The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-12-06

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The recent cold weather cut OF ell
hopes Of late top-crop Of cotton.
Guiteau has been going through the
mill Of crOss-examination for several days.
Senior CalderOn, for some time
Provisional President Of Peru. is now with
his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senior
Calves, prisoner in the hands Of the
Chflians.
-District-Attorney Herrick has noti-
fed Attorney eneral.elect Russell that
he viii move the briberyscase of Senator
Sessions for trial at the January term OF
the Court of County Sessions.
The trial of Peter Kerce and Others
for the murder of Benjamin r. Hazel,
which has been in progress for several
days in the Circuit Court at Jacksonville,
ended on Friday by q verdict of not
guilty.
The Representatives of Cyrus W.
/. Field took possession of the Office of the
Ecening Erpreas on the 26th ult. The
effects of the E5ening Mail will be
moved into the Express building, and the
two papers will shortly be consolidated.
The great billiard tournament, which
has been in progress for the past two
weeks, was brought to close on Satur-
day night by playing off the ties. The
winners of the prizes stand as follows, in
the order named: Dion, Schaefer, Slos-
son and Morris.
"A New York letter says: 81 asked
an intimate acquaintance of jay Gould
yesterday what he estimated that person
to be worth. Gould could close out to-
day or within weeks time,' said the
man, for $75, 100000 The same infor-
mant told me that the richest merchant in
New York was Moses Taylor, and that
he was worth $4,000, 600"
The Savannah Nescs seems disposed
to go for" the new Jacksonville paper,
the Daily Times. 1t says: We have
received two copies of the new Jackson
vile daily, " The Times" It is well
gotten up and newsy paper. Judging
from the tone of its editorials it will be
Independent; j. e., Democratic or Repub-
lican, as circumstances dictate.
When asked by Judge Porter upon
crOss-examination if he were really insane.
the willy Guiteau responded, with a touch
of irony and display of shrewd cunning
which will 60 far to destroy the insanity
theory of his defense: "I am not an
expert. Let the experts and the jury
decide that" 1t looks as if Guiteau was
really crazy-just crazy enough to be
cured by a rope.
The debt statement issued from the
U. S. Treasury, December LIST, shows the
decrease of the public debt during the
month of November to be $7,249,I26.
Cash in the Treasury $245, O42, 500. 80.
Gold certificates &5,207 1920. Silver GER
tifcates sec, $3.50. Refunding certi6-
Gates &579,250. Legal tenders outstand-
ing $40, ole. Fractional currency
outstanding sos, sl2, 1872.
The two Republican members Of the
New York Board of Aldermen who re-
Gently voted to confirm Mayor Grace's
nominees for Police Justices are to be ex-
PEELED from the District Associations to
which they belonged. These men refused
TO abide by the trade which had been ar
ranged between Tammany and the Re
publicans, and hence are to be "discip-
lined for alleged party treason.
AT a joint caucus Of Democrats from
the Senate and House of the Kentucky
Legislature held on December LIST, there
were ninety-seyen members present.
Senator Beck's name was the only one
presented, and after two or three speeches
eulogizing him, he received the unanI-
nous vote Of the cancuA he was notified
Of the action, and made speech Of
thanks The action Of the caucus makes
his election mere formality.
The Republican members Of Congress
held caucus on Saturday, at which l4e
Representatives-elect answered 70 the
roll-calL Hscock, Of New York, KieieE,
Of Ohio, Kaason, Of Iowa, Dunnell, Of
Minnesota. Orth, Of Indians, Burrows, of
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