The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-11-15

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was Destroyed BY Gre few days ago.
Hos. Lionel eackvilIs West, the new
Bdti1h Minister. has arrived ID Washing
ton.
President Arthur has appointed
Thursday, the 24th inst. - Thanksgiving
Day.
Gov. BIoxham's Thanksgiving Proc
lamatiOn may be found in another col
umn-
The Presbyterian Synod Of South
Georgia and Florida met ct Jacksonville
on the 10th inst.
There are ifty-three Saturdays this
year Christmas and New Years day
fall upon Sunday.
"A terrible fire occurred at Wood
stock, N. B., on the 18th, destroying q
large portion of the town.
-Columbia county has sent a large
number of descriptive pamphlets of that
county TO be distributed at Atlanta
Herr Won Bismarck, son of the Ger
man chancellor, will, it is reported, be sp-
pointed German minister at Washington.
The Florida Building at Atlanta is
fast filing up with exhibits from all parts
ofthe State except Middle and West Flor
ida.
Mr.. Algernon Sartoris and his wife,
the daughter of Gen. Grant, arrived in
New York on Saturday with two of their
three children.
The water famine that threatened
New City has been averted by the copi-
GUS rains that have fallen in the Croton
valley since the 5th.
Judge L. p d. Warren, of Albany,
has been appointed by Governor Col
quit Judge of the Albany Circuit Superb
or Court, vice w. o. Fleming, deceased.
Two New York tenant houses fell on
the eth inst, burying in the ruins a num-
Der of persons. The loss of LIE so far as
known was nine, and many others were
injured.
The completion of the canal around
Mussel Shoals, which will happen within
two years, will render the Tennessee navi-
gable from Paducah to Knoxville, q dis
lance of 500 miles.
The Star route prosecutions by infor-
nation have broken down and the cases
have been dismissed. There seems to
have been bungling management on the
part Of the government.
"A correspondent of South Carolina
paper berates the Atlanta folks for invit-
ing Gen. Sherman to visit the Exposition
probably because Sherman had his
"Atlanta Day." several years ago.
The jury in the trial OF Ex-Governor
Scott, of South Carolina, for the murder of
young Drury, at Napoleon, Ohio, brought
in a verdict of " not guilty" The verdict
appears TO give general satisfaction. :
In New York the Democrats gained
member of Congress in the 18th District
and elected majority in both houses of
the Legislature. They also elected their
candidate for State Treasurer, and per-
haps also for State Engineer.
The grand jury of Fauqnier county,
Virginia, failed to find indictments at this
term against the duelists Campbell and
Scott, Wise and Lewis, no witnesses APP
Pearing and no rule issuing against them.
The matter may be considered dropped.
1T is just discovered that the Euro
pean investors in Confederate bonds want
them for the vast claims of Americans
70 estates and deposits in England. II
there should be any surplus, il win be In
vested in the purchase of castles in Spain.
-Guiteau has asked President Arthur
to put up . part of his salary to aid 10
his defense, stating that he had been IN
strumensal in raising that salary from
10000 % $50, 900. Here is another cir
cumstapOe which may be offered in proof
Of the Eascal's insanity.
lit d said that when Grant on one
oCcasion passed through Burlington,
Frank HastOn printed one copy Of the
Hapksvs.on white satin and presented It
tOshim. Grant wns not elected 70 the
third term and Hstton i now Hsst A.
sintAut po.tmaster.gsnerai.
"A bloody tragedy occurred recently