The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-06-07
jefferson Davis was sevesiy-ihree years of
age on the Sd inst.

won the English Derby June 1st
A large county Sunday School Convention
was held at Gainesville on Thursday, the 26th
nit.
-Adolphus c. Schaefer, Jr.. a prominent cot
ton broker of Baltimore, committed suicide last
week
One thousand striking weavers are prepar-
ing to emigraie from Chemnitz, Germany, TO
America.
Mrs Garfield is convalescent, and the Presi-
dent has gone off junketing in a revepue-cutter
TO Norfolk.
Another man is trying 10 make fool of
himself and the telegraph operators by fasting
Ia Tanner.
Bids for the work of construction Of the
Jacksonville and st. Augustine Railroad are ad-
vertised for.
The first cotton bloom of the season in
Texas was gathered near schulenburg, on the
27th OF May.
The DeLesseps Canal Company has bought
the Panama Railroad for seven Millions, four
millions payable July 1st
Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinnati is report
ed to be sinking rapidly. He is at the Ursuline
Convent, in Brown county, Ohio.
The grading of the Peninsular Railroad has
been put under contract TO Mr.. Agnew of Ocala,
between Ocaa and Panasolka Lake, via Sum-
ierville
The Discount and Deposit Bank OF Chatta-
noOga, Tenn, suspended on the Both ult The
liabilities are reported at 100000. and the
available assets al 100000
"A meeting will be held at Live Oak to-day
10 organize the Live Oak and Rowland's Bluff
Railroad Company, at which Col. Haines, of the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway, is to
he present.
1t is saIrd in Washington that Asss ant
p. simaster-Genrral Ty has placed his resig-
nation in the hands 81 the President. and that ex
Senator Spencer of Alabama, will b. appointed
10 lie position
1t is reported that cx Governor Sprague
went out in The back yard and fired a national
salute with his little shot gun, when he heard
that ConHling hs m ,ie his mastery retreat
from Ihr u :. Senate.
Nj. Evaris, representative of the United
has arrived at London from Paris and will re-
main there until the reassembling of the confer
ence on the 30h of june
The vegetable growers along the Transit
Road are at odds with Mallorys Line, and now
ship mostly by express. Arrangements have
been made Tor transferring cars from the Transit
10 the Waycross Road at Callahan.
-Prophaov in Tho Roston HeroLd. Troan;oa
Gen. Grant as the Democratic candidate for
President 1884, with Roscoe Conkling and our
own versatile and evermore- bobbng up serene
friend Gen. Butler as his right and left hand
supportelsl
Seven bids were received by the Missouri
Fund Commissioners TO loan the State $4,000;
two at per cent. per annum, one at 81, one at
50, two at 4, and one at Al per cent. The Bank
Of Commerce of ST. Leuis was the successful
bidder at 8 per cent.
The county commissioners of Jefferson coun-
ty at their meeting on Wednesday last, bought
81, 500 Jefferson county bonds for cancellation
These bounds were known as white Bonds"
and the action of the commissioners settles the
question of their validity.
of equal parts of pennyroyal, oil of tar and
glycerine applied 10 the person in small quanti-
ties is said to secure perfect immunity from mos
quitoes. Those living in mosquito districts
would do we'll to Try the remedy"
"A citizen of Quincy had a growth of 400
plumes, from four punches of the South Ameri
can pampas grass, which he sold at IS cenl
each, making 500. Cost of cultivation, notE
ing. Who but a cotton planter will say people
cannot make living here Herald
The Philadelphia Record calls Chambers
defeat by The Democrats OF the Senate his reward
for stealing the vote Of Florida from Tilden To
be sure. But how about the confirmation of
Mathews by the same Senators! Was that also
reward" for manipulating electoral votes ?
asks The Boston Herald.
The first number of new paper called the
Gulf Coast hrcgress, was received on Thursday.
II is a handsome sheet, published al Tampa, by
+ o. J. Andrea, and ably edited by Rev. T. A.
Carruth, formerly of Columbia county, but for
several years past a citizen Of Tampa, and until
quite lately, postmaster at that place.
The Malone convention which met at Rich
mond on the Cd inst. completed lis work on the
Sd and adjourned. W. E. Cameron. of Peters
burg. was nominated Cor Governor. and ex SenM-
tor Lewis Tor Lieuienanl-Go The latter
IL republican. There wHs much enthusiasm
in tine convention. indicating thai the Democrats
will have rs much as they can do to defeat the
little Readjuster.
~. 7. World: II is just little curious that
In this supreme agony of the great and grand
old Republican party we do no. hear one word
about The peril to the Union of solid South,
not one word about the sacfedness OF the ballot
box, not one word about finance and the tariff,
not one word about civiIservics reiorm-potone
word In fact abeui any subject except the New
York Custom House and the machine!
We learn that the County Commissioner OF
cOlumbia county have notified the holders Of
old bonds OF that county that they win be pre-
pared. on the let Of July next. 70 Issue the new
fandlng bonds in exchange for the old bonds
which were issued in payment Of subscriptions
TO the capital stock Of the Florida, Atlantic and
Gulf Railroad. The new honda bear six per
cent. interest, payable senai-anuually In Jack
s0nVille.
-RObeFisOB, who has suddenly doomed into
national pfominehee e collector Of New York,
i nice, clean, fresh AGED. hiherly man, witha
white tuft Of beard. blue ere that looks II you,
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