The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-03-22
New Flat Scarf and ChOker Bows
in Spring patterns at D. B. MEGINNIss, JR's. 4S

Stanley Mathews has been nominated by
President Garfield for the Supreme Court, and
D. A. Pardee, of Louisiana, for the Circuit Judge
ship for the Fifth Circuit.
Among the nominations sent to the Senate
by the President last week were the following
Joseph Hurst, to be Collect of Customs for the
district of St. Marks, Fla. Robt c. Carman, to
be Postmaster at Marshall, Texas.
The recent town and city elections in New
York and New Jersey show that the current is
again setting in strongly toward the Democracy.
In New York the Democratic gains arc quite
general, and none more gratifying than those
made in Rochester, stronghold Of Republican
ism. In November Garfield received 1889 ma
joriy in Rochester, and at the charter election on
Tuesday the Democrats elected the treasurer by
1868 majority, and all the other municipal Off
GERS but one They elected good majority Of
the council and school board for the first time in
several years. The elections in New jersey show
Democratic gains all along the line.
The ST. Louis Republican says: "Mr Hayes
might have saved his party some of the curses he
bequeathed to them in his veto of the three per
cent rcfunding bill, If he had made his veto rest
on the common sense grounds that were open to
him. He made sorry mess of il, however,
when he vetoed the bill because of its alleged
animosity TO the national banks There was
nothing grievously harsh on the banks, and the
more the things he objected to are discussed, the
more people will understand how inexcusable 1t
is to call these exactions unfair. The national
banks are very good things in their way, but they
cannot hope to be exempt from reasonable and
proper legislation"
"A triumph of science, as well as OF mechan-
ica art, was achieved last Tuesday at the Brush
Electric Light Works in Cleveland, Ohio. in the
successful testing of mammoth electric lamp,
said to be the most powerful generator of light
ever made by man. It's illuminating power is
fifty times as great as that of The ordinary electric
light being equal to that of 100 600 candles. The
lamp was built 10 order for the British govern
ment and 1t is TO be used in the navy, 10 scan the
sea for torpedoes and 10 furnish light In night en-
gagements and maneuvrcs. With the aid of
simple reflector, beam of light II 10 estimated,
can he projected fifteen miles sufficiently strong
to read by. The carbon candle used Is two and
a half inches in diameter, and heat estimated at
halt million degrees IL generated An engine
of forty horse power b required to produce the
light
1T is said that Secretary Blaine picked up
the thread of the negotiations with Great Britain
respecting the Fortune Bay outrages and others
of like character where Secretary Evarts laid it
down. In the few days Of his administration he
has brought the matter to head, and has OBJ
tanned from Lord Granville definite PROPOSE
tion decisive, If accepted, Of the vexed question
in dispute. For several days Secretary Blaine
has been cabling Lord Granville almost con-
stantly. Finally he has received from Lord
Granville this fair and sensible proposition: Let
all the outrsges complained of be referred to Sir
Edward Thornton on the part Of England, and
to Secretary Blaine on the part of the United
States, and let their decision respecting them be
received as final by The two governments. II
they disagree, let item have the right 10 choose
third person as referee. This proposition Is now
under consideration, and win probably be acceded
to by our government Il affords ready and .
happy solution of The fisheries problem.