The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-05-31
Mrs earneld's health still improves.

An earthquake OCCURRED NJ La calei AiS'i
on the 9th inst.
Max StrAkosch has made an assignment for
The benefit of his creditors.
Commodore Mutt, the celebrated dwarf, died
in New York on the 25th inst.
Over nine thousand emigrants arrived at
New York during two days last week.
A FIRE occurred at Brunswick, Ga, on the
9esh causing the loss of entire block Of build
ings.
President Garfield has appointed Volney V.
Smith, of Arkdnsas as U. g. Consul at st.
Thomas.
The General Assembly Of the " United
PRESBYTERIAN Church. met at Pittsburg on Sat
urday last
The Eighth Annual Council of the Re-
formed Episcopal Church. was held in New
York on the 28ih.
The entire Democratic ticket is elected at
Alexandria, Va, by larger majority than was
expected, ranging from 400 to 800.
The New York Ecening Post has passed
under the control of Carl Schurz, Horace White
and E. L. Godkn. Mr. Schurz will assume the
editorial direction OF this journal.
Information has been received at St. Louis
that Mr. Jay Gould has acquired a controlling
interest in the Memphis and Little Rock Rail-
road and that il will be put in first class order at
once.
Miss Murray, the young lady who brought
suit aud gained verdict for 900 against ex-
Postmaster Tyler, of Baltimore, has been APP
pointed to position in the government printing
Office
WIN. H. Salisbury, sentenced TO be hanged
al Colorado Springs on June 18th for murder, is
a nephew of Hon. Ben Butler His friends
from Massachusetts are making every effort to
save him
-Vousia county has taken action in the mat
ter of immigration, and has organized an immi-
grafton society, in accordance with the circular
Of Commissioner Robinson, with Mrs. II. B.
Role as secretary. Success TO it.
"A dispatch from Havana, of May 25th, says:
" There are very few cases of yellow fever here,
considering the season. Physicians explain the
fact by the prevalence of typhoid fever, which is
an epidemic now, and first attacks persons pre-
disposed 10 yellow fever.
-Ex-Asslslant Postmaster General Brady is
said 10 have cleared 5000 900 in stock operations
since he left the department. This is probably
as good thing as Star routes but not quite 30
sure. Brady's friends are thanking heaven for
the Conkling kck-up. The papers are SO full OF
II that Brady get rest, for time at least
"A gentlemen connected with the appraisers
department., at New York, and a prominent
ConkliDg Republican, is quoted as having said
Thursday that Senator Conkling had been offered
$4,000 wear 10 connect his name as partner
with a law firm in New York city, and he had
announced his intention of accepting the offer
Commander Cooper, of the United States
steamship Alliance. now at Norfolk, Virginia,
has been ordered 10 prepare his ship with all
possible dispatch 10 proceed on a cruise in search
of Tie Arctic exploring steamer Jeanette, be-
tween Greenland, Iceland and Spitzbergen,
along the southern edge OF The Polar ice-pack.
"A Washington special says that " ex-senator
Conkling is reported TO be greatly dissatisfied
with his late associates on the Republican side
for not giving up all business until New York
was again represented in the Senate. This latter
course seems TO have been expected and the
failure 10 secure it has also somewhat disarranged
the general plan"
The New York Herald, which has been
fighting so desperately for Conkling now SOL
emily throws up the sponge in leading edito-
rial Of column and half. Ii not only considers
the prospects of the Republican rarity hopeless
offurther victories, but that the party will be too
weak TO act as an efficient opposition hereafter
to the victorious Democracy.
Sundays Union says that Judge Dawkins,
had Lave Of
land, near Gainesville, divided up into fifteen
acre lots and put upon the market. Would it
not be wise for some of our landed proprietors
ia this section to fellow the example of Judge
Dawkinsy A few tracts Of land cut up into lots
of twenty and forty acres and offered TO settlers
on fair terms is an experiment greatly needed.
Who will start the ball2 Fewer planters and
more farmers is the necessity of the hour.
1t is related that the lats Gar Ia riding
about the country one day In 1870 met band OF
gypsies, and paused TO listen TO their songs. One
Of them, young and pretty woman, came up 10
him and asked 10 tell his fortune. He allowed
her 10 do so. and she predicted, il is said, the
troubles that clouded the last years of his reign.
when shall die |" asked Alexander Ii at last.
The gypsy was silent. "Epeak," said the Car.
81 command H." Little Father" replied the
gypsy, the year OF your death IL included in
the year Of your birth-181s-1s81"
The Beach Hotel Company, Of Fernandina,
will erect at once o large, elegant and commo-
dious hotel on the beach. The house win con-
tain twenty-five bedrooms, besides parlors, din
ing-rooms, Offices and gentlemen's waiting
rooms. It will be well furnished and kept In
hui-clas style. There has been such q demand
for building Of this kind from citizens of our
city and the interior Of the STATE that The above
company feel fully confident the house will pay
from the opening, which will be about the 26th
Of next month. Mr.. Schuyler Is the architect
Jacksonville Union.
"A correspondent Of the Jacksonville linton
Of the 25sh, signing himself DuVal." charged
that Our former Stats agent was not only sus-
pecsed Of working against this county and In
favor Of his own, bat was known 10 have done
20 (as proven by an article in your paper few
days ago, saying 800 lots had been cold In his
town the lass winter. a. well - By many wit
nesses-in fact 1 think everyone who applied f6F
advice was recommended TO settle ethegw here's
ihan Duval couniy,r Whereat Judge Fairbanks
WAKES wroah and says. over bis own signature
In ThundAy's UHion, pronounce The state
meat . Rs and the author Ear"
srl--It seems, says tho London World. that Queen
Flciokis;s VIII to the grave q the late EATi Of