The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-06

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7avares Herald.
Capt. c. A. Sheldon has received ON.
cial information that he will be appointed
postmaster at this place on May %, vice
Judge Geo. J. Arrow, whose term Will
then have expired.-GainesoiUe Da'9y
Ne,cs.
-Lieut. Gov. Ames, of Massachusetts,,
Brother Fields friend, gave North Eas-
ton people $500 trees for Arbor DAY ana
81 900 to cover the expense OF planting
shade trees along the public highways
". Y World.
1t is said that John Sherman Is cut
ting all of Jefferson Davis speeches out
of the newspapers, for use in future cam
paigns. This is what might have been
expected, but it will not hurt the South;
for, as Mr.. Sherman himself has said "Ihe
South must work out its own salvation.
"The North cannot rule the South any
"more than Great Britain can rule Ire
Gland. - Charleston Ne,os and Courier.
As an Easter offering, we understand
that on last Sunday Mr.. d. A. Finlayson
relieved Christ Church of all its tinan-
cial obligations, incurred in the erection
of the beautiful building, personally as
Stunning the same. The amount of the in
debtedness assumed was upwards OF $500.
1t was generous and liberal contribu-
ton. -Monticelo Constitution.
The gauge of the Sc uthern railroads
is to be changed on the 3lst of May and
| LIST of June 80 as to make it the same as
that of the Northern and Western roads.
The change will embrace 1928 miles of
roads, as follows: South Carolina, 1870
miles; North Carolina, 9GO; Georgia,
2,4l3; Florida, 1850; Alabama, 1903 !;
Mississippi, 10; Louisiana, 3l3; Ken
lucky, Ills; Tennessee, 1886, and \ir-
ginia, 9sl. 1t will be the greatest change
of gauge ever simultaneously attempted
in this or any other country. Charleston
Neacs and Courier.
"A member of Parliament in special
cablegram to the New York Herald says:
"There is no use in looking too far ahead,
but may say the talk in private political
cir lea is that Gladstone anticipates push
ing or wriggling the bills through the
Commons; then they will be rejected by
the Lords then he will appeal to the
country on the issue of the Lords or the
Commons, making Ireland secondary
question. In case of success he would in
troduce the bills again in the autumn SEES
sion. Happen what may, we are COM
mitted to the bitterest strife of this cent
ury. Many will be the changes in Paria-
ment and government before all is over"
In England on May system of in
surance of letters and parcels is to be in
augurated. For an unregistered parcel
lost in the post compensation will be
given to the extent of FL, and for a regis
tered letter to the extent of 60. Both
registered letters and parcels will, how
ever, also be insured to the value of f5
for a fee of ID, and to the value Of flO for
fee of I'd. This is an innovation which
will benefit the public and pay the depart
ment, and one which would be public
benefit if introduced here, where no pay
ment for losses in the registered mails is
allowed.-N O. Daily Hem
Some seem to think as there is delay
in the confirmation of Judge Mcdonnell
as Collector Of Customs here that there is
contest over the appointment. Such is
not the case and assurances have been re-
ceived from Washington that the APP
pointment will be favorably acted upon
as soon as it comes up. Owing to the re-
cent attitude of the Senate a large num-
Der of appointments are pending for con-
trmation, and they have to take their
regular course. Judge Mcdonnell may
be confirmed in a few days or it NAV be
several weeks hence. Ceelar Key Jour-
ndL
President McCosh, who lived for six.
teen years in Ireland and whose svmpa.
thies naturally go out to the Ulster Pres.
byterians, believes that Mr.. Gladstone's
measure, or one like it in all essential re-
spects, will be passed sooner or later. In
the course of a letter in the New York
Mail and Express he advises his Presbv-
terrain friends in Ireland to accept the sit
uatiOn and to fight the battle on the new
ground they are constrained to occupy.
lie can see no other practical solution of
the complex questions with which Mr..
Gladstone is c"urageously dealing than
home rule.
The Spanish gunboat Cuba Espanola.
which arrived here or Monday last. sail
ed again the following day for Havana.
with ninety-six additional Cubans who
had been rendered distressed by the re-
cent fire. The Magallenes, another Span
ish war vessel, arrived on Wednesday to
convey another contingent of Spanish sub.
Jects to their homes, to whom transporta.
ton tickets had previously been furnish
ed by the Spanish Consul at this port.
This makes four vessels which the author.
tiles IN Cuba have ordered here to trans.
port people to Cuba during the present
month, and about five hundrod ,,or,o,,