The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-18

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Consul at Turks Island on the 18th.
The Russian Jews are returning to
Europe Fifty-one families sailed from
New York on the l4th.
Mr.. John Bright has resigned from
the British Cabinet on account Of the
bombardment of Alexandria.
= More than dozen New England
boys have died of lockjaw, caused from
wounds received by the careless handling
of toy pistols on the 4th.
The difficulty between Mr.. Lamar
of the Macon Telegraph, and Mr. Howell
OF the Atlanta Constitution, has been ami
cably arranged by mutual friends.
Senator Joseph Z. Brown, of Geor
gia, has given $4,000 to the State Uni
versity at Athens. The interest is to be
used in educating poor young men.
The New York HerdM is authority
for the statement that despite the back
ward season the prospect of this years
cotton crop is exceedingly encouraging.
Three new steamships are being built
at the ship-yard of John Roach, at Ches
ter, Pennsylvania, forthe Savannah Steam
ship Company. They will be named Tai
lahassee,"" Chattahoochee " and " Nacoo
chez" or "The Evening Star" The
Tallahassee " will probably be launched
tomorrow, to be followed soon after by
the Nacoochee."
"A New York dispatch, of the 18th
says: The Italo American Bank, in
Centre street was entered last night by
burglars. Thep drilled a hole in the
lower part of the safe, and forced the
lock. The thieves took from the shelves
of the safe $565,s5O in greenbacks, and
some foreign bills, making the aggregate
$63O,2lO. They also took from the
shelves 50, 900 in United States bonds
but from some cause, perhaps fear o.
detection, they left these behind on the
floor
During the consideration of the river
and harbor bill in the Senate, on the 18th,
b on motion of Senator Call, $l2, 900 of the
$4,000 appropriated for Choctawhatchet
river, in Florida and Alabama, was au
thorized to be expended on the river
above Geneva, and SOS, 900 upon La
grange Bayou, from its mouth to Free
port, Florida. An amendment by Mr.
Call, adding $4,000 to the appropriation
for Cumberland Sound, in Georgia and
Florida, making the total 100000, was
rejected; as also one for the survey fol
the Florida Ship Canal.
The National Educational Associa
tion was in session at saratoga last week
Hon. Gustavus J. Orr, Of Atlanta, the
President, in his inaugural address said
that he was a Southerner by birth and
education and sentiment, and felt that he
truly represented the bulk of the people
as well as the educated classes, when be
said: Let bygones be bygones. Let
the dead bury its dead, and let what has
been stand. We will busy ourselves
with the present, which is living. These
are the sentiments of the best men of the
South, and certainly the people of all
sections of the country will heartily
respond" The whole address was in
this spirit, and was very cordially re.
ceived.
q 1t is reported that sanguinary rioting
has broken out in Cairo and that the Ger.
man and Italian consuls, with their coun-
trymen, are preparing to leave that city.
Arab Bey has declared that military
government exists In Egypt and has or
dered all the revenues to be enlarged.
tranquility has been restored in Alexan-
dria, and marines from nearly all the fleets
are preserving order, those from the
American vessels being posted in the
Great Square Il Is said to be evident
that Arab Bey ordered the destruction
of the city and decided upon it Is part of
action weeks before the bombardment
began. The Ambassadors ct CONSTANT
nOpIs have again asked the Porte to send
troops 70 Egypt