The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-06

~. Teresa on Tuesday.
II you want Two " Number One" cigars for
nickel, go To Saxon & Co.'S, and call for tho
Preferred"
Mr. IL w Chant, the Florida piano tuner,
was among the early callers at the FloRID1,x
sanctum this morning
Mr. W, T. Davis this morning commenced
work on Mr. NJ. Lively's cottage corner Of Cal.
houn and Clinton streets.
AIR. t'eo. W. Saxon of the firm Of Saxon &
20, lett for the North few DAYS ago 10 purchase
fall and winter stock.
Hon. W. A. Hooker, delegate from Sumter
who was sick when the Convention adjourned
lett tor home yesterday
MI t. c. LangEord, of Polk county. has
been at the Capital few DAYS this week and
made pop call on the FLoRInI>N.
Hon ID. ;. Walker Jr., last Tuesday re.
turned from Jacksonville, where h, had been in
attendance on the Unilel States Court.
-" G were pleased Ia receive IA call this morn
lnS from Mr Maj r. Walker Crcui, Clerk, and
VII. X ;. Smith, County judge of Wakulla
county
- he fL"WnIAN was pleased 10 receive a call
Tins morning from Colonel F. Il. Papv. General
Freight Agent ot the Florida Railway and Nav-
CATION Company.
= The attention of parties desiring to visit S.
Teresa is directed to the card of the Beach
House, Mrs f. W. Gamble proprictress The
Walkaomca runs To the island every Thurs
day
H. II. McCrcary, Esq editor of HE Gaines
vile D"ilY -Nc'0~, was welcome visitor to the
FLoElnI>N slnctum last week The N,,r< i,
very ably edited and enjoys deserved pros
pcrity.
The good people of Iamonit will indulge in
grand picnic, nj the Presbyterian Church in
that neighborh""d, 10 morrow. We ackuow-
edge the receipt of an invitation hur regret our
ability to he present.
The blessings ol the printers follow Socrc-
tary ". H. Reynolds and Assistant Secretary Dan
McApn for the plain and Wc-arrln.cl Conven.
ton copy that they furnished. The thanks of
the people of the State are really due for the clear
and accurate record of proceedings reported for
the official journal
Judge ID. ". Gwynn, our new p,stma> ter
forwarded his bond last Saturday, and i now
awaiting the arrival ot MS commission We
lrilih that Mr.. {. j. Shine viii be monrv-ordcr
clerk and MI l.. \ Perkins nul clcrk under The
ncw postmaster. They are both worthy aui dc
serving young men, fully competent f,r their re
>pecivc positions
The largest excursion OF HE season lci' Tai
ahlS,er lhs Mondv morning Jacksonville
The TRAIN was composed ct eleven passenger
coaches well filled, mo box cars AMI An cn1in'.
ana We learn tive"r ,jN cnachc~ wcrc 8" he taken
on along the line. The train was luc a Jack
cnrvIllc a + VI Mon ity. hnt Gil moi arrive
uutii j"'cl"ck neat morning. y Iun of caused
he DELAY ~ one WAS inierc,
-Etllv in MAY Mr. i \ Seahury, agent ion
A NV York colony, came to Tallahassee and
purchased the Sinny~dc Stock Farm from the
Henry Brothers. Mr.. Scahury was suffering
from wound received in the late war and from
The cii,cls Of which lac died last Monday
The funeral took place from HE Presbyterian
Church ON Tuesday.
I'm event Of unusual sadness occurred lat
week in tie death OF VI .stcr Henry Clay, the
orphan grandson oil Ms. Shea, ng"'l fourteen
years, He vas promising and aniahlc youth,
+ a cuirl ut The West Florida Seminary, Wh"~e
student, turned on in uniform 10 attend HE 'Nn.
clal "l their colnradc The sympalhic, "t the
community are with his bcrcaycd grandmother,
whose heart vas bound up in the child ,h" had
ten lcily nutlurcd from infancy, and To whose
manhood She booked forward with n"Ir ana
pride
Nj W T. BRYAN. foreman Of the FLoHIp-
! IAN Ine>> room, while making form ready on
Il Gordon press last SATURDAY afternoon. had his
night hand terribly ma-hod between the rlattcM
ana sljppcr. The wnund was very painful, and
l.r three dtys il was feared amputatiou would
To-. necessary, hnt unrr the treatment OF DR.. g
/ " Bottom The wound j. improving and We hope
| Mr. BRYAN will soon bc able to resume hi, duties.
Mr. f. y. Moreno left Yesterday for hi,
home in Pensacola where he had his earlirr
journalistic training A. city editor of The H,'-,h
then published by Mr. Drrr now OF This paper.
Daring the session OF the Convention Mr. VI
was engaged on the stall OF the FLoKIDIAN, and
his Convention Notes" and other work in our
columns, have commended hi, ability TO the ap-
prevail Of readers.
surveyor General Mcclellan has made an
admirable selection in appointing Hon John Il
Johnston, OF Alachua, his Deputy. Ctpl. Johns
ton is editor of the Waldo .idcofi~rr and was !,
| member OF the Constitutional Convention, and
we were pleased with the course OF our Journal
| ,tir brohcr-staunch and true organized
! Democrat that he is His sagacy was dis
/ plnvcd in Il marked degree during the Cnnsidcra
ton OF the Article on the Judiciary, when
GREAT excitement prevailed The majority
of the Democrats favored the appoint
| mcnt of Judges, but the minority, 10y the All!
/ Of the Republicans, controlled the question.
When The vote was had on The matter "t Su-
! prcmc Judges il was evident that some cNtTa0r.
/ binary measures must be taken Ia thwatt the
! well laid plans of the minority. Capt. johns
/ ton saw The opportunity and HE only plan, and
| bv shrewd management WAS largely instrument
| tai in turning the tile, quietly working 10 secure
the supper, of "A sufficient number in vote for
the election OF Circuit Jalgcs To carry the meas
urc thus wrestling the fruits OF victory from the
minority in the very moment of their seeming
triumph bv making their plan so odious that
their defeat was assured on reconsideration OF
the vote, and the appointment OF Circuit Judges
secured
The New Constitution.
Next week We will have several hundred
copies OF the new Constitution printed In pam
phict form. which We will sell at 10 cents fol