The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-04-29

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MIR. John c. Dinnies, the nertor of
the commercial press of New ORLEANS, is
dead at the age of seventy-eight. lie was
widely known and respected. >;
No definite intelligence as TO Ae,iero's
movements in Cuba is received. Some
reports represent that he has been largely
reinforced and others contradict thtm.
&C. w. Stevens, Esq, Chairmals calls
the Democratic Executive Commidee of
Madison county together on Important
business. 1t is time the conntie4 were
waking up.
The Pensacola In6rmary, owned by
DR.. r. B. S. Hargis, and used for. the pa
tients of the Marine Hospital service, was
burned last Wednesday night. Loss
$4,000, insurance $1,000.
Particular friends of President Ar
thur claim that he will receive 435 .votes
on the first ballot at Chicago, thur eecur-
ing his nomination Their estimate gives
Blaine only lsS votes, which iuclades 10
from New York and AZ FROM Pennsylva-
MIA, while Logan is allowed 46 AMI the
field l27.
John Kelly says: The next Pres-
dent of the United States will be a Dem
ocrat, sure" Mr.. Kelly is better paali-
fed as prophet in this matter than any
other man, probably. His utterAnce
means that the Tammany wing of. the
New York democracy so forth
will sustain the nominee, to whose SUCCESS
the vote of that State is essential =:
On the 22d the Senate adopted, sitter
a three hours debate, the report of the
committee advising the removal of 1ol
lector Wicker, of Key West, and on: the
Path he was formerly notified OF hit.dis-
missal. Special Agent Hobbs has cnatge
of the Office until Collector is appointed.
1t is supposed that Cuban voters gener
ally in Key West are now disposed to de
spise the 60 p.
The second annual exhibition u the
Woman's Silk Culture Association IT the
United States was opened on Monday
evening, 2lst inst, in horticultural Hall,
Philadelphia. The display is grand
improvement upon the Associations FIRST
exhibition. Machinery has been intro
duced, by the aid of which the complete
process of silk manufacture, from the work
of the worm to the finished fabric, x$at nc
shown. ~
Last Tuesday at the national eeme-
terry, Pensacola Navy Yard, the eerefHouy
was performed of unwilling a mon a1gent
erected by the Marine Guards there. sta
toned, to the memory of cemradesfwho
died during the yellow fever epidemic of
1888. Hon. S. r. Mallory, orator - the
day, delivered an eloquent address ,send
was followed by Col j. p Jones ,y:th
appropriate remarks. The monuneht, is
of white bronze, sixteen feet high. :;
Postmaster General Gresham, Sppex-
intsndent Thompson, of the Railway Mail
Service, Col Haines, of the S. F., d w.
R. r., with others, arrived i'm .J&cesen-
Vile Saturday afternoon aid wer~ re-
ceived by committee Of the Board OF
Trade, who made hospitable provision
for their entertainment 1t il fondlv. an
ticipated that result of this visitation
will be an abatement of spme Of the
grievances of the mail service in FLORIDA.
AT the annual meeting Of the. stock.
holders of the p & A. r. r., helj in
Pensacola on the 10th, W. A. Blonnt
Eeq., was elected director to fila the, Va
cancy occasioned by the death Of the la
mented Judge Stanley. This was the
haly change in the directory, and the
same officers are continued, with Vice,
President w. D. Chipley at the head i'a
Superintendent, of course lie built that
road and knows how to run t:better than
auy other man, we do believe.
"A stock company for the erection Of
a hotel in Pensacola was organized last
week, with a capital Of $4,000. Ii il
probable that the Continental Hotel prop
erty will be purchased and the building
enlarged, as no better site can be obtained,
At the meeting for the purpose Of organ
ing the company, and which W s presided
over by General Perry, Colonel ChipIey
stated that since the middle of last n 70.
vember 1889 through passengers had
passed over the Pensacola and Atlantic
Railroad to East Florida. :
The Jacksonville Herald Of the 25th
announces the assignment of -Ashmead
Brothers, Colonel Whitfield Walker IS
signee. The liabilities Of the frm are
stated at about 100000, and the assets at
much more than that amount The 81
signment was caused by the recent heayy
loss by fire and the pressure OF creditors
abroad who became alarmed. The bust
ness will be continued under the direction
of the assignee. It is scarcely necessary
to state that Ashmead Bros. have had no
connection with the daily Herald since
last November, when they sold 10 the
present proprietors of that successful jour
nal. -;