The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-08-02
Col John C. Burch. Secretary Of the z. s.
Senate Is dead

Senate, - dead
The Irish Land Bill has passed the House
Of Commons and gone to the House Of Lords
Mr. George Wadsworth, prominent citizen
Of Orange county died on Wednesday the 22d-
Hon John G. BAgley. an Ex-Governor of
Michigan. died in San Francisco on Wednesday.
-PossmAster-General James has devised
plan for the cheaper transmission of small
amounts by money orders
machines captured al Liverpool last week
were made at Peoria, Illinois
The Superintendent of Public distraction
of Alachua county advertises for competent
teachers tor the public sc hools-
Mr. Calvin Oak, the weIl-known, veteran
undertaken Of Jacksonville, died at his home in
that city on Tuesday last, in the 18th year of his
age
Bright Eyes, the pretty Poncas maiden, who
created such sensation in Washington last
Winter. has married F. n Tibbetts, advocate Of
the Poncas
The Fernandina Ezpress Of Saturday states
that every room of the Beach Hotel is already
engaged, and the parties are anxiously Waiting
its opening. Il is expected to be opened this
week
in LowDdes county, Alabama, the worms
have appeared in any quantity all over the coun-
ty, and are chewing away on the cotton for dear
life. Half grown corn is being cut down in large
quantities in the country and saved as fodder, as
il was whitening up under the fierce suns rays
and drought
lie Dues tea farm in South Carolina is TO be
abandoned by the new Commissioned, who sent
q special agent 10 inspect il, and received the
report that il was located on a soil OF poor,
hungry sand and would be only source of
expense to the Department. Middle Florida is
the only place for it
A letter from cambridge, Ga, to the Sa-
vannah Sescs of Saturday states that Mrs Martha
a Brockett whose residence is some eleven
miles from that place, was as sassinated on Sun
day night the oath ult Walter T. Williams, a
neighbor. and other men were arrested and held
10 answer for the crime.
drawing pay from the Z. s. Treasury as an In
spector OF Customs at this port is at the same
time endeavoIing to fill his depleted exchequer
BY drawing on the people Of another portion of
the State. Ii looks from this as though George
had to be propitiated by the GoverumenL-Pen-
GaooId Ad1dHc<.
-Bisbee has lost his trump card. Had the
convicted thieves been allowed to vote his tally
sheet would have been several hundred larger
but the Supreme Court having decided that no
act Of the Legislature Furnishing thieves could
have inflicted less punishment than prohibition
to vote Bisbee is nowhere. Thieves cannot save
him. Let him sell out, or quietly subside.
Lord Beaconsfeld's will has just been proved,
and the net amount disposed of, alter deduc,ing
debts and funeral expenses, is shown to be 1916
Js2 All fhe Lords real estate goes to his nephew,
Comm sby Ralph Disraeli and is to be entailed
for the benefit Of the latters male descendants
The rest of the personal estate is to be used in
purchasing more land, to be settled in a similar
manner.
Ten thousand people witnessed the attempt
of Maud s. at Belmont Park, Pa, on the 2Sth
uli. 10 beat her record of 2:I0f made at Pitts
burg The mare made the first mile in PIP, the
second in 2134 and the third in PIP. These
three consecutive heats are the fastest ever trot
ted by any horse in the world. Mr.. Vanderbilt
was present and watched the race from the
judges stand
Passenger tickets from Eastern to Western
points still continue TO decline in price. The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is selling tickets TO
Chicago for 81 so and to ST. Louis for e13. Other
agents are selling tickets to ST. Louis for from
$11.J0 TO $3.50. Tickets TO Cincinnati can be
purchased for 81. Some Of the scalpers think
that the fare TO Chicago will be reduced to 8 in
few days The only question now seems to be
which railway company will hold out the
longest
Vermont, at the last session of the Legisla-
ture, adopted new and comprehensive tax law
which, by hunting up additional property for
taxation, has added over 60 per cent to the tar
valuations of the State In 1880 the total assessed
valuation CT Vermont was 800 $50 600 This
year il is t163s 39l ,S07, or an increase of over
$s3 10000. The appraisal of real estate has
increased from 81 ,1l4747 in 1880 to tlO2. 49,
514 this year, and of personal property from &15,
0S7,S72 To 1901 .O79, a gain Of over 300 PEI
cent. in the latter.
Col Wicker, the Key West Custom-houst
man, distinguishes himself by q contribution u
the Mrs. Garfield fund and by suggestion thai
General Grant order general contribution from
the Boys in Blue" Evidently the stalwarts
are afraid Garfield will slip away from their
grasp, and they hope to retain their hold on hin
by such methods as were used upon Grant, viz
toadying and presents: bat it is fair to presume
from what we know of Mr.. Garfield that he il
not that kind of aman and it will not be surpris
ing if the Mrs. Garfield fund should be prempto
ily declined.
"A dispatch from Selma Alabama, July 9th
says: The Selma and Greensboro Railway wa
to-day sold and transferred by Messrs. Carlisle
Jones, Crenshaw and Rucker, its owners TO Mr.
Fred Wolfe for q sum Of over 100000, Mr.
Wolfe has bought il for the Memphis, 6elmi
and Brunswick Railway Company, . syndicate
representing s27,0O0.OO0. The following organ
ization Of this syndicate was effected here to-day
Fred. Wolfe, President; J. G. Seligman. Charlie
E Lewis. John Travers, Jr., gnd w. r. Tavers
Of New York; A w. Jones and C. II. SeelIy, o
Selma. and Thomas P. Roulback, of Greens
bOro', directors n. Calm, Secretary and Treas
urer; W. c. Crenshaw, Assistant Secretary ant
Treasurer.
The rumor Of the death of Judge Cliffort
has already started many rumors regarding hi
probable successor. II IL already recalled that
had not Stanley Matthews been named 10 lh
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