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The Evening critic., 1883-03-03

REFERRING to Mr. Edmond's appoint
ment the organ sadly says that Republi-
can as District Commissioner was to be
preferred to Democrat.
Why it very sensibly refrains from stating
OF course no good reason for such foolish
assertion can be given, for the District
Commissioners should be non partisan body
One Commissioner from each of the great
parties, and the other from the Army, re-
moved from and unaffected by political
changes-such are the Commissioners con-
templated by the law establishing the pres
ent form Of District government.
Aside from the practice of giving the
minority df the Democrats are really in
minority in the District) representation
in the Government, sound policy dictates
it. For six years the Democrats controlled
the Lower House, aud during two
years of this period both Houses
of Congress. For the next
two years the Lower House will be con-
trolled by the Democrats. After March A.,
1855, the Democrats will in all human
probability have the Executive and the
Lower House, with fighting chance for
the Upper. Now, in the face of these past
facts and future probabilities, isn't it an
excess of partisan stupidity which declares
that it would be better if all the District
Commissioners were Republicans?
The Evening critic., 1883-03-03

A SYNOPSIS of Senator Van Wyck's
remarks concerning the Department of
Justice is published elsewhere. The
Senator handled Brewster, Attorney
General" without gloves, and was neither
bulldozed by the belligerent Don Cameron
nor wbeedled by the obsequious Logan.
The one clustered and threatened and the
other lifted up his voice in servile warn
ing, both equally without avail, the only
effect of their interruptions being to call
attention to the condition of the one and
the strange cowardice of the other.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-03

This popular abode Of amusement Is crowd
ed nightly by enthusiastic audiences. Manager
Snelbaker has arranged for additional at
fractions next week, which VIII be a gala week
in the history Of the Comique under Its new
management. In addition to the night perform.
ances there are matinees throughout the week.
THE NEW DIME MUSEUM.
Every resident and every visitor to Washing
ton should take in the Now Dime Museum.
Its curiosities are wonderful. open day and
night.
PROFESSOR CARPENTER.
This well-known mesmerist gives his flnal
performance at odd Fellows Hall, Navy Yard
fntg
The Evening critic., 1883-03-03
AMUSEMENTS.
NATIONAL THEATRE.

Lovers Of music and admirers of fine vocal
ism and acting will be afforded n rare treat at
Ford's Opera-Hous next week. The Hess
Acme Opera Company, a combination highly
operas OF tho English stage. The celebrated
lyric stars Henry Peakes, Mark Smith, James
Peakes, Misses Abbie Darlington, Rose Leigh
appear, supported by n splendid company OF
vocal talent. There Will be matinees Wednes-
1n Gu
The Evening critic., 1883-03-03

THE election of Mr.. Edmunds as Presi-
dent pro tenn. of the Senate to succeed Mr..
Davis is in accordance with the programme
of the Senate Republican caucus held on
February 22. THE CRITIC and the United
Press Association announced the fact that
the caucus had selected Mr.. Edmunds to
succeed Mr.. Davis. The EUening DullneSs
and the equally dull New York Associated
Press announced that it was rumored that
Nr. Edmunds had been chosen, but that the
rumor was not true. Since February %
the New York Associated Press has stuck
to its false news in the hope that its con-
slant repetition might gain for it credence.
As usual THE CRITIC was right.
The Ereniag Yesterday will, to-day, for the
first time, announce as news what THE
CRITIC printed nine days ago.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-07-10

Senator Beck, of kentucky, has told a
correspondent of the Boston W,ruld how
the tariff law was engineered through
Congress- The mass of the Republican
party, as we'll as the rest of the people,
demanded reduction OF taxation, but the
monopolsts had to he protected, so a
diminutiOn in internal revenue excise was
the tub thrown to the whale, while in
iqutous tariff duties were continued in a
bill which passed as q whole by reason OF
its saving clauses. We extract from the
interview:
Senator Beck being asked whether the Dem
ocIatic party proposed To perscvere in the at
tempt To reform the tariff, said II is absurd to
suppose that the Democratic party will either
organize the House OF Representatives or make
the Presidential canvass on the idea that the
tariff law passed last winter shall remain unGis
turbed, or that il is either wise, iusl or honest
Waving all questions as to The tariff commission
and the conduct of its members, it is only neces
sary to say that the bill it submitted was a bur
lcsque on legislation, and even on the report ac
companying it. Careful examination by the
committees of both houses developed the miScra
BILE jobbery embraced in the cunning changes of
classification made in the leading schedules in
the interest OF projected monopoics 1t showed
that each schedule was made M hy the men
who were personally interested in making Amer
lean consumers pay them high prices, and who
sought to prohibit imports and curt;,il revenues
in order to enable them 10 add the tariff tax
to the price OF their home products The rev
enues of the country and the interest of the
great mass of consumers and taxpayers received
no sort OF consideration at their hands and re-
ccvcd even less from The committee on confer
encc that finally fastened the miserable job upon
the country. The thing that is now the tariff
law OF the land has hardly as respectable title
Hayes and Wheeler received from the elccio.
raj commission it was the work Of half II dozen
will OF both houses of Congress. who violated
the trust reposed in them, and, under the party
lash and the gag law, succeeded in foisling it
upon the country. OF course they knew that
the people were camorous for the reduction of
taxes that a surplus ofover $3.50, 600, 600 beyond
what the dominant party dared TO squandcr on
star routes, supervisors and marshals of elections
custom house and internal revenue spies and
bnmmers, and the horde Of supernumeraries
everywhere, would moi be tolerated, when $25,-
100000 surplus annually was all that could be
applied on the average toward the payment
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-07-10

The hey Of tie Gulf in its over Jealous de
lE'l"c OF Judge Locke, says that the Judge has
~l't;e he has been on the bench, scrupulously all
'aned from taking any part in any and all po-
iii al fights, campaigns or contests of any de
-tI.ption.'
Brother Cranes memory is very defective if
IL tloes't recocct that Judge Locke, after his
appointment as Judge OF the United States
court for the Southern District of Florida, ran
toi the office of State Senator from the district
composed of the counties OF Manatee and Mon
loo that he was defeated, but, with the aid of
oilers OF his political faith, stole the seat Of Hon
v tlter G. Maloney, Jr., the man who was elected
i'y the people that he held this seat until com
lHiicd To Nacatc ii and return to his proper post
hy instructions from Washington. Oh, yes he
has. scrupulously abstained from taking any
past iii any and all political fights, campaigns or
contests of any description !-Tampa 1rtbune,
true 30
Mr.. Locke, with the commission of
Judge of the Southern District in his
pocket, held on to the seat in the Senate to
which he knew Maloney had been elected,
and took an active part in the Senatorial
election OF 1873 as an earnest supporter
OF Osborn. When he found that the
man to whom he owed the .Judgeship
could not be reelected, he skipped away
between two suns. not thinking it worth
while to resign the seat which he bad
occupied by barefaced fraud 1t may be
we'll enough to recall the further fact that
the Introduction Of resolution in the
House Of Representatives at Washington
b. Mr.. Niblack, of Indiana, looking to
the impeachment of Mr.. Locke for his
conduct in serving as a member of the
Legislature while he was at the same
time United States Judge, information
Of which was received here on the day
Of the Judges hasty departure, was the
Immediate cause of his flight But for
this he would no doubt have held on to
the close Of the session and drawn his pay
as member. 1t was no unusual thing in
those days for Federal officer to hold
a the same time one or more State Offices
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Assessment ON Railroad Prop
RrfV.

The railroad companies in Florida, as
elsewhere, are not forward in returning
their property for taxation. The law,
however, makes it the duty of the Comp
troler to make the assessment when there
i failure to do so by the proper railroad
officials. Last year the assessment was
made by the State and the valuation
placed at 81, 49,, 1920. This year there
ba~ been a like remissness and the prop
'rty has been again assessed by the State.
The valuation for 1883 is placed at S.
."H,2o9.72, not including therein the
Jacksonville and st. Augustine railroad.
Telegraph assessment for the current
Year is put at $4,000 Tax assessors
may increase the railroad assessment, but
arr not likely to reduce it. The valuation
j. only on track, &c, and does not include
lands or depot buildings.
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~ pa Tribune. June 80. !

The Madison Recorder says that The reaction
n sentiment in South Florida toward Governor
i'i'X ham IS very gratifying to The Governor 5
TT, ad~ in The Northern part of The State 1t is
ttI- that there has been reaction to certain
.>iant occasioned by the assurance that he is
n"t doing all in his power to secure transporta-
s.'a Facilities for our section but the reaction is
rui complete and the people have not fallen into
~ "Airrme admiration for the present admins
= zion and lis measures. The pendulum of pop
mar opinion will not swing SO far to the other
,ytr RENE as 10 render the votes OF South Florida
a are thing for the Governor in the Senatorial
~ t'iion.
The time will come, perhaps, and that
Very speedily, when "the present admin
i>iration and it's measures " will be looked
t;ton as having contributed more than
any previous administration to the devcl-
9Imcnt of the whole State And what
sill have brought this development
aaout more than any single measure will
l'rve to have been, in our Judgment, the
'Ntrication of the public lands from en-
bAlrasSment and the application of the
balance to purposes OF railroad building
purposes which never could have been
a, emphasized without the uch-abused
. four million sale had previously been
made. We feel confident, too, that better
transportation facilities for South Florida,
and indeed, for all parts of the State,
itare never for a moment been lost sight
II III any measure the present admin
'slration has had in contemplation or has
been able to control or influence. The
lHi>chood that "the Governor" has his
~" on the Senate and is intriguing to
hat end should not, we venture to say,
l." c"ntidcd in by our Tampa cotcmporary.
It originated with enemies who take
more pleasure in lying than in telling the
truth. We do not believe that Governor
HIoNham gives to that position or any
euler, when. his present term shall expire,
a moments serious thought. We appre-
h.ald- that he is more concerned about
closing his administration with credit to
! binsclf and benefit to his native State
| lhtn about his own political future
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Tragic Death im Wal ulla.

+" This earth entombs those victims thc state wh;s
fell glorious sacrifice TO zeal.
Eddor Fiordii"a A public calamity has be.
fallen us. Our much beloved physician, d. K:
+. Hose, is dead. With manifold sorrows 10 !.
chronicle the tragic event The aftcivc reality.
of his untimely demise has shocked oar entir
community. He bid his family All afIcctinma,{
farewell on the morning of the 2Sfh oi June gui.
in his buggy, and drove off to visit his son Joint
residing on the Ocklockonce river In order e.:
reach the place Of his destination, it was ncres
sary to cross the Sopchoppy river lis hc.,l-
waters one of The most dismal and unimvir.nus
streams. Generally the river is torolable bul al
times becomes swollen from rains as ia make
it impossible, which, unfortunately The case
on that occasion The nunlaton Of TIN. wajrls
had 50 INSTRUCTED the road as to make il inli>
cernabe, and without knowing the impcndn4r,-
danger he drove his horse in that weird turbn
lent, supernatural stream, 10 find lonely srpul
chre His horse, too, was drowned. How lena
cously did the poor fellow Struggle against his !:
inevitable doom, and almost, too, achieved vic
tory, for removing his horse il WAS discovered, :;
that he had managed 10 cut every part OF thc
harness, save the lines If he had succeeded in
discngagcd, would have swan ashore with him
The Doctor could not swim. The lines .lad.i
got entanged under the wheels OF the buggy 4
Alas , this earth entombs lis victims Afel i
seeking every method which human ingcnnit,
could suggest and realizing the sad power 81 !.
fate despondingly abandoned his hope o lite :.
and to grim death surrendered->unk To the bo,
tom OF the troubled waters 10 rise no more u
living man. His corpse was The most CHASTITY
spectacle ever behelh. His face was entirely ca
ten off by hideous monsters.
The Doctor migrated to this county in tn,
spring OF 1879, casting his lot among strangers
but soon, by his manly department, unswery ,ne
integrity, fidelity and zeal won the confidence. of 4
our people The bereayed family have INV
deepest sympathies in their attliction.
" OLD NAT" !.
CRAWFORDVIILE July I 1SS:;
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florida ARrlculturist.
Sslsnnc.

We have noticed in several parts of the State
/. large patches of sllmac growing wild Our ma
/ i've population are not aware that il might be
siithcicd, dried and sold AT remuneratiye prices
therc IS : great quantity OF it growing about
Spring Camden and Clifton settlement, and also
OH III" coast. We clip from an exchange the
I'dlow lng method OF preparing il for market
The sunac should be gathered while the sap
!" stu III The leaf, say in July and August The
!; '''avcS may be permitted 10 wilt in ne sun.
'iouGh the curing mus be done under cover, 50
IL prevent them being burned by the sun or get
wet trcm dew or rain. This process will require
II least month To thoroughly dry the leaves.
AS the ltaN cS readily absorb dumpness they must
mot be packed for market save in dry weather.
taking these precautions the leaves will retain
rae color rs while on the bush and are more
,Eeablc In stripping the branches of their
leaves the plant is liable to be killed therefore
In is better 10 cut the stalk off close to the ground
al the roots will live and produce another next
year. The leaves can be dried more uniformly
on The branches and less liable 10 heat or become
.hiouldy than when stripped. Once cured, the
leaves can be pulled of and separated from the
.snms by the aid of fne-tooth rake
1t Is crop of considerable value, and one
.%hich doubtless could he cultivated to advantage
3 any rntc that which grows wild is worth too
'huch To he allowed To waste, and will amply
repay those who gather it provided they follow
the above suggestions and deliver it To dealers
III first rate order.
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UIiI Tx I''-'T HUN
Comfort for the DiscOmsOlate.
Alternative writ qnnshed.
;. \ Finley, for l;elator.

Malnr ~ Clair Abrams seems determined Ia
provoke N- to the manifestation OF Il hostility
which W. do not feel In last weeks TavartS
'!tt'td lac has an article whose intemperatcneSs
II lapguHgr prccudcS the possibility and ohvi
atcs the hcccs>ity OF a detailed reply. When a
tnih i 81 angry that profanity must he resOrted
:" III order to give expression to his feelings he
) bcynnd the reach al argument and we do not
attach >Iibclcnt importance To the matter To en-
ter lrto a Wal OF words. We content ourselves
With assuring the Major that his notion that
come member of the Times Inton staff Is actua-
eel by luminosity tow ards him is ridiculous
lifcF' Is not a member Of our staff who has the
!ainf> idea OF what articles me refers to as con
tanning malignant attacks upon him and his en-
t"lpl'ses. We assure him again that the state
laeni reproduced from Dun's circular was copied
10 good iith as 4 mere matter OF business news
such rs sc are cullng every week for the Nlfor-
nation at our readers, and without Il particle Ol
jiwIll
I'll" charge that the statement was sent ont by
rs a m Associated Press dispatch is without
y shadow Of foundation Ii the news had first
GONE to II instead OF being copied from North
ern publication, ii would have been our duty To
Send II amt We should have done 50. But no dis
patch OF any kind was sent from our office in re-
gald to IT, The truth is that the Major very
naturally attaches tar more importance to the
matter than we did A failure IN business is not
:" rare an occurrence that lis announcement by
commercial agency should set an editor to roll
ing his eyes in a fine frenzy
\ Not being rrIatcd in the slightest degree
however, by the Majors rasping language we
trpeif W hat we have said before, that we regret
having made the announcement. The sincerity
81 our regret IS demonstrated by the fact that we
Rave done All III our power To repair any injury
illat may have resulted from it.
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the public debt till the bonds of 1907 matur e.
The reduction made in internal revenue taxation
was the only real relief given. As TO that, both
parties were substantially agreed. The reduc-
ton of the tobacco tax from 16 cents to 3 cents
pound was made on my motion and had in
troduccd bills to remove the taxation frsm the
capital and deposits Of banks, hoping thus to
cheaper money to the people by reducing inter
est. The other things, such as patent medicines
and matches, were immaterial, and We hoped TO
Sc, clear OF some, indeed many, OF the swarm of
Officials who are prying into everybody's bus
mess but are really paid out of The Treasury as
the cheapest means of maintaining standing
army OF political crusaders in the interest Of the
Republican party. The wire pullers for the
tariff protectonsls knew that the internal rev
cnuc potion of the bill, which neither the tariff
commission nor the conference committee had
ANY thing to do with, would pull through many
OF their schemes of plumber, and they used 1t to
the best advantage. Even Senator Sherman, in
IN interview published in the Commercial Gdzete
March Il, avowcd that the internal revenue re-
duction saved the tariff
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From the Thomasvile 1imc-. j sly
Tho masVilIe, TaIlahasSee and
Gulf Railroad.

1t was expected that the lin" 10 be run
by this Company from Ih"nia~Niile to
Tallahassee would have been decided at
the meeting held IN Tallaha~.ce last Tues
day, but, owing to the fact that several
OF the subscriptions to the road were not
IN proper form, the decision was post
poned until the Stockholders meeting to
be held on the lth inst. The postpone
ment was made ri the earnest request OF
subscribers on the different routes to cna-
bic them to have these informal suh~crip-
tlons made in proper am! binding form,
and III the meantime il any additional
subscriptions can be had they can be sent
in by the 9th inst, To- : g. McLcndon.
ESD, attorney for The road At this place.
1t will cause but a few days delay in de
Gliding on the line, and none in beginning
the work, which coul! not be commenced
until after the 18th inst. Those who are
anxious as to the particular line to be run,
can have a little more time to show their
zeal and strength, and il is expected that
the decision Of the stockholders meeting
will be known here on the 18th We learn
that 1t is intended to begin the work in
earnest very quickly and to press it with
great activity.
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CRAwFoRDvILLE, July 4, 1888.
From the Barlow Informant
The Tampa Tribune and the Gov
ernOrship.

Isn't the Tribune a little previous in its fears
that Judge Mitchell will be slaughtered by !,
premature announcement of his name as a sf,iI
able candidate for Governor? We think So.
most assuredly and, we think, also, that he has
not been brought out, as to that matter, for WE
chance to know that he very positively refuses
to be brought out, or to come out and because.
the people who are alive to the wants OF the
State frequently name him as the proper man for
the place, does not injure him in the least for il
is we'll known that it is not of his seeking at all
but spontaneous expression OF popular Senii
ment that turns to him in the natural fitnes, ct
things.
The Intormdnt would not assume to call hn
out, or to nominate him without his consent, 1T
any time, but as a newspaper it tries to reflect
public sentiment in lis locality, and when the
Democracy in regular convention call ON She
Judge, or any other man, 10 take the gubcila-
torial candidacy, shall not recngniz any RIGHT
to refuse the trust.
1t is demalt"gucs and tIickstcls that slaughter
aspirAnts for office and not the casual eNpr. ss.n
OF public sentiment preference Therefore,
the 1rtbnhe may II at ease for many monlii,
e.
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to wait for dryer times. The town has a
curious history. Once 81. Louis people
went there shopping, it grew t" be a city
of 1000 inhabitants, and was the terrific
rial capital of Illinois. But the location
was against it when railroads and the real
growth Of the State came, business went
away, and in the end the town site itself
must disappear. At first IT stood on a
peninsula, formed hy the Mississippi and
kaska>kia river this long since became
an island, and the great river is rapidly
carrying that away.
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The Tampa Tribune says we implIcdly threaten
the $ F. r. r. Company with a law suit il they
do no; come To Barlow. We make no threats.
implied or otherwise, but the charter of that read
requires the company to build to Barlow, ard
the land grant is on profile filed with the 81,
Rotary of State, and they have no rights outside
of charter limits. 1t is claimed, however, that
they intend 10 build on their charter To the lnl.r
section OF the j., T. 4 X. w road, and then n4e
its branch to Tampa. We hold as Il legal maNi
that railroad company is creature of law, a,.d
is whole body. or no body at all, and a charter
cannot be cut into parts and be parceled ont a,
another corporate body, distinct from the olg
nal. In other words franchise to build rail
road is whole, and cannot be divided Thee
fore, if the people submit to such n wrong as i,
said to be proposed, they deserve robbery
for their negligence. But we do not think The,
will submit, and we feel sure the Governor am.
Atiorney-General will not allow such a usurpl
ton as this
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MIR. Charles A. Choate has comm

Mr.. Charles A. Choate has compiled
the newspaper statistics of Florida for
Kirk Munroe's Florida -4unual, and as
certalns that there are seventy papers
published in the State AS most of these
papers exchange" with all the others in
the State the amount Of solid enjoyment
guaranteed to editors in reading them all
may readily be imagined. But speaking
of the Amnual-it will be valuable pub
lication, very complete in it's compilation
of facts, instructive and interesting, as
Mr.. Munroe has enlisted in his aid the
pens of accomplished writer's in and of
the State, whose experience and facilities
guarantee most excellent work.