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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-01-18

The cabinet of administrative officers pro-
vided by the Constitution to assist" the Gov
ernor, consists of the Secretary OF State Attorney
General. Comptroller, Treasurer, Commissioner
of Lands and immigration, Superintendent of
Public Instruction and Adjutant- General. The
Governor has nominated well known gentlemen
for confirmation by the Senate for each of these
positions except one, for Commissioner of Lands
and Immigration; and of those thus nominated
the following have been confirmed
Secretary Of iSate.-John l.. Crawford, of
Wakulla county, now Senator from the Seventh
District
Attorney General-G George p. Raney, ESQ.,, Of
Leon
Comptroller General w. d. Barnes, of Jack
son.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction e. K.
Foster Esq. of Orange.
AdjutGnt General-J. E. YoDge, Esq, of Es-
Gambia
Henry A. L'Engle Of Duval has been nomina-
ted for State Treasurer, but at the time of going
to press to-day the Senate had not acted on the
appointment
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Senator Thompson Of the 10th District hes H..
troduced bin on The subject Of "a educal mt
qualiAcsliea - suffass The bill b dessg4e
comply with ne I'm section of Tie 14th article u
the Constitution, which is lnthe following wosdys
SIC. 2. The Legislators shan enact laSss ~
curing educational qualifications for electors
after the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty, but no such laws shall be made appiica-
bic TO any eiector who may have registered or
voted at any election previous thereto"
We have net seen Senator Thonpson's bill aud
are therefore unable say what educational
qualifications It prescribes but II u manifest
that whatever law on the subject may be passed
should its.f prescribe the qualifications in such
definite language as 10 leave no room for con-
struction or doubt II the law requires that the
applicant for registration shall be able TO read
or WRITE" the phrase will be too indefinite
Read or write" what? write" his name and
be able to "read it or" read " some sentence
the registration officer may required This, it
occurs to US, will not be sufficient or comply
with the meaning and intention of the Constitu-
ton. We do not think II would be advisable to
prescribe too rigid test, but it should be sufi-
Gent TO come up to an educational qualification"
whatever that may mean or imply. Suppose
the qualification should require ability TO read
the Constitution of the United States intelli-
gently, that is understandingly flor that is the
meaning of the werd) and TO write legibly any
sentence that might be presented. This would
be prescription competent for the Legislature
to m; Ike, and not without ex ample in the laws
Of other States Connecticut requires of an
elector ability 10 read any article of the Constr
tuition or any section of the statutes of that
State; Massachusetts, prescribes ability TO read
the Constitution in the English language and TO
write his 0he elector's) name; Missouri requires
ability to read and write simply Whatever the
qualification the Legislature may require, how
ever, should be made clear and nothing left to
construction. This is requisite 10 prevent abuse
by registration officers. No person now on the
registration lists will be affected additional
qualifications will be prospective only. Persons
only will be affected who come into the State
hereafter, and in this view the law will be bene-
fetal. Adjoining States will then be esopped
from contributing their ignorant voters as here
tofore, and those of the rising generation among
us, whether white or black, will be admonished
that something besides mere age and residence
will be necessary TO make them suffragists.
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The Dess Bread
In the city at R. B. Carpenters.



The annual session OF The Florida Medical As
ISOLATION convened In Tallahassee on Wednes-
day, the President DR.. @. J. Keawosthy, presid-
ing. The Association held an evening" sessien ia
he Senate Chamber, at which the lreaident de-
livered an address occupying ever "a hour and 2
quarter, during which time he read copy Of z
bill prepared by him to regulate The practice o.
medicine, the sale Of certain msdiciues. and for
other purposes; also Of copy Of = bin to estsD-
lish State Board Of Health, and provide for me
collection Of vital statistics. Amer DE address
The society adjourned to meet on Thursday ct ~
AN.
Amer tranmcting The usual rouii4e huslpess on
Thursday, De elecsicn Of sod1cers Eas held. re-
sulting ~ follows:
Presideas, Dr.. g. W. Betton, Of Tsllahassee +;
First Vice-P President. Dr.. A. ]. Wakefield, O
jacksonville; Second VICE resldedt, Dr. J, n
Jackson. az LevY county; Tfsasusaf, DE J. y
Fernandez, Of jacksonville; Secretary. d.. J. 4
Randolph, Of Tallahanee; Llbrarisp, Dr. A. VI
Knight, Of JacksonTille. ri
Il A teiseraml Nls lrecelysd Som ne nasdieai
men and leading citizens q Pensacola, sequest'
ine The Associasion 10 meet d that ely b 1859
Il was therefore decided that Ne nezt meeting
a. ths ,ssociatiou b held II Psniaepla, p me
easly phit u llay. issos he iday teha aaAosncsq
By the Presifepi. el1s3
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Savannah News, JAM
DIR. w. HI. RabcOck.

We take pleasure in rendering our congratula-
tons 10 DIR. w. FL. Babcock, our esteemed friend
and confrere, on his election to the position Of
Secretary of the Florida Senate. We might with
propriety extend our congratulations TO that body
on their selection of so competent and worthy
gentleman to fill that important Office. DR.. B.
is gentleman Of liberal culture and high char
acter, a steadfast and consistent Democrat and
will bring 10 the discharge of his official duties
all the requisite qualifications for the position
Formerly a valued member of the editorial staff
of the Morning Nesos, he has for some three years
past been our special Florida correspondent, and
by his able letters has not only added to the gen.
eral interest of the paper, but has done much for
the development of the resources and the adj
vancement of the material prosperity Of our
sister State
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Editor F7Or5dian In compliance with an in E.
vitation from the Receivers of the Jacksonville,
Pensacola and Mobile Railroad to the assembled
wisdom" of the State, that honorable body,
together with other citizens, including number
of ladies, visited the Florida Insane Asylum, on
last Saturday. Your correspondent, who is but
a sojOurner In 1.-THE land of flowers" upon the
invitation Of Senator Jones and Representative
Bigham, of Levy, accompanied said excursion
party, enjoying the ride, pleased with the CON-
ponY and scenery, and refreshed by the govern
ment supplies" The weather, though cloudy,
was not rainy or freezing.
At 8 A. M. special train moved out with not
less, perhaps, than 175 persons on board Aner
forest we brought up at Chattahoochee station,
one-half mile south of the Asylum. From the
station the visitors footed 1t, except the ladies,
who were conveyed In wagon and other vehi-
cles. The extended but irregular line of pedes-
TRANS, headed by Colonel Cottrell, the Oldest
member Of The Legislature, reminded us of the
time when war was abroad In the land, and
favorite chieftains rallied the boys in blue and
grey.
lac Asylum ID ~ tuNteO On an eXtenue0 plateau
one mile east OF the junction of the Flint and
Chattahoochee rivers, and has q commanding
view Of the surrounding country, no less than
two States and I've counties being observable
from the lookout ON the main building of the
establishment. Il was originally erected for
military purposes by the United States govern
ment in 1894. at cost of about e2O0, 900, and
more recently served as Confederate States
hospital. Since the civil war II has been donated
to the State, and was used first a. Penitentiary
and later, beginning with 1877, under Democratic
rule, devoted to lie present use. But few modi-
6cations were necessary 70 transform this temple
Of Mass into an asylum for the lnsane--shat
most unfortunate class Of humanity. The
establishment embraces Ave department.. besides
. garden, orchard, stables and other outlying
grounds and bnildings: First, white males;
second, white females; third, colored males.
fourth, colored females, Aflh, Ne Eupcrintend-
ent's residence. An these, FL pt division Of
the Ieunais department ore Mthin an area Of
about thrss acrss, enclosed By = high brick wall
with heasy stone copinsR me buildlngs, wilh
few excspsions ars also of hfick. three of ihsn,
bsipg thfse storiea high, and The Others one and
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HAD NOTES OF DECISIONS
on xMm &
sURREME COURT or KGORIDA.
= Janaary TeTn. i. =. 1sea.

@H &
William L. Seymour and VILLAS r Simpson,
Wis and Robert Il. 8. Leopold, Commissioners
Of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Com
pany, Respondents Duval county.
WEsTcorT. J. i:
l. A bill ef exceptions should contain only %
much Of the testimony q b necessary 10 decide
the question raised BY the exceptions. Where,
upon the lace Ofthe billi appears thasa mortgage
and record, which was In evidence waa omitted,
this court viii give every bene1t to tho re-
spondents which would reasonably attend such
papers; but If Il appears nom testimony In the
record, (the authenticity Of which cannot be
doubed that there 4 error, this court viii
It. 40 af ir@9
9. Where the initial point Of q survey i the
bank of river at q named point plaintiff In
into the water beyond the original initial point
named in his deed, thus changing his boundary
by leaving out lands lying beyond the lines ex-
tended from the initial point, must prove the met
Of encroachment Of the land upon the water.
8. To constitute an adverse possession as against
the true owner, where party, under mistake
as to the boundaries OF his deed, claims land
not embraced therein, there must Be an actual
possession and improvement ofthe land which lies
outside Of his boundaries. This. under the stat
utes anterior to the act Of 1872
4. AS against the true owner, plaintin In
ejectment, claiming title founded upon written
instrument and q judgment or decree OF court,
10 be deemed in adverse possession, must, under
the statute of 1872, CHAP 1859, laws) have usu-
ally cultivated or improved It, or have protected
it by substantial enclosure, or II not enclosed,
have used II for the supply of fuel, or Of fencing
timber for the purposes of husbandry, or for the
ordinary use of the occupant.
g. Thegeneral rule in actions of ejectment that
the claimant must recover upon the strength Of
his own title does not ODerAfe 10 Y)rOhihit the
acquisition Of possessoFy rights which may be
enforced, in ejectment, between parties In cases
where the trne owner does not intervene, but o
prior possession 10 be effective as against . mere
squatter or intruder in actual possession must be
an actual, unabandoned possession The payment
of taxes, surveying and mapping the lands and
executing a mortgage covering them, do not
constitute such possession.
Judgment reversed and new trial awarded
j. G. Marcy, G. L. Robinson, Counsel for APP
pellants ]. T. Walker, ]. w. Whitney, Counsel
for Appellees.
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much thU have the capacity 70 deliver sound
Judgment. ts x8j
Ai,sr the intsrest els i Gosunors appoint.
.msnts, stands the public anxissV u 10 he meas
uresot policy which WIN snploy he time and
atisntion Of Uur leelslateER II 4 does not task
them 100 much, thsy csuh psspsze, adopt and
Sabmit to The vote Of ne pesple, . few judicious
amendments 10 the Constitution. But, Of neces-
siiy, they win have to devote much time to q
thorough reconstruction Of tie revenue system
and criminal costs. A 70 the Arst, the assertion
may BE- ventured, that the present system Of a.
sessment b delusion and snare. There are
not, perhaps, more than . dozen Assessors
books In the entire State, that ought not to be
rejected and the work ordered to be done over
and correctly. Possibly over % per cent. of the
valuation returned fails to be collected on account
Of errers, double assessments and insolvencies
In many instances property accounted for under
one of these heads last year, finds It's place in
the return Of this year doubled taxed" For
these reasons the total value Of the taxable prop
erty Of the State h huge sham, as it appears
aggregated nom the Assessors books The very
life of some Of the counties IL being destroyed
by the excessive costs Of the formidable array of
small criminal cases Something must be speed
lily done to put q stop to this evil and nothing
better or wiser can be done than 70 make every
prosecutor pay his own costs in enumerated cases.
This win remove the roots of the cancer. 1t will
not result In the denial Of justice in any case de-
handing the interpretation of the strong arm of
the law for the good Of society.
Will you not excuse me for bringing my letter
to close without touching upon the interesting
topic OF Senatorial succession ?" STET.
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"A petition has been circulated in Nassau
county asking the Legislature to authorize a
license tax on the sale of liquors at retail of
$4,000.
The experiment of irrigating lands in the
neghborhood of Paris with water from the
sewers is said to be working successfully. Sterile
tracts OF land have been converted into fertile
plains while no increase of sickness among the
inhabitants has followed, as was apprehended.
Joseph N. Whitner, Jr., John E. Pace and
Charles G. Evans, of Orange county, against
whom indictments have been found in the U. s.
Circuit Court on the charge of violation of the
Election Laws, have given bonds in the sum
of $500 each for their appearance at court on the
Goth inst
"A canvass was held by the Republican
members of the Legislature last evening at which
1t was decided to- vote for VIM NJ Ledwith for
U. s. Senator by a vote of II 10 10, the minority
favoring vote for General Sanford. Two men,
bers were absent, who are known to have been
in favor of General Sanford.
General Walker estimates that the total foot
ing up of the population of the United States
will show population of about fifty millions,
being gain of about ten millions over the Gen.
sus of 1870. The figures of the census will be
sent to Congress shortly after reassembling and
an immediate attempt will be made to make the
reappointment on this basis. Since Congress
assembled on the first Monday in December,
there has been somewhat of change in the talk
of Republicans in regard to reapportionment by
the present House Many of them are not
so decidedly opposed to it as they were. 1t re-
mains to be seen, however, whether they will
filibuster 10 prevent bill for reapportionment
poinp throuph
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Death OF Samuel ID. Love, Esq.
Colonel 8. B. Love departed this life on the
10th inst. In the 60th year OF his age, after an
illness Of several years past
Soon after he reached the age of manhood he
was elected sheriff Of the county, was admitted
to the bar, and occupied prominent position 40
an able attorney; he was elected 10 the State
Legislature for several terms, and was Speaker Of
the House at one session. He was mayor Of the
town Of Quincy for several successive years. He
was also State Attorney for the Second Judicial
Circuit Of Florida. s.si st.
He possessed fine natural powers, and before
his general health failed him ssveral years ago,
took an actiyelpar IN al matters pertaining TO
the public interests. His nature was generous
and frank, and there are many persons who can
bear testimony to bis sympathy II suffering and
his charitable hesds He hiss been one Or our
best known citizens, ana lcyed his State, his
ccupt5, and BIZ town with patriotic devotion.
Long member d he Mssonic fraternity. his
LIST rsNsipe were inieszd ~ ihe naembers Of
th1t honufabie BODY. = ~ esstefn cemetery 81
the TOM, % Tuesday ia1l
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THE RACES.


Wednesday, January ~.
TRoTTING RACE. iii
For horses that have never beaten ahree min
utes. Il
E,stries-Prince Almont, Birdie A., Robin
Adair and Maggie Wilks.
Birdie A. first Maggie Wilks second.
RUNNING RACE.
Quartermile heats; best two in thtee.
Entries-Brackett, Gray Joe, Baby Mine,
Weatherby, Leader Pinchem and Jtse Thomp-
son. III
Bracket first Gray Joe second.
Thursday, January l!T.
TRoTTINe RACE.
For horses that have never beaten g:50
Entries George Haskins, Birdie A., Robin
Adair and Minnie Rose.
RUNNING RACE.
Halrmile heats; best two In three.
Eat'ies-Joe Thompson, Albert Wynn. Brack
eft and Mainsail
Albert Wynn first; Mainsail second.
Friday, January h.
8 TRoTTING RACE
For horses that have never beaten sS5
Eatvses-Livingston, Annie W., Burlington
and Nick.
Annie w. first; Nick second.
81 RUNNING RACE.
Mile heats; best two In three.
Eat1ss-Pacifc, Joe Thompson, Planeroid
and Mainsail
Pacific first Planeroid second
Saturday. January 1k.
rRoTTING RACE
Free for all.
Entries Annie W., Burlington, Ross and
Livingston.
Annie w. frat Ross second.
RUNNING RACE.
Half mile heats; best two In three.
Entries-Joe Thompson, AlbertW lnn, Kenner
and Bracket.
Joe Thompson frat; Albert WyIa second.
We learn that q number Of volunteer races
took place yesterday and to-day, anil that most,
ifnot all, OF the horses attending tl,e Fair will
go Jacksonville to attend the State Fair.
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The Democratic Senatorial caucus held on
Tuesday night last resulted in the nomination of
Senator C. w. Jones for reelection, on the first
ballot, by more than two-thirds majority. The
nomination was afterwards made unanimous. on
the motion of Senator Dell of Alachua, who had
favored another meritorious and distinguished
Floridian, viz: General W. W. Loring, the war
worn veteran.
To-day, at 10 o'clock, the Legislature will bal
lot for Senator, and tomorrow the two houses
will meet in joint convention, and the announce
ment will be made of the vote in each. The
caucus has already settled what this announce
ment will be.
The election Of Senator Jones was demanded
by the people, who appreciated the ability and
faithfulness with which he has served the State.
1t is tribute paid to merit. Senator Jones takes
rank in the national councils with the ablest in
the body of which he is member, and in honor
ing him the State honors herself
The following was the vote to-day for L. 5
Senator:
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Az EkGLIsHMAS on THE SoUTH.-A World
reporter. interviewing Lord Lymington, n. p,
jnsi returned from the South, jots down the fol-
loving:
How fAr South did yOu gof'
Lord Lymington-"1 went as far as New Or
leMns. and / wish / could have stayed longer
In h delightful city, which quite merits its rep
uialnn, and has an absolutely unique character
81 "a own quite - remarkable as that Of Chi
c4gos though entirely different from it, OF
conrse"
Did you see anything Of the Sonthwestf'
Lord Lymingion-- Much less than l wished
%, - Wa pressed for time. / got glimpse Of
ArkanBa4 which IL certainly not much like the
tbe fsrnidsbls Arkansas Of Captain MarFyatt's
tine saw nobody who carried an Arkansas
sDofh pick"
What Was The general impression made on
you BY The coalition Of the South 2,
Lord LymiDgion-" Most agreeable Nothing
could be more charming and courteous than the
pe1ple. and he elimats was delightful Further
nnzs, 1 Ma iAsorably impressed with the grow
ne prosperity and activity Of that whole region
b<lieve IN lie South and lie future"
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N SUBSCRIBERS will observe the
CROSS x MARK on their paper. which signifies
that their TERM OF SUBSCRIPTION HAS xxPIRxD, and
govern themselves accordingly. Amer . paper has
been cROssHD TWICE, It win most positively be dis
Confined " the amount Of subscription y not ~
nnittsd at ones.
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blowing telegram was read

WAsHrsoToN. d. c., January a. 1881
HoE- j. j. HARRIS, Speaker Of the Assembly:
Invitation accepted. Will be present If inevi-
table accident does not prevent.
C. W. JONES
Adjourned until Monday morning 10 O'Clock
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-08-24
Gas Company VS.. The Mayor.

The msndamus suit OF the Los
Angeles Gas Company We. Mayor
]. r. Toberman was tried and ar
gued In Judge Sepulveda's branch
of the Superior Court yesterday.
The suit was brought to compel
Mayor Toberman to sign the war
rant for the company's bill for gas
furnished the city during the
month of March last, which bill
was ordered paid by the Council.
The contract under which this
bill was rendered by the Gas Com
pany was signed. on behalf of the
city, by the City Clerk, under in
struction of the Council, the Mayor
having refused to sign 1T, although
ordered to do SO by the Council.
The Mayor has since refused to
sign any warrants drawn for gas
furnished under said contract.
The testimony developed that
the contract with the Gas Compa-
ny as originally presented to the
Council was amended at a meeting
Of the latter.body. The amendm ents
were written In lead pencil Oh the
original paper, and, as thus amend
ed, the contract was written in full
in the minutes of the Council. A
copy, which is conceded to be &C.
curate, was then made from the
minutes and presented to the
Mayor for his signature, which, as
before stated, he refused to sign.
The principal legal questions in
volved seem to be as to the con-
struction of the following portion
of Art. XII. of the Revised Charter
of this city:
1.-THE city of Los Angeles shall
not be and is not bound by any
contract, or in any way liable
thereon, unless the same is made
in writing, by order of the Coun-
Gil, the draft thereof be approved
by the Council, and the same or
dered to be, and be signed, by the
Mayor, or seme other person on be-
half of the city"
Messrs. Hazard, O'Melveny and
Gage, who appeared for Mayor 70
herman, commended that the copy
Of the contract furnished the Mayor
to sign had not been acted on by the
Council and did not meet the re-
quirements of the charter, and that
the words, "be signed by the May
or or some other person on behalf
Of the city," only refer to cases Of
death or physical inability, and it
was never intended to apply to in-
sta noes like the one in court.
Messrs. Godfrey and Hutton,
who appear for the Gas Company.
take the contrary position, and
claim that the words last quoted
certainly include such cases as the
present-viz., where the Msyor re-
fuses to sign, although instructed
to do 30. AS to the copy, they
claim that the contract as adopted
having been spead out In full in
the minutes of the Council, and an
accurate copy thereof having been
furnished the Mayor for his sigma
ture, all the requirements of the
charter ia that respect were COM
piled with.
Judge Sepulveda took the cases
under advisement.