The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-11


Editors F1oridian. After leaving your pictur-
esque city, reached the goodly town Of Bronson
at 100 P. N. of 26th to attend our Circuit Court,
but on account OF the sickness of our Judge
King, we had no spring term. Our people sym
pathize with Judge King, and hope he will have
q very speedy restoration to health. We have
had no court in Levy for two and half years,
and in all that time we have only ten State cases
waiting to be disposed of-one murder case two
ceS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark, of Asbury Park, Pa,
have opened a hotel in Bronson, and are pre-
pared to accommodate the travelling public.
They keep frst-class house, and rumor says
they will put ups 40reom hotel in Bronson next
summer
The farmers have marketed about seven
sighths of their crops at good prices. Levy
got the premium at Louisville for the best bale
Of sea island cotton. Now, Mr.. Editor, Levy
came in direct competition with the South Caro-
lima sea island cotton and carried away the first
prize. Who says we cannot compete. Let Levy
county 60 TO the head on sea island cotton.
CEDAR KEY
| found greatly agiated over the Temperance
y,
knotty and troublesome issue 1t is in many
portions of the State arraying the people against
each other and stirring up bad blood, and violence
has followed. l am for temperance but not
Maine Law " nor violence, in trying to inforce
even the present law. l am equally opposed to
wild fanaticism-that has taken possession Of
some of the temperance advocates If this liquor
question is not more wisely and judiciously han
died in the future than in the past / am fearful
it may prove an injury instead OF q good in the
different States where the issue has been made,
the party making the issue and trying to carry
the load has invariably sufferd defeat, and il is
surprising what devout and ambitious temper
ance men you nnd in our lellow-citzens holding
Federal Office in Florida now. Now, am con-
strained to believe they are actuated by purely
party interest, from all can gather from the
masses they would council caution and to make
haste slow in orther words be temperate.
WALDO
is improving very rapidly, and immigration il
coming in quite fast saw Captain John B.
Johnson of the Aduertiser. who by the way is a
very strong friend of the FLoRlDIAN. The Ad-
sertiser is fast gaining ground under Captain
Johnson's able management Long may they
waive.
l reached here this P II. and find the major
portion of the business part of this thriving
young city in ashes at least twO-thrds of the
business houses are a smouldering mass OF ruins
The two large hotels were burned, one valued al
100000 and the other at $50 OOO both new.
The origin OF the tre is not yet known, and
when / made inquiry as to how the fire Orig
mated was informed that the matter was being
investigated. was soon convinced that suspi-
cion was surely pointing toward some one.
Should it prove the work of an incendiary hang
ing will be too good for the villain. Only two
days have passed since the great fire and find
the people going TO work to at once REBUILD
This is a plucky people and nothing daunted,
and predict that in two years you will not see
marks of the fire, and every burnt place will be
rebuilt and fine structures will occupy the place
of the OLD and unsightly buildings. Captain Ag-
new and Mr.. Brown are going to work to erect
two fine hotels and have them ready for next
season. Ocala is think, destined to be one Of
the very largest inland towns in Florida. | met
General Finlev, Colonel Gary Captain Agnew,
Mr.. Reardon, Dr. Gary and many others who are
actively working for this portion of Florida.
Let Tallahassee and Leon county 60 and do like
wise, and the result will be immigration de
mand for land
l mad the people here, az elsewhere in the
state, very much excited over the contest for
Speaker of the Forty eigth Congress, and all
agree that Mr.. Davidson will not reflect the
views wishes of the people if he does not
vote for Mr. Carlisle, of Kentucky. There is
no doubt OF coalition between Mr.. 8. J. Ran
dali and Mr.. Samuel j. Tlden, which means
foisting Randall upon the Democracy and war
tariff upon the people of the South. Our mate
rial salvation is in a revision Of this oppressive
tariff. Mr.. Tilden would consign the South to
ruin and oblivion to carry out his pet ideas and
make few millions. Tilden is as much OF
political trader as John Kelly, and if Mr. Kelly
must 60 to the rear suggest that the Democracy
send Tden with him. Mr.. Tilden said in his
dispatches to Mr. WattersOn and the Cincinnati
Convention, that he had chosen for himself re-
tirement from political life. Now we are will
ing, so far we are concerned, to continue that
retirement But We sec him jumping up every
now and again as a political boss TO die
tate TO the Democracy who they must elect
for Speaker and nominate fer President.
think l but express the views of q very large
majority of our people in Florida when l say
Mr. Tilden and Kelly to the rear.
Ere this reaches the readers Of your largely
circulated paper the contest for Speaker will be
over. Whether victorious or defeated the mass
of the people in Florida are for and with Mr..
John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky, yet money and a
promise of chairmsnships Of the important COM
mittees may cause some of our Southern men to
forget their constituents to aggrandise themselves
and 60 10 Mr.. Randall, who. If he is vile enough
10 run the sectional issue, would not hesitate TO
auction the chairmanships for the Speakership
few days, and we will have the sequel. (Lct us
wait as well as pray.)
20 from here to Bro0ksville and will write
you from the ST. Johns country.
Yours truly, W. H. SEBRING.