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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17

Excitement has been caused among importer
of groceries in San Francisco by statements tend
ing to show the existence of scheme to intro
duce cholera infected raisns into the United
States. II appears that one of the leading houses
in the trade on the Pacific coast has advices from
its agent in New York stating that one of the
largest buyers of imported raisins has just re
ceived dispatch from Malaga stating that the
product this year is very large and of excellent
quality, and that the presence of cholera in Spain
will not act as an impeachment in the way of ship
ment to the United States
This is alleged to have been accompanied bya
letter of William Smith, Health Officer OF the
Port Of New York, TO the firm of importers. in
which he says that fruits gathered in infected
districts, but packed and shipped from non.
infected points will not on that account subject
a vessel to delay at quarantine This refers d.
rectly 10 the import of raisins from Malsga and
Denia. Referring to these statements, prominent
men in the fruit trade and experienced packers
declare that there is great danger of the nroduc'
ton Of cholera microbes 10 raisins from infected
districts OF Spain, as packed fruit easily absors
microbes and retains them for a great length
lime
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17
Enconrasing.

The Hon. Patrick N. Collins, member
of Congress from Massh chusetts, has just
returned from visit to Ireland. In
telling what he saw, the Mobile Register
says he makes statements that are very
encouraging concerning the condition of
the people there Socially, the spirit
Of caste has been broken up" says Mr..
Collins, "and democracy has tai ken a
deep hold on the country. Rents have
been lessened twenty-five per cent, and If
the people can't pay the remaining
seventyfive per cent. they will pay
what they can afford TO. There is not
the hatred toward Englishmen that many
suppose. They don't hate England or
Englishmen; they only hate English rule
in Ireland. They are going to pay the
rents as fixed by the courts as long as
they can afford to, but they are not going
to starve again as long as there are grain
or animals on the island. 1t seems
almost like dream to me that the peo-
pie have made 80 much progress. They
have progressed more politically, socially
and materially in the last five years than
they had in the preceding fifty"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17
ew York World
The Chicago Pension ONCE.

Mrs. Mulligan has been appointed Pen
sion Agent at Chicago in The place OF
Miss Ada Sweet. Our esteemed Mug
wump contemporary, the Ecenimg Post,
graciously sanctions the change made by
the President and says if Miss Sweet
has really resigned there can be no objec
ton now, on Civil Service Reform grounds,
to Mrs. Muligan's appointment"
There can be no objection, because Miss
Sweet has been in office fifteen years an d
was put there by the party now in the
minority, who, in the language of Jefftr-
son, have monopolized the offices for
nearly quarter of a century, and Mrs.
Mulligan is put there by the Democrats,
the majority party, who have been during
the period "totally excluded" to again
use the language of Jefferson, from public
office.
Miss Sweet has made herself rich out
of the Pension Office Mrs. Muligan. is
the widow of gallant General and is
poor. Besides, reforms are demanded in
all the Pension Offices, and il is very de-
sirable to put stop to the practice of &C.
cumulating large sums of money in the
agents hands by keeping on the list for
three years the names OF persons who no
longer draw q pension. This practice is
said to have been pursued in the Chicago
ofica
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17
Railroad Construction ira 1854.

The Savannah Ne'cs says the total
number of miles Of railroad constructed
in the United States last year amounted
to 1877, which was considerable de-
cline from 1892 with its ,6O2 miles, and
even from 1888 with its $500 miles.
TO this total the South contributed ,49G
miles, or more than one-thlrd. North
Carolina, which in 1888 made only 80
miles OF new railroad, built IA miles last
year. But the greatest relative progress
has been made in the long glected State
of Florida, which last year constructed
1872 miles of railroad, and 100 miles in
the last four years. With the exception
of Texas and Arkansas, all the Souther II
States have made noteworthy progress III
railroad construction. In Texas there
has been material reaction from the
feverish activity of 1881 and 1882,
when 2,765 miles of railroad were CON
structcd in It's territory. Last year
the number of miles of new railroad con-
structed was ll3. In Arkansas the same
reaction is visible, though i'll less degree,
the mileage of new railroad in that State
declining from 245 in 1883 to 33 miles III
1884
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17

Messrs Editors send you an extract from
my scrap book which think is well W orih pub
fishing for the benefit Of our planters and farm
ers.
Professor Gallie, OF the Mississippi Agricul,u.
raj College, in summing up the results of expert
ments begun in 1882 in feeling cattle, says :
" The experts show the remaI kable nutiilive
value rs food of cation seed and cotton seed meal
with both dry hay and ensilage. They show
that the addition OF stock growing aud feeding
to the planting interest would enable the farmer
L. utilize the seed OF the cotton plaDt in such
way AS to nearly pay the oloIs cost Of grosoiaa Tie
crop. They show also that even vi the present
low price OF beef, Iatlening cattle ON cotton seed
and meal will return u good profit Comfort
able shelter, plenty OF hay or ensilage aud boiled
cotton setd at present prices will enable growers
10 iatlen horses in the cotton belt at a greater
profit than can be secured in the cera-g,Owino
counties Of the Noral,eest."
Professor Gallie, in u detailed account of his
experiments in the Southern Cultioator. gives the
following information: The experiment indi.
Gates that the farmers cannot afford to exchange
seed for meal with the mill men for less than
900 pounds of meal for one ton Of seed for feed.
ing purposes The meal il too concentrated food
to give best results wi hen fed without other grain
The seed requires cooking. Al the College farm
all that could lie done with raw cotton seed was
to keep the cattle in good condition. The
amount OF hay consumed Is notably email. 1t
was found that in order to induce cattle to eat
hay with ensilage The hay had to be cut up and
mixed with it. or but small amount of en-.
silage ted. The enslage fed was principally corn
and sorghum.
After feeding large quantities Of sec,l to from IS
TO 100 cows for four winters, Professor Gallie ex-
presses the opinion that there is no ground for
the belief that feeding pregnant cows on cotton
seed tends To produce abortion"
ROBERT GAMBLE.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17
Total 1869, t93' .....I.


A few days since. Judge Frye, Of New York,
session at st. Paul, on the Florida Ship Canal,
which he said was tie route by which products
should go to foreign market, Swing 600 miles,
aud avoiding the dangers OF the Gull Stream. The
amount of losses by hack OF this canal in ten
years had been $75, 600 00O with $5,O00000 ex-
ira insurance added. The Mississippi Valley 10
the greatest feeder to the Ship Canal that is now
constructed, or that il is possible to construct On
the globe. We are told that the water system is
supported by railway construction and operation.
A little history may he referred TO. Ii there is
any place In the world where Ship Canals are
moi useful, the Old World would be the place
where such thing would be demonstrated.
England and France contain 10000 miles OF Ca
nails aud improved internal water ways. They
found the canalsso ctirA in the United Kingdom
that the government has bought Or leased them
all and operates them 10 connection with the rail-
ways and 1t works admirably. In Belgium the
canals have earned more than the railroads.
Look at Holland Her canals are nearly as nu-
merous as her highways. and earn great profits,
their stock being up TO 800, 400 and 800 per cent
II the canals are played out why is It that In the
OLD World, whore things are more settled. the
increase OF canals, and canal stocks are the best
Ia The market, and can hardly be bought! He
reviewed the history Of canals, declaring that the
Florida Ship Canal would I've the best In the
world. Being asked how much If would cost,
he said: so ,0o0, 900. more or less. If by the
government more. He said he had = syndicate
organized In Europe that expected 10 cut It
through In eighteen months.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17
Boston Herald
Those Outrages.

1t sounds queer when we hear the Re-
publican orators denouncing the election
offences which took place under Republi-
can rule Where was the remedy when
the Republicans were in power?
Perhaps the Democrats will do better
At least, it is only fair to give them a
chance to show how they will manage
elections when they have the power and
responsibility.
If both parties fail to secure honest
elections by enforcing the laws, we shall
be obliged to await the action of educa-
ton. Great progress has been made by
this means already.
At any rate, we do not see how any
thing Is to be gained by going back be-
yond Adam for an issue, as Senator lIoar
suggests.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17
Another Editor Right.


Weareglad to see the press ofthe State arc abou!
to take rest from politics. and trying to divert
the attention of the people to the importance Of
their material interests. This is well, for this
continued discussion of the new Constitution can
be productive OF no good at this time The cleo
ton is too far of to amount 10 anything in the
way of influencing the result of that, and those
who hold conflicting views have been speaking
in way calculated to produce bad blood, and
they are not getting along together as well as
Democratic brethren should. If they will be
quiet on thatsubject for few months, and take
time TO calmly and dispassionately consider the
relative merits of the two Constitutions between
which the people have TO choose next year. they
may come nearer together, or at least gather pa
thence to discuss 1t without displaying so much
feeling. This.of course, refers only to those who
seem to have lost their temper on the subject
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17

M Jordan l. Howell was engaged N Ce1naas.
bus on Wednesday taking the ruaes Of su6ec9
bersato tbs saoek Of .she s'eorgte Midlsna :nIl
Gulf Railway Company. qate large ndAbx
wereiaken. but the york bps notsyet been epnfs
ple,est The Directors Will hold a meeting -
day for the purpose of deciding what route the
road will go.-Sae anmah N'scs ~.
South of Bainbridgd the best route is
via Tallahassee, AMI We believe our
people will do Gil in their power to aid
the speedy construction of. the road if
the Directors decide 70 build TO our city
We cordially invite the leaders in this
enterprise to visit Talah assee aud confer
with our citizens upon the subject.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17

In the eleven States which seeded, Mr.. Cleve-
land had about 1,O40, oG0 votes and Mr.. Blaine
T76,00o votes In the last election. One would
suppose from John 6herman's speech that the
Republicans could not vote At all There was
probably some suppression or intimidation OF the
colorcd vote In South Carolina and Mississippi,
bat elsewhere the South probably never had q
fairer election Cleveland could have spared
both those States and slili have been elected. It
Ii false and wicked y charge that be owes bis
elecfioB TO any crime or crimes Mr.. Sherman
does not himself propose single ineasurs 70 deal
with his alleged crime; nor has the kspabhcan
pertv m Conrrcss proposed sny. Such specches
g hls denouncing the -crimes" Of The South
have no practical value except To- excite sec
tional feeling.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17
Aduiterated Food.

The meeting of agricultural chemists
at Washington is timely, says the Mont
gomery 41dcertiser, and can be made the
foundation for an organization capable OF
doing great good. The primary object
is to adopt plans for uniformity in ana
lying fertilizers There has been a
great deal of imposition upon farmers in
the manufacture and sale of fertilizers
and any step toward preventing frauds
will be hailed with delight. But as Com
missioner Colman suggests their deiber-7
atoms should be enlarged and efforts
made to prevent adulteraton of food. 1t
has come to pass that a man scarcely
knows what he eats or drinks. Many
grippe of pain and qualm of stomach is
attributed to indigestion, when, nine
chances to one, the cause of the trouble
is the adultcration and impurity Of the
article eaten. 1t is the exception to get
good butter, as the new substance, cleo
margarine, is so extensively made and so
ingenionsly fixed up rs to deceive the
most careful, until the time for using 1t
arrives. Then it is too late 10 get rid Of
it. The deception is carried on in every
line, and has grown TO be an alarming
evil. Impurity Of articl = consumed is
killing more people than indigestion or
lVsneDSia
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17

The following Civil Appointments was made
during the past week:
j. w. Thompson, F. j. Hinson, w. B. O'Con-
nell. CORTLAND Buchanan, William Steele, r. B.
Brooks and Furman O. Whitaker, to be Notaries
Public for State at large.
T. 7. Mcdaniel To be County Treasurer in aud
for SuwaRnee county.
John H. Gross, to be Justice of the Peace Ia
and for Hamilton county.
B. F. Watson, TO be Justice OF the Peace In
and for Gadsden county.
John T. Lesley, 10 be Member Board Of Health
10 and for Hillsborongh county.
John B. Finlay, TO be County Treasurer 10 and
for Vousia county. IS. -.
Il. L. Crane, to be Auctioneer In and for Hills
borough county.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17

Charleston News and Courier

Charleston News and Courier.
The confession of the gang of republi
can ex-otfice holders who have Just been
arrested in North Carolina for murder,
arson and outrage, committed by them
sixteen years ago, and charged by them
at the time to "the Kuklux," will give
some of our republican contemporaries
material for unpleasant reflection. After
all these years we are just beginning to
find ont the truth about these kuklux
stories-and the truth, as ever, .justifies
the South The crimes which these re-
pubicans now confess were made the
basis of republican campaign documents,
and doubtless figure in the pages of " A
Fools Errand," the scene of which ro-
nance was laid in North Carolina.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17

-Cholera prevails in Spain, Italy, France and
Belgium.
ALI mails from Montreal are thoroughly
Famigated before being dispatched TO the United
States.
MIR. john Frank, Of the Tropical Paradis,
will issue, October 1st, q monthly pamphlets
be devoted to fruit culture and truck gsrden
ing. 1855 FM
Eek Governor Drew has been interviewed
and says he was opposed to the calling Of con
ventiOn, but fav0rs the ratification of the new
constitution.
-Kansas has erected the first monument 10
Grant Il Is on the State Fair Grounds 81
Peabody. and consists of a shaft forty feet hgh'
built Of ears Of corn, wrought into elaborate
mosaics.
New Orleans 7imss- Dem0crAt OF the lSsn
An enthusiastic railroad meeting was held I'D
Columbus last night. Athens, Madison and sew
eral cities were represented. 1t was decided 70
build the Georgia Midland Railroad 10 Athens
via Grim. Columbus has subscribed $looVo"
The building OF the road Is now regarded as ~
sured.
Senator Call has again put himself on
record a. opposed to civil service reform. 10
voted against It when introduced in the Sens'e'
and b consistent In his opposition. 10 TINS We
are with him. and believe that be Is right, oa|
unfortunately. the pledges of our party ana u,
platform Of 1854, bind the President to H. anu
Mr.. Cleveland h not censurable for pe'ns
honest and hithful, and We sustain him Also
HussoW lafsrwant.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17

CoLUMBUs, Ga, Sept l2.-The directors OF the
Georgia Midland Railroad held meeting to-
night to determine the route to be taken and the
destination of the road. A large delegation
from both Athens and Griffin was present TO ad-
vocate Athens as terminus, and II was agreed
upon to take the Athens route, as the citizens Of
that city are thoroughly In earnest. aud prumise
to do their part 10 get the road. Atlanta loses q
fine opportunity by her want of energy, 10 &C.
quire new road As far as heard from the At
lantians have raised only $25 900 Of The proposed
$4,000 they were TO raise Mnj. W. T. Greene,
Of Alexandria, Va, was elected chief engineer.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17
SECOND NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
Geverner Perry Desires Conss1ta'
" siea and .yCe.sperAttoa.


Geveraer Perry Desires Co.s.lsa.
" siea ana Ge.sperAstoa.
As the subjoiaed circular indicates,
Governor Perry has taken the initiative
step to secure an exhibit of the resources
of orr State at the sscos.d grand Exposi-
ton at New Orleans. To this end he
very properly invites the cooperation of
transportation companies. associations
and individuals in this great work.
If all responds they should do-and
heartily cooperate with the Executive,
and go earnestly to work with the deter
mination to succeed, Florida's second
exhibit at New Orleans will attract more
attention from the thousands of people
who will look upon it than did the first;
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Sept 10, 1885.
SIR:-There is to be opened November 1st,
of This year. a. New Orleans. Tne North, Cen
trail and South American Exposition, which
will have for its aim the establishment oil
stronger relations between all The countries oil
this Continent; and in the spring OF 1885, there
will be opened i'm Tendon the American Expo
siton, at which n most favorable opportunity
will be given To present 10 the people oil Europe
the many Inducements To immigration to and
investments in Florida.
No State can bc more interested IN building
mp closer commercial relations with South and
Central America than Florida, with her extended
sea and Gulf coast, and her numerous ports ana
harbors.
Unfortunately there is no public money at my
disposal for the PURPOSE OF having Florida cred
itably represented Mt said EXpositi ms. The Board
OF Management of the North, Central and South
American Exposition at New Orleans has APP
propriated $4,000 to each State and Territory
making collective exhibit, bnt that OF itself,
with the remains of Florida's Exhibit at the late
Worlds Exposition, will not enable the State TO
he represented there as she should be.
1t has been represented to me that the trans
porta,iun companies OF Florida, especially those
having land grants, and many associations and
individuals especially interested in developing
trade with our neighbors South and Central
Americans well rs encouraging immigration
TO an investments in our State are ready To con-
tribute tue necessary funds 10 secure n credita-
bic exhibit and representation from Florida at
one or both OF the said Expostions.
By reason of such representations, and the
want Of public funds to otherwise accomplish
the end in view, | am induced to invite each
such company, association and individual will
ing 10 contribute, to send an accredited agent to
Tallahassee in order that such agents may meet
together at The Capitol, on the first day OF Oc,o'
Der next, AT 3 o'clock p. NJ, and upon pledgng
sufficient funds and corporation to insure sue
cess then TO elect and nominate suitable Com
missioner or Commissioners and take such other
steps AS may be proper in the premises.
Very respectfully,
E. A. PERRY
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17

Tho Republican party is In hard luck in
Ohio When Blaine was travelling over the
State descaniing upon the prosperity which the
protective tariff had given the country, thousands
OF workmen were out Of employment And
now, just as Foraker has got fairly started in bis
speech showing how Democratic adminIsira-
ton has prostaisd business, these idle men are
going back 10 work.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17
Tao ls.rchsrd OF To-day.

Ii Is fntimated that John 6herman's expenses
in the Ohio campaign should be paid by Demo
Gratis. He IL the Burchard Of the situation.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17

Of THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN 1880 AND
1855 BY COUNTIES.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17

says the only time he ever failed to read
it daily was when he was in the army,
during the late war. Capt. Hausman is
put down for a consulship, and as soon
as he is through with this seasons bust.
ness he will receive an appointment. He
is very competent gentleman and well
deserves the honor.
The people of Levy county have no
room to grumble about taxation. 1t is ad-
mitted by those familiar with the prop
erty in the county, that the tax roll barely
represents twenty five per cent. of the &C
tual value of the property, while some say
that it is not more than one-eighth. The
returns show about 1885,, 900, and it
would be making low estimate to say
that the actual value of property in Levy
county is %, 100000. We think it would
reacher nearer $4,000 900. - Bronson
Times.
We givs space to correspondent,
i" Veritas," who thinks the defeat of the
Constitution might save the State the
$l7, 900 expense of the Convention above
the appropriation. We are not of that
opion, ss we believe it debt due by the
State. There were men in that Conven-
ton whom we know to be patriotic some
who served their country on bloody fields
Cor many months without pay, who would /
not complain much even should the State
.epu1iste what she owes them.-Laks
CITY Gwids.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-09-16

The proposition that English do not
like Americans is true, and It is not true
Some Englishmen like some Americans,
and treat them civilly in England, but
many Englishmen viii accept home hos
FATALITIES and club favors in New York
which they do not intend to return in
London. The secret Of it is simply
this: the higher class :. in Eng
land whose society is worth en-
joying regard us as a purely CONNER
cial people, with the instincts of COM
merce, and no matter how much we may
affect English sports, part our hair in the
middle, intone and mihce our words. as
our would-be New FORK swells now do,
we are for the most part regarded by the
nobility and gentry of England as traders,
with peculiar manners and want of breed
ing. OF our general intelligence and
smartness they have no doubt, but the
best circles in England demand other quail
tiles than these as a passport for crossing
their thresholds