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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-04-15

Gen. Carlos Aguero made the trip to
Cuba safely, and the little schooner sailed
back 60 Key West without being cap
tured by the various American and Span
sh steamers seeking her. She came back
with her crew Of three men, who state
that Aguero compelled them to land him
in Cuba with his sixteen men. As to his
movements since there have been conflict
ing reports, some to the effect that his
force had increased to over a thousand
men, and that wide district of the ISL
and had broken out in Instruction
The latest intelligence, however, reports
him with only his original force, and that
he is closely pursued'by Spanish troops in
the department of Colon. This is the
purport of an official dispatch from the
Captain General to the Spanish Minister
at Washington.
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The opinions of NV" ofthe New York
Journal Of Commerce, are worth far
more than those of the. average cores
pendent, and the solid old paper in which
they are set forth gives them additional
weight. He has travelled over so much
OF the carth's surface that the locality
must possess exceptional excellence to
win under the test of comparative Observa-
ton such unqualified approval as he
gives to Leon county in the extract
printed in this paper. His letter ap-
pears prominently on the editorial page
of the Journal, and is of great value as
an advertisement of our country, which
has been so often misrepresented by un-
scrupulous persons having interests in
other and inferior localities, and seeking
to prevent those who would locate or So
.iourn in Florida from seeing SO fair, fer
tile and salubrious section as would
certainly be preferred to others. Mum
bers Of visitors of high character, who
first found their way to Tallahassee the
past season told US that they had been
deferred from doing so in previous sea
sons by gross misrepresentation. 1t is but
a few days since one informed us tina the
was told in Thomasville, Ga, that "Tal-
lahassee was the death hole Of Florida -
and another was warned, in Florida
town, not many hours distant by rail, that
he would die if he went to Tallahas-
see.'' But despite the falsifcations so
long persisted in, the outside world now
generally understands that Leon county
is one of the most beautiful and health
full regions on the face Of the earth. If
w." the world wide traveller, could see
it now, his appropriations would be still
more pronounced, for the opening season
has unfolded new revelations Of beauty
even in the brief period since he was
with MS
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Waldo Advertiser


Now that the campaign Is about to open in carn-
est, the quiNotc efforts Of certain Democrats ia
charging an manginary windmill, called the lallar
hassee ring, would be of service to the stats
emily directed to the organization and uncation OF
the party and in thorough preparation for the strus!
gle so imminent. The ring is but II chimera created
by suspicion and disappointment it is phantasn
that has existence. in diseased fancy and
ii is an ignis fatuus to deude the unwary and th,,
ignorant and lead them to destruction. The inter
est of the reputation of Governor BoXham and OF
the gentlemen constituting the so called ring i'm
poses necessity upon them their friends for de.
nying the silly charges patched NJ bias the mind
and To catch the votes Of the dear people Dttrac
ton can never rrpress the reputation and mpor-
lance of man who has conscien iously sought to
do his duty. The system OF dctraction while it may
not fail in its energy will fail in it's object and 1.-THE
rays of their indgna ion collected upon him will
serve to ilumine hut cannot consume him"
1t has already produced reaction in he public
mind that should be- hccdrd The hour has arrived
when these person differences should be d 5
cardcd. when We should rally man to the
standard of the Democracy and earne tly Zealousiy
and u"i cdy battle for the common cause The
success Of the party is the most momentous ques
tn for our considerations Success is of far greater
importance than the lcrs nal political aggran-
diZemen OF any man or set of men. Personal likes
and di>likes must be inundated on a common altar
for the general good The good and true democrat
must seek to heal the wounds and bridge the chasm
We must carefully survey the situation and select
him as leader who will most probably win, regard
less OF our preferences or our animOsties. Let no
word fall that is likely to be detrimental to
cause by injuring the reputation of him who may
he leader The divisions in the ranks of the democ-
racy must not find their way hitner We have too
much ut stake, the interests involved are too vaua
Die To be sacrificed, trivial causes must NOT int err
vene between us and success Discord divisions,
wrangling, crimiuatiOn and recrimination must
find no Judgment in our camps
Let us as one man, with one purpose enter the
campaign determined to win and victory must and
shall be- ours
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state Agricultural College.

Pursuant to notice given by the Presi-
dent Major A. J. Russell, State Superin-
tendant of Instruction, the Board OF
Trustees Of State Agricultural College
met in Jacksonville last Saturday. There
were present Hon. A. J. Russell, e.r-oHi-
cio President of the Board Hon w. d.
Barnes, Hon. II. A. L'Engle, Hon. James
NJ. Baker, Hon. Thomas F. King, Judge
J. Wofford Tucker, and Colonel c. H.
Smith. The committee appointed at a
previous meeting to consider the matter
Professorships and select the Professors,
reported the following chairs : Ancient
and Modern Languages, Tactics and
Mathematics, Geology and Analytical
Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical
Agriculture, English Literature and Flo
cution, and Natural Philosophy. On
motion of Judge Tucker a chair of
Mechanical Philosophy was added. The
Committee recommended the election of
Professor Ashley ID. Hurt, of Louisville,
Ky, as President and Professor of An
cient and Modern Languages, and Of
Prof J. n Whit er, now of Barlow, to
the chair of Theoretical and Practical
Agriculture. The selection of other Pro
fessors was deferred to a future meeting
to be held on the LIST of next July, at
Lake City. The committee also recon-
mended that the salary of the President
be fixed for the present at IL 500, Mathe
MATES 81 800, Geology and Chemistry
$500, Agriculture, and English Litera
ture and Elocution, each $1,000 The
Building Committee reported satisfactory
progress in the work Of construction, and
there is no reason to doubt that the insti-
tuition will be ready to receive students
on the lat of next October.
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in 1882 to $4SS,9SA IN 1884 -Vuote9 Hog
HES. I, H,t 4
Now the vital question confronts each sptds
and each capitalist: whose work Is thts, wha5
influence wrought such wOundrOus thtngtTs
Bloxhams administration Yes; Bh&banE.
who was censured by every person who wAf 4iE
familiar with the causes that brought aDouf tbe
Disston land sale, but who Is now az mock
praised as he was censured. Bloxham, OF whdif
IL was said that his packets were wen bhf6
with shining ducais by Hamilton Disston, whsH
in truth his financial condition was such Ihat pc
was forced to dispose of his homestead III dts-,
charge an Indebtedness against IL. Qhis casgaT Y
learned on q recent visit to TallahaSsee.) WHPt
a powerful refutatiOn to the Infamous charge gil
needs no other. The change of sentrnet.t 10
favor of the Disston land sale has been wondeT-
ful. 1t is now universally approved tedau se %
has been fully explained. 1t was said 20 6dSsa
burning shame now you hear naught Of II bSt
glowing tributes. !,
Does not this administration deserve 10 aug
coed itself by virtue Of its financial aehi@vG
mentss Who before had the courage TO duaalAs
Gordan knot, that the wheels OF progress .mlgtH
begin to revolve? The people are wei aware
that Bloxham is not a candidate for re-eltctoh,
and that he has positively declined to te Con,
sidered candidate but citizens duty II tiral
to his God and second to his country. Tie peo1
pie demand that he shall discharge thu dlty
which he owes to his country. Capital ~kics
has been invested during his administration
demands his reelection. The grand progressive
schemes, which have been inauguarated during
his administration, demand his re election The
taxpayers, both rich and poor who have been
benefited by the great reduction of taxes he
mand it. All sections, all influences, all in.sls
tries, all interests, call on him to respond,
Remember, citizens, that the safety of the Suite
depends upon the selection of candidate Re
member, with BOxham as a candidate in 1850.
5000 majority was the result; and Bloxham out
of the campaign in 1882. and r1le majority ssas
largely reduced; draw the inference
The old Republican leaders are eager 10 grasp
the reins of Government again, tor the rar-
pose of depicting your treasury, depreciating
your State bonds-to hawk your State ab''nl the
streets, and to destroy the confidence rerosed in
the States financial integrity at home.
Finally, ask you to consider the material 81
terests Of the State, and your own personal wei
fare in the perusal of The above thoughts, and to
allow no sickly senimenality to hurt the voice
of material progress. IiILLsBORotGH
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Hotel Arrivals.


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Hinslow, Naysville Ky J Russell jacksonville; {
p.LoIne South Carolina; Cleveland, ,salyin B De,
Sion, Macon Ga; Danheseer, Chicago Ill., Frank Phil
iEs Marianna, Fla; H Woodruff. Barker Pensacola; J
Louisville: Ky: N Hall Jacksonville; H Poole city;
storm, Ohio: 9 Bronze, Georgia Stroman 5 C: q
Brown, NJ Greenwood. St Lonis; John T Howard, H
nsy. Pennsyyania; Harrison, Whitfield, Mass; " c
Moots y Louis; Pardy, city; Z Hogger, Richmond
WOOD, Ph!adeiphia: q Hoffman, Wellington, G:
. Freeman Augusta, Ga; John Miller, Georgia; R F
i thompson, Fenandna John W cord salisbury.
\ 81 Henry Jacobs, Georgia; Watkins, Atlanta, Ca
cngo ~: T D Jackson, ST Louis K Hartner, jackson
vile; Wright Evansville Ind G jackson, city; A
Cock, John Craig, city.
s,s Maine sV T11 Rsn HOTEL c;v Cha. Fleming
4 ioIgh, Monroe county Fla; E R vernon; $ Nc
Lawrence. Frs MR.; Slick Mayors, savannah ?
f Tas w SGS1ns K.psfs e Me lS.y
Motice'o James Es Atlanta t. james H h
I've NoOa a. Perry, Fla; kellogg, Waltron Battle
sousile; Fla; Ed Ray, New York; chas BOmery: 5,
Dsnn.n Montiseo Kirk. Kan.a. City, Beids1;
:, a e ~ DIa!ton y ny Jonn Lawrence
Il: VIM Il Bradle. Michigan; Miss Lizzie Hull,
DsneHlef } y Ritter Lurayie, Fla; Taylor; New
IorkYC sleSal Thomasville, Ga; G Kelley Frank,
Moseey Leon county; Allie L sylvester, New York:
VIII, u Quincy; Ritter Scrubville. Fla; W Barnes
city: Richard Lewis, Paterson Chattahoochee; W
MartA, city.
w Mod Lawrence Savannah j T Bradford city; Jas
Miner; New lisven Conn: Thos W Kent. Pensacola L b
w ouib,Soll city; II Burnett, Newark; W Tilden,
Ehea2o. Ill: Mr. Tilden. Chicago, ILL.,; Mrs. Grunday'
chester, Mass; Mrs W. Ames Chicago ILL.,; f. Garcia F.
7 y. Co. $ NJ. Willard. Mrs. Willard. Chicago Chas
81 Maafd, Chicago /: Miss May Willard Chicago L. A.
go mrs, C. a. Mathews, Miss Mathews and Miss Annie
Matsewss Galeehurg. Ills; J. d. Hopkins Fla Mrs 5
S s'3se aHd Mss Cue, N. y; Arthur T. Williams JACK
sonae Jno. Reardon, Ocala, Fla. E. W. Blanchard
New otISans pr E. II. Squibb and Mrs Squib6 Brook,
lyn y. r.: Diggins, Pomona Fla. Mrs. j 7 Graham
phr: E. Earcia. Florida Ormond Chaires. Tallahassee
Freq Syers city; George Fuchs, New Orleans; reek
ham, Miss Minnie Peckham, Mrs Peckham Mrs Annie
paI '9nf 81 Loeis: Hopkins. city; Shine, city,
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Gen. J. 3. Gordon. Chairman O

Gen. J. B. Gordon, Chairman of the
Committee that is arranging for the meet
ing next Wednesday in behalf of fund
with which to build home for disabled
ex-Confoderate soldiers, has received a
letter from Gen. Grant saying that he is
in Washington under treatment for the
injury he received while ago, and there:
fore cannot preside at the meeting. He
il in sympathy with the enterprise and
will do what he can to aid it. He expects
TO return to New York soon.-N y. Sum-
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The Barlow Informant states that 81 has been
Uttered for gallon OF milk in that place, and the
ihiik could not be procured 1t also states that hay
is imported from the Northern States by the car
load al $40 ton, and butter from New York costs
40 cents, and cheese 20 cents per pound
What is true of Polk county is equally true OF
nearly every county in the State. Cattle roam at
will everywhere, and fences 10 restrain them, not
built by the owners cost more than the cattle are
worth. Florida cows are only a poor machine to
make beef for the Cuban market. Every OF
areable and in the State, after the crop has
been matured will yield ton or two tons OF crab
grass hay, worth as much as the ton of baled hay
from New York. None of il is saved 1t is too
much work. The people are blind or lazy. Florida
can grow grasses and make pastures equal TO the
blue grass pastures Of Kentucky, but such grasses
fought and killed, because old negro slave
fancied that they were hndrance to the growth OF
cotOn and his gospel is still believed when cotton
growing is becoming obsolete. Consequently Flor
ida ida has neither meadows nor pastures for cattle
The woods annually bu' ned over, the fertility
of the soil destroyed, and timber ruined, to the
damage of the State four times the annual profits
OF all the poor machines that are assessed at 81
per head, that give their owners Meth milk nor
bntter.-"J O. H." in Times Union.
1.-The remarks OF J. &. K. are too sweep
ing and censorous-so much so as to in
jure the usefulness Of the agricultural de-
partment he conducts. Our people do
not like to be rudely told that they are
band or lazy, and scolding will not incline
them to accept the teachings Of the scolder.
s'What is true of Polk county" is not
'squally true of nearly every county in
the State" J. g. X. should inform him
setf as to the counties OF Middle Florida
and other sections where milk is not worth
dollar gallon and much choice butter
is made. In Leon county dollar will
buy five gallons of milk, and it is of the
beat quality. The cattle are of improved
breeds and the pasturage excellent.
Of course we agree with J. &. X. in
HIS censure of the practice of burning
over the land
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We learn from the Madison Neqc Z

We learn from the Madison Neac Era
that John Williams, the negro who muir
dered the father of the editor of that
paper, in Valdosta, Ga, on the 10th of
last October, has at last been captured in
Beaufort, S. c., and is now in jail.-Momti
cello Constitution.
There is no doing anything with Col.
Crane. The old torpedo seems to enjoy
the title Of hangman. He's shame proof,
but what will come nearer killing him
than anything else but cyclone is the
information that U. S. army officers have
subscribed to the fund for the benefit Of
disabled "Iebels."
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Palatka Herald. !

falatRa Herald.
There seems to be some misunderstanding as
TO the political status of our City Council. Two
or three kilograms have been sent 10 the Times
tnl0n on the subject. The first announced thai
the ticket Was Democratic the second, that the
new Council consisted of one Democrat, five Re-
publicans and one Independent. Since the sub
jet has been considered of some importance we
will state the facts just as they are The records
OF The Democratic club OF this place show that
tour, IL not hve OF the new board, were mem.
hers OF that organization together with the new
Mayor. The Marshal is pronounced Democrat
and has been for years. The Collector is Dem
ocrat also; the municipal board is Democratic
with the exception of the Clerk and Treasurer
They are all solid citizens and we are willing 10
call it "Ciizens" ticket, ora Democratic Con
servative" ticket, and we may add that the present
is the best Council that we have had for years
and one that will bring credit 10 itself and good
to the city by its wise administration.
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The papers that reach us from different
parts Of the State report republican con-
ventions in many counties for the selec-
ton of delegates to the estate Conven-
ton in St. Augustine on the 3oth inst.
That assemblage will be numerically i'm
posing if all the delegates who are quail
fed should attend, for we note that lib
eral representation of the membership of
the g. o. p. in each county is authorized,
As the cheap position of delegate consti-
tutes most of the political preferment al
lowed to the negro, his drivers can afford
to be generous and give him plenty of it /;
and while he is playing with the empty
honor they take the pork When the
convention is assembled it will be inter-
esting to observe whether or not the per-
tormances accord with the preliminary
proceedings of the celebrated "Gaines-
Vile Conference" at which the Independ-
ent tail wagged the dog and caused it to
pronounce in favor of some Independent
buckra for Governor; or whether the dog
will assume his legitimate functions and
wag the Independent tail to suit himself
and in support of a straight Republican
nominee or, if it is contumacious, cut it
loose and let it go it alone, wagging along
in a sort of bobtail campaign Of its own.
We apprehend that the history of occur
! rences in Georgia last week will be re-
! peated in Florida. On the authority of a
Georgia leading journal, and the most re-
publicans taking an interest in politics in
that great State, and these attempted to
control the fifty thousand negro votes in
national campaign organization en-
bracing a few Independents represented
by atfiliating ofice-seekers. The negro
element perceived that in the event of re
publican success in the national election
the whites who were so anxious to lead
would be rewarded as leaders by the Off
ces, and concluding that as they did the
voting they ought to have the reward,
i they took charge of the Republican ma
|? chine themselves and crowded ont most of
TIE white Republicans and all of the
Independents. This is the final end
| of the Georgia Independents So crush
ed out by the Democracy as to cease to be
of themselves an appreciable quantity in
|: politics, their representative remnant
sought profitable alliance with the Repub-
licans, only to be repulsed. AS in
Georgia, so will it be in Florida, where
the Independent challenges the tate of
/ being discarded by one side and despised
b. the other-an ishmmlite, unsustained
| by the honesty and courage of convic-
tions but defantly existing in the sullen
! qualification of mere antagonsm to all
| Others
| We remark that some of the "Inde-
l. pendents" have had themselves selected
a. delegates to this Republican conven
+ ton. Does this mean that they have
joined the Republican party, or that they
expect to join the Republican party to
themselves: Do they expect to como
out Of that Convention and have follow.
ing among independents Deneocrats, so
i called?
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From the COmptrOller's Report to
the Governor.

We extract the closing paragraphs OF
the official pamphlet just printed, entitled
"Report Of the Comptroller of the State
Of Florida for the fiscal year 1883, be-
ginning January |, and ending December
81" and which includes the tabulated
statement already published in the Flo
RIpIAN. Attention is briefly directed to
the healthy condition of the States cred
it and tt ,>>e.irfactpry working of fnan-
cial machinery under Democratic admin
istratiOn:
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We are glad to see that the drift

) 1--WE are glad to see that the drift Of
. public sentiment is in favor of holding
: the State Democratic Convention at Pen.
! sacola. We think it but right, fair and
illogical We want the delegates to go
eyer the railroad and see what has been
:dore: during Democratic administration
st9 develop the material interests Of that
sskceiSn of the State. We have always
..ifahhd our brethren of the West true and
s1aFthy, and we want to continue the ac-
sqsalntanee. 1t has been generally I'M
nsrstood that az soon a. the railroad
Jeaa hed Pensacola the first Convention
thereafter would be held in that beapti-
full city Quincy Herald
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The Confederate Home.

On the 9th instant there was great
fneeting at the hall of Cooper Union in
New York to consider the matter Of the
establishment of home for disabled
Confederate soldiers in Richmond. A
/ Union soldier presided and many others
were present and participated. Letters
from Generals Hancock, Grant, and num-
der Of other noted officers on the Union
side in the war, expressed hearty concur
renee in the object of the meeting. Gen.
Gordon, Of Georgia, delivered an elo-
'quent address. The press of many sec
lions Of the country reports the progress
of the movement, and there is no doubt
but that a large amount of money will be
raised The Jacksonville Times Union
announces the sum of 81 ,223.0O in its
fund
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AootrvIIie Crescent.

H$ooervile CrescentI
y Hatpony being the strength of all well reg sss
lated institutions" now essential it is to snccess
tkat the Democratic party should reconcile al pas Ss
dffe eness, forget the past look straight 70 ."I
font and resolve to let no personal or sectohhts s
ffe,i&g Influence In the slightest degree It's
Or atfe. gFhe Democracy of fernando county n~
no eSrasa for any further contention or
lug, ALI caUse for disturbance has been
abd tny attempt to inject elements OF a.s sr or
sbouxf at once be frowned down, and the m s;1en
Of nSen Who attempt to run In any woIn ,ssirslv
dlsti5ly to understand that the people are ,her
ebmia$ent TO attend to their own business ~ .oaes
own Xxay, AMI that when the proper tlLne Sonid.
they Yshr 40 IT, regardless of the wish Oh any
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Fcrnandina Mirror.l
The Confederate Home.

The Times Union fund for the Confederate
Home in Richmond has met with deserved sue
cess A note of sympathy was at once
evoked through the country by the announce
ment OF the movement set loot in New
York.
We shall be glad to initiate n similar move
ment through the Mirror. There are many
soldiers of both armies in this vicinity. The
editor of the Mirror will begin the list with his
own subscription Of ten dollars, and will publish
a list of such names as may be sent In.
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Exchanges which Copied Please
Note.

The last issue OF the Live Oak Bulletin, has
an article in it calculated to reflect on the CHI
zrns of this place, and purported to he a state
ment of Col. b. b. Blackwell, who is made to
say of Jasper that every train brings in Jugs
and demijohns full of the meanest kind of red
liquor" &C. and "he believes that there is more
liquor drank here now than before the saloons
were closed" Col. B. being absent at Taylor
county Court we will say there is an gorgeous
anixtake somewhere, and think he will correct the
same.-jdsper Times
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$40 official can discharge his duties fully and
slw;ys ise elements Of The Tins and louis
ii oficea between which there IS more or less
con ,eEth,n, but the masses of the people see
lnuct tc approve, and little to condemn, in inc
sencral management by the Democratic party IN
CHS State, and while there will be determna-
Gons amounting almost to desperation on inc
Ear's IF The Republicans TO regain power Inc ID!
EecLle will aot reegate to them the respOnslDl,I-
i u guiding the Ship of State-Laks CITY M-