The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-04-04

citizen of Hamilton county, died on the
oath ult.
"A new and attractive feature of the
Jacksonville Times is its column of
Floridiana."
"A nihilist proclamation in st. Peters
burg says that the Gar has been def
initely condemned to death.
The bill repeating the prohibition of
the importation of American pork into
France has been adopted
-Four hundred and fifty peasants
from the Bernese Overland have left
Switzerland for the United States.
Last Tuesday the town of Grundy,
Va, was the scene of destructive fire.
But two houses were left-standing.
DIR. Mary Walker has purchased
new high hat, and her pantaloons are
made in the latest style-tight-ftting
The sentence of Sergeant Mason has
been declared invalid by Advocate-Gen
eral Swain on account Of irregularities
and informaities in the proceedings of
the court.
Destructive wind storms swept over
portions Of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ala
bama and Louisiana on the 2sth ult.,
causing great damage to property and
some loss Of life.
Cornelius J. Vanderbilt, the brother
of w. ii. Vanderbilt, who contested the
will of the Commodore, committed suicide
on Sunday last by shooting himself
through the head.
1t is now in order for Don Mcleod
to rise and explain the modus operdndi
by which he proposes to run Col. Jno. f.
White, of the Second Congressional Dis
trict, for Congress in the First District
Independents are supposed to " strad
dle" the political fence, but some of them
seem to have gotten both legs on one
side of the fence, preparatory to letting
themselves down into the Republican
camp.
Gen. Finley has introduced bill in
the House authorizing the Commissioner
of Agriculture to secure l26 acres of land
for experimental farms in each of the
State of Florida, Illinois, Louisiana and
California
1t appears that Jasper is raising
crop of "repeaters." At recent meet
ing of her " Juvenile Society,"" during the
election of officers, fifty odd votes were
cast for Vice-President by the thirty-four
members present.
The Mexican Mercantile Bank was
opened on the 28th ult., in the city of
Mexico, with 100000 paid up capital.
1t will issue $2,5OO,OOo in bills and open
branches in the principal cities of the
country. 1t is under the management of
natives.
The touching and expressive memo
rial resolutions adopted by the Florida
Press Association and published in our
Sundays issue should direct public atten-
ton anew to the duty of providing more
adequately for the stricken family" of
the late D. S. Place Jdcksonviue Times,
March %.
"A Paris dispatch to the St. James
Gazette says that the Governments of
France and the United States have form
ally notified the powers that the reas-
sembling of the Monetary Conference
must be indefinitely postponed. The OBJ
ject of the postponement is said to be to
allow public opinion in England to ripen.
Congressional candidates are multi
plying rapidly. The Monticello Consti-
tuition announces Hon. X. B. Hilton, of
this city, Don Mcleod suggests Capt. F.
A. Hendry, of Monroe county, and even
goes over into the Second District after
Col. John F. White, Of Live Oak, as a
compromise candidate in case of hitch
in the nominating convention in the First.
On Monday of last week Mrs. Bal
lard, of Lincoln county, Ark, broke the
necks of two of her children-aged re-
spectively seven and four years-and
threw them into pond, and then jumped
in herself with her baby in her arms. The
mother and baby were drowned The
four bodies have been recovered. The
act succeeded . disagreement between
the women and her husband.
Pensacola Commercial: "Gaines-
vile is aspiring TO the position of capital
of the State of Florida. With the compile
ton of the Pensacola & Atlantic railroad.
Tallahassee is rs near central as is neces-
sary, and West Florida, we think, should
support her claim to her present position.
We vote for Tallahassee first, last, and all
the time. Fildes and Gainesville must
get up some other enterprise"
While the Indian appropriation bill
Waa under consideration in the Senate.
Senator Call, by unanimous consent, was
allowed to offer and advocate an amend.
ment spprcpriating IS, 900 of the amount
of the money agreed on in the treaty be-
tween the United States and the Seminoles
Of Florida to be paid to that part of the
tribe rsmaining in Florida for schools,