The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-06-21

There is another deadlock in the Legisla-
ture of New Hampshire upon the election Of U.
s. Senator.
Terrific storms of wind and hail occurred in
Iowa, Texas, Kansas and Missouri on the 18th
and 14th inst.
Destructive fires occurred last week at Gin
cnnati, O., Warrenton. N. c., Appleton, Wis
and Scottdale, Pa.
The Whitaker trial is ended, but the result
is not yet announced. 1t has cest the country
$4,000 to find out who slit Whiiaker's ears
The total number of arrivals at Castle Gar
den, for the week ending Saturday were 164S1,
or more than during the first ten days of last
month.
1t is said that the check given by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company in payment for the
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore road
$14,949052, was the largest ever drawn in this
country.
The captain and manager of the excursion
steamer Victoria recently wrecked near London,
Ontario, causing the death of several hundred
persons, have been arrested on a charge of man
slaughter.
The verdict of the court-martial in the Whit
aker case is generally understood TO be adverse
TO Whitaker, finding him guilty of shipping bis
own ears otherwise it would have been made
public at once.
The vote for Conklng has got down to 20,
and for Plat to II and still they cling TO hope.
The largest vote for Conklings place on Saturday
was for Jacobs "a the largest for Platts place
was for Depew, a.
We are pleased to learn that Honorable
james NJ Baker, of this State, had conferred
upon him by the Faculty OF Davidson College, N.
c., during its recent Commencement Exercises,
the degree of LII. D.
1t is understood that some of the under
strappers of the star-route ring are willing to
"squeal" Tor the benefit of the government
prosecution. Dorsey is said to be Frustrated
with fear of exposure and punishment.
-" Wanted-a few wel-cquipped and prospo-
rous railroads in the South or Southwest Texas
preferred. Must be sound and well organized,
and always ON a paying basis. No secondhand
or bankrupt goods wanted. Apply to ]. Gould,
New York City.
The rents of farms in England have gone
down prodigiously on account of American com
petition culApg off the incomes OF what are
called the landed gentry to that degree that they
are coming to America in swarms TO marry the
daughters of parvenus.
The pilot who wrecked the steamer City OF
Austin at Fernandina a few weeks ago, has
escaped on the plea of color blindness; although
according 10 the evidence of the captain, he was
attempting to " show the captain new channel
when the vessel struck.
Col. Gbbes with his company left last Sur
day night to commence the survey of the rail-
road west of the Chaltahoochee river. Among
the number were Messrs. B. H. Graves, Ross
Harris, Lindsey White, Smith Woodbury., A.
NJ. White.-Quincy Star, 1911.
Capt. Leathers, a famous Louisville steam
boat man, has offered bet of $4,000 that a
vessel drawing twenty-five feet of water cannot
pass through the Mississippi jetties Capt. Eads
has offered TO take half the bet, the proceeds TO
60 TO charitable institution.
NEW ORLEANS, June 1.-THE weather for
the past three days has been excessively hot.
Thirteen cases of sunstroke have been reported
since Tuesday morning, seven of which termi-
mated fatally. At Vicksburg to-day the maxi
mum temperature reported was 101.
1t is expected that American tourists will
spend s. 600, 900 in Europe this year. AT least
100000 will go over The water and their expen
ses will average, at the smallest estimate, $500
each. The same amount of money expended in
the United States would buy more pleasure.
Mr. j. r. Keenes Foxhal won the " Grand
Pix " at Paris last week. Mr. Keene wins $35,
600 rs stakes in the Paris race, of which he gives
81 500 TO his jockey, and g 500 to Foxhalli
amer. Iroquois and Foxhall are both enter
in the Grand Duke Nicholas stakes, and may
both run.
1t is reported, says the jacksonville Union
that Gen. w. C. NJ. Davis has sold Dungeness
near Fernandna Fla, to Northern parties, who
will erect there fine hotel. Big hotels, at thu
present rate of building and talking of building
will be as thick in Florida, after while, as pif
tracks in plum orchard.
"A terrible fire in Quebec On Thursday. thu
9th inst, consumed fifteen hundred buildings
and caused loss of two millions of dollars
The following is the official statement of thu
number of houses destroyed and rendered home
Ices and destitute by the fires the night of thu
9Th inst 642 houses, 1911 families. consisting
of 6.O29 individuals Two-thirds of the allow
have lost all, and have no insurance on thei
property.
"A Jackson county correspondent Of tn
Louisville Couricr-JourndI gives the details o
an odd duel which took place near Campbelltor
recently between two fiery youths of that place
Theseconds determined that while there should b
no blood shed the principals should have gOot
moral lesson, loaded the weapons with popcorn
but unfortunately the dir lance was too short anC
one of the combatants lost an eye, and the othe
received some slight though painful wounds.
Grant Is still disgruntled, partly because Mr.
Garfield declined 10 retain bis friend and biog
Tapher, Badcau, as Consul at Liverpool, uni
he could finish some literary work he was en-
gagged on" says the General, which the same VA
Grants Biography; and partly because Mr.. Gar
field has "insulled" his " friend Conkling," by de
c!iningto let ConkliDg run the administration a
return for his one New York campaign speech
Poor Grant Poor Conkling Poor Garfield
"A daily journal in the COnkling-Arihur in
terest is said TO be seriously contemplated II
New York, the complaint being that neither o
these gentlemen is fairly dealt with by The exist
ing Republican press. At the Union Club the
talk Is that 600 900, IL necessary, can be raiset
for the purpose and this, too, without assessment