The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-03-18

Into those pastures vcrna s-Ncc York Star.
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We learn from the Daily WeroM that
| the new Jacksonville Directory, lust
issued, gives tho permanent resident pop
u'ation of city and suburbs as 1870.
The " bloody shirt " is worn out. 1t
simply takes ny time and does not con
vince any one. 1t is a rain-washed and
winl-torn old poster of politics which no
one can ever patch up into anything effec-
tive. The antiquariars should give us
reSt.-Lr"rer 7ti1''"t, Qiep.)
The City Council Of Atlanta have de-
tcrminc'l to improve the streets of that
place and resolved to cvpend St5,3o8 in
this direction, which, addel to 2,6l7
which the property -holAerS will be re-
quircl to pay, will make the total cost Of
the street improvements Sl38,o25.
Torn by jealousy, intiamed by thirst
for revenge. honevcombcl with corrnp-
tion, diSlruSted by the people, the Repub-
liran party. with all lis patronage, all its
money and all its facilities for fraud. is
powcrlrSs To win another Presidential
election through its own efforts.-Nrec
York IFoMI
The Chicago Xr,wId, in another able
editorial. sets forth the idea so we'll all
yanrc1 by 7H~ HDrhI, that the State of
! New York i to b.. the battle ground in
! the approaching Presidential contest. In
! due tim" the W~/H| will problbly call
I the name nf the man who alon4 can carry
the STAT tor the Demo"rlts -N@,c York
WpIL
4 Captain IIowyatr continues to hide
sue c~~fnlly, in spite of the frantic efforts
of the government to catch him In max
ing 4 transfer Of real estate in Wa~hinv-
ton the other day il was found necessary
to have Inc signature of IIowgate 10 one
al the ,'ar"r>. It was taken in hand by
one Of lI"wearr'> friends and within
twen. y-nnr hours il was returned bearing
! the Captains signature
Major GrucIc, who has been in this
city this week, presented to Us for inspec-
ti"n 4 u''w rout" for 4 railroad from this
/ rl;v - Macon, Georgia. He informs us
that tn" parties who are at the head of
this enterprise have money sufficient to
put it through at once and that the road
will not only be short and popular line,
hnt it will be the most profitable one in
the Southern States. Those who are ac-
| quainte1 with Major Gruelle will confess
! that he is a man of indOmitable energy
and pluck and that he is one of the pro-
ioctors is sufficient to guarantee success.
-PnI(HLu .To,nwM
The postal appropriation bill as re-
ported by Mr. Randal's committee ap-
propriatcS only St5,2Gl 900 Of the s5o,-
600 asked for by the Postmaster General.
1t provides that no postmaster shall re-
ccive more than $4,000 year 1t cuts
| the estimate for letter carrier and the free
| delivery system $200,oOo The Postmas-
tcr-GeneraI asked for $l2,75O,O0O for in
land transportation. Mr. Randall's com
mttce cuts it down to $ll 100000. This
cnAangers the fast mail service in all parts
of the country. Restricting the appro-
priations for postal service is about the
worst kind Of economy that can be prac-
ticcd.
-Certai of our exchanges would he
amusing if they were not aggravating,
We mean those who so frequently urge
r harmony" and lecry " scctio aism " in
the very articles whose tenor is to pro-
mote discord and stimulate sectional feel
inc. Bows, there are the mo t delicious
peaches in that orchard, the fence amt
fonr feet high, there amt no dog, and
nobody within \ mile, but it would be
verv wrong for us to take just a few lit
tie ones only this time" They will de-
wise reasons for sectionaism and Invent
causes for discomfort within the party, all
the while allcgin that themselves are
neither sectional nor inharmOmous. So
one points the pleasures Of sin in most al
luIlIlo ColOTF, anu SAllSlIcH HIS COuSClCuCc
by saying that he would not commit ii.
Perhaps not, but his hearer might.
-Governor IIoadlcy, of Ohio, de-
clared in his inaugural address that the
agitation for prohibition will continue,
and is "an honest struggle against real
evil" lie thinks it misdirected and fail
ure, but hopes common ground may be
found for good citizens to rally upon,
somewhere between free trade and
prohibition. He adds that we have the
advantage of knowing, from the labors of
the Supreme Court on the Scott law, that
it is not in conflict with the inhibition
against the passage of license laws, and
the act has some Of the advantages of the
license system; aud he does not think
the law should be repealed, but holds
that the graduation OF taxation and the
withdrawal of the power Of municipal
nrohibition would convert it into q just
and efficient law.