The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-07-12
The thermometer went up 10 S7l on Frida.
last in jacksonville.

The thermometer went up 10 S7l on Friday
last in jacksonville.
Col ]. l.. Moore, of Fort Mason, died at his
home ON the 18th Of June.
Mr.. Latimer c. Vaughan has become the
editor Of the Mariana CoarSc.
The adjourned session Of the Georgia Leg
islaiure met on Wednesday last, the 9th inst.
William Ambrose, eldest son Of J. W. Roper,
Of FernandinA was killed by lightning during
the storm Of the Cd inst. Mr.. A. b. Noyes' store
was struck at the same lime.
The Providence Journal says the quarter OF
million dollars raised by subscription for ex-
President Grant has been invested in United
States TOUR per cents, and is TO be presented TO
him privately
The Commissioner of the Bureau OF lmml-
grafton requests US 10 acknowledge the receipt OF
200 copies of the Sumter County AdrGnoe, con-
tanning an excellent descriptive article on that
county, which he is distributing.
There arrived at Castle Garden in the month
Of June q, 4l6 immigrants, making the total for
the first six months of the year 24l ,49S. This Is
645l3 more than arrived in the first half of 1880
in which the arrivals were more numerous than
ever before.
The convention at Albany meets daily and
goes through the usual formal vote, without re-
suit Saturdays vote was, for the short term ::
Potter 80, COnklng 81, Lapham 60, Wheeler !;
tor the long term Miller IS, Herman 80, Wheeler
10. Adams 9, Chapman 9. Cornell l. Bliss l, Starin
l, Rodgers T.
A movement is making rapid headway in
New York TO present a handsome sum of money
Ia Mrs Garfield. The total amount contributed
10 the fund up 10 Saturday was $97 $40. w. W.
Corcosan sent check for 5000, and George j.
Zeyey for the same amount. George W. Childs
of the Ledger. forwarded 5000 as his coDtribu-
ton.
Daniel Mcnamara, supposed to be insane,
appeared at police headquarters in Washington
city on the 9Th, and said he was from King vii
liam county, Va, but had been living in Fhila
delphia He announced that he had been inspired
by God 10 come here and kill Secretary Blaine
He inquired where Blaine lived, and exhibited {
revolver. He was arrested. He afterwards
proved to he a lunatic, and a native Of a north
ern State
A disgracefui row occurred at Fernandin;
on the 4th, originating in dispute OF some kin'
between a white man and negro. We do no
give HE details, for want of space and incna
ton. The military" were called out, and sen
satiOnAl kilograms calling it riot, were sen
abroad A mob of negroes who had become in
censed at the arrest Of one of their number, an
were attempting To wreak their vengeance o
the police, were finally quoted by individuals {
their own color and peace was restored.
The Marine Hospital Service at WashiDgto
on Saturday received information from ColleciC
Humphreys, at Pensacola, Fla, that two or mol
cases Of yellow fever had developed al thatpoiI
on board the British bark Emma Bayseani, froI
Vera Cruz Collector Humphreys does not al
iicipaie any danger Of the disease reaching II
CITY if pIoper care is exercised The vessel ":
local health authorities. Collector Humphrey
communication will be Immediately referred
the National Board Of Health
The new tax law in Vermont it would a.
pear, has resulted in unearthing large amour
Of property that has heretofore been covered u
from taxation. Although many hundred tho
sand dollars in money were, just prior TO Apr
/, either deposited in savings banks or nVes,e
in United States securities, and other propert
was covered up by various devices, the total a
seAsed valuation this year will exceed that
last year more than two-fold. The aggrega
LIST Of the State for 1880 shows the value of re,
estate 10 be about 81 900 900; personal pro-
cry above debts, about $15. 100000
Mr.. Edward Atkinson, as is known, holC
thai in the country the climate is not favorab
for establishing industries that require continuOr
indoor labor every working day in the year, o
very large scale, and that the South general
can make more money by growing cotton tina
by manufacturing it. This Is Mr.. Atkinson
contribution to the necessities Of the New En-,
land cotton manufacturers, whose impendin
ruin, because oil the unexampled growth in Ii
South Of the industry which they have herett
fore controlled, he thus seeks to prevent n
Atkinson doubtless knows a great deal abou
cotton and cotton manufactures and has NJ
been backward in telling what he knows, an
more; but his efforts TO convince the South tn.
II can do better growing cotton for New EN-
land TO manufacture, than by manufacturing Il
itself, are likely TO come 10 grief
Florida Is the only State in the Union tbs
has9't got daily paper at its State capital. VIII
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