The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-12-31

See call by "MANY CITIZENS for a
Railroad Meeting.
The publication of number TX of
I" HIS LETTERS FROM TALLAHASSEE" is
unavoidably deferred until next Issue of
the FLoRIDIAN.
L. D. Beasley, policeman of Or
lando, was shot dead while in the dis
charge of his duty Christmas eve, by
negro named Enoch Carter, whose trial
for murder commenced in the Circuit
Court this week.
The FLoRIDIAN, Tallahassee, is ma
king strong appeals for railroad north
ward from that city. Thomasville and
Thomas county may regret, some day, the
apathy being shown in this matter
Thomasville Times
Madame Camilla Urso, the famous
violinist, accompanied by several per
formers of we'll known merit as vocalists
and instrumentalists, will make the tour
of Florida this season, and Tallahassee is
one of the proposed points of perform
ance.
MIR. Depew, who was intimate with
Vanderbilt and knows more about his
affairs than anybody else, says he was
worth nearly three hundred instead of
nearly two hundred million dollars.
This would make his two sons, Cornelius
and w. K, worth $loo,oOo,oOO apiece,
but little less than the richest man in the
country.
Tallahassee, with a number Of his
tribe, paid Haines City a business call
Monday. He brought in venison, turkey,
moccasins and dressed skins to sell. They
came in their regular costumes. When
nearing the city they hide their guns un-
der logs or in the brush till they get
through trading, then return, get them
and 60 home.-Kissimme Leader.
&C. w. Epperson, Sheriff of Bradford
county, Fla, was shot and killed at Val
dosta, Ga, on the night of the 25th by
Richard Townsend, negro. Townsend
had committed crime in Florida, was
traced into Georgia by Mr.. Epperson,
whom he shot while entering cabin to
arrest him. The murderer escaped.
The boiler of the steamer Jumbo at
Pensacola, exploded last Saturday, and a
number of persons were injured. Will
liam Touart, the engineer, was SO badly
scalded that he died soon after, and Tom
Lee, the colored fremen died next day.
Mr.. Touart was native Pensacolian, and
his seven brothers were pail bearers at
hi largely attended funeral.
The Northern hotel keepers do not
like the idea of entertaining colored
guests. The Jubilee Singers of Fisk Uni
versity were refused admission to the
hotels of Troy, New York, last week.
The manager of the company says that it
is with the greatest difficulty that he can
find Accommodations for his troupe in the
majority of the Northern towns and cities
The Florida Railway and Naviga-
ton Company's new pamphlet is excel
lent in matter and in manner of workman
ship. 1t is quite book in size, its en-
cravings are very fine, and it is written
in graceful literary style. An edition of
forty thousand copies was printed, of
which, we are informed, '25, 900 were in
English, 5000 in Swedish, 5000 in Ger
man and 5000 in Italian.
See announcement of the Jackson
vile Times Union for 1885, The com
pleteness of this journal as a newspaper
has secured it the wide circulation which
properly rewards the energy and enter
prise of its management. From and after
January LIST, the paper will be issued
every day, instead of six times week as
heretofore. The Times is a large weekly
made up from the daily issue, and neces-
sarily full of news.
"A very beautiful illustration of the de-
sire for spoils by the Republican Senators
is portrayed in the action of Senator Sher-
man in the discharge of little Harry Nor
gan, who was made door-keeper by the
late Vice President Hendricks Mr.. Sher-
man had not been in office as the success
sor of Mr.. Hendricks twenty-four hours
before a clean Democratic sweep was
made and Republicans placed on the
watch.
Drunken railroad negroes who had
recently been paid off, were making a
disturbance in Kissimmee Christmas eve,
and Marshal r. A. Gibson attempted to
make an arrest, when he was shot and
MORALLY wounded by Joe Drayton, dying
in two hours. William Lewis, deputized
to assist the marshal, was also shot and
reported dying at last accounts. The
citizens captured Drayton and seven
other negroes, and sent them by rail to
Orlando, where true bills were found, the
Circuit Court being in session.
The Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald says: "The friends
of universal education are very hopeful of
passing an educational bill through Con-
gress this session. Mr.. Blair in the SEN
ate and MIR. Willis 10 the House will press