The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-01-07

Georgia, has been captured
Editor Wstterscn pays President
Cleveland very high compliment when
be saws that the man IN the White House
" has the poor mans love Of work-he
wants TO earn his wages"
The machine shops OF the south
Florida Railroad NJ Sanford were burned
CD the night of the I'd instant Loss
about $50, 200. 1t is supposed that the
FIRE Was set by trzmps who had been
driven from the building
Mrs. Obedie F. Cleveland, widow OF
Hon. :. c. Cleveland, late EDITOR OF the
Fort Myers Press, announces IN well
written article that she has assumed edi-
iorial control of that paper.
The cost of the English expeditions
TO- Suaklm, including the Berber Kali
wav, was something under 1000, 600
This did not inc lude the ordinary charge
for the maintenance Of the troops, nor
We part of the transportation expenses
-ODsnion Is the name Of the new
morning daily Of Jacksonville, edited oy
Mr.. Charles L. Fildes 1t is neatly
printed paper, with unique title heading
and pronouuces for Jefersonian Democ-
racy. Price s. per year
That useful agricultural journal the
Jacksonville Florida Dispatch Is now
owned entirely by Mr. Charles w
DaCos,a, who recently purchased the In
terest of other parties. Messrs- u. he'd
mond and u. II. Elliott constitute the
very able editorial staff.
The ridiculous story printed ID
Pittsbdrg paper about detectives gong
TO Washington to guard the President
was scarcely worth telegraphing over the
country. Most parts of the country are
fully able TO furnish their own lies They
want DO help from Pittsburg--MobtIe
Register.
The Pensacola 14drance- Gazette an
poupces the death Of Mr. Thomas Stearns
aged y years, the oldest Mason IN Flor
ida He was a native Of Vermont, came
t. Pensacola Navy Yard in 1925, and re-
sided there till bis d-ath. He was con-
si.teDt member Of the Methodist { hurch
for 50 wears and was much esteemed.
The Orlan1o Sentinel saws tina; IL has
been decided to hold the south FLORIDA
Exposition OF the Wilcox lands. near tue
junction Of the 5. r. and T., .. A
Railroads. in February, and that race
track will be graded around Lake Eola-
Suitable buildings or tents VIII be- pro
vided III which to place the exhibits, and
everything will be done that Is necessary
to make the exhibition success.-,Sam-
ford Journal.
The Southern ; aces Forestry Con
gress planted four trees TO worthy Ladies
whom FIoridians love 10 honor, namely,
Mrs. Alexander Stoddard, Mrs. W. ID.
Chipley. Mrs. ;. Hulse. and Mrs. ;. A.
Simpson TIE two former were dedicated
by Judge Warren Higley. President of
the American Forestry Congress, aud
the two latter by the eloquent and grand
Bishop Malialieu.-DeFuniak Springs
Signal
BY reference to another column may
be seen the announcement OF the Jack
soDville Morning Nescs, new daily pub
hcation soon to make its appearance IN
der the proprietorship and editorial man-
agemeut of Mr.. John T. Varnum, gen
tleman well known in local and State
journalism. The Meas announces In
its prospectus that it will be politically
Independent and will have superb
Geographic news service and other facil-
tiles of live journalism" We wish the
Neses well.-JacksonviU Herald
AT last the good county of Wakulla
has a newspaper TO aid its development,
and hasten the time when it shall be
wealthy and populous-as it will be, for
it has much fertile land, q most pleasant
coast country, and natural attractions
quite unsurpassed in their way. The
WaksllIa Times is the title of the new
journal, which is published at Crawford
vile and edited by Nat r. Walker, Esq.
whose quaint humor, combined with prac
teal sense, may be expected to make iii
columns always entertaining and instruc
tive. Subscription % year in advance
We have made 80 many failures te
secure railroad northward from Monti.
cello that some of our citizens are loath
to believe that the enterprise will ever bt
successful--and few ridicule the present
effort Il has been upwards of twenty
FIVE years since we commenced urging the
importance of building the road, and have
never been discouraged. We have al
ways considered it business necessity
and have felt sanguine that it would be
built at some day-and We are more san
guine to-day than ever before. We now
feel assured that the road will be started
and completed at an early day, and all
our citizens should harmonize and encour
age the enterprise.-Monticello Coslstitn'
tiOa.
- Several of the leading Jewish rahbif
Of New York are now very much dis
pleased NJ the action of the recent liberal