The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-02-22


The municipal election in Philadelpia on the
18th inst resulted in the election Of King, Dem
crai, endorsed by the Independents. Mayor; Hun
Ter, Republican. endorsed by the Democrats, Re
eeiver Of Taxes. and West, Republican,, Solicitor.
The Ohio river has been Overlooking its
banks, and considerable damage BY the destruc-
ton Of property, has occurred At various points.
The Rappahannock river in Virxinie has alss
been "on fresh and food and foundations
are reported from other sections of the country.
On the l4,h inst. five negro mpsdero who
were in jail at Springfield. Tenn, were threatened
by mob OF citizens, with lynch law. Il The Gov
ernor ordered out Two companies Of militia pre-
serve order, but the crowd dispersed on the as-
surance Of The Judge and the district attorney
that the prisoners should have an early trial
Disastrous floods in the Missi.tpp are re-
ported by telegraph AtNew Orleans there have
have been great fears thai the levees would be
washed away, but the latest news j. that the
waters are receding. The Potomac river has
also been very high eansiag the destruction ofa
portion of The long bridge at Washington, and
delay in the Southern mails
The Webster cotton warehouse, In Colum-
bus, Ga, was burned at O'Clock On Wednesday
last The building was the property Of J. E.
Webster. valued at $4,000. and occupied By
Allen s. Crawford. Sixteen hundrsd bales Of
cotton 100 rolls OF bagsing and 100 hsndred tons
of guane were almost completely Destroyed
The loss on the building Is $sOo0 assured for
$4,000 The loss on the cotton, etc. Is e6SOOO;
insurance, $s7 500
The Charleston Ne.es says General Garfield
stated and solved the Southern prubaeD, in his
reply 80 The colored men who harangaed him Of
Mentor The corollary Of his remSsks Is. the
Ntsrs says, that 50 long as the majority Is NOS
as learned and intelligent ss the nipoEiiy, the
minority, win be or can be more powerful than
the majority, and that equality before the law
win moi be maintained. II il be not upheld BY q
reasonable degree Of culture and intelligence
The newspaper business is like inseuper-
ance, Men engage in il Is in other purSnits-
some from choice, some By accidenk Others -
last resort, after falling in eveEyeAing eise'
Once thoroughly inoenlatea with the yirus, they
are never able 10 reform AT least nM perma-
nently. A Few victims q his drela naiAdY
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is Imperfect and unreliable; and The vsceI@
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Ilss--TssriHe snow slorms ID The wsstlFs report
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ilh states that al the trains there lave bsen
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WIND. ths thernometer being below seIn some
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new blockade i eensral uhroughosilth1 North
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