The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-10
Colonel b. s. McComb. prominent
railroad man, Is dead.

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Frank Howell, of Waco, Texas, won
the q 900 piano at the Atlanta ExpOsi-
ton.
Richmond now has fund of about
CSC, 600 with which to build . monument
to General r. E Lee.
The South Georgia Agricultural and
Mechanical Association is defunct, and
the fair grounds have been sold at auc-
ton.
The wool clip of the United States
for the last year was lb5, $50, 4sS pounds,
an average weight of 4,42 pounds to the
fleece.
Hon. VIM. G. Russell has declined TO
accept the appointment rendered him of
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court of
Massachusetts,.
The Guiteau trial is drawing to q
close. The case is now being argued and
will be submitted, it is supposed, to the
jury on Thursday.
An apparatus for securing constant
Geographic communication between NOV
ing trains and the adjacent wires has been
invented and patented
David Davis is i'll and his mana
gers pretend to fear that he may be de-
prived of his position if he continues un-
able to preside in the Senate.
Seven executions took place on Fri
day last; one in Jersey City, one in e.
mira, N Y, one in Marshall, Mo-, and
two each in st. Louis and Franklin, La.
The Union of Sunday states that
Mr.. C. G. Trash, of New York City, has
bought 10000 acres of the Disston pur-
chase, and has already located a portion
of the land.
"A son OF Senator Baysrd and son
at Senator Malone were lodged in the
guard-hOuse at Washington few nights
since for insulting ladies at the National
Theatre, in that city.
At last General Fitz-JOhn Porter is
to receive long-delayed and well-deserved
vindication Even General Grant has ex-
pressed contritiOn at the rascally manner
in which he has treated poor Porter, and
urges the authorities to reconsider his
case.
1t can be stated with great positive
ness that Mr.. S. P. Rounds, of Chicago
is to receive the appointment of public
printer, and that bis name will be sent to
the Senate for the position at a very
early date after the re-assembling of Con-
gress in January.
"A challenge has been received by
General Hancock, president of the Ma
tiOnal Rife Association, from the cores
ponding association in Great Britain,
which will probably lead to match be-
tween teams of the National Guard and
the British volunteers.
The last number of the Washington
Weekly Post is one of the best ever is
sued, and is q model weekly. By the
way, we hope the special excellence of the
number named has nothing to do with
the report that Mr.. Hutchins, the editor,
Is now travelling in Florida
Attention is being directed to the fact
that under the existing law and rules, the
only members of Congress who are
obliged to take the IS iron-clad oath" are
those who are entirely free from the re-
hottest suspicion of ever having been en-
gagged in rebellion or in giving aid
and comfort 20 the enemy"
The recent cold spell was quite Sc
we're in some parts of the country and
State. Heavy SHOWS and good sleighing
are reported in Virginia. At Fernandina
the mercury went down to 20 degrees on
the morning Of the I'd. At Jacksonville
Sanford and several other points in East
Florida ice was reported. No damage
seems to have been done in the State.
The retiring Postmaster-G General on
Wednesday last addressed letter to the
President, stating that about Is, 900 bonds
of contractors on star routes have been
foand 70 be utterly worthless, and sug
geSts hat the attention Of Congress be
called 10 the fact that the same parties who
are represented thereby. may, under the
existing Law, putin new bids, and se
cure new contracts, che PostmastersGen'
eraf having no authority 70 reject.
--An entsrpEisiag doctor has sent "a
Seosille proposal for Guiteau's body.
Heoasrs 81 600 for il, cash down. Gui
TEAM, when he heard Of it seemed TO be
favorable impressed. but upop reflection
reparked: thiuk ought to bring
moss than that. Perhaps sons other feE
low will oAer ee,0o0 Then can pay my
debt, and Il Z haveto get : new trial tka.
miserable CeskkiIl can't bring on lot u
fsllo4s jugt 70 swear hos much owe
tnem
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