The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-06

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The Senate tariff bill was agreed to by The
House in the last hours OF the session On the
other hand the river and harbor bill failed to
pass the Senate 1t called for $S,047,00
After the wedding OF David Davis. The I'M
married Senators will be Mr.. Anthony, of Rhode
Island aged 6s. Mr.. Hampton, of South Caro-
lima. aged o.. and Mr. Jones. of Florida, about
80
While the attacks upon the Jews in Hungary
are at their height Csspar Molnar. Christian
merchant of Solnok. has spread establishment tar
and wide by bequathing his entire property Ia
the Jewish school of The town
Ex-Governor Seymour influence with Gov
e-nor Cleveland is said to be greater than tha, OF
any other man. Mr. Seymour, The rumor runs
has persuaded Mr.. Cleveland to veto the FIVE
cent fare bill passed ,by the New York Legi<la-
ture.
-Ex-Governor and Senator. elect ColQuitt Of
Georgia, lectured in Cleveland, Ohio. last Sat
urday evening. and was introduced TO the au-
dience by ex President Hayes Which reminds
US that party named Hayes was once President
of the United States
H. G. Pratt. Presiden, of the Bank of Mobile
and Vice President OF the Mobile & Montgom-
cry Railroad, was run over By the cars and in
! sianily killed al Birmingham. Ala on the Sd
instant He fell on The track while attempting
10 pass between the cars o. & Louisville and
Nashville freight train
The New York Mad aud Express very Justly
observes II the rumor that the Treasurer Of
the Young Mems Christian Association at Al
toona has absconded with $4,000 proves true.
it doubtless will afford qualification to multi
tude of people who rejoice more over one wolf
discovered in sleeps clothing than over 800
good sheep"
The Georgia papers contain the annual
| spring talk about planting more corn and less
, cotton this year, sure: and about nine months
| from now will issue the regular annual winter
talk about having planted TOO little cprn and too
much cotton, with the expression OF solemn
convictions that it won't happen another year
| never do 50 any more-as the bad boy promises
while he feels the smart.
The newest English iron clad, C0naueror,
| surpasses the Invincible in weight and armor
and is said TO be proof against the heaviest shots
ever hurled from cannon's mouth. She will be
ready for sea by April She is a iurret ship and
ram Of &, 200 tons. and is fitted with engines of
| 4, 800 horsepower The hull, which is of STEEL
instead of iron, has cost 81 400 OOO and the yes
sci will not be completed much under &, 200 900
Bob Ingersoll, in dispatch 10 The gentle
man who had charge of the funeral of the late
Charles r. Thorne, said; "The tragedy has
ended, the curtain has fallen Applause cannot
lft it again, but memory and hope remain"
We can understand, says the Mobile Register,
Colonel Ingersolrs allusion TO memory, but if
the curtain has fallen and there is no defined be-
lief that it is 10 rise again on happier state
how can there be any defined hope!
The Macon Graphic has the following refer
ence to the suicide Of W. A. Key in Savannah on
| Wednesday: Mr.. Key was well known in
Macon. He was about forty years Of age At
one time he was in the employ of the Central
Railroad, and run from here 10 Atlanta. Last
year he took a conductors place on the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
Here he remained until November last. when
he was offered position on the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway, where he has
been engaged ever since
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limitation February 26ih having been in session
for fifty days The appropriations made for the
fiscal year 1898 amount 10 81 Ia, 435. and the
estimated receipts to 81 007 800 IA deficiency of
$i.1S8935. which may be met by the surplus in
the treasury, where Vincent kindly left $259. 900
after helping himself TO $212 900 But when
payment Of e100 900 interest falls due on the ist
Of January next, the money that genilemanly
enbczzler made way with will be missed aud
the 0l1cial 6nanciers Of The State really don't see
bow they are going 10 raise the funds to meet
| the obligation in full His bondsmen turn out
| 10 be men Of straw--noi worth ten per cent of
the amount they are responsible for Il Is stated
lin Macon, Ga, nj the Brown House Monday
night week, sudden death occurred Mr. Ed
| ward Richardson. with his wife, arrived by the
Southwestern train irom Florida in the evening,
| en- route for New York. They were assigned
room, and The gentleman and his wife, the former
hearty, robust and splendid specimen of man.
hood. began making their toilets for supper. He
had not gone far 10 this operation when he sud-
denly care q gasp and sank 10 the floor. His
wife gave the alarm, and DR.. Blacksbear was
| summoned 10 his bedside DR.. Blacishear did
Ill in biz power 10 resusciiaie Mr.. Richardson,
bat 10 no avail II vas peraiysis, aud there was
10 remedy. He brcathed his last ii Two O'Clock
i Tassday morning With his wife be had been
| spending tho winter In Townsville, and was on
nh wsy home from that place when be received
his sudden sammona. Lsst winter be went TO
Thomassilile with his only sOn, who died there.
Tia Mobile Rviasv says: I. The gentlemen
who o1ecialed u thc Savannah Eesqut Cenien-