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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20
The Attacks ON senator Call.

Senator Call Of Florida, seems 10 be- a favorile
target Tor the poisoned shafts Of the Washington
correspondent OF the New York Tribune. Seye-
raj charges are M .de against the Senator which
would he rather damaging 10 his reputation as 40
honest and honorable man II they were true
To all the charges, however, he has replied
satisfactorily that even his enemies can tnd it,
tie, if anything in them that rests on solid
foundation. The Chief charge seems 10 be thsI
he secured piece of land in Florida that ca-
ored man by The name of Swain had hone
stcaded, and that in Il contest between him sR
Swain IN The United States Land Office he sG
cccded in defeating Swain 10y methods not alto
gether fair
The facts appear to be, that the Senator bought
piece OF land on which Swain at one time had
some sort of claim, but which he had ls by
failure 10 comply with the law The Senator
did what anyone had right 10 do, that IS, be
purchased the land that was offered for sale BY
the Government
Those who know Senator Call will be eI.
trcmciy slow to believe that his conduct in any
business transaction has been such rs deserve
condemnation. He has always shown himself TO
he straightforward and honorable. and while DC
would not Il" anyone an injustice, he is the kind
OF man who would be particularly careful mol
la wrong anyone who was without money, lnnu'
tnce or tricndS.-SFcanndh .Netrs
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20

Special III the Times MON
TALLAHAssEE, August 1S-A local item IN
sunday paper PurporinS 10 give the partlcu'
ulars "t The escape of a prisoner who WAS being
brought nom Sanford To Tallahassee by Shern
Pcarce is incorrect. The facts are that while
Sheriff Pearce was in the train wit. his SANFORD
prisoner another negro, formerly residing in Tai
lallassce, came in and spoke To the sheriff, saying
that hewas coming up TO Tallahassee soon. NJ
Pearce, knowing that the fellow had been in mis-
chief here, but douh iful OF being able to make ou'
case, and willing to keep him away from Tails
hassee Tor the future, told him he had better nO
come to Tallahassee, and, after threatening toT
Test him, intentionally left the car so rs to slse
him ~ opportunity 10 disappear. which he VS.
not slow 10 take advantage Of Mr.. Pcarce 81
rived on Saturday with his Sanford prisOnef
who is now in Jail here CHoATE
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20
-The mecting Of the Florida Cha

The meeting Of the Florida Chautau-
qua, at DcFuniak Springs, last winter,
developed some features of the "ncw
educational" methods which moved our
whole State. Maj. A. j. Russell, the
professional and able Superintendent of
Public Education, has suggested a teach
er's institute of week, at DeFuniak
during the next assembly in March next,
and President NJ. H. Smith, Of the l.. and
n. X. H., has shown his interest and
characteristic liberality by giving a rate
over l.. and n lines of half a cent per
mile to teachers and county superintend-
ents This will bring together at least
six hundred teachers, as the other roads
in the State will no doubt be as liberal az
the J.. and N, and the Chautauqul people
will arrange accommodations ut nominal
rates. Pensacola lldcdmce Gazcttp.
According to Washington dispatch
the Mormons have sent an agent to buy
land for settlement in Alabama, where
they expect to found a colony of 300 per-
sons Of their liberal way Of thinking and
marrying. We would suggest that so
many AZ can be induced to come be as.
signed TO homestead lots in one Of the
numerous coal mines in that State, and
that, when they are once fairly in and set
tied, the local authorities plug up the en-
trance and stop the pumps for about
three weeks Charleston Ne'cs and Cou-
~;or
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20

The people ol Florida are all in the same boa
Let us strive To he each other Bya long null
a strong pull and pull altogether, much may ls
accomplished in the good work of buillin. H.,
the material interests ot the State. WrshuulI
cultivate a friendly feeling and ACT in concert
for the mutual benefit of ALL Ii is not t. the in
terest OF the people at any section at the :Hat. To
speak diSplragingly of other localities Itisasej
fish and mean spliit that prompts some pcnpl,
to injure Others with the hope and expectation
OF gain. 1t we cannot say Il good word in be-
half Of our nrishhors, il would he l..,tce IA
keep silent. The prosperity OF any Part of
the State, To certain degree hcn tiIs the
people of the whole State. While it il
natural that we should desire The ran
id development 81 the locality in which we
reside, ii by H. means follows that in order To
advance our own interest we should say or do
anything I" mpc lie the progress of other Sec
tiOns Ii in the conduct OF II newspaper we
can render no assistance to our nci.hbors and
friends, we should not Intentionally throw
stumblin" blocks in the way OF their pro
gress 1t should be-, and is To us a source
OF satisfaction 10 note the prosperity of
rival towns and cities. The greatest need of
Florida is more people and more money If we
speak well of the energy and enterprise of the
citizens of our touri>hing towns and cities, i:
will encourage immigration and the investment
of capital. For our part We wish The whole
people of the State prosperity beyond their most
sanguine expectations. Let us, one and All, nut
our shoulders to the wheel. and push ulcng the
car OF progress.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20


There is resolution pending in the LegiSa
ture which fixes September az the dag for
final adjournment. 1t may be adopted, but il is
hardly probable that it will. No one of The
important measures has yet been acted upon
finally, and there are several that will occupy a
great deal Of time.
The proposition to substitute Georgia marble
for oolilic limestone for the capitol. and the bill
to limit The powers OF the railroad Commits
sion, will each excite a great deal Of discus
sion.
1t is said that the Legislature costs lie State
about Fl 800 day BY September 5, therefore
the extra session will have cost about 80 900
THIS is pretty large sum for the honest tax
payers to pay. Ii doesn't make much difference
to the dishonest taxpayers how largcthe nm
may be. Their property will shrink in amount
as The lax rate is increased. Would i. not be
we'll for the Legislature Ia give somt IF HE
time for which the the honest taxpayers pay L.
the work of cnactng an assessment law that
will place the burden Of taxation equally upon
all taxable property, and upon all taXi'ayer>:
With such a law it may not be necessary Il"
lew an additional tax for the new Captltsl, and
the people will not gruwl At the COST o t;le extra
session even if adjournment d.'e>ul ttae place
until October }.
1t j. more thrn prob able that final ,dioutn-
mcnt will not take place on September = and
that The cost of the session will be git;,t deal
more than $15eo0 The Legislature ought,
therefore, to make extraordinary cXcfllnn, To
sivo tho people something valuable for! tii"ir
money. 1t can give them nothing moe salua-
BILE than an assessment law that will compel
the chronic tax dndgrr 10 deal honestly with
the State
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20
The road hands under Overseer G..

The road hands under Overseer G.
w. Smith did some very nice work this
week. But not less than t,cice az much
work would be done by contract if there
was a specific road tax. We regret to
say there are some citizens who work the
road as matter of compulsion, certainly
not of duty, as they utterly fail to do
their duty when it comes to work.
Among the Jasper workers we are glad
to say there are not many who shirk
work. Jasper Tines.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20

Indiana has a law which compels
railway companies to pay their employees
once month. The penalty is 81 a day
for every day after thirty days shall have
elapsed from the time the employe brings
suit, together with reasonable attorneys'
fees MONTGOMERY Advertiser.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20

DtHVtT VCOI ITIDunt.
In Garfield county there are 1877 single men
and only sixty.elght unmarried women. The
GlenwOod Echo says: 1--WE want girls in Gar
field couniy-blontes, brunettes. tall, short, fat,
lean, jolly girls-girs who can ride in carriages,
play the piano, make crazy quilts. sew, wash,
iron and cook for us. We are 500 girls short
here, and we want all the girls to know it,"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20
Boston Herald.l


While in Albany, President Cleveland mol
only admitted that he wrote the letter lately
published, severely scoring man who confessed
to having recommended an unfit candidate iOl
a judgship, but reioiced over it, and declared
that. il he was msled much more by politicians
iii favor of unworthy applicants for place DC
would print the names of the indorsers and E'
the public know who had deceived him. lnS
would be an excellent idea to put in force.
has been suggested that all recommendation
should be published, but this would be an emu
less and very expensive job, and il is moi nece',
sary. Ii the politicians knew that the names "
all who recommended candidates who prove ~
be unworthy are certain to be published, !"
would make them more careful IN their inuoIso
nents. The President is entitled TO Pro'e !,
himseliin the matter, and we hope he Will " IT,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20

(REsrECTPULLY INSCRIBED TO THE REV.
II. n. KENSEpYD
Over the rim OF the purple hill
Where the lights and shadows always pNav,
Where the sportive zephyr Is never still,
Tossing the heather the livelong day
Where circling Swallow and speeding Dove
Are cleaving the air in swiftest flight,
Where the Mock bird Marbles his song Of iovo.
And the Partridge repeats his clear Bob White.
Where the sailing Hawk and screaming Grow,
Are bathing in Gods eternal blue.
And their minglng shadows are cast below
Chasing each other the daisies through
just beyond where the rivuet flows.
Its banks all snowy with Alder bloom
Where violets hide and the sweet Wild rose.
l. loading the air with rich perfume
Over the stream is waving wood
With shady bowers Of tangled green
Where the struggling light in pearly hord
Comes -himmerins down its ai-lcs between
There swaying branch and breezy b"uzh
Are bright with birds of plnmasc rare,
Whose silyery warbngs ccaseles~ flow
AZ they flash like Ii .ht through summer nir.
Oh | love the WILDWOOD grand and free.
With its trailing vines and lonely glrn-
With its singing bird and its droning h-r.
It- grassy knnll- and it's rreiy fe"-
gaze at eve on the distant hill
With its lights and shades and purple r,H
And think Of the wood with it, pnrln. rill.
It, shady bowers and arches dim.
Sn hsu I ait at he .t hon
Watching the clouds their glorcs unfold
Watching the touch Of omnipotent power
Strcaking the heavens with purple aud gold
think OF city lying far
Beyond the verge Of the sunsets glow
Beyond the light Of the uttermost star.
Where the peace Of God doth flow.
OF its pearly gates and jasper sea,
And Of IIe love who giveth it light
Where the many mansions OF Jesus be-
And the rosy morn er ends in light
long to battle in its blissful rest
And to hold sweet converse evcrInorc
With the loved aud the lost whose feet have pest
Ahead Of me the heavenly shore.
LIVE OAK, August II, lSs5. A. l.. WoopSA:SD.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20
The Columbia County Agricultural

State aud letters received er"ln various
parts continue t" cypress al.'r"Nal OF the
new Constitution.
The Jasper Light Infantry organized
at that town on the Ri, ana Col. !. ii.
Aucrum. editor of the Wnmsst," Fo"'tty
7gn,,$. was elected captain.
Justice Miller and JuA:cr bradley
will both probably retire ftau the SUI
prrmc Bench during Clevtianl~ term,
The south will ask represent att"n on tins
tribunal whenever a change a",> come.
The Georgia Lcgisi4tur% damaged to
go, two holidays out Of the. Grant bust
ness. and then didn't they 'htv" fun on
their little free passes W" wonder it
the Legislature will eve, iri,.n to discuss
Mr.. Lewis an,i-ircr pass ALL = B"i~-
h'i1ye D,mprrW
Capt. Il. {. ParkhIil VIZ elected for
appointment as Clerk OF Jefferson county
on the nth by majority u "ish'y-one
votes We congratulate the handsome
and accomplished Captain, AMI wish the
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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20

The steamers have carried to Ens "al
prise from this city over 800 tons Oh ssI
rails for the Enterprise and lltuSV"'
acknowledgements Herald
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20
The President AstOaishes Lamar.
New York Times

LEON COUNTY, FLA.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20

A special to the y. O. Times Uemo-
crut saws that the following are the
Southern cities and towns which will
enjoy the benefits of the special delivery
system by means of messcngef boys, to
be inaugurated by the Postotfirc Depart
mcnt October |: Huntsville, Ala; Mo
bile, Ala; Montgomery, Ala, Selma,
Ala: Little Rock, Ark; Jacksonville,
Fla; Kew West, Fla. Pensacola, Fla.
Athens, Ga; Atlanta, Ga; Augusta,
Ga: Columbus, GA; Macon, Ga; Sa-
vannah, Ga; Baton Rouge, La; New
Orleans, La; Shreveport, La. Jackson,
Miss. Meridian, Miss. !; Natchez, Miss
Vicksburg, Miss. Austin, Tex; Bren-
ham, Tex; Brownsville, Tex; Dallas,
Tex., Fort Worth, Tex; Galveston,
Tex. \ Houston, Tex; Marshall, Tex;
sSsamnv Antonio, Tex; Sherman, Tex;
Waco, Toy.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-13

The weakness of any system of civil
service rules in assuring tenure of Office is
being made clearer Men of both parties
are beginning to see that in practic n
operation under practical politicians,
they act rs very little of safeguard to
the ms and are not much of an obstrlc.
ton to the outs. But when the civil ser.
vice rules and offensive partisanship con.
flict to democratic disadvantage, the
government inspector puts in his appear
ance on an official visit Under these
distressing circumstances he comes to
find something wrong" and in nine
cases out of ten, as in duty bound, he
fnds it. If the Office it is desired to va
cate is II poStoliice, there are n dozen
ways in which the inspector can make
room for Il successor to the incumbent.
Failure in complying with some mouldy
regulation of 1852 or neglect to keep the
hinges of the stamp window properly
oiled, are generally sufficient as eyidcn-
cling disregatd of superiors in the one case
and want of care for the public nerves in
the other. But if these fail there are
number OF equally serious charges which
can be made and sustaincd any one OF
which would warrant removal"
An inspectors visitto an Indian agency
can be made still more fruitful of re-
suits if so desired by the authorities ut
at Washington. In this case, the COM
plants of the smallest faction against the
agent are carefully noted and are rein
forced by the accusations of the half
breeds and expelled squaw men. State
ments of the large majority of the In
dians favorable to the agent are brushed
aside as made under fear of coercion.
Following out this principle, vacancies
under the interior department can be
made with promptness and dispatch,
and civil service reform agitation ST.
fenced.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-13
The Grant Monument Fund.

The New York CODu0lcrciM ddgeriiSer
sounds II note of distress over the Grant
monument fund, as follows: "rhe growth
OF the Grant monument fund is now so
slow rs scarcely to be growth ut all.
Fitful contributions of u few dollars are
received now and then, but practically
the collection of funds for this purpose
has ceased. There must be u reason for
the speedy popular neglect into which
the enterprise has fallen, and for the
apathy that has succeeded the quick en-
thusiasm Ola few week ago" Tho reason
for "the popular neglect must be found
in New York alone. Outside of that city
the only feeling is that the nation should
not be called upon to contribute to II
purely local tribute to General Grants
fame. Other cities which are ras-
ing handsome funds for their own
Grant monuments will not de
cline to contribute to u national
memorial to be placed in the national
capital. The expression of opinion is
almost universal that General Grants
place Of burial was i'll chosen, but that
once made, the people of the city in
whose midst he rests should properly
rear his tomb without calling upon the
country at large to share in the expense.
The fact of the matter is, that New York
with all its wealth is greedy of its means,
deficient in enterprise and devoid of en-
thusiasm necessary to organize and push
to completion any scheme which
does not promise returns in
dollars and cents. 1t gladly
accepted the honor of General
Grants funeral and cheerfully rakcd in
the hundreds of thousands of dollars
which the obsoquics brought into the city
monument, however, promises no such
returns and its thrifty citizens are now
eagerly passing around the empty hat to
the people of other states and expressing
sorrowful surprise at their refusal to con-
tribute
Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-13

papers in the union. Omaha has every
reason to bc proud of this entcrprsng
paper, for, although differing in politics
from the Tribune, we cannot help ad-
miring genuine enterprise, and the BEE
is iull OF it,
StockVillc Frontier News The Omaha
Daily BEE of September 9eth comes to
Ills with an entire new dress. Owing to
an increase of business the managers of
the BEE have purchased now Scott web
prriCctlng press, ut Il cost of SlS,0lO and
are now prepared to meet all demands
for their popular daily.
Stromsburg Headlight: The Omaha
Bee come to us on Monday an enlarged
IL paged paper. The Bee office has Just
put in u now press and outfit and four
miles of paper are rolled mp like a roll of
carpet and printed, folded, and counted
mt the rate of $1,000 per hour The BEE
now ranks as one of the great dailiCs, and
may justly be called the pride, not only
OF Nebraska, but of the plains.
Thaycr County Hcrald The Omaha
BEE, the ncwsiest and most aggressive
newspaper in the west had been fitted
out with an entire new dress and is
printed on " web pcrfccting press, the
entire matter printed being stercotypcd.
The BEE is an example OF what posSihil.
tiles are in the business when untiriug
energy and ability are not wanting. Edi
tor Roscwatcr has our congratulations
for his achievements Us editor of the pest
newspaper in the west
Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-13

Mr.. L. T.. Shelby, the general freight
agent of the Union Pacific, is in san
Francisco andltls been telling a news
paper interviewer Nhat although thcrc
would be no ncw transcontincntal line
built into San Francisco in the near fu.
ture yet til, Union Pacific would be the
first to extend It's road to the coast 1t
would seem from tins that the Onion
Pacific is Keeping its eye on the Chicago,
Burlington q Quincy and the Chicago
d Northwcstrrn hut if the Union Pacific
has any intention at all of going through
to tn" Pacific ii il about time for it to bo
making an active movement in that di.
rcotion The Burlington now has
connection over the Denver a.
Rio Grandc with the Central Pacific
at Ogden, which gives it a through line
from Chicago to San Francisco. The
Denver Y5Tbunc- Rcpubiicdn, which qucs-
tions the truth of Mr.. Shclby's prediction
in regard to the Union Pacific, says that
the next road to cross the continent will
be the Burlington. This road, says the
TrihWnc- RcpHbiicdn, is as surely headed
toward San Francisco rs anything in
projected railway construction is sure,
and while at will require several years
to build from Denver to san Francisco,
the Burlington will get there long before
the Union Pacific" This may be true
and it is equally true that the Chicago
N Northwestern will keep pace with the
Burlington in the race toward the Golden
Gate. The Northwestern is pushing
along at u lively rate through northern
Nebraska and northern Wyoming, the
intention being to make junction
with the Central Pacific at Ogden.
The Union Pacific being thus parallolcd
and tapped by two roads will find itself {
badly crippled, and il the money could
be raised we would not be surprised to
see it extended to San Francisco in self
defense. Of course the Central Pacific
will cndeavor in every possible way to
prevent the extension of any of the thrco
roads to tho coast, but nevertheless we
think that there is considerable truth in
the prediction OF Mr.. Shelby.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-13

OMAHA, Neb,, Oct. 10.-Editor of Bee
The story, copied in your paper of to-Nay' 5
issue, regarding General Crooks campaign
in the Sierra Ma,lle is a lie from beginning
to end. There is not one particle of truth in
it, Very Respectfully,
JOHN q. BOURKE.
Captain Bourkc refers to the article
credited to the New York Commcrcj,tt
Ad03ti$cr in our Saturdays issue. If
any one is competent to pass IN opinion
on its truth or falsity, that man is Capt
Jno. &. Bourkc. He acted as Gen Crook g
adjutant general during the entire cam
paign and is noW publishing its history
i'll II Boston magazine. We are glad,
therefore, to print the first authorized
denial of charges that have beon floating
through the press of the country
ever since Crooks return from
Mexico and which have even
found their way into official reports
of the interior department without con
tradiction. just at present it looks very
much, to Il man UP 4 tree, rs if there was
combined effort TO pull Gen. Crook
down. The recent dispatches which have
been sent broadcast over the country,
rccountng Crooks failures in Arizona
have evidently "A common origin. There
is too much of II method in their compo-
sition and simultaneous publication
where they are likely to do the greatest
harm to the general. Gen. Crook is Il
silent man and not given to explanations
1t is, therefore, with much pleasure that
we publish the forciblc note in which
Capt. Ronrke denounces, rs Il lie out of
whole cloth, the story that Crook was
captured by the Apaches in the Sierra
Madrc or was forced into terms with the
Indians unbeiitting his reputation and
derogatory to the interests OF the govern
ment which had sent him to punish
Geronimo's San Carlos cut-throats and
SaVnppg