The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-31

0AC0b CAOASOmCht loo OONu NAN0tGO
in Marshall, Mimi, by trichinal posing
from eating raw ham. Fifteen prominent
citizens were affected, and three have
died.
"A cold wave struck the North last
week and the thermometer went down
with run. In the northern part of the
State of New York the thermometer
ranged from 40 to SO degrees.
The first strawberries of the season,
from Florida, arrived in New York last
Friday, and were retailed at 81 per quart.
Fine Florida tomatoes were selling on
the same day at q per box of six quarts.
The grand jury at Columbus, Ohio,
returned ffty-two indictments against
Frederick w. Mewburgh, assistant secre-
tary of the State Board of public works,
for forgery, issuing fraudulent certificates
and securing money under false preten-
ces.
Gainesville ADVOCATE, Jan. 25, inst:
Pneumonia has been prevalent through
out the city and the county for a month
past. A number of persons have died
rom THIS uIsr1sr, anu UCuers are still pros
trated by it. 1t has never been so gener.
al or fatal in this country"
We have received copy of the Pen
sacOla Weekly Post, the first issue of
which appeared on the 26th inst. 1t is
published by ]. J. Bedford, formerly edi-
tor of the Milton Standard, contains a
large amount of reading matter, and pre-
sents nice appearance
From what we can gather there seems
to have come about three persons from
the Southern States to every one from the
Northern States to Florida to reside dur
ing the past six months. Let them come
and enjoy. our bright skies, genial climate
and pure atmosphere, build up and enrich
our country Union.
Even the colored immigrant is seek
ing home in our State. Four wagons,
with twenty-seven, little and big, old and
young, passed through Gainesville few
days since, bound for the happy land of
fernando. 'Possums and coons will fare
but middling wherever these newcomers
pitch their tents.- Union, Jan. %.
Jane Grey Swisshelm, writing to the
Chicago Tribune about General Grant,
says: With two hundred thousand
thoroughly equipped 6ghing men he con-
fronted Lee and his forty thousand half
starved, halfclothed troops, and compell-
ed the plucky rebel to consent to draw
game-the mutual surrender at Appomat-
tox.s sH
"A Pensacola dispatch reports the
less of the steamer Valley City, from
Tampa for Pensacola. The vessel en-
= - gale on Sunday, caus-
ing leak She hlIed - Nom
day, 2sd, forty miles from Pensacola,
where the crew arrived safely in boats.
The lost steamer was built soon after the
war by the late James. Mckay, and was
for number of years employed in the
cattle trade between South Florida and
Cuba.
The Jewish population of the world
i estimated by Professor Bruniati at =
100000 persons, Of whom more than s.,
100000 are in Europe. Of these Russia
contains about 2,7OOOOO; Austria HIM.
gary, ], SOD. 900; Germany, coo, 600, and
Ronmanis 400, 900. Thus, these four
States contain about 200, 900 Jews, while
Turkey contains only 100000 !; England
and iceland 7o,oOo each, and France on
u 10000.
Ill seems that al Americans have not
gone rid about the famous Oscar Wilde.
he PhiIadslphia BuHstiy says that when
he hes gone home when bis foot Is once
naoors o bis native heath, Americans East
and West vim bs likely 10 join ia wonder
ing how & eyer happened that 81 intelli
gent peopIs permitted the creation 81 !
sensaaion from such slender material.
Msanwhils Oscar may be engaged ID won
deuipg why i i that % beautiful world
shepld ee1.aip 20 many fooIs
Ihs supesihtsndens Of the mint 81
PhnadslpkiA rs proposed new eoin-
go 81 c. three and Gyescens pieces, the
fSetusss = unifornity of alloy, apeI
poppFtiens q weight u sacA pises. mi
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