waits q month
The bill comes in
He pays for them himself,
ACT III.
known only to married men.