The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-22
The Loadon T1ses, IN leading edi-
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The London Tksses, in leading edi-
torial, prziso President Cleveland's
-e.rnes, endesyos. 70 secure political pur-
ny"
We are ple4sed TO learn thai DR..
Harris has arranged for the continued
p1b6cxti0n Of the Sanford Journal which
he edits with % much ability.
The mercury has been going up TO
l-z0 m The Northwe&-aod II went down
20 20 beIow o last winter. Come South,
yozDx man, come 70 Florida, and keep
cod IN summer and warm IN winter.
Gen ". H. P. Lee, third son Of Gen.
RotA z Lee, has been nominated Tor con-
zrem by the democratic convention Of
Fairfax county. His prospect Of n"mi-
ration by the general convention are
god
1t l. announced In Brussels that .
new vster-wsy from the east TO the west
has been discovered ACROSS central Ain
"a The riyerx Sznkuru and Kaseai having
prored 70 be easily nayigable for nearly
;beir whole length
The Gul( Viee n tie Dew name OF
ibe Cedar Key journal, and it comes
% u enlarged and improved A. COM
tsared With It's formerself and positively
kands0ne In itself DR.. x. IL Mcllvaine
and J. Ira Gore retain position a. it, able
elton
Pretty little Alice Freeman, the
yre.iden, Of the Wellesley college, is only
tvs1ty-eight, but they say she has at her
boogue's end an almost perfect mastery
0f seven languages and knows more about
the oIogie. and isms than many male pro
fesso1 twice her age.
The popular majority against Glad
stone In Great Britain thus far Is only
about 500 in = vote 0f over 2,310, 300
The process Of education in favor Of home
rule is - rapid a. 10 assure a triumph
IN the near future. 1t IL not revolution
that viii go backward
-Representative Breckenridge, Of Ken
lucky, has been instructed by the ways
and means committee TO report bill u
E-srmit tobacco growers 70 sell the Leaf
tobscco grown by them 70 any person
whatever, repeating the act which pro
hibits any one 70 purchase leaf tobacco
unless be has paid a special tax, or is
manufacturer or purchaser for export
Our readers again enjoy letter from
the Colorado correspondent Of the FDoE
IBIAx. In power Of graphic description
and grace Of composition " Blenville " Ii
unexceIled, and interest in bis letters viii
not be diminished when it il known tha
he il q native F1oridian, and Of an honore6
family prominent in the annals Of thu
State.
There are five vacant Professorship'
in the University Of Mississippi, at Ok
ford, to-wit those Of Latin, Greek, Math
emstics, Natural History, English Ian
guage and Literature. The salary is in eacf
case 5000 per annum with residence
throw in Applicants should address II
H. Sullivan, Secretary Board Of Trustees
Oxford, Mississippi, Or be present in Ok
ford by July 9th, when the vacancies
are 70 be filed.
The French people are kicking
against the corn laws now in force in thai
country. A high tariff was placed OF
the imports Of American breadstufs ant
prosisions . few years ago ostensibly II
protect French farmers but really 70 re
taliate On America because we levy higf
tariff on goods made in and imported
from France into this country. France
has not only driven American breadstufii
from her ports, but has not helped hel
own farmers.
The mutiny among the convicts a
Dade Coal Mines, Georgia, has resulted
in the pardon Of George Brown,a young
white man, sentenced to life imprisonment
While acting for the Sheriff Of Cobb
county, in 1878, Brown killed mai
whom be was trying To arrest and wh'
attempted TO escape. He was sentenced
20 be hanged, but his sentence was com
muted TO life imprisonment. During tn
recent mutiDy at the mines Brown coun
seIled surrender on the part Of the con
vic4a, add At the risk Of his own life assist
Cd the officers in securing peace. Tn
principal keeper Of the Penitentiary unite'
with others in successfully petitionini
Governor Mcdaniel TO pardon Brown.
-ErGovernor Thompson, Of Soutl
Carolina, the newly appointed Assistan
Secretary Of the Treasury. is Civil SeI
vice reformer ont and ont. On beini
A<ked his views a. 70 the policy, recently
he said: 81 am heartily in sympathy witt
the stand the President has taken on th
matter. I don't think there IL anything
more TO Be said than that. had yer.
good idea Of the duties of this Office
and ! knew I could either assist or oh
struct the President in bis policy. di'
not come here TO obstruct him. I hav
always been in favor of Civil Service an,
/ have done my best TO enforce it in Soutl
Carolina during the last four years, and
hsys done 10 sometimes in the face o
strong opposition"