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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-29
18th.

VV0'H' IUV'''H'H UTHWHg OF IHt
Commonwealth .',.anl...i e.,
Al Macauiey's Theatre in the Ciiy OF Louis
willie On
MONDAY, JANUARY 3I.ISsO
These drawing occur monthly (Sundays ex-
cepted) under provision of an act OF the GEN
the Newport printing and Newspaper Co.,
approved April 10, 1878.
G1rhis 10 special act, and has never been
repealed.
The United states circuit court, on March
81, rendered the following decisions:
ist-FhRt the Commonwealth DIstri.
button Company is legal
edits drawings are fair.
The company has now on hand large re-
DeTve fund. Read the list of nrizeS for the
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-04-19

The trial Of the persons charge Win ne Nc
Junkin's murder created great deal Of excite
ment in Quincy last weak. On Friday morning.
the day fixed fbr the trial, ID was discovered hat
the negro Williams had broken cut of iail and
made his escape.
Some time between che hours Of two and
three o'clock Sunday morning, says an extra Of
the Quincy Herald the county Jail was entered
by crow d of twenty or thirty armed mea clad
in blouses and we'll masked, who overpow cred
the Jail guard and took negro prisoner, Lunn
Whitaker, from the room where he was con-
fined. and proceeded with him about a quarter
of a mile from the jail-iuto the woods just east
of town and hung him by the neck until he
was dead, from a convenient limb If a blackjack
tree The news of the lynching spread like
wrd-Hre 1t was received with incredibly by
the citizens Of this law abiding community, but
visit to the spot confirmed the fact. The work
of the vigilantes had been thoroughly though in
artisticaily performed.
The victim was hoistcd with an ordinary plow-
line, and the moose was so unscientifcally ad
justed-the knot tightening before touching his
neck that his suffering must have been horri
BILE He was large, powerful man; had on
light-colored pair of pantaloons, dark coat, and
had on one boot-a stocking only being on the
other foot The sight was horrible one, though
large number viewed the remains.
The guard, consisting Of three or four young
men of unimpeachable grit, were most uncere-
moniously q bounced" In order to relieve the
monotony of the situation, they were singing a
song In the midst of the ditty. and before they
looking down the muzzles of cooked navy" re.
volvers : an average of about four pistols to
each guard. Resistance would have been mere
insanity. They were forced to accompany the
lynchers, and witnessed the choking. The men
were in dead earnest, and meant business y from
the word Go" Whitaker fought desperately,
but his time had arrived. He is probably in a
warmer region than Florida, at present as it was
pretty thoroughly known that he was the prime
cause of JAS. McJunkin's assassination
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JACKsONvlLLE LETTER.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, April is, 1881
Editor Flovidian The Legislative Commit
tee Of Investigation into late C0mptroller
Cowgelrs accounts. and the bonds Of the State
issued ii 1873, hes been holding several sessions
in jacksonville. i Is composed Of the following
members Senators Bryan and Niplack, and
Assemblenen Cooper, OF St. Johns and New
som. of Putnam The committee has now ad-
iourned for ten days.
The people ia this section (natives oil course,l
are very much interested in the settlement OF
the claims against the government, arising under
the ninth (9th) article of the treaty between the
United States and Spain. They anxiously hope
TO be paid during the present year, a. the Span
ish minister charged with the negotiations al
Washington, looking TO inal settlement oil
them has visited the Capitol. Rumors are preva-
lent here that the President will recommend an
appropriation of four millions Of dollars for the
purpose. Ii the government ever intends TO
comply, now is the time TO do so, as most oil the
benefciaries are old and needy persons. III
would be an act of munifcence as well rs justice
to provide for their payment immediately.
Heavy winds have prevailed here for several
days past. Mulberries, ripe and green, have
been blown from the trees in this locality IN
large quantities IT other fruit trees have Jared
as bad, we shall have little fruit this year.
Straw berries are in the market for sale in guam
titles, of excellent quality in size and flavor
This is a remuneratiye crop, and is yearly in
creasing.
Mr.. Robinson of the Bureau of immigration,
was in this city few days ago. Mr. Fairbanks, the
agent located here, informs me that numerous
INQUIRIES are being received from parties abroad,
to get rid of the cold they endure in the North.
The best remedy is to inhale The zepher-breezes
perfumed fresh from the orange groves oil
Florida. CARLOS.
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Cotton staseEaent.
TALLAHAssEE, Fla, April 10. 1851
80
Spring is near. ;
=" Listen 10 the Mocking-t,ird ~

Spring is near.
-" Listen 10 The Mocking-brdw
CLARK, the Jeweler, has "a new musicsl;n
strument, the " Organina' or liae organ. which
will interest the little ones.
Good Friday was celebrated in the EDsoo
pal and Roman Catholic Churches here with
the usual special services forfthelday.
Mother, remember that no medicine cure.
il simply assists nature in relieving itself oS an
unnatural condition Of the system Worms dis.
arrange = Shriner's Indian Vermifuce kills and
drives them from the system, thus removing the
cause of diseases. NJ. Lively, sole agent II
The local reporter of the Economist was
neatly sold last week by our genial and fun.
loving friend Mr.. Kempcr, who also succeeded
in quilting number of other unsuspecting and
harmless citizens by a blood-eurdlng account of
the finding of colored infants foot and leg in a
lumber pile, the ghastly object turning out to be
small pin-cushion, made Of black silk, stuffed
with cotton
Notice has been given TO all Dispositions and
other creditors OF the Freedraan's Savings and
Trust Company, who have lot applied for the
dividends heretofore declared, that all claims
against said company must be presented, or for
warded TO the office Of the Commissioner IN
Washington City, on or before August 81, 1881,
or they will be barred, and sthe amounts dis
tributed among the other creditors of the COM
pany. Depositors who have not already re-
ceived dividends, should immediately forward
their hooks by mail or express. or through some
responsible bank or banker, accompanied with
their address. Depositors ,clo hare already re-
ceiced dicidends need not forward their books
Our colered population who were so unfor-
tunate as TO be swinded out Cf their hard earn
ings by this gigantic and wicked fraud may pos
sibly get something back by complying with the
above.
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where 40 the :. Frest I.ine.''

a @ Upham. Of Braidsntsnn, 1EsnAtse river,
writing to the Flori.Ss AsrScaltss0t says. Inc
year Just closed, In its dying htoes, kiceeo inc
mercury In the thermomeiM down 10 " dcgs,
and light frost occurred on the opposite sag Oh
the Manatee river, and also u me nAmmocA E 1Hua
water protection (being surrounded on three SIDES
by the aqueous iuidl has rendered Braadento"n
exempt frem frost"
s RYDER. of Rock Ledge, Indian River, ina
letter to T. H. Hart, copied in the Etorsad ~
patch. saws: My THERMOMETERS, seltindicating
one marked % degs this morning. We had ice
here, not very thick though q am centrally lqca-
ted la Rockledge, and expect ought 70 knew;
but most fortunately for rs, the ground was ex-
cecdinKly dry, otherwise IL must have done US
pies, and other tender growths: As II was, 1t
scorched my bananas, and killed tomato. pump
kin and sweet potato vines In spots. say this
because want no misunderstanding in regard
to the cold snap in this locality and because 1t is
right to state the whole facts Opposite me, ana
lower down on Merritt's Island, understand
from some of my neighbors that they had no frost
at all"
The Tampa Tribune OF the 9th says: Last
Friday and Saturday nights were about as cold
as we have experienced this winter, the Their
mometer falling TO 43 deg. F. On account OF the
the wind there was no frost Saturday morning,
but on Sunday morning there was some frost
which did some damage in places to the vegefa-
BILE crop. The damage to vegetables was by no
means universal even in the same neighborhoods,
some gardens being somewhat injured while 9th
ers near by were hardly affected. In the vfcini-
ty of Tampa we notice that the tenderest vege-
tables were unscathed on some places while
few hundred yards distant on other places, they
were badly damaged"
Frost on the Manatee river; frost and ice at
Rock Ledge on the Indian River; frost at Tam
pa, and call around in spots" in the intexven-
ing portions of the State The old idea Of
little hard to keep up fT"s 1lln line. seems to be
damage was done by the cold in some sections
of the State than in others, and generally the
more northery sections were visited most Sc
rously, but the actual experiences of tho past
winter show the idiotic absurdity of the claim
that any portion OF Florida, short of the extreme
southerly coasts and keys, is exempt from dam
age by frost in exceptional seasons like the one
just past and that the frost question after all is
one of seasons and of surroundings, rather than
/ one of location. The senseless controversy about
frost lines" perfect immunity from damage "
and 80 on, now being waged between sections
whose entire population ought to be harmc-
niousy engaged in laboring for the interests OF
the ohO'e State, as well as for their particular
localities, should be brought to q speedy and un-
ceremonieus termination, if the most active par
Elephants wish to retain the respect and esteem OF
their fellow Citizens throughout the State
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American Colleges and American
JOurn0lIam

A test OF the capacity and inclination of A ner-
lean College Students and Graduates, for Pract-
cal journalism, is about to be made by The
Philadelphia american. That paper offers 81 500
in prizes for the best editorials the best special
essays, and the best poems, written by College
Students or College Graduates.
There are two sets of prizes-2l in all ,-offered
by The american. One set is for College Stu
dents only; the second set of prizes is for those
who have been graduated from American Col
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will be accepted by the Editor for publication in
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thing at all with his pen, will not lose his labor.
The judges Of the editorials and essays will be
active Journalists of national reputation, Mr..
Noah Brooks, of the N. Y. Times; Mr.. Walter
Allen, OF the Boston Adncrtiscr, and Mr.. M. p.
Handy, of the Philadelphia Press. The judges of
the poems will be gentlemen competent for that
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Every American College Student or Graduate
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ADELPHIA, Pa.
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All the Florida oranges have been des,rove

All the Florida oranges have been DESTROYED
by frost II they are the kind of Florida or
anges" the boys sell on the train, we are snost
awtnlly glad of t.-Burlington Hamkeye.
An the Florida oranges have been destroyed
10y The frost. II they are the kind Of Florida
Oranges sometimes sent 10 the editor by some
OF our city dealers, We are most awfully glad of
it.-Augustd Nears
The Sanford Journal quotes the above ex-
tracts, and complains that if frozen Florida or
apges have been sent North for sale, they must
have have gone from North Florida" The
Jouna is evidently mistaken as to the meaning
Of the paragraphs as will be apparent to any
one who has travelled or resided in the North
II is common practice there to label everything
in The shape of an orange Florida Oranges
so as to promote their sale. and the reference in
the above paragraph is to that practice.
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Last year Governor Drew was awarded by
his admirers all the credit of getting an immense
quantity of lands decided 10 the State by the
United States government; but it now appears
that $. l. Wales received over $4,000 acres of
State lands for this work. Were Governor Drew
and Mr.. Wales in partnership, as has been init
mated?
The Tampa Tribune, like boy with his first
pop7gun, fires off the above random shot at Gov
ernor Drew with the evident intention of acuuir-
Ing little more Of the peculiar fame" it. so
madly bankers aflcr.
Everybody IN the State except perhaps p the
Tribune knew long ago that the patents TO this
large quantity of land were secured by Col.
Wales through an open contract made with Gov
ernor Drew . administration. the terms OF which
were never for moment concealed, or their
business or fairness to the interests Of the State
ever before questioned.
The Tribune has flashed in the pan" again.
Try another shot, Brother Wall, at another of
+" them big fellows" Perhaps you'll hit some
body aflcr awhile
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WoRLD's FAIR SUBscRnpnoNa-The New
York papers announce that the Pennsylvania
and Erie Railroad Companies have made sub
scriptions TO the worlds fair enterprise to the
amount of &125 600 each. In beth cases this
amount IL mentioned As first subscription, which
may be followed by second. The subscriptions
are conditional upon the subscription ofan equal
amount by citizens In addition to the subscrip-
tions already received, and also conditional as
Is the case Of the subscription OF the New York
Central, on the raising ola total of a 600 600.
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Pointed.

Daily Union April l4.l
Governor Bloxham's proclamation dissQlving
the present charter of the city of Pensacola, in
accordance with an act passed by the last Leg
islature was published in the .Adrance on Sa,ur-
day This is all right, and we have no doubt
that Pensacola will now have a much better
government under the new than was possible
under the old order, but we would like, upon the
foot OF this fact, to ask Bro. Mallory question
lfthe large appointing power of the Cove rnor
l"ses all its Objectionable features when the OBJ
ject is TO rescue city government from the con-
sequences of the irresponsible rule of the ri- raft,
who constitute the majority, why is it that we,
who desire 10 retain that appointing pow er to
prevent the rule In many of our most populous
and wealthy counties, from falling into the hands
OF like irresponsible majority, are such great
sinners, and false to the high teachings of pure
Democracy
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New Orleans Picayunel
Florida Ship Canal.

The Associated Press representative at the
Florida capital is slow; and, we presume, sure
Several days ago the Pcayune commented upon
the project for constructing a ship canal across
the Florida isthmus and draining the Ever
glades, giving the details as found in Western
paper
Our kilograms of yesterday substantia;e the
previous announcement, and furnish the names
of the incorporates.
The route, however, is essentially different
from that surveyed by Gen. Gilmore, and as the
capital stock is fixed at only $50, 900 OOO il must
be much more economical. As before suggested
the combination of the canal scheme with the
reclamation OF swamp lands will insure the min
imum cost, and render possible lower tolls on
the shipping passing through than could be 9TH
erwsc reached
The construction of the canal will give agreat
impetus to the commerce of New Orleans and
the other Gulf cities. 1t is equivalent 10 moving
us 700 miles nearer to Liverpool. When the
saving in distance is added 10 the immunity
from the pers of navigation through the Florida
Straits, the commercial advantages of the work
are of enormous value.
Such great projects as these have an indirect
benefit that ii is difficult to estimate Capital is
initiative. One great investment in particular
section suggests another. The Florida Canal
will naturally attract the attention of business
men to the Gulf coast The reclamation OF this
enormous area of fertile land, capable of sup
porting 5000, 900 people will bring before the
public the vast swamps and sea marshes of
Louisiana, and stimulate the investment of CAPT
ial in reclamation enterprises within this State.
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-The FIoRlp1AN commenced A notice Of d

The FLORIDIAN commenced notice Of the
removal of DR.. ]. H. Randolph from Tallahassee
in this manner; On Wednesday last Tallshas-
see lost one of lis Oldest aad most respected cii
zens. DR.. j. H. Randolph, who has removed
with his family TO Chattahoochee, to accept the
position of physician and superintendent Of the
state asylum tor the insane" The Palatka Her.
aid having probably hastily read the first two
lines, thereupon informs its readers of the death
of DR. Randolph. We hope the Herald has
found time 10 read the remainder OF the notice,
and will bring the Doctor back to life on the
banks of the Chattahoochee Fsrnandina Mr.
rOr.
We make the correction, and are happy TO
state that DIR. Randolph not only lives but Is en-
loying excellent health, and would add that the
State could not have found better man To fill
the position Of Superintendent Of the Asylum at
Chattahoochee. PaiatkG Herald
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Fruit and Vegetable Trade With
the Northwest.

A dispatch from Chicago, dated April 10, says
an organization has been formed here with Geo.
F Hopkins, as President, and Capt F. Riggs,
as general manager for the establishment: of a
line of refrigerator cars between the South and
Chicago, St. Louis, indianapolis and Cincinnati
1t is understood that the enterprise is backed by
Jay Gould, and 1900 new cars, filled with all
the modern improvements will be built for the
transportation of semi-tropical frmts, vegetables
and perishable goods from The South over Jay
Gould's system of railroads
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The st. Marks train yesterday met with an
accident which came near iroving fatal to one
of the employees AS the trim approached ihe
turn table. at St. Marks, the engineer, Mr. Hardy
Wilks. discovered that the engine was beyonu
his control, and was, in fact, running away
and although he used everv- effor. to check It's
speed, 1t was of no avail, snd the pcnderous
mass crushed into and onto the turn table, when
was slightly awry. Mr. Wiiks was caught BE-
tween the handles of the engine lever aDda mass
of flying wood from the teslder, and badly IN
jured In the chest and side sand Matthew bal-
rington, fireman, had his right hand badly
crushed.
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Services and sermons appropriate TO the occa-
sion were attended by large congregations in all
the churches of the city on Sunday. Rev. Mr.
johnson, agent OF the Baptist Publication So
cieiy, preached at the Baptist Church, and Rev.
c. f. Bowman, P E., at the Methodist Church
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The Association will hold'tnother meeting to-
morrow "wednesday afternoon al O'Clock, at
Gallie's Hail. The public generally is invited to
attend as business of vital importance to the OBJ
jects of the Association is to be transacted The
removal and erection Of The monument is going
on, and the labors of the Association will soon
be brought to an end
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We have received the first number of The
MdnGtce County Ne,cs, published at Manatee. by
DR.. George Casper, editor and proprietor. Il Is
large SPACE patent and foil of interesting
matter, both local and general.
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II Regular meetings Of AtciIIA ESc.xr
NESr No 2, are held the hrst and third 7AErsdor r.
RiH1s OF each month. At their Lodge Room Al oas
All Pairiarchs in good standing invited to attend
W. NJ. McIxTosH, Seribs. - Z.
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There will be colored excursion from ITALIA
hassee TO Live Oak and return on the Goth Of
May. Trains will leave Tallahassee at O'Clock
A. NJ, returning same day.
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Mrs > Sills, OF Miccosukie, has sent US 3 quart
OF the finest strawberries in size and flavor we
have yet seen. They are of The variety known
as The Mammoth
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II The WEEKLY FLomDrtS may be found
on sale at Bottoms News Stahd, in The We.,
cou Block.
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Tho Indiana Assembly has passed Joint
resolution amending the constitution by giving
women The right TO vote at MI State elections.
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The annual meeting of fhe Florida Grand
Lodge. l. o. o. F. took place al the hall Of Leon
Lodge No. 5, in this city, lastweek, beginning on
the 18th, and continuing several days large
amount of important business was transacted,
and twelve out Of the fourteen Lodges in The
State were represented. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year G. d., jacob
HUFF; D. GvM., B. A. Megiilniss; G W., A de
Louo; G. g., DR. j. Y. Porter G. T., H. Bern
hard. The next meeting. viii be held at Month
cello.
Freshest Groceries In lhe City.
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jay Gould has bought out COL Tom SCOTS
interest IN the Texas Pacific Railway, and has
been elected President of The same
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tB- Regular meetings of JAcKsos To,s.
No held the arss and thirti Mouds,. LUX
month at O'Clock 7. u. :" Zach
W. N. MCINTOSH, Sser.ter,
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1. o. F.

: ~ Regular meetings of LEON I.oDoR No :
are held every Tssds Eusnisg. At tteIr Lodge Ro..
o'clock All Brothers in good staading are invi,si -
attend. W. n. McIN TOSH =, ~ 'se 10
W. NJ. McIsrosH, ia, RS ~.
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.Just Receifed.

\ full supply of Buckeye Pile Ointment and
Coussens' honey of tar, at III Rawls'.
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Record of temperature at Tallahassee, FlOu
da, for the past week.
observations taken by W. n. Rawls, Dusy;s,
and Pharmacist | Fl
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Just received to day at
II D.B. MEGISxIss, JR's.
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And neat by the application Of little paint
All colors at Rawls' land you can put II on youl
calf -
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X SUBSCRIBERS will observe the
that their TERn suBsczrrIoE Has ExPTHKD, ana
govern themselves accordingly. Amer . paper has
been cRoesKD TWICE. It will most positively be dis
eoatinued u the amount Of subscription (" not 70
usiffsd az oAes
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1. d. d. +.

OF Writing Papers Rpeieries, Cards, &c, at
Rawls'. 1t
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And furniture varnish, at Ra@ls'.
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Memorial society.

Silver Toilet Sets, at [t-tl Clark
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Freshest Groceries In the city,
AT lowest prices, at r. B. Carpenters. II
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SyIPh Flour Best IN the World
Furniture Polish

IN r B. CARPENTERS