The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-07-01
FOR TENANT-GoyERSGtA:
MILTON II. MAfRT
FOR ,s-NGREss, FIRST bls.rKrsr \
ROBERT IL. M. Dan lDPa
OF GADsDEN.i !
FOR PRESIDENTIAL Eth Srof
FOR PRESIDENTIAL. Ett sroR1
CAT LARGE |, ; '
RICHARD G. LONG, ig IN
JOHN T. GRAVES. i4H I5Av.
trIRsr pIsrRoT;ti
GEO. G.. McWHORTEk. ota S
Rosa. II
OF SUMTER.


ceeded by Mr. John II. Br,'tt ]
Malone gives up virgins. fIe ays
Arthur might have carriedSbk stste put
Blaine cannot. Pope might Is well Dive
up Florida, for b. can't carsy:t lbtJ ith-
standing P's efforts. III
MIR. Charles r.. Magre, III forh d of
the Pensacola TommerciaH .,as sre&red
from that paper and a.sosaaied bid elf
with Mr.. +. NJ. Scarritt il lthe Fnbl ea
ton of the 1'lca"ce- Gazet&I :Mr3 NJ is
vigorous writer and a COCOA krinlfr,1;
The Jacksonville Js,o7ioi nSwI L.
ures the Live Oak confer5 GERS up Ito
2sO, which is 2l3 more thanitk, Liye Yak
Bulletin could count en The Apt Bps th-
er Reed is good at the meg III, Ink
ram business. 1t seem. 70 I've Id in
his line Ii II
Next Tuesday the Derp'sraHc a
tional Convention meets at (hiiag4. be
delegates of Florida were wisey entfen,
and we certainly believe hist tlsr pan
they assist in nominating WILL Ne he
next President of the United "tater.
The Democratic Convention al pr
>acola has nominated Gen. T., A. .l'@ry
as candidate for Governor Sv>:tAnk
the convention displayed matE,se wss4.Sm,
and has given rs candidate. VIII Jill
lead us to victory in Novt4nltr Hyxtf-
Bradtord Times. ;:
The Fourth Of July cek sratsjp
Sanford is to be a rouser. We .eara fto4
the Journal that there will be speakuk
by Judge j. F. Welborne ard har{,
and fire works. During NE Hay stherA
will be walking match OF TIVE hosrs,
boys race, wheebarrow 1ce: Al lSar.llf
race, and other lively spol IS, ;i.ss sls; ok
which liberal awards will be tha prizes a.
victory. 8
In the Interstate drill al j'utA,que,
Iowa, the Mobile Rifles, Capt. I'riea Will
liams commanding, carried off: the. first
prize. Diamond badges were aivAiaed To
the members of the company par;s(ipst@
ing of the aggregate value os t1.oao{
They had the choice of ntbne: 81 the
badges and prefer eed the latter: h,e rel
joice with the Mobllians in the tripnph Of
the Rifles The military spirit Of the;
good old city has often been j ustrated'
by the unsurpassed exploit. ots hex: sol
diery in the mental clash Of arms ar in:
friendly contests of skill in theirsuse3
Dir. Blaine was yesterday :qrq,@lfy
notified Of his nomination al s'hi!sgo,
and while stating that he woalq in: due
season communicate formal acJsptInce,
mentioned for the meantime, lest ihete
should be a Misunderstanding, ). that he
did not intend to refuse, and tha,;; the
platform Of the convention was enc ,,pon
which he could cut his most enthusiastic
capers. 1t is reported that this iittlp
ceremony, performed upon the lawn at
Mr.. Blaine's home, made an "hnpreeeive
scene" If Mulligan had been there j
might have been solsmn.-Ne,r York
Herdld -
The Mobile Rsgister terms that paf
ticular feature of Blaine's forest - we'd
foreign policy "the Florida ides oa. acl,
4uiring Cuba" AS we have shoAa ia 4
previous issue the most disastrous .a.ang
that could befall Florida would ba t:ie5' ac.
QUESTION of the rival and better ia!e& cf
Cuba, and it was stupid thing. in :tha
Blaine boomers to start the " i,fssa Il irf
connection with Florida with vies tx
strengthening the Blaine support IN ';siss
State, which the RAIDS propose tc3. rasryf
by any means, if possible at alI but.
though all interested in Florida wFste and !,
black, should oppose the annexa Joni ofl
Cuba it will remain a popular ntasl.re
with Northern Republicans, who would
promptly carpet-bag into cosntryso tx
tensive and productive as to afford y mul-
titude Of them many years Of profitable
stealing. Blaine elected, Florida 9ili
not be consulted as to the acquisi (on of /,
Cuba, and therefore Florida sho,Nd DO
all she can to prevent his election. = !.
Mr.. e. S. Barry writes to the Euc.is !
Semi Tropical from Mansfield, y)hio, /
pleading for the preservation Of FSotida
forests, not only to economic the tAmbpr
supply, but for the protection bf props
and the natural productiveness Of tie
soil. Don't make extensive sleaEnQt,
thus leaving wide areas of lang .sA-
posed to the weather, as it were, 10 y,
impoverished by sun, wind and swa5hla& i
rains. No large body of land shoue H. BIZ
in one field, but the clearings shoSld pc Of (
moderate area, belted with forest grSwth +
which will protect the crops FROM s,se8p, +
ing winds whether hot or cold.' &aes{ I
bodies of timber shade the oilsani see
cure comparative uniformity of t3mIarss
ture that modifes the atmosphere, ofSthss
cultivated ground near the ooH-lakde.
which also retain the rainfall aad Hsnd1
moisture to the air of the fields. Wida,l
fields of most of our lands become if q
few years almost barren wastes; unteaaa
kept up at large expense. Forest HRo.
lection is invaluable for vegetable crSpa
md semi-tropical plants and treesX Nth