davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09

There are few of our readers so poorly
informed rs to think that we unnecessa-
rily exaggerate the consequence, the wick
edness and the danger, Of a coalition TO
this State This State was once used as
a tool to manufacture a fraudulent Presi-
dent de .tacto, and might again defeat the
voice and the hope of the majority of the
people of the Union. 1t is not at all
probable that the contingency of 1876
will again arise, but it is within the range
of possibilities, as is the calamity of our
State passing into the control of the re-
publicans-the one dimmed star in the
galaxy of the democratic South. The
mere possibility of such result is sutfi-
Gent to arouse feeling of popular appre-
hension lest it ensue, and of popular in
dignation against the action of some
whose place being properly in the demo
cratic ranks yet seem inclined to do what
they may to injure the organization of the
party and weaken the fealty of its mem
bership. They attempt this wrong to the
people by gross Misrepresentation of the
acts Of the able and upright administration
placed in control Of State affairs by the
democratic party and for which some of
them voted. They make vile charges
and when these are refuted continue to
reiterate them with the petulant peril
nacity of a scolding shrew, and do con-
vince some who hear the charge but are
not reached by the defence. The reason
for the conduct of some of these mischief
makers is disappointment in Office seeking,
or desire for office obtained in any way :;
in others natural contrariety of DISPOSE
ton, lack of common sense, or mere
meanness, or deliberate, malicious men
dacity. The latter are few and not as in
furious to the body polite as might be
apprehended from their vile fertility of
falsehood, for their excess of venom over
steps itself in statements so outrageous
that ordinary sense perceives their talsity
and refuses to accept them. As the
method of some of those who haye made
themselves more or less conspicuous in
the attempt to fuse portion of the dem
ocractic mass with the republican party
has been and is to SANDER and abuse the
administration, if any of them find them
selves classified as above it is certainly
where they belong or they conld not so
find themselves.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09
The Mariana Fair.

We are indebted to Mr.. #. D. West
Secretary of the West Florida Fair Asso-
citation, for copy Of the announcement
Of the sixth annual Agricultural and Me
chanical Fair, which will commence at
Mariana on the 9th Of November and
continue four days. Premiums to the
amount of thousand dollars will be dis
tributed, there will be races, shooting
matches, tournaments, walking matches
and various sports. A fine display Of
stock, agricultural products and manufac-
tured articles may be expected. Now
that it is all rail to Mariana we may pre-
sumo that there will be large attendance
from this section.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09
lie Democrat, Sept ~
The Altoona Display.

In the Florida Department is disIsny OF
Florida products from Altoona and vicinity. e,.-
tered by Commissioner F. j Hnson, wlilsh re-
serves especial attention. A tree bearing. Acv-
enty oranges; thrifty pineapple; several bosex
of lemons and oranges; a variety of heads ti ia
nanas; sweet yam potatoes sugar cark corn
samples of the Providence grape The air 4,l,nl;
fine specimens of grape fruit, some like b'is twice
as large as an orange; lemon tree with: f.At;
the variegated lemon, which grows on a st'.I:i-
full ornamental tree; the horse bean; oat:nr the
sheaf rye and rice; Spanish moss used T. mat
tresses, saddles and collars; ctrons wSictihg
from seven to eight pounds several varhs les fof'
lines, and a castor oil tree, eight or ten: n;l.es
in diameter and about thirty feet in heigls
Concerning Commissioner Hnson. thesAltes,
ma (Fla.) Argus says: We would e>peciisi IL say
to any and all who think of coming to RIoriSa
to see Mr. Hiusou he will not be hard 70 ti.lA
nor difficult of access, and in personal cCnycraa-
ton you will learn much that cannot b. wtn
told on paper, and what Mr. Hnson dt,es l,nt
know and will not tell, Of this particulas local
ty, is hardly worth asking about and oEr'w'kti
for it YOU will find each the Truth as hiY rteiba
needs no exaggerated statements. And Ii il ia
it would find no champion in onr repiese,iaiI.
Mr.. Hinson's family, friends and fortunes are "a
here, and he will only assist and encourage y3n
in coming that you, too, may share the blessings
and benefits that few years sojourn h:e lbs
showered upon him i
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09
Florida Baptist Asseciation.

This body met at the Baptist Church
III Madison on Thursday, 4th instant
We learn from the Madison Recorder
that the Association was called to order
by Rev. j. II. Wentworth. former Mod
orator, and organized by the election of
Rev. A. c. McCants, of Tallahassee, Mod
orator, and Rev. III. B. Gibson, of Madi-
son, Clerk. Twenty-four of the thirty
seven churches composing the Association
were represented, and the petitions of the
churches at Providence and Flat Creek
for admission to the Association were
granted. The report of the Executive
Committee showed much religious desti-
tuition within the limits of the Association
and great scarcity of ministers. Month
cello was appointed as the next place of
meeting, and an Executive Committee
composed of Rev. Paul Willis, Rev. r.
NJ. Wells, D. Nj. Walker, w. T. Duval
and E. d. Beggs, with f. d. Beggs as
Treasurer.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09

1t is great word, and who shall
charge that it is slangy, for does not
Webster, the great adopter, say that
"boom means to rush with violence
as a ship under press Of sail?' So Flor
ida has doomed in some of her parts
within few years and achieved quick
and extraordinary results of improve
ment, but chiefly in the Peninsula where
the orange fever has ragged III some resem-
blance to the gold fever that doomed
California. The orange boom is the
sounder of the two, for that increases
what it feeds on, while the gold fever ex-
hausts its source. AS the orange fields
are worked there are more and more gold
en- fruit; as the gold fields are worked,
less and less gold. But few decades will
clapse ere the soil of Florida will have
brought her more gold than has been taken
from theearth of California The farms of
California soon became as valuable as her
mines-and soon the farms of Middle
Florida will be scarcely less valuable than
the orange groves of the Peninsula, for
millions Of consumers demand their truck
products at season when competition is
too tritiing to reduce prices.
Now there is every prospect that the
travel into Florida this season will be
greater than ever before and varied in its
course, for this is the first year of new
route-one by which travellers will not
necessarily be run into the east and al
most inevitably switched off up the St.
johns. The Floral City" through route
will bring its passengers into Middle
Florida, and being here We can safely
trust that such country as ours will
keep many of them, and Middle Florida's
boom will be fairly inaugurated-tha
even this first year of the opening Of the
new channel of intercourse with the
North aud West this section will begin
TO rush Violently" along the path of
prosperity and rival in rapidity OF pro-
gress the most favored portions of the
Peninsula, none of which equal this sec
tion in variety of natural advantages
We make this assertion deliberately and
are prepared to sustain it-advancing the
statements that we can raise in abund-
ance all things that can be raised on the
Peninsula except pne-apples and cocoa
nuts, and q few tropical fruits that are not
| articles of commerce; that we can raise
grain and many kinds Of vegetables in far
greater abundance, and, by observing GER
tain conditions of protection and expo
sure, plant orange trees with no greater
risk of loss than is incurred a hundred
miles further south The excellence of
our soil cannot be disputed; nor the ad-
vantage of our location in being in quick
ard cheap communication with the rest of
the country, nor the equability of eli
mate; nor the beauty of scenery; nor the
immunity from insect pests; nor the free
dom from diseases-the positive health
fitness of the country. With such an ar
ray Of claims who can doubt that now
there is way to get here all the people
we want will allow them, and that our
section will quickly boom!
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09

Letter from Capt. Chipley.

PENSACOLA October 3, 1888.
T. E. C. Brinly, Esq, General Commissioner, Lou
tsriNe, Ky:
DEAR SIR-Yelow fever was announced at
Pensacola August 3d. but a post-mortem ex-
animation by experts developed that the fever
was malaIial, not yellow fever. For thirty days
following Pensacola enjoyed health so good that
it was phenomenal. Then for seven days some
malara fever occurred. AT the end of thirty
seven days another case Of yellow fever was an
nounced. The public are divided in opinion on
the matter, large majority holding that we
have had no yellow fever. / hope we will not
even have another report of a case, and am able
to say that six days have elapsed since the an
nouncement OF the second case without report
to Board of Health of any new case. AT his
rate we will have frost before we have an cpl
demic In fact, the city is more healthy than it
was ten days ago On the 1iIh inst. l will adj
dress all editors who may have signifed their
intention to attend Florida day at Louisville via
Pensacola, giving them the true situation. This
will be thirteen days after the alleged case was
reported and il we free of fever then there
can be no danger. In my letter oil the l1tl
instant l will give our final arrangements to
pass editors and their wives and daughters to
Pensacola The Louisville aud Nashville pass
ing the party from our western terminus (Pen
sacola), and the Florida Central and Western to
our eastern terminus driver Junction. near
Chaltahoochee. l hope all members of The fra
terniy will let me hear from them
Yours truly, W. d. CHIPLEY,
General Superintendent
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09
From the Florida Herald
Judge Baker Sustains the Local
Option Law.
w. ID. CHIPLEY,
iencral Superintendent.

This morning Judge J. NJ. Baker rendered his
decision sustaining the local option law rs it now
stands in the liquor case of Charles q. Elliott
VS.. NJ. J. Brown, Collector of Revenue, which
was argued before him at chambers some ten
days ago
Readers of the Florida Herald will recollect
that this, which it is understood was a test case
was a petition OF Elliott for mandamus to COM
pei Tax Collector Brown to issue a license to
sell liquor under the old revenue law 1t was
claimed that the local option law. as signed by
the Governor, was legally void on account of
the omission of the following clause in section
of the bill, And the County Commissioners,
upon the presentation of such petition, shall issue
a license" His Honor held that the law was
mandatory upon the County Commissioners to
issue permits for licenses as it now stood with
out this mandatory clause, and therefore the
omission WAS immaterial, and the law valid as it
stood He consequently sustained the demurrer
and refused to grant the writ of mandamus. j.
E. Hartridge, Attorney for the Petitioner r. B.
Archibald, Attorney for the Respondent. 1t is
probable the case will go to the Supreme Court
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09

Ex-Governor David S. Walker, ac-
cording to the FLoRIDIAN and Economist,
is building on one of the most central,
commanding and convenient lots in Tai
lahassee, a two story brick building which,
when finished, will be one of the hand
soonest buildings in the city," and the
Ex-Governor offers the entire upper story
Of said building free Of rent to the peo-
pie of Tallahassee for public library
and reading rooms.
This" says the Pensacola Commercial, :" is
in keeDing with Judge Walkers history and
character. Had he been more selfish and greedy
and less honest and upright it might have Jared
differently with him politically in an evil and
pcrvcrse generation. OF such is the kingdom of
heaven, but they don't often get elected to any
office in Florida"
We cannot agree with our esteemed
brother of the Pensacola Commercial in
his last remark We think the people of
Florida delight to honor "the honest and
upright" the patriotic and public spirited.
Certainly this would appear to be SO from
the career of Governor Walker himself,
for he has at different times been elected
to many offices. We remember that when
we were boy and lived in the same town
with him, he was elected Alderman and
then Mayor Of Tallahassee, and Repre-
sentative from Leon county in the Legis-
lature and afterwards Senator. And since
we left Tallahassee we know that he has
been elected Register of Public Lands
and superintendent of Schools, Judge of
the Supreme Court of Florida, and finally,
by unanimous voice of every voter in
the State, he was elected Governor of
Florida. He is now, by appointment of
Governor Drew, a Circuit Judge Surely
the Pensacola Commercial ought not to
say that such men "don't often get elected
to any office in Florida" But Governor
Walker will never be candidate for any
office again. When he was in our city some
months ago we asked him if he would not
again consent to be candidate for Gov
ernor. We well remember his answer.
1t was this No, my friend, will never
again be a candidate for any office on
earth. | am candidate only for seat
in the Kingdom Of Heaven, and l am not
electoneering for that half so hard as
ought to do when pointing to his grey
hairs) these proclamations remind me that
the day of election is very near at hand"
Starke (F'lo.) Telegraph.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09

We have no choice as to which sec
ton of Florida our next Governor comes
from Get the best man-the man who
can carry the State with a full majority
on the Democratic ticket-Pulltka Her.
aid.
Colonel John a. Henderson, who dis
charged the duties of such position with
marked ability, has resigned as State
Attorney of this Judicial Circuit, and
f. G. Love, Esq, a prominent member of
the Quincy bar, has been appointed in bis
stead. We understand that Colonel Hen
derson resigned because of the claims
upon his attention of large and constantly
increasing law practice.
The colorcd people held convention
and organized an agricultural club in La
Grange, Ga., recently. They resolved
that going in debt was detrimental to
their interests; that the buying of homes
was desirable that excursions were
nuisance, and that preachers who encour-
aged them were unprofessional. 1t was
also regarded as highly advantageous to
raise a diversity of products
We would mildly inquire chow n
the name of sense the Jacksonville
Herald could infer from our article on
the Internal Improvement Fund that the
FLoRIDIAS was "provoked" by our es-
teemed contemporary, the Gulf Coast
Progress We would also inquire what
it refers to as " the personalities between
the two journals which it Is so extraor-
dinarily discreet as to omit We were alto
gether pleased that We had an opportunity
of obliging valued exchange.
Some malcontent journals quote the
political "utterances of the Gainesville
Bee as sound Democratic authority for
their assaults upon the organized Demo
cratic party. We submit if that paper
can be SO cited after having used these
words in the leading article of its issue Of
August 10th, at the Democratic party]
can no longer rest it's claims to support
from the people on the grounds that the
Republican party is worse than it is"
Let the matter be understood, and have
no more of the sin quoting satan" bust
ness
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09

The thirty-third General Convention Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church of the
United States assembled in Philadelphia
on the Sd instant, and constituted very
numerous body of eminent prelates, min
listers and distinguished laymen. The
Convention organized by the election Of
Bishop II. c. Poser, of New York, to pre-
side in the House of Bishops, and Rev.
DIR. E. c. Beardsley, of New Haven, to
preside in the House of Deputies The
Church Congress of Great Britain being
in session at Reading, England, messages
of greeting were exchanged by cable.
On the second day the Lord Bishop of
Rochester, England, was introduced, pre-
scented a communication from the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, and, on invitation,
eloquently addressed the Convention on
the practical work of the Church. We ex-
tract:
He wished the laYmen OF the Episcopal Church
in America TO reflect that their Master might
have work for then to do here that they never
thought OF before. on are, all of you, born
speakers, and if you can speak on politics and
temperance and other subjects, why cannot you
speak in the service of the Lord Jesus Christi"
He had upwards OF one hundred lay preachers
and readers in his diocese. He did not subject
them to any kind of examination, and once
year, at solemn service, they are admitted to
the work OF the Church. Great is the progress
which has been made within the past one hun
bred years. Another subject the Lord Bishop
had greatly at heart the battle with intemp
erance We may have rs many and as free
chuiches as we please. We may open as many
tree libraries, but so long as the demon of ntem-
pciancc haunts our houses, churches will be use
less, services will be useless and the efforts of
laymen useless. At St. Louis recently he heard
some of the best speakers he had ever heard in
his life. A man got up in that meeting and sta
ted that All the ravagcs Of fire, civil war, and the
like, were not equal to the evil caused by intern
peiance. "1f you want to earn the eternal graft
tudc of the masses, you will use youl energies to
push on this battle against intemperance."
What he desired and hoped to see was thor
oughly organized system of temperance If the
Episcopal Church of America will throw herself
into sllte the blessing of God will be with her.
In conclusion, he said that the deputies had his
b. ST and most profound wishes for the success of
this Apostolic church May God aid them, he
said, in an unweared and interchangeable effort to
evangeliZc the masses.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09
The EXDOsltlOn.

Readers are referred to various articles
as to the Exposition, and will perceive
that such low rates for the round trip are
offered by the Floral City Route that
doubtless there will be very large at
tendance on Florida Day. There is not
the least occasion to apprehend danger in
passing through Pensacola, for on the
9th instant the President Of the Board of
Health issued a circular, based on the re-
ports of every practicing physician in the
city, that no contagious or infectious dis
ease existed there
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09
icoMMuNrCATKD.1

N,ssrs Editors Having a special ipvi,.,..
TO attend the meeting last Tuesday night for -.
organization Of Temperance Society in Tn.
hassee, | was present. with quite q numb. :.
others
The meeting was called to order by DIR n
McCants. who opened with prayer, and We w..
highly entertained by Judge Bernard, who g..
US some startling facts, and showed up III. al
effects OF intemperance.
Others were called for, and Major River,
spohded and wished the good work success
Signers were then called for, and quite nm.
Der Of names were added TO the roll. (this h.,..
the second meeting)
II is not necessary to fill up your space win
the old Ihreadbare story of temperance and tan.
perance reform. and the necessity of this mov.
ment to save our young people from the vica -
intemperance. 1t is too plain TO be seen tina, n.
vice is on the increase, aud we have only to ,ool
around Us To see the evil effects of it eyerv a..
My mind goes back 10 the time (only A s-
mOalhs since) when one of the brighten .,A
msn, brilliant of Florida's Sons was placed q,
The cold grave from the effects of alcohol. II !.
nAe
sonal, but for one l noticed and plainly sbserv.a
that this death was warning to the whisa.,
drinkers, and for time it had effect on other,
but, sad To say, il was too soon forgotten and -.
see others of our young men going on the sam.
road And ii satisfied me that there is M ma.
trying to reform the old drunkard He NAV y.
frain for aime, but is snre to go back to HI,
drink Yea the SOW has returned 10 her val
low in the mire. and The dog to his vomit."
Now, Messrs. Editors, what is to be done IA
stop this dreadful curse on our young men,
say young men, tor it has long been demons,r,.
led that no movement of this kind can save III.
cd nebriate. He is past all hope Our ONLY
hope is 10 save the youth and rising generation
Nos let all who wish this cause success attend
nt The next meeting TO be held at the Baptis,
Church on Friday evening next, when address,.
Will be delivered and a permanent organization
effected for the promotion of a society for the de.
iiverance Of oar young people from this gres,
evil
After line next meeting your correspondent
hopes to give you some encouraging repora
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09
Admirable Enterprise.

The Savannah Ne1rS of the 4th was an
issue of even more than usual excellence.
The matter Of its eight large pages in
cluded a valuable and unique map of the
central South, engraved especially for this
edition, and lengthy article descriptive
of Southern Georgia and Florida, their
resources, their present condition and the
assured prospect of their prosperous flu
lures This article is the contribution of
the Ne,c~ to the long list of competitive
productions suggested by the offer Of
Colonel Estill, the proprietor Of that pa
per, Of $500 i'll premiums to the authors
of the best prepared work as to the re-
sources of their respective sections in
Georgia, Florida, 4Aiabama and the por-
tons OF Kentucky and Tennessee contig-
nous to the lines of railway between the
South and West The premiums will be
awarded in Louisville or Cincinnati by a
committee appointed by convention Of
representatives of the competing news
papers. The result of this enterprise of
the liberal and sagacious editor Of the
Savannah Ne~s will be the publication of
a mass of valuable information which
will thoroughly exhibit the great and va
ried resources of the central and lower
South, and do much to stimulate their de-
velopment. The Savannah Necs deserves
what it enjoys-the wide spread patron
age and full confidence of the people, for
it is safe guide in politics, pure i'll its
social teachings, ever active in the cause
of material progress-an is a fixed in
stitution with which the South cannot
dispense, for it is an essential part thereof.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09
Mr. Up Grantbam. our very ,ficien, A

Mr. J. p. Grantham, our very efficient AS
srssor of Revenue, has completed his labors for
the present year, and his work is certainly
model of nea,ness aud accuracy. We exam
ined one of the books, aud failed to detect a
scratch or blur. He has also furnished n stale
mcDt If the aggregates of The returns, which we
publish elsewhere, and il will be found interest
ing Monticello Constitution.
Tho statement referred to shows that
.he amount assessed in Jefferson county
Tor State taxes for 1888 are s2,s5O91,
and for county for the same year $s, 257,-
80, less than for the year 1882, making a
total decrease for State and county for
the present year, 81, lOsso.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-09
Judge w. Fl. Sebrinp. of Bronso

Judge w. Fl. Sebring, of Bronson>
informs us that Captain John L. I{glis.
of Madison; A. G. Bigelow, Esq, Of
Lake City, and H. F. Dutton 81: CO
bankers, of Gainesville, have eternineE
to combine and offer premium of u ,oo9
for the best Florida-raised cotton eahibias
ted during the State Fair, to be held here
next February. Hurrah for these pgblieI
spirited gentlemen !-BrooksviHe a'resi
csnt =