The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-11
T. allah assoc, Fla, March III. 1855.
Thanks to Judge A. o. Wright, Sec.

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rotary, for card OF invitation to attend
" Florida's Spring Exhibit" at Jackson
vile, March 22d to 27th.
"A Tennessee court has closed term
in which six murderers escaped convic-
ton by sending a hungry woman TO
prison for two years for stealing quart
of buttermilk
Teaching the doctrines of Mormon
ism, or persuading any person or persons
to espouse it, in Mississippi, has been
made crime punishable by a fine Of $500
and imprisonment.
Hon Henry \. L'Engle, late State
Treasurer. is advocated for the mayoralty
of Jacksonville The day of his election
will be fortunate one for the city. He
is able, honest and energetic.
One plank nine feet wide and twenty
feet long, without knot or blemish of any
kind, and another twelve feet wide, are
among the contributions of British Co
Iumbia to the Liverpool Exhibition.
-Newnansvile has a paper, the neat
Weekly, published by Geiger Il Levy,
with Mr.. Sol a. Levy, a Tallahassee boy,
as editor. He is a smart young man
and will doubtless succeed.
The jacksonville Uerdld takes an
other step forward and is now an eight
page paper, giving the United Press dis
patches The forty eight columns are al
ways we'll filled with matter worthy of the
new and handsome type III which it is set
forth.
The christening dress Of the first
born of the young Princess di Galatro
Colonna (pee Miss Eva Mackay) is, per-
haps, the most unique specimen extant OF
the finest point d'Alencon lace of great
beauty and rarity. The Princess Anna
Murat declared that the dress surpassed
in beauty the famous christening robe of
the late Prince Imperial.
The fact has been severely comment
ed on in Northern papers that not
member Of the Grant family has sent &
word Of sympathy to Mrs. Hancock, al
though General Hancock was one of the
first to send words of comfort to Mrs.
Grant when her nus band died, and took
charge of all the funeral arrangements
in the most delicate manner possible.
A negro was taken from New Jer-
sey Jail the other day and hung. He had
assaulted white woman 1t was very
sad that this lynching should have occur
red up there not far from New York in
stead of down in the "lawless South"
The authorities are very unable to find
the lyncLers, who were quite numerous
residents of the town.
The best methods of keeping Lent
are subjects of thought now causing fash
ionable New York society serious refec-
tons. Equestrianism has been decided
upon as one means Of recreation, and Eu-
ropean travel and other diversions are
proposed as inevitable. Economical ar
engagements are the most favored. "Shall
you keep Lent 2" was answered, "Oh, GER
tain]y, we shall discharge I'll our servants,
shut up our house and go to Florida. We
are economizing this season."
Gen. Alfred II. Terry. appointed
Major General in the place of Gen. Han
cock, was born in Hartford, Connecticut,
in 1927, was educated at Yale College
and studied law which he practiced until
1861, when he led volunteer regiment
to the war; In 1862 he commanded the
forts on the Atlantic coast Of Florida, in
which year he was made brigadier gen.
eral. He was in command of the troops
that captured Fort Fisher in 1874. Since
the war he has held several important
commands.
"A curious characteristic of the Wash
ington monument is related. On every
bright day the apex Of the monument
moves at least one inch westward in the
morning, when the suns rays first fall
upon it. and eastward again in the after.
noon, when the sun reaches the western
side. The heat Of the sun has an expan-
sive effect upon the masonry, and the
plummet that is suspended in the interior
of the monument registers this movement
from day to day.
About forty Democratic members of
the House met in CAUCUS in Washington
on the night of the Cd instant to arrange
for the selection of Democratic Congress
sional Campaign Committee. A resolu-
ton was adopted instTncting the State
delegations TO select one Of their number
from each State to constitute the Cam
paigu Committee. The committee 30 Sc
Iected was charged TO meet within week
and choose Eve of their number 10 act
with : similar number chosen by Demo
cratic 6enators, to act - Joint Execu-
tive COMMITTEES.