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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28

The Southern people are chatting, and it would
he an astonishing state of things if they dt not
chaic, under the present system of Fedcr.i of
flee holding. i
The reconstruction elections, eighteen years
ago, put certain lot of men in State Offices and
they continued therein until lapse of tmA and
the determination of the white people put ,hcn
out Of them. Since then they have been more
than greedy in laying hold Of and continu;ag I'd
occupy all The Federal offices in their reachi A..
II class there can he none more objectionable.
Not only as general rule, but without q; de,
Walton or shadow of turning, the official an
should descend On every one OF them between
here and Texas, and rs soon as may be. TIN.
natives have been fully rs bad as the imp,IteG
ofceholders. They are all alike Tried Ii apy:
system, either of civil service or actual and.
practical politics, the Southern ofiicehdld,r:
ought to go and must go. /.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28
Tale Of q Horse.

The cOlored members of the City Council, who
constitute majority Of the Board are about to
establish veterinary hospital for decrcpit horses
owned by colored men, at the expenses OF the
tax payers -Fsrnandtna Mirror.
This paragraph puzzled us, but turning
to the report Of proceedings of the Board
of Aldermen printed in the same paper
we found explanation as follows:
The Committee on Streets reported that they
had been offered the large bay horse, worked by
Mr.. W. B. G.. Duryec in his lumber wag-
on, together with serviceabc cart and harness,
for the sum OF $3.50, and recommended the pur-
chase of the same
Aldermen Austin, Stark and McGiff1n were
in favor of adopting the recommendations OF the
Street Committee while the rest of the board,
all colored men, favored the purchase OF the
team owned by Marshal Dencfcld, and now
used in the street service. The first named an
nima is much to be preferred, and il was really
to the interest of the city to buy it, being very
desirable purchase. The latter, offered al the
same price ($15O,l is utterly worthless and blind
The present owner was anxious to get rid OF II lOr
this reason, and being coored man, and the
majority OF the board being OF the SAME way OF
thinking, believed that the municipality could
better afford to support this old invalid than the
Marshall and notwithstanding the protest OF the
minority, aided by the President Of the Board,
the majority carried the day, and the City Clerk
was instructed to draw warrant for the pur-
chase
This is sad-it is certainly sad, that the
fair seaport city should "groan under the
ruthless sway" of dark majority that
compels her to buy and feed blind horse (;
but unlike the Trojan horse of old this OF
Fernandina may save city instead of
causing it's ruin. This little horse tran
saction may open the eyes of citizens to
the danger Of their affairs when in charge
of the dark majority, and arouse them to
work Of self preservation lest worst be
done unto them. In view of this sample
of the rectitude of their dark ma jority
they don't know how soon they will sui
fer severer grievance, and wish for the
luck of Pensacola in losing her charter as
the price of good government. AT
ensuing elections they will probably take
care that dark majority shall not be
given control of their municipal affairs
and other communities may profit by the
lesson. Dark maiorities should not gov
ern, hut be governed.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28

Alschua-E c. F. Sanchez, B. ]. Earle, r F.
TAYLOR, ]. B. Johnston, W: N Sheats, all Denis
Baker-W. T. Hunter, Ind, John X hern-
don, Dem, Dist
Bradford-J. c. Richard. W. T. Weeks, E.
L. Odom, Dems.
Brevard-H L. Parker, -. Bell, Denis.
Calhoun-Jas B. Stone Dem.
Clay-Lewis Wilson, Rep
COlumbia-W NJ Ives, Dem, w. K Bush,
DEM. Joseph NJ. Tobert, Dem, John W. Temp
kns, Rep
Dade-Alexander Ball, Dem.
Duval-E NJ. Randall J. c. Greeley, Philip
Walter T. V. Gibbes, j. r Chalen Reps
Escambia-A. E. Maxwell, J. E. Yonge, W.
A. Blount E. Whitmire, Denis.
Franklin-W William T. Orman, Dist, Henry
c. Hicks, Denis
Gadsden-E. c. Love, Dist. John w. Malone,
George |. Davis, Norman T Scott Denis y
Hamilton-Thomas N. Bell, Rep, j. +. b.
Goodbread, Dem, Alex ZIpperer, Rep.
Hernando-A. S. Mann, John Parsons, j. A.
Hendley, Dems.
Hillsborough-John T. Lesley, Dr. j. p. Wall,
s. f. Hope, Dems.
Holmes-Wm. F. Green, Dem, Dist, John
Neal, Dem.
Jackson-J F. Mcclellan, Thos. E. Clark, w.
II. Milton, j. p. Coker, Denis.
Jefferson-Samuel PascO, Wallace 5. Jones,
Thomas l. Clarke, Samuel J. Turnbul Richard
{. Parkhil Denis.
Lafayette-W b. Telder, Dist Paul Hatch,
Denis.
Liberty-Lewis d. Carson, Dem.
Leon-D S Walker, Jr., Dist Ind. Dem, s. B.
Conover, w. b. Carr, }. W. MITCHELL w. F.
Thompson, Reps.
Levy-E j. Lut,crloh, J. F. Marshall, s. l..
Carter, Denis.
Mari pn-J d. Goss, II. w. Chandler, II. E.
Miller, Reps
Madison Angus Paterson, b. d. Wadsworth,
7
Manatce-Dr John G. Pelot, Dem
Monroe-L w Bethel, jeremiah Fogarty, r.
A. Mentsavatge, Denis.
Nassau-C. W. Lewis, s. Petty, II. G. Baker
Reps.
0rangc-King Wylly, j. G. speer, W. B. Ran
dOlph, Dems.
Poik-C. c. Wilson, Dist, j. II. HUMPHREYS
Denis.
Putnam-W. II. Cook, Irving ellis, Denis.
&. p. Fowler Rep.
Santa Rosa NJ Landrum, II. r. Robertson
Dems., Hannibal Rowe, Rep.
Sumter-W. n. Hooker, ii. ii. Duncan, w
NJ Bennett, Denis.
Suwannee-J u. Morgan, Dist, Nj. Nj. Black
burn, r. f Rogers, Denis
St Johns-F. b. Genovar, Join Westcott
b. +. Olivcros, Denis.
Taylor-Robt Henderson, Dem.
Volusia-John ID. Broome, Dist, A. l.. Well
man, Denis.
Wakulla-l. r. SWearlnGen, Dcul., Dlst
Amos IIargrct, Rep.
Walton1A. L. McCaskil, Daniel Campbell
Obadiah Edge, Dems.
Westinghouse. d. McKinnon, Ind.
OF the above, thirty-six counties are official
and according to the best information attainabl
at this wiring, the political complexion OF tn
Convention will bc--two independents one In
dependent Democrat; % Republicans; and
Democrats. There are but seven coored mem
bcrs elected to the Convention. No return
have been received from Brevard Dadc and rs
Camha cOuntieS
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28
Times Democrat, 25th.]
Florida still Holding Up Her End.

During the past week visitors from Florida
have steadily continued to arrive, causing Com
missioner Sebrng TO wear his usual and animal
ed smile and the Florida space to seem special
centre of interest and attention. as, indeed it has
been during the entire time of the Exposition
Among the prominent arrivals are Gen.
John Varnum, Gainesville; j. A. Kimmons
Leesburg; p. Miller and wife, Gainesville; r.
B. Bombay and party, Pensacola; +. T. McMur-
ray and wife, Capt. F. F. L'Engle and wife,
jacksonville; Col w. P. Cowper and wife, Is
perance; Capt l.. 0. Gold, Leesburg; DIR. .
Stringer and wife, Brooksville; NJ. NJ. Blackburn,
Live Oak; Mrs. l.. Bucki, c. L. Buck. Ellaville !;
Messrs. c. and W. Cleveland and Miss F. H..
Cleveland, Rockedge, Fla; Capt. Frank r.
Fleming and sons, John c. Cooper Esq, Jack
sonvile; j. H. Graham and family, Gainesville !;
Father j. b. Baasen, Pensacola; W. G. Alexan-
der, Brooksvle; J. J. Mackey and wife, Jack
sonvlle; John Milton. Mariana, and some $50
other names
In rambling amid Florida's tropical scenes
yesterday the reporters eye fell on pineapple
plant on which there fresh and growing
embryo specimen of the succulcnt fruit also, a
young orange tree in blossom, sights of interest
and worthy of a visit from our Northern visitors
yet remaining in the city.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28
Times JniOn, I'D
SUPERB RISSJLL'S
TRIP
The Supreme Lodge. knights Of
HOnOr-Our Students aI Nash.

Vile.
Hon A. j. Russell, State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. accompanied by MIS- Rus
sell, returned from the West yesterday. He
had been in attendance at St. Louis anon the
meeting of the Supreme Lodge of the Knights OF
Honor, and subsequently, went to Nashville
Tenn, visiting the State Normal College, al
which there are entered five students eai:h ycal
from this Stale. Under the auspices off tlic Pea
body Fund, to be educated for the worked teach
ing, and who are required to teach two years in
the State of Florida, ii opportunity is offered
Major Russell informs us that the Supreme
Lodge of Knights of Honor is composed chiefly
of a grand body of men, the annual reports OF
the various officers make an exhibit of Great sue
cess and wOndrous good in the operations OF the
order. !;
The trouble growing out of the effort: OF the
late Treasurer and his local friends to prevent the
removal Of the offices of the Supreme Reporter
and Supreme Treasurer from Louisville. to St
Louis, in which over $4,000 of the fiEn;ls was
for several months locked up in the court by in
junction, has been safely tided over with scarcely
a ripple OF confusion outside the central storm,
and nearly all the money has been paid over 80
the Treasurer at St Louis. He says not a.singie
extra assessment was levied, and no death, brnc-
fit has gone unpaid over the time guaranteed.
He says the exhibit made by the various officers
is most satisfactory and encouraging, and the or.
der is growing continually in the estimate of the
people.
1.-THE Superintendent expresses his great salts
faction with his visit to the Normal Colleg,.
He says that he never has stood before or al
dressed a nobler or more promising company of
young men and women than the studentsaat this
college as gathered in the Assembly Hail. nor
has it been his pleasure to meet more thorough
and earnest corps of instructors, both mile aud
female. Our Florida students. the young men
Graham, Myers, Pitman and Miss Lynn, he as
informed, are doing good work, and proIsise 10
succeed well DR.. Stearns he found mott affa-
BILE, earnest and competent gentleman. TAe col
lege is to be congratulated upon the service of
such an educator
Altogether, Major Russell is more than pleased
with his visit To the college, and was much. grtt-
flied AT the seeming pleasure afforded the Flo
ida boys and young lady al his presence in their
midst. He will return to Tallahassee on Mon-
day morning.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28

=" Good evening, Tommy. Is your SIS
ter Clarissa at home 2"
Yes, sir; she's out in the kitchen pop
ping corn for you"
stopping corn for me? Why, how
very thoughtful! | like popcorn very
much"
eyes, sir. She said she was going to
put pan of popcorn under your nose
and if you didn't take the hint she'd give
you the shake"
Something besides corn was popped
that evening.
Fashionable wife-Did you notice,
dear, at the party last evening bow grand
ly our daughter Clara swept in the
room ?
Husband with grunt) = Oh, yes
Clara can sweep into a room granaly
enough, but when it comes to sweeping
out room she isn't there \
Youthful Inquirer-A statesman IS
one who states; and the Speaker Is
man who sits in high chair in front OF
the statesmen, and decides who shall state
and who shall not state. The Speaker -
provided with malet and loose board
and, when statesman states too long u
states anything derogatory to the parry
to which the Speaker belongs, it IS inc
duty of the latter to pound Vigorously
with the mallet on the board. The opeaH
er dislikes to hurt the statesmans iee'
ings, but he has to do his duty.-Co''"
bus DisD0tch.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28

The pleasant and furnishing town
OF Milton suffered a sad calamity in the
fire which destroyed almost the entire
business portion, as will be seen by the
account from the Idcance- Gazette print
ed elsewhere. The Milton Ne,os says
that many able bodied negroes stood
idle while ladies and girls worked hard
in fighting the fire and saving property
Mr.. Sheppard, the faithful and efficient
county clerk, gave his whole attention to
the safety Of public property in his keep
ing while the stock of goods in his store
was totally destroyed; he had no insur-
ance. Those who have visited the town
during third Of century and remember
the comfortable office premises of Judge
Chain will regret to know that this and
other property Of the venerable gentle
man was destroyed, and was uninsured.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28

There has been good deal of senti-
mental talk, all around, in view of Gen.
Grants failure to demand Gen. Lees
sword at the surrender at AppamattOx,
and Gen. Grant has been credited with
the exercise of some very fine feelings on
that occasion. The reason given by him
to John Russell Young for not requesting
Gen. Lee to give up his sword was /: 81
did not want it, 1t would only have
gone to the patent Office to be worshipped
by the Washington rebels - Charles
ton Nesos and Courier.
The Florida Railway & Navigation
Company will improve the road between
Baldwin and Cedar Key this summer.
New crossties and new iron will be sup
piled where needed, and fast train run
over the road, connecting with trains
from Jacksonville at Florida
Immigrant.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28
Rice.

In the instructions for field work in the
month of June, given by the Jacks onville
Dispatch, we find the subjoined para
graph as to rice, the nutritious cereal
which supplies more food to mankind
than any other grain-if we may accept
the statistics, or perhaps estimates, of
those who calculate the many millions Of
people whose principal sustcnance it sup
plies The lands of this section Weld
heavy crops of rice, it is valuable food
for beast as well as man, and there is no
reason why it should not be one of our
most important crops. 1t is peculiarly a
Southern grain, and therefore peculiarly
adapted for the food Of Southern people
many of whom, however, do not I'M
derstand all the methods of cookery
which make it the essential part of vari-
Gus savory dishes which are the better
portion of the diet of many persons of
Latin stock:
Upland Rice is one Of the field crops which
now claim special attention, and the success
which has attended all well directed efforts in
the culture of this valuable cereal should stimu-
late Florida inland planters TO put in large fields
the present season. 1t may be sown until the
10Th or 18th Of June, with reasonable assurance
of good crop. Most cultivators plant in shall
low drills, about forty inches apart. scattering
the seed somewhat thiny in the drills. Others
lay off land in rows three feet apart making
low fiat ridges or beds, and dropping five or six
grains of seed in hills or stools, at the distance
of ten inches apart along these beds Cover
lightly and keep the crop worked and clean
until the heads begin to show, when all work
ing may be stopped Before planting, in all
cases, the land should be broken up deep and
narrowed fine. Lay your rows off AS straight
and true as possible, to facilitate working.
Yengan rice is highly recommended as one of
the very finest varieties for upland culture.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28
Reporter At last Orlando

Orlando Reporter AT last Orlando
owns steam fire engine, or will as soon
as it can get here from the factory. The
matter has been thoroughly discussed by
our people for the past tw ,lve months,
but it took no definite shape till a few
days ago. The eng inc is the make Of
the celebrated Mansfield Manufacturing
Company, of Mansfield, OHIO, and is a
duplicate of those which have recently
given such satisfaction in trial tests at
st. Augustine and Ocala. The price to
be paid is ~, 400 which includes 1000
feet hose. The agent guarantees that it
will throw stream horizontally $50 feet,
after being forced through 1000 feet of
hose. The hook and ladder truck will be
ordered by the City Council at once.
The fire committee will be continued, and
it is expected that additional money will
be raised for hose carriage before the
engine arrives. Orlando is to be con-
graduated on the definite shape her fire
protection has assumed. Three chen-
cal engines, hook and ladder truck and
steam fire engine are rapid strides in
the right direction. Now for public els
terms, and then the water works.
"A lady travelling in Pullman car
when she retired for the night, stuffed
some cotton in her ear as preventive of
earache. In the night it came out, and
she stuffed one of the pillows in by mis-
take. The porter next morning was go.
ing to have her arrested for larceny until
she explained matters.-Brooklys Times
Two ladies who commended for prece-
dence at the court of the Emperor
Chatles V. appealed to that monarch to
decide the matter. Let the elder go
first, "1said the Emperor. He was never
troublAd with such dispute again.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28
Mr.. ! p Willemsen dug from two sQl

Mr. J. p Willemsen dug from two square
rods of pine land, five bushels of Irish potatoes,
and sold them for two dollars per bushel One
acre at The same rate would produce four hun
dred bushels, worth eight hundred dollars. Jo-
mas Smith Esq of the same place raised on one
square rod OF pine land five bushels oftomatoes,
yielding at the rate of eight hundred bushels
pei acre, which would in Northern markets be
worth from three to five dollars per bushel. Peo-
pie are beginning to realize the true worth OF
pine lands for growing vegetables, especially in
winter when the highest prices can be obtained.
-Gmf Coast Progress.
These are very fair results, but they
can be even surpassed by the rate of pro-
duction on lands which are not pine lands.
Mr. h., of bonanza Garden, raised half
bushcl Of tomatoes on two square yards
of land, or at the rate of one thousand
two hundred and ten bushels to the acre,
wh;~L, OF IL. - I-n--- r. l"l."l, womll
have been worth three thousand six hun
dred and thirty dollars, and at five dol
lars per bushcl considerably more. With
such figures before him one may be par
doncd for Boosting of the clay lands of
his section.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28

Mr.. Paul B. Lalane, who is we'll
known to all our citizens as the book
keeper in the establishment of Mr.. f. r.
Lane, has been appointed by the Presi-
dent, postmaster of Palatka in the place
of Mr. Wesley G. Snow.-Palatka Ne,os.
Fond Mother" What dear sweet
little fellow Bobby is He asked me
last night if he were to die and 60 to
Heaven if l thought that God would let
him play with the stars" Father (turn-
ing his boot upside down and shaking it
violently)-"N Now, who put that tooth
brush and powder in thereP ?" Fond
Mother (resignedly)-"O, l suppose it
was Bobby. "-Neao York Times.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28
Quincy Herald.

Quincy Herald
Hon. II. III. NJ. Davidson has been notified
that the following changes, in the POST Office
Department, have been made
Geo. ID. McSwain as postmaster at Lake de
Fnniak, Walton county, Fla, in the place Of }.
p. Madison, not commissioned
James Lee, postmaster of Chares', Leon coun-
ty, Fla, in the place of w. l.. Taylor, resigned.
John w. Wakefield, postmaster at Apalach
cola, Fla, in the place of Emanuel Smith, re-
signed.
" l.. Tillis, postmaster at Fort Meade, Fla, in
the place of Enoch + Skipper, resigned.
Mrs. Mary e. Skipper postmaster at Vernon,
Fla, in the place of John f. Skipper, deceased.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28

The ailments of childhood need care
ful attention and wise treatment. Some
people think anything is good enough
for child, and there isn't much the
matter with it anyhow" But judiciou'
mothers know better, and do as Mrs.
IL. w. Perry, of Richmond, Va, does
She says: 81 take browns Iron Bitters
and give it to my children with the most
satisfactory results" Sold everywhere.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28
PENSACOLA, Fla, Ma y49, Is

IENSNCUI4A, r nm Hd -, IOc''
Filters Adrnnce. Ga-ette.
In order TO do justice TO all parties, Il deem it
my duty to say that in the st. Andrews Bay Il
Chipley r. r. matter, | having secured The con
tract 10 furnish The crossties, and being urged by
the acting Vice President to commclicc work,
after some deliberation consulted CaIs. W. ID.
Chipley, who on two different occasionk, advised
me not to commence work as he had 70 faith in
the enterprise. lie stated he had no Connection
whatever with the company, but had 4!ch infor-
nation as satisfied him that the company had no
money.
also feel under obligations 10 M.i. w. J..
NanKlrk for advice. 4. ID. MokRIsON.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28

1t is estimated that the State of Flor
ida received during the past winter at
least one thousand new families as per-
manent residents within her borders. The
major portion of these new corners are of
Il class possessed of means sufficient to
improve the property purchased by them
and to live comfortably They are gen
orally intelligent and progressive.-BaE
i,nOre ,Su,l.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28
EIOrIsIa's Educational Exhibit.

Special to the Times Union.
New ORLEANS, May 27.-Florda gets an
award and special mention on her educational
exhibit, the result of Major A. j. Russcll's
work w. H. SEBRING
United States Commissioner for Florida.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28
Virginia POstmasterS Losing Their
Heads.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-To days record of
the Postoffice Department is red letter one in
Virginia affairs. The heads of eighty eight
fourih-closs Malone postmasters rolled into the
basket The knife is being sharpened too for
further work. The features of the Old Dominion
have relaxed into broad smile
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28
PENsACOLA, Fla, MAY 1Glh, 1885,

Edttor Montgomery .4dnrtt>er.
In your issue OF to-day you copy, iron the
Geneva BuheHn statement that | Grad been
elected President of the St Andrews Bay &
Chipley r. r. Co.
This is 80 serious reflection on me tnat beg
of you an immediate correction. This company
and was organized by II. p Newman. q Chicago,
| have never had The remotest connection with
his company personally or otlicially,as either
stakeholder, director or official, and he use OF
my name was unwarranted and impea inent
Respectfully,
w II All
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28
sacola Advance Gazette. 18th inst.l
Capt. Chipley's Denial.

The publication of Il statement in the Mont
gomery Adcerti~er, copied from the Geneva Bit
letin, has caused Capt. Chipley to publish the
following card in the Adrertiser. 1t has been
well understood in Pensacola and mt the town of
Chipley that Capt. Chpley was in 40 manner
connected with Mr.. Ncwmans road on the
contrary we have heard of cases where parties
have been kept from investing in this stock by
Capt. Chipley's advice, notably The Mcssrs. Nor
rison of our city, who took The cr'ssstic con-