The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-03-29
The Bank of Rome, Ga, has suspended.

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a grand son of General Lafayette is dead.
Malone delivered lengthy speech in the
Senate on yesterday, in vindication OF his course.
The British and the Beers have made peace.
There was hail storm at Pensacola on the
21sl inst, according to the Gazette.
"A Washington dispatch of the 26th says the
President has decided not to call an extra session
Of Congress
ST. Augustine advertises itself as q winter
resort TO the extent of a column in the Jackson
willie daily Union.
The Italian Opera House at Nice was burned
on tie 23d, during the evenings performance.
A number of lives were lost.
The Chattahoochee river is again very high,
higher, according 10 the Mariana Courier, than
the famous Harrison Freshet"
Miss Caiharine N. Baltzel, daughter of
Judge G. F. Balzell, OF Mariana, was married
ON the 10Th inst TO Mr. r. Cary Horn.
Jay Gould is the latest celebrity attacked by
the Florida fever" and is now sojourning for
season among the palms and orange groves.
An impending duel between DR.. James A.
Fort and Mr. d. c. N Burkhalter, of Americas,
was frustrated on Saturday by the arrest of the
parties.
Destructive fires occurred Sunday in Nor
folk, Va Eliz beth, n. j.; Cincinnati, Ohio !;
Wheeling, West Virginia; Columbus, Ind, and
New Orleans.
Pensacola is about TO commence the erection
of an immense hotel. The most snterprsing and
substantial of her citizens have taken hold of the
matter, and hence it is certain to succeed.
Mr. George Register, of Wakulla C unity,
killed five deer at a single stand, and within
hundred yards radius, one day last week. Tom
Cosier brought up the ten hind quarters of the
yenisOn on Saturday, and it was fine
The Southern Express Office at Fernandina
was entered by burglars on Wednesday night,
the 23d inst, the door Of the iron safe blown off
with powder, and about two hundred dollars
stolen. No arrests have as yet been made.
We have several copies of the FLoR1D1AN of
March 18th, containing the proceedings of the
Legislature in the matter OF the investigation"
Of Chief Justice Randall which We will send by
mail TO any address on receipt of six cents in
postage stamps.
The Pensacola Gazette of The 22d gives the
details Of the recent casualty of the steamer
Amite on her last trip from ST. Marks TO New
Orleans. She went ashore on Santa Rosa island
near East Pass, but after considerable difficulty
and work with tugs she was got of without
damage.
In answer to many enquiries We will state
that The acts of the Legislature passed at its re-
cent session now being published in book
form, and will be issued at as early day as pos
sible. probably about the middle of April The
new Digest of the Laws will also be published
This summer, but it is not likely TO be ready be-
fore September.
"A ashington dispatch OF the 25th, in the
Savannah Neaos, says that Judge Settle is very i'll
in that city, and that his physician has doubts Of
his recovery. No mention is made of his sick
ness in Sundays Union, and it is probable that
the dispatch is a mistake or that the Judge is
greatly improved. His Court is to meet in Jack
sonvlle on Monday next
President Garfield, says the New York
Ershing Post, Republican paper, has disap-
pointed and well-nIgh discouraged the men who
are most anxious for the success of his admins
tralion. The most effsctual way to prevent sim
liar and fatal mistakes is 10 correct the first one
II is to be hoped that the Senate will lose time
in rejecting Mr.. Mathews
Under the new law providing for the disor-
ganizatiOn of cities and towns having bonded
Indebtedness and having no fund provided for Its
payment proceedings have been taken TO dsor-
ganize the town of Fernandina by some Of the
bondholders. Judge Fl. ]. Baker will represent
the bondholders in this action, and Judge r. B
Archibald will represent the city of Fernan-
dina.-Union
We find the following in the Macon TeIe-
graph, but can't quite comprehend which the
Telegraph is poking its fun at-Jay Gould OF
Jacksonville ESPECIAL TO THs AND THAT
Jacksonville, Fla, March 81: Jay Gould has
just concluded contract by which he is to con-
troll every orange grove in Florida for thirty
years He drew his check for enormous sum,
and will leave the State as soon as he has staked
his alligator farm-another new scheme which
has startled every aquarium in the United States
as it is apprehended that alligators will come
high next year. Some Of Mr.. Goulds alligator
traps occupy an acre OF ground"
The Chief Signal Officer furnishes the follow
ing special bulletin, March 26: A storm of some
severity exists on the North Carolina coast hav-
ing moved eastward from Kentucky since Fri
day morning. Snow is now falling in New Jer-
sey and Maryland. Except cloudy weather in
New England, the Carolinas and over Lake On
iario, the weather is now generally clear The
temperature has fallen rapidly since Friday morn
ing in Kentucky, Illinois. Tennessee, Missouri,
Arkansas and Indian Territory. 1t is 81 degrees
at Memphis, II al 81. Louis, "a ct Fort Gibson,
"a at Nashville, and IS at Cairo. Duriag Sun
day and Monday fair weather Is indicated for the
country east Of the Mississippi river, with consid-
erably lower temperature from New jersey 10
Alabama during Sunday.
Major Leroy D. Ball, Of Tallahassee
United States Commissioner, has been receiving
many commendations for his considerate action
in the matter of the recent arrest of large num-
bers of the citizens Of Gsdsden and Jefferson
counties, in prosecutions instigated BY Bir%ee
and his crew, charging them with violations Of
the election laws Major Ball, Of his own mo-
ton, Iefi his business and went TO Quincy and to
Monticello, in order to take the recognizances Of
the parties arrested, rightly judging that 1t was
better for one person TO be disconnected for .
day than that the business men Of whole CON-
munity should be obliged to leave their Affairs
and congrslate at the Commissioners Office In
tallahassee for the purpose of giving bonds