The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05
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ono separate pieces were burned st the
New York and Brooklyn Bridge ,aoen-
ing.
The Mexican revenues, which IN: 80
were but SO, les 900. rose last year to
nearly *32 900 900. and art expected to
reach 100000 900 this year
&c. ]. Bryan, editor y: the treen
City. New York weekly, has been edm-
United to an insane asylum; We kaaw
Of two or three-but no: Iet il pass.
A special dispatch from >umte'Hil'e
IN the Tunes MON says that force of
men began work on the linz of Ger,lon's
road between that town and Tam;ia Tn
the I'd inst.
The latest health rel~-,s published
in Jacksonville papers in'a gate d5Inlun-
tion of smallpox cases. there wer, ahir-
teen eases in the city subn.ln and county
aader treatment. and seventeen GONZALES
cents
The Boston Herdld suggests to those
Republicans who wish 10 rrn Robert I.
Lincoln. son of Abraham, I.incolI., for
President, that they take General Charles
Hamlin. son Of the Hannibs IIamlin, for
Eice-President, and repeaA the 'ick't of
l~G0-Lincoln and IIamliK
Jacksonville mill-men complain Of the
difficulty they are having il hiring labor
ers. The inducements hei: out blythe
various railroads now beile built have
had the effect to cause great many Of the
mill hands to leave the mii;9 for the pnr-
pose Of working on the road.
The suggestion that +lirooklyn lac
DOW called East New Yorl: is mi on
the bridge 10y the counter suggestion that
New York be called yves: Brooklyn"
The Philadelphia Press has the atrocity
10 suggest that the matter be comgr"
missed by the adoption Of - >odom AID
GomOrrah.'
After dinner at Holland House the
other day, at which many ::f the guests
we're authors, a well knows; /" society ."
man said TO a friend in Confidence :"i
can imagine one wanting IT, know an as-
thor after reading his books INT caunot
now imagine any one desiring to reesl a
book after knowing its aut...l-."
In 1868 only only 81 10 49, ga!soas
81 beer were manufactured: willie the
quantity in ls92 was 1926, j = ,b35 ,gall:,ns
Beer is warning against spirits, the d.;.l
ers in malt increasing rapidly, and ti!o.e
in spirits decreasing. Last ~ar the nufn-
l.er Of dealers in spirits wAs about two
thousand less than the prev:''Gs year.
Stray dogs and cats az: con'lenrsd
n death in Jacksonville as Using possible
disseminaiors of smallpox. a1f the Hei:Jid
suggests hogs and cows h, kept nrlilar
strict restraint in the city and adiat; ut
villages. \ case of small-f cA was direct; u
traced and accounted for ty the c;rel.lo-
stance that "mangy cur freqnented
the pest-house to feed on the o'fal, retisrt-
ing 10 the home Of its negro owner, ~ho
contracted the disease.
An editorial change is announced
Judge F.. VI. Graham, an able and e4ap-
rienced writer, succeeds to the tripod. If
the CUR Coast Progress. The retiring
editor, Mr.. :. {. Upham, takes occasiGn
10 remark: During my connection wifh
the Progress | have fought the flesh, tile
devil, the razor-back, and the TALLAHASSEE
Ring, according to the best Df my abilbt,
and hope my successor Will continue
the good work" He has gone back to
Philadelphia.
Later returns from Virginia shows up
worse for the Mahoneites. AlmajoritF Of
the counties have gone against him, aud
in many Of them the change is very de-
cided- He saves only the Fourth and
Ninth Congressional Districts, and this
should be a solemn warning to Florida
Mahonians that though they be 'sinde-
pendent" as they please they can't carry
any District here next ele5;tion. Their
leading organ boosted that the indepciad-
ents caused the defeat of the Democracy
IN the Second District last. election. hit
they can't do it at the next. About that
time, too, the Malone Districts of Vir-
ginia will diminish to none. The Old DO
minion will complete the work Of puri6-
cation -