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

-AOf course Mr.. Davidson voted eall
right in the Speakership election
The Ocala Banner estimates the loss
by the fire at four hundred thoussssd dol
lars
The ksmet company are going to
have new town on the east side of Lake
Dorr, in Orange county, says the Altoona
Argus.
Before his departure for Washington
Senator G. W. Jones was banqueted by
the gentlemen of the {" 0sccola taub ., of
Pensacola. N
Mir. J. A. Buckner succeeds Judge
Graham as editor of tire Calf Coast Pc
yress, and obviously knows how to ase
the journalistic pen efiectiN civ
- Mr. Frank +. Harris, native Tsl)a-
hasseean, and q journalist of much ability,
will soon start paper in Ocals caltF'l
the Semi Weekly Blade 1t will BE- a
keen one.
The fine steamer DeIssrv WAS burned
at her wharf in jacksonville on the morn
ing of the 3D. The boat was built 40
years ago at cost of $7s.O0O, and Was
insured for $4,000.
The Ocala Banner did not /" miss All
ISSUE" for one of the proprletorH with
characteristic enterprise took the fast
train after the office was burned, ran os er
TO Palatka and had small sheel printed
there, thus securing the validity :of legal
publications.
Wonder if the Atlanta Con xtitt1fc,.
is AS proud az a hen with one chicken offer
its one Georgia vote for Randall? t5r-
haps it has concluded that it docs not
carry the Democratic party Of Georgia in
its breaches pocket, if joe Brown ISL
there.
-Mcssrs. OConnor < Go. will s.on
commence the publication IN Pensacola Of
The Pensdcoiia,e, an eight page newspa-
per- PROFESSIONALLY it will he brilliant
journal, for it will be edited by Major
Ben. Robinson and John UConno4. We
don't venture to PREDICT" We g record
it," that they will /" make things aivelf'
One of the best signs in the political
outlook is the tone of tire New York
Herald, which is one Of the most adroit
posturers in the newspaper world, leaning
to the stronger side with almost un varying
ssgacity. It's attitude now indicates that
it is coming to the conclusion tha{ it liz; a
tolerably safe thing to % on the rigAt
side-the democratic party,
The Leesburg, Fla, Wars comes e.
us in mourning for its late cditos, r. +
Collev, Esq, native of Monroe coun, j,
Ala, who died in Leesburs on the 2s:h
ultino, aged twenty-five years. Mr. Cot
ley was rising member ri the legal pro
iession, a journalist Of more than average
ability, and gentleman whose amiahl'
qualities endearcd him to many frends
The Tropical Parndi@e of the hsAr
Instant announces the dissolution of tt,'
firm of Frank, Finley d O., Mr. lFrapL
retiring from connection with the LAX,
City Reporter and continuing the pn'ai
cation OF the Paradise in Jacksonville IT
fine new Office OF course the Reports,
will continue to flourish as one Soi tht
best papers OF the State under the man
agement Of Messrs. Finley ard Ives.
The Democratic party retur ps II.
power in the House of Representatives.
after an absence of two years. 1t retun'
with larger majority than i, had ii issa
or in 1877, or even in 1879. III "a.
Forty-sixth Congress the Democratic ma
jority was 10; in the Forty fifth, 10; snt
in the Forty-fourth, so. This winte1
there are 1914 Democrats in the Hou$e, ant
lla Republicans; the democratic lna
.lority is Is. :.
Senators Jones and Call have Iintrs
duced bills for erection OF public buila
ings in Jacksonville and Kew West. a
government building is needed in Italia
bassee, and as there il plenty of serpla
money we hope hundred THOUSAND dol
lars, or more, will be appropriated b IT,;
end. The building is needed for the uste
of the T. S. Courts, Post-oftice, Survbyorg
Office, etc, and the paramount claims 4
the capital city OF the State should bot Il
overlooked. .
"A charge OF more than Eve cent? ps
mile passenger fare on any Florida raai
road is unlawful, and any officer or Agea
OF any railroad who 80 violates the hw il
&. guilty of simple mislcmeanor, AID al
complaint of the person wroslGcd mhy b
brought before the nearest conrt of buris
diction, and upon conviction punished b.
fine of not less than twenty nor more
than one hundred dollars. TIE thrc@ cen:
a mile law was repealed in that provisin'
by amending act of legislature y earl.
three years ago.
1t would seem that the 1Enes
Lnion's peculiar theory OF +journh lisn
to suit the tastes of everybody"
warped to a degree, as i; selects for pub
LEGATION under the heading State Pol
tics " unjust, false, slanderons thugs sal
of the State administration, or Of worth:
public men by prohipate publications