The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-07-12

lsbores II thsir own homes, engaging 10
give them steady work at high wages and
with Subsistence from the day they report
themselves at Denver or Pueblo.
"A daily paper in the. Hebrew Ian
guage is pablished in New York city, the
Daily Je,cish Gazette, said to be the only
Jewish daily in the world. The paper is
enterprising, lively and well edited.
"A dispatch from London, says:
Weston has finally retired from the con-
test. He was utterly unable to continue.
The score at the end was; RowelI $50
miles, Weston 2sl miles and 80 laps
John G. SAKE, son Of the poet SAKE,
is dead. 1t was to this sons house that
his father was soon to be brought in the
expectation of curing him OF the melan-
choly into which he has has been plunged
since the death Of his daughter some time
ago. s. .
Albany special to the Eoeaing Post
says: g Senator Robertson said recently
that he would not assume the duties of
the Collectorship for some time if the
| deadlock continues. His movements will
be controlled by the outcome of events
here"
The grand International billiard
match at Paris, between Yignaux and
GARNER, French champions, and Slosson
and Plot, representing America, was
played on Sunday, the goth, at the Cirque
de Aver, the former winning by %
| points. I'M
The National Board Of Health has
received advices from Havana which
state that during the week ending on the
oath, there were fifteen deaths from yell
low. fever, and twenty-seven from small
pox. Yellow fever is reported to be
slowly increasing.
Formal notifications of contests for
fifteen seats in the House of Reprctenta-
tives, in most cases accompanied by vol
luminous testimony, are now on file in the
clerks Office of the House. Thirteen Of
these contested cases are from the South,
Alabama alone having four.
| The Yorktown Centennial Commits
sioners met June 3Oth, and formally ac-
cepted the model for the proposed monu-
ment. 1t will cost $l0O, 900, and Secreta-
ry Lincoln, who has charge Of the appro-
priation, will be requested to direct that
the work be commenced at once.
William H. Vanderbilt has just made
the best time for double team on record
with "Small Hopes and "Lysander,"
on the Fleetwood track, covering the first
quarter in IS seconds, the half in Ill,
the third quarter in ia seconds, the last
half mile in l.l34, and the full mile in
2.244.
The trial OF the murderers of the Sui
tan Abdul Aziz, took place at Constant
nople, beginning on the 9th inst. Three
Of the persons arrested have confessed
their guilt, the other denying completely.
The actual assassin has been condemned
to death, and two others to fifteen years.
hard labor.
| Mr. William &. Whitney, son of
Mrs Myra Clark Gaines, by her first hus-
band, was shot and killed by James Y.
Christmas, Mrs Gaines son-in-Iaw, in
Washington, ID. c., recently. Both OF
the parties were heads Of families and
were living in Che same house, but ondif-
ferent floors.
| With all OF Jefferson Davis love OF
the South he had his book printed Try a
northern firm. So of all the Southern
Generals and statesmen who have written
books since the war. Alex. II. Stephens
stands q solitary exception to the rule.
He had consistency enough to have his
book printed at home. ~
Mr. Vennor has now begun " predict
ing" for July, and under date Of juno I,
writes 81 regret to have TO warn you
Of the hot and stormy July, with frequent
disastrous storms of wind, hail and rain
throughout those sections in which June
storms have been so severely felt. The
month viii resemble that of 1880 rather
than 1879"
| William w. Lang, president of the
Southwestern Immigration Company, call.
ed on the New York commissioners OF
emigration Monday, and had an interview
with reference to his visit 10 Europe, to
encourage emigration to Louisiana, Tex
as and Arkansas. The railroads of the
three States mentioned have agreed to
pay the expenses of Mr.. Lang, and other
incidental expenses to foster immigration
without regard to what part Of the three
States may be benefited. An effort is
also being made in South Carolina to en-
courage immigration to that State; a
State agent has been appointed, and thir-
ty families were sent to Columbia Mon
day from New York, the State paying