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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23

Capt. John Triplett, of the Thomasvile Times,
in writing up his visit to the Middle Florida Fair,
recently held at Tallahassee, has this to say:
We cannot omit TO mention the new and ele.
CANT hotel recently erected. 1t is a magnificent
building, and we trust il will he filed TO over.
flowing The coming season. Tallahassee appears
TO be waking from her Rip Van Wrinkle sleep.
Every one with whom we talked were in favor
of a railroad TO Townsville. This would be an
important line to both places, and we believe il
will be built II Thomasville could reach deep
water. say at st. Marks, thereby putting her in
communication with New Orleans by another
route, it would benefit her vastly. There is
much of the old time hospitality dispensed in
Tallahassee and 1t is of that unaffected, unosten-
tatious yet hearty character which characterized
this distinctive Southern trait in ante beluna DAYS
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23
-Postmaster.General Howe has ISIS,

Postmaster-G General Howe has issued
an important order, the operation of
which will be of great benefit to mercan-
tile classes in all Of the large cities Of the
country. It directs that after the lst of
July next all letters on which full rate
postage has not been prepaid, instead of
being forwarded to the Dead Letter Office
shall be held by the postmaster Of all let
ter-carrier or free-delivery Offices and the
addressee informed by official postal-Card
that it is only necessary to remit the
postage due to receive the letter. 1t was
ascertained that nearly one-half of the
letters received ct the Dead Letter Office
for lack of prepaid full rate were from
cities where the letter-csrrier system is
IL operation. The new order viii conse-
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23

The following civil appointments have been
made by the Governor and duly commissioned
the past week:
Joseph H. Humphreys, to be Justice of the
Peace in and for the county of Polk.
81. F. Harmon, to be County Commissioner
in and for the county of Dade.
Julius Klontz, 10 be Justice Of the Peace in
and for the county of Nassau.
Jas. A. Brandon, to be Commissioner of Deeds
for Florida in and for Georgia.
Irving ellis, to be Notary Public in and for
the county of Putnam.
T. Fl. Hannah, to be Justice of the Peace in
and for the county of Washington.
VIM. NJ. Walker, to be Commissioner of Deeds
for Florida in and for New York.
John McDennaid, to be Notary Public in and
for the county of fernando.
j. W. Archibald, to be Notary Public in and
for the county of Duval.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23

In closing an editorial on the re-
ligious conferences and conventions that
are now being held in such numbers all
over the country, the Philadelphia Times
says: g One of the hopeful signs of the
religious work of the present day is that
every year there is broader charity
than before. Men are every year becom-
ing more and more persuaded that, while
their own way OF thinking is very good
way, yet it is not the only way in the
world. Old and high sectarian fences
are not as much in the way as they used
to be- OF course there are cranks and
bigots in every household of faith, Just as
there always were and always will be.
But there is a brighter sunshine, more
genial fellowship, and altogether more
promising outlook for humanity. We
need not all think exactly alike. There
are many points on which we may radi-
cally differ and yet be happy"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23

The San Francisco Chronicle prints
careful summary of the criminal record
of the Chinese inhabitants of California
calculated to refute the assertion fire.
quently made that the Chinese is law
abiding race. The records show that
there are 263 Chinese prisoners in the two
State penitentiaries of that State, while
there are only l2l white, colored and In
dams. The Chinese population is about
$4,000, while whites, colored and Indians
foot up about 7s9, 900. This shows that
there are only Is whites, colored and In
dian criminals to every 900 of popula-
ton, while there are IS Chinese to every
10000 of that race. Moreover, it is
claimed as notorious fact that, owing to
the peculiar aptitude of the Chinese for
committing perjury, a great number of
the Mongolian criminals escape punish
ment, otherwise the number of immured
inmates would be greater. These figures
are calculated to startle Eastern senti-
mentalists who have thought the Chinese
a mild-mannered and peaceful race. But,
then, the Chinese who leave China are
bad Chinese.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23

We have noticed in several of our Northern
exchanges statement that the debt of Florida
was increased under Republican rule from about
two hundred thousand to fifteen millions of dol
lars. This is big mistake. The debt was in
creased to only little above q million and
Union, Nay II.
If by the " debt is meant the bonded
debt only, the increase made by Repub-
lican rule was 1919, 2o4, which added to
the yearly burdens of the people in the
shape of interest over $4,000 The
bonded debt in 1868 was $469, 595. 35 in
1877 it was 81 1855, 8OO-increase $9ls,-
2O4.65. But very large increase in the
floating debt was also made; for while,
when the Republicans assumed control in
'6S, the outstanding floating debt amount
ed to $4,000, when they were forced to re-
linquish their ruinous rule in 1877 it was
nearly 100000. The alleged increase of
fifteen millions" of debt to which the
Union refers was actually provided for
by Republican railroad legislation in
l869-'7O, under which, however, the " Lit
tlefeld bonds" amounting to $4,000, 900,
were all that was attempted to be so ad-
ded. Those bonds were subsequently de-
clared by the Supreme Court to be void
as against the State. 1t is matter of his
tory that the then Republican Governor
(Stearns) and Colonel Bisbee, as attorney
for the Trustees of the Internal Improve
ment Fund, sought to prevent that de-
cision and thus attempted to fasten on the
State a debt that was tainted with fraud
from the issue of the bonds to their sale.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23
Malone Unmasks.
From the Baltimore SUM-


True to his bargain, if not to the people of his
native State, Senator Malone yesterday recorded
in person the same vote he in effect cast on Mon
day last. The question being whether the Senate
should pass the bill repeating the disqualification
tor army service imposed upon ex-Confederates
by section 1918 of the Revised Statutes, or refer
it to the Judiciary Commltee-which was 10
kill it-Senator Malone voted with his Repub-
lican allies in favor of referring it. His was the
deciding vote; without it there would have been
a tie, made so by the vote of Senator David
Davis, who also voted with the Republicans.
Mahone's case points a moral. From
a Democrat he became an Independent"
then repudiator in alliance with the
Virginia negroes, who sent him to the
Senate, where, like all apostates, he sig
nalized his conversion by zeal for Radi-
calism-his new faith.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23
IeweledGarter.

A Philadelphia reporter CLEANS the following
from dealer in fashionable novelties:
The majority of them are made to order
Your visit is opporinne, as have just finished
the most expensive pair that ever left my estab-
lishment. The price is 81 400" In this the lace
and pearl-colored silk band was joined by an
elaborate clasp. On one side was the lady's
monogram In pearls on the other the coat-of-
arms, with frosted storks' heads, crest of deli
cately-carved gold, and motto set in chip dia-
monds. 1t was present from West Walnut
street mother to her daughter, who is to be mar
ried soon.
Has the demand for such carriers increased 7"
II Is hundred per cent. greater than last
year, and grows constantly"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23
News and Courier.l

News and Courierl
"A bulletin just issued by the Census Bureau
shows that there are now living IN Florida 1884
whites and II ,68S colored persons who are ma
tives of South Carolina, while in Georgia there
are 33,9O1 such whites and 1924 colored per-
sons and in Louisiana 2,876 whites and 6,619
colored persons. In the three States there are
1851 whites who were born in South Carolina
and ought to be here still. But we are moi los
ing ground in this respect. In 1860 there were
1924 native white South Carolinians in Florida.
5O,112 in Georgia and SOIL in Louisana-a total
of 63, 407. South Carolina had free population
OF 276.S6S in 1856, and 1913, $50 South Carolina
whites were then living in other States. The
State has done enough missionary work We
need all our white people at home.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23

President the benefit Of his ability and
experience. If stalwartism i good
thing, We can hardly have too much Of it.
The people win never wholly understand
the principle and the effects Of bossism in
government until they see it thoroughly ap-
piled by the master hand. 1t might be q
good thing to have the demonstration
complete before 1884.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23

Unless released by Presidential
pardon, Sergeant Mason will have to
serve out his term of imprisonment for
bis attempt to shoot Guiteau: A decision
was rendered by the Supreme Court Of
the United States on the 9Th, in the case
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23
Vegetable shipments, sc.

Shipments of potatoes and cabbages
continue brisk. We give number of bar
rels forwarded by freight and express to
date:
BY Express By Freight Totals.
Cabbage, barrels ..... 252 S2S $50
Potatoes, barrels ..... 100 1886 1854
These, with other vegetables shipped,
make total of 3,7Ol crates and barrels
thus far shipped from Tallahassee.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23
Pensacola AdvGnes-GGzetts. Nay I4f
Death Of Mr. e. Walker Dorr.

For day or Two past the city has been N
painful suspense 10 the possibae ierminalio1 q
the disease which had suddenly attacked OF
young and noble friend, Mr. E WALKER D0AR
for several years city editor Of thin journal Ala
that we should have to chronicle ID bat YESTERDAY,
al 5:45 p NJ. death rested ca him like Al m
timely frost upon the fairest nTwer Of all 10
field"
Mr.. Dorr was absut % years cd but. thsugh
his career had been a brief one. il had. never
theless, been one Of exceptional useluhn@
and honor and popularity. He vas q menbH
of the orders OF Odd Fellows, Khights Of Honor
the Young Mems Christian Als0ciHtiO1. and
Florida Fire Company No. 2
The demise of this noble young genileman VI
he deplOred not only By his traps q fiend1
in this city, but generally throughout the slAie
and especially in West Flssrida, where hB chaI-
acier was highly appreciated AID his amnDe
aud manly bearing had secuned him u1iEer.A
respect and esteem Indeed, il may Be TuIhhg
said of him
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23

-COnnecticut was ones spellA 4l.
ouet Il was only afler tb0nsands q Nes -
land laws had got Out q repair uHat ths -
was changed 10 is present forD-
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23

Hanging man In ef1gy Is good deal like
kissing COW owned by The father of young
girl. It don't bit the case
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23

And the elements mixed n hlns
That nature might stand % befoEs khs uoria
And say, This was Ezaz -
Five days ago Mr. Dom Was seiEed By A acsn
attack OF gaslrifis- He viii be baried tins snei'
noon from Christ Episcopal Chirch- Truly,
the midst Of life We are il death
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-23

q SUBSCRIBERS will be notified, from
ditiOn Of their subscription accounts After sending
Second Statement. II we do not hear nom them within
reasonable tme their subscriptions will be DISCONTINUED
The Portland daily press., 1882-03-24
A Missing Baby.


A woman was wheeling a baby-wagon care
fully across the Campus Martius yesterday.
when several men screamed to her to "look
outl' and span of horses, driven wildly, came
tearing across, as if about to demolish every
body. With the persistency Of her sex, how
ever, the woman looked the other way, snd-in
a moment the baby-wagon was overthrown and
lay turned over in heap, while the carriage
kept on up Woodward avenue without even
Stacking speed.
One man in q spring overcoat and sunhower
gloves ran and turned the buggy up expecting
to find the baby dead underneath, and num-
Der of ladies shrieked and begged him to get
the "dear little thing out" Several gentlemen
who had been leaning in muSing mood against
the Detroit Opera House essayed to help him,
but though they righted the buggy no baby was
seen.
sit must have clung to the horses and have
been carried off, suggested another.
"How did it get away?'' they all asked.
"No doubt the poor little thing is dead BY
this time," said another kindly matron. "Have
you looked all through the things?"
At this moment it occurred to some one OF
them that the mother would be the right per-
son to appeal to, and they turned to her. She
was standing coolly on the crossing, arms-akim-
bo, watching the proceedings.
The baby is all right she said arily, 81 left
her at home while took the buggy forrto bring
the washing Hev you got all the pieces
picked up? COS if you have might as well be
goin' on
To see the disgust impressed on the counten-
ances of all interested was study in human
nature. Not one of the crowd was glad that
baby was safe at home. They would much
rather have picked it out OF the mudi But each
one recalled the fact that man was hung
once for not attending to his own business and
sneaked off.
The Portland daily press., 1882-03-24
lCharles C. Ward in the Century.
The Black Bears Cunning.


1 really think that Bruin possesses the sense
of humor; at all events his actions point that
way, and there is no doubt that he is extreme
ly cunning and observing. once had an
English friend visiting me, who played the
flute. He was in the habit of marching up
and down, while playing, near tame bear |
had at that time. The bear had piece of stick
about two feet long, which hetossed about for
amusement. After time, he came to handle
the stick very much as my friend did his flute.
This ANNOYED my sensitive friend, and in re-
yepse he teased the bear with uncouth noises
Bruin shifted and whined and waited his op-
portunity for delivering tremendous blow
with his paw at his enemy, whose tall hat was
knocked completely over his eyes. He escap-
ed being scalped by dropping fiat and rolling
out of the reach of the bear. This bear spent
much of his time in the tree to which he was
chained, and when climbing usually got his
chain twisted over and under the branches in
most intricate manner, but never failed to
take cut every turn as he.descended A friend
who owned tame bear told me that he could
not account for the mysterious way In wnich
the poultry disappeared Observing ae dliier-
ent times, a good many feathers around bruln
pole he began to suspect that the bear was the
culprit Close watching confirmed his susp1c-
ions When Bruin thought he was unobserved,
he would seize any unfortunate hen or chicken
within his reach and devour it; but if any one
appeared before he could complete the meal,
he would sit upon his prey until the danger OF
discovery had passed. He was betrayed, at
last by the cackling of an old hen, that he had
failed to silence.
The Portland daily press., 1882-03-24
Burdette on Custer.

"But am rather fond,' said Mr.. Burdette
in his lecture on The Pilgrimage of Funny
Man, "of the frivolities and freshness Of the
average young man. We must not forget that
these conceal rather than proclaim the man.
These youths who were parting their hair in the
middle and whispering airy nothings in the pal
ace of Whitehall became the men who followed
the fiery Rupert to the charge, and marched to
fields Of carnage with the conquering spears Of
Cromwell. have long ago got over the idea
that / could tell all about man by looking as
him. got over it during the civil war.
went down there to help General Grant whip
the rebels. The General had command and
I had one. Mine was the horse and accoutre-
ments of private soldier, and II General
Grants command had caused him one-hah the
trouble mine did me believe he would have
resigned. wanted to resign, but the govern
ment would not let me. Well, one day when
1 was trying to make my command keep up
with the commands of the men in front Of me,
a cavalry officer rode by. | never was more
disgusted in all my life. Such fop-inical
and priggish to the last degree. Not wrinkle
in the glittering uniform that encased the
slender form. White gauntlet gloves reached
nearly to the elbow, a long Spanish sword and
what was worse he curled it and wore it falling
over his shoulders and down his back like
woman. Yellow hair it was. The most glori-
GUS gold that ever sunlight shone upon, I be-
lieve it now but yellow called it then.
was too much disguised even to ask the name
of the officer and rode along little piqued
that the government didn't make officers OF
such men as me, instead Of the one just passed.
/ saw him again subsequently. We were
studying geography-trying to lind how far IL
was from one place to another by going there.
When we had most got where we were going
we came to a long line of marshes with creek
running through them, and crossing the
marshes was causeway with bridge over
the creek. Across the marches, on hill, was
party of gentlemen in gray ulsters having
picnic. We had never been introdeced to one
of them, but they shot away at us just as so
ciably as if we had hens alongside their back
yards for ten years.
Mr.. Burdette then gave an account of the
maneuvres of the cavalry and the agonized
waiting while the fight went on near it. "Till
finally" he said, with rush and roar the
fight was on us. Then 1 saw that form again.
Forward into the hell of the battle, and, ride
hard as we would, those yellow onrls were
always in advance, leading us on. Above them
saw the flash of the sabre, cutting circles OF
light in the air, aud whore he led we followed;
for wh1 would not ride gayly, smilingly %
death when Custer led the way?"
The Portland daily press., 1882-03-24
About Women Doctors.

The extracts from DIR. Devolrs paper, re-
printed by the PRESS to-day, are of imme-
date interest. The designations of the Su-
perintendent and the Steward of the Maine
General Hospital for the Insane indicate an
entire reorganization of it's staff and this
is the time for the State to employ woman
doctor for the woman patients there, If it
chooses to employ one. To our mind the
arguments advanced by DR.. Devoll are con-
yincing, and we are confident that our read
ers, after studying her plea, will speedily
reach the same conclusion. We invite their
attention to her energetic presentation of
the matter, and to the long and imposing
list of authorities she cites. That list can
be heightened. DIR. Goldsmith's paper, at
the Social Science meeting at Saratoga last
Fall, was one of the most edifying essays
read to the Association. He. healer OF
to every intelligent doctor in the country,
speaking from his own rich experience, bore
testimony to the worth of woman physicians,
and said one ought to be employed in every
asylum in the country. DIR. Wilbur of SYRIA
cuse, whose name is known and honored of
all medical practitioners, says substantially
the same. These witnesses are worth hear
ing by the authorities who appear to inspect
and should always control our houses of
refuge for the insane and other unfortu-
mates.
A petition generally circulated through
out the State, and which should be as gem
orally signed, runs in these words:
We, the undersigned, respectfully represent
that about one-half of the patients in said Asy-
lum are women, that the whole staff OF physi-
clans there employed is composed OF men.
That it is impossible without great and un-
avoidable expense, to treat women scientif-
cally and properly, without the aid OF woman
learned in the science of medicine. That in
several of the States women physicians are
employed in public Insane Asylums to treat
women patients as Superintendent Assistant
Superintendents and by the men Superinten-
dents, without any official appointment, and
that such employment has demonstrated its ad-
vantage and necessity in all institutions where
women are cared for.
Wherefore, the undersigned pray that COM
petent woman physician may be appointed as
assistant in the Maine Insane Asylum, to have
charge of those of her own sex who have been
or may be consigned thereto; that a suitable
compensation for her services may be provid'
ed that such legislation as may be necessary
therefor if any, may be recommended, and
this petition laid before the Legislature there
with.
The Governor and Council are at logger
heads on most matters now; but on this
matter they ought to be at one.
The Portland daily press., 1882-03-24

TROY is bound to have $4,000 worth of
satisfaction out of Johnny Sullivan, and
money and man are ready. 1t isn't the
Troy Terror who is "spoilin' for row."
but the Awful Blacksmith-James Fox by
name. Fox has thrown down his ''def,"
and if Sullivan takes it up the mill will
come off six months from the signing of the
articles-a long time, but perhaps the Euro
pean war will come in to fill up the gap
The Portland daily press., 1882-03-24

Mr.. Luther S. Hewlett, formerly Of the
Worcester Spy, and for some years past edi-
tor of the Louisville Commercial, is now the
Washington correspondent of the Louisville
Courier-J journal. He has not changed his
politics by entering the employment of
Democratic newspaper, but is as earnest
Republican as ever.
The Portland daily press., 1882-03-24

MICHIGAN is the first State to pass Re-
districtiDg bill under the new apportion-
ment. 1t was not difficult matter, since
there were only nine counties in the State
which gave Democratic majorities in 1880.
If all goes well Michigan may now return
eleven members to the next Congress, and
all Republicans.
The Portland daily press., 1882-03-24

II seems that the people of the United
States cannot even have flood to themselves.
Probably jealous of the efforts of the Missis-
sippi in that line, the Amazon has broken
loose and is swamping towns and over
whelmipg provinces at great rate.
The Portland daily press., 1882-03-24

OF all heads that are uneasy because they
wear a crown, the most uneasy must be
that of the Czar, who is constrained to pass
his days in seclusion, and who, it is said,
has been reduced to something like lunacy
has not yet summoned up sufficient courage
to face the publicity inseparable from the
ceremony of coronation. 1t is because a
man so circumstanced might be inclined to
seek relief in the game of war that Skobe-
leff's wild, whirling words are so ominously
suggestive.
The Portland daily press., 1882-03-24

NEwBUReH, N. T., is getting ready for
her centennial celebration next year by ask
ing Congress to appropriate $4,000 for
monument at Washington's headquarters
there, and also to help pay the bills for
celebration which will commemorate the
closing events of the revolutionary war.
The Portland daily press., 1882-03-24

WE learn from Santa F6 that company of
Apache Indians on the Celia River have gone
upon the war-path. The probabilities are
that instead of letting them go and thank
ing Providence that they are rid of them, a
lot of soldiers will follow up those Indians
and try to annoy them by firing guns at
them. Then the noble aborigine will turn
and smite the army of the United States, and
will do it at some confounded camp that no
body ever heard of, located by the side of
some alleged river with Mexican name
half yard long and spelled in thirty differ
ent ways. In the interests of the over
worked proof this sort of thing should
be stopped.