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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04

The duty of the hour-with Demo
crats-is organization.
Don't forget the Democratic Mass
meeting next Saturday.
In consequence of Egyptian troubles
war preparations continue on large scale
in England.
Democrats of Leon: Your presence
is desired at the Mass-meeting, at Gallie's
Hall, on Saturday.
The Greenbackers of the Third Maine
District have renominated Hon. Geo w.
Ladd for Congress.
The public debt statement issued on
the first shows a reduction of $l2 $780,
696,7O during the month of June.
Let every Democrat arrange his bus
mess SO as to be able to attend the Demo
cratic Mass-meeting next Saturday.
The liquor prohibition amendment to
the Iowa Constitution was carried by a
majority of about 5000 last Tuesday.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania have
nominated strong man for Governor,
Hon. Robert E. Pattison, of Philadelphia.
"A railway accident occurred in New
Jersey last Thursday by which several
persons were killed and many wounded.
The gratifying announcement is made
that the sales of improved, labor-saving
farm implements in the South are immense.
The Malley Brothers, charged with
numbering Jennie Cramer, were acquitted
and discharged at New Haven last Fri
day.
1t is said that Col. N. X. Sawyer,
formerly a citizen of Jacksonville, has
been rendered the position of United
States Consul at Turks Island
The Columbus (Ga) E'aquirer-S'o'
speaks very encouragingly of the pros
poets of the building of the Florida, Co.
lumbus and Chattanooga Railroad.
The diary found with the dead bod
les of Belongs party shows that they
subsisted on dog meat, old shoes and will
low bark tea until relieved by death.
"A Special to the Union, dated New
York, July /, says: "Sir Edward J. Reed
made payment direct to-day to the Trus-
tees of the Internal Improvement Fund
of Florida, on his Disston purchase, OF
about one hundred and sixty.fve thou
sand dollars"
Those Democrats who feel an inter
est in the success of the party in the
approaching campaign-and every true
Democrat does-should attend the Demo
cratic Mass-meeting at Gallie's Hall next
Saturday. Delegates to represent Leon
county in the Congressional Convention
to be held in this city on the 10th inst
will be selected. and other important bust
ness of general interest to the party will
be transacted. A full attendance is de-
sired.
1t now appears that the Democrats
were beaten in Oregon by several thou
sand votes controlled by the Northern
Pacific Railroad. The Democratic party
though guaranteeing the legal and all
other rights of corporations, as of individ
uals, nevertheless refuses to sell itself OF
become the tool or slave of any. There
fore, this grand pensioner upon the Gov.
eminent, the Northern Pacific Railroad,
took occasion 10 the small, close State Of
Oregon, to turn the scales against the De
mocracy.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04

Arrangements have been made with
the several railroad companies for the
transportation of delegates to the Con
gressional Convention which meets in
this city on the 10th inst Tickets will
be sold to delegates by the Florida Tran.
sit r. X. System from any point on their
line to Baldwin, for one fare for round trip,
and from any point on the Florida Cen
trail and Western r. r. to Tallahassee for
one fare for round trip. We presume the
same favor will be extended to others not
delegates who may wish to be present al
the Convention, but are not authorized
40 to state.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04
St. Johns Weekly, June %.
A COmsafauasOmal Convention


We have expressed our views heretofore upon
the subject Of calling a Constitutional COnven-
ton in manner other than that provided by
the present Constitution, and have not hestaied
10 declare that in our opinion such call would
be both unwse and illegal. From the beginning
Of the discussion we have insisted upon the dis
tinction between a regular and legal call for a
Convention, and premature and Illegal call; for
while it may be found expedient 10 call Con
vention in the regular way, we take il as a self
evident proposition, merely to be stated and
which need not be discussed. that the people Of
the State cannot afford TO be led lyy over-eager
persons into so dangerous course as attempting
to change the Constitution of the State by means
which are tn say the least Of doubtful legality,
and the consequences of which no man can fore
tell
The EdOnOmist has, in its last issue, two col
umns of argument and citations of authorities
and precedents by which il attempts TO show
that Convention may be called without regard
to the provisions of the present Constitution
We are not able 10 examine these authorities,
at hand, but we have pretty positive rccollec-
ton upon the subject, and win venture few
comments thereon. We take the law 10 be this !:
/. II there Is a method provided by The exist
Ing Constitution for calling Convention for its
general revision, that method must be followed,
and that such provision for general revision Of
the Constitution applies although it is desired to
make . new Constitution.
Q. II there Is no Constitutional provision for
-~~ma IF 4ha
Legislature may take such steps as Il deems
proper for calling such Convention.
Now, we would ask the Eaoaomisf, for the ben
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04

The indications are that by some shenan-
agin" somewhere, the State and county are to be
defrauded out of the taxes on the lands of the
DisstOn purchase at any value above that of IS
cents an acre. Great is reform at Tallahassee
Tampa Tribune June %.
The Tribune should know that the
value to be placed upon property for as
sessment is governed entirely by county
officials The Assessor and Board OF
County Commissioners have absolute con-
troll in placing the value on real estate,
and no official at Tallahassee will go be-
yond his duties in making suggestions
even in that direction. Don't believe
every rumor you may hear, brother IFi-
b,pae. The officers at Tallahassee -. are
all anxious to have full and fair assess
ment in order that taxes may be further
reduced.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04

vissd Statutes authorizes the continuance
Of il.
]. In view of the speedy completion OF
the p. d A. r. r. we regard there-estab-
lishment ofthe Tallahassee District as Inn
perative, and hope that our delegation In
Congress will at once take proper steps
to secure what is so justly due this Sec
ton, and what will so manifestly subserve
the public convenience as well as interest.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04

THE FLEEoY STAPLE.-According to
the New York Financial Chronicle OF
the l4th, the receipts of cotton up to
Friday night, June Esd, since September
|, 1881, were 4,ell, lso bales, against s.
64e,l6s bales at the same date last year,
and against 4,s25,O7 in 1880, showing q
falling of of l,0s4, see bales as compared
with 1881, and IS compared with 1880 Of
213,s7s bales.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04

The. Executive Committees of the several
counties are requested to call County Conven-
tivIs General Mass meetings. oil the people, as
each Committee may deem best calculated TO
promote harmony and ensure a fair representa-
tion to assemble at their respective court houses
on some convenient day, say Saturday the 1st
day of July next, then and there TO select good
and true men as Delegates to represent them in
the District Convention.
All good conservative citizens of the District
without regard to past political affiliations, who
are in favor of an ecomical, pure and COnstitu-
tional Government, and of free ballot and an
honest count, and opposed 10 all Federal en-
croachments upon the Constitutional rights OF
the States and of the people, are cordially invited
to participate in selecting delegates to the Dis
trict Convention. E. G.. LOVE, Chairman.
J. IRA GORE, Secretary.
QUINCY, FLA, May II, 1882.
az All papers throughout the District friendly
to the cause will please copy.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04

Call fer n Convention Of ahe COmser.
Vative Democratic Party of the
First Congregational District of
Florida.

At meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Conservative Democratic Party of the First
Congressional District of Florida, this day held
at Quincy ordered that a Convention of said
party be held at the city of Tallahassee on
Wednesday, 10Th day of July next at II O'Clock,
A. NJ, to nominate candidate TO represent the
people of said District in the 4Sth Congress of
the United States of America, and to consider
and transact any and all such business as may
properly come before it.
The several counties in the District will send
delegates on the basis of one delegate for each
one hundred votes and fraction of fifty and over
cast for the Conservative Democratic candidate
at the Congressional election held in November,
A. d., 1880. Upon this ratio of representation
each county will be entitled to the following
vote in the Convention
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04
Call for a Democratic Mass
Meeting.

Rooms OF THE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE !
COMMITTEE OF LEON COUNTY,
TALLAHASSEE, June 10th, 1882.
A mass-meeting of the Democratic
voters of Leon county will be held on
Saturday, July sth, at II NJ, in Gallie's
Hall in this city. for the purpose of elect
ing ten QO) delegates to represent the
county in the District Convention to be
held July 10Th, and for other purposes.
A full attendance is desired.
BY order of the Committee.
X. GAMBLE. Sec'y.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04

-" Do you pretend TO have as good judg-
ment a. havei" exclaimed an enraged wife to
her husband. Well, no." be replied slowly,
!" our choice a. partners for life shows that my
judgment IL not to be compared with youra"
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26
PEKsoNAL.

Gen Butler is making lively canvass for
Governor in Massachusetts, and will speak
every night up 10 the day of election.
The Baroness Burdctt Coutts- Bartlett
owns the smallest pony Ia tho world. II
stands 10 inches high, and Is FIVE years old.
Mr.. Blaine. owns valuable property along
the line OF the Richmond q Allegany rail.
road, but has disposed Of all bis interest 10
the road itself
Mr.. George Lorillard has announced that
he will cut down his racing stables very ma
ter.ally next year, II he does not give up
racing altogether.
The daughter of ex-Presidcnt Hayes Is a
schoolInaie of Miss Molly Garfield at Cltve-
land. Rutherford Hayes, Jr., has d position
In the bank at Fremont, Of which his father
is director.
Miss Gabrielle Greeley has begun making
improvements OH the Greeley swamp at
Chappaqua, and has given plot OF ground
TO tie Episcopal Society OF that village, on
which to erect q chapel.
John NJ. Langfton, the colored United
States minister TO lIAyti, has been recently
visiting Virginia, and wa. treated 80 kindly
that he bss announced his intention OF set
thug pei manently IN that State.
Mr.. Rogers, the pastor Of Pencader
Presbyterian Church at Glasgow, not being
satisfied with some matters pertaining TO the
proceedings oi the late session OF the Pres
byteIy at Newark, has resigned as pastor OF
his church.
The Hon. w. Porcher Miles, of South
Carolina, former member OF Congress from
that State, has resigned the presidency OF
the South Carolina College to take charge
Of the Burnside sugar plantations IN Louisi
aua, valued al 81 ,00o,000 belonging To his
father in law, Mr. Oliver Beifne Of Virginia.
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26
West Virginia. Fun ce.ult

Returns from 81 West Virginia counties
give Snyder, Democrat, for Supreme Judge,
b, ,S3S Guthrie, GreeEback- Republican,
b, 30. OF the II counties TO hear from Il
are Democratic, 30 that The outstanding
vote will raise SDyder's minority to at least
$500. The total vote will be about 80, 900;
as against ll2,7l5 in 1880, when Hancock )
majority over Garfield and Weaver was
2,0CJ. Cot, Republican, and Kenua and
Gibson, Democrats, are elected to Congress
by good majoritics. In the 3, con district
both the Wheeling papers, ihe Register,
Democrat, and the L"telligcncer Republican,
agree that the vote of all tho counties as re-
ported elects William l.. Wilson, Democrat,
over John w. Mason, Republican, by, the
former says seven, the latter eight majority.
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26
- . - . .
An AbLent- Minded Bridegroom.

A young man who until recently had lived
at the house Of his father, in Augusta, Me-,
married few weeks ago and leased apart
ments In another part of the city. The
ether evening, after completing his days
work, he left the Office, went up the street,
bought his Boston paper and then climbed
the hill to his fathers house. Entering it's
familiar precincts, he marched to the wash
room, made his toilet and then presented
himself at the table. The family, who had
been watching his operations, eyed him
with amazement, and at last his mother
softly inquired my son, have you pro
cured "a divorce thus early in yonr welded
carcerl 2" A pale flush suiruscd the youn.-
mans face, which rapidly dccrcncd into
cardinal. Then he gasped II forgot all
abont being married." Leaving the table
amid r.'ar of laughter, the young man
hurried out aud walked Ii, st " home, where
his young vile was impati,ntly awaiting hil
coming.
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26
Tho Baltimore Election,

The annual election for members of the
First Branch of City Councils in Baltimore
took place yesterday. The Democrats had
regular tickets IN each of the twenty wards,
the Republicans in all the wards except The
Eighth, Ninth and Seventeenth, and the
United Labor Party in all except the Ninth.
In the First, Second, Third, Fifth Sixth and
Eighteenth wards, the eand dates of the
United Labor Party were voted Tor iy the
Republicans. The Democrats elected their
candilatcs in seventeen wards and the RI
publicans In three, The Eleventh, Fourteenth
and Eighteenth gain of three Rcpubl,-
cans, the last Council hcmg composed en-
tirely of Democrats. The total Democratic
vote was - ,i95 total opposition, lS,44i.
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26
An InteI estIng Freni.

In 1864, while General Sherman was
passing through Georgia, the Kings, a
wealthy family Of Roswell. owned factory
worth about Sj0,000. In order to keep
Sherman from burning it they transferred it
without consideration To Thcophile Roche,
q Frenchman employed in the factory,
whcreupon the Frcnclman raised the French
flag upon the property and claimed prot,c-
ton Of the property under it. Sherman dis
regarded the iaE and burned down the fac
tory aud put Roche under arrest. Roche
now sues the United States for ST, ,0OO and
interest, damages for obstruction of
property and 100000 damages for his arrest
and imprisonment, interest and all
aggregating about SIPS 900.
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26
The B. and %. Right of Way.

lbtialr, Nd, -Lgis.
We understand that the route which will
be taken through this county by the Baltl-
more and Ohio railroad, in its new line to
Philadelphia, will depend greatly upon the
course which may be pursued by property
holders along the respective routes which
have been surveyed. il ls said that the
lower line, Immediately parallel with the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
road, can be constructed for a much less
sum than the upper line, which heads the
GunpOwder and Bush rivers, but If the
owners of property on the upper line should
treat in a liberal spirit for the right of way,
that line will In all probability be adopted.
road on the upper line would certainly he
of much more benefit to the county than the
lower line, and we hope the owners of pro-
perty through which 1t would run may make
such arrangements with the railroad company
as to insur the upper line being taken as the
route ior the new road.
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26
Store Not to be Closed
The store will be open, as
usual, every day this week.

dots, 81; A inch. A generous
fabric for a novelty just out OF
Paris. Green, three shades of
electric-bluc, navy-bluc, garnet
brown, olive.
A woven soutache effect
looks precisely like an elabor-
ate braidwork ON a. ground of
diagonal broad rib. Under
meath. i. c., on the wrong side,
is a soft cushion OF wooled
yarn fcebly caught up by the
harder warp, 1t is almost as
striking a novelty as braided
cloth would be. But braided
cloth would be very costly.
This is $3.50.
Another novelty in soutache
dress patterns is a series of
combinations of braid and
chenille. One, at least, of the
patterns is altogether removed
from any seen before. In
some, colorc are combined as
well as fabrics and forms.
Braid includes satin piping.
Soutache effects grow more
various every day.
JOHN wANAMAKER.
Third circle. southeast from center.
For more than a year we
have had one price for writing
papers, whether you have
bought in large or small
quantity. Our rcam price is,
at most, as low as anybody's
ream price. OF course, then,
our quirc price is lower than
anybody's. for we hav'n't
heard of a lybody else selling
at one price, by rcam and
quire.
We sell many sorts of paper
some as poor as anybody
wants; some the finest in the
world. Not everybody has
found out vet that we are SELL
ing these finest papers at
rcam prices.
There is some satisfaction
in looking through a stock Of
papers, when you know be-
forcha I'd that all the prices
are about as low as they can
be made. Very likely, VIC
have some papers that we
might as well not keep; and
we may want some that we
ought to have. We don't
profess to have chosen inlallibly.
But we have taken care to
have the finest of all in a great
many different styles, SO differ
ent that few would see any re-
lation between them and this
finest costs SO little as to sur
prise many. We call it
'Wanamakcr Best :" but it is
heavy. medium or light; rough
or smooth ; laid, woyc or parch-
mcnt; white cream or azure:
ruled or unrulcd commercial
or octave. You can imagine
what a variety.
IT you walt an unsurpassa-
bic paper, and yet inexpensive,
see "Wanamakcr Best" light,
wove, rough, cream, unruled,
at II cents a quire.
FIRST circle, northeast r.om center.
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26

At Saltwater, Minnesota, ON Tuesday
night, II farmer named kiingbite, attacked
his sleeping wife and cut her so terribly that
she is IN Il critical condition. A son, who
tried 10 prevent the attack, was stabbed
through the heart and fell dead Another
son gave the alarm to the police, and the
murderer was found in his barn, still hold
ing the knife. After a desperate struggle
he WAS shot and then captured and lodged
in jail In dying condition. Klingbite is
said to have killed two men before, and he
sTyed term In the penIteptiary.
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26

THE FLIP-yLAP eyolutions of The morn
ing organ in relation to granting right Of
way through this city to the Baltimore *
Ohio Railroad, are simply marvellous. Like
the ''little joker" now you see It fin favor
of the improvement and now youNlon't
The trouble with the morning organ it that
1t wants to be on the popular side, and In
this case is almost frantic in its Efforts to
keep from ''getting Left"
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26

PooR Bon LAMBDEN. Since the "Little
Election" when he was to have carried
Bread Creek hundred for the Republicans
but didn't do it his new party friends have
kicked him out of their confidence, and no
longer alTcctionately style him the ''old war
horse" He is now without home, without
Il country and without party.
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26
RArLRoAp LIVES.
PHILADELPHIA, Will Ia '.'.
u MINuToN AND eAAMxSz----zhL
OCTOnEn, 9Th, is31.

OCTOBER, 9Th, 1859.
Trains will leave Wilmington as follows for
Philadelphia aud intermediate stailons-G. -, zoo.
1879, .. N. 4.s0, 40 7.So, o.5A y. M.
PhiIadcpltla (expressl--s.n0. 2za go. Ito 9.th
900. s.6s, liss. am. H. la i.5, 81 Q. lod
5.aG y. m.
New York-s.oa, s.2a, s.an, .iL .ss lisa. m.
sfe.aA f.5A 2.a4 5.17. e.S, I.2i r. m.
Baltimore and intermediate stations-i.oS. ali
1900 q. IN. 600 ~.
Baltimore and Bay Lined SIP. m.
baltimore aud Washingin1--i 4.Si, sos ell
a. m. Leo 'l.0o, 500, 6.s7, HOP. IN.
Baltimore ouly-1.05. i0.uoa. NJ. l2.2B aud
Trains for Delaware Division leave for;
New Castle-S.oO. 0.iOa. m. los, 400 0.:5 p. m
Harrington aud intermediate statIons-9.i 10 a. m
LOS 6.2a y. M.
Delmar and intermediate AtattonS-o.io a. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Philadelphia and intermediate ations-s. 10 q. m.
Is.oonl. $40. la D.5S. p. m.
Philadelphia aud New York-e.oc, 2:a n. m. S.i7,
6.3S, T.B p. m.
Baltimore and washlnEton-l.f2, l.bi, SOS, o.7,
a. III. il.O4 y. M. ,
DRltimOrc-l.Oj y. m.
For further Information passengers are re-
ferred to the time tables posted at the depot.
AS-Tralns marked .hns; ~ are limited express
upon which extra fhre Is charged.
J. n. WOOD. General Passenger Agt.
CHAS. h. PUGH. General Manager.
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26
FOR SHERIFF,
PURNAL j. LYNCH.
FOR CORONER,
FRANK L. SMITH.
Too Late In Coming Forward.

Hon. N. B. Smlthers and George V.
Massey, Esq, of Dover, are announced TO
address Republican meeting in the Opera
House, this city, tomorrow evening.
These gentlemen are probably the ablest
Republicans In the State, and their personal
regulations are on par with those of our
best citlz Mr.. Snithers, though he
sullied his otherwise untarnished record by
accepting Congressional term secured by
an election at which the voice of the opposi-
ton was completely stihed by Federal
bayonets at the palls, is In all other respects
citizen of high standing and of irreproach-
able character. Mr.. Massey is a good
lawyer, and although his position as leading
counsel OF a great corporation controlling
most of the railroad interests of this State
should prevent him from taking promi-
nent part in local politics, ,he is in every way
gentleman Of high character and good
repute.
1t 10 imposs ib,e to divine the motives that
induced these gentlemen TO take the stump
at this late day and champion the cause of
the most disgraced aud disreputable pollti-
cal leader tAis State ever produced. Had
they taken a stand and used Their influence
with their party in the initial stages of the
campaign, Harrington candidates would
not have been chosen in New Castle, Kent
and Sussex, ard the contest would have been
battle TO! principles only, with no
public disgrace attaching t. Republican
victory. But having suffered the worst Gle
ncnt of the party to control its action ant
dictate It's nominations, and main tained
long silence tina. could only be construct q:
disapproval of the policy that had been
pursued, they must rot complain If public
opinion classes u EN- with those who have
been whipped In by "Boss" Harrington
and compelled to render an unwilling sup
port to his personal candidates.
But all the respcctabillty an energy thai
can be brought to bear upon the campaign
will not eradicate the fact that the Republi
can party is controlled by an unprinciplet
'boss" whose character is stained witt
crime, and whose success would be followed
by reign of profigaey and disgrace
Smithers may sow and Massey may water
but Dick Harrington will reap the harvest
in the event of Republican victory in Della
ware. Let not this great issue of the cam
p4!gn be for an instant forgotten.
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26

THE DEMOCRATIC campaign is now pre-
gresting actively, and in the most satlsiac-
tory manner, all over the State. Mr.. Stock
ley is gaining new friends every day, while
Mr.. Lore's personal popularity with the peo-
pie is constantly increasing. The party is
now thoroughly aroused, and as not even a
suggestion Of defeat is entertained, the re-
suit of the election simply revolves itself
into question as 10 the extent OF the Dem
ocratie majority.
The daily gazette., 1882-10-26

Tue SUM Of fifteen thousand dollars, It is
said, is to be applied by Chairman lIarring-
ton to the laudable work of electlng the
Republican ticket in Kent county. Fifty
times this amount would not accomplish
such an undesirable result