The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-17
Mai. w. II. Dial was elected hy Ii


to amuse him as the Greenback candidate
for President c. NJ. West, of Missi$
sppi, is with him in the second place on
the ticket. Il ::
About half-a-dozen men, colored and
white, met last Monday in thu room over
Leon. bar, and, it is said, elected home Of
their number to act as delegates TO the
Convention Of Independents Al LWx Ok
on next W ednesday Qmi'scy HeynM
The Senate has amendedthe House
bill fixing the rate on newspapers, so that
paper. weighing as much a. hour OUNCES
can be sent to any address by persons
other than the publisher or his = gent for
ru noes or less.
We have received a copy OF the sec-
ond issue of the Br0dtord Times, aew
paper published at Lake Butler, snd edi-
ted bv Mr.. {. y. Jones, with Mr.. Ji.H.
Walters as associate editor. The paper
tx well got mp. and is dem ocratic ia lrisci-
pies.
The Barlow Informant is enlarged
To seven columns, and now compares "a
vorably with any paper in the state.
There is no evidence of the progress Of
Florida more convincing and satisfactory
than the rapid Improvement If lis news
paper press.
Evidently Middle Florida Demo
crat does not care to fight longer under
that mask, but skulking rs nava CosHi-
" stabs at " Fair Play" with crooked
and Intellectual figures to show that, Demo
cratic administration is scarcely prefer
able 10 Republican in financial manage
ment.
-The Lake DeFuniak thrt0,oyitoa
says Tie spirit of '16 j. abroad in
Walton county. and will eliminate at
Lake Dstuniak on the Fourth Of July 10
one OF the granlest celebrations ever hold
in West Florida 1t is to be he'd with
special reference t. the early set:en4snt
of this county by the Scotch. and the lad
ing part they have taken in i,s historv.
We are pleased to place on onr e1-
change list the G,lf cast Ue,old. neat
paper Published at Tarpon springs, Fls.s
hs Camp II Buckner, and e;lited by Mr.,
J. a and Mrs. Lucie NJ Bucxner. IL VIZ
may be permitted to use the: expression;
Brother Buckner and >isteH Rucknti
have our best wishe. for the zuccess Q.
their paper. which is democratic and well
edited Mrs g. is one ef the best writers
"n the Florida press.
Hon Angus Paterson, Madison, E.A.
rame in Thursday and returned to has
home saturday. Mr. Paterson Is an able
LAWYER and one Of the leading educators
ot thu states. II" j. one of the Trustees
Of the West Florida Semeinary, also
Trustee Of the Memorial College. Next
week he Will start on a voyage to his ia,
tive lard, Scotland, to remain three
month"; "iy (hntouq"1n
Hon H. r. sharon. of Quincy, has
been appointed attorney Of the s.; +. X
w r. r. for Gadsden county. FrAnkSis
All old cambridge boy, and We feel an
abiding interest in all of Decatur's sons
wherever they NAV represent ia abroad
as has the Hon. Mr.. Sharon. BY the way,
Mr.. Sharon will open the political cAmvaaa
in old Gadsden by addressing msss
meeting of the people there on the poIta.
al issues Of the day on the E4th psI--
Bat"bridge UemocrM.
Mr.. w. jerome Green, .Dr.. has pttr-
chased recently the entire outstanding
stock of the Jacksonville, st. Augustine
and Halifax River Railway, which makes
him full owner Of the road lie has aiao
purchased Mr.. A. NJ. Lyons residence; ls1
north city, fronting the shel] road, tor
his winter quarters. Mr.. Green cdnUeIa1
plates coming early next fall for thf pur.
pose Of making vast improvements on tho
road for next winters travel, and also To-
effect arrangements for the extension Of
the road to the Halifax.-.T A,4gissfi,ss
Weekly. :: /
MIR. Daniel F. Sullivan died sud- enlt
in Pensacola on the lth. lie w4s the
weathiest and one of the most ents 1pri&,
ing aud public spirited citizens in tha8
section of the State, in the prime of via-
orous manhood, and in his death the bufs-
mess interests of his city suffer 4 serious
calamity. He was man of iEdemitable
energy, infiexible will and withai of gaue.
rous and genial disposition. He was
President of the First National Eank
and the leading timber dealer of the
west. The telegraph reports the rlags
in the city and of the shipping At halft
mast, and general sorrow throug.'out the
community. / !
Mr. Cone, of Coneville, in this cAaut
ty, brought to the Mirror Office on she
oath an interesting exhibit in reference I'd
silk culture On few small palInSttoI
leaves there were hundreds Of silk ,,(-I
coons, interspersed like fruit on tfee,i
about the size of large pecan, and oGail
shades of color. Mr.. Cone is engaged IN
raising cocoons for market, anil is qskte
satisfied with the success he has Il<bt.