The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-05-17
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Howell, Of Madison
There is q fumor in official circles In Wash
ingion that ex-senator Conover, OF Florida, will
be appointed First Assistant Postmaster General,
in place OF Judge Tyner, who will probably be
sent as Minister to Turkey. TO succeed Gen.
Longsireei.
Over twenly-lhrte thousand dollars was paid
for herd of Jersey cattle, consisting of six bulls,
fifteen COWS and tweniy-three hiefers, sold 10
New York on Thursday. The Alphea bull
Pslonius brought alone four thousand six hun
drel dollars.
A friend wrote to ex-Prcsident Hayes the
other day: You escaped in good time Guilt
waite your Fremont farm and be thankful. The
stormiest period of your administration was as
serene a May morning compared 10 the second
month-of Gar6eld's.
The acreage in melons this year along the
line of the S F. & w. R. R., says the Thomas
vile Times is, in round numbers fifteen hundred
acres This information was gathered from The
meeting of truck farmers on last Tuesday. This
Is a good beginning
Stanley Matthews was confirmed on the
18th as Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme
Court. The vote stood 90 for and 81 against.
The principal speakers were Senators Edmunds,
David Davis, Logan and Mcmillan in opposition
20 The confirmation, and Sherman, PendletOn
and Beck in av,r Of it,
The new schedule ON the S., F. & w. and
she Savannah Ners do not work well together,
from some cause, says the Townsville Enter
prise Last Friday Morning we received no pa
per AT all here, and Saturday we received Thurs
days paper instead Of Fridays as heretofore.
We hepe this thing is not 10 continue.
OF the debt of Tennessee, amounting 10
SCI .OOO.O 900, about 81 100000 are held by the
national government in trust for the Indians,
about 100000 by the Peabody fund trustees of
Baltimore, $500 900 in the Stale of Tennessee
and the greater part in Europe. One year ago
these bonds stood at % to 80; they are now quo
ted at 81
Hon. S. r. Mallory, Senator from the First
District and editor of the Pensacola Adrance, has
BEEN presented with gold watch aud chain by
the Pilots on the Pensacola bar as a token of
their appreciation of his earnest and successful
indeayors 10 defending their rights on occasions
when they were threatened. A compliment
well deserved.
Kansas emigration is flowing backward;
iba: is, large number of persons are leaving the
State 10 settle in Wisconsin, due TO the stringent
liquor law in the land of John Brown. The
New Orleans Democrat thinks if all the white
people leave Kansas, and their places are sup
piled by negrs exodusters, il will be pretty apt
90 Kill the Republican party in that State.
The Boston Herald says: II the Democratic
parry, by an honest and consistent policy of OPP
position 10 the party in power, can gain the con-
hdence of the people, there would be little hes
iiAtion 10 making change al the next election.
The country is getting Disguised with the poliIi
cal methods aud makeshitls of a party that is
held together by 1.-The cohesive power of public
plumber"
The World reports that THE President
has gone so far as 70 say that while he expects
10 give and take only fair treatment from the
Democrats those Republicans who may band
against him can reach him hereafter only through
letter of introduction. That explains Dawes
card OF to-day denying that he or the Caucus
CommiiIee had advised The President 10 with
draw Robertson.
The tide OF immigration runs higher thGn
ever. The arrivals at Castle Garden during
April were So 5OO-over los, 900 for the first four
months Of the year-25 900 more than for the
same period last year. The Old World is REIN
iarcing army of werkmen more rapidly than
the Erropesn powers are able TO recruit their
armies of soldiers. The immigrants are a sturdy,
he~tfhv n. in fkoir ckefa nd
hands capable Of work.
MIR. F. B. Gowen, a noted railroad man,
probably is well acquainted with every Repub-
hcan pUlItician Of note in Pennsylvania, and
here Is his opinion of them: If ysu " Ill go out
10 the penteDtiary and will blindiold yourselves,
You can, by the sense of touch only, pick out
every second inmate of that institution, and you
will have mole pure, more correct, and q
more upright class of citizens than you send 10
your Legislature and to your City Councils"
Rev John L. Stuart, late of Ontario, Canada,
died Of consumption At Madison ON the 9Th inst.
His brosher, DR.. Stuart, arrived on The 9th, and
left Rith the remains on Wednesday for Canada.
Mr.. Stuart arrived on the 30th day Of last De-
cember IN extremely bad heallh-he having Wis
tied Florida on account of his health-and hoped
the climate might bene6t him. He was the pas
tor 10 charge Of the Presbyterian Church here
and preached as often as his health would per-
NIT.
The New York Herald, which tried hard to
work up enthusiasm over the proposed worlds
fair in that city, has become dsheartened over
the prospect. Il declares that the idea Is not
popular, nor does il grow in popularity" and its
conclusion is that the wiscst plan now Is to
abandon II altogether" The Herald seems TO
be but VoIcing the conclusion 10 which The peo-
pie Of New York City. who were most interested
in the proposed show, arrived at several weeks
ago
"A Southern Democratic Senator has been 10
the President and expressed himself very freely
about The nomination Of that cratic Statesman
Of New Hampshire W. E Chandler He said
that The Democratic Senators would vote against
Chandler, but not 10 any personal sense. Said
be: "Wemust live at home and win never vote
to conArm man for the position Of Solicitor of
the Department Of Justice who publicly declared
that 10 the South be would have the ballot 10 one
hand and . shOt-gua In the other."
There seems to be no movement In regard
TO closing the litigation over the Ownsrshlp Of
the Up. q ~ Railroad--or rather iheconnrma-
lion of ths anls of'ihis road which took place
last year. What 10 The malierl Il is UNDERWOOD
IhAt the decree Of Judge Bradley, under which
The sale was made, has been affirmed, bat the
- .,.nA.,e = ~ tf,e a,.nreme 1onrt has nat haAr