The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-08-30
-Flipper. the colored cadet who pulle,

trouble, and has just been arrested in
Texas, as he was about fleeing to Mexico
with q, 900 of government funds he had
stolen.
-"Leo Hartmann " the Nihilist whose
recent arrival in New York, his departure
for Canada, his return to New York and
his application for citizenship have been
announced in detail with so much flourish
Of trumpets, turns out not to be Leo
Hartmann at all, but an imposter and ad-
venturer.
The first issue of the Florida Laco'a,
the successor of the Orange Lake F1ori-
dian, has been received. 1t is an attrac-
tive looking sheet, and bears evidences of
the ability and energy of its founders and
editors. The FLoRIDIAN wishes it every
realization of its hopes of future prosper
ity and success.
The Union of Friday contained
among its dispatches one from Gin
cinnati dated the 25th, giving the de-
tails of the opening of a portion of the
bids for the lease of the Cincinnati South
ern Railroad. The remaining bids and
the action of the trustees thereon have
not yet appeared.
-Guiteau tried to hang himself in his
cell the other day, and when discovered
in the act by keeper, attacked that off,
Ger with small knife which he had found
in his cell. He was over-powered and dis
armed. 1t might be the best solution of
the problem, What shall be done with
him? to give him a pistol and let him
destroy himself
"A correspondent, ("De Facto'0, of
the Orlando Reporter, in that journal of
the 18th, makes capital reply to the
vagaries of "Plow Boy" another CORE
spondent, on the subject of the Disston
purchase, and shows up the astounding
ignorance which prevails on the subject
of the relations of the Vose claim to the
Internal Improvement lands.
State Senator Win. II. Sharpe, OF
Brevard county has been engaged in a
controversy with another correspondent
of the Titusville Star on the subject of
tax assessments, in which he has exhib-
tied a familiarity with the principles
of good government, and soundness of
judgment and clearness of expression
which must commend him to his constit-
r
the State.
The chief of the Bureau of Statistics
reports that during the month of July,
1881, there arrived in the customs dis
tricts of Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, HUI
ron, Minnesota, New Orleans, New York,
Passamaquoddy, Philadelphia, and San
Francisco 62,5s9 passengers, of whom
56,6o7 were immigrants, 1850 citizens of
the United States returned from abroad,
and 2,l23 aliens not intending to remain
in the United States.
The Ne,o York World has recently
moved into its new quarters, and has
dOnned new dress. All the matter is
systematically classified and made up in
the most convenient form for the reader
The paper, which is quarto form, is cut
and pasted, making it very handy to read
and handle. These improvements have
long been needed, and now that they are
made The World has become one of the
most attractive and valuable papers
printed in the metropolis.
In commenting upon paragraph
from the Gulf Coast Progress of July 2s,
in the FLoRIDIAN of the 9th inst, concern
ing Mr.. Disston's relations to the squat
tiers on State lands, we inadvertently
omitted to note that the paragraph quoted
was from a correspondence letter in the
Progress and the well-timed remarks in
reply thereto, which appeared in thesame
issue of the Progress. That excellent
journal has always taken a clear and
sensible view of the entire matter.
An application has been received by
the superintendent of immigration al
Castle Garden for 100 families to work in
Southern cotton factories, and Mr.. Blan
ton Duncan has filed an application fol
a colony of families accustomed to farm
work TO settle on tract of land in Texas
The superintendent says it is impossible
to supply one-half the men, women, boys
and girls that are wanted on farms and
in factories. Farm laborers are paid &l2
to SIS per month and found" and from
the present outlook the farmers will retain
their hands all winter. Factory hands
are paid 81 to $1.26 per day, with steady
work the year round. Railroad lsborerl
are in quick request at $3.50 per day.
"A dispatch from Washington of Au
gust 9th says: The hurricane reported
Monday night, near. St. Thomas, West
Indies, has pursued . northwesterly
course, and is now entering the South
Carolina coast. From this time it vii
probably follow more northerly track
This morning the barometer at Charleston
was 2s.es inches, . fall Of 0.s7 inchesir
twenty-four hours; O.20 inches in eight
hours The maximum wind velocitiei
rnr.or4ad ara ChaFleafon A mflea east