The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-10-04

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The prOpsssy Of cApsain Howenes,
in Orange and Marion coansiee. n thin
State, consisting Of nearly 1900 a0rp,
hss been attached b. tie 2. 8. govern
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The London NgGadnrd Of the 2Sth
sid: The revised interest d the Con-
fsdsrate sterling loan vas novel feature
On Tuesday. Large amounts were taken
fof Amsterdam - 80. loA = e
u. 3 Grant, j., has regularly estab-
lished himself ID the banking baSinsss On
Wall a.rsst, New York, having associA-
ted himself with Ia. Eerdinand Ward, un-
der the firm name a. Grant = Ward.
"A tornado In the Northwsst On lie
2sth nit destroyed large amount Of
property il Kansas and Nebraska The
town Of Madison, Neb., was almost en-
tireiy demolished. Many persons were
injured.
The statement that Mr.. Arthur's sis
ter, Mrs. McEIroy, of Albany, would pre-
side at the White House, is contradicted
by her husband, who says that it is not at
all likely that any such arrangement will
be made.
The New York San announces the
death of w. o. Bartlett, Esq, of Yap-
hank, Long Island. The San says he was
mar of genius, both as . lay lawyer and
journalist. Mr.. Bartlett had long held
the most intimate relations with the Sun
as friend, an adviser, contributor, fer
tile, learned, devoted, unselfsh, bold,
witty, eloquent.
President Arthur left FIR New York
city on the the 29th. Secretaries Hunt
and Lincoln, and POstmasteF-G General
James, accompanied by their wives, also
left in in the same train with the Presi-
dent. It is expected that they will all re-
tuFn to Washington within . week or ten
days time. Secretary Window also left
for the North on short vacation trip.
The cotton crop in Texas, according
to Senator Maxey, who SO stated in st.
Louis the other day, win be cut down to
One-third of what it was last year. He
anticipated no suffering, however, from
the decrease in any crop, for the reason
that there is railway building enough
going on IN Texas to keep all the working
people Of that State employed for the
next six months.
Judge Settle is prominently spoken
Of as probable appOintee Is Secretary
of the Navy in place of Hunt, the pres
ent incumbent If this movement is with
the Judges consent, as it doubtless is,
the inference proves that the duties of
his present position are distasteful 70 him.
Besides, place on the bench withdraws
him from active politics, and that, too, is
distastefnl to him.
Tampa Tribune: The jute plant,
or Spanish cocklebur az it i Familiarity
known in Sonth Florida, grows spontane-
ousIy in this section. We noticed the
ether i45 Z ..AAs s;1s Of the fence whrre
i had come up spOntaneously, jute stalks
over six feet high. Should It's cultivation
ever prove remunerative, lots Of it can be
raised in these counties. # generally
prefers sandy soil"
The New York World says, that the
Republican papers are fond Of referring
70 the majority in the Senate by which
the Democrats are to elect President of
that body, who would temporarily ~
sumo the duties Of the presidency 10 case
Of the death or inability Of the President,
- an accidental majority. They forget,
hOweveE, that of the three persons who
brought about this condition Of things--
Oonkling, Plat and Guitean- not one i
. Democrat The Republican party
must stand by It's own accidental"
"A Washington dispatch Of the 2slh
ult. says: = a fumor current today that
plot TO assassinate President Arthur
bad been discovered arose from > sworn
statement fled in The police department
BY man named Bayley, an attache Of
tie Array Medical Museum Of The Sur
geon Gsnsrars Departments, 10 the eiEscE
that while lying ii bed It bis room at
Ma All Msns0Sfri AwnssSses IN 9Mns.faw