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Agricultural Progress Of the
South.

Additional, although indirect, evidence
of increasing agricultural industry in the
South is afforded by the sales or settle
ments of public lands. The total area of
the United States is 2,306, 297 600 acres.
The area of those states and territories
where government lands yet unsold exist,
is l,sl4,7s 1922 acres. OF this last
enormous sum, 7s4 900 $50 had been sur
veyed up to June 80, lesl-leaving more
than thousand million acres not yet
surveyed. Of government land the total
amount sold for cash, taken up by home
stead entries or scrips or locations of the
several legal varieties, during the year
ended June 80, 1891, was lo,l2s,l75
acres, while the total for the year ended
June 80, 1882, has attained the unparal-
leled magnitude of l5,599,s4 acres. 1t
is impossible, says the New Orleans Pic
ay,lne, to find fault with the government
on the score of want of liberalty for the
aggregate sum realized by the govern
ment for that magnificent share in its
domain was only 1881 ,09l, or an aver
age of less than fitty-three cents per acre.
The greater part of the cash came from
cash sales of 3,699.s99 acres Of agricul-
tural lands for $6,sT,27l. The home
stead entries, 6,347, 729 acres, brought only
$614,l49 cash in commissions and fees.
1t is these homestead entries which
mark agricultural progress. In most
cases homestead entry means new
farm, another farmer, and arother thrifty
family in the neighborhood. The sales
of agricultural lands for cash are less
valuable indication, because they may
cover mere design to strip wooded land
of its forest-which is a serious and al
most irremediable injury-may be entered
in large tracts, representing speculation
and not settlement. Still, some of the
cash sales are bona tide purchases, and the
figures are interesting. During the fiscal
wear ended June 30, 1892, the six south
ern states which contain government land
have the following shares in the home
stead entries and cash sales of agricultural
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jacksonville Union
DESERVING the Republicans.

YAH over the country, especially IN the
former free States, there are frequent indi-
cations that the colored voters, in large
numbers, are abandoning party ties and
forsaking the Republican partly This
process has been going on for some time
in Pennsylvania and New York, and in
Ohio recently hundreds of negroes
worked for and voted the entire Demo
cratic ticket. I'VE have every reason to
believe that similar change is taking
place in Florida, and that the Democratic
Congressional and Legislative tickets will
be more largely supported this year by
the blacks than they have ever been pre-
viously. Below will be found the pro-
ceedings of a convention in California
which are quite significant:
San Francisco, October 19-The Colored
Voters State Convention has voted to support
Democratic candidates for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor
Matthew Stephenson opposed Republican ma
nipulaton in the convention, and pointed to the
record of that party. for whom so much was
claimed III lnt Interest oI UldCh Ill tHc
Ohio election of 1891. when the Republicans
carried the Safe by 10000 majority, except one
colored candidate who was beaten by his own
party.
P STROLLER favored adhesion to the Democracy.
At this point half dozen Republican orators
offered their designations.
H Levy moved that the nominations of Stone
man and Daggett be endorsed.
A voice-Who gave us the ballot.
4 delegate-The Republicans, so they might
use us to keep them in power believe in an
! independent movement, and we can vote for men
! On any ticket who are with us.
james E. Brown read letter from General
Stoneman, expressing sympathy with the pro-
gress of the colOred race.
| Ii was stated that Estee had been addressed by
| the committee, and had not answered them.
was then unanimously carried.
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Jackson County.

The writer of this, in company with
Judge p. W. White and r. c. Long, Esq,
spent the better part of last week in
Jackson county. Democratic msss-meet-
ings and barbecues had been announced at
four prominent points, viz: Dellwood,
Greenwood, Mariana and Underwoods,
and at each Of these places large numbers
OF people assembled which were ad-
dressed by Mr.. Long, Judge White and
others with good results. Mr.. Long,
however, left after making powerful and
telling speech at Mariana for Quincy
where he spoke to large crowd on Sat
urday, as did also Colonel Davidson. Po-
litically, matters appear bright in old
Jackson. The Democratic ticket for the
Assembly is made up of Judge Milton,
Mr. Robinson and Col J A. Mcclellan, and
is Justly regarded as one of the best tick
cts being run in any county in the State.
1t is opposed by three ignorant negroes
Davidson will beat both Skinner and Nc
Knnon in the county and we have little
OF 10 doubt of the election of the Dem
ocratic legislative ticket. Skinner, We
think, will run ahead OF Mckinnon, not
outstanding it is the latter's county and
home.
The people of Jackson are alive with
hope. As those know who have visited the
county, it is one of the finest in the State.
The lands are frst-class, especially north
and west of Mariana, we'll timbered and
arr attracting attention. The building of
the Z. Il \. Railroad through the county
will prove great blessing, not to Jack
sou only, but to all the counties west
through which it runs.
This road is being rapidly pushed to
completion. 1t will be frst-class in every
respect. Cars are now running from the
river at Chattahoochee to Mariana, and
freight is being carried between these two
points both ways. The first load of cot
ton ever carried from any part OF Jack
son county by rail went from Mariann;
to Chattahoochee last Friday. This wa
an event long to be remembered.
We were indebted to Captain T. J
Bates, contractor for laying iron and bal
lasting the road from the river TO Mari
anna. for many courtesies. He is an ex
1.Iienced railroad builder and has pressed
the work he has had in charge with Ell
crgv. in spite of embarraSsments.
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The rift in the clond which has hung
50 long over the Democracy, says the
Charleston Ne,os and Courier, is loosen
ing some glowing rhetoric that has been
rent up in the party's orators for years
Henry Watterson pictured Democratic
prospects in rainbow colors at a meeting
in Glasgow, KY, one day last week. "The
whole political frmanent." said he, ais
luminous with light and hope. In the
East there is an old-fashioned aurora
borealis; in the West the evolutionary
tirts' of the traditional 'prismatic rain
bow kissed into life by the Sun of Ohio,
span the horizon from Michigan to Illinois,
making pyrotechnic display all over In
Iiana, and carrying the break OF the new
day by way of Colorado to the golden
gate of the Pacific The Republicans are
irving to console themselves with the
Gonceit that it is merely the fox of an
or year But it is not fox-fre, my Demo
cratic brethren nor campfire either nor
FIRE before you are ready; nor fire and
fill back; though, as far as they are con-
cs:rned, it may prove to be that fire OF
which it has been written 1T shall con-
ss'lne the wicked II is, in my belief,
Gods sign that the days of famine are
eoded, and that the ruddy dawn Of the
YEARS of plenty which are in store for us
Il coming at last
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pointing the Eight to Seven Commission
in order to put in that man Hayes. am
proud to say voted against the commits
sion If the Democratic party had been
permitted to assume power then the coun-
try would be better off to-day and the
Democracy would certainly be relegated
to the rear at the next general election.
1t was bad business, that commission"
Coming from Simon Cameron, at an hour
in which the Republican party is rent
asunder in three Of the largest States of
the Union, this frank avowal of the JUS
tice of Mr.. Tilden's claim is quite signi6-
cant
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Finally it is given out, apparently by
authority, says the New York Herald,
that the United States government has
abandoned the suit on account of inter
nal revenue against Samuel J. Tilden,
which was begun three years ago, on
discoveries that it was pretended were
made at the time that Mr. Samuel J. Til
den was candidate for the office OF presi-
dent. AS this suit, if there was anything
in it, turned upon matters of fact that it
could not have been extremely difficult to
prove, we suppose the public must assume
that there was nothing in it, and that the
authorities lent themselves to an Infamous
persecution for party purposes
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"A correspondent, writing to the New
Orleans Times Democrat from Dallas,
Texas, says: happened to be at meet
ing the other afternoon of prominent men
who have undertaken to raise money for
a cotton factory in Dallas. Among them
was briton, who got up and said he was
raised in cotton mill, and had all his
means locked up in Manchester mill
"Gentlemen," he said, "cotton factories
are no longer paying institutions in Eng
land. The reason of this is they cannot
compete with this country. We cannot
pay freight on the raw material for three
and four thousand miles and make goods
as cheap as you do, and predict it will
not be twenty years before the mills Of
New England will be in the same pre-
dicament with reference to the South.
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-Ismail, the dethroned Khedive, bear

-Ismail, the dethroned Khedive, bears
we'll the weight of his fifty-one years and
the riotous living to which many Of them
were devoted His light hair is scarcely
streaked with gray, and he still wears the
fez cap He has of late grown very stout,
and this change is the more noticeable on
account of his short stature. He speaks
rapidly in French, with many gestures,
generally closing one eye when much ami
mated. Upon two subjects-his son Tew-
fix and the future Of the Ottoman Empire
he cannot now speak without evident
pain. "For Tewfk's sake" he says, ."
kissed the carpet and humbled myself
for seventeen years before the Sultan.
obtained for him the much-desired firman
of direct succession. But he has shown
himself to have no head, no heart, no
courage; and all these are needed to rule
Egypt. He is my son, and l will say no
more. 4 The days of the Turkish
has now practically succumbed to the un-
toward consequences Of Panslamic in
trigue. The Sultanate must soon follow
it. The downfall of both has been hast
ened by the feeble diplomacy which has
only irritated France in Tripoli, but has
caused blood to flow in Egypt"
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whole region with splendor, and leaves
ashes and desolation behind it. There
are tracts of silent woodland in which the
speculator of New York and Philadelphia
and Titusville see golden rivers flowing
and the tumult of busy towns. The whole
of the well-defned oil locality is, while
yet copses and corn-6clds, carved out
by horde of engineers and jobbers for
its succhlent prey as the butcher surveys
flock of sheep in the prospective shape
of legs and loins of mutton.
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: Great dissatisfaction ia being

Great dissatisfaction is being ex-
pressed at the North at the methods of
Chandler and Hubbell in breaking up the
Republican organizations in portions Of
the South through tools chosen for the
purpose who are mainly ofice-holders.
A Washington letter says:
The so-called anti-Bourbon scheme has pract-
cay destroyed the Republican organization
wherever the Chambers and the Hubbels have
put II in practice. 1t has given The blacks dssat
i>fed Democrats tor leaders, whose sole object
is office and spoils. Chalmers has been adopted
by Chandler and Hubbe and is receiving por
ton of the Two per cent. assessment. The Re-
publican party in his district had an organization
and solil vote If Chalmers were not actna-
ted BY the single motive of Office for himself he
would help the Republicans to utilize their or
yanizaton and drop at the foot of the procession
with whatever friends he has. Instead of this,
he demands to be placed At the head of the Re-
publican column, preliminary to scramble to
give him an office
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Civil ADpOintmem emf Is.

The following civil appointments have been
made by the Governor and duly commissioned
the past week
G. S Beerbowcr, to be Notary Public in and
for the County of Orange
N. L. Langford, to be Justice of the Peace in
and for the County of Monroe.
John G. Long, to be Notary Public in and for
the State at Large.
j. p Roberts, to be Justice of the Peace in and
for the County of Wakula.
Alexander Hunt to be Justice OF the Peace in
and for the County of Columbia
6. d. Bryan, to be County Commissioner in
and for the County of Volusia.
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Every fair minded Republican and
Independent paper in the North holds the
Republican party responsible for the fall
ure to reduce taxation. The following
extract from the Chicago Times could be
taken almost word for word from every
respectable paper in the Union:
1t is udicrous to find Mr.. Kasson. of the ma.
jority in Congress, majority so large and well
organized thai 1t is enabled to unseat member after
member belonging TO the minority endeavoring 70
fasten on that minority the responsibility for the
complete failure to reduce taxation. But Dill
which proposed nothing more creditable or sub
stantal than the removal OF the stamp duty upon
pertumery, playing cards and patent medicines
ought to fail There was no benefit tothe tax
payer in such reductions as this
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I--Old Simon Cameron, of pennsylvania,
who was in Philadelphia on Friday, made
an important statement to- New York
jSereld reporter in regard to the election
OF Mr.. Tilden. He said: "There is a great
probability of the next House being Dem
qcratic, admit, and have often thought
bow much better it would have been for
the Republican party had it permitted
Dir. Tilden to take his seat instead of ap.
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JACKSONVILLE. November a ,sss

JACArUNVALLk, INoVem DER y. lH2
Editor Flo idian: Below hand you the nn,
of a series of Bulletins to the members Of N.
Middle Florida Vegetable Growers Associa,io,
which 1t is proposed to make public from tins
to time, as occasion may exit, in order that the
fulles, and most complete collection OF ipform..
ton relating to the interests which II IL the de-
sign of the Association TO foster and protect NAV
be placed in the hands of It's members, and ORE
served among its transactions Cor future reler.
ence.
Being in Jacksonville / took occasion 10 v;.;,
the Office of Sergeant Smith, TIE courteous and et.
cient official In charge Of the u 8. Signal Service
| Station, and obtained from him the information
| embodied in the following bulletin If the mem.
bers of The Association, and The vegetable-grov
ers of Middle Florida generally, are as fully
alive to their interests connected with this great
| industry, and interested 10 The experiments of
the Bureau in their behalf as they should be. il
will not be said OF them Of the fruit and veg.
eabe-growers Of other sections of the State
that so great is their apathy in claiming and en-.
joyiug the benefits proposed by the Bureau in
this system of frost-warDings that the officials
are well,nigh discouraged in their efforts.
At an early day a second bulletin will be fur.
nished To the FIoRIDIAN for publication, cover.
ing the entire question of freight rates on fertil
izers and seed potatoes and a later one covering
the ques lou of freight rates to marke, on vege.
| tables and potatoes.
Ii would greatly facilitate the labors of the
Elective Committee if members and Others en-.
! gagged in vegetable culture would furnish them
Through The Secretary with short accounts de-
failing the results of their experience with recent
crops, fertilizers, commission merchants, ETC.,
from which similar bulletins concerning best
s4bods Of planting, fertiiizing, packing and
44iANNAHAr crops might be prepared and
published. Respectfully,
CHAs. A. CHoATE
Secretary NJ. F. V. IA.
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From Herald and Times.

While journalists like sing the praises of Pea
body, Vanderbilt, Sency, Vassar, Satuer, Tulane
and Others who have freely given their money
for educational purposes, we ought not to forget
our own people who have aided the good cause.
Col Alfred Shorter, Of Rome, Ga, de serves to have
his name recorded on the list of public benefactors
He has erected four of the most beautiful, complete
and well adapted buildings for educational purposes
in the Southern States. Shorter College, situated
one of kome's highest hills, at once attracts the
admiring gaze of the stranger who visits that beau
tiful city, and like a vision of loneliness, rests in
his memory when he is far away. The building &C.
cuped by the p esident, and the boarding pupils,
has all the cOnveuiences of a modern hotel 1t Is
warmed by steam, lighted by gas, has an abundant
supply of hot and cold water and all that Is needed
to make the inmates comfortable. The music
rooms are ample and well supplied with needful in
struments.
The art room abounds In specimens and models ;
philosophical and chemical rooms have the most ap-
proved apparatus; the study hall Is neat and well
supplied with suitable desks, charts, and maps.
This memorial chapel is a beautiful specimen of
architecture, deliberately adorned, and intended to
commemorate the virtues OF 70. Shorter, the be
loved and amented wife of Col. Shorter. who prob
ably suggested the plan of the college.
1t is said that Col. Shorter has already given to
the college more than 600 The faculty ofthe col
lege consists Of four gentleman and seven ladies, all
selected for the stations they occupy Dr. Gwaltney
has long been prominent In the list of Southern
Presdents, as one most admirably skilled in the
management OF college for young ladies. He Oh
tanned In the Judson an envahle reputation. Few
presidents have been more successful in winning
the respect and esteem OF their pupils.
The faculty consists of experienced teachers who
devote themselves to their work with energy and
enthusiasm.
The name Of Col Alfred Shorter will be remem-
bered IS long as Shorter College shall exist.
Mrs. TObey, the esteemed lady principal, and DR..
Tobey, who flls the chair of Greek, Ancient His
tory, and Literature and also Of the Latin language
are known to our readers two of the most &C
complished instructors in the South. We who
know them can congratulate Shorter College ON Sc
curing their valuable services. The pupils OF that
institution will be indeed fortunate 10 have the op.
portunity Of drawing knowledge from DR.. Tobey's
fund Of varied information, for he Ii scholar In
tho truest acceptation of the term and 1t viii truly
be the means Of liberal education in culture and
social refinement for any girl who sustains the re-
lation OF pupil TO Mrs. Tobcy.
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The history of the petroleum bust.

The history of the petroleum bust
ness in this country is of most romantic
character. Since the frat well was opened,
in 1859, says a contemporary, fifteen hun
bred million dollars worth has been add
ed by mere oil to the wealth of the Union.
Gigantic fortunes have been amassed and
gigantic fortunes have been lost. Cities
have sprung up with miles of streets and
lines of palaces in six months, to be de-
serted before the year was out Oil-well
sinking is like forest fire. It lights up
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SECOND DISTRICT.
F'iuley's majority, ,152.

By clerical error, Davidson lost 1877
votes at one of the precincts in Leon
county, which added to his vote in the
District would make it l5,O78 instead of
1917.
Since the last election, Sumter county
las been added to the Second District.
In 1850 it gave Davidson 454 majority.
General Finley will now get the benefit
of whatever majority may be given in the
present election.
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Brewster Attempts to BulldOxe
Soaih Carolina Democrats.
WASHINGTON, November 1.-The followin
telegram was sent by the Attorney General this
~
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

WASHINGTON. November 1, 1882.
To Absalom Blythe, United States Marshal
Charleston, 8. c., and s. W. Melon, United
States Attorney, Columbia, s. c.. The attention
of this department has been called by commu-
nication from parties at Lancaster Court House
8. c., to the probability that recent homcides
there will tend to prevent full and free ballot
at the approaching election in that county for
member of Congress. Give your especial atten-
ton to that county. Report to me the situation
and spare no pains In the due enforcement Of the
laws therein at that election for member of Con-
gress. (SigneO
BREwsrRR, Attorney General.
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They are in that fix now, only you fail o
make enough to supply the markets. The
lives Of Old and New England mills are
limited to the development Of cotton mills
in the Southern States. This is newt
able. This is fate. This is revolution
which will take place during the present
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Lew TO the Other COun ties in
k'lOrida-A Challenge.
BRONSON, FLA, October 10, 1882

BRONSON, FLA, October 10, 1882.
Editors Of the Florida Dispatch
Feeling that gain of diploma, medal or pre-
MUM would possess but little merit if obtained
without competition, Levy gives notice that. al
the State Fair, to be held al Jacksonville in Feb
ruary next, she will exhibit oranges, Bijon lem
Ons, Japan plums, strawberries, corn and Guinea
C I'm. potatoes Sweet and Irish) rice, field peas
cabbages, turnips, peanuts, goubers, sugar
syrup, honey, long cotton. jule fibre and plant
hay iron and ore, valuable WOO Is, etc, etc. and
kindly asks that competition which will attract
notice 10 the counties making exhibits.
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I'm Paraguay, every gentleman introduced to
. lady ID expected to kiss her. If that were the
custom in this country some girls wouldn't have
. gentleman acquaintance In the world. They'd
always forget having met the lady. and have to
be introduced each time they met her.
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ALI Democrats know their duty and
they are expected to fully perform
that duty to-day. Do not content your
selves with simply voting, but work
work as long as the polls are open.
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The figures show that the impetus of
the wonderful agricultural development
of the south indicated by the census of
1880 is not yet exhausted. 1t is probable
that the eleventh census will show steady
growth during the whole of the present
decade, and before it is taken the govern
ment lands in the south will probably all
be in private hands.
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The "grand old party" says the Sa-
vannah Ne'cs, is fearfully exercised at in
tervals AT the lack of Republican repre-
sentation from the South. The Chicago
Times has taken the trouble to present
the following tabular instruction for the
benefit of the opponents of "great moral
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One solitary representative of the mi
nority may show off the wonderful moral
ity of the Radical States mentioned. The
truth is, though, it shows the wonderful
experiences of the moralists at gerryman-