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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-12-19

The following letter will be read with
interest by those who have been giving
attention to or who propose to engage in
the cassava industry. Will some one IA
nliliar with the subject tell the public how
to distinguish the bitter from the sweet
cassava seed Mr.. Vaughan says that
the root of the bitter has rough skin or
bark, while the skin of the sweet is
smooth; but as the vegetable is grown
or propagated from the cane and not from
the root, how is one to tell from the bark
of the cane which 10 which? We call
Bro. Codrington's attention to the matter
rs also Judge Tllman's:
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, Dec 12, 1882.
Editor Floridian Being In your city, hap
pened to come across your paper Of this date,
and was very much interested In your article ON
the cassavs. Ny interest was simply, that being
. West Indian, from the Island of Jamaica,
know the tuber well, end am therefore able to
endorse all you said - to the edible qualities and
properties Of the vegetable, with this informa-
lion added. which you seem TO be unaware Of
That there ore too distinct species the sweet and
bitter. The sweet, ~ . tabls vegetable, ID very
much used In the West India Islands, the same
- we use sweet potstoes here- boiling, baking
and for making poddines.
The ccmslercIaI vAIue, however. d In the
bitter. which psoduees "a excellent Starch, al
nacat equalling the asrow-root i h however.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-12-19

44O VA0a OA0 0oOsJs
Last Wednesday We had the pleasure Of meet
ing Mr.. r. A. Morgan, special correspondent Of
the Corbin Banking Company. Of New YORK and
Boston. During the past four yean this COM
pauy have been lending money to Southern far
mers, and have placed several million dollars In
Georgia and Alabama. The experiment has been
% successful and Satisfactory that they now pro-
pose to offer loans to Florida planters. and for
that purpose Mr.. Morgan b now visiting the
State. He. has been in the employ Of the COM
pany for . number of years, and was sent here
ON account Of his special fitness for the work, to
make a thorough investigation of Middle Florida
Mr. Morgan came here with special instructions,
based upon information obtained from parties In
Jacksonville, which were in substance as follows:
Be cautious and thorough in your investigation
in Middle Florida, as 1t Is old country, and the
lands are said to be worn out and worthless"
Mr.. Morgan Obeyed his instructions to the letter.
is well pleased with the country in every partic-
ular, will make a favorable report to the compa-
ny on Middle Florida, and recommend the ap-
pointment of resident agent to negotiate loans
in each of the following counties: Gadsden. Leon,
Jefferson and Madison.
The unkind and busy misrepresenters of Mid
die Florida may prevent some people from see
ing this attractive and desirable section of the
State, but every person visiting Middle Florida,
after listening to their made to-order and unre-
liable information, is constantly and forcibly i'm
pressed with the fact that some persons wilfulIy
misrepresent one of the best portions of their
State when they seek to detract from the su-
perior advantages Middle Florida offers to
strangers, whether in search of health, pleasure
or home
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Teachers' Hnssftute.
OFFICE OF

OFFICE OF
SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, December IS, 1889.
A Teachers Institute for colored teachers will
be held In Tallahassee, under the auspices of the
State Superintendent, and the Board of Public
Instructions for Leon county. beginning on
Wednesday, the gath day of January, 1883, and
continuing for one week.
An appropriation to assist in defraying the ex-
penses of the Institute has been made from the
Peabody Fund, and the most competent instruc-
tors have been engaged.
1t is desirable that all the counties in which
the colored element is large should be represen-
ted by as many teachers Is can possibly attend,
and to this end arrangements have been made to
have teachers passed for one fare to and from
Tallahassee.
We are aware that nothing can be done with
out the cooperation of the superintendent in
the several counties, and therefore address you
this circular, asking that you forward at once the
names of the colored teachers in your county,
and take any other steps that in your judgement
may awaken an interest In this enterprise and
secure the attendance OF your teachers.
E. K. FOSTER, Supt. Pub. Inst
Fl. N. FELKEL, Supt Schools, Leon Co.
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NEW SMYRNA, VoLUsIA Co., FLA, Dec. II. 1882.
Editor FSoridian: As Florida is booming"
from east to west, and oranges, LeConte pears,
ETC.. are taking leading part, would most re-
spectfuly ask that they give way for at least one
issue of the paper, and give the busy little bee
chance. Messrs. Hewitt, Olson and Wilson,
living on the Hillsborough river, six miles south
of the pOst-office, have to-day the banner apiary
of the county, ii not the State. They began
this season with 1874 colonies, and increased 10
100 colonies; these are Italians, blacks and n.y.
brids They have not worked for increase as
they had all they cared for but rather for strong
colonies anu for honey. They have made this
season sixteen thousand pounds of extracted
honey, and 1t has received higher price than
that from other States, the purchaser pronounc-
ing i the best honey yet received, and the price
obtained by the apiarists was ten cents. They
made one thousand pounds of comb honey, for
which they received twenty cents Most of the
honey was gold to Chas. F. Muth, Cincinnati,
Ohio, who writes, "your honey is first-class from
your part of the State, and compares tavorably
with the best in the North l have allowed you,
therefore, ten cents for it instead of eight as we
agreed on" which speaks volumes for the Flor
ida honey, as we'll as for the business homer of
the writer whose name and address should be in
the hands of all bee-keepers. and / here give it
in full: Charles 81. Muth. 976 and 978, Central
Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, of whom apiarists
can buy anything and everything required, aud
be sure of honorable treatment Mr. o. Olson
is a Swede, and commenced handling bees in
Sweden, in 1859. and gives the little busy
workers his whole time and attention, To the ex
clusion of all other business, and stands to day
without peer in this section, if not in the State
in his knowledge of the business. Comb foun-
dation is used for extracted honey Sample en-
closed~ and all the latest and most improved i'm
plements Many others keep large numbers of
bees, but this is without doubt the banner apiary
Several new apiaries will be established in the
Spring. The favored locality is from New
Smyrna, 10 miles south TO Oak Hill, on the
Hillsborough river This river is wide and filled
with maugrove Islands, and the mangrove is full
of bloom, (and consequently OF bees) from early
10 May to late In August, and from which the
delectable honey (spoken OF In the Florida Dis
potchO 10 gathered shall look to 1t that the veto
ran editor of the FLoRrDIAN has an opportunity
OF testing Il soon. Yours truly,
GEORGE ]. ALDEN
ALL - 4
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Goyer.or nlexha. Talks 70 The
Union On . Few Public Topics.
Last night the Union succeeded in "cornsr-
ing Governor Bloxham into a comfortable
nook in the Everett Office, and called his atten-
ton to the several recent criticisms on the Diss-
ton sale, and more especially that based on the
assertion that Mr.. Disston, by iudicious effort
and advertisement, had recently sold one half of
his land to Sir Edward Reed for fifty cents an
acrewdouble as much as be paid the State for it.
What of this, Governor 2" we asked
"This is q mistake" said the Governor. ST
can state definitely and positively that Mr.. Diss-
ton did not sell his 2000 600 acres of land to the
Reed party for fifty cents an acre. You may
may take my statement for it that he certainly
did not get more for 1t than he gave for it,
what In brief is your answer to these crisi-
cisms2"
Well, In the first place, the State did not own
. foot Of this land. II was vested in board of
internal improvement for certain specific pur-
poses There were some twelve or thirteen mil
lion acres of land There was q debt Of rouni
million hanging over it. The Legislature granted
1t away to railroads and canala These grants
could not vest because of this million dollar deai
which had first lien. The sale to Disston re-
lteved eight or nine million acres of land and left
It free to be used for railroad or other purposes
for which the Legislature had granted 1t.
The creditors Of this debt had gone into the
United States Court to make forced sale of the
land, and but for the Dlsston sale 1t might have
been sacrificed at twenty cents an acre. These
are facts, and are think, sufficient reply to the
Criticisms you call my attention to-"
BY the way" said the Governor, pleasantly.
Your Duval grand juries frequently make com
plants OF your Duval Justices OF the Peace,
without specifying any namea Now will al
ways be prompt to remove Objectionable officials,
iftheir names are reported to me, but how am
to help the people when the grand juries only
insinuate or geDeralizef Every justice 10 Duval
county assures me that he was not meant by the
grand jury's complaint II the jnries will specify
In their complaints, will take prompt action in
the NATTER
And here pleasant interview ended.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-12-19

9GACEDVA OO0Aby 0OMO8s
At the last monthly meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners, held on the 9th inst
the following resolution was adopted, to-wit:
That IL we can settle the last and this years
interest on our outstanding Indebtedness al six
per cent. per annum, that we agree to pay said
amount; and further, that we ask the bond
holders TO agree 10 receive six per cent interest
on the bonds annually, until the consent of the
people has been secured TO the issue of new
bonds, bearing six per cent interest, to take the
place Of the old bonds bearing eight per cent.
interest.
1t will also be observed by reference to the
general presentment Of the grand jury, that said
body also endorse the proposed policy of issuing
six per cent. bonds, TO take the place of those
now past due and bearing eight per cent. inter-
est We have also heard number of the bond
holders express q willingness to exchange their
old bonds for new ones, bearing the lower rate
of interest; and We are now sanguine that If the
Commissioners will properly explain to the peo-
pie the advantages TO be gained by an exchange
OF bonds. whereby from 81 600 to $4,000 can be
saved to the tax-payen annually, there win be
very little opposition to the measure.
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in reply to the inquiry of a corress
pondent Is to when the Legislature o.
New York passed the law doing xwat
with slavery in that: State, the Worry
says: !,
The Legislature in April. 1879, passed a bik
for The gradual abolition Of slavery. PersoL
fben dawes continued to be slaves unless err
prenuly mauumitted. All children horn or f.
male slaves sfter the 4th Of July, 1860, were q
be born free, but TO be apprcnticed 10 the oxnfs
Of der mothen II be % chose until the sge -
twenty -sieht for the males and twenty-five foj
he female. Shareholders from otbef Htst&
could bring slaves In, bat could NOT remove d
sell them However,, In 1879, thera were 20
many dawes in this State. This city ance bad
slave mari at fhe foot Of Wall street. and enc.
Ero caisbooss for shipping and imprlaOningpe
Rroes siood IN the commons, now the City H&i
Park II slavery had been - proflsAle hers Il
Il Ma u De Southern colonies We sheuidhav,.
ben - long In getting nd Of It. Il
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csivs ~ latsrn have do. . tAoes
wha ~ TAad Sssvssa VII - ~
The reoonstrrcsion msasasss shanpio
BY hin, vtich wos1sd - i15uaoa6ly -
the South, vsrs outside u ~ Constita-
tion, in effect Gay. 10 hell with he
Constitution; If that i in the way. -
much the worse for the Constitution p
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MiAdle and West RIsFiAa., I.
@W. Il. B." the Jacksonville costek1
pendent Of the Savannah Nssss, wsit4,
thus enthusiastically of the futuee Of MID
de and West Florida: .Es
A soon = he Pensacola and Atlantic Hat,
ksoueh wkIch Il passn Vim smile q he ba,s
boo q q . kust nDs" aid csese 70 o. sist1scS
- snch - dry phantom Eioe, tbrihy snt5
r.inobls ornnee fFoyn WIN speing into exis4eEQs
bs<wpm Dr. GU and Hsns.oo1a, ard MIN kakAs,
noney ~ thsir ounerA And he hndss kp&i
NV . ~ te1ow DIR xus worth, VIII soch nc.
fzu bzyeu who WIN restore them "a theik III
cs.t h1nlly sad psoducdv6nesk NhdIs Tbk
n. VI I'm p hkY ~ 4 IL old hchgohEH
DIS q tro161t Into req1iIllios, III "a Sik
&C., - - 6otte1 orr With nsot cultla "a
p1ylng ou1oe1g a1d yigoeuQe vinsy4EdA s.
n ~ Ncg(gv4k whh q toe1}Iae potN
- - Quogj1e No611k, - 6fs1 q
- = = - fplf9 ~ " IN ltj5Ik
1Wu1. 49, n Ilo1lc9 "a - y ~
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-12-19

Protectionists are just now apparently
favorable to "tax-reform," but if g pig
iron Kelly" is to be regarded as their
representative, their reform" does not
include revision Of the tariff They
viii vote in Congress to man for the
abolition of the entire internal revenue
system and when this is gone any tariff
revision so-called that may be made viii
prove more Of charm than reality.
Substantial reduction in the tariff viii
depend on the extent to which the inter
nal revenue system is largely left un-
touched. This is shown by the Boston
Herald in what follows. The posi-
bility of a complete and adequate reform
of the tariff, says that paper, is becoming
apparent as the facts II the past and the
estimates for future expenditures of the
government are subjected to analysis;
but such reform depends upon the main
tenance Of the present internal or excise
taxes of liquor and tobacco. All other
internal taxes may be removed, bat the
tax upon liquor and tobacco must be
maintained, and will be by every legisla-
tor who is not seeking to avoid the tariff
issue. The tax on tobacco may, however,
be safely reduced ene-half No part of
the public revenue costs SO little for its
collection, and no part of the burthen of
taxation affects industry SO little as these
taxes on liqours and tobacco.
Their Importance may be realized by an
application of the amount derived from
them, and from other taxes upon Injuries,
to specific appropriations.
The following list of expenditures gives
the estimates of the Secretary of the
Treasury of the sums to be appropriated
for the fiscal year, June 80, 1883, to June
80, 1884. The receipts placed opposite
these sums are based upon the actual rev.
enue for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1882, with no addition for increase or elias
ITCHY in the two intervening years:
APPROPRIATION ADVISED. 1884.
Legislative, $3,274,O4o
Executive, IL, 666, 500
Judicial, 408,o 800
Foreign, 1,So0,906
public works. lssd,1155
Miscellaneous, aOsaS,OOl
Total civil list, co. sO4, 900
REVENUE, 1882
From Indian trusts, S7c6,2is- zs,s7s,eSl
APPROPRIATION ADVISED, 1884.
Military establishment, ss,0OO, 44s
Reduce onehalf, 2s,o0Ss0s
Duties on tobacco, 5000 200 Is ceS, se4
APPROPRIATION ADVISED, 1884.
Naval department, &23 49, ,O7s
REVENUE, 1882
Duty ut V on spirits, wine and ALE S5OSooO-
The navy floats on beer and wine, while
whiskey and tobacco pay all the ordinary
expenses of the government.
APPROPRIATION 1884.
Interest on public debt 366s77Alo
s sfsE: 1000: 1900
Total, 4700O00O0
Reduce 20 per cent, 1900 OOO- So 600 900
APPROPRIATION, 1884,
Refunding customs, 47A7,100
Collecting customs 65OO,OOO
Miscellaneous, 3151 ,3O5
Total, 49, .4o5
REVENUE. 1882
Sales land, &71a1l0
Customs fees, nnes etc., 1,slsszs
Consul, patent and other fees, 263S,oo0
Surveys land, 2050,30e
District Of Columbia, I716176
Miscellaneous, S,3S3, AS Is 8A, 405
This leaves pensions and sinking fund
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The payment of the debt has far ex-
ceeded the requirements of the sinking
fund, but SO great change in the tariff
as would be implied in this single neces-
sity for pensions would be inexpedient,
therefore the reform of the tariff may be
conducted slowly and safely, with abso-
lutte assurance of ample income for both
pensions and sinking fund, if the attempt
to repeal the internal revenue is resisted.
The internal taxes on banks, matches
and other petty items may all be spared
this change will greatly reduce the force
of oficials-but he who votes for the en-
tire abatement of either tax on spirits,
beer or tobacco is no true revenue re-
former.
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This leaves pensions and sinking fund
only to be covered by duties upon imports
other than sugar, silk, liquors, tobacco
and fruit:
Current pensions and arrears. 800, b7s 900
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= e sussczzsr.s ~iIl be notified. fisesrss
d. - d. ~ ss.ssns.t On Postal Card Of ths csa
eir.ss q tAsir sshsoiptsn seeomtA Afsv sending :
$1,000 sszss.@k ~ - nst hsar nom sasm withi 6
rs.ss.aA. TIA fhsir suhsupsssns w1 b Dnoox<Evlp
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FOCAL DEPARTMENT.

Put away the litsle speeches
That our stunpers used to make;
Thty are changed to moumful screseAea
The Democrats have got the eake.
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Legislature then chosen will be required
20. call the Convention within six months;
sd that in little over two years from
this time, Constitutional Convention,
regular in form and lawful IN every re-
apect. against which no possible objection
can be raised, will have the whole matter
of constitutional revision in hand.
!, Thus, so far, Democratic Legislatures
tave cenformed their action on this sub
t.ect to the constitutional requirements.
Etery step taken has been in strict pur-
huanee of the prescribed forms. But this
following of the law is not satisfactory to
come. 1t is too slow, they say. The
yEi6u,.e is among that number. They
went Convention called by shorter
4ut, and all those who do not agree in
Che policy or wisdom of going outside of
She Constitution in 80 grave matter are
6epounced as being opposed to aeon
etikutional Convention r. Though Con-
rention is "in sight," and its assembling
viii be regular, formal and without dan.
ger as . precedent, they can't wait.
karge numbers of the best Democrats in
fae State who were ante-bellum
Democrats and are post 6elyun Demo
Cats a. well, who have never finched in
!say political struggfe-urge the incom-
Ing Legislature to follow the conserve
tive example set by the three legislative
.'odies which have had this matter before
them. To do otherwise viii be to set
precedent which may prove mischievous
ia the future, besides rendering the move
Eaont liable 70 the charge Of being reyo-
and thus, if defeated, postpone
|copstitational revision beyond the time
rshen ench revision may be secured by
Essping within the Law. A shortcut
" ! Ccnvsnfson may b pregnant With
evil 10 the HtetA while strict adherence
Is law 81 sling such ! body into being
|gill produpe no jar and cauas 40 sppre-
Sepsion2
/ Nov, Il viex 81 Thu, Who ~ III best
aiends d stituttonal rssi6ion hosss|
Mo insiut men 4 fclleuine N NJ ~ u ods3
sa'sa MAJ 8 Ilp j 6lsveitliu pres1
~ = = ~ thle
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-27
SADDLERY ANO LEATHER.

DALLAS to-day has nine saddle and harness
establishments. at least four of which are on nm
extensive scale aud al doing Il prosperous bus
mess The number of saddles and the amount
OF harness manufactured in this city exceeds
mat OF all other cities in north Texas combined
Dnlias saddles are more generally used among
cattle men than any others. and its harness has
reputation Coextensive with the state. Shin.
ments are made 10 nearly every town on the
lexas Pacific road west of here as far us Ell
Paso, aud south TO San Antonio Large amounts
are sent TO New Mexico and the Indian Territory
Inc facilities possessed by manufacturers here
enable them 20 sell at lower prices than other
points, for they have all the latest improved
machines, and purchase the entire products of
several tanneries. Leather Is an important
branch of this business as are saddlery and
shoe-makers' findings, and they are sold nj com.
peting prices with larger cities, not estimating
freghts.
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
SoLx LEATHKB 0AK-No !, 5000; No, q 81 a
80. N' =" " ="
HKMLooK-Best buffalo slaughter, so: good %,
best Matamoras ~; No. 2, Is; good damaged, "a.
OAK HARNESS LEATHER--No. /, S62pSSc No. z
HRSLoox-Prime. s5; do good, SO; do No. 500
FRENCH CALFsKiN--sl % TO 70, according TO
PnrLADELrnIA CALFsKIN-No. l. 81 10 to o.
do No. 2, 81 % TO | TO-
PHILADELpHIA KITs-Nc. l. S5e to 81 10. ac-
cotding to weight
SHEEP sKINs-Topping XXXX per doc $40 90
Innings, white, XXXX, IS IS; Russets. 6 TO &
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LIQUORS.

THE liquor trade Of the city mas been active.
ana the better brands of goods are in active 70.
quest Shipments have been heavier than AT
am, former period in the history of the trade OF
Dallas. The trade in this line is assuming
large proportions, and extends to nearly every
county in the state The low prices nj which ali
grades OF liquors are held here renders this one
oil the best marketsin the state.
TODAY QUOTATIONS.
ALcoHoIr-62 so per gal rs per high wines,
NHisEY-Rectifed, 81 iNSl 80, as per proof
s0hT mash one year old, 81 60; two years old
u N9T2 -; three years old, 81 5O0D$2 75 fancy
extra oldwhisky, sta5. as per age.
NINEs-Ciarct In case, s3@.5, per quality; Ca.
Rwbn, per gal, 90c@l so; Port 81 zoos; sherry,
per sai, 81 20GS, Madeira, per gal 81 COOS; white
wine. In cases, 81 9@lO.
CRAhPAGHE-JufcsM Mum Il Co., s25S29; Held.
sick. in basket SCOOPS; Krus. In basket s2JCSSs
Domestic champagne, sTGDli
per dox. g. OO02 o.
BorrIE BEIE-SL Louis quarts, sI2 p.nts $40 80
sudweiser, own size, Sl2 so; pints, sl4 90; Er.
LANCER beer quarts, SiS; pints, 1880.
Hub Punch. $3.50.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-27
WOOL AND HIDES,

Wool Is coming In slowly and nearly all the
small clips In this section OF he state have found
market. Prices have declined little In SYM
pathy with the markets In the east The texas
wool trade has assumed larger proportions this
year than ever before, and the quality has
much improved. Green hides are in demand
and especially heavy ones. Light dry hides
command regular prices but are not sought af-
Ter as are green ones. Quotations below are the
ruling figures in this market
QUOTATIONS TODAY.
Fine spring per ID, p TO 2Sc.; medium spring
per 40 20 To &c Mexican improved per lb, II
to l6e; bury Of all grades. . To Sc. Off
Hldes-Dry flint sound and heavy, Il to lic;
ditto light 10 to l2c; dry salt, heavy lie; ditto
! light IL 10 lee; wet salt to 7l-2c green,
butchers l-2 10 &C. all DANA ged, wet or dlry'
hall price. Deerskins, 20 TO &c; sheepskins, Is
10 Soc shearlings, 5 to l5c.
Beeswax-lt To lSc per pound as per color.
Talow-ln barrels. s. in cake &C per pound
The London public sales of colonial wool were
brought TO termination on June 80 The fol.
lowing Is report by Messrs. John Hoare & Co.
respecting them: