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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03
Fernandina Mirror, December 81
The Transit Railroad.

Having noticed, with some surprise, state
ment in the Union that the Transit Railroad,
with its extensions in South Florida, had gone
into the control of Sir Edward ]. Reed, we
called upon Mr.. Yulee, and In response TO our
inquiries obtained the following information in
reference to the matter. We have no doubt
that Mr. Yulee's successor in his great enter
prises, brought by him 90 near to completion,
will carry out the railroad system with very
after discuss more a, ' lsngsAa if s S We VIII here
recent railroad arrangements. Mr.. Yulee said |:
" II is true that ihe stock interest with which
l was connected in the several reads completed
or building, has been sold to Sir Edward ]. Reed,
and that the property has passed into his man.
agement under that contract.
The system of improvement projected for
the State In 1855, and which was adopted by the
Legislature of that year, was in successful and
rapid progress to completion when the war be-
tween the States occurred. Its progress was ar
rested by the ensuing hoslilites and the road, a.
far as constructed came oui of the war prostrated
aud crippled. This was especially the case with
the Florida Railroad, with which I was more
directly connected. have applied myself since
then, through many years OF trying difficulties,
to its resuscitation, and 1t had at last reached
stage Of progressive prosperity. am now old
and needing rest. The opportunity being offered
to relieve myself from further duty under circum
stances entirely agreeable to me. l have availed
myself of il. Under the new arrangements the
road to the waters OF Tampa bay will, by agree
ment, proceed to completion, and as the part Of
the system between Chattahoochee and Pensa-
cola Is now in rapid construction, the system, a.
originally devised, will soon have become an &C
compahed fact
In addition to this the combinations made
by Sir Edward, secure, as nearly as is now prac-
ticable, the unifcation Of the system, which has
been always 80 desirable and which It's spirit re-
quired. The assignment also brings into posses
sion of the property party having sufficient
control Of capital to do at once whatever may be
desirable and profitable to be done in developing
IT. Among other things they will be able to
make. and will make, all the branch roads which
the accommodation Of the business of the com.
munity may require.
Under all the circumstances Il seemed to me
that my cherished desires would be al realized
by the new arrangement, and that the time had |
come when could accept dismissal from fur.
ther labor with entire satisfaction"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03


Not content with lniuFing the business OF the
towns OF Middle Florida, C really seems 70 us
that the management Of the ]. r. d d. R r
are trying 70 discourage immigration 10 this sec
tl0n Of the State alsn II this b not the case,
why charge more Cor household goods from Jack
sonville To this place than b CHI Tged on them
from the Ohio river TO that city Mr. Brown,
Of Slallersville. KY. shipped package from that
place to Jacksonville for $500 and paid $3.50 10
have the same package brought here. From
SlatlersvilC to Jacksonville Il IL more than nine
hundred miles. and from Jacksonville to Madl-
son only one hundred and ten miles. Is Col
Allen pecuniarily interested In East Florida -
N0dSsOR Recorder. December 24A.
Considering the fact that more than
half the distance between Jacksonville
and Madison is covered by the Florida
Central Railroad, with which Col. Allen
has had nothing whatever to do. and
whose rates he had no possible means Of
controlling, the above criticism on his
management of the J. p. q M. r. r.
looks, to say the least, rather hyper-critical.
The early consolidation of all the princi-
pal lines Of railroad in the State under
one management in consequence of the
purchases of controlling interests therein
by Sir Edward Reed, will doubtless re-
move all causes of complaints.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03

1eieBfap0 % AcDocugef.I
The President of the United States 10 whom ?
A man elected for his patrOtiam, intelleci and
Judgment BY no means. He Is New York
"bOss" and surrogate lawyer, Vlce- President
by accident, President by crime-a crime bovu
Of the principles that govern him, II Guiteau Ike
not insane. What can he expected Of such a
man, surrounded rs he IL by The advisers he has
chosen; what but political plumber and rap,ne
The fear Of vengeance upDn him, for the death Of
Garfield made sunshine IN the minds 81 many
while the white heat Of passion was on the cnun-
try, for ArihuTs words weFe smooth. and his
friends knew how to prnmise. hut the waves
have subsidized now, and Facts begin 10 take the
place Of worda; facts that cast slad0ws If any
man can look upon the crew that sails with Ar
thur to-day and believe that aught Of promise ex.
lists In the vislen be must have the perception Of
jeremiah or the faith Of Elijah. Gazing up0n
the motley crnwd that rule In the departments
and high places, It 10 NOT difficult To understand
how Rome looked when the Gauls broke through
and stood In the Capitol. The men 10 tnsaa.
ehrOudlng their dignity In silence, stand helpless
in the coFridors or yield their heads inssncively
To the wantOn blow.
The evil that threatens the country has not
been felt, but the time Is II hand. Like causes
produce like effects, and 6Rs cannot be grown on
thorns and ihistles. But We do not believe that
the overthrow Of this country 10 at hand His
tory repeats itself Every nation has ils destiny
to fhldll. and exists until To work has been &C.
cOmpished. This rtfnge or the world" 3 bui
IN the infancy Of ifs cause II has NOT yet taught
the world how 10 be Tree, and ProRidcnce viii
not suffer II 10 depart.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03

T3&6& M1NssnAe9 Ns1tI g iz ~ IS r.
H0R0wEANH Knn A
- Raeraan .Nsssne11 go ie EeM1l-
saznr mmsaroaas GAoNUp gyseAp
Yesterday q FeFnsndlna cana - ossans
railroad change wss made
The Transil RaIlruad and IL braucheA tnelud-
Ing lhs Psninsalar Railroad and iis branches
pissed under con,rA Of The party q capitalism
represented BY Sir Edward Reed. d.. Wefshein
and o. D. Willard
Hon. j. Il Dlcksrsoa, of New York. forwarded
% de meeting his resignaliou - psesidsnt q the
rad, and quorum NJ the dlEscton bsing pre-
snt The same YVES accepted. and Sc Edward
Reed was elected president d the rad nr. Q.
D. Willard was reelected vice-prssideut q The
Foad.
General p. d. Roddy. Sir Edward Rssd and
Mr.. Lawson, New York banker, were elected
directors, vice Hon. 4 II. 6toughton, Of New
York, J. b @. Drew. Of New York, and Adolph
Esgler, Of New York, resigned. There are sev-
eral rumos of other changes which the Uaiea
iorbears 10 give just now, a. We prefer. 10 mat
ters connected with this important railroad com
binaiion, to give only authentic information
Our readers may regard - reliable ali statements
made by Us concerning the same.
By this transaction, Sir Edward Reeds party
completes railruad combination OF large pro-
portions, even for these stirring times. involving
the union Of the Florida Central, the Jacks0n-
vile, Pensacola and Mobile, the Transit and
Peninsular, four reads with numerous branches,
under one harmonious management. backed By
abundant capital FOR development.
This combination includes 484 miles OF CON-
pIeted railroad, and IA miles Of proposed ex-
tension, making n total future scope Of e28
miles.
The following units make up this total:
The Florida Transit from FernandIna to Cedar
Keys, 1856 miles, Jacksonville branch, 81 miles !;
the Peninsular Road completed for 30 miles to
Ocala, with q iwo-mile branch 10 Silver Springs,
and q projected extension (undef the name Of
the Tropical Railroad of Fl0rida) which has 10
miles completed beyond Ocals, IS graded, and
which will, when completed 70 Tampa or Char
lotte Harbor, include 80 miles Next, the Flor
ida Central from jacksonville to Lake City, 80
miles: the Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile,
from Lake City TO ChntiahOochee, through Talla-
hassee 157 miles. with four mile branch TO
Monticello and branch road to 81. Marks of 81
miles. There is also prospective branch from
the Tropical Railroad to Brooksville OF miles
and Tampa branch Of 20 miles.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03

IS. P. Walker is announced as editor
of the Santa Rosa Nesos.
-Guiteau's circus continues to attract
large crowds of spectators. On Friday
he was ordered to take his proper place
in the prisoners dock, he having been
previously allowed to sit with his counsel.
This he resented, pretending to be afraid
of assassination. The web Of evidence is
closing about him, and there seems TO be
every prospect that he will get his just
deserts at the hands of the jury.
"A Washington letter of Monday
says: Mrs. Scoville, sister of Guiteau
and wife Of the counsel for the defence,
left here to-day for the West. Her de-
parture is looked upon as very signi6-
cant. 1t is known that Mr.. Scoville con-
siders the case of his client as almost
hopeless, and the departure of bis wife is
an indication of his belief that the case
will speedily end adversely for the pris-
Oner."
Ex-Secretary Blaine will now devote
most of his time to his coal railroad in
West Virginia Ex-senator Chaffee is
said to have 100000 in the same road;
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, $780,.
900; Elkins, the same; Baysrd, little;
Window, considerable, and Mr.. Blaine
probable 100000. 1t runs from the
Baltimore and Ohio to the source of the
Potomac, and thence South, leading to
country rich in timber and coal.
The Atlanta tGa.) Consultation says:
An esteemed Georgia exchage has some
thing TO say about the Yankee that
comes South and talks largely about
development and such trash while he is
seeking to wheedle as ont of fe W more
dollars" The esteemed exchange lacks
information. If there is any Yankee on
the top side of the earth that can come to
Georgia and get the advantage of the
Atlanta development of the Southern
cracker in any business transaction we
would be glad to see him.
The Jacksonville Daily Times has
made wonderful progress towards success
in the brief period Of its existence. Its
editor says that when it was started,
. before publishing the first paper we
named to our business manager round
number which we must have A .,0v;,o |
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03

A letter in the World from Chicago
says that Notwithstanding the short
crops, the year has been in every way one
of great prosperity in Chicago. There
have been $4,000 buildings erected dur
ing the year at cost of $14O, 7l6, $50, fig
ures which have been surpassed in only
one year since the general rebuilding sea-
son after the great fire. The receipts of
grain of all kinds have been l46,OOO,ooO
bushels, and the number of hogs packed
from March to November was 100000,
and since November l,s95,ooo. The re-
ceipts of lumber have been 1,s4s,5s4, 900
900 cattle, e,4eO,OOo hogs and 4so, 900
sheep.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03

SE1SAO OweM8oeSHw 10 &aOs
A Washington letter says that among
the first acts Of the incoming stalwart ad-
ministration of the post-ofice department
will, it iF understood. be the displacement
OF Democratic country postmasters, and
the substitution Of Republicans. There
has been much complaint among Republi-
can politicians for five or six years about
the appointment of Democratic postmas-
tiers. Messrs. Howe and HattOn arc Bit
terly opposed to putting or keeping polit-
ical opponents in Office. Their friends say
that they will turn their attention as soon
~ possible to the country postmasters in
the South, where the Democratic post
masters predominant. Il has been more
from the necessity Of the case than other
wise that such appointments have been
made. and the department will find il very
difficult j. some localities of that section
to End competent men Who are not Dem
ocrats. The idea Of the stalwarts is that
the Republican party Of the South can be
built up and strengthened through the in;
fuence pf country postmasters, il the
right men for the positions can only be
obtained
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03

The intelligence, properly and respectable
ity OF this State are now in power, aud their
rascatY is now causing the people 10 complain
from all parts of the Slate 1t was your intel
lgence" which sold out South Florida to land
shark, who is now preparing 10 force the cattle
men of South Florida Ia purchase from him the
lands ON which their cattle have been grazing
for years. Key Of the CUT.
In spite of all warning, the editor of
the Key will persist in showing his ears.
Suppose "the cattle men Of South Flor
ida won't force" worth cent-what
then?
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03

a G0m4z n~r, $685..
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dscl1l.d h h1or e ..l||Ia -.
early dsy - posnl1'z. . s>ks 9.
sllluiIoa- Tke dIscunkoa e a.
mou paEs. hssn eonduo,sa b : - -
spirit hi ws sagrus 70 nus g. -
c.. Lhuss who are uTw-mENussa -
ton heEs - ar dsp1E1ed - - = =
oule @ lh11e No 49, e cuN1rHrr -,
worthy motives II ouE1f ao - 49, =
nuise. thzs lhsrs !. Fpu1 o. e - =
q oplnioa 81 this qnsolIon, uhirk = - - q
% the Interests u The 1laiG b b - -
80. sDme enm4gul nrn n1e1namzE. ~ -
dinerFncs O. opanlog q d ~ EpeulHe =
which shuuld Be made. q weiI q - - -
our coulempoRnFleA Who hREe err--|
opinion g ell On Ne sultecl, kEur 4 -.
20 name neg consLiIutoa. e,nrr -
has grows prospeFuu nn63F As 6r.n1m1 3.
law, and since there h eBuFg mdicnsion - ~.
prosperity viii becoms meg9 AID mn1w 1..
under The iu1nencea nlrutdf AZ wrrR -.
those who bclieve thal at hecnunrv - -.
bic changes can Be e1sctea bT - -
methods provided. Wllhoui Ne expenn - -
certainty q convention. th1uA bs - J.
equally honest ~ The opinlons her - Il
those WIN dlaer with them
Another puiut, on which Il ocuurs a m n
agree, b the inherent right Of he psuuI. = -
such q cOnveniion. Sovereignty rss6m = ~
people, AMI they have he FiRhz. Il lheF -. +
exercise it, 20 call . sovereignty conTunlI1- =
change o. alter their 0rHnnic 7aw -
their judgment TIE public veal dennnE
Whether sach 81 eDerReney n1w exins = =
Ida 10 Al open question. b1s L Il does sTi1l 80
right OF the people 20 cal he coassnfln !
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03

Il makea very little difference whether man
votes the Democratic ticket or the Republican
ment based upon the Nah0ne scheme 10 Viz
ginia can 10 honest. The conditions n ether
Southern States are not suflclenlly me ihose q
Virginia % make such movement tacceas 10
general. and dFobably there Il no State Is which
i could get much Of foothOld. - RNadslpAis
Arnaa
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03

Maahvllls Amsrienal

EFes, fame, twist and tuFn. yex themselves
and eaelI other % lhe1 VIII q b Ideas Il lsaas
tAas WIN masshall md enn1i1nnd them. ana an
1etF scAcming eDee fog nauRht. From our ssand-
paint ono taea eeeD4 Is 81 of Dopgen6e imtor-
lence b The Gseae ard q Uenl0nfrQv. Ii Ftks
Denl0cgallc pafiY lake that 1e|l1 Gloht6 Wiki
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03

FAl1ae'phla 15neAt
The kQsn business instincts which are said 70
g0gesn General Grant 10 HE pecnpiagy eAhiss
snnum Aomonleh him % cry mercy 70 bis fool.
I'D lienAA Two blIls 70 pat n,oney Is his b,iEse.
loREailing n Congress 81 The asms lime, 3 insi
he leaet pc Too strong.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-03
The New ReEsrm Rsssmasters
General.

kYeninR Telegraph, kspl
he Is essentially ihIrd-nts Iian In every ~
speci, unless Il may be IN the character q . Po-
litical worker" and In that character be b.
been celebrated rather lof being DE plant iooi
Of ADLER men than himself than kE any original
lily OF individual strength.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-05-04
COLERAIN.

The month of April was noted for its nu
merous frosts and heavy freezes; the new
growth of wheat has nearly covered the dead
blades and it looks like there might yet be ah
average crop. One of our most extensive
farmers and practical wheat growers remarks
ed to us few days ago that he did not think
we would have one>fourth of a crop. We be-
lieVe he underestimate the prospect. AS q
general thing farmers have their blowing and
narrowing done. aud if the weather is favora-
bic the corn will most of it be planted the
present week. The ground is in fine coudi-
ticn for receiving the seed, in fact we never
saw it harrow finer. The prospect for an
abundant crop of apples is good-even peach.
es have pushed ont lateral buds and there is
some fruit set, and the same may be. said of
plums and cherries.
John Barton sold to |. Hardtsty about 46
acres of land adjoining Barton station on the
p. V. road, for 800 per acre. Mr.. Hardesty
has already sold off several los for building
purposes. There is good prospect for quite
a town at that point at an earl. day.
We recently visited the depoi at Barton and
found the agent had invested ID cents in &C.
ranium. We remarked to him that it would
not flourish without the care Il woman. He
has since purchased lot and time will tell
the rest of the tale.
Kidd 81 Bro. received last week from SAM
dusky 10000 feet of lumber aad 80, 900 shin>
giles, which they will use on their track and
scale house and shute. They arc putting
things up on an extensive scale. AS soon as
they complete driving their mtries they will
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-05-04

THE st. Clairsville Presbytery held its
spring meeting in the Presbyterian
Church, at Cambridge, beginning on
Tuesday evening of last week. A very
able sermon was preached by the Mod.
orator, Rev. John G. Black, of Bellaire
Nineteen ministers and twenty-seven
elders were present from various parts
of the Presbytery which includes the
counties of Belmont, Guernsey, Noble,
Monroe, and parts of Harrison and JEFF
ferson. Rev. Samuel Mahaffey of Wash
ington, was elected Moderator, and Rev
S. w. Pringle, of Mt. Pleasant, Temporal
ry secretary. The permanent secretary,
Rev. Brown, of Bellaire, holds over
Rev. Marion Beall accepted call to
the church at Bridgeport, and the Pres
bytery will meet there at a time to be
fixed to Ordain him. Leonard Fwi-
mem, of Monroe county, was received un-
der the care of the Presbytery as can :
didate for the ministry.
On motion of Rev. Alexander, of St.
Clairsville, the following resolution con-
cerning the temperance legislation of
the Ohio Legislature, was unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, Temperance holds an i'm
portant and one of the foremost places
in promoting moral reform in our CON-
munities and is conducive of the we'll
being of our country, and especially of
our towns and cities; therefore
Resolved, That we, as a Presbytery,
heartily approve in general terms of the
Pond bill and the Smith Sunday amend
ment, and whilst these measures are not
all that we could desire, yet, if faithfully
executed by the civil authorities of our
State. must be promotive eff good re-
culfo
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-05-04
A SPRING Defence |.
How to Repel the Assaults of Ill Health-Dr
Keunedy's FAyORITE REMEDY
Means Something for You.

The months of March, April and May are the
three successive arches of q bridge which COM
meets the season of ice and sleet with that OF
leaves and roses. No less in respect to health
than of outward natural phenomena is thi
true. Spring Is a trying season for invalids,
and particularly for those who suffer, or are
liable to suffer, from BilIousness, Kidney COM
plants and Constipation of the Bowels, and
for women who are chronicaliy subject to any
OF the long catalogue OF physical ailments to
which their delicate sex is heir. Indications
Of disease in spring should be needed at once.
A fatal attack may easily result from neglect
or a disordered condition of the bowels. The
ounce of prevention may be where tons of
cure-or attempted cure-may be unaveiling
Are you vexed or troubled in spring with tns
digestion, torpid or disordered liver, we Mt OF
appetite. constipation or u feyerish state Of
the skin? II so, take without an hours uns
REMEDY. No medicine is so harmless and
yet so quick and positive In its action. 1t Is
Natures own idea, condensed and made tan
gible by human skill. not leave home
when going upon q journey without q bottle
of IL in your valise. You cannot possibly put
one dollar in any other shape where IL can
render you so essential service. The FA VOR>
ITE REMEDY Is almost 1NSTA ErANEOUS
n its action but does not tear you TO pieces
gust IL frees the Liver from Bile and sets the
machinery of your body into normal and
healthy operation. Remember: DIR. ID. Ken
nedy's FAvORlTE REMEDY. Ask your
druggist for II and take nothing else; price
One Dollar bottle.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-05-04

The Bellaire Daily Independent OF
Saturday has the following regarding
Congressional matters:
The Congressional canvass in this dis
trict taketh on queer turns at times, and
this year no man knoweth what the ont
come will be, although there is a very
strong probability of Hon. J. I. Upde-
CRAFTS denomination. State Senator Hol-
lingsworth will be the only man In the
convention backed by anything like a
solid county against him, and unfortu-
nately for Mr.. HolliDgsworth and fortu-
nately for Mr.. Updegraff, that county is
Harrison, the county that Minister
Bingham halls from. The other counties
in the district have not had their full
share, and although they may recognize
in Mr.. Holliugsworth young man of
ability, they will not give back willing
ly to Harrison what they have not had
u tug at themselves. This same rule
will likely apply to Belmont county, so
that taking the lay of the ground in
Guernsey and Noble, it is as safe as po-
litical matters ever are to predict the
denomination of Hon. Jonathan 7. Up
degraff.