The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-25

A'ihiS, -
The time from Palatka tn Talapa by
rail will be eight hours
Mr. L. A. Barnes has been reap
pointed Register, and i. f. Rollins Re
ceiver IF the L. $. Land Office at Gaines
Vile
-MesSr~. Sheppard K Howell have
sold the Milton Macs to Mr.. : r. Walker,
who will doubtless MAKE the paper a. III
1eresting rs heretofore,
Captain {. F.. Dyke All wife arrived
III Tallahassee last night after an absence
of more than two months. We are glad TO
announce that the Captains health Is very
much improved.
And now--aud late,t on the subject
Mobile has unquarantinei Pensacola
and Pensacola has unqua"sntined Mobile,
and We hope All is lovely" between
the sister cities and not hard feeling
left
The New York Times has reduced it's
price to two cents and subscription in pro
portion Now il it had Fciuced It's poll
1ics-bu, no, it's politics will reduce il 10
cheap stock in the Ne~t York nrwspa,
per market.
Billy Chandler was 30. efiactually
knocked out by the NV Hampshire
Legislature that he has fust gathered
himself together and reported back to
Washington for duty attcE M absence of
over two months.
On the 10Th instant 'h, Democratic
Executive Committee OF Jefferson county,
r. Turnbull, chairman, head mieting
and ordered all election o ,hre6 Cnunty
Commissioners to be had 10y the Demo
Gratis of said county Oh IT," goth of Gc1o-
Der.
People who/atiix postage stamps to
newspaper wrappers in sac4l way that
part of the stamp laps overland alheres
to the paper itself run the risk Of having
their paper sent to the Dead Letter office.
In that shape the papcr becomes \ sealed
packet, subject to letter ra1js
After the LIST of October the Tampa
post-ofiice will be recognized distrbut
ing office, with an allowance nt $500 for
clerk hire, in addition 10 the salary of
the postmaster, which is at present 81
100. All this evinces ho~ rapidly the
business of the office is increasing, which
indicates a large increase IN population.
Pensacola retaliatcs aud quarantines
against Mobile, fixing a penalty Of 300
fine against person or merchandise com
ing into thu county III t-sfainbiI from
Mobile i'll violation of SAID quarantine
The Pensacola authorities render the rea-
son for their action that tire Mobile Al
thorties allow suspect vessels eYclnded
from Pensacola to enter their port.
The Madison Recorder says the farm
ers of that section are nat bringing in
their cotton a. rapidly As il former years
This may be attributed t. the tact that
more of them have refrancd. from giving
mortgages and now are independent and
are taking their time i'll marketing their
crops. Picking, however. Is going on
steadily and the crop is l*ine gathered
as fast as possible.
Young George Van3erbikL, fourth
son of the millionaire, wants To be a
newspaper reporter. There it crops out
again the natural, educated and htredi-
tary greed for gold the Unsuitable thirst
Of wealth, the passion for amaseing mil
lions by the easiest and 4uickesi methods,
and reaching fabulous c0mpeteHce by
the shortest ways. It's a family trait
Bainbridge Democrat.
1t is most gratifying 10 aote that
more and more papers of the State are
squarely defining their position IF oppo-
sition to the heresy of independentism,
very naturally perceiving she necessity of
using their influence to keep their readers
informed and therefore enlisted in the
cause of the organized Democracy, 81 the
only security against the iapse Of the
State into the hands of the republicans.
The Florida Wdtchn.on is the title
Of a new paper at Jacksonville, edited,
printed and owned by colGred lien, Rev.
Joseph +. Lee, editor 1t will be ,isetul
if in advocating the cause of labor it
gives due consideration to the Legitimate
rights of capital and if in discussing the
subject of races it gives tc each the posi-
ton which belongs to it. We may
scarcely doubt that it will do 50, as the ed
itor is of wide repute for character and
ability.
The New Orleans Times Demecrat
thus denies the report tina. MAJOR f. A.
Burke, of that newspaper, II candidate
for United States Senator: "1he simple
truth is, that Major Burke is now desot-
ing himself to the work which is ne.ces-
sary to make the exposition. success, and
the thought of a seat in the uni'ed States
Senate is not in his mind at all. We
trust that the journals that have uhwit
tingly circulated this baseler,s runi0r will
now promptly give it qnietas."
We hold that there CAN be no
discussion between right and wrong