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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-30
In Honor of Ben. HI. Hill.

Thursday last was the day set apart for honor
ing the memory of Ben. II. Hill in the Congress
o! the United States. Fitting tributes were
paid to bis high character, his public services
and his private character" 10 resolutions intro
duccd by Senator Brown, and eulogies delivered
by him and Senators c. w. Jones, Ingalls,, Vest,
Morgan, Edmunds, Sherman, Voorhees, and Bar
row. We extract from the report of Senator
Joe Browns remarks:
Hills love for his mother and veneration for
her memory after her death, was beautiful and
touching feature of his character. When at
home it was his habit to go every day into the
parlor where her portrait hung, look tenderly
into her face, and bow reverently on retiring ;
and when he had become too feeble to walk
alone lie had himself carried into the parlor and
gazing lovingly on her face with eyes filed with
tears ne said, 4" shall soon be with her again"
Senator Brown spoke at some length of the reli-
gous education and character of Senator Hill,
and said that the last sentence uttered by him
was, Almost home"
In the House the resolutions of the Senate
were adopted, and speeches made by Congress
man Hammond, Speer, Tucker. House, Kasson,
WeIlborn, Hooker and Cox.
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Senate bill No. "a. establishing

Senate bill No. "a, establishing Commits
sioner and Beareau OF Agriculture and Immi-
grafton, introduced by Senator Mann. will come
up on its third reading today, and we learn it
will be passed almost unanimously by the SEN
ate. A talk with Senator Mann convinces one
beyond doubt that the Office of Commissioner
of Agriculture and immigration will, when once
started, not only be kept selfsupporting but pay
yearly to the school fund no mean sum- He
therefore, provides II shall do so after the year
1888. In the matter of money to start the same
he Is sure that the present SUM Of five thousand
dollars given for immigration Is ample, and that
this sum will, part Of II, be paid back the first
year. He argues that other States have taken
such action as to exclude from sale worthless
fertilizers and consequently ours is the only
market where they can be sold, and that our
farmers demand protection. Yet he claims in
bis opinion that the feature oil the bill demand
ing the organization Of Agricultural and Immi-
grafton societies In each county In this State is
the important part Of it--that In this way all
success or failure 10 one section or county,
whether IN the nee Of fertilizers or other matter
OF interest In agriculture or for correct nforma.
don calculated ~ influence immigration, will de-
pend. II operates equally In the interest Of the
whole people which Ill former efforts even In inn.
msgniion hiled 70 do.
ne eypseepas he opinion that Il made TO ap-
near n NJ psoper HIGHT, what b known a. the
q hlack belt Z ould soon ~ The richest part OF
- flsjos M M ~ 1besdeaa6 Jass.e asd az
Insit6d u H. simple
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Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad

This road opens new country, new markets,
and business relations. Heretofore the people of
Northern Florida, eastward from point about
one hundred miles west of Tallahassee, have
been allied with Atlantic coast interests and de-
pendent on eastern markets, lack of communica
lion declaring them from Identification with the
Gulf country domain, TO which, by locality, they
belong. These ties, social and commercial, have
become very firmly established during their ex-
istence OF many years, and il is not expected,
nor is it desirable, that their harmony should be
destroyed, but it is well, for social and political
reasons, that our people should be brought nearer
10 those of the extreme west of their own State.
and that they should have the advantage of &C
cess to the markets of the Gulf cities-to New
Orleans, the Southern grand distributing mart of
the essential staples of Western produce, and
articles of consumption generally. We are of
the opinion that it will be quite impossible for the
markets of the Atlantic coast 10 compete with
that of New Orleans in supplying Tallahassee,
for instance, with articles Of Western produce
not only because the barge system of transporta-
ton on the Mississippi places these in The Ores
cent City at the minimum of cost, but because
the route of communication, via the Pensacola
and Atlantic Road is shorter, and therefore must
be cheaper and quicker than the routes from The
great Atlantic markets of supply or transhp
ment That the cost of necessarics of life could
be essentially reduced was a sufficient reason
why the State should have literally aided The
construction of the road, not to speak of its ne
cessity as an agency to develop the country
through which it passed, and 10 secure to The
people the convenience of communication which
they had a right to demand
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NEAR SMYRNA, VOLUsIA Co. FLA, !
JanuIry 10Th, 1888.

Editor FLorididn - The best immigration
document ever printed is the following taken
| from the Springfield, (Mass.) Union. of the 18th
inst: Happy Florida. The State Treasury is
| full and the prospective revenues are In excess
of the expenditures, and the Governor rcc"m-
mends reduction of taxation to prevent the
treasury running over"
No State document ever published can &C.
| complish one-half what the above will to bring
settlers and capital Now, if the Legislature
will give us good stock law, requiring owners
of stock to fence them in, rather than the pres
| ent one requiring every one to fence il out, it
will be progressive step that will be felt in ev
ery section of our State. Less stock will be
kept, but il will be of the best breeds and more
valuable, and with an increased revenue from
| this source; and We want new road law, one
which will allow the counties TO assess tax SUI
fcient to build and keep in repair all roads and
bridges. For distance OF sixty miles or more ON
this coast greater portion of the land is held by
non-residents who refuse to sell, but are waiting
| for higher prices which they are sure of as soon
| as the Disston canal is completed.
With q small tax on lands, all our roads could
| be completed and kept in good repair, while the
present law is burdensome and by many claimed
to be unconstitutional. Il Is in operation, al all
events DR.. Bushnell well says . The road is
| that physical sign or symbol by which you Will
best understand any age or people If they have
no roads they are sayages, for The road is the
| creation of man and type OF civilized society
| If you wish to know whether society is stagnani,
learning scholastic, religion dead furmality,
you may learn something by going into univer-
sites and libraries, something also By The work
| that is doing on cathedrals and churches or in
them, but quite as much by looking at the
roads; for if there is any motion in society, the
road, which is the symbol Of motion. will indi
cate the fact Nothing makes an inroad without
making road. All creative action, W neither in
government, industry, thought or religion, Gre
ates roads" Yes, give US a good road law, anu
good stock law, and We will join in the cry,
happy Florida !" and add, happy Floridians."
The tax now paid by the planters and fruit
grow ers is double thai of the State *. Shut
up a II sleek and save This To the larger por
ton of citizens, and we shall be happy Flori-
dams and will enjoy happy new year.
Yours truly. GEO. j. ALDEN.
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The Assembly reached vote on The bill pro-
vdng for the assembling of a Constitutional
Convention, by what is known as 1.-The short cut"
on Thursday last. The question was taken on
the indefinite postponement of the bill with the
following result
Yeas-Ar. Speaker, (Dougherty,) Messrs Bird
BIack,oe0, Brelsford, Brown, Canooa, Qnd) Cobb,
Cowgirl, Davis, Dennis, Ed,oay,ls, Gaskins. Get.
zen, Hal, Qnd.,) Hendry, Qnd..) Jenkins, Kick
liter, Lewey, Lyle, Md51y, Melvin, Miller, Nun
roe McCardy, Mccormick, Osgood, Proctor, Put
nam, Rollins Robinson of Nassau, Rush, Strip
ling. Thompson, Tompkins. Trapp, Ward, Weeks
White, Wetmore, Wilkerson, Wilkinson and
Wtherspoon-42.
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Baker, Qnd.,) Bethel
BeeM, lind } Butch, Bryan Of Orange, Bryant Of
P0lk, Cdlk, CdmpJeN, C2yaH, Colee FI1ud, cool
TREAD, CRAZY. Keathty, Milton, Moore, McC2elIaa Of
Jackson, Mcclellan of Sunta Rosa, McLeod, Ne
Mullen, Perkins, Putt, Robinson of Jackspn, Sin
d0rf, Qud } Io1nsend, TuN,y, Vaughan, Whidden,
| Wtlcor and Wilder-31.
Democrats in ialse. Messrs Canova of Baker,
Hall of Madison, Hendry OF Gadsden, among
the yeas, and Baker Of Calhoun, Bevill of Ham
ilton and Sindorf of Santa Rosa, among the
nays. were elected as Independent Democrats.
The fate Of this movement did not involve the
question Of Convention or no Convention, but
only the manner of calling such body into be-
ing Many of those who voted to indefinitely
postpone the bill are in favor of u Convention
Every Democrat who voted with the majority
will vote for the concurrent resolution now pend
ing, passed two years ago, and this will submit
the matter to the people at the election next year
As our readers know there has been considerable
| opposition, even among Conventionists them
selves, to calling Convention except in The
manner provided by the existing Constitution.
1t was held that to go outside of the forms pre-
scribed in so grave matter would provoke Bit
ter controversy and perhaps lead to trouble,
while on the other hand, to follow the law as
laid down in the Constitution could by no posi-
bilty excite antagnonism and would present the
question of Convention or no Convention on its
merits, with no distracting discussions as to reg
ularity or irregularity to enter in and hazard
success Now let the concurrent resolution be
passed, as it no doubt will be. The matter will
then 60 10 the people stripped of all occasion for
opposition as 10 forms. We have no fears as to
the result. A Democratic State Convention next
year will adopt the measure as part of its plat
form, and early in 1885 Convention will assem-
bic backed by such a majoriy of the popular
vote as will be without parallel in the history
of Florida. This is our belief and the FLoRIDIAN
will be an earnest advocate of the measure.
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n NJ The hour named the Senate and Assembly
Asss end resumed the Jaint Session The rolls
= n. called and % Senators and a Assembly
Aie:;srxpoasled.
q Ese JOINT session resumed the consideration
~ fsen ator MailoFy's motion. that the Senate
IN fs.sdrlw
i S.nagor Mallory, on melton, was granted per-
ylisSop TIA Withdraw the motion
IN Mr. Deunis moved that the rules governing
stsE Senate and Assembly be adopted for the
kuearn meat Of this bssdy; which was agreed To.
81 Nominations being in order, Mr.. White nomi-
l:Hapd Lyman w. RIwley.
4g. Bryan of Orange, nominated Mr. c. T.
sss Sr. Melvin nominated R B. Hilton
AZ ssF. Miller nominated George W. Wilson.
81 vi. Mckinne nominated LatimeT c. Vaughn.
|: seln rtotion of Mr.. Sharpe. the Joint Session
! sptds eesaed to ballot for Stale Printer.
vi Those voting for Charles L. Dyke were: Sen
sata aS; Assernbly-Mr Speaker, Messrs. Allison,
! ~ ,el, blackwell Bitch, Bryan Of Orange,
~Bssant OF Polk, Calk, Campbell Canova, Casa
sl5k Clyatts Coiee, Edwards, Floyd Gaskins, Get
axaS GYodoread, Grady, Keaihly. kickiiier, Nab
Il ri. Miaon, Moore. Mcclellan of Jackson McLel-
I INA IF Santa Rosa, McCormick. Mcleod, Nc mullen,
Z t.irAins. Plat. Robinson of Jackson, Townsend.
IdHy, Vsughn, Whidden, Wilcox and Wilder,
i3S.-.loial, So
f :Jaloee .o,ing for Lyman ". Rowley were
kFSessaie, A.; Assembly - Messis Brown, Cobb,
I,Ayis, Jeasins, MaCardy, Proctor. Putnam,
| Rtiinf Robinson OF Nassau, Thompson. Trap.
LW,ska White Wetmore, Wilkerson. Wilkinson
sti.t Wiheyspoon. 1S-to'al, %.
+ :.iose voting for r. B. Hilton were: Senate
5 :, .As.eni0ly-Messrs. Baker, Bevill. Brelsford
/ lisairy. Melvin. Mcclellan Of Santa Rosa, Sin
/ rsotd and 1ompkins S-total, b.
{ 'kaose voting blank were: Senate, 3; Assem-
{ bly, Measrs. Cowgil, Dennis, Hall, Lewey, Mil
/. lir'. Munroe, Osgood, Stripping and Ward, 9-to-
1 ud, ~.
I -Nhercupon the President announced that
! ChAflYs /. Dyke, having received a majority Of
j all he votes cast, WAS declared elected State
kr.;.scr ~ The ensuing TWO Years from the close
! If ';:e present session Of the legislature.
A., tp,i motion OF Mr.. Dennis, the Joint Session
! apTsMFuts]. and the Senate retired 10 the Senate
/ lba;nber. and the Assembly resumed It's session
C'a motion. the use ol the Assembly Hall was
sr;i.4tpd H. The Women's Christian Temperance
/ Eni~n al O'Clock P. VI. on Sunday next
! GA mAion, the use OF the Assembly Hall was
/ 9r.'$ted ~ ". H. Gleason tonight, at O'Clock,
so y liver an address upon canals.
] G3n,malion Of Mr.. Gaskins, Assembly bill No
! 1914 .Sa> made the special order OF Wednesday.
J adjourned.
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The many readers of those excellent daily pa
pers, the jacksonville linn and the jackson
vile 7t"~s We altogether surprised to read in
their issues ,day last that they had consol-
idaied, the H.. being merged in the Times by
purchase. Though the name of the former pa
per will be preserved in the new title Times
UmIon, aud Rev ii. b. McCalIum will retain ed
itorial connection herewith, host of friends
and supporters will feel AN impulse OF regret
that the staunch organ Of the East has lost its
identity, and that it was caused by the enfeebled
health of its editor, who has so long stood at his
post OF duty. defying physical disability, and
business opposition with energy and ability which
cannot be too highly appreciated. The Times
Cnion will be published by Messrs Jones, Var
mum d Co, propretoTs of the late Times, and it
is reasonable TO expect that the combined force
and material will produce paper OF wider scope
as a news journal than either of those which
united 10 create it.
just on the eve OF going to press dispatch
has been received announcing the death of Mr.
Mc(,allnm
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The yacht Heartsease, of New York, arrived
in Jacksonville last week with Hon. Seth Green
and party who will 60 up the ST. Johns, and
A reporter of the Union boarded the yacht and
interviewed the eminent pisciculturist, who
stated that he had not been long enough in the
State to make many discoveries with regard TO
Florida fish. They intended to stay in Florida
and on her coast for several months, and were
provided with nets and lines for catching large
and small fish. The State was furnished with
many and extensive sheets of water and he
thought that numerous varieties of fish could be
bred here. He had always noticed that many of
the Northern fish, such as bass and blue fish,
left for the South in the fall, and supposed that
they must spawn in Florida waters. But he was
compelled to modify that opinion, for he found
on arriving here that there was no trace of them
so far, and believetthat they must, like other
fish, get into the Gulf stream. He found plenty
of blue fish aud menhaden and mullet, and con-
sidered the latter a fine fish. Blue fish were
seen ia large schools along the coast until they
came to Beaufort. But they did not pass Hat
teras Inlet. They were never over three pounds
in weight Most of those caught were but one
and half pounds. They caught number of
small blue fish at the mouth of St. Johns river.
These weighed but quarter of of pound They
were probably this years fsh--yearlings Small
moss bunkers were caught. These are great fac
tory fish for oil. Mullet he considered the most
valuable Southern fish. They are not known at
the North, and are not found above Fortress
Monroe or the mouth of the Chesapeake. In
North Carolina they were very abundant, and
south of that were found in very large schools.
MIR. Green could not understand why people
here had such prejudice against cat fish. He
considered them good eating, and didn't see why
thay should be called Q scavenger fish any more
than hogs or ducks should be called scavenger
1000. And yet cat fish do not eat anything more
deleterious than hogs or ducks.
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part ef the United States could Olfes greater
equal advantages with thin for growing thegrape,
either for table or wine, which. along with The
peach. pear and various Other fruits. comhtnsd
with the great agricultural resourcsA would q
understood soon give this section : solid popula-
ton Of a different ciass. bat not interior 10
that now settling in the Southern counties.
Our efforts in the past have brought prosperity
of which we are jus tly proud, and the people OF
Florida would not view with favor the closing
of the arenae through which our success has
come, but good judgment indicates we should
follow the successful example set us in Georgia,
whose people are the most prosperous in the
Sll,lih
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Upon rejecting upon what had hitherto
seen of Florida, its new birth with n new
people, new ideas, increased capital, new pro-
ducuons, rapidly expanding enterprise, its won
derful navigable resources, interiorly and coast
wise, its salubrious carpet, and the immense
work of the Disston and Okcechobee companies,
l was profoundly impressed that a splendid fu-
ture for Florida is dawning. She is destined to
be the most productive and richest, if not the
most populous, State of the South. the poor
mans paradise and the rich mans elysum.
venture this prediction in the face of all the dis.
counts / can imagine; the disinclination of all
Northern people to emigrate below the lines of
their nativity; the large area of swamp lands
that can never be reclaimed; the liability of
malarial diseases in reclaimed territory, and the
possibility Of impairing the nayigabili,y of the
lakes by deep artificial bitches for the duplex
purpose Of drainage and navigation. have not
permitted fancy TO run riot over the peculiar
destinations Of q SUNDERLAND In winter, en-
bellished with glittering groves of fruits and
flowers which chase each other in unbroken
circles through the year, but have penetrated
the barren pine lands; run into the ap-
parenily hopeless sand lots, or lots of
sand; recoiled from almost boundless morasses,
AZ dismal as Dantes Inferno shaken with ague,
wrestled with mosquitoes, and In fancy fed in
wild dismay from the hideous Florida hog; but
the general average Of advantages 20 immeasur-
ably exceeds the Objectionable features of Flor.
ida, that II future homo In the South was .
choice should have TO make, would greatly
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-Detachmeuls of the great army oil tramps
have invaded Florida, State less infested by
these wandering Migrants than any other east OF
the Mississippi because of the magnif-
we're weather has driven them South. We have
a report from Ocala that they have committed
thefts and even attempted burglary in that town.
and it is we'll enough for the people In this and
other communities to keep their eyes open when
strangers of the tramp stamp put in appearance.
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iF@3da napatch.l
!. - HEfah R0HAf0eA.

!: III ACAsn ECssss =
!. Dur Florida potato-groyen may Be glad Q.
:nsde TO- the Lancaster (Ohio) Agricultural Soci-
sty.! the result Of various hrtilixen applied 10
potato crop were given. White Elephant pom
los wefe planted April 81, In three rows each
.l0Skel long,
n row No. I, equal parts Of nitrate q soo 90
sdiSaolsed bone. 8 @. rock and sulpnAe O pos-
sss were applied.
90 row No. 8 the fsrsilizers uscd were TWO
pa.,s of snIphate of potash. ono part dissotseu
doGe and one part acid rock
Esrsiliser used II row No. 3. good dressing
Of Ilch, rolir0tted stable manure.
Che nfipIfcaGioo d The special fartinsen ~
ills1l 90 half ton % ths acre; coekoa ~ -
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Reflex" in another column, gives the Or
laudo Reporter a sharp retort provoked by some
illnatured remarks from that paper about Mid
die Florida. A tax sale advertisement nor a
Sherifs sale furnishes any ground for judging the
merits of a section.
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- ca1savA ROOT Sog starch, tapiocs. glucoea and
10 bssd sock swsst posntoss arrow roos. Juts,
srsngu, lenons, pine appies- In faci, everything
uselhl end oenamenial dat mon may desire TO-
grow, q lhat = liksly 70 prove profitable.
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Assembly.

The roll was called--a quorum present
Mr.. McNullen offered the following resolution
s,esotsed, That committee Of eight on part OF
sne Assembly and four on part of the Senate be
l.vision OF the present Constitution OF Florida
~ the Committee on Constitutional Amend
.lGlents.
L; The following bills were introduced and refer
sd
BY Mr.. Perkns-Assembly bill No 1913: To be
ssnlilied an act 10 punish the stealing of certain
sinimais; to Judiciary Committee. Also, Assem-
oily bill No. 154: To be entitled au act in rela-
sion to The subsistence of certain conyicts to
/ judiciary Committee.
|. By Mr.. Allison-Assembly bill No. 1855: To
I've entitled an act for the relief of John w Haw-
'.iins; 10 Committee on Claims;
|, BY Mr.. Mcclellan of Extraordinarily bill
1 NO. l56: To be entitled an act TO quiet tax Ii
!. lies 10 Judiciary Committee
!; By Mr. Bryan Of Orange-Asscmbly bill No.
/. lo7: To be entitled an act 10 incorporate the
/ PENN sulaT Land Transportation and Manufac-
I .uring Company TO Committee Railroads.
8 + Assembly bill No Z: To be entitled an act in
eierence TO suits against corporations (other than
7nuneiPap for abuse or.non-user of their corpor-
ate franchises and powers, was indefinitely post
noned
1. Assembly bill No. 151: To be entitled an act
tor the relief of John N. Lee, Of Orange county,
Florida, was passed on third reading
l.. mtSSis. hduIy, Lyle auu hickntr were ex-
) cused from voting on the passage of this bill
6 The following bills were amended on second
! reading and ordered engrossed
Assembly bill No III: To be entitled an act
for the relief of Mrs. Hannah Johnston;
4 Assembly bill i21: To be entitled an act TO
;aslow parties to testify in divorce cases;
]; Assembly bill No. Ito: To be entitled an act
to prescribe the duties of Treasurers of municipal
Governments as to warrants or orders which
may be presented to them and not paid npon
presentation;
!: Assembly bill No. 1909: To be entitled an act
E; To prescribe the duties Of County Treasurers as
J to warrants or orders which may be presented to
them and not paid upon presentation.
Assembly bill No. IS To be entitled an act to
provide for public health by uniform system of
quarantine, was read the second time, and, on
motion OF Mr.. Mcclellan of Jackson. 100 copies
Of the bill was ordered printed. and the bill made
the special order for IL O'Clock A. NJ, Thursday
Assembly bill No. Isl, to be entitled an act for
lte relief Of John N. Lee, was signed by the
Speaker and Chief Clerk
Adjourned.
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Unsted States of America, District of South Caro-
4 lima. Fourth Circuit I'm Circuit Court.
/ ~. E. Hagood, Clerk Of said Court. do hereby
certify that the foregoing is q true copy Of me
original opinion of the court as taken from NC
'TiNsd Volume Of Hughes u. 8. Court Reports
2agss $40, $50, 551 and 552
I. Given under my hand and seal of said coua',
! fsEAL in the city of Charleston, this, the $50
j January. A. d. 1888
I n J.. E. HAGooD,
& \: c. G. G. u. b DIsT. s. Z.