The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-05-27

vocate about making that cityshd capital.
Col Crane is on a commit.as Of the
G. a. r. to raise money for Jke; Confed-
crate Home. i :jA
The Gainesville Adcocnts: aitn0u noes
an excursion to Pensacola at tie ttme of
the Convention. :Eh
The Legislature of Lo',,;slaia has
elected Hon. James b. Euistis e Lhe U. S.
Senate to succeed b. +. Jouas:,
Most of the Virginia Res1justers
have declined to follow Max 4nd ittto the
republican camp, and are retnfninS to the
democratic ranks.
The little family dispute ca. the tariff
question is as nothing comparcd 10 the
hostility in the Republican ranks between
the Blaine and Arthur factions. 4!,sSuuan-
nah Ne,cs =.
in Richmond, Indiana, n thk 18th
instant, James Edwards, color,;l, S9r mar
rying Rachel \. Annason, Waite, was SEN
fenced to one year in the >A@nitentiary
and to pay a fine of one hult.;fed dollars.
Prof. Felkel has made most favor
able impression on our citizesl., aad, as a
teacher, we predict for him thet full meas
ure of success. He has th&t peculiar
faculty for imparting knowledge. possessed
by few only.-./osper 1iwss-
Judge George M. n olan: j Sanford,
addresses to the Journal vcfy aide and
earnest letter, in which he se:S forth the
necessity that Florida should Dc properly
represented in the New Orl~ais Expesi-
ton and urges that the Legislature should
be assembled to pass an appropriation
BILL
Judge Burt and DIR. Dewits retnrned
last week from a uisit to HS)isbassee,
where they were sent as deltgSseb tc the
Episcopal Council. The ls.atiee were
wonderfully pleased with the BILLY coun-
try of middle Florida ana ESPECIALLY
around Tallahassee. All who - Up: there
now return much enthused so wonder,
for it will be hard to point: si;s more
lovely section = Paiatk,t Uer,UI
The Florida New Ye,har14.ys the
democracy are giving the calrred men
all we (the republicans evar asked for
them," and they, "the colqresi' people,
having said plainly, we can :take care Of
ourselves we agree with shcuf: and the
sooner they are left to take care Of them
selves the better it is for them, and GER
tainly it is better for us.' EEeor Mac
donald continues to urge the or snization
OF white republican party
The Independent party Visited our
town in body this week. .rbtrs were
four of them, and they had meeting.
We do not know whether TO cab it a
convention or not 1t was heidi with
closed doors, and the proceedip % as yet
are held from the dear paople tpu, it is
to be presumed the plans were Goa cted
and traps laid to capture the. n gro vote
and GUST the "cussed DEMOCRATS >: from
power in the coming election Lire Oak
Bulletin
Mr.. Watterson, in his speech before
the Democratic Convention in Kentucky
said "Our motto is tariff for revenue
only" The Richmond Dispatsh remarks
that those very words defeated General
Hancock in 1890" Our eontenipot ar y
forgets that in 1876 the Denocraaic plat.
form was "tarih' only for reveruey'' and
that on on this platform Mr. Ti;dm was
elected. The real cause Of the ieieat OF
Hancock in 1880 were the candid aie's Jack
of judgment and the treachery. OF John
Kelly Charleston Ne,cs tassd z',,rSsy.
The material of the P4tnaus Cpstnty
Journal having been removed trorp Pa
latka to Jacksonville, will be used for the
publication of a republican, sesni-weekly
paper. Ex-Governor Harrison Reed and
General Sanford will controI,,he papef, it
is said. The Jacksonville da:lies will
probably make things lively for .iie radi-
cal campaign organ. As it will doubtless
be backed by money enough. from Wash
ington to render expense nh object, ia is
not unlikely that brains enenrh wiif also
be sent out from radical head narters to
enable daily issue of peculiar political
pizen. &:
Green Cove Spring: The Clay .CsusFds
had their first tilt at target prletipe. on
Wednesday evening, and the hoxs T"
made a very creditable sc6te, t.apcci&ll y
when it is considered that they were en-
tirely unused to shooting with ibeifises
used, and that, too, at a distance OF 1870
yards. The object of this practice was
to select team of FIVE Of thu best Shots,
who are to practice to shoot in the ride
team at Pensacola during the :ancarep-
ment next month. The team is eUmposed
of Sergeant Harvey, Sergeant Joues, OR.
poral Hendricks and privates BELL and
Peeler. I
We understand that the demand br
railroad land on the Transit read Is very
great, and the efficient agents, Mcssrss.S.
l. WALES and M. A. WilliaE,s ksst week
disposed of large lots at Wildxoodsst 10
different parties We learn that all 5he
money from the sales of these lat,1s isl til