The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-05

Gen Grants phvsieiaas announce

Sen. Grants phyaciaas announced
last Sunday that there was no hope for
his recovery.
Don Carlos Aguero, the Cuban revo-
lutienist, was killed III Colon, Caba, ON
the cd, by Spanish gard
A Washington special to the Times
Union states that Senator Jones, Of
Florida, had so far recovered from his
illness "a to be in his seat last Monday.
-Palatka intends TO bond for $35 900.
This amount is to be used for city i'm.
provements and the purchase of good
engines.
John Bull is thoroughly aroused, and
hurrying troops forward to Egypt. Soon
the best defences of the Soadaa will he
climate and distances.
The captain and SIX of the crew of
the ship Surry. from Pensacola. for Bar
row. have arrived a; Liverpool on the
Lake Winnipeg, the rest having been
drowned The Surrv was abandoned.
General Walthan Is spoken of as
the successor to Mr.. Lamar liz tia I nited
States Senate from Mississippi in case
Mr.. Lamar goes into NJ CIepel&nd's cab
met
Richard E. McCov. of Broad Creek,
Nd, has curiosity IN the way OF
peach tree in full bl3om. He has en-
gagged to sci! the first peck o, peaches
for $50.
-Tammany Hall se3t contingent of
one thousand braves 10 " ashI agton to
represent the organization 81 the iuaugu-
ration yesterday. CnIef Kelly was not
with them
The River and II arbor biIl which
came before the Senate the otner day
contained the absurd iaeIn ot 1900 for
the harbor OF Pensacci4-according TO
the wires We hope :here is 4 mistake
of At least $50 900 in tas dispat;.h.
Two Southern e Governors died
Saturday, agoffin, 81 Kentucky, who
refused Lincoln's re4a,sition tor volun-
teers in 1851, and res -ned III August,
500. and Parsons. OF Alabama Andrew
Johnson's Provision&. t10veruor, ap-
pointed al the close q 5he war
The Jacksonville Heyald al vester
dav afternoon had very lengthy tele-
graphic account of inauguration proceed
ings down TO time OF .oIng 20 press, and
by this commendable enterprise was the
first paper to give sucI information TO the
people Of Florida.
The Republican members Of the
Pennsylvania Legislature have determined
70 allow Mr. Randall district =. remain
as ii Is. Thy say a. Ine incoaiEg ad-
minIstration will be Democratic. Mr.
Randall will be able u dc mot, for the
State than any Republican they could
send
A new word is PROPOSED for adoption
into the English language. The word is
literarian," meaning a person devoted
to literary pursuits, AZ better than the
borrowed word q" litttrateur," and more
comprehensive than thu phrase 8 literary
men"
A Cincinnati printer, wnp brought
suit to compel a teieph one com p&uy that
had moved MS Telephone because Zee used
profanity IN message through H. 10 re-
place the instrument, has been defeated in
the Supreme Court q Ohio, tie Coul
holding that the company had the right
TO remove the instrument.
The scrip Of progressive Columbia
county Is on par bass. and her bond.
are eagerly sought as safe aud profita
bic investment Colambia's Board O.
Commissioners is con, posed OF some o
the best business minds III tn@ State
There is a fine balance IN the Treasury
and all liabilities are Mes. in cash.
Mrs. Annie Sullivan. wife of J Ohm L
Sullivan, the champion puglliSt, mas be
gun suit for divorce on the grounds O
cruel and abusive treatment snd grossly
confirmed habits of iuboxication. Mrs
Sullivan desires the custody of her child
John l., and asks that sullivan property
to the extent of S20,00G be attached tx
secure the support Of herself and child.
"A Brooklyn primer paid 500 for
the privilege of printing the official pro-
CANINE Of Inauguration DAY. at Wash.
ington He expects 10 get his none
back by their sale. Tn committee stipu
lated that there should be cheap edition
at 10 cents, but others viii be issued at
60 and IS cents and $50 and s2, til.
latter being elaborate works Of ths typo
graphical art.
"A convention OF Sunday school
workers is called by thu Execatiu. Com
mittee of the International sunday school
Convention, to meet at Lake de Funiak,
on the grounds of the Florida Chautau-
qua, on ednesday and Thursday, March
18th and 18th. All Sunday schools are
requested to send delegates, and to notify
c. c. Banfll, Lake de Funiak, OF their
appointment.
The progress of tobacco eulsure in
North Carolina has bessu marked Nv a
steady Improvement in The fnsDcial con-
dition of the farmers whose nrf,fits .r-s n re