The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-23

Altoona now us P~tAs ~~ ~
ida Iader, published by W. IL Gill and
J. d. Mxund. Neighborhood news is
fully reported for it's columns
Gainesville DGilv Nears has been en-
larged and is now really handsome SIX
column paper. We are glad to note this
evidence OF deserved prosperity.
The special 10 the TINES Union
from Tallahassee regarding Commissioner
>ebring's report reflects no credit TO the
author Hamilton County Times.
-BidwelI. Bacon and Andrews, three
Of the Sara Sota thugs" tried At Pine
Level were last week found guilty of
murder in the ~, degree Cato and
Dryman turned States evidence.
American lab or, assisted By mAchin
ery, is 80 efficient and cheap nov that
with free materials we could advance
our labor price aud still be able to I'M
derseI European labor in any of the
neutral markets OF the world
The press dispatches announce that
Judge d. W Gwynn has been appoint
ed postmaster at Tallahassee, but be has
received no Official notification as vet.
The appointment is admirable, though
the recipient merits a better once
Three SONS and two daughters of
Sen Robt- E Lee survive him His
SONS are farmers in Virginia and the
daughters arr both great travelers-the
elder having explored Australia, Japan,
China, India aud Egypt, in addition TO
the European circuit of sights.
Sen. ". ". H Davis, Of the Doyles-
town pa, Democrat. has been appoint
cd pension agent al Pnlladelp hia. The
appointment was unsolicited, and the
gallan, veteran Of two wars receives the
hearty congrat ulations Of MANY journals
u differing politics.
On The 10Th FIRE broke out ID the
Post building, " ashington, and the Of
nee OF tnat paper, Of the C-itsc, the Her
1]I, TIE Repu tltca'l, the GGzette aud the
fof'>taLtst were wrecked. Though It's
Office was ruined, the Post was got ont
from another printing Office with only a
few hours DELAY
The threatening attitude" OF the
a'nmauv leaders toward the Pres dent
reminds the Philadelphia Record of the
rate Paddy 10 the well, who threatened
the tnan above that if he didn't make
haste aud pull him up, Be jabers, I'll
Gu; TIE rope" Let Tamuany sharpen
hl~ knife and slash away 1t has twice
done ite worst, only to land at the bot
'om-Boston Herald
ten. William Cspers Bird, of Mop
ticello, has been appointed t 5. Marshal
for The borthern district of this State, IN
place Of Mr. Durkee, resigned He will
ably perform the duties ol this important
Office We nave known him from boy
mood, and We do not believe better
selection could have been made in this
State gum cy HeruLd.
The Queen of Italy writes theatrical
critiquee, which she does not sign, tor the
Gu1ette III Parma. One Of her colleagues
ntly detected, as be thought, the
critic IN fragrant plagiarism and indi-
Gated the work from whence the article
had been copied. The Queen retorted
by proving that she herself was the au-
tboress Of the work, which had been pub
ehed two wears before, when the oontro-
,ersy suddenly ceased.
john Roach b as made an assignment,
but ii does not ciear y appear whether
1t was in consequence of real embarrass-
nent, or dodge TO aid his casse against
the government in the matter of the
rejected Dolphin. He has received pay
ments on her amounting to about $780,
900, or within about SIS, 900 Of the con-
tract pr.ce. Tue vessel not filing the
contract specifications is rejected, and
consequently the government has claim
against him for the money paid on her
account.
Sitting Bull, who called at the
White House the other day, expected =
! long pow-wow with the President, but
the latter is busy man, and after shak-
my hands with the doughty savage be
I excused himself and resumed his work
A correspondent says: Bull was terri
bly, disappointed. Gathering up his robes,
he swept out of the room, making DO
effort to conceal his dispeasure. The
interpreter, thinking to mollify him, said ::
You mustn't be angry with the great
father. He is very busy. Sometimes
! the pale-faces come here and wait two
moons before they can see him. To
which Bull grunted out the exclamation !:
Humph! White man heap d. fool -"
There are probably several thousand
men in this country who have waited in
Washington for an Office while the moons
waxed and waBed who will no: gainsay
The old Sioux warriors assertion.
The appointment of Richard Henry
Stoddard as consul 1T Athens has caused
surprised comment, which his declinatiou
has not entirely quieted, in view of the
fact that he has for two years been on