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Monticello Constitution, November D.
Leon COunty's Bonded Debt
What Will Jefferson DO?

Leon county has bonded debt, as our readers
well know, similar to that which so seriously
annoys the taxpayers OF Jefferson county. AT
the general election, held on The 7jh inst, the
citizens. with only ninety dissenting votes, au-
thorized the County Commissioners to issue new
bonds to take the place of the old ones, past
due, and still bearing eight per cent. interest per
annum-the new issue to bear only six per cent
interest. The Indebtedness of Leon county is
$1,000, and by issuing new six per cent bonds
to take the place Of the eight per cent bonds,
the county saves annually 81 AGO. The people
OF that county have acted wisely.
Now, it is in order to inquire, what will JEFF
ferson do? Our bonded Indebtedness is some
what larger than that of Leon county, and We
are under obligations to pay eight per cent. per
annum interest. This interest amounts a, pres
ent to about 5000 per annum, and by issuing
new bonds, bearing six per cent, the interest
will be reduced 10 about "a ,500-thus saving to
the taxpayers, annually. about 81 500. Again
we ask Leon having so satisfactory adjusted this
troublesome debt, what will Jefferson doe
Jefferson county, we think, would do
we'll to follow tho example of this county.
The Indebtedness OF Leon is sos, 700,
but the amount of new bonds authorized
is $4,000, the excess being a provision
made to meet any discount on the new
bonds should it be necessary to sell them
to raise money to take up the old past
due bonds. We understand, however,
that some of the holders of the old bonds
will exchange them at par for the new
skies. We know of one gentleman who
controls nearly one-third of them who
will do so, and there may be and are
others like-minded. Probably the great
bulk if not all of the old bonds will be
exchanged for the new ones. No good
six per cent. bonds can now be had in any
market at par and those who have money
to invest will be apt to avail themselves
of this opportunity. The holders of the
old bonds will of course have the prefer
ence and those who propose to take new
ones in exchange would act wisely, we
suggest, by notifying the Clerk of the
County Cour: Captain Bryan of such
intention, giving the number and amount
of bonds they hold, &c.
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tAat = Inst 4 has % Al, =
win continue % gov ~ - ~
may u dns any day I'll = NJ ~ ~ ~
~ "a seelln - ont ~ sl.ul1er - =.
have bssn hund wsltkins 6vsr skU pean1l.
and 4 h doubtlhl II tAe TN eTswt ! aseainsd
undsr two years. though q 10y - aasd = III
months from The setting. Corn, osang9 vege-
tables, al have their harvsat ssason, and mus b
taken then or Lost. Not % with caasava, Il b
always ready and needs - little cultivation that
II b believed that ons haad and : good team
may cultivate seventy-1ve acrss; and TIE har-
veating b nos 20 tedious, = Il may b gathered
like wosd, and hauled or shipped Ia bulk With
out damage
We predict that when once used and gener-
ally introduced, the residuum, after extracting
the glucose and starch, win be sold, or used for
bread, or for mixing with -four for bread.
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Il sfsSThe Richmond Dispatch publishes
eoasHlete returns of majorities for Con-
Eassmen-at-large in Virginia, from which
itaEl'ears that John S. Wise, Mahoneite,
isAtR John j.. Massey, Democrat, 4.245
ycNs in the State. The majority Of
EApSeron over Daniel last year for Gov
erHdf was ll,7l6, so that the Democratic
gsN since then has been 7,471. 1t is not
at;h% probable that the Mahoneites will
ex4sagain carry..virginia, and, in view of
rsAhhs generally in the country, Wise
cod not be elected today if the election
wefg to be held over
HRs Mahone's man Wise is likely to be
ofH1d, if the charges of fraud in the cleo
toA shall prove to be true. A Richmond
ktESl to the Boston Herald says that
dglIe the fact that Malone is supposed
te.aiav collected $4,000 or 100000
Esoas the government employees in Wash
in&on and in Virginia, it is said that he
Ts3ted to fraudulent means to qualify
hihkcsers at the last election. 1t required
sp4it s75, 900 to qualify the coalition yo-
tAf451 the State. Some $4,000 had paid
MI p4pita tax early this spring, to par
tscIale in the city and town elections.
Atsie late election it is charged that
EAApne's agents voted thousands of his
ssfatF4nts on fraudulent tax receipts,
Skb! by the COLLISION of coalition county
sp& State Ulcers, were used without the
Njtesent Of any money therefor. In many
eks3G lit 10 alleged, and susceptible of
Eaxs, That negroes were voted upon tax
fn{pss which. after the election. were
s{!npd to Malone officers to prevent
taASk1covery Of the fraud. All Of these
Ep Are being put il shape by Rev.
Mhp,E Massey, the defeated Democratic
Sk1kSpt for rongressman-stl large. This
inan win CONTEST ne seat which the
S ahn board ef oenvAssers will certify
sklsps JohP 3, Wise, Who vas elected,
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Jacksonville Times, Nov. M.l
aAA Vital Poant.

an-A. v1tol Roant.
More than month ago we pointed out that
the approaching completion Of the Pensacola and
Atlantic Railroad, coupled with the simultane-
Gus completion Of the connecting branch of the
Savannah. Florida and Western Railway. would
inevitably result in dverting to Savannah the
entire trade Of West Florida, unless the Florida
Central and Western Railway is promptly
placed in condition to afford that trade it's nat
ural outlet here at Jacksonville In an article
reproduced elsewhere on this page, the ITALIA
hassee FLoRrDIAN sounds the same note of alarm,
and points out further that the question IL now a
very pressing one The truth Is that, If action is
not taken Immediately, II win be too late; for
when the trade Of a section has once found q
Market II ID exceedingly hard to divert or win it
away.
The Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad
will be ready with its Climax branch to take the
first carload of freight that presents itself at
Chattahoochee and whirl it away to Savannah
at the rate Of twenty-five to thirty miles an hour
To give Jacksonville an equal chance the Flor
ida Central and Western must be ready to do
the same, and In order to do that extensive i'm
provements will have to be made all along the
line and in the rolling-stock. We understand
that President Henning and Vice President Will
lard will be here next week, and we commend
this matter to their earnest and early attention.
The time within which the necessary improve
ments must be made Is growing very short, and
will soon be counted by weeks.
Apropos of this, we have word to say to our
Jacksonville wholesale and commission mer-
chants. They should be taking some steps to-
wards securing the trade Of the new section that
is to be opened mp. We are informed that the
.drummers Of the Savannah houses have already
begun systematic campaign, and they will reap
all that is valuable of the harvest unless our own
merchants put in a timely sickle. The trade OF
Middle and West Florida should find its natural
centre at Jacksonville, but it will not come here
unsolicited and unlimited.
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e1nv1n a. -.

&sASa - - ~
II 1Aliowi.e sivil y I6vs bsun
nala q - GovanOr - Only cunmissioosd
~ - -: s s ,sss
John ~ IN. = y Jussics::of o. Psass 10
fos ths count5 lloaros
". ". oonan. 70 y Notssy Public n and
Tor The county 81 Davsl
j. u NArosy, r., U ~ Justice Of the Peace Ia
and for tho county Of Duvsl
Archibald G.. weeks. 70 BE- Commissioners OF
DEEDS foF Florida In and Sse New York.
r Il. Rice, 70 b Justice Of the Peace In and
for ~ eeantysof Bsesafd. ass
J. s. Rail- to b member of the Board Of
Health h sad tor The county Of ". Johns.
Charles r. Perpall. to Be Superintendent Of
Schools iausd for the county of ". Johns.
w. B. Vinxant, to be Notary Public In and
for the State at large
Thomas J. Cockstrull, to be Notary Public In
and for the SAte Atlarge.
Alexander q 1lcAuhy, 10 be Notary Public
in and for tho Bita at large.
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-:iahe editor of the Economist being confined
30 fAf house by sickness must be our apology for
aDlY Tn-D Democratic matter to be found in the
IgyssEt issue The tyrannical and proscfiptive
pI.zefution OF our young foreman leaves the ed
itlrst. this office alone in his glory" so far as
DelAocracy is concerned. We do not keep any
,alHets, but We have facts, brains and pens, and
ne hna thinking before this matter is ended, the
ipaqene bosses will regret their silly venom but
sS,ck land that will be all the time. The indie
iEaitCns weTe kindergarten" in 1882, but
lspEassured they will be giants in 1884, and that
"SR and unreliable firm Dyke, Blnxham, Conc
seff Co" will be sent so far up salt river that
hey ,a'ill never be heard from any MORE Econ
.siA9 Vocenster 81.
" not this sheer lunacy? Some time
ago; the foreman referred to had
Hfatrlty with Don Mcleod, of the Land
4 f'lo'oers, at whom he discharged pis-
t9l,, Don escaping death by the mcrest
chance, the ball passing through his hat
jsst.tver the forehead, the skin of which
Sas slightly grazed. The foreman y"
Was arrested, an examination had before
JaAtsce Papy, and he was bound over to
the Circuit Court to answer the charge Of
a4suSt, with intent to kill. The Grand
@aFt; an unusually good one, again inves-
igated the matter and found a true bill
against the accused. This is the whole of
tse base so far and the simple recital of
the. facts will show the utter absurdity of
hesftconomist's venomous rawlings. AS n
gPnsi al thing we believe the community
haB quite forgotten all about the at.
tsnAFed killing, so-called and we doubt
wh<.Sler this "silly," ill-advised, poorly
eoRtfaled attack on the court, the prose
ontlng attorney and the Grand Jury,
dors,sed with the implied threat of " more
Ct lhe same sort ~ yet to come, was the
MSk thing that could have been done
'sSakse me from my friends" is all express
M6k in order now.
StEbe "apology" of "sickness " being
bhe3cause Of "any unDemocratic matter
%%AS be found in the present Issue of the
He Aomist comes rather late, seeing that
fog& weeks il has been difficult to distin-
AGM. between the Spectator and the
Epe,aomist. They were generally as closely
annsd as the Siamese twins.
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connl ~ esaf rdss examined any q IL. !. !,
IN mos oIkis rho hare - literally vo,u.
lcefsd a acs 10 re camusisslon d 70 the r.,s :,
psrccutaXp bpsnss By the Ilaborer he employ. -
The totslE oost ofspsotected production, H..
any Ut t1tae monepolisss been cross 81 am;r.s :.
TO their bet proen and a. 10 how thew dis;s =
those p}&a,sf Do any Of them divide thu.
profits oil even their grcss earnings with Their
workmeHy coufl any possible nate Of ,,n,v
have prMected we workmen who make s,eel
rails froS the psnury aid wan. which We =.
told nov innpen4 over them! No! Further.
more. 4As, war ssariif has contributed d;rrc,,v
to bring pout thkir present wrctched condition
by enefn6pus,y eIihancing,h the rent Of their homes
and the lice OF everything they eat and and Of
everythifs they swear. His wages, while nom.
inally bi&fer THAI those Of an English or Scotch
workinaEaf the same grade, are of less worth to
the Anglican workman. because they buy less
comfort tpr him and leave him less margin 10
build up h savings bank account or buy himself
. home. The Federal taxation il at the bottom
OF the wies which the employers Of the laborinp
men Of 4tberica tewail. President Arthur and
SecrctarYE Fo'gerr what will you say and do
about thiB fous and the Republican majority
In CongDss have fair warning now that the
country threatened with strikers and labor
disturbadiNs. the siruit not merely of an annual
Federal {sx OF thsee hundred and sixty millions.
and Of e4ormous State and county taxes, but
most Of at Of the 's:hlood money which is wrunv
out OF thia laborinN men of the United States in.
directly III meet tie cost Of living In this coun.
try due Directly to- the subsidies and bounies be-
slowed the tatsff on our protected manu-
fac,urers1 I Make Sour scheme and make your
play! Ysr are COW levsing internal revenue
taxes 10 His tune.
The iasArnal rasenue yielded $135, 900 900 in
the fiseaHIsar 1854. of WHICH all bat s1e. 600 600
was dsriaed from distilled liquors. beer and to.
bacco in asvarious forms, viz:
From eiss3sa spirits:: .......... ss7,sa.o
Fcrmented aauofs. .............,....' IA fS0oSo
Tobacco. 49,. .:,::........ ..... 81 a. 0oo
Total. tI>, Recommendations. sl23 7o7 m
Underiyour ws,r tariff you collected more
than twd hundred millions of dollars besides
50 that yfa swepe into the treasury surplus of
a hundred millions for the year 1881 {! What do
You propsse TO doan this matters
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In the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Cir
cult Of Florida, holden ia and for Wakulla
county, at the Fall Term Of 1882
The several presentment of the grand jury for
the aforesaid term respectfully shows TO this Hon
CRADLE Court: That there has been no violation
OF the criminal laws occurring since the last sit
ting OF this court within the knowledge of the
jury. and only one case Of any importance before
us-thst one growing out Of homicide in 1875.
In this case we have had no satisfactory evidence
upon which 70 find true bill, to supply the Loaf
bill found IN that year, and can only recommend
the discharge Of the prisoner now in custody
This is a very gratifying showing for the county
and is far more acceptable than q heavy crmi-
nal docket would be. W.
The jury have examined the books of the sew
eral officers of the county and find everything
properly kept, a. far rs our observation extended
We find no place tor the preservation Of the
records and bOoks Of the Cleik of the Circuit
Court, and no press for the use of the seal Of the
County Judge. We recommend that the County
Commissioners supply these wants.
The public roads are in q 81 satisfactory condition
The bridges Of the county need some attention.
We recommend that the upper bridge on the
Wakulla river he completed, and the bridge on
Lost creek repaired.
We desire to make the usual return to the pre-
siding Judge and other officers of court for cour-
tesies, &c Respectfully submitted,
j. 8. FERRELI., Foreman.
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The runor that the State Canvass-
ing Board has csnyassed the election in
tbs Second District and awarded the Ger
fi6ssts % Gen. Finley is based on fsb;i-
cation. The law prohibits q canvasa by
the Board until the thirty-ffth day sitter
An election, unless the returns are soenar
resolved. In this case the returns wore
not al reosived until yesterday, and sf
eourss no canvass could h1xe been sooner
made. Thsstory Is utterly baseless
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The Florida Southern Railroad has
been placed in the hands of Receiver,
at the suit of one of the original incorpo-
rators. This is the narrow gauge road
from Palatka to Gainesville, with branch
to Ocala. A motion to vacate the order
appointing the Receiver will be heard on
the l4th of next month.
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The vote of this county has been re-
ceived. 1t stands For Congress, Finley
A, Bisbee 81. For Assemblyman, J. H.
Brelsford IS, J. w. Evan 26. Two
years ago the vote of Dade was So, viz
Finley 80, Bisbee %.
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The Presidency ID eaae Il the dsath q
President Arthur, il Is likely tkas n extfA
session Of that body will b called for tho
purpose Of electing Z Pspident pro ssm =
precautionary measure.
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The returns from this District are all
in. The vote stands Finley 1888, Bis
bee 1922, giving Bisbee majority of
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The official result of this county has
at last been received. The vote is as fol-
lows: Congress, Finley 2ls, Bisbee 20.
Assemblyman, F. M. Plat l57, A. d.
johnson, Jr., II, r. w. Goode SO.
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Bill Nye says the sfhlgsnts glory Of
being N Ohio man has bssn sIightly
]" smirchsd.
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Tho OIL scientific Iron Medicine that docs
NOT producs heapaehe. &c. but gives TO the sys-
tenn al the eneAss Of Iron without its bad effects
h Browns Hon Aitlars.
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Davidsons majority Skinner, 4227-over both 674
SECOND DISTRICT.
1880. 1882.
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e sUsscE1BEEs will be notified. from

- cOhscklBkks Will De n0tlned, from
tins lime By Statement on Postal Card OF the corr
ditan q EheiF Subscription accoants After sendins
seesn1 stsie1sut. ne do not hear from them within
reassaAbe tine their Subscriptions win be D,sooxrrxvrD
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Vote for C0ngressmen i'm 1880
and 1852.

FIRST DISTRICT.
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Underiyour ws,r tariff you collected more
than twd hundred millions of dollars besides
30 that yeaa swept into the treasury surplus of
hundreE millions for the year 1881 What do
You propsse TO doAn this matter?
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The Latest Phase of the Club Scandal

The expulsion OF Mr.. j. F. LoUBAT from
the Union Club appears to have caused so
much excitement among the members that
more than one hundred of them have signed
a petition for his reinstatement. Such, at
least, was the report yesterday
After this, who will wonder that good
women hate clubs
Here is man whose language concerning
n woman excited the Indignation and protest
of a fellow member who heard his words.
1t may be that Mr.. TURNBuLL was too hasty
and expressed his dctestation when he ought
to have kept silent and gone away But
after all, his fault was pardonable. He erred
on the side of manliness, while no such
excuse can be offered in Mr., LoUBATs behalf,
And now that this person, whose prime
offence was an imputaton upon a woman's
character has been turned out OF the most
fashionable club in the country, hundred OF
its members want him taken back
There might be some ground for asking
that Mr. TURNBuLL should be dealt with
more severely for giving undue publicity to
the controversy by means Of his circular
letter; but unless the Union Club wants to
become more notorious than ever, these
select one hundred should be required to
associate with their expelled friend some
where else.
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A Suspended Law.

Since 1861 that statute of the United States
known as the "Guano act" has been a dead
letter, so far as the State Department is con-
cerned. No American citizen, we believe,
when he desired to avail himself of the bene-
fit of its provisions has ever been allowed
to invoke them against unlawful interference
with his business by any other power
In order 10 encourage and build up an eX-
tensive and valuable domestic trade, Con-
gress declared that whenever citizen OF the
United States should discover guano on any
derelict island or key, beyond the maritime
jurisdiction OF any other nation, he might
raise the flag Of the United States over it,
and proceed to dig and ship the guano to this
country under the laws of the coastwlsc
trade. Such islands became by reason of
such occupation appendages OF the United
States, subject to Its jurisdiction, and enti-
tied TO its protection. They were registered
in the Treasury Department, upon certain
proofs OF the facts, and the Treasury certifi-
cate was a conclusive and final adjudication
in favor OF the parties making the discovery
and adventuring their capital and labor in
the business into which they were expressly
invited by the public policy OF the nation.
lAe budno acI was pluln' several times
its provisions were submitted to the Attor-
ney-General, and received each time the same
Interpretation, both as to the municipal law
and the public law OF the world. In case
with Venezuela 1t was automatically en-
forced, In case with Hayti it was enforced
by the navy under instructions OF tho State
Department. But Mr. SEWARD, for reasons
OF his own, chose TO disregard it. American
citizens had discovered rich deposit of
guano upon barren and derelict islet lying
IN the high seas OF the coast Of San DOMINGO.
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vember, 1878, whether the Judges OF the
Court Of Appeals, the Supreme Court, the
Superior Courts In cities, and OF County
Courts should thereafter be appointed or
continue to be elected. The subject ELECTED
an unusually earnest discussion, and the vote
upon it was significant. In regard to the
higher courts the people decided in favor of
retaining the elective system by majority
of 2O5O0O In respect to the lower courts the
majority was 100000. There is no reason for
supposing there has been a change in public
opinion ON this subject since the emphatic
verdict Of 1873.
Moreover, Judges who owed their places
to a Governor would be quite as liable to
abuse their trusts Ms those selected by the
people through the medium OF the ballot
boxes. The elective system has worked well
in this State. 1t is not likely to be changed.
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They occupied it peacefully for seven months

They occupied It peacefully for seven months,
had complied with all the conditions Of the
law, and established large business At the
end OF that time an armed Dominican vessel
called, tore down the flag, and carried the
mon away prisoners. There never was more
fragrant insult to II nation or Il more inde-
fensible outrage upon the rights Of our pri-
vate citizens. But Mr.. SEWARD declined to
seek any redress and from that day to this
there has been no instance in which the Guano
act has been successfully invoked against a
foreign aggressor.
1t appears that case almost exactly SINH
lar to the above has been recently brought to
the attention of the State Department. This
time it is Mexico which sends an armed
force to tear down the American flag, and to
carry off American citizens engaged in a
lawful business, in which they were by
statute specially promised the protection Of
their country Will Mr.. FRELINGHUYsEN
follow the remarkable precedent Of 1861? Or
will he follow those set by Gen. CAss, and
enforce the law not merely as he finds 1t in
every writer from VATrEL to WHEATON, but
as it is written in plain English on the statute
book of the United States? II the newspaper
reports OF the facts is correct, the case is too
clear for any dispute, and the people would
be glad to see some evidence OF old-time
spirit and vigor in our dealings with this
class OF questions.
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The Investigations and discussions in the
WEsTBRooK case have raised the question in
some quarters whether it would not be bet
ter to have Judges appointed by the Gov
ernor rather than elected by the people,
From the foundation of the State Govern
ment till the adoption OF the Constitution Of
1886, Judges of all classes were appointed (;
but that instrument provided for their cleo
ton. This feature of the Constitution met
with great opposition, but it was ratified at
the polls by an overwhelming majority.
In 1872 and 1873 there was great dissatis-
faction in the State at the course of certain
prominent Judges; and, to satisfy what
seemed to be a public demand, the question
was submitted " vote Of tho people In No