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1v1fr. Huues. a - q - k,oeIpnIssas "a
Judlca1ys A1sssnhay HI No. 81 8bshe "a I
ti(19d m 1T % dsside The cDuUees d stht4Bl4le
into COmnt Districts.
d Mr. Yuune, Ul>a1sssan OF tie ComaIf1see on
Judtciary Assembly Blu Ma -: TO ~ a.
The following bilh we're passed on third read
iug
Senate Bill No SO To he entitled an act to
supply the deficiencies In the appropriations for
the year 1884
Assembly Bill No cid: To be entitled an act
20 fix the pay Of members ufficers and aitsches
Of the Legislature OF 1885
Assembly Bill No. ISL To he entitled an act
to amend Chapter 1910, Laws or Florida, being
an oct entiiied an &C, to incorporate Browns
Theological institute
Assembly Bill No. 200: To be entitled an act
calling Constitutional Convention, and Provid-
ing for electiug delegates On same.
The following bills were indefinitely posi-,
pened
Assembly Bill No Sc To he entitled an act
To amend section OF An act approved March
1885 and 10 provide for assessments ut property
within municipal corporations
Assembly Bill No. 70: To be entitled an act
to incorporate the Benefit Land Company OF
Florida
provide rule of compensation To the owners OF
cattle and other stock " hich hereafter injured
or killed on the lines OF railroad in this State,
under circumstances therein stated
Assembly Bill No l05 To be entitled an act
relating to the registration of electors.
! Senate Bill No 81 To be entitled an act re-
! quiring collectors of revenue To pay into the
State treasury the one mill State school tax col
/ lected by them.
message was received from the Governor,
recitiug the signing OF the following act, which
originated in the Assembly, t"-wit: An vet To
! grant lands 10 the Florida Coast Lime Canal and
/ Transportation Company, to mike up deficien-
| cies along lis present. and proposed extended
/ line and for the establishment OF telegraph and
! telephone lines
Adjourned
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Ivun1A mi
- = RAumnGannD nrIaruup

"
Il would hsss hssa rnthsr remaflkGbae N nome
OF the Rspubsscan nrwspapsrs Of The Nss4h had
attsmpsed 70 xise The 6arssosa assassin9sk IN or
ganization of Florida political chaEactsA The
New Yofk 7rjsawe, Il seems, has unesstaksn
this work and tfiss 10 make In reafiersbelisve
that the organization ia composed Of Democrats,
and that lie purpose Is 10 murder Repa1E icaus.
and particularly Republican officials Ave in-
justice of trying to make Democrats OF Eaorida
responsible for the horrible deeds and Es8fposes
OF q hand of assassins is apparent to hel who
know anything about the Sarasota organisation.
The facts about this organization have befsa pub
lished In leading Northern and Southern news
papers. and they hardly have failed hpAsttract
the attention of the Iri6nas II is fair to sssume
therefore, that the Tribune placed the rt*ponsi-
bility tor the murder OF Charles E. Abb4, Post
master and United States Land Commissioner
at Sarasota, on Mr.. Abbes Democraticf peigh-
bors, with the full knowledge that 1t was doing
Abbe's Democratic neighbors a grave Asrong.
In the course of an editorial article the srissae
says:
Postmaster Able was L" removed " nv hi Dem
ocratic neighbors His successor will pissbably
K
There is no evidence in anything tina, HISS yet
been published that the muTderers OF MI Abbe
are Democrats or that the organizGkgn to
which 1t is said they belong is comlAxssd Of
Democrats The accounts of the Equalization
that have been published slow that its3 leader
was Kansas desperate vino has been in Florida
a very short time. Others % the orgarA4aton
are from other Northern States SomeisinubI-
less are Southern men, but since there is no
reason to think that the organization is lesitieal
in its character the question whether it'd mem
bers are Northern or Southern men is of3eo i'm
portance.
According to the accounts from SarasAtss MIR
Able was not The only man who was murdered
by The organization. Others were murctr~d or
whipped. and it has never been assertsH tina,
they were Republicans.
The prompt and vigorous action oi :ife best
citizens OF Manaiee county in arresting tl.e them
bers OF the organization SION AS they secame
known, and the difficulty that was expgrit need
in preventing the accused parties frops ieing
ivnched shows that the nlurderers of NJ. Able
had no sympathy whatever in the community
in which the crime was committed. Tive or
ganization since its existence became REown
has been denounced in the most vigorsNis man
ner by the newspapers OF Florida
The attempt OF the New York TribuaS 10 as
sassinate the character OF Florida Desancrats
ought to NEE, with condemnation from fair
minded men in all parts of the country TIE
! Able murder was noi a political murder
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A Somewhat RattI ed Republican.

Shade OF Ben Franklin what would Won say
on hearing Dixie played by Mexican band
in honor Of Jeff Davis, and the rafters of a hall
IN New Orleans ringing again and again with
cheers for him when the old Liberty Bell stool
OUTSIDE; The bell never rang that way nor tor
such an OCCASION philadelphia 4Ne,cs, Rep.
On yes The bell rang that way when the
rebellion of 1776 was set on foot by men who
had frequently taken the oath OF allegiance to
Greal Brilain-by some who had been educated
in English colleges and who chad served like
Washington under the British flag There were
many rebels standing around the old bell when
ii rung gu; rebellion in 1916 Success makes a
revolution of a rebellion-and failure makes a
rebellion OF a revolution Mobile Register.
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AtaOrney-Gseneral CooDew.

We take the following from the Jacksonville
Daily Herald
Senator {. NJ Cooper, just confirmed by
the Senate as Attorney General for the State OF
Florida, Is rendered the sincere congratulations
Of the Herald. This is tar the only recogui-
ton OF the valiant young Democracy that has
been made by the present administration, and
we are glad that the honor has fallen upon a
representative of such solid merit and subs,ap
tial worth as Charles NJ. Cooper We have no
doubt but that he is the peer in legal ability
and character OF any man, young or old, in the
State and the high aud resp nsibie dulles OF his
position will be met with firm and honorab bic
tullness OF conception and execution thai will do
honor to himself and credit To lhe State We
believe in The appointment and endorse il heart
lily General Cooper is the oldest son of Col. C.
p. Cooper. OF this city, and the nephew of Judge
James jackson, Chief Justice of the State OF
Georgia He IS just twenty-nine years "f age,
and has practiced law with eminent success for
the last several years in the courts OF this cir
cult. having located al 81. Augustine IN 1879
The best and brightest and most useful career
opens before Mr.. Cooper and believing in his
integrity and patriotism, We bid him God speed
therein
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The next United States Senate will have "a
Jones from Florida. Jones from Arkansas and
Jones from Nevada The greatest OF these is
Jones from Florida-NashuU Amercan
Hon Carl Schurz addressed slim bat an
appreciatve audience, in the opera house. last
"Wednesday night. taking for a subject 'edu-
cation" He handled il well, spoke clearly and
in the most elegant English. We regret that,
for the benefit of those VINO missed the pleasure
of hearing him, cannot produce his remarks,
as they were certainly nstructive-Th< Peasa
COLON.
The Legislature had hardly csnvened before
several State papers began To clamor for ad-
jOurnment. So far very little has been done and
it will require several weeks to accomplish large
portion OF business matters Let the Legislature
remain in session until everything on the docket
is.cleared.-Ocaia Daily Item
While we regret the retirement oil Mr.
LEngle from the Treasurership of the State. it
is a source OF Qualification to see our friend Mr..
Grill, of Putnam, appointed to the Office The
Governor could not have made a better seec-
tion.-7auares Herald
"A German forest keeper has published in
the Leipsc Joaraoi cure for hydrophobia,
which he has.ased many times in fifty years
with invariable success, The bite must be
bathed with warm vinegar and water ~ soon AS
possible. aud when this has dried few drops Of
mnriatie acid poured upon the woatnd will de-
sfroy the poison Of the saliva and insure the pa.
tiant's safety.
--Governor Pattison. OF PennsylyAnia, has Is
sned general order granting all organisea
boaies ofs mllifia permiasion 70 pass through ths
6t1te. srnlsi ~ saaippsi ea illsir 9ay - iise
u - ahingean mannaneat Esb-
- - - nsa1iaa ~ Rsaakiant
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The following, which We take from the COZ
umns of the Guif Coast Progress, published on
the spot and the editor of which is familiar with
all the facts, completely gives the lie to the as
sertion tina; Able was murdered for political
reasons. Ii should be remembered too, that the
editor OF the Progress is not from the South but
from Chicago These crimes have grown out
o. no sectional feeling Northern men, Andrews
AMI Bidwell, were the leaders Southern men
were marked tor vengeance, Riley, murdered
SIX months ago was staunch Democrat, as Is
also Firman Whitaker II was simply an organ
Haiion formed to sweep from their path all
obnoxious persons None were spared
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Nice, fresh corpses now command e. ct
The Chicago medical colleges Editor kixlisl
had better bargain off the remains of the esssad
old party before they spofl.-S1oannah NeS,s
"A sensational dispatch from Pittsburg! Pa,
announces that there is iu that city a .smousdes-
ing volcano ready to break forth at any ofSpor-
tune moment" The city is said to be fill of
Socialists and dynamiiers, and is spoken oi:assa
"hoi-bed of Socialism" 1t is reported tisat a
large quantity of dynamite is in possessi,.r Of
the rev0lutionists, who are Also supplied with
arms and well organized 81
Governor Perry has made up his oak.ns4
and all are pleased. No one doubts the akYstY
Of the now administration; 1t is not 70 be sap-
posed that Cor. Perry willhaxe IN easy fimE he
cAasss paesse everybody: no one sxpscis Il hu4
that hs will dosight no one dnahls. Tia saart
year of In Standardization witl hesfhs most3r
iag. The 0onsflfusionAl O1nrsaii1a. In naaial
eA1kon, will 1sqnire panetsati psaetioAl sEe.
iastp 'st ahenae 81 1tvs 1unais
49, 49, 1xna1f ss, s ssss
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City &aOvernnoma OF Pensacola
j0imed.

The municipal author tiles OF Pensacola find
their efforts TO figat tass act of the Legislature
DISTRACTED. We have the following special to
the New Orleans Times Democrat OF Sunday:
PENSACOLA, Feb by ACT OF the
Legislature OF this State, passed al its present
session, the charter of this Ihe city of Pensaco-
la, is annulied The law also provides Tor the
appointment OF commissioners. to whom shall
be entrusted the administration OF the MUNICH
pality. The present Board of Aldermen, at a
recent session, passed an ordinance authorizing
the issuance of scrip to the extent OF 81 900 for
the employment of counsel to defend the city.
Judge A. T. Maxwell oil the circuit OF this
county, to day enjoined the issue of the scrip
or certificates of indebtedness by the Board OF
Aldermen of this city to raise funds 10 employ
ing the charter of the city, and also enjoned
them from the employment oil counsel for that
purpose.
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LAKE. m FrNsAx. Fla. Feb 8, $50.
Kiisvrs Essri5inn DnAn STRs-T Tho sasst week
IL the Fiasiaa Chausanqua Assembly pre-
xramme hss been made The last.
The opsuing day Is February 18th, and the
closing March 18th Only dates preceding Feb
rsary 18th will be changed.
This change will give ample time for the com
ple,ion OF buildings and the preparation OF ac-
concentrations for visitors. The prospects for a
pleasant and successful Assembly are very prom
Using, and It Ia hoped that the friends OF the
movement will do all they can to contribute to
It's success.
G. G. BANFILL, Secretary.
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The COMMITTEE 10 v,si; tIt Convict CAM
mace the following report
AssEMpL, HALL
TALLAHASSEE, "a. Feb 3 1855 !
10 Hox ROBERT W. DAVIS.
speaker Of Tie .4sssaa6iy
SIR our Committee appointed Ia vi.ii lii.
Convict Camp aud report upon the cCniiltion
un,uayrtnenf treatment ard general wtliare 81
th. cnnyicia who are III iAe custody o: II NJ
Mu.i, al Live Oak beg leave to report that or
THURSDAY the 22d OF January ult., they visited
the ca,pu known rs the New bern Camp" 10
,.s,ed eleven / | miles from Live Oak in u south
westerly dlreciinp. Al this camp there are one
hundred and one u0l) male aud three female
urisonerS The ueaith OF lie prisoners VIC found
in IL. better than could be expected uHder the
circumstances. being healthy and vigorous as u
hoiy There j. lack O cleanliness III their
perscn clio hiua, prison cells aod cooking. By
cL,sel, examing some OF tine bread sea Fed 10
them W. iund IL 10 be soul. D.usty AMI nGt well
cooked We de- not believe tha they hav* been
supplied with the quantity @. tood required In the
contract made with the Board Of Commissioners
OF Stale Institutions. nor Lave they been furI-
isl,ed with the amount OF clothing required in
the contract as we found that they had not suffi
Gent clothes ior "A change. The prison cells are
,so open Tor this season o: the year, and the
bedding consists OF only one nair o: blankets.
with sufficien, bedding and other comforts
On Friday. the 2Sd we visited the camp
known rs .sPossum Trof," locStsd fiflesn miles
southeast OF Live Oak, and ,und it 10 be q new
Camp and the buildings more cDmfOrlabtt. In
this camp there are sixty-eigilt tesD male prison
ess and all hook healthy except tAose IN the hos
pital. The food served herr is 81 the saIsae kind
and prepared in the same manner as al the 9th
cr camp The prisoners ut line osher camp have
ma change of clothes and no bedding except one
mai, blankets The hespital basilding here is
much more comfortable thas the one At the 9th
camp
There are seventeen IN prisoners woi, az at
the tisiihpry of H. d. Woods, at Lave Oak,
amounting 10 all to one hundred and eighty
niue, tl69) OF this number there were seven
RI ,atsnts in the hospital Your cpraRlitlee
have doubts "a 10 whether tie sick have been
visited by the prison physician as often ~ they
should have been nor do they believe that the
requirements Of the law hsve been ceusplied
with in regard u the duties ii the prison guard.
AS they ind that there has DesD mine % Escapes
from the prison within the last Two years. They
ind that \ number OF the prisoners are without
tcais and shoes, and touching their ceuaiorts,
think that they should be furnished with suitA-
Bile undertaking for winter wear
In Conclusion fhey fecomnaend that the Adjn-
taut-Geperal visit the camps u lenst 0nee In
each month Tor the purposa O. inspr cyinE The
guard and iooking alter The ccRdEtlon tfsaiqaens
and managament q the pFfsorsrk end rsport
nliss1oDers u 6iate 1nsttlnttesss
And We 6ar1her fucu I'd, sIlaf de pFsment
I'm ~ - asnende1 - ~ sallnF ~ Aaeid scf
Comm< 1s5on<m ~ Etnte Ioetii 49, he awsf
10 nl4ke - eesilcis
NJ 4 6ek -! On ~ ~
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SATURDAY, February :, 1885
Senate.

By leave Mr.. Mann offered the following reso-
luton and moved its adoption WHEREAS. 1t is
impossible tor the committee appointed to Inves-
tigaie the contracts OF the Internal Improvement
Fund 10 complete their labors and report Ia tins
session OF the Legislature therefore be ii Re-
&dpeG Thai said committee he and they are
hereby authorized and required to continue their
labors IN this matter, and report their findings iu
the next session OF the Legislature; that ~ soon
a. the investlg ations are completed the report q!
the committee and their findings shall he pub
hshed by The Secretary of State, and ne shall
mail Ia each member OF this Legislature COPY
MI Mallory offered the following substitute
Resoioed, That committee composed OF Senator
!. T. Lesley OF the Thirieh District; and Senator
J " Whidden at the Twenty seventh District
and Senator 4 :. Mann of the Twentv-second
District, be, and is hereby authorized 10 invest
gate the matter OF the lands alleged To have been
drained by the Atlantic and Gulf Coasr Canal
and Okeechobee Land Company, and to employ
such aid as may, in Their judgment. be necessary
therefor. al an eXpens" not exceeding FIVE hun
dred dollars anG repOrl the result OF their inves
LEGATIONS 10 the mex session OF this body Mr.
Landrum moved that the further considerations
OF the resolution be postponed until 1890 o'ciock
Monday morning next, which WAS agreed TO
Senate Bill No 1873, 10 be entitled an act Ia
suppress gaming, was indefinitely postponed
Senate Bill No 49, TIE be entitled an aci 10
provide for the assessment and collection OF taxes
on Railroads and the properties thereof Tor the
wears 1879. 1880 and 1881 as to which there was
no assessment. was passed.
\ communication was received from the GOV
ernor reciing Inc signing OF tne following acts
which originated IN the Senate to-wit
All 'aci 10 supply deficiencies Ia the appro-
priatons for the year 1884
An ac 10 amend sections 2 : and o. ali act
entitled act to incorporate the Seville and
Halifax River Railroad Company approved
March ), 1888
Executive session. Adjourned
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THE RECEPTION AT BIRMINGHAM
THE SPEECH

He Was introduced by Mayor Lane in i i@w
happy remarks As soon as the applause SUB.
sided the grand old statesman stopped u, Che
tr''it of the platform and said MY cor; ntry-
men, The way these words were pronoa need
filled the whole audience with patriotic en- s,usj
asm, hundreds rising to their feet He ,s,oke
half an hour touching lightly upon the 1arsff
question, saying that he had heard that thu Deo
pie OF Birmingham knew more OF the tariff idhan
lie, but that the people of Indiana, tina, 5tase
lying between Illinois and Ohio. were wilieg TO
stand upon the same platform that Alabansa SO
heartily Endorsed. The party will remain over
tomorrow. visiting various points of in ferest
around the city.
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Ho. T. " DAVIS.


Sir We the undersigned member u ti:e
st,eclai COMMITTEE 10 iuvest igatG the cond,iol
q; the Assyluul for the IL iIecat insane. MAKE
the following report.
We cordially endorse tin majority report OF
the committee IL every particular ex cep the
recommendation 10 separatr Lae offices OF super
intendeni and Physician q the Asylum We
the minority, believe that sucii separation wall
initiate agains, the advancement OF the Institu-
lion. that conflict OF authority would arise
lhal would iuure h. lis delfiID=al, AMI respec;
iuhv recommend that NO chspge be made II:
Tins particular
Respectfully submitted,
: 7 OvEksThg3ET
J ALEXANDER
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Wb,cl. was resd

Me~srs Oversiree' and Alexander made the
follow " minority repo'
ASSEMBLY Hal
TAIF,AIAesEE Fe,, {, so
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"
The Assembly resumed the consideration ot
Assembly Bill No. 209 10 be entitled al net call
ing q Constitutional Convention and providing
ior eiectInc delegates IN SAINT anu aitef amend
meni the bill was ordered engrossed fo' third
reading
Adjourned
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..d eussoay snd would rel juatsand inp4ysng
mcre u have them
r E. RoBFNsox,
WI PEKPEEs,
JoHN CRoFT,
JAS L. PowELL.
" p HEAD,
A j. McLEoD.
Committee
, 1885-04-17

About , O'Clock yesterday afternoon a
boy appeared at the office of City
Marshal Schnitger and stated that a
drunken man was lying at the stone yard,
near the gas works, and was annoying the
neighborhood. Officer Wind went to the
place indicated and found James Glover,
a four line driver of Camp Carlin.
Glover was lying on the ground with one
ankle broken, or 50 seriously sprained that
he was unable to move. He had been
lying there several hours, but no one ex-
cept a few small children had gone near
him. A conveyance was obtained and
Glover was taken to the camp. 1t was
not learned how he happened to injure
his limb.
, 1885-04-17
INTO OBLIVION.
Three Men Start for Sundance and
Strangely Disappear.


March 10 Messrs, William Benns, Ed
ward Rodgers, and a man named Hedge,
left this city for Sundance, Crook county.
Rodgers is a son of the well known wheel
wright and blacksmith. Benns married
Miss Rodgers, and is therefore considered
one of the family, and Hedge was a
friend. The party started with splendid
outfit, and money enough for their ordin-
airy expenses. Letters were received from
them from Little Bear and the Chug, and
on the 25th of March Benns wrote to his
wife from John Story's ranch on Hat
creek, saying that the party would arrive
in Sundance in two or three days. Since
that time not n word has been received
from any member of the party and grave
fears for their safety are entertained.
Both Mr.. Rodgers and Mrs. Benns are
positive that some of the party would
have written. and their fears are naturally
increased by the uncertainty which now
attends the whereabouts of their relatives.
The party had a teaE Of dark brown
horses. a new wagon with red or yellow
wheels and a blue pole, and were pro-
vided with every convenience for camp
ing. 1t is feared that the men have been
murdered for their outfit and money. and
if nothing is heard from them in a few
days Mr.. Rodgers will start for Sundanee.
The members of the party have many
friends in this city who will Join in the
anxiety for their safety and in the hope
that no misfortune or tragedy has be-
fallen them,
, 1885-04-17

Immediately after Sheriff Craig read
his copy ofTHE LEADER yesterday morn
ing he FASTENED to the city pound and
looked at the horse now held there await
ing an owner. Then he vent to the
Western Union office and telegraphed to
Deputy Sheriff McGonigle, who passed
the night at Granite canyon, to return to
the city as the horse was here. McGoni-
gle had left Granite canyo about half an
hour before the dispatch reached there
and so another dispatch was sent to Tie
Siding, where McGonigle probably ar
rived last evening. He will return home
to-day. Mr.. Thompson, who thought his
horse was stolen, and Deputy Sheriff
McGonigle have been riding hard for two
days looking for the formers horse and
the horse thief, but the animal is safe in
the city pound.
, 1885-04-17

The recent attempt to hold a joint
stock meeting of the Utah and Idaho
stock growers was a failure. The meet
ing was called for the beginning of the
present week at Ogden. but the cattle
men did not respond very enthusiastically,
and those who were present failed to
amalgamate- The attempt to unite the
cattlemen in a general or central associa
ton was therefore abandoned.