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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-05-28
Transfers of Real Estate,
opr last renort to the 9th inst

FrOln our InsI report 70 INC zIIh InsI.
Chas Graft and wife to Vim. A. Thomp.
son. 233 acres Thos. q. McGehee league,
Si.SiS.27
W q. HU:chison to Sterling Fisher, lots
in New Cemetery, $1,000.
J. T. Roberts and wife to J. c. Kirby, 90
acres. rhcs jackson league, SlOO ~.
b. J. Williams and wife 10 W. I. CASTILLO
and wife. - a,res, Phillip 4. Smith league,
$500 D.
STEPHEN &. Mcclellan and wife to +. NJ
Grar.,r. parts If lots : ami u. block :, san
Marc ~,iu.On
: "A and Alice l. Rivers to Thus. Nc
L.rsy- lp; 3 ia block DUIrc. SlGj.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-05-28

The Temperance Voice says that
tho use of whisky is on the decline in
tho United States, and from statistics
gathered from revenue returns, shows
that in 1884 our 55,OO0,000 people
used 3l,O0O,OO0 gallons less than in
1860, the beginning and end of the
Republican party.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-05-28

Il Tia li;I. iIrliu- j. spending such >leoT-
- NIGHTS slowly ant pitiiuliy wasting
laay hy tha irairJ,r upon - System from
IT, ,fs.t ~ tcr;hiur. procure a b0tt!e q
p-. Bl.-sr>' Hutklebairy Cordial. tn
GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY. and ;ind
ai.li rI-lE o:l,- rloihrr, have by IT, use
f. srIHf. So 1gr. a- j. ulil IN at bose! aHcc-
@ lr-r~ sl i...i. voau- a1l ia - stlr l.y al
.Irrs-I.t. % aU,-ui b1ttle-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-05-28

The article on Cremation, by Prof,
Rote, of San Antonio, on our first
page, will be read with interest; the
more, as the subject of establishing
a furnace for cremation is being agi.
tatcd in that city.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-05-28

Local option has prevailed in pre-
einct No. 5 in Waller county, by 17G
votes out of 900.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12
A Young Farmer.
WAvERLY STOCK AND TRUCK FAttM,

WAvERLY STOCK AND TRUCK FAttM,
LEON COUNTY, FLA, Feb. %. 1885,
Editors FlOrididn A hard listed soa fof toll,
from northwestern State, having taxed in. the
Exposition, lay over in your town the other
night on his way to the " Land of OIkUges. "
He wanted land-only had lew houts time
nOw-wOuld probably not call op his way back
If by accident he had not met couple ofkentle-
men willing to inform him Of the resOsrces Of
this hill country, he would have gone on his way
confirmed in his opinion formed ON the csAs ths I
because he saw no wood piles. no hay ttacks,
no barns, it was poor country.
Cannot this state of affairs be remedi.d! II
we can't have some one to talk at the.depot,
let's put up few hay stacks and wotti piles
along the railroad. They might be mu1e but
very effective advertisements.
But joking aside, let the young men ws,o are
now guiding the plow handles lay asi.,c the
good old ways" turn over new Leaf, and
make old Leon county boom. We can do it,
Georgia is doing it. Let's join hands witbEGeor-
gia and make the Young Farmers Club VI the
South national movement
Native Grasses and Home raised Live Stock"
=" Careful Culture and Home made Manure
Freedom from Debt -" Industry and Fcono.
my"-Lct these be our notices This club is
non-political, and meets at various places once a
year. 1t is 10 be hoped all young and old farmers
will second this grand movement and no.. only
put hay stacks along the railroad, but all over
the county. Twill be glad TO furnish any further
information to those desiring it. Yours, etc,
VIM. B. SCHRADER
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12

There are to be found in frames some very
artistic pieces of shell work Shell flowers, pic
lures ETC., that come from Florida, ought to have
lust as these do, the charm of perfection. A
pretty table or lamp stand Il made Of magnolia
wood-upon its surface being etched with pen
and Ink q wreath of flowers aud lowering hum
ming birds.
The ladies of Florida make goodly display
of preserves and fruits and send peaches, pears,
preserved guavas, lemon jelly, guava jelly. pre-
served pineapple, sour grape and orange wine
Many OF these sensible products come from San
ford, which thriving town, by the way. was set
tied by ex-Minster Sanford, who brought to
Florida a large colony of Swedes and settled
them on small farms, where they are making
good livings and pay for their farms on the In
stallment plan. Mrs Sanford has built church
and started a library, and in every respect she
and her husband are model aud public-spirited
citizens.
Positively the most brilliant and beautiful bits
of cooring in the entire West Gallery is the col
lection of Florida butterflies 1t recalls to mind
at once the story of Hans Christian Anderson
and how the butterflies are flowers come to lie.
In the way Of mementoes the curious stranger
will find in one of the cases four or five small
wooden crosses made from the old Spanish treas
ury chest OF Fort Marion.
The display of art embrOideres han5-palnted
lines, satins, &c, rs well as the laces made by
the ladies of Florida is worthy of inspection on
the part Of those specially interested in such
kntck- knacheriss
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12

We have received a very interesting
little book printed in New Orleans. aud
having the title page" The Battles OF
Ne'o Orleans -Jdckson and fdc*enhGas
by E. C. L." The book was compiled
by Mrs. Ellen Call Long, of Tallahassee,
and includes a letter of her father, Gene
raj r. X. Call, addressed to the Editors
of Harper's Monthly" thirty years or
more since (but not published.) In this
letter General Call, who was on the
staff of General Jackson, gives an
account Of the battle of the 23d
of December, 1911, below New Or
leans, which he AYERS saved the city from
British assault. 1t was fierce fight, but
its Importance has been somewhat lost
sight of in the great event of the 9Th OF
January following, to the success OF which
the first battle contributed by gaining
time for the Americans to receive rein
forcements and entrench and fortify their
positions.
The book may be had in Tallahassee at
Clark's book store for 25 cents, as also
Mrs. Longs admirable and exhaustive
treatise on Sericulture.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12

The painful duty devOves upon us TO announce
the death, after brief illness, of Bis:sop Linus
Parker, of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South at his home in this city last evening at
$50 o'clock Sunday last the distinguished d.
vine occupied the pulpit of the Louisiana Ave
nue. Methodist Church. and little did those dream
who listened to him then that he was 30 soon TO
close his career a minister of Christ Jon earth.
Tuesday night last Bishop Parker Was taken
suddenly i'll, the result, it is said, of stroke of
paralysis. For several hours before hetbfeathed
his last he was unconscious.
The deceased was born in Rome, KY, in the
year 1929; was converted when only nine years
of age, but did not join the church until the year
1846. The following year he was LICENSED to
preach, and became member of the louisiana
Conference the same year. The Algieis Netho
dist Church was his first charge. His second
field of Christian labor was that of LalSe Provi
dence, which he occupied for two years
He was next appointed Preacher in Charge of
the Methodist Church at Shreveportt In the
year 1851 he succeeded the Rev. DR.. E'cTyeire
as pastor Of the Felicity Street Methodist Church.
in this city, and on the retirement of Rev. Dr.
Walker from the Carondelet Street N etbodist
Church he was appointed by the bishop to its
past0rae. From this post he was call4d 10 the
editorial chair of the New Orleans ChriSidn i'd
uocate, which responsible position he flied with
great ability until elevated in 1884, by yle Gen :
eral Conference, which met in Nashville, 70 the
highest position within the gift OF the church.
Bishop Parker was fine example of Che self
educated man. Coming to New OreansH youth
of some twelve years Of age, he began ife as a
clerk in the dry goods store of his brotker, and
while so engaged prepared himself If close
study for the profession in which his heart had
been early enlisted
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12

We print in to-day's FLoRrDIAN the
inaugural address Of President Cleveland.
His utterances in this, as whenever he
has spoken, possess q marked and power
full individuality. Earnest and straight
forward language states convictions
which will be the purposes OF the man
whose official record has been answering
devotion to lines of conduct which be-
came to him, when once determined upon,
as duties which could not be neglected or
deviated from. He wastes no words in
the discussion of political issues, but
speaks as the chief magistrate of peo-
pie among whom should exist no oppo-
sition element, and for the promotion OF
whose common interests the functions of
his office would be exercised. The partisan
is retired-only the patriot and statesman
remains. He digresses into no fine theory
of political economy, pursues no abstrac-
tions Of governmental policy, but is
strictly and solidly practical on all sub
JcCCS W WulCu lie SiOulO ICiCls nus WIZ
inaugural is compact and finished docu-
ment in it's terse enunciation of opinions
which held by such a man become inten-
tions to be carried out by all the power
that such man possesses. Who shall
doubt that our noble Democratic Presi-
dent will be in deed what he is in word,
and that the promise of its beginning
will be the history of his career.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12

In the matter of the Railroad sale at
Gainesville we learn that an order was
sent to the Sheriff of Aachua county
to postpone it on March I'd, in order that
the sale when made should embrace the
account for taxes of 1884 (as we'll as
those due for previous years. which could
not then be included because the Collec-
tor had not furnished the certificates re-
CURED by law of amount Of taxes due and
unpaid for that year. But the order not
being received in time the sale took place.
The roads are, of course, still subject to
the uncollected taxes, which, it is be-
lieved, can be realized soon without the
State occupying the embarrassing position
Of becoming the owner of railroads.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12

Only son Of Col. James B. and R.,,.
BILE, Of this city, died at Meals L.nd;s" = Tia.
son county Fla' on the evening Of the =, '.e
His remains were brought to this civ s 10 Inst
day last from Mariana, M. Gamble. ". 70 Mon
ofresidence, accompanied BY his little -. e piac,
b. Gamble. Jr., and Mr. John Milton Un' jana
law to deceased, and was buried r. SO'o'aef-u
church. Mr.. Gamble was a native Of ~ - =, soha's
see where he was born in 1s42, and re.,a A'aa''
his fathers family until his msrri,ss 'ueo viii
with Miss Elise Milton, a daughter 81 70 lsas,
John Milton, Of Fla, when he novo, a1-cO,.
anna, In Jackson county. " Aaf.
In 1851. Mr.. Gamble. then a lad &c..
accompanied the I'd Regt. of Fla IT,, "yean
Virginia and remained with them du,;. afy 70
campaign near Yorktown. After ,h.ss lneir
Geo T. Ward. to whose personal staff ". o. Col
BILE was attached as c. s. Cadet he -. ~ sau-
ferred to service in Florida and served :, :, raa'-
the war in the capacity of drill.mas,s, g "0ush
enlisted levies, and later as Abide ca ~ neslJ
OF Genl' VIM. Miller. Mr.. Gamble no sUa aa
decided business capacity, and for m.ns d'
has conducted successful mercantile o.. 'aa
at Mariana and at Meals Landir, p'ss
Chattahoochee river. His death. in -,
and vigor of manhood was sudden and un.r r@'
ed, he being engaged in the discba,a"
business duties until The day of his dss, va
was great shock to bis wife and only a.. 49, W
to his fathers family in Tallahassee ana %
OF sincere regret to his many warm f,i..aN 'e
Middle and West Florida who will
long to remember kindly his generous D., sa'AOe
frank genial manners. eand
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12
A Rising Town.

River Junction, Gadsden County, will
probably be town of size before great
while, as enterprise and capital have Ia
ken an interest in its development. The
Plant Investment Company have nearly
completed there depot buildings which,
if not the finest, are among the finest in
the State, and number of persons have
already availed themselves of the offer Of
Capt H. S. Duval, who will deed hun
dred lots to those who will improve them
to the amount of $4,000 each. The adj
vantages of River Junction are that three
railroads there have their termini-the
Florida Central and Western, the Pensa-
Florida and Western; and there the
business of three rivers concentrates-th
Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint,
navigated by colnmodious steamers. 1t
is the distributing point for large quanti-
ties of freight, hundred cars leaving
daily in trains there made up for the
different roads, and six passenger trains
arrive and depart daily, as the passengers
change cars there.
The neighborng country is elevated,
healthy, with good soil, noble forest
growth, abounds in fine springs of pure
water, and water powers are numerous.
Many cities have been built in less i'm
portant locations and amid fewer surroun-
ding advantages than those enjoyed by
River Junction.
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1T is rumored that Mr.. Wallace S. Jones, o

1t is rumored that Mr. Wallace S. Jones, OF
this county, will probably be made Consul to
China. A more worthy and honorable gentle
man cannot be found in any country than our
friend Jones-Nonticelio C0nstitution.
The only objection we have TO Mr..
Jones having foreign appointment is
that it will for a time take away from
Middle Florida one of our best aud ablest
citizens. But if he goes to China as a
Consul, we hope his position will be that
Of Consul General, whose residence is
at Shanghai and salary $5,oooper annum.
Our other Consuls in China reside at
Annoy, Canton, Chin-Kiang, do-Chow,
Hankow, Ningpo and Tien-Tsiu, and
their salaries are $500 each per annum
The Consul at NewChwang gets fees,
but no salary
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12

MIR. II. d. Allison has taken position
as associate editor of the Live Oak Intel
hgencer.
l. .. c. Lamar, Secretary of the H.
terror, is an uncle of our clever townsmen,
Judge w. B. and JEFF. NJ. Lamar.-Mon-
ticelEo Constitution.
-Messrs. S. PEsco, T. l.. Clarke and
5. J. Turnbull are frequently mentiosed
as suitable gentlemen for candidates for
the position of delegates to the Consttu-
tional Convention.-MomticeAo Conaita-
tion.
There is growing impression that
the social interests of the White House
will not be neglected under the new Ad-
ministration, and that, while there may
not be SO much dignity as heretofore,
White House guests will undoubtedly
enjoy themselves as much, if not more.
1t is said that Miss Cleveland, who will
be the social head of the White House
for the next four years, has the faculty Of
making herself agreeable to great many
people at once. Word comes from Albany
that her memory for faces and names is
remarkable. During five days just pre-
vious to her departure from Albany she
attended fourteen different social enter
talnments, including breakfasts, lunches,
dinner parties and receptions, and re-
membered everybody she met. A number
OF private letters from prominent Albany
people, received recently in Washington,
predict that Miss Cleveland will be great
favorite in Washington society," Charles
ton Ne,os and Courier.
The editor of the Journal received
letter from General Barnes, Comptroller,
requesting that he procure specimens of
cedar wood as sawed for making pencils,
and forward to New Orleans, to place on
exhibition. The letter was shown to
Messrs. Richards and Benson, of the Ea-
gle Pencil Company, who promptly took
hold OF the matter and prepared number
OF specimens of cedar as sawed in the diff
ferent stages for making pencils; also the
blocks and slabs. These were FORWARDED
to General Sebring. State Commissioner,
at New Cedar Key Journal
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12
Palatka Daily News
Look Out for the Jail lsird..

On the night of the 5h. hack saw wa
passed into The Volusa county Jail, at Enterprise
and with this the prisoners cut through The
moor and escaped: They are still at large and
our readers would do well to keep bright look
out for the following desperate men, all col.
ored.
George Mitchell was lying under sentence to
De hung Tor murder. He has brown skin, mar
row lace, weighs 100 pounds, is feet 8 inches
high.
John Brown, very full face. red eyes, weight
loo IS D feet inches high. Sentenced to peni.
Tertiary for highway robbery.
e. N: Jackson, is forger He is black,
weighs $50, feet, large wrinkles deep set over
small eyes.
Stephen Williams. brown skin, broad face.
Has scar On top of head and over left eye. He
is charged with attempt to murder.
Henry Bevins, was sentenced during the hast
term OF court 10 the penitentiary for life for
murder Ge IS black, with a thin face and a
downcast countenance weight $50.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12
Florida Press ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nal
Meeting.
NEW ORLEANS, February ls

New ORLEANS, February 10, 1885,.
The Press Association having as n body yis-
tied the Worlds Exposition. at New Orleans,
and having given especial attention To the Flor.
ida department of the Exposition deem it proper
to express their views OF the same and there.
fore have
Resotoed, That the management of the Florida
Commissioner, General w. H. Sebring and his
assistants, has been entirely satisfactory, and
that they are entitled TO our acknowledgements
for their zeal and energy displayed by them in
their arduous work.
Res0tced, That the incomplete condition of
the Florida exhibit W to a recent period is
matter OF regret, but is chargeable solely to the
failure of our Legislature to perform its manifest
duty in promptly approprialins funds therefor,
and our citizens TO forward exhibits and to
causes not within the control of the Commis-
sloner j. j. HARRIS, President
ID. H. ELLIOTT, Secretary.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12
From the Reverend CLERGY.

Among the many ministers of the Cos
pei who have been helped by Browns
Iron Bitters, the Rev. E. A. Spring, Cory
don. Iowa, says, 81 used it for general ILL
health and found it great help" Rev.
Jas. McCarty, Fort Stevenson, Dakota
says, " 1t cured me of severe dyspepsia
and increased my weight twenty tive
pounds" The Rev. Mr.. Offer, New
Bern, N. c., says he has taken it, ana
considers it one of the best medicines
known. The Rev. Mr. Whitney, Hing
ham, Wis, says, "After long sickness
from lung fever, I used Browns Iron
Bitters and gained strength" So thro1gn-
out the States with hundreds and hun
dreds of other Clergymen.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12

The Tallahassee FLoRrprAN SAYS .

Thee are a number Of soan ,rsa.
IN Tallahassee. In the yards of D. s,Do"lng
Bolton and Mr. Philip Sullivan tho ~ =, W.
McCarly and the latter on Duval s 'ol'ner or
specimens of this tree, in bearing ma Uuee' nne
They arc prolific fruiters, the berr;,s. Oc seen
about the size Of ordinary marbles 'IS oeng
yellowish appearance, with hard h, aass'ng .
from which trees are propagated. p sriA ,eed
boil the fruit to make soap. judge V.sr mere
enburgh says, in China, Japan and oibe ,.nsalk
countries. the berries are used as Subsidy, sUphal
soap. just as they are taken from The ,rs"s Tor
the negroes in the West Indies w..,
clothes with the outer skins. The bl.or . ~'''
Can be readily sold in Jacksonville who. -" a'u'
are made up into rosarics necklaces .,,I.'
bracelets. etc. They have a natural nOl,s ~
will last for years. Mrs. C. has nair If h..'
lets that she has worn for tweprv.s;v a.
When we lived in Jacksonville We imno,,od d.
berries and sold them readily at 80 cen,s ns,
hundred. The people of Tallahassee h,vs .
fortune and do not know it-Cd Codr;oo,o.
in florida Agrieultuna.
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and retaining customs and habits repugnsnt to
-cf~l a.
I'll SERVICE REFoRM.

and retaining customs and habits repugnsnt to
our civilization. j. st
CIVIL SERVICE REFoRM.
The people demand reform In the adnnistra-
ton OF the government and the application Of
business principles 70 public affairs Asa means
to this end civil service reform slsopld be In
good faith enforced Our citizens have the
right to protection from incompeteney Of public
employees, who hold their places solely as
the reward Of partisan service, and from the
corrupting influence of those who promise. an
vicious methods of those who expect such
rewards, and those who w0rthily seek public
employment have the right to insis. that merit
aud competency shall be recognized instead of
party subserviency and Of the surrender OF
honest, politics belief.
RIGHTS OF THE coLoREp PEceLR.
In the administration Of government pledged
to do equal and exact justice to all men. there
should be no pretext for anxiety teaching the
protection Of the freedmen in their rights or
their security in the enjoyment of the privileges
under the constitution and its amendments.
All discussion as TO their fitness for tue place
accorded to them American people is idle
and Improbable, except as il suggests the ne
cessity for their improvement. This Fact that
they are citizens entities them TO al the rights
due to that relation, and charges than with all
its duties obligations; and these TOPICS and the
constant and ever varying wants OF an acuve
and enterprising population, may well receive
the attention and the patriotic endeavor of all
who make and execute the Federal law. Our
duties are practical, and call for Industrons
application, an intelligent perception OF the
claims of public office, and above all. firm
determination by united action to secure to
all the people of the land the full benefits Of the
best form of government ever voncbsafed TO
man. And let US not trust 10 human effort
alone, but humbly acknowledge the posyer and
goodness of the Almighty God who prestues over
the destiny of nations and who has II all times
been revealed in our country's history, let us
invoke His aid and blessing upon our lebors.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12
To the Editors of tie Nortdian

DEAR SIRs Our Mayor is energetic and vipi.
ant in enforcing Section o. Chap XII. oftbe
City Ordinances, and is commendable f., hi.
zeal in the discharge Of his off .ial duties. and
In this connection it is respectfully suggested for
his consideration, whether he might not with
equal propriety and to be consistent with him,
self, be equally vigorous in enforcing Section %
OF the same Chapter and with like impartialiry
TALLAHASSEE. 18th March, 1885. LEV
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12

George Washington was hospi:able
man, and often had his house and all his
barns full of politicians, patriots and
tramps. He kept lol COWS by actual
count, AMI yet he wrote in bis diary that
he was obliged to buy butter. Had he
lived in this age of progress he could have
sold all his cows and established an oleo-
margarine factory. SAVANNAH Nelos.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12

Don Cameron writes home from
Florida Indignantly denying all the report
ed hemorrhages, including the bleeding
at Harrisburg, and says he is improving
daily-which is calculated to carry uni
versal comfort, particularly the story that
Don is growing better. y. World