The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-08-09
Bishop E. o. Haven died at Por

nal defeat in the North Carolina election.
Gov. Churchill of Arkansas, has de-
clared martial law in Perry county, the
scene OF the recent disturbances.
The g. blind mosquitoes are so plen-
tifuI in Palatka, that the Herald was de-
Iayed in the appearance of its last issue.
Two Steamboats,, the Idlewild, valued
at $25 900, and the Osceola Belle, valued
at 10000 were burned at Memphis on
the 3lst inst.
"A bill has been introduced In the
Georgia Legislature chartering a railroad
from Rome IN that state, to St Marks,
Florida, via. Tallahassee.
The St. Augustine Press Office was
struck by lightning few days ago, tear
ing off plank, and giving one of the ed
itor's fingers an electric shock
Mayor King, Of Philadelphia, ap-
pointed four colored men to the police
force on the 5th, the first of their race to
TO wear police uniform in that city.
The DeLand AgricuLturit says that
a large number of colored people are en-
ployed on the orange groves about there,
and so far they have behaved remarkably
we'll
.-Major-General Hancock has been APP
pointed by Secretary-of-Wa Lincoln to
take charge of the military display at
Yorktown Centennial Celebration in Oc-
tober
Frank V. Evans, Esq, formerly Of
the Albany (Ga) Adrertiser, has remov
ed his family to Birmingham, where he
will start new paper. He is clever
gentleman and good newspaper man.
The lynching of the son Of our ex-
Adjutant-General, John Dickerson, says
the Manatee -Ne,es, Is an event to be de-
plorei and should at once be handled
without gloves by our executives of the
law.
John Russell Young tells Gath that
Gen. Grants income i about so, 900 a
year from his sons firm, in which Grant
Is a silent partner, from his railroad posi-
tions, his Own investments and the Grant
fund.
The large cotton-shed of A. T.
Wright i Co, at Townsville, which
was consumed by FIRE, together with 400
bales Of cotton, few days ago, is now
being rebuilt, IL will be $50 feet wide
BY 49, long.
Leo Hartman, the notorious Russian
Nibilist, who reached this country fu-
giiive from justice a few days since, has
since fled to Canada, fearing arrest. As
there Is no treaty Of extradition between
this country and Russia, he need not have
been 50 hasty.
Second Assistant Postmaster-Genera
Elmer reports a net reduction in the Star
route and steamboat mail service during
the month of July amounting to 1914, G64,
and that the total amount of savings by
the reductions and discontinuances since
March 4th is 81, 1881, 442.
-Apopka Citizen: "A public meet
ing should be held in every town in Flor
ida IN the interest Of government, to con-
denim, most roundly, the Leesburg trag-
edy, and every outlawry act committed
in the State. Let the public sentiment of
Florida be thus made known
is the rumor true that Bisbee has de.
termined to back ont of bis contest with
Finley since the Supreme Court has de-
cided that the votes Of all of the con-
victed thieves in his district could not
have saved him? Is there no one to
speak for Bisbee? No, not one.
The war of rates between the great
rival railway lines continues without any
signs of abatement or compromise. A
person can travel frst-class now from
Boston TO Chicago for five dollars The
competing routes keep a close watch upon
each other, and a reduction of rates by
one is quickly followed by lower cut on
the part Of its rivals.
The Georgia people are considerably
exercised about the operations OF the
Mormons in that State. They will not
be able to accomplish anything legally,
as the constitution and laws forbid inter
ference with any citizens religious belief,
and the Momons claim that Mormonism
is religion. The only remedy is to get
together and hustle them out of the State,
TOLeHs c0Lens That's the way the I'LL.
nois anti-mormons did in 1916.
The Sunland Tribune says: " A law
yer who has Investigated the subject in
forms as that be thinks there can be ne
question of the constitutional right Of
the Legislature TO tax the improvements
on the U. s. lands as personal property,
for the reason that he owns the improve
ments as separate and distinct from the
land, and, therefore, has it in his power
TO dispose of them as he pleases without
it being trespass on the land"
Every day presents fresh evidence
says the Pslstka Journal, of the import
Ance Of the sale of the 4,OOO,000 o.
acres 70 Disston, and the good results
that will 6ow from it in inducing capita
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