The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-18
Congress meets Moutiay weei;

The cotton crop of 1884 is NOW estl-
mated at SIZE, 900 bales,
The total vote of Kew York State
for President is l,l66. 1921
For 81 RENTED nov you qan read
the FLoR1DrAN until January /, 1899.
There is hope for Us4h: A jury has
actually convicted Morsa5a of rofygamy.
Connecticut and NJ jersey manu-
facturers are dischargings men who voted
for Cleveland. :.
Send fifty cents, and Tread the kLoRlp-
IAN until March, 1885, overingfthe en-
tire session of the Legislature. If
The President has APPOINTED Otis P.
G. Clarke, of Rhode Islasad. to b. Com
missioner of Pensions, sicS Dudley, re-
signed. ;:
The complete returns: are not in, but
it looks like Texas, with 100000 majority
for Cleveland, will get the Democratic
banner for 1884. :.
Governor Cleveland slai direcsed his
clerks to destroy-withdat showing to
him-all letters making application for
office. Burn them! j
Hon. Frank Hurd, of:Ohio, satisfied
that he has been cheated 4uf of his seat
in Congress by frauds, Will contest the
election of Mr.. Romeis.
Mr.. James f. Alexander; retires from
the Enterprise Herald, baipg succeeded
by Mr.. John w. Count. late OF New
York, as editor and propriesot.
"A Mississippi negro, seho sttempted
to commit suicide after !ee1ring of the
election of Cleveland, gave as reason
for the rash act that he preferred death
to slavery.
The Daily Adrocate ssyA l7s Demo
cratic voters in Alachua county did not
vote, and thus permitted Che best ticket
ever placed before the people Of Aluchua
to be defeated.
1T is said forty armed nsep are guard
ing the courthouse, in Li:scoln county,
Oregon, and will not allow Che returns to
be removed until alleged election frauds
are investigated.
The willingness of Blame, Elkins d
Co. to steal the Presidency was glaringly
apparent, but their ability TO do so was
quite another thing. Not tbia TIM, gen
tlemen, if you please.
Mr.. Pope's Madison organ, the Men
Era, is for sale to a spot cash purchaser,
and rumor says that Mr.. Pope will remove
to Jacksonville and engage in the prac-
tce of his professionalism.
The Republicans stole the Presidency
in 1876; they bought it with .two-dollar
bills in lss0-but in 1854 tbaY have done
neither. The people wopidn't permit
them to do either this year.
Blaine says he is satisfied; Logan
throws up the sponge; Elkspe ackncwl-
edges the corn; the Tribuss lowers. it's
flag; everybody comedies Cleveland's
election; the people rejoice, and. the com
try is safe. s
William Walter Phelps: one of
Blaine's most trusted friends, and canl-
date for Congress in New jersey, ran 500
ahead of the Blaine tickets and won.
There is a rupture between them, Elaine
asserting that Phelps sold hira out.
On the night of Monday, 10th inst,
the desk of the County Clerk Of Escampia
was broken open and the eledsion returns
stolen. The thief accomplished nothing
but the crime, as the count lad been al
ready made and forwarded to tallahassee
In the Criminal Court at Washington
the case of William Jones, indicted for
assault and battery with intent so kill
Charles ]. Guiteau, on the 18th Of No
vember, 1881, was tried recently. After
an absence of twenty minutes the jury
brought in verdict of not geilsy.
Colonel d. Redmond, of this city, is
President of the Fruit Growefa' Assccia-
ton, and while presiding at the meeting
in Palatka Tuesday, Hon. P. +. Bishop,
of Putnam county, presented him the
gavel used at the first meeting Of the as
ISOLATION in this city, in 1874, The gsvel
was made of orange wood, and was used
by Mr. Bishop while president Of the as
ISOLATION. Herald
Mr.. Blaine said to friend: pyho say
him in Augusta last week that whatever
might be the outcome now he could not
be any more disappointed than he already
is at bis failure to secure larger vote
than he did from the Republican party.
To get through now by mere scratch
would be as humiliating to him as 8 COM
plete failure under the circumstances.
Brother Harris of the Ocala Banner
thus voices the sentiment of Eloridians ::
The Associated Press business is the
grandest fraud of the nineteenth century.
Like all monopolies that are against the
masses and best interests of civilization,
the Western Union is one-sided .monop.
oily, and it is impossible to obt4in, a fair
and impartial election return over its
wires. That corporation taxed Qeala $50
for election news, and no returns could be
had until they were day old. Down
with all such monopolies and swindling