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Jacksonville Times Union.l
A SMALLPOX Remedy.

Mr. c. L. Robinson, of this city, sends lbs tse
following, which was forwarded some years ako
to the Stockton (Cal) Herald, and which ia.
presses him (Alr. Robinson) as being quite y;si
liable and particularly appropriate just now n
here With append recipe which hss teen
used 10 my Knowledge in hundreds of cases al
will prevent or cure the smallpox though Nae
piiings are filling. When Jenner disooyefad
cow-rox In England the world of science hIsySd
an avalanche of fame upon his head, bur iwsltsn
the most scientific school of medicine in the wStsi
that OF Paris-published this recipe az alpaka-
cea Tor smallpox, il passed UNDECIDED. L, ID as
whaling rs fate, and conqucrs in every inssaBee.
IL Is harmless when taken by a well person Z IL,
viii also cure scarlet tever Here is the rttnae
rs have used H. and cured my children 1T ss,Er
let fever; here ii is have used it to ea,re,k4,e
smallpox when learned physicians said ,h4lsa-
ticn' NUS die il cured: Snphaie OF zinc .k,ne
grain; fnx-Siovc, (deilalisJ one grain half O
itnsI"'onfrl at sugai ; mix with two tablp.apNtn.
f''> ol water. When thoroughly mixed Mid
tour ounces al water Take spoonful exrs
h"nr. Either disease will disappear in iwtfrc
hours. For child, smaller doses, according I,
age. II counties would compel their physcj,sns
to use this there would be n" need oil pes; holds
II you value advice ard experience, use thiJ ssr
that terrible disease" IL
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ministration ~ certain editorial germs
Of independents " were hooked md
astonished By "a - ensut eriminality
Of such meanly yiIl oat1ag against
repute-- which q shan his blood 70
the upright man = ilsA But when these
undessrved and nd ~ ioas attscks upon
the character d Aawh6se public acts
were NOT only blsmeless, but able and
praiseworthg, wsrs continued, We ceased
20 b surpsised We surrendered that
there were many other sinners than these
IN the world. wko were daily committing
murder, burglary. arson aud other sorts
of crimes, and why be astonished that
these criminals Who, - our laws are
framed, cannos b made felons, should
shamslss.iy psrsist in perpetrating their
assaults on GOOD name and fame? Il is
simply to b imputed to the innate sin
which dulls the conscience and prompts
the commission pf other sorts of crime
but holder and more manly crime than
this base snd coWaFdly abuse Of the press
for that challenges the forfeiture of life or
liberty. A free press is the right hand
of the peoples cause, but a licentious
press il the peoples curse.
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Grand Ledge 1. o. o. r. Of pl.r,a.

Tuesday last the r. W. Grand Lodge l. q. d
IT,, of the State Of Florida. met in Pensacola Z.
the twenty eighth annual session, which CONT,
ued three days. Representative members Of II.
Order who attended from Tallahassee tell "a q
the sxcelien, entertainment provided by n
brethren and other citizens Of Pensacola, Win
succeeded In making the visit thoroughly Pleas
ant To their guests. The programme of hospiia.
BILE proceedings included an excursion on he
magnificent bay, visit TO the forts and navy yard
drives around the city and suburbs. and complL
mentsry tickets to opera house performances
The business OF the session was satisfactorlly
transacted, and The following officers were duly
installed:
EIectipe O6Ieera-Dr. Joseph Y Porter, of Kev
West Grand Master; j. A. Hooton, of Penss,,
cola, Deputy Grand Master Samuel Pasco. of
Monticello. Grand Warden W. II. McIntosA.
Jr., of Tallahassee. Grand Secretary; Hen1
Bernhard, of Monticello, Grand Treasurer.
Appotntiue OfScers-N. G. Petit, of Waldo, 9.
Marshall; Geo. 8. Hallmark, of Warrington. q.
Chaplain; Jacob HUFF. Of jacksonville, g. Con
ductor w. F. Sylvester. OF Ellaville. G. Guar
dian. W. b. Chancey, OF Tallahassee. g. Herald
District Deputy Grand Masters.-A. j. Russell,
Of Jacksonville; A. A. Thompson, of Waldo:
w. N. Baker, OF Tallahassee John Darling, Of
Tampa Geo. s. Hallmark, of Warrington; r
F. Cisrk, of Elaville; 81. J. Stewart, Of Jasper
The next annual session will be held in Key
West, April II, 1884.
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A Sanitary Reform DemanaeA.

A physician Of this city informs us that most
pf the beef offered for sale In the city market b
poor in quality and decidedly unWholesome, ed
its continued use viii certainly result in the Z.
rious impairment of health. Conversing furtha
upon the subject he manifested much concern
for the public health, emphatically asserted that
It was totally unfit for human consumption, and
that its sale should be prohibited.
Upon inquiry we ascertained that the hotel
men do not depend on the city market for their
meats Some of them get portion of their beef
from Tennessee and the remainder from farmers
in the country who stabilized their beef cattle.
And plumbers of persons never go to the market
no more than If there were none In the city
This Is a matter of grave importance, demand.
ing promp, and decisive relief measures. The
City Council would act wisely to take cogni-
zanee Of this matter at once, and If there is no
remedy 10 existing ordinances, they should with
out delay pass an ordinance to correct this men,
acing evil and to regulate the sale of all meats,
vegetables, &c, 10 the city. 1t should provide
for the appointment OF an inspector, whose duty
it shall be TO attend the market every morning
and Inspect all articles offered for sale, and TO
condemn such as are unfit for use or not condu-
Give 10 health Either the Clerk or Tax Collec-
tor might perform this duty for proper consid-
GRAFTON. The ordinance should also prescribe
fine or other penalty for the sale of any article
of food after 1t has been condemned by the in
specter, or for its coniscation and burial at the
expense Of the party owning or offering the
same for sale.
The public health is matter of paramount
Importance to all, and every good citizen viii
earnestly and heartily endorse any measure cal
cniatei to improve the sanitary condition OF our
city
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and make ilne display. No one could
be 10 better position than Mr BFinisy %
give Florida u fair showing " = the
great exposition
HtItLs NttA0Hs AkSU -
Infennernee Craeicaonns.


InteAperase Crisicasne.
Two or three South Florida newspapers have
taken up The role OF censon upon the State Ad-
ministration. 1t seems to Us that these censors
neither represent the views Of the people Of South
Florida NOR of any class except the straight.ouf
opponents Of the Democratic party.
Specific criticism OF any action Of the the Gov
ernor, which they deem open to censure, would
be within the province Of that independence
which the press should always retain. bat a-gen-
eral denunciation without specific allegations,
a reiteration of ring management" Captain
Dyke" etc. seems to US to lack all basis Of fair
criticism, and to rest apparently upon mere pre-
judice or covert hostility to the party which has
elected Governor Bloxham as its chosen admin
istrator of the affairs of the State 1t has seemed
to some of as at a distance that South Florida,
as represented by some of its newspapers, ap.
pearcd to imagine itself 10 position hostile to
the rest of the State, or thought the rest Of the
State hostile TO it.
The very liberal grants OF lands to half a score
of railroads designed to benefit that section, the
general disposition of the press of the State, in
which we have largely participated, to publish
everything favorable TO the growth and pros
perity of South Florida, the selection Of two
members of the State administration and the
Lieutenant Governor from what is certainly not
the most populous part OF the State, has shown,
we think, the sympathy and good will of the
Democratic administration and the Democratic
party with South Florida This sympathy, If II
could be affected by the utterances of certain
nouenonoro ,vould cart~inlv no laoaanpd nv the
course they pursue.
In view of the importance OF the elections OF
1884 the Democratic party of Florida should be
a unit. The Republican leaders at Washington
already count on the divisions and discussions
in the Democratic party, fomented by the so
called Independent movement to make Florida
Republican State. Shall we allow them to do so
and carry US back into the condition of 1876, when
our electoral vote was fraudulently taken from Us
and counted in favor of the man who was not
elected? If our South Florida friends are afraid
of rings would they prefer the Radical rings of the
days of Siearns and Hart, etc., which controlled
the affairs OF the State, the days of 8 to per
cent. taxes, the days of scrip and county indebt-
edness-the days when men who were not elected
were counted in?
For ourselves we must confess our only nope
of good Stale or Federal government is in the
Democratic party. We believe in the selection
of our ablest, wisest and most honest men for
public office; we believe in temperately CRITICS
ing the acts of our Legislators our executive
officers when we think they are wrong, but not
indulging in general disparagement and denun-
citation of the men whom we have elected and
supported
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The Southern Exposition at
Louisville.

We have received a circular of the
"Southern Exposition which will open
at Louisville, KY, on the lst of August
next. Some idea of the proposed magni-
tude of the affair may be inferred from a
comparison of the dimensions of the main
building with those of other notable ex-
positions. This at Louisville will cover
677, 400 feet that at Atlanta covered lo7,-
$50; at Paris, in 1868, 456,92s; at the
Philadelphia Centennial, of 1876, S72, 800
or less than one-sixth larger than this
building now being erected at Louisville.
We ask attention to the following:
TO Tie People Of Florida.
Having been appointed by Governor Blox-
ham 70 represent The State of Florida at the
Louisville Exhibition In August next. | solicit
nom the people of Florida samples of the aeri-
cultural, mineral, and all other products that
VIII tend TO attract capitalists TO the capabilities
OF this state. am serving the State without
any desire Of remuneration for so doing, aud all
samples sent to me will be sold after the exhibi-
taon u over and the proceeds RENTED to the
ownerA ] request the support OF the press of
the State In this undertaking, as II is my wish
represented. T. &c BRrNLY.
Louisville, KY.
Mr. Brinley, who has been appointed by
Governor Bloxham in above capacity, lie
well known in Florida, is the owner Of
much properly in the Peninsula, and has
. residence It DeLand, Volusia county.
Az one Of the wealthy and leading oiti-
sens Of Louisville he was the first to sug-
gsst the grand exposition enterprise, and
the hrst 20 subscribe means to carry it
out. He win receive no remuneration
TOT HE services and, = BE- says in letter
- the Governor; / have desire 10 fill
The place only 70 do What | oan for the
stase q Florida 4 % uot expect psy for
nay time al 4. eul N,ns i thai shs
peeple a llosi a - ~ pso1lnsts
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M.diDon otk1sxiIs oinsd ~ ~ over
thsow Of sRadkcnl ne1ls aad proni-
le1cyf' Asids - ~ bsGler govern
lnent enjoyed asine il State sarss
10 hsr peopls ~ - afyingly felt
by every taskpays 4 H. last four
years of Redllel : mssls, beginning
with 1873 and eading with 1919, the
State taxes assessed ID MAdison amounted
to ee7, s2s.a4, o. m average Of tle,s55..
81 year, while during the hist four
years Of Bourbon " administration
(ls7s, 1850, 1881 and 1851 che gross
State tn sssesssd was cal, l7s.0s, m Az.
ersge Of Oh, sos. o9a year, showing an sg-
gregate decrease in these years Of e2e, $780,
l6, being saving to the people Of the
county Of ovsr te,5ss year. Other
counties have felt the benefit resulting
from change Of government 10 greater
extent There has been saving to
Leon, for example, Of ga, ses.7s in State
taxes alone In the last four years a. COM
pared with those assessed during the same
period under the Radicals, or an average
Of $ls,le7 . year. Taking the whole
State together the decrease in State
taxes, duriug the same period, has aver
aged over &l29, 900 q yeari
Now we think that the Neso Era had
better take another tack. 1t evidently
knows nothing of the subject on which it
affects to be 90 well informed. A few
practical facts, which every taxpayer can
furnish, will convict it of ignorance or
something worse, to-wit: premeditated
intention to deceive it's readers.
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Tae following civil appointments have been
made by the Governor and duly commissioners
during the past week
John Harris, to be County Commissioner for
Polk county.
James W. Hathaway. to be County Commis-
sioner for Holmes county
D. a. McDougald, to be County Commits -
er Tor Gadsden county,
John Hooker, TO be County Commissioner for
Polk county
NJ. g. Clayton, to be County Surveyor for Su-
wannce county
A. Ludervig, TO be Auctioneer tor Franklin
county
J. @; Rnge, to be Member Boad Health for
Franklin county.
T. McCrary, to be Superintendent Schools
for Polk county
James Powell, TO he Justice of the Peace for
Alnchua county
John G, Bedford, to he Justice of the Peace
tr Wilton county.
NJ F. Papy, to be Justice of the Peace for
Leon county
W. E. Shuler, to be Assessor Of Taxes for Lii
eriy county.
n. 8. Solomon, To be County Judge for Lii
erty county.
V. B. Mcleod. 10 be Collector of Revenue 70.
Wal'on county
Peter Brown, 10 be County Commissioner for
Manatee county,
Francis Marschalk; 10 be Auctioneer Tor Is
NmbM county.
Charles ]. Holmes, 10 be Justice Of the Peace
For .Holmes county.
f. J. Seward, 10 be Superintendent OF Schools
tos Manatee county
James Pritchard TO be Notary Public State At
large
:. d H. Norris, TO be County Commissioner for
Manaiee county.
]. A. EllemaIl, to be Sheriff for Nassau county
Henry Winter, Commissioner Piloiage, for
Levy county.
nc N. Carroll, TO be County Commissioner for
HdlHes county.
r +. L'Engie. Member Board Health for Du-
val county.
], W. Whitney, To be Notary Public State at
large
George w. Cock. to be Assessor of Taxes for
Washington county
Jshn w. Bush, 10 be Assessor Of Taxes Tor
Calhoun county.
I. ]. Porter Perry, 10 be Notary Public for Mad
isOsFcOunty.
Moses n. Mccall. to be County Conmissiasse
for Lafayette county
J, l., Burton, to be Justice Of the ksees w
Putnam county. - e..
F. 0. Gwynu, to be County esfseyOl 'Of
Menroe county.
& Paul Hatch, 70 be County tom m's'ouei 'oi
Lafayette county.
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Another Florida Daily.

Jacksonville has another daily, the
Erening Herald, Ashmead Brothers pub
fishers, price IS per annum. The publish
ers say sour aim is newsy, gossipy,
reliable, strictly family newspaper, pure
and elevating in morals; we claim the
support of our friends and the public in
general. We will give full Geographic
dispatches, and all the latest news up to
hour of ISSUE" The names of the edi-
tors and managers are assurance that
journalistic talent and business experience
are combined, and it should prove a sue
cessful business enterprise. as it doubtless
mill
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The Madison Nem Era ia rnnninn

The Madison Neso Era is running a
tilt against common sense. 1t takes az
text the-tax return from Alachua county
in 1882 as compared with the return from
the same county in 1879, and insists, yea
argues that while the rate of taxation in
1882 was considerably less than in 1875,
yet because the gross sum contributed;
owing to the more than doubling in the
value of the taxable property of the coun.
ty, livery much brought about by includ-
ing in the assessment railroads not here.
tofore taxed was greater than in 1875,
therefore taxation has not been reduced
1t is true there was reduction from & 20
on the 800 to seventy cents in State, and
from el.3o to clio In county taxation.
but this, the Nsso Bro insists, il - only
sham--there was no reduction in fact; for
you see there was an absurd increase in
the value Of property, and therefore the
aggregate amount of taxation was larger
At the lower than At the higher rate.
According to the Nsp Era, it il bour-
bon logic" whatever that may Be, to cay
that there was real and not sham re.
duction- mot in the gross sum yiaided
but 10 the rate Of taxAtion imposed. The
fault with AlachuA was ID her growing
rich 90 fast. Had she remained poor liks
sons Of her sisters the Nss Ira would
mot hays hid text on which to air it,
Take Madison. II 1875 her
taxable property was oi,l4s,soo, md her
State and county saxss wsre: Etaas,
el4, sss.el county, 1s4,se1.7p; total.
Dss, 47s.40. = 1852. Win taxsbls rrDp.
mtg returned = III oDe7;olO
more than i lese, ". - ~ -
Dlo, 7Ss.4e epunty tas,i a csal
Dse sse.es MA nv y
I'm III T.
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On the third day of it's session the Dem
cratic Convention of Georgia nominated
Henry D. Mcdaniel for Governor by &C.
clamation. After many ballots it was as
certained that neither Boynton nor b.
con could get the requisite number of
votes and their committees in Caucus
agreeing upon Mr.. Mcdaniel, their names
were withdrawn in convention. The re-
suit is happy, and the harmony in con-
vention is presage Of restored harmony
in the party throughout the State, which
ceuld not have existed if either one of the
holly supported contestants had defeated
the other. The nominee is said to be
every way worthy of the honor. His life
record, public and private, ia honorable,
and has been distinguished by valuable
service as legislator, having, as chair
man Of the Senate Judiciary Committee,
framed various important bills which be-
came laws. He is . native of Walton
county, Georgia, where he still resides,
and 10 lawyer in lucrative practice. He
was brave soldier, and was twice Sc
verely wounded. Al Gettysburg he rem
dered gallant service ia command Of An
derson's Georgia brigade, being then
twenty-eight years of age.
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The extravaoant lanonaos

The extravagant language of those
who would SANDER Florida defeats their
object. Taking the preposterous utter.
ances of Turner, of Kentucky, as an in
stance, it is obvious that bis absurdities
will not be accepted a. truth by any.
body of good sense, as they are directly
in the face of the vast mass of evidence
OF tens of thousands of persons who have
visited the State, many Of them returning
season after season. Thus vauntinp am.
bition to outlie anybody else go o'erleaps
itself that few are deceived. The atories
are too tough for general consumption.
"A corpse Of man was found On the
road between San Francisco and Pueblo
San Jose. To the bnttou-hole Of liz cost
was tied . tag bearing this insesiptiou 4
8 1 shot him beoause q ssols q 4 mul..I
John Andrsw Andarson, And,ruon r.. I
shc, san>A Clan ,alIsy.s
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80 q ~ ~ l@1
ion Friday unl1s nom Ohs,lt.
tddins 80 WrsChed slnG. viii narhsln,
ihaijit bed hplansed II he slsamsf wv
n9aied past shst psint % ~ Apal.chj.o1
thsstiit was appFehsndei that disaster had =
ne vsssel saturday NJ. W n. Mcrn.o,,
Of this city, informed a. that while relurnla
the train fFom Pensacola be met U. 8. RnS'7
HaineA superintendent Of river improves,
work on The Chattahoochee, who gave Mn $
licalars Of he lo1s 81 ~ WylIs, % w;
WAL passeneer, nasfeWiy esoaping MID n
About 10 o'clock r, II. Wednesday. IL !,
being dark, and The current 10 the river mr.
reAsen of high wafer, he s.eames sKuss
piefai the Fort 6ainss bridge, and The bo4
Jennings were siarted into wide split. :,
caused her 10 an rapidly and sink. Tn E
were Purser II. l. Palmer, Clerk W. J. Ri.
eight deck hands, and colored woman +
child There were no white women amone ~
passenger. Major Haines foated sir ~
down the river on plank before be was sb,e /,
get ashore. When be knew the boat was q,
ing be ran TO the clerks ONCE and informed =,
Rivers, jumping overheard as she went duss
and supposing that Mr. r. had done likswis.
He had bat just left the clerks Office, whs,e :.
had gone TO deposit . sum Of money in The e.
before retiring. when the boat struck Ia.
were over my persons on board, paseur.n
and crew
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The Future Of the Farther south.

Florida is now the conceded sanitarium
of the Union. In all its parts the climate
is such as to invite the invalid afflicted
by various disorders, and each part has
peculiarities of scenery or production that
are novel and, in such respect at least,
attractive to the visitor. The chiefest
novelty, however, exists where the scene
ry and climate present the most tropical
aspects, and the Southern portion of the
Peninsula is, therefore, unrivaled in its
attractions, and each season finds the
tourist pushing farther South by more or
less primitive means of conveyance to
newly opened resorts. But there still re-
mains tract of country of more than two
hundred miles in longitudinal measure
ment which is practically closed to travel
over the most of its area. This being
penetrated by railroads there will, un-
doubtedly, be great flow OF travel, not
only Of visitors, but of immigrants to en-
gage in the culture of sugar cane, tropi-
cal plants, and also of the vegetables of
the temperate zone with which to supply
the winter and spring demand of the
northern markets, fairly meeting in those
the products of the Bahamas.
Invalids and tourists, the seekers after
health and pleasure, will be allured by
the climate, to which a summer tempera-
ture is assured by the tepid waters of the
Gulf stream which lave the coasts. What
region of fanciful associations will be
opened to easy access when the railroad
runs into Key West, the half-foreign city
which looks across the straits to Cuba,
four hours distant! The tourist soiourn-
ing in the Island city can paddle his boat
in summer seas of romance-of pirate
holds" Spanish galleons," "buccaneer
galleys," and all that sort OF thing
among cocoanut keys, with their coral
growth and strange fauna and fora-shoot
strange creatures, catch strange fishes-in
fact have more odd and peculiarly enter
tanning experiences than anywhere else in
the broad domain of America Sea and
shore alike he will find different from any
other possessed by the Great Republic.
Key West will undoubtedly become q
large city.
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"A anecial disnatnh from

"A special dispatch from Chattahoo-
chez to the Times Union says that on
last Wednesday, the 18th, the FIRST train
Of cars passed over the new bridge of the
Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad. No
change Of cars now from Jacksonville to
New Orleans across the State Of Florida.
A new union depot Of elaborate proper
tons viii at once be bnilt about two hum
dred yaeds west OF the SavannaA. Florida
and Western crossing usas hsrs, for the
three raiiroads oonesntsating = this point,
vixi Thssevannah florida and Western,
Peuaaoola and Atasnfio, sad Florida Cen.
tral and Ws1kern. Il win BE- located
shout two miles bslow Chsttahooohee.
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- SUBSCRIBERS win be noti6ed kAm
s.sssa.A - stsssns.t IN Postsi cara. Of con
eifisa q thssr Subscription aeoounts. Afea ssts7 q
Second stsimsat. We Do not hear from them spsa .
rsasoas be tina their sabscrpaoas VIII be Dsscos