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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05

The commencement exercises of the
East Florida Seminary at Gainesville last
week were conducted with the method
and ability which might have been ex-
pected, and passed of with an eclat which
adds new repute to this sterling institu-
ton, in which the State has right to just
pride-for though of the East it knows
no section, as it called to its aid one of
the brightest intellects of the West, for
Hon. S. r. Mallory, of Pensacola, was
invited by the Faculty to deliver the ad-
dress to the graduating class. The Daily
Bee says: "Senator Mallory's address
was able and reflected great credit upon
him as a scholar and thinker" The cor
respondent of the Times Union writes
The address by Senator Mallory was an able
effort. Ii treated upon that most important
branch OF education, Language" and was de-
livered in quiet, graceful manner, pleasing and
instructive to all. The speaker was introduced
by Judge King, who spoke feelingly of the Sen
ator's friendly efforts in behalf of the Seminary
in the Senate and the debt of gratitude due him
by the people of Gainesville.
The address occupied about half an heur or
more, in which he showed clearly that without
language man would fail to be progressive, as
we would be without a medium for imparting
knowledge. He compared the progress of the
people with the most expressive language, with
the people whose expressions of thought are
confined by poverty of words, and our ability
at the present day OF clearly imparting knowl-
edge OF the scientific discoveries of the ancients
few of whom while knowing mysterious things
ina0p0uQfn
edge to Others AS individuals, the human race
masters but little, but imparting from one to
another the knowledge gained through success
sive ages our knowledge becomes stupendous
and it is wholly through the science of language.
In the expression of our wants, or of outward
things we might do with gesture looks and
small number of words, but to exercise our
reasoning faculties one with another, language
Is Indispensable There are yet many words
that are undefnable, testifyipg that language is
yet Tar from being complete. The words lib
erty and " freedom have never yet been de-
fined to universally accepted idea. Rivers of
blood have flowed by reason of the misunder-
stood significance of these words, which to one
people mean one thing and to another people
another thing. We must struggle on to the
highest endeavors making our language COM
plete and perfect, If such thing can be. No
man need hope to reach the summit of knowl-
edge, but we can grasp hold and reach after
others, and by their example, nerve ourselves
to the highest efforts and for the highest attain
men,s True men must satisfy themselves in
this strife and such men. DESTROYS of imparting
that feeling of satisfaction TO others, will find It
the hardest thing to die with consciousness of
having been unheard
On the afternoon of the 30th day of
May the corner stone of the new Sem.
mary building was laid with. due masonic
ceremony by Gainesville Lodge F. & A.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05
Florida Central and w estern
Railroad.

New rails are being received in sue
cessive cargoes and rapidly laid on this
line from Sanderson westward, and it is
hoped that during the summer months at
least sixty miles of track will be relaid,
and ere many months all that may require
new rails The whole public will join us
in expressing qualification at this pros
pect. We foresee rapid transit of pas
sengers, freights and mails across four
hundred miles Of the State when the track
of the Florida Central and Western shall
enable as quick time to be made as over
the Pensacola and Atlantic.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05

NJ, and in the presence Of large assem-
blage. An appropriate address, eloquent
and of length, was made by President
Cater.
Saws the Bee, Of the slst ultimo:
Al the meeting of the Board OF Education of
the East Florida Seminary yesterday, for the
purpoee of electing teachers for the next annual
session. the entire Board was present except
Major Russell, of Jacksonville.
Colonel Cater was reelected TO Ill the position
of Principal Mr.. g. Y Renfro, graduate Of
the Glasgow, Kentucky. and Lebanon, Ohio,
Normal schools, and a teacher of experience,
will teach the classes in Geography, History and
Natural Sciences. Mr.. g. G. Cocoran, q gradu-
ate of the University of Virginia, will teach the
classes in English Grammar, Composition and
Rhetoric. Lieutenant A. L. Wagner. U. 8. A..
Commandant of Cadets, will instruct the classes
in higher mathematics. Rev. F. Pasco, of
Harvard College, will have charge of the Latin
and Greek classes Mrs. Laura G. French vocal
and instrumental music. Messrs. Renfro and
Cocoran are the only new members.
President Cater is very much pleased with his
assistants, and thinks the school will become
more prosperous than ever the coming year.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05

Hosea Ballou, the oldest Freemason in the
United States, died in Washington on the 28th
May, aged ninety years. He was made Mason
in 1918 and master of his lodge in 1891.
Another tornado has afflicted Indiana doing
much damage in the towns of Edinburg, Clay
City and Meals Mills, where several persons
were killed. 1t occurred in the afternoon, May %.
The body of an unknown man was found in
swamp in Iowa the other day which was after
wards ascertained to be that of persons who
escaped from smallpox hospital while delirious
from the disease
Assistant Postmaster Joseph Nall, of Atlanta,
was discovered to be short $1,000 in his accounts,
and there was q report that he had attempted to
commit suicide, but he says that he only took
an overdose of something to compose his nerv-
GUS system.
Gen. Crook, as to the safety of whose COM
mand much anxiety has been felt, is reported TO
have overtaken the Apaches in the Sierra Madre
and defeated them, killing fifty warriors. The
fight occurred near the mountain Guaycanope,
one hundred and eighty miles south of Ell Paso.
On the 2Sth of May there was serious riot
at the mines near Belleville, Illinois, where
strike had been in progress for some weeks. On
that day about three hundred women the wives
and daughters Of the striking miners, with a
hundred and fifty of the latter, took possession
of the mines of the district and prevented the
new men from working. Three militia compa-
MES were ordered to the rescue by Governor
Hamilton, and on their arrival were fired on by
the mob and soldier wounded. The fire was
returned, two strikers killed and others wounded
The mob then dispersed.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05
The Necessity for vacci.ation.

We do not wish to be considered an alarmist
nor do we desire to cause undue excitement
among the people, but as public Journalist We
do deem it our duty to urge upon the people the
impOrtance-aye the necessity of immediate vac
cination.
Smallpox has appeared at several places in
this and adjoining States, there is general inter
course among the people, and there is no telling
when or where this loathsome disease may ap-
pear. In some instances the most rigid quaran-
tine regulations do not prevent its spreading
and, as we have only partial quarantine, we
think it would be wise and judicious for our City
in the corporate limits.
If vaccination is made compulsory, the city
should be districted, physicians employed and
each one assigned TO a certain district, with in
structions to visit every hoHse in the territory
signed him, and vaccnate every person who has
not been vaccinated within a reasonable time.
In given number of days-say ten-let them 60
over their districts again to see how their pa
tients are getting along.
This is matter that is of vital importance TO
everybody; the public health is imperilled by the
presence of smallpox at different points in the
State, some of which are not very remote from
Tallahassee, and the people should promptly and
heartily cooperate with the authorities in thu
enforcement of all measures adopted for the pur-
pose of keeping smallpox out of the community
all measures calculated to protect them from
the ravages of this dreaded disease. Small pox
rarely ever runs it course in any community in
one season. 1t fingers according to the measures
adopted for its suppression and the number of
inhabitants in the community infected. Where
1t has already appeared in this State, the people
may consider themselves extremely fortunate If
it does not linger with them two or three years
at least.
No community can afford to take any chances
on sucha lingering, loathsome, contagious disease
being introduced in their midst. Strict quarantine
and compulsory vaccination are the best safe
guards against such an aff1iction, and where wise
counsels prevail the most expedient measures
will be promptly adopted for public safety.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05

TO such Republicans as are exercised
over this, that or the other Democrat as
the probable choice of the party in 1884
for President, The World cheerfully"
replies He will be Democrat, sound
in the principles, earnest in the faith of
his party. He will be the sturdy cham
pion of equal rights-of the just rights of
corporate privileges, of capital, of labor,
and of the people. He will be the sincere
friend Of economy and honesty in every
branch Of the Federal Government. tie
will be the determined enemy of privil-
eyed classes, aristocracy, prodigality,
glitter and false pretence. He will advo
cate the return to republican simplicity
He will favor the enforcement of the law
against all malefactors, of high or low de-
gree, whatever their official position or
political influence maybe. Civil service
reform will be his practice-not his pre-
tence. The Constitution in all it's provis-
ions will be his guide. He will be the
champion of republican freedom, not a
monopolist or monarchist under mask
of centralized power. If such President
will suit the views of any of our amiable
and generous Republican friends, we CON-
mend to their support the Democratic
Presidential candidate of 1884"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05

The publication of the Gainesville Daily
Bee was commenced on the goth ult. 1t
is small, but we'll edited, we'll filled sheet,
and we are glad that Editor Fildes is able
to say:
The Bee is at once, it may be said, placed upon
a firm basis by the very liberal patronage ex.
tended from our business men and it is safe to
conjecture that its patronage will very materially
increase within the next few days. 1t is no
longer speculation as to whether The Daily Be-
will live. Our business men have spoken, and
during the next fall we are sanguine we will feel
warranted in taking the full Geographic press re-
ports and in publishing paper at least twice the
present size of The Daily Bee
The Daily Bee will be mailed to sub.
scribers for IS a year or so cents per
month.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05

OF her surplus of grain Middle Florida
could, if closely cultivated, supply the
deficit of the "staff of life" in all other
sections. The surplus of corn now in
the cribs of Leon county alone is esti-
mated at many thousand bushels, much
of which can be purchased at twenty
cents per bushel, and two or more bush
els of this old corn are offered in exchange
for one of new, to be delivered when the
growing crop is harvested. This surplus
over consumption for bread or feed should
be turned into the next important article
of food supply. 1t should make meat.
The county should not send away dol
lar for meat. Corn at twenty cents per
bushel would produce hog meat at cost
which would utterly exclude from the
county the high priced bacon for which
SO much money is sent away. And it
would be better meat, and could be eaten
with a confding appetite, undsturbed by
the suspicion of EMBELLISHMENTS, and
unpleasant ideas of swill-feeding," Of
fal fattening," "trichina poison" etc
Beef cattle could be Stalled at great
profit, and supply to Jacksonville and
other markets the butchers stock which is
now brought from the East and the West.
These suggestions, to be considered in
future seasons, may yet be applied to
profit in the present. Don't let your
corn lie in the cribs to feed the weevils,
but get hogs and feed it to them, or give
it to others who have hogs, to be fed
for proportion of meat-so much
corn for so much meat.
We append paragraph from the
Times Union showing sales at city mar
ket alone during the month Of May,
when the city was empty of visitors and
the resident population diminished. Note
the items of meat foods that could be
supplied from the Middle If our resources
were utilized. But it is idle to suggest
other markets when ourselves buy abroad,
and feed the weavils with corn which
should feed the beeves and the hogs that
would feed us:
There were disposed of at the city market dur
ing the month of May-275 Florida beeves, 1856
Tennessee sheep, 81 hogs, APO pounds sausages,
$3.50 pounds veal 30 saddles of venison, $50
pounds of turkey, 1900 pounds of chicken, 8
ducks, $3.50 dozen eggs, 8,579 strings OF fish, $50
terrapins, 8 green turtle, soft turtle, 6037
clans, $50 pounds cut ham, 5000 pounds of New
York sheep, IS quails, 1926 pounds of geese 800
pounds of Tennessee beef, 800 pounds OF New
York beef besides vegetables, fruit etc.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05
Dreadful Deaths.

On the SOth ultimo dreadful calamity
occurred on the great bridge just opened
to travel between New York and Brook
Ign. At half-past tour o'clock on that day
the bridge was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity, and jam" ensued at the New
York end, in which persons were so
crushed that they shrieked from alarm or
pain. This caused panic among the
masses on the bridge who rushed heed
lessly to escape, overthrowing and tramp
ling hundreds under foot, of whom twelve
were killed and many injured. From the
lengthy accounts of the disaster we take
the following:
The crush Immediately became fear
full, Those on the approach below the steps
were carried forward in solid mass. Many
stumbled and unable to resist the pressure from
behind, the crowd passed over them from above.
The crowd coming from Brooklyn was carried
to the edge OF the steps and then fell over and
down upon the struggling mass below. A terri
BILE struggle for life began. Men and women
fought with the strength Of despair against each
other. Escape was impossible with the pressure
from both sides growing at every shout of anguish
that went up from the dying and those who saw
death before their eyes.
The crowd on The foot walk above
the steps was constantly receiving accessions and
still pressing on and over the heap. The bodies
of the dead and dying lay here so firmly wedged
together that to extricate them was next to inn
possible. To beat back the crowd was equally
impossible. Relief was possible only by making
room for the crowd to spread sideways. 1t was
quickly done. Willing hands tore away the iron
railing dividing the footway from the railroad
track on both sides and dragged those who were
nearest in the rush through the opening. Room
was made for the policemen to reach the fright
full heaps Of human flesh and the work of clear
ing it way began. AS soon as portion of the
obstruction was removed from the steps the
crowd was eased and portion was let through
to the New York station. The rest was forced
back until all the bodies had been taken away.
Along the iron fences on the footway on the
railroad track and on the carriage way on both
sides the bridge the dead and wounded were laid
Many were dead when exrricated from the heap
Others were more or less terribly injured. They
lay six, eight and ten deep, those in the lower
tier long dead. The clothes were torn from the
body of more than one in the attempt to get
them out. All were hatless, many shoeess, and
others clothes hung in rags Five women, all
dead and trampled into unshapely masses, ere
taken from the bottom of the heap
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05
BATES Wanted for Small Lots to
Western Cities.

Many truckers in this section would
ike to try Western cities as a market
particularly Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis Freight arrangements have been
made by the F. c. q W. over the p. & A.
and connecting roads for these and other
points, but only for carloads, whereas
growers would like the privilege of ship
ping in barrel or crate lots at reduced
rates. The Florida Despatch Line will
take truck from Middle Florida for West
ern cities from Live Oak only; but what
il needed is fixed rate from any station
west of Live Oak. At present shippers
are limited to Eastern markets and are
anxious to test others but are prevented
from doing SO by the roundabout and ex-
pensive way of reaching them.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05
). A Splendid "Reminiscences

The talk about Mr.. Tilden as Presi-
dental possibility in 1884 leads The World
to say-"T These hopes, though entitled to
respect, are quite unreasonable. He de-
clined the Presidency in 1876, when the
office was placed in his hands. He de-
clined second nomination in 80 on the
score of health. Why, then, at the age
of seventy, should he seek it in 1884 I?
Mr.. Tilden is splendid Renaissance. He
is political sentiment. But he is not a
substance. His history is in the past.
His future is in the past. In his own fe-
licitous language, when he characterized
the efforts to control or buy the thieving
Returning Boards in ls76-the talk about
his nomination is only a futile DALI
ance y"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05
CENTREvILLE, FLA, Nav m I,

CENTREvIILE, FLA, May 30, 1881
Al meeting of the citizens held here n A.
in lee interest of the Central Route of the Tho.
asvRle, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad M.;o,
X. Combs was elected chairman. and DIR "
Carh secretary
afr a Z. Brown made a clear and mo-, a.
coEraging report from the committee On ~.
scrlftIons, showing that the interes, has ste.d;,
INCREASED and that the subscription list con,;Dr..
to grow. '" '''' ''n''nO''
BE vote OF the meeting Messrs ]. B. Conn.
j. ~ Pepper and DR. j. NJ earn were appoints
70 procure the necessary blank forms and han.
all the subscriptions to this route placed IN ,een
shape, and be prepared to report at the next ana
final railroad meeting, for the Central Route ~
be held at Dawkins' Pond on Thursday 21s, os
June.
On motion of Mr.. j. C. Ross, the ladies wen.
especially invited to be present at the meetips
TO he held at Dawkns' Pond, together with an
parties in the county who favor the building q,
the mad upon any one of the routes.
BY vote, the Tbomasville and Tallahassee NJ.
pers were requested to publish the proceedius.
Oh lhls meeting. j. NJ. CARN, Secretary.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05

$4,000 barrels in 1880. The Nescs con-
tinues: The work of digging the crop
has received temporary check owing to
the depressed condition of the Northern
and Eastern markets, the best grades
bringing from IS to $3.50 per barrel. In
many cases this year, besides the short
ness of the crop, the size of the potato
has been unusually small, thus cutting
down the amount of shipping potatoes
even below the actual yield"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05

much for one even Of his unusual r..~.. :
perer. The party met at General Psr,ps
dence. where they were received by n: ~
ptished wife and daughters In most 49,
manner. Af,er spending q very ple.ss.! -
hour carriages called to take them ~ -. sehl
appointed for the fish fry. This vss ~ -
ihose who attended to have been a mo-. W
able affair Here the Middle Floridisps v9.
trpduced 10 the mysteries of all the old 49,
naoies OF cooking fish; and they all s,,s -
none know the art Of cooking fish bet,s, J. ~
FeusacoliaDs So devoted are they to mi. -. ~
able way of spending q day that PsvrA
Br,wn says that all that is necessary To -.
fish fry Is To get out in the plaza and be-, ~
frying-pay with an iron spoon and in a s~ ~ :
utes you will have a hundred ready TO % ~ nm
ater Mcguire lent much to the enioymen, 81 =,
occasion by singing in his inmitabie style ~, .es
touching song Being naturally modest he me- ne!
not be persuaded to sing until the old sss.s1
man gave the party the benefit of bis -
story. F"e
AT 7:3O that evening the party took the
for home, stopping for few minutes at No.
lis Bluff pleasant picnic and dancing reso,, J,
the young people of Pensacola The entire n'.s
were delighted with their visit; and the NJ. -
OF Pensacola and her people have ever since -
oD their lips The generous reception ~,
they met at the hands OF this truly bosn;,.s n.
people will long be remembered
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05

The Times Unions smallpox agita-
ton resulted in the very effectual "wak-
ing up" of various towns, on sundry
routes of communication, that promptly
proceeded to strictly quarantine against
the City of Jacksonville What resulted
IN the city was an effectual awakening of
the people to the necessity of vigorous
sanitary and precautionary measures
and considerable grumbling at the paper
which had unpleasantly agitated them.
In it's Issue of the Doth ultimo it recounts
dirt discovery "results as follows:
The result of our " sensational" waking up of
the citizens Of Jacksonville to the sanitary con-
dition of the city are already developing 1t is
found that the town is in condition unprece-
dentedy filthy and that if the work of cleaning
our back yards and alleys is not attended to we
may have something besides smallpox to look
after. AT the request of a member of the citi
Zens committee yesterday we walked the dis
lance Of exactly four blocks from the Times Union
office and saw sights TO make one shuddeY Back
yards and alleys filled with heaps of rubbish
and rubbish strewed round about, blistering and
reeking in the sun. DR.. Kenworthy, chairman
of the principal committee of citizens, declares
the sanitary condition of the city to be utterly
foul. One alley near the corner of Ocean and
Bay streets has not been cleaned it is said, since
last October. We have a Mayor, q Marshal q
Health Officer, Chief of Police, Board of
HEALTH an Assistant Health Officer, a Chief SAM
tary Inspector, four Ordinary Sanitary Inspectors
a Health Committee of the Council, Commit
tee on Streets, Chief Of the Garbage Carts and
garbage carts and drivers in abundance and vet
the city has to rise up like vigilance committee
to protect us from pestilence. All this is of
course highly sensational" but as it is also cold
fact we propose TO keep it stirred up till some
thing is done, the liquor dealers, their organs,
agents and attorneys to the contrary notwith-
standing
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05
The Charleston Neaos d. Courier

The Charleston Nesos d. Courier oil
the 18th ult. says: "The unprecedented
success of the Irish potato crop or
Charleston Neck and the surrounding
islands and parishes induced the farmers
to plant an increased yield this year in
the hope of reaping another golden har-
vest. In the early spring the crops
looked finely and bright hopes were in
dulged in of a tremendous yield: The
frost weather in April, followed by the
deluge of rain and the long succession OF
cold nights, however, caused considerable
damage to the crop, and the farmers now
estimate that not over one-half or two
thirds of an average crop will be made. "
The same paper estimates the yield at
not exceeding $4,000 barrels as against
81, 900 in 1882, 900 barrels in 1881 and