The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-05-20

AGAIN. II caunOt long survive its own
poison, and meanwhile hurts no one but
itself
The libel suit of NJ G. Jordan against
the proprietor< of the Jacksonville Zines
Union was tried last week and decided
in favor Of the defendants. jordan sued
for ten thousand dollars damages.
The Waldo Atlsertiser cemes TO us
enlarged and handsomely prihted on new
type, and now worthily represents the
thriving town in the interest of which it
works So vigorously and successfully
. We are pleased to place upon our
exchange list the Lndian Rites' Su9,,
published at Rockledge, Fla, by VIM.
Barton Smith. The number received
shows much editorial ability but contains
nothing to Indicate its political color
We have received the first number of
the Brooksville Register, neat paper OF
announced democratic affiliations and of
distinctive personal characteristics. Its
editors are Mes>rs Cash Thomas and T.
VI. Shackleford. Subscription price *2 a
year.
VWhen that military excursion train
gtIe> booming through from Jacksonville
10 the Pensacola Encampment with the
battery on flat car may We not: expect
that the artillery boys will turn loose a
few cartridges by way of salute as thay
pass the different cities and rownA along
the line? .4I,Swer-Boom
-Mr. Scion A. ADAMS announces an
the issue of that paper of the 18TH that
he has sold the controlling interest OF the
Putnam Comfy Io'umal, hat Aoes not
say who purchased. This hesitancy may
be considered natural and becoming if be
has sold, As is stated, to the Harrisnn
Reed combination.
=" Floriia mast take Ter :'roter place
at Ne'c OrleunS.' Ii every good citizen
OF Florida will cut this out and: paste it
in his hat, and let lhe italics prrmeate
from his head to his heart and Srom his
heart 10 his breeches pockets, tae desir.
abe end will be royalty accomplished
But time is tiying and what ia to te done
ought to be done quickly. We $hall re-
cur to the subject lHe+u(d
Last Wednesday the Florida Rail
way and Navigation Company l-hirp,sl
SIX thousand packages of vegetables from
Fcrnandina, and some thou> ands more
probably passed from their iine; to the
savannah, Florida and Western At Gala
han. This item of the buSinrssl of the
carriers indicates what the Florida 1,rodae
ers are doing and gives an idea: ot THE
amount Of money brought into tE State
by their industry.
The New York banks have had a
bad time since the Marine Bank broke,
and some OF the weaker ones have fol-
lowed it, dragging down with them mary
business houses and impoverishir.g mariy
individuals. The trouble seems over now,
however, and the financial machinery Of
the great commercial centre of america
will work smoothly until rash sp, t,,a,ioP,
gambling and overtrsdine cause
another of the collapses which have come
to be periodically inevitable.
1t was before the meeting OF the 'Ag,
ricultural Conference in the billiard
room of the Arlington hotel, Gainesville,
that an associated press dispatch had
been published throughout the United
States, of which Florida is one, annodnc-
ing that President Arthur had $cn.n,is-
stoned the Exposition Commissioners d
the State Of Florida. Newspaper rnsh
were present and participated in the Con
ference did some Of the conaerrnG.
One of them, at least, represented Il papts
in which that dispatch had been printed,
and every person present who kept up
with matters Of public interest knnw' that
the Commissioners had been appointed.
1t is proper to suppose that the "'Conier,
ence" was composed of men WAC we're
posted as to matters of common inforrna-
ton, yet they chose to stultify themselves
by making recommendations for appoint,
ment. OF such are they WHO repiIe the
FLoRIDIAN. Pshaw!
On a capital of about half a lpillios
dollars the firm of Grant & Ward man,
aged to contract liabilities of about foar.
teen million dollars, and by their fsilare
will deprive those who trusted u, their
shrewdness or integrity of nearly that
amount. Col. Fred. Grant says that he
and his father, General Grant, were both
fools to trust Ward, but does all,oi the
responsibility rest on the wicked part
ner?" Could the Grants have really
thought that they had legitinsaeely earned
the immense sum which they say they
believed themselves to be worth just bel
fore they discovered that they were
worth less than nothing? General Grant
is not in absolute want, as he has AN 10.
come of SIS. 900 year derived from ahe
fund subscribed for his benefit, tho p,in-
cipal of which he cannot touch, and a. he
is to be placed on the retired list Of the
army to console him in his misfok .unes
he will have nearly SEC, 900 year more.