The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-10-03

EDITORIAL. BREVITIES.
Coal miues and iron works are null
tiplying rapidly in the South.
A cable is to be laid between Port
ugal and the United States
Jay Cooke and a number OF capital
lists will make tour of the South.
Georgia will tomorrow elect State
officers and members of the Legislature.
A petition for writ of habedS corpus
has been filed in the case of Sergeant
Mason.
Ohio votes on the 10th for State Off
GERS and congressman. On the same day
West Virginia will elect Judge OF the Su-
preme Court OF Appeals to fill vacancy,
Legislature and Congressman.
The United States District Court of
Massachusetts has decided that persons
passing perforated coins filled with lead
or other base metals are liable to prosecu-
ton for passing counterfeit money.
The X. f. Lee, one of the finest
steamers on the Mississippi river, was
totally destroyed by fire last Saturday
morning, about thirty miles below Nicks-
burg. Twenty-one lives were lost, and
all her cargo burned, including 500 bales
Of cotton.
10 Of lamnnraf n
Leon county is earestly desired at the
Mass-meeting in this city next Saturday.
Candidates for the Senate and Assembly
will be nominated, and it is important
that every Democrat should have a voice
III their selection.
State Senator Stewart, the Independ-
ent Republican candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, is making a very active
canvass, and Is greeted with large au-
diences wherever he speaks. He is qnoted
a. expressing the opinion that if the cleo
tion could be held now the Independents
would poll at least 10000 votes, he fur
Their claiming that the Independent cause
Is growing stronger every day, and will
continue TO do so to the day OF election.
-" Fort Pillow" Chalmers thus painted
his present self when he was plotting the
Vicksburg Commercial two years ago
He then wrote as follows: The hollow
cry of priceless ballot and fair count
comes most loudly from those who were
once violent bulldOzers of the South.
Their violence having been rebuked by a
refusal of the people TO reward them with
Office, some went into new parties, some
remained as spies in the camp, but all
struggle together to pull down the Dem
Ocratic party, and all slyly intimate to the
Republican President that the way to
break up the the solid South is to dis
tribute his offices among the Independent
men"
-Brooksville Crescent. McKinnon
finds himself to be a Republican candidate
without a Republican following claims
To be a Democrat, and yet there is not
a Democrat who will vote for him Poor,
turn-coat Mckinnon a traitor TO his
principles-scorned and pitied in turn
by Democrats repealed by Republicans
and repudiated even by the negroes, he
lies a monumental wreck OF what was
once a fair and honorable name. Over
his political tomb should be inscribed
this legend Here lies a man whose
vaulting ambition overleaped itself He
died of hydrophobia, having been bitten
by 'Jayhubbell dog"
The Democrats of Duval last Satur-
day nominated Hon. Whitfield Walker
for the Senate, and Messrs. David Duncan,
w. J. L'Engle, T. w. Mccormick and
o. J. H. Summers for the Assembly Re
fering to the ticket editorially the Union
says, "Colonel Walker, the candidate
for the Senate, has served in that capacity
as Senator from Sumter county. He was
q working member and one of the most
active and useful members of the body.
Mr.. Mccormick is a substantial and in
telligent farmer and understands the
wants Of that class Of people Mr. Duncan,
Of MAyport, is one of the most substantial
and leading citizens of his section, and
very popular among his neighbors.
Messrs. L'Engle and Summers are young
men, just starting out in life, who as yet
have not made q record, but are full of
push, energy and determination"