The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-09-20
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-ThomasvilIe, Ga, has q colored fire
company.
Rev. DR.. Thomas of Chicago has been
convicted of heresy and disseminating
doctrines contrary to the Methodist re-
ligion.
Naval preparations for the Yorktown
celebration arc so extensive that a visit
to the historic locality will be desirable,
even if only to see feet of vessels under
the American flag.
"Wednesday last was the hottest day
throughout the North that has been
known for many years. Everywhere the
thermometer was over 100, and in New
York City it marked IOs in the shade.
Senator John s. Williams and his
stepson sold in Cincinnati last Wednes-
day their crops of tobacco of all sorts,
taken from seventy-fve acres, for $21,-
4I9.OO, or an average of nearly 1900 per
acre.
The Supreme Court solemnly decides
that il IL the law Of Massachusetts that
a woman cannot practice as an attorney
before it. We predict that the next gen
eral court will give us some new law on
the subject.
Sidney Lanier, of Georgia, is dead.
lie was delightful writer, and something
of poet. His work on Florida, pub
lished by Lippincott in 1875, is one Of
the best and most readable books ever
published concerning the State.
Ex-senator Sessions case goes over
To the November term, by which time it
will look hazy; which is probably what
the accused and his friends desire. Speaker
Sharpe, who was wanted as a witness in
the case, suddenly disappeared a few days
ago.
DIR. Quinn, one Of CALIFORNIA; mil
liOnaires, keeps twenty ships busy trans
porting his wheat to England. He owns
$4,000 acres of rich grain land, $4,000 of
which were in wheat this season. One
continuous furrow is seventeen miles in
length.
Unusually cold weather is reported
from Des Moines and other parts of Iowa
for several days. Snow fell all day on
the 18th, along the Rock Island road be-
tween Desoto, twenty miles west of Chi
cago, and in Nebraska 1t was two
inches deep at Omaha.
up to the close of business on Sep
tember g, there had been received at the
Treasury Department in Washington city
for redemption So, 7s5, $50 in coupon five
per cent. bonds under the one hundred
and third call, and 1854, 800 in regis
tered bonds under the one hundred and
fourth call.
Lorenzo Delmonico was buried in
the old Cathedral Cemetery, New York,
on Wednesday. Many well-known citi-
zens were present. Father Ducey, in his
address, extolled the generosity of the
deceased, making special mention of his
charity to the schools of his native town,
Ticino, in Switzerland.
The labor troubles were continued
last week in New Orleans. Several riot
Gus meetings have been held. and num-
Der Of workmen have been assaulted and
several killed, by the rioters and strikers.
The mayor on the 18th called on the Coy
ernOr for troops to suppress the disturb
ances. A compromise has been arranged
by the Chamber of Commerce Committee,
and has been accepted by all parties, and
the labor troubles for the present may be
considered at an end.
"A society of ex-Confederate soldiers
has been organized to extend welcome
TO the Federal soldiers on the occasion Of
the reunion of the Army Of the Cumber.
land at Chattanooga, Tenn, on the 2lst
inst. The ceremonies of the occasion will
take place on Cameron Hill, where an ed
dress of welcome on the part of the ex-
Confederatcs will be delivered by Mayor
5. A. Key, of this city, and be responded
to by Gen. Philip II. Sheridan. There
will be several thousand ex-Confederate
soldiers present and an immense attend
ance is expected from the North.
Gen. A. E. Burnside died suddenly
at IL O'Clock on Tuesday morning the
18th inst, at his residence in Bristol, r.
!. He had been slightly unwell for two
or three days, but was in the city last
evening. The immediate cause of his
death was spasms of the heart. A tele-
phone message from the Generals house
summoned Senator Anthony and DR.. Mil
Ter, but before the telephone connection
was broken q message came that the Gen
eral was dead. Gov. Littlefeld, Senator
Anthony, Representatives Chase and
Aldrich and other personal friends of the
General, Immediately started for Bristol
"A dispatch from Danville, Va, Sept
18th, says: Aviolent storm q wind and
rain, with considerable hail prevailed
throughout this region last evening, com
mencing at about o'clock. In this way
many trees were blown down and several
houses and fences damaged. The old
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