The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-08-16


Gen. Robert Patterson died at Phila-
delphia at $50 o'clock August 7th, in his
eighty-ninth year.
The population of Canada is 1885,
9sS as against in 1871 s,4s5, 761, showing
an increase of s65,172
"A secret conference of prominent
Irishmen has been recently held at the
Palmer House, Chicago.
Pensacola has been visited by a tremen-
dOus storm of wind and rain, doing much
damage and delaying travel.
John Dillon, the noted Irish agitator,
has been released from prison in Dublin,
on account of his failing health.
"A telegram has been received at Jack
sOnville from Rev. H. B. McCallum, editor
of the Union, stating that he had arrived
at Knoxville, Tenn, and stood the trip
we'll
The Apache Indians have been on the
war-path in New Mexico and have CON-
mitted several brutal outrages against the
settlers and other whites, besides killing
a number of Mexicans
Mr.. Orville Grant, brother of ex-Pres-
ident Grant, and who has for some time
past been an inmate of the State asylum
for the insane at Morris Plains, n. j.,
died August 9th. His remains were taken
to Elizabeth for interment.
Mrs. Lucie E. Lewis, wife of General
Bolley Lewis, of Jacksonville, died in that
city on the stb instant. Gen. Lewis ar
rived from New York just in time to be
recognized by his dying wife. His many
friends extend their sympathies.
During the operation performed on
the President on Monday last, DIR. Bliss
cut his right fore6nger with the instru-
ment with which the operation was per
formed. The wound, although slight, be-
came irritated and considerably swollen.
An enterprising omnibus-driver at
one of the North Georgia mountain Sum-
mer resorts has a suggestive picture of a
very lively yellow-legged Spring chicken
painted on the door of his vehicle as a
coat-of-arms. There is always a rush for
seats in his conveyance.
The appointment by Mayor King, of
Philadelphia, of two negroes on the po-
lice force of that city has caused quite a
commotion. One of the Republican MEM
bers of the police force has resigned and
other designations are threatened. These
incidents demonstrate the genuineness of
Republican affection for the colored
race.
Inquiry made at the State Depart
ment to-day, says Washington letter of
the 5th, shows that the extradition of
Hartman, the Nihilist, has never been
mentioned there directly or indirectly.
There has been no official communication
to or from the department on the subject,
and no hypothetical case has been consid-
cred.
The Mississippi Democratic Conven-
ton on the thirtieth ballot nominated
General Robert Lowrey, of Rankin county,
for Governor, Major Barksdale, General
Featherstone and Judge Calhoun having
previously Withdrawn. The vote stood !:
Lowery 1875, Stone 112. G. d. Sand was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor on the
first ballot.
Parker, the Adirondack guide, who
committed the assault on Mrs. Bull, an
elderly lady who was on her way to join
party of friends, and had been put under
Parker's charge, was arrested on the bank
of Long Lake, Hamilton county, on the
9th inst. He resisted, and Constable Call
shot him Though the left breast. His re
covery is doubtful.
The Kansas immigration Society has
passed resolution declaring that all for
eign immigration has been turned away
from the State by the anti-liquor laws
They say that Germans and other foreign
ers will not live in State where the lawl
declare man shall not have his glass o
beer or wine. There is no such tyranny
even in Russia, they say.
"A private letter received here yester
day, says the Union of Saturday, ad
dressed to General Hopkins, from Titus
vile, announces the death of Col. Henry
T. Titus, at his home in that village, OIL
Sunday last, the 9TH inst. There are few
men more widely known in this Stat
than was the deceased gentleman. AL
though for the past few years he has sui
fered much from rheumatism, from tn
effects of which be was physically Grip
pied, he nevertheless succeeded in accu
mulating large property. At the tim
of his death he was Underwriters' agen
of the Southern coast of Florida.
,-On account of his attendance upol
the President, Judge Advocates Genera
Swain has been unable until recently b
attend to his duties at his Office. Il d.
wolves upon him toreview and report uPo
q number of important cases, anon
which is Cadet Whitaker's case. Tha
work was commenced yesterday. Il Wa
found that the record of the late cour
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