The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03

oath ult.
Smallpox is raging in several West
ern cities. Scarlet fever is spreading in
New York City.
Fred. Douglas wanted to be minister
to Brazil, and believes Mr.. Garfield would
have made him so.
The Fourth Annual Orange County
Fair will be held at Sanford, beginning
February 7th, 1882.
The new Attorney General has signi-
fed his intention to prosecute the Star
route cases vigorously.
-Ex-Governor Davis, of Texas, is said
to be looking for the Secretaryship of
War. Mr. Lincoln has it
Ex-senator Paddock, of Nebraska, is
said to have declined the Office of Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury.
Only twenty-five candidates for Gov
ernor of Alabama so far, and the election
not to come off until next August.
1t is rumored that Flipper has been
dismissed the service by, the finding of
the court-martial which tried him.
Judge Settle, of North Carolina, is
again spoken of for the vacant position
on the bench of the Court of Claims.
The man who murdered the three
Walker brothers in Russell county Ala
bama, on the 26th of November, has been
arrested.
1t is said that Senator Hoar is look
ing for the Chief-J usticeship of Massachu-
sets, and that Governor Long is anxious
to become Senator.
After the war a colored man went
from North Carolina to Boston and started
in trade as a tailor. He now gives en-
-nlnxment TO 100 persons and is worth
Mrs. Langtrey, the English profess
sional beauty, and friend of the Prince Of
Wales, having adopted the stage, will
appear at Wallack's, in New York, early
in January.
j. M. Tarble, Republican, was
elected Mayor of Pensacola on the 26th
ult. The Republicans made a clean
sweep, electlng their entire ticket by an
average of 29O majority.
The Readjuster organs in Virginia
have announced their policy to be as fol-
lows: " If there are not enough Readjus-
tiers to get around in filling the offices,
then abolish the surplus Offices"
New York Tribune: 1t seems to be
the unanimous verdict of the country that
the best Postmaster-Gener we have ever
had has been crowded out of the Cabinet
to make way for one of the poorest.
Mr.. G. J. Garwood, of Monticello, was
burnt out Sunday night last by losing his
dwelling house, fine large structure,
comparatively new. The loss was heavy,
only $4,000 of which was covered by in
surance.
"A serious disturbance occurred lest
week at Plymouth, n. c., in which seve-
raj hundred negroes undertook to resent
arrests of some of their number for disor-
DERBY conduct. The militia were called
out and the trouble quoted.
The Macon Telegraph says of Henry
w. Grady that good fortune has made
him indoIent and aesthetic. Adipose mat
ter has frightened his surcingle and he
threatens to smash his pastepot and fly to
Florida TO worship the golden orange"
1t is said that the findings of the
court of inquiry in the Cadet Whitaker
case are that he was guilty of cutting his
own ears. 1t is not known what was the
action of the judge-advocate-general, but
it is understood that he approved the
findings.
"A recent judicial decision in England
recognizing all persons hiring a room in
q house and holding latch key as being,
under the terms of the last extension of
the franchise in towns act, entitled to
vote, will add tens Of thousands to the
English voting lists.
"A number of Mormons who claim
that Brigham Young introduced the doc
trine Of pOlygamy and blood atonement
contrary to the original belief, have or
ganized new church in Salt Lake City.
They renOunce pOIygamy, and refuse to
pay any more tithes.
The agents of all the steamship lines
between the Southern ports and that of
New York state that they are overrun
with business as they have never been be-
fore, and that they carry increasing guam
titles Of yarns and domestics from South
en- manufactures for sale in the New
York market
New Orleans Times Dem0eyot ::
There sailed from Palermo and Messina
on the 18th, steamer laden with the lar.
gest shipment Of fruit ever sent thither.
In one eonsignment there were $4,000
boxes Of lemons and oranges which on
theiE arrival hers win be sold BY oar
friend ME. Ben. Onorato at auction. The
fuit tEads With Italy i yearly increasing.
ssdsnt Davis arrived. n Sew
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