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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14
The Election.

The returns of the election held on the
18th are unusually slow in coming in, and
we are unable to collate from our ex-
change the vote in the several counties.
The returns so far as received, except in
few instances, show a decreased Demo
cratic vote-the result of over confidence.
Finley is doubtless defeated in the Sec
ond District and Davidson's majority in
the First District will be much less than
it was two years ago. The Legislature
is Democratic in both houses, but the
majority will be less. The returns given
below are all official
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14

A negro woman is reported to have
been stricken dumb while giving false tes-
timony recently at court in Shelby county,
Tenn. Soon after beginning her evidence
she was asked by the Judge: "Do you
not know that you are lying 2" She an
swered, eyes, sir" and these were the
last words she spoke. Other questions
were asked, but she made no reply. The
Judge ordered the constable to take her
from the room, but she did not move
Two negroes were then told to carry her
out. 1t was then discovered that she
was in helpless condition; she had been
paralized in every part; her limbs were
motionless, her tongue had no power.
The woman was placed in wagon and
conveyed to her home. She never spoke
or moved after, but the next evening she
expired, no antidote applied during the
interval having availed in affording the
slightest relief.
Mr. Edward Atkinson has found a
new element of value in the cotton crop,
and one which promises to advance ma
terially the prosperity of Southern farm
ers. 1t appears that for each bale of lint
there are 1900 pounds of stems, which
are very rich in phosphates of lime and
potash. When ground and mixed with
ensilage or cotton seed meal (which is
too rioh for use as fodder in large quanti-
ties) the stem mixture makes superior
cattle food, rich in all the elements need
ed for the production of milk, meat and
bone. 1t is believed that this utilization
Of the Gotten stems will greatly facilitate
the raising of stock by furnishing sub
stitute for grain, which now has to be
brought from the West.
= Atlanta Constitution (correspon.
dence): "As | came into the hotel corridor
yesterday young lady screamed, Shut
the door Quick There's somebody COM
ing! She had put on her bathing suit
for trial trip in her mothers room and
was Mortified that a man should see her
in that fix. A half hour later she was
lying on the beach, the waves purling
over Us at every throb Of the sea, aud she
was writing her name in the sand with
her toes, while her merry laugh rang above
the roar Of the waves."
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14
UIIU OOU1 IOt WV vi
The Victory!

I've congratulate the good people of the State
on the splendid results of yesterdays work. The
whole Democratic ticket is elected by an over
wheming majority and We have no reports OF
any serious losses on the local tickets in any part
of the State. There is no reason, at this writing,
TO doubt that the Democrats have elected their
six candidates for Congress, and indeed there is
no blot upon the fair record of the day. Entire
peace prevailed throughout the State, and the
new election law SO discouraged repeating and
fraud that the Democracy were able, without
difficulty to poll and record the full vote of the
white and colored Democracy of the State.
In Charleston the outcome of the election Is
especially gratifying, for under the most un-
toward circumstances and in spite OF the fact
that there was large falling off in the vote, the
Democratic candidate for Congress receives a
handsome majority. 1t would have been larger
but for the fact that it was evident early in the
morning that there was no opposition worth
naming to the Democratic State and county
ticket, and 1t was assumed, therefore, that the
election for Congressman would in like manner
take care of itself While we do not excuse
those Democrats who thinking that the victory
was sure without their aid, went quietly home
without voting we feel it due to the elder citi-
zens of Charleston to thank them publicly, and
must congratulate them on the patriotic spirit
they displayed in remaining hour after hour at
the precincts until they could poll their vote.
They set to the younger men magnificent ex-
ample which, we trust, will be not without fruit
in future elections
All this is glory enough for one day. The
fight is done and the victory is well won Ev-
cry honest man in South Carolina can sleep in
peace tonight, for during the next two years
there will be reign of good government, hon
esty and justice in this State. And, besides this,
South Carolina has the certainty that, in Con
gress, her wishes and her interests will be rep
resented by some of her most faithful and capa-
BILE sons.
In the North there is Democratic tidal wave.
The news is almost Overpowering, and we have
The satisfaction of knowing that it bodies we'll
for the future of the Union and the stability OF
Republican institutions. We congratulate the
State, we congratulate the people, We congratu-
late our country.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14

"A farmer: after chasing q boy half mile
whom he has detected in his applei orchard,
rested from ths. vain pursuit. and satisfied him.
self by yelling i. the fugitive: You good for
nothing it.le 4eamp, 'your mother ought to fog
the life out os:You' so she would" yelled
back the hyaiH- urchin, only she's too tired
lickin' dad"
"A girl in Massachusetts committed suicide
because her leFAr was too dilatory in popping the
question. This ought to be a arning to all the
young men in ever part Of the country, but We
hope those in tbs immediate vicinity will take il
especially 10 htaIi, as We do not want 10 have
the unpleas ,I duty of chronicling the death of
any of our riris from such cause.
=" Nav" arawled love sick society maiden
who was sumA4ering at Lake George; "maw,
would like ln.spenl a few weeks in Egypt"
" Why, my dear girl" replied her mother,
e" what put speh silly idea in your head p"
" Well, the re's or want to go is because the.
papers state si,ere are 81 many nice fellahs in
that vicinity ahd You know very well there are.
none here s
"A BRlcBF FuTukE: What is the devil:"
asked an Auslin Sunday school teacher of the
new boy who vas quite small Il don't know
what it is but can't run rs fast as my pa can"
" How do y,sa knew that the devil can't run
fast?" Beias,se heard pa say that he always
catches the Icsil when he comes home late at
night flom the lodge. l reckon I'll be able to
catch il too VI sen get as big As pa" I've no
doubt Oft, remarked the teacher with q sigh.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14
Where is the Rest of the Money

Jay Hubbell's committee is alleged to
have collected more than 100000 by po-
litical assessments. Its secretary, a man
named Henderson, says the New York
Herald of the 18th, stated on Sunday that
the committees total outlay for printing
and circulating its campaign documents
was only 100000. What has become of
the remaining $4,000? How much of it
sticks to the committees fingers? The
country has right to demaud public
account of fund confessedly raised to
influence popular elections. How have
the 100000 been applied? Has there
been as much corruption and peculation
in the disbursement of this fund as there
was extortion in collecting it?
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14

Boston Herald the day before cleo
ton: "Three weeks ago Butler possibly
"could have been elected. But he spoke
and died" And then again on the morn
ing Of the election: CAT last the firing is
over. The time has come for close fighting.
Let all true sons Of Massachusetts stand
shoulder to shoulder, as they have ever
stood on this issue, to keep the proud roll
of her Governors from the de6lement
of Buffers name"
THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION-"T 1T WAS A
REVOLUTION"
" The election of Gen. Butler is not due to any
one cause In the first place, and perhaps most
important was the decentralization OF the Repub-
lican party, the consequence OF the most Often
sive use OF the spOils system by this administra-
ton, the attempts at boss " rule, notably in
New York and Pennsylvania, Hubbellism, the
alliance with regulators of an honest debt in
Virginia, The failure TO reduce taxation, the star
route frauds with which party leaders were
mixed up, and the unexampled extravaganza of
the last Congress- To these causes were joined
almost an utter absence Of issues between the old
parties and the effort of the Republicans to make
a political campaign on traditions and prejudices
The people saw tue hollowness of party preen
tons and no longer obeyed the party cal"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14

We hear of frauds being perpetrated
and intimidation practiccd in several
counties. Large numbers of negroes have
left Middle Florida for the East and South
and there is no doubt that they voted
whenever they could swear their votes in
without regard TO age or time of resi-
dence. We also hear that there will be
several contests before the Legislature
for seats therein and the ground of con-
test will be fraud and intimidation. Such
as contemplate these proceedings will do
we'll to consult the law as laid down in
McClellan's Disgest, pages 448, 449.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14
"a Free Ballot and q Fair
COumf,,

This has been the cry of Independents
and Republicans alike in this election,
but they have refused to take their own
physic In the " black belt " everybody
knows that the negroes bulldoze any of
their own color who vote or propose to
vote for Democrats. A species of marked
terrorism was practiced in several of the
precincts of this county, but for which it
is not unreasonable to say that the whole
Democratic ticket would.have been cleo
ted. 1t is high time that examples were
made of the bulldozers. Steps should be
taken forthwith to prosecute the guilty.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14

What has infidelity been doing during
all these centuries? What salutary re-
forms has liS ever inaugurated ? What
charitable EsNstitutions has it ever estab-
lished or Aaintained? What vices has
it cured? What sorrows has it allevi-
ated? What lives has it ennobled
What lofty aspiration has it engendered ?
After seeking; to rob the soul of any hope
of future giory, what does it offer in ex-
change but the sickness of disappoint-
ment and the gloom of eternal despair ?
And where are the hearts that swell with
gratitude ~ theyr Who are the men
who build any costly monument to per-
petuate the names of its disciples or to
preserve the records of their folly and
their shame ?-TL Walker.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14
The IlinnfOn Rurch aae.

Since the purchase of land by Hamilton Diss-
ion. there has 'been much said for and against
the wisdom OF the State officers in making the
sale. The resutf shOwever are apparent 1t brings
1900, 900 acres :of non-tax paying property into
market and places them on the tax roll of the
different courSiea in which they are situated
In converstlisn with r. H. Marks, Agent of the
DisstOn purchase, We learn lhat he has sold
1917 acres INF ange county from the tract and
that the land$$i Mr. Disslon are assessed in this
County at $E.0W These lands of course are
returned at agnminal price for taxation AS long
as they arc hNt; by Mr. Disston, but the rapidly
of the sales, xtti The improvements that will be
made upon the lands at once by the purchasers
will enhance }keir value and in a short time the
taxable vasues|ili be- doubled and trebled thus
giving the S4sse and county largely increased
sources OF reF:nue, besides adding thousands Of
new settlers Atl migrants to our rapidly grow
ing State Fr$Sn these facts it is stlfevident that
the consumnthDoD Of the sale was great benefit
to the State.r- to4M Flortdd .Iots nal
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14
INe<oRMATION WANTED.
), lad,.&hia Times. Ind.I
BnisToI. FLA November 3 1892

Editor FtOysylGn Returns from all precincts
except one bs:e come in this morning, and
can safely say :ihat our majority Tor Davidson
will reach ltiFay, and for Mr.. Neel about the
same. We has quite hard contest, but the In
dependents ar% whipped out completely. indie
pendenlisni, sedicalsm and Soreheadism are
buried for t~a more years IN Liberty county,
and We trust skat ia Liberty will always stand
true to her bhnner The colored people and
white Indepeu'i cnls voted solidly Tor McKinnou ,
and did nn, vase fDr any Senator, with few ex-
captions Mr.. Duval, the independent cand-
date for the: Senate, received but one vote,
and we can sttely look for the election of Mr.
Swearingen. Yours truly, LIBERTY
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14
Investigations into the alms-houst

= Investigations into the alms-house'
management in Philadelphia reveal the
fact that al least two childless married
women of ahat city have gone to the
institution and obtained young babies
which they have passed off on their hus-
bands as their own. The motive in each
case seems to have been merely to satisfy
the longing of the husband for child,
which the mother was not able to satisfy
in the ordinary way. The alms-house
authorities, aeemed in each instance to
have been rtivy to the fraud, and the hus-
bands entifeay capable of being duped.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14

pie against thes bosses In Massachusetts, Gen.
eral Butler ri2es la Eaajestically on the wave
and much abu$td as he has been by the people
Of all parties VI IL not to be thought Of lightly
as an instrument of reform.
AsDEsRRvRD DKFKAr
From the Cincinnati Commercial, Rep
During Gra%ss Administration, eight years
ago, the Republicans suffered defeat as sweep
ing as thai wifh which they are just now over.
whelmed They earned and deserved their de-
feat because t5ty were submissive to bosses II
was the loss of tw enty-two Republican States In
1874 that prevanted the carrying out Of the open
term of Grantikm 1t was q conspiracy of bosses
against our Republican form Of government
They wanted ii bug boss to parcel out the spoils
among an arksOcracy Of bosses. They were
beaten. and Garfield. elected President, denied
his boss snd aas murdered. He never would
have been ha tMed il he had submitted to the
system of the epsscs.
ISst>oRMATION WANTED.
From the P, adsi shia Times. Ind.I
Information 81 wanted OF Chester A Arthur
accidental Pn&tient OF the United States, who
last heafa from in New York some days
ago. IL is frattf that he has been showed under
by the chilly lk:nocraiic cyclone that swept over
the Empire Stale on Tuesday. The Philadcl-
pima b Ceule'tninl committee will probably Offer
liberal 'ewr;s*, tor The s'rayed or stolen Presi
dent. ~
ANOTHER CHANCE.
From the Springfield Republican, Ind
The DemoCtl;'ic party has another chance at
government 2lhis time il will have to face The
music with I:sre positive and progressive pol
icy shan the Army at the polls =" and the repeal
Of The cleo ion laws. Now, if it has any gump
ton for goye:iiihen let it come to the front.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14

Mr. Roler; il.ltt'-crr, prominent citizen OF
Taylor cono ~; n zgrl 10 10 see us yesterday
renewed l.s s9ss,;r Fsj1r. and kindly gave US the
vote OF hss es:i~l il 81 The election, which is rs
follows: F".ti Il gF'ess- Davidson, 1856 votes
Skinner, IS !: Nckinnon 3 Fer the Senate
Hankins, lug. Dt-n - l53 votes; McCarty, 40.
For the AssesE5ly VI eCOss<y. (Dem.,) 80 votes
Gornto, Qnd., 4Ieu..l So: Cruce, Rep. } 49, Ham
ilton, (Rep. 0ts; Wilcox, Qnd. Dem, 81.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14

1t is ssid that wealthy English syn
dictate, which last year purchased 700, 900
acres of land in the Yazoo delta in Mis-
sissippl, are now examining 100000 acres
of pine land with view to purchase
The same syndicate have bought S'ooo'~
600 acrsafof grazing lands in Texas.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14

Is democratic In OOtn houses, out the
majority will be less. The returns given
below are all official.
FRANKIN.-Congress, Davidson 287,
Skinner ia, McKinnon 33. Assembly,
Grady, Dem, 3l7; Reynolds, ll6.
DsDEN--Congress, Davidson 752, Nc
Kinnon 1925, Skinner {. Senate, Allison,
DEM, 7s4; Sheppard, Ind, 1884; Griffin
S. Assembly, Mcmillan, Dem, 1871;
Hendry, Dem, $50; Davis, Dem, $50;
Ward, Ind, 1895; Hendry, Ind, 1898;
Munroe, Ind, 997.
HrLLsBoRouGH.-Cong Davidson,
$40, Skinner le9, McKinnon 2. Senate,
Lesley, Dem, 727-no opposition. AS
sembly, Wilder, Dem, 1871; McMullen,
Dem, 747-no opposition.
JACKSON Official.-Congress, David
son 1868, Skinner 6O4, McKinnon 1852.
Assembly Mcclellan, DEM, l,4o3
Milton, DEM, l,417; Robinson, Dem, II
4l2; Capehart, Rep, els; Smith, Rep,
6l9; Bellamy, Rep, 6l7; Speight, Ind,
272; Neal, Ind, 2le; Spears, Ind, 224.
Frank Rhilips elected Clerk, W. B.
Wynns Assessor, J. B. Anderson Col
lector, S. j. Erwin Superintendent Of
Schools, J. T. Allen Surveyor, ]. E. Hearn
County Treasurer.
LlBERrY-Congress, Davidson l4O, Nc
Kinnon l18. Senate, Swearengen, Dem,
l45; Duval, Ind, l. Assembly, Neel,
DEM, l4O; Sheppard, Ind, lis. Wa
kulla votes with Liberty for Senator.
TAYLOR. = Congress, Davidson 1874,
Skinner 25, McKinnon 2. Wilcox, Dem
ocrat, elected to the Assembly.
Acknowledgements, Finley 1892, Bis
bee 1918. Assembly, Fildes, Dem, 1888
Earle, Dem, l,s42; Dupries, Dem, L.
325; Crosby, Dem, l,243; Lewey, Rep,
1881; Trapp, Rep, 1880: Rush, Rep,
1873; Dennis, Rep, 1922.
BAKER.@Congress, Finley, 24o, Bisbee
1884, Senate, Fowler, Reg. Dem. PA f;
Hendricks, Ind. Dem, 100. Baker votes
with Clay for Senator. Assembly, Horn,
Reg. Dem, l2l; Canova, Ind. Dem, 23O.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Finley s24, Bis
26a. Assembly, Gaskins, Dem, 10;
Edwards, Dem, 76l; Hunt LOG, Mobiles
AZ.
CLAY.-Congress, Finley 345, Bisbee
200. Senate, Hendricks, Independent Dem
ocrat, 3l7 Fowler, regular Dem, 22O.
Assembly, l.. w. Kickliter, Dem, sls
H. S. Chubb, 1876.
VOTE FOR SENATOR IN BAKER AND CLAY
Hendricks .....'. ...'.'.....'..'. 80 70.
Fowler. ...............''..' 4o4
Majority for Hendricks. .......... AZ
CoLuMBIA--Congress, Finley 93l, Bis
bee $40. Senate, Niblack, DEM, sa3
Roberts, Independent, s42. Assembly
Getzen, Dem, e4s; Moore, Dem, $40
Tomkins, Ind, s47; Tolbert, Dem, so7
Adams, Ind, s34; Brady, Ind, s2l
&etzep, Moore and Tomkins elected.
HAM1LroN.-Congress, Finley 64s, Bis
bee Ais. Assembly, Blackwell, Dem.
$40; Bevell, Ind. Dem, 537 Burnam
nd, 5ss; Adams, regular, 52s. Black
we'll and Bevell, Democrats, elected.
ORANcE-Congress, Finley LII, Bis
bee 4sO. Senate, Speer, Dem. 1880
no opposition. Assembly, Harris, Dem
l,l43; Bryan, Dem, I,l34-no opposition
SuMrER-Congress, Finley 7l3, Bisbee
3l2 Assembly, Mabry, DEM, 100; Cas-
sadly, Dem, 7oe; Brown SO, Hays 80.
SUwANNEE-Official. - Congress, Fin
ley 1872, Bisbee $50. Senate, Bryson 7ss
Gallaher GA. Assembly, Mcleod 74e
Allison TIA, Ivey 624, Simmons ee5.
Bryson, Independent Democrat. cleo
ted to the Senate, and Mcleod and ALI
son, Democrats, elected to the Assembly
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14

Reformation Gsordered blood, general de-
bil,iy, and misty Chronic diseases pronounced in
durable, are dslen cured by Browns Iron Bitters.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-07-27

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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-07-27

THs ANNE ARusDEL ELECTION
CAsEs.-The Circuit Court Of Anne
Arundel have decided. in the cases Of
the Commissioners of that county,
whoss places were contested at the
last election. that the election in
three Of the seven election districts
was yitiated by fraud. and that the
illegalities in those districts extend
to and affect the result in the whole
county. Fraud" says the Court,
''cOntaminates everything that il
touches, and the illegal and fraudu-
lent votes estimated in this return,
vitiate and render it void" Good,
for the Anne Arundel Judiciary, only
Il il to be regretted that legal inter-
vention did not occur a little earlier,
that is. when Baanon and company
were bosses and placemen.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-07-27

BossIsM.-This word is not in Web
ster's Unabridged; is not in any Eng
lish lexicon we know Of, but occurs
with considerable frequency in GER
tain scriptures Of the common people
the Independent daily press. It IS q
word Of very recent coinage, though
the thing it is designed to represent
is venerable with years. It express
ses the tyranny exercised by certain
persons prominent in politics a. par
ty managers. These are they who
run the party" and who superintend
the distribution of its spoils. They
dictate who shall gil the Offices at
the disposal of the party in case Of It's
success, and 50 manipulate its machi-
merry that they may be said to virtu-
ally cast the ballots Of its adherents.
In some localities such bossism ID
concentred in single individual
But whether il be q one man power
or . cabal, its aim is the same-the
use Of the party supremacy in the in
terests Of q clique.
Against this sort of rule--or rath-
or misrule-there has arisen, Of late,
a very formidable rebellion amongst
q large class Of the afiiliants of the
two great political bodies in our coun-
try. The self-constituted bosses have
been threatened, and in some instan-
ces visited, with such rebukes in the
way Of defections from the ranks Of
their party following. as have fur
nished most suggestive warnings to
them to either change their policy, or
be compelled to step down and out
from the party management. The
independent voter Is evidently com.
ing 70 be. If not already, very i'm
portant factor in the political affairs
of the land.
There isenccuragement toall lovers
Of good government in this revoll
from political bosaism. It argues well
for our future civil history. For when
&c i found that votsrs in sufficient
numbers TO make balance Of poweT
refuse 10 BE bound hy the actions 81
conventions which they have good
reason 70 believe have been packed