The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-05-10


Morris Metzger convicted of murder, was
sentenced to death by Judge Cooke, on the 29th
uli at Tiiusville
The following gentlemen were recently ap-
pointed by Governor Bloxham, TO constitute the
new Board Of Health of Pensacola. Drs. Robert
B. g. Hargis, J. C.. Whiting and D. g. Brent
B. r. Pitt President Board County Com
missioners and the Mayor are both exoficio
members
The Charleston and Savannah railroad an
nounces an excursion TO Florida which is mar
vel of cheapness, tickets 10 Jacksonville and
return being only So The excursion will leave
Charleston on Tuesday, May Sd, at lis a. NJ,
and reach jacksonville 10 T. NJ. the same day
Tickets are good to return on any train until
MAY 10Th, inclusive This is the first excursion
over the new Waycross road.
The Townsville Times of April 80, learns
through a gentleman from Dixie, in Brooks
county, that severe hail storm visited that sec
ton of country last Wednesday afternoon. The
corn and cotton crop was very seriously injured,
and the watermelon vines were almost totally
destroyed. This is great loss, as large crop
of melons had been planted in the neihboIhood
of Dixie We have not learned the extent of
the storm"
Governor Seymour, of New York, is much
annoyed to learn that his namesake and nephew
is believed to be laboring with Democrats at
Washington to further the ends Of Senator
Coukling, with whom he is connected by family
ties Governor Seymour earnestly denounces
all bargaining with Senator COnkling or any
other Republican as delusive, undemocratic and
destructive TO the hopes of the party in his State
and in the nation.
The Republican newspapers are making it
hot for the Star route swnders. The New
York Times, says that the well informed reader
will recognize in the parties not few persons
whose general repute is ample guarantee that
there is something rotten in any business which
engages their activity The system was meant
TO last, but the back of the conspiracy has been
broken. The penitentary awaits the conspra-
tors. We hope so.
Our Senior Editor Col. Fred. l.. Robertson,
is absent on trip TO the Withlacoechee river,
taking notes of that favored section What he
sees he will tell our readers next week, in his YER
salile, forcible and attractive style. We will just
say now, while he is out Of reach of the proof
sheets, that Gov. Bloxham recently honored
him. with the appointment of aid-decamp on his
personal staff-an honor wOrthily bestowed
which his public services merited.-BrooksrtHt
Crescent, Apr7 3OM.
A San Francisco dispatch states that the
latest steamer from Hong Kong brought $50
Chinese, the steamer before that brought ovel
COO and the next to arrive will bring 800. There
are also two barks on their way 10 Victoria anC
Westminster, B. c., with over 500 Coolies OF
board. 1t is further stated that one railroad
company has made arrangements for importing
1000 Chinese laborers in anticipating of the new
treaty and that thousands of Mongolians ar
The Macon Telegraph says: Several O
our country contemporaries complain that goOC
deal Of stock has been lost by feeding on West
ern corn. 1t has been heated by storage ant
transportation in bulk, or injured by long ex
posure in the field. The early and severe winte
caught good deal of Western corn ungathered
and much of the rotten corn became mixed VI
with the sound. At best, Western corn is to-
solid and heating for Southern work animals
and many thousand dollars value in mules ha
been sacrificed to this wretched economy of feed
ing on 'boughten corn The mania for swellin.
the cotton crop at the sacrifice of food, in III,
face of existing prospects, is miraculous, and un
accountable upon any considerations consisten
with sanity
Washington special to the New York World
- 1t has been learned that the cause of Mahone'
last week in the Senate, was information tina
the President had decided not to give him III,
entire patronage of Virginia, which he had beer
led 10 believe he would get The manly stanC
taken by the straightout Republicans, who refus'
TO ally themselves with Malone in Stale affairs
together with the fact that the Republicans out
number the Readjusters, have compelled thu
Presidents admiration of Repubicanism in Vir
ginia, and he had decided 10 bestow at least hal
the State patronage upon his own party. Tht
first step having thus been taken towards break
ing away from Malone, it will not be Difficult
for the President TO take others Considering
also that the Republicans in the Senate wan
him TO withdraw Rddeberger, and that tn,
Democrats will not allow Gorham to be- elected
it begins to look though Malone would no
realize very much on his vote. Even Mr.. Conk
ling, in the hope of Democratic favor for his owl
purposes, has lately held aloef from Malone
although his alleged sympathies were conveyed
10 him at length and with due feeling through
Mr.. Plat"
Washington, May 3, special to the Baltimore
Sun: Il Republican Senator said TO Demo
cratic Senator to-day that he thought final ad
journment would be had By The 18th of this month
he did not believe anything else could keep the
Senate here after the executive business was dis
posed Of The aspirants for Office under the
Senate will die hard. and naturally enough will
protest loudly against the abandonment of the
Republican position as the surrender of greai
principle, &c. But this cannot avail much
against the strong influences which are setting
in the other direction. When the executive ses
sions are held the attitude of the Democratic
Senators on the issue which has been made be
tween the President and Senator will excite
much interest. 1t is not so certain now as i
was two or three weeks back that Dir. Conkline
will have any strong Democratic support
While he has been honeyIng and codding South
ern Senators for his own selfish purposes the
President has been far from idle. Democratic
Senators have in some way been made TO fee
that they would be quite welcome at the White
House. Many of them have become frequen
visitors there, and have been treated with thu
most marked courtesy and respect by the Presi