The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-04-26

The usual summer strikes have begun
in the North.
Second Assist ant Postmaster General
Brady has been removed for causes here
tofore made public
The total value of breadstuffs ex-
ported from the United States in 1880,
amounted to 1858, 2s5, 1859, against $2ss,
20l ,e99 in 1879.
-Gener al NJ. W. Gary, a distinguished
citizen of South Carolina, and brother
of DIR. S. Y. Gary, of Ocala, died few
days since quite suddenly.
in the DeJarnette murder case, on
Monday, the jury rendered verdict Of
not guilty On the ground of insanity
The prisoner was discharged.
-Postm aster-G General James will short
~ make tour of inspection to the South
weast for he special purpose of examining
into the g Star Route" and the mail con-
tracts of that section.
In the contest for Sachems of Tam
many Hall in New York Monday night,
seven hundred and eleven votes were
polled. There were three tickets in the
field. The Kelly ticket won by major
ity of fifty.
The Charleston Neacs says the cold
weather has killed everything in the veg
etable line except Irish potatoes, the tops
Of which are killed to the ground. The
first straw berries were shipped few days
since, but the crop is injured.
Mrs. Hughes, mother of Mr. Thomas
Hughes, has become infatuated with her
sons colony at Rugby, Tennessee, and
will come to this country in May, carry
ing to Rugby her furniture, pictures,
books and household goods. Mrs. Hughes
is over eighty-three years of age.
Sixty lobbyists have gone on to
Baltimore to secure the post-office for four
different candidates. General Tyler,
against vi om judgment has been rem
deredsin favor of young lady clerk in
his Office for $4,000, for an indecent as
sault, has also gone to see Garfield.
Peaches! Why they are are sight
worth seeing in South Georgia Never
before, within the memory of the oldest in
habitant were there so many on the trees,
or so healthy looking. At least two
thirds Of them should be beaten off to
save the trees and secure good fruit
Waycross Reporter.
The International Monetary Confer
ence was formally opened by NJ. St. Hill
aire at Pa MS on Monday last On motion
of Mr.. Eyarts, NJ. Magnin, the French
Minister Of Finance, was elected Presi-
dent. He made speech setting forth the
aims of the conference. Fourteen coun-
tries are represented.
The Louisiana State Board Of Health
recently adopted resolution asking
the Cove nor to issue q proclamation
from May lst against the ports of Rio
JaneriO, Vera Cruz, Havana and Aspin-
wall, known to be infected with yellow
fever. V essels from such ports are to be
subject to such detention as the Board
may direct.
1t 10 estimated that the United States
has produ ced nearly $s5o,OoO, 900 worth
of butter and cheese in single year, one
seventh more valuable than the wheat
crop, and one-third more than that of the
cotton crop. So says Gen. Butler, who
is pretty good authority on all mat
tiers where it is not to his interest to
tell lie. The butter products of the
United States one year amount to about
the assessed value of the State of Louisi-
ana and all its movable property.
Mr.. D. Whiting of Riverside, CAL,
is inclosibg 1900 acres of land with
stockade, and proposes importing 100
pairs of ostriches from South Africa,
worth from $3.50 to $500 bird. Os-
tEiches breed 1t four years Of age, and
win produce four broods year, each
averaging twenty chicks. At eight
months the feathers Of . bird become
worth 425, and a. it grows older attains
. vslue of over $780, It 10 said that It
costs no more to keep an ostrich than .
sheep.
jay Gould's check to Col. Thomas A.
Scott for his Texas Pacific stock. which
was one of the largest ever drawn on an
individual account, was written on piece
Of lstter paper. and read: Four,h Ne |.
tional Bank Of the City Of New York
Pay TO the order of Thomas A. Scott two
million four hundred thousand dollars
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