The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-03-29

The Alabama river is reported to be
higher than ever known before
"A. Keene Richards, the noted Ken
lucky turfman, died at his home in Scott
county on Saturday.
President Garfield is said to be de-
liberating whether or not toappoint Cen
eral Long street Marshal of Georgia.
Hon. Levi P. Morton, of New York,
has been confirmed as United States.
Minister . Paris, vice Noyes resigned.
-Nume rous arrests are reported in ST.
Petersburg &. In one house the police found
100000 roubles A man was arrested
who had upon his person 10000 roubles
and sup ply of poison. Two stores of
dynamite have been found.
Various reports from the Transvaal
were rife in London Thursday to the effect
that the Beers had agreed to the British
terms that the armistice has been pro-
longed, etc. Mr. Gladstone stated that
nothing had been received to diminish
the hopes of peace.
-Isidore Levy, of the firm of Isidore
Levy & Co., of New Orleans, and several
employees of the firm, have been indicted
charged with arson. 1t is stated that on
various occasions buildings occupied by
Levy have been consumed, but he was in
sured in every instance.
The steamer w. T. Wheless, of the
Savannah River Line, in going through
the Port Royal Railroad draw bridge,
struck against the shore pier and was
damaged to the extent of one thousand
dollars. Repairs are in progress, and she
will be ready for her trip on Saturday.
There was quite disastrous wreck
on the Brunswick and Albany Railroad
Tuesday night. A train was thrown
from the track and plunged into Little
river. Sc veral persons were slightly and
the express and mail agents seriously
hurt.
The West from Crestline to Omaha
and as far south as St. Louis was visited
on Saturday by severe storm of snow,
accompanied by fierce gale. At Fort
Scott a depth of twelve inches was re-
ported. A tug boats crew disappeared
in the ice on Lake Michigan and have not
been found. In Milwaukee business is
suspended.
The Republican Senators in Congress
yesterday agreed upon George c. Cor
nam, of California, who formerly filed
the Office, for Secretary, and Henry Rid
delberger, of Virginia, General Mahone's
Lieutenant, for Sergeant-at-Arms of the
Senate. The Democrats purpose nomina-s
ting General Averill, an ex.Union officer,
in opposition to Riddelberger.
The parties arrested for the murder
of the Gar, and other accused persons,
are to be tried before special tribunal.
The coronation of the new Gar will take
place at Moscow after the expiration Of a
long period of mourning. The pope has
ordered requiems in the Catholic and
United Greek Churches for the repose of
the soul of the late Emperor, and pastorals
requiring loyalty to the new one. He
states that the freedom of the Catholic
Church will be preserved in Russia.
The caucus of the Republican Sena-
tors, says the Washington correspondent
of the Savannah Nesos, began to pay the
purchase money with which they secured
Malone. They decided to nominate,
which is equivalent to an election, Riddle
berger, of Virginia, as Sergeant-at-Arms
of the Senate. Riddleberger is Mahone's
ReadjusteF Lieutenant, and was Confed-
crate soldier. The Democrats intend to
make the payment Of the purchase money
as disagreeable as possible to the Repub-
cana They will nominate as an oppos-
ing candidate to Riddleberger, General
Averill, who was Union soldier. The
Republicans win thus have to vote for an
ex-Confederate over Union veteran.
The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate on Wednesday:
William Fl. Roberts to be Collector Of
Customs for the port Of New York; Viii
liam Walter Phelps, of New Jersey, to be
Minister to Austria; Edwin A. Merritt,
Of New York, to be Consul General ct
London; Adam Badeau, Of New York,
to be Charge d'Afaires At Copenhagen;
Lewip Wallscs Of Indiaps. 70 be Charge |