The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-03-07
The Apache Indians have been massa

Austria are coming to the United States. |
The new steamer Chattahoochee is
the first all-steel boat built in this coun-
try.
The decrease of the public debt for
the month Of February amounts to So
7sS,5lI.6s.
- The National Convention of the
Union Greenback Labor party meets in
ST. Louis tomorrow.
Mr.. Bradlaugh has again been re-
turned to Parliament, receiving s,79s
votes against 1861 for his opponent.
"A Vineland IN. j. Irish girl cow
hided Major F. R. Walker, of the United
States Army, for an alleged insult to her
sister. Bravo
Senator Lamar, who was recently
run over by carriage in Washington, is
at his home in Mississippi, where he will
remain until he RECEIVERS.
"A report is published in New York
papers to the effect that Sergeant Mason,
who shot at Guiteau, will be dismissed
from the army for one year without pay.
The vote on Conkling's confirmation
is understood to have been SO yeas against
II nays; Democrats and Republicans,
namely: Hoar, Dawes, Morrill, and Haw-
ley.
During the month of February 49,
ISL immigrants landed at New York
against 9,753 for the same period last
year. Last Thursday 1853 immigrants
arrived at that port
The principal sufferers by the recent
fire in Savannah were Solomon Brothers,
wholesale grocers. Their large establish
ment was entirely destroyed. Loss $780,
900, insurance $4,000
Chicago Tribune: Ex-Governor
Sprague is to take charge of his boy and
Mrs. Sprague of the girls, but no one ap-
pears to have been appointed to look after
the interests of Mr.. Conkling."
All the States in the Union Except
fouD have contributed ropes with which
to hang Guiteau Florida's contribution
has been received If there is any virtue
in the quantity of hemp, his execution
certainly promises to be success.
"A night clerk of the Harnett House,
Savannah, has disappeared with $500
g. " 5ucsu 70 ne put IN the safe.
Young Harnett, son of the proprietor,
and an accomplice named Walsh, were
arrested in New York on Saturday.
The rate of taxation in the great
State of Illinois for the current year is 4s
cents on each 800, which will raise
revenue of $5,s5O,Ooo, to which is to be
added per cent on the gross earnings
of the Illinois central Railroad, making a
grand total n about $s,OOO,OOO
BY he election of Democrat to the
New 7 ork State Senate from the Saratoga
District that body will Stand-Regular
Democrats Is, Republicans Ia, Tammany-
ties 8. The election Of the Democrat was
great surprise TO the Republicans who
never dreamed of defeat in district
which went overwhelmingly Republican
in the last struggle.
High waters are prevailing in many
parts OF the country, causing much dam
age to property. Along the Mississippi
river and tributaries many persons have
been drowned, whole counties inundated.
and great suffering among the people is
reported from many quarters. The gov
eminent has taken steps to relieve the dis
tress by issuing rations, clothing, &C., to
the destitute people.
"A =" crank " attempted to assassinate
Queen Victoria at Windsor, England, on
the I'd inst. He deliberately fred pis-
tol at her, and was preparing to fire a
second shot, when the weapon was
knocked from his hand No one was in
jured, and it is said that the Queen was
not aware of what was transpiring. The
miscreant was followed to the station by
large crowd, from whom he was rescued
with much difficulty, and safely lod ged in
prison.
New York Tribune: There is no
human being in the country 90 ignorant
as to believe Conkling would have been
awarded the highest judicial Office in the
gift of the President if cold-blooded as
sassin had not first murdered the Presi-
dent whom the people elected. For that
horrible murder no man living is thought
by the people of the United States more
responsible than Mr.. Conkling himself.
The day after his resignation his disciple
Guiteau bought the pistol, and the very
physician who was afterwards called in
TO probe the Presidents wound went
about saying that Garfield deserved to be
shot.
On Tuesday of last week the wind
blew at the rate Of SO miles an hour at
Pensacola. The principal damage sns-
tanned there was 10 the barber. where
three'oF four thousand sticks Of timber
went sdrift The Western Unions
wires we're blown down between that
city and Mobile and MontQomery
At GreenEille, Alabama, several houses
were demolished. On the same evening"