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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-06-03
Fire In Pensacola.

Pensacola has been afflicted with an
other destructive fire, about thirty build
ings being burned and the loss about 500
900 with about $4,000 insurance The
-1dcance- Gazette of Tuesday says:
The fire originated in Browns bar room, on
Tarragona street. at , o'clock This morning, and
leaving one house on the southeast corner OF
TarragOna and Romano and three on the south
west corner, swept southwark on both sides OF
the street, destroying everything in It's path, and
crossed lniendencia, burning two large frame
buildings on the north side east and tour small
frames on the south side east of the railroad
West of the railroad, on lntcntlencia both sides
OF the street were masses ot roaring cracking
flames for hall IL square, when the fire was stop
ped after having burned the grocery store OF
Col. j. Il. Walton on the south side and the
"Old Mitchell House OH the north side II
The great trouble with the Fire Department
was, rs is usually the Case, Il lack of water; had
there been plentiful supply of water, the fire
would have been confined to an immediate vi
cinty of its origin, notwithstanding the very in
tiammable character of the buildings, but much
valuable Time was lost and the flames were un-
der full Roadway in every direction before Il
stream of water could be had.
The principal losers, SD far As we are able to
learn just now, are J. n. Andrews, dry goods A.
Charbonier .grocenes ,Dubuisson Il Co., gro
ceres; &. NJ. Qulna, groceries and notions !;
Avery X Voolfolk, hardware warehouse; w.
Amos Roberts, livery stable J. A. Collins, boot
and shoe shop; J. b. Walton, groceries; j.
Stuart, groceries; &. Perry, bArroom; Domi-
nque, restaurant; Brown, barroom; Jas. MoIri-
son, tailor; Sam Wah, laundry Capt Peake,
residence.
There were number of other establishments
of small business destroyed, but we have failed
to get the names
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At daybreak yesterday they began
to change the gauge on the Western
North Carolina railroad, and at | O:30 a.
m. they had made the change on the
whole line, 2lo miles long. There's quick
work for you.-Raleigh Ne'rs aud Obserc-
en-.
Judge r. \. Murray, of Chicago,
who has become in measure identified
with tie future of Palatka, assures.us that
his confident anticipation will soon be
realized by new direct connection with
the great cities of the west. Our friend
has seen the parties prominently inter-
cstcd since his return to Chicago, and
writes that the Illinois Central will soon
begin preliminary surveys preparatory to
an extension of that great system directly
to Palatka. This will bring us much
nearer to Chicago and st. Louis, and with
the command of South Florida commerce
already acquired by the Florida Southern,
our city will become the great railroad
center Of the State.-Iulutka DuiIy
NelCs
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Indian River SUM-
Capt. Mills q. 1Surnham. Late Senior
Light House Keeper Of America.

Died.-At his home at Cape Clnaveral Light
April 1ilh, 1886, Capt. Mills O. Burnlam, aged
siXly-nine years.
He was buried near the fine orange grove
owned by him on the banks of the Banana rv-
er, five miles west of the Light, the funeral SER
vice being read by Captain Lambcrton, OF the L.
5. Lighthouse Service, on Monday, April 18Th.
Capt. Durham was born in Thetord, Orange
Co, Vermont, September 9Th, 1917, and moved
TO Lansinbutg, n. Y, with his father, when II
small boy. He WAS married to Miss Mary
McCune, by the Rev. Phineas Whipplc, rector
ct Trinity church, of Lansinburg September OH
1888. In the fall of 1897, he left New York by
advice Of his physician, being pronounced
consumplvc, On the schooner Perue, with Capt
Peace, for Gary's Ferry, where the arsenal of
the South was located. He spent the winter OF
1878 in FLORIDA, when he returned To New
York and brought his wife and two children tn
Jacksonville, sailing in the brig Ajax, in August
1889, and remained in FIorida-not having
been north of Charleston sncc--and SET
tied on st. Lucie river in 1S43, under
the Armed Occupation Act, and resided
there for six years. running the schooner Joseph
inc between Indian river and Charleston in the
turtle trade. The second outbreak of the Semi.
mole war took place in July, 1S49, when all the
whites were forced to flee The country, the Can.
tain's family, with others. being driven out to
sea- where they remained for five DAYS in an
open boat before reaching St. Augustine, where
the Captain had previously gone There were
ihirty-two persons on board, and their suffcrngs
were horrible, the frequent squalls and hot sun
nearly scalding them, some of the party having
bald spots on their heads from sun scald.
In July, 1853, Captain Burnham was appointed
light house keeper al Cape Canaveral, which 10.
sition he held at the time of his death
On The 9Th and 9th days of September last he
celebrated his birthday and golden wedding, al
which time the editor of this paper elected the
above facts He has five daughters and two
sons, all of whom have long since been married.
with twenty grandchildren and three great,
grandchildren, two of them being the little
daughters OF Mrs. Henrietta Meyer, of Rock
ledge. What is most remarkable, there has
never before been death in his own or any of
his chlldren's families nor has he ever had to
pay doctors bill since his residence in Florida
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Excursion ON the VValkatOmica.

Filters Florldan: The eth of May, 1886, is
marked as red letter day" in our calendar.
We boarded the train for St. Marks and the
Walkatomca. In gooI time we arrived at the
historic old town. A short time sufficed to place
us and sundry baskets on the deck of the neat
little craft, and under the genial smile and pro-
tccting care of that Prince Of good fellows
Captain VIM. p SIusser we were soon off to the
"dccp blue sea- a merry, jolly crowd soon
passed the old Spanish bomb proof, Port Leon,
Braden Folly, the light house. AMI on to the
outer buoy, our lungs filled with the healthy,
bracng salt sea air" We arrived at the buoy
some in favor of turning back, some, especially
the ladies' in favor of going " on and on forever"
but time and the "train allowing us only a
limited period upon the Gulf, we rounded the
buoy and steamed for st. Marks and the sulphur
bath Views of the coast opened up as lovely as
a maidcns Dream" and was only excelled by
those of the meandering river, St Marks,
which we entered after leaving ST. Marks.
Lilies and lotus were blooming in profusiOn
upon its banks and sweet bay blooms, cypress
and cedar filled the air with fragrance. while
palmetto, oak, poplar, pine score of other spe-
cics of trees covered with vines, twisted and
tangled in every conceivable shape, enveloped
the shore in a wild romantic beauty Arriving
at Newport, the gallant Captain shouldered :"
the largest basket, and escorted us TO his resi-
dence The ladies' soon had feast spread to
which all did ample jusllcc-par parenthesis. If
one cannot cat after a fifty mile ride on that
" daisy" the Wakatomicl, inhalng the salt air,
he is no good" After we had supplied the
inner man, the Captain announced a visit to the
Spring in order. All aboard the smooth running
craft again Il hllt-mile run up the river, land at
rural wharf, a tramp of an hundred yards
through the "w WILDWOOD" and we are at the
Spring, a dip" in its sparkling water by some
of the ladies, a general imbibing thereof by all
hands, and we again take the steamer for ST.
Marks and the train.
AS we cut the water ut the rate of Is miles an
hour, the ladies' in words more fitting and APP
propriate than | can give, thanked Capt. Slusser
for the pleasure we all derived from the trip. We
left st. Marks at 6:15 on the train tor home, and
all in love with the Walkatomica, and some of
the ladies :" ditto" with Capt. Slusser. The fol-
lowing is a list of the excursionists Mrs. Ellen
Williams, Mrs. Ida NJ. Cliff, Mrs. B. A. Megn-
Mss, Miss Matte Sullivan, Miss S. NJ. Archer,
Miss Maud Myers Walter Cliff, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
A. Edmondson, Jos. A. Edmondson, Jr, West
colt + lm0ndson, Jessie Edmondson, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G.. Gilmore, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Bryan,
Miss Kate Kemper, Mr.. aud Mrs. J. S Locke
and Norman Locke, Tallahassee; Miss May
nard, Canada; MIR. Robert Brighton, Scotland
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. A. Pearce, Tallahassee Miss
Annie Papy, Fcrnandna; Miss Fannie Chaires,
Mr. and Mrs. j. C. Kemper, Mr.. J. d. Mcneil,
Hon. d. S. Walker, Jr., and Mr.. E. NJ. Hopkins,
Tallahassee
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-06-03
The President,s Marriage.

A telegram informs us this morning
that President Grover Cleveland and Miss
Frances Folsom were married at O'Clock
last evening, June I'd Millions of people
unite in wishing long life and happiness to
the man who fills with such ability and
conscientious devotion to duty his high
office, and to the lovely woman whose
life is Joined with his, and who is now
the first lady of the land"
Miss Folsom arrived in Washington
from New York yesterday, accompanied
by her mother and Mr.. Benjamin Folsom,
her cousin, and nearest male relative. A
recent dispatch says:
The wedGingwi occur on Wednesday evening
at o'clock in the blue parlor and in the pres
ence OF the persons who have already been
named. Rev. DR.. Sunderland will perform the
ceremony. There will be simple supper. The
arrangements heretofore outlined for securing pri-
vacy at the wedding will be strictly adhered TO,
In addition to the President and his bride, and
the members of the Cabinet and their wives, the
only persons who will be present at the ceremony
are Mrs. HOyt and Miss Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom.
Mr. Benjamin Folsom and possibly two or three
other relatives of the bride; MIR. Wilson ). Bis
sell, the Presidents former law partner: Miss
Nelson, OF Albany, an old friend OF the Cleveland
family DIR. and Mrs BYRON Sunderland, and
Colonel and Mrs Lamont, about twenty five per-
sons in all.
1t has been definitely determined that no news
paper reporters can be admitted on this occasion;
but II is nevertheless authortatively promised
that an accurate description of the wedding will
be furnished from the White House.
[ led nc mt nj all that
they may determine to leave the White House
quietly that night for weeks absence.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-06-03

Prof H. N. Felkel came into our ofdce few
days ago, informed US that he had just been play
ing the role of inventor, and invited US TO visit
his home and inspect his work. We accepted
the invitation, and for hall hour or more were
entertained with the exhibition Of tellurian
which he had planned and constructed.
We will not attempt description of the in
strument but will enumerate the various phe-
nomena which may be explained by it. These
are as follows: The motions of the earth: the
paralelsm of the earths axis; the change OF sea-
sons the succession of day and night; the diff
ferent lengths of the day and night at the differ
ent seasons of the year; the change OF the suns
dcclination the difference in the sidereal and
solar year; the difference in the sidereal ana So
lar day; the procession of the equinoxes; the
motions of the moon the phases OF the moon
spring and neap tides; the later daily recurrence
of the tides solar and lunar eclipses and the
difference in the sidereal and synodic periods oil
the moon.
The instrument is so simple in its construc-
ton that, in the hands of an intelligent person
all of the phenomena named may be brought
within the comprehension of the or binary child.
Altogether it may be considered an ingenious
piece of machinery, and for illustrating physical
geography and astronomy must be OF great
value.
Prof Fekel does not claim to possess any spe-
cial mechanical skill, but he is progressive edu
Gator, believer in illustrative teaching, and his
invention is simply the outgrowth OF what he
felt to be necessity in order to present to his
class the subject of astronomy in manner salts
factory to his own mind.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-06-03

Captain MacFarland paid off the
hands this week that worked in January
and February on the DeLand branch of
the Blue Spring, Orange City and Allan
tic r. r., and some hundred went off re-
jocing Captain Mac. took the contract
to grade that branch, and, it is said, lost
heavily. lie has acted honorably and
fairly in paying his hands every dollar
they earned Orange CITY Times.
Speaking Of the demonstrations made
in Atlanta in honor of ex-President Davis,
a correspondent of the Boston Transcript
(Republican) says: Jefferson Davis,
whom we saw for the first time, is more
agreeable than imposing in appearance
at all events, in favorable contrast to the
pictures that one sees Of him. In his aged,
though freshly colored, face glisten pair
of quick, clear and kind eyes, and he
shows little of the feebleness of age, other
wise he would not have borne 80 we'll the
fatigue and excitement of this journey
lie was accompanied by his daughter, the
so-called war baby las she was born at
the end of the WAR. AS little evidence
that the rising generation does not nour-
ish the bitter feelings of old, we can state
the fact that at the few indiscreet remarks
the old man made his daughter turned to
the lady sitting beside her, saying ::
Gather should not have said that And
who could be angry with a population
who after 20 years of seclusion, sees once
more the living memory of days of pain
and misfortune which were borne by
them with heroic courage and fortitude,
and honors in the living the dead who fell
bravely on the battle6elds? Far less
dangerous appeared to us this demonstra-
ton than the continual waving of the
bloody shirt by political campaigners
to answer political aims"
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But ElRhtY.TWO.

bronson Times May "a
The position business at Tallahassee is getting
to be about as great humbug, in proportion, as
the bureau at Washington. The Legislature pass
ed law, allowing certain amount. monthly, To
fndigenf confederate soldiers that were nounded
IN the line Of duty. Under this law parties are re-
ceiving pensions that are tar from being in indi-
gent circumstances, even If they were disabled In
battle AT the rate this thing is going, the finances
OF the State will be swamped in lew years. and
the taxes increased to point unheard OF, to
meet this drain on the treasury. The law is con-
ceived in fraud and born in iniQuity, and the
next Legislature should he forced to repeal it
before it causes further complications.
Probably our contemporary was not
informed in the matter as TO which he
wrote, for if he had been how could he
have so written, unless he really grudged
the payment of trit1ing sum to few
crippled soldiers and sailors-and it is
painful to think that any one would, es-
pecially Florida editor. Certainly our
contemporary did not know how small
the sum and how few the recipients; but
the act of the Legislature would have in
formed him of the amount to be paid to
each, and how carefully it was framed to
prevent fraudulent claims under it; and
if he had sent letter of inquiry to Tai
lahassee he could have ascertained the
number of pensioners. Their number is
but eighty-two, though the act became a
law more than Year and a quarter ago !;
and their number will become less from
year to year as their MANNED bodies are
laid in the earth Of the State they fought
for, until none remain to receive the pit
lance which was tardily awarded-and
even then not with the approval of one
citizen, it would seem. The act limits
the amount to be paid each pensioner to
five dollars a month
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STICKY FLY PAPER.


MIR. George F. Henry died about O'Clock YES.
terday morning, at the residence of his father in
law, Mr. I. j. Perkins, in the 49, wear of his
age.
lie was born at Albany, New York, October
~, 1853, and, on account of lung troubles came
from Indiana TO Tallahassee about twelve years
ago He was druggist, and was engaged in
that business here and at l. Ike City. From the
latter place he returned to Tallahassee and es
tablished a stock and dairy farm.
In the latter part of 1884 he went on visit to
friends in Indiana. While there he was taken
seriously i'll, and it was many months before he
was enabled to return to his Southern home.
lie was never able to attend to anv business after
this attack. For the last eighteen months of his
lie he was practically bed-ridden. He bore his
long affiiction and suffering with Christian forti
tude and resignation, and the last summons
found him prepared and willing to obey it.
The funeral took place from the NJ. E Church.
South of which he was a member. Yesterday
afternoon, and was largely attended by family
relatives and sympathizing friends
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-06-03

The arrangements for the Fifth Intsr.s,..
Tournament Of the National Gun Associate
which comes of at the Fair Grounds T.n.s''
see, on the s1s'. ssd and ED of June ip,,.n,
are well under way, and by the 18th ;n.,.-t,
everything will be In readiness Amono ;,
supplies forwarded by the Association for ,as
occasion are seven large tents, 80 thu, -,
grounds as well as the grand stand will AFT,
shade and comfort.
There will be in attendance two teams
the Chatham and one from the Forest CITY o.
Clubs of Savannah pone from Charleston Ga
one from Vaudeville, 8. c.; one from Mac
one from Brunswick, and one from Amercu.
Ga; two from Pensacola, and one from J.a..
burg, Fla; and possibly team from each of N.
climbs at Jacksonville and Monticello. The t.,
lahassee Gun Club will have two teams in ~.
race. Besides the organized teams there will he
visitors from all over Florida and the adioo;,r
States, who will take part in the sweepstata.
shooting.
Two thousand live pigeons have been secured
and clay birds" will be on hand by the car,
load.
Among the prizes will be two handsome and
vs'"sble gold medals, and the diamond bados
(vn,ue $3.50 which has been donated by Tho
Ligowsky Clay Pigeon Company, of Cincin.
natl.
All indications point TO large attendance
and the most successful tournament ever held in
the South.
Tallahassee was fortunate in being the pon,
selected for this tournament, and we hone ON,
visitors will all enjoy themselves while here
and go away with none but pleasant recollec
tons of our beautiful little city and its hospi,a
BILE people.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-06-03
Labor Interests and the De-
mOCraCY.

In another column will be found a COM
munication from o. II. Kelley, Esq, one
of the founders of {: Patrons of Illus
bandry," and the Actuary of that wide
spread and excellent order. The commu-
nication includes an article from paper
published in Texas, where labor and cor
porate capital have recently been in con
tlict under conditions of mutual relation
that do not exist in Florida, and we hope
never will. That the rich grow richer
and the poor man poorer daily" In
Texas, is proposition which We will not
discuss. In Florida, however, many
of our rich men were poor men once, and
many Of our now poor men will be rich
men eventually. (rhere is no State like
Flor la) In England, country Of
Lords and Kings" the rights and the
wrongs of labor are being asserted with
Il mighty voice, and the triumph Of the
Commons is but question of time, while
the civilized world is now an interest ed
spectator of the conflict in viii h Glad
stone leads on the peoples side. The
time will soon have passed when the
voters in English boroughs can be, as
often has been done, actually "herded up
like cattle to go to the polls and vote for
a railroad turnkey or an aristocratic ma
bob" as the representative of fossil
party. That "Britons never, never will
be slaves " will soon be fact rather than
poetic fiction, and all the people of the
mother country enjoy as much liberty as
Democratic party represents such vital
"princple and policy" as call for the
united support of the people, whose rights
will surely be protected as it regains
power in the land. The united strength
of the labor associations of the coun-
try sustaining the Democratic organ
izaton would utterly crush out
the radicaism that is the basis of the So
called Republican party which fostered
and enabled the creation of every oppres-
sive monopoly" that now afflicts the
people. This is a fact as indisputable as
that Jay Gould himself is Republican:
Special Legislation and governmental pro-
lection by the Republican party built up
those colossal forces Of corporate capital,
and that tendency to Capitalization Of
governmental power, which it is the mis-
sion of the Democratic party to control,
check and disarm of harmfulness, and the
only method by which labor organizations
can attain their general purpose is by act
ing with, and working through, the Dem
ocratic organization-thc peoples ma
tional party, the enemy Of the radical sec
tional party that created the grievances
of which labor complains.
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Gainesville nlilg Ne'cs.' Major n. r. Cru
ellie is in the city, having come up from Ocala
yesterday. The Ma or has done more toward
the building OF railroads in Florida than any
man in the Slate. q. DIR. and Mrs. 5. b. Gildings
received telegram yesterday morning nnnounc-
ing the sad news that their daughter, Miss
Lizzie yonng lady twenty years of age, had
been drowned Thursday evening at Bristol In
diana, wheOu with rowing party on lake
The telegram also stated that the body had not
been recovered. She was to have been married
some time during the month of June The be-
reavcd parents, who have only resided in Gaines
Vile Tor Il few weeks, have the deep sympathy
of their newly made friends. They left on the
morning tram yesterday for Bristol. .. The first
WaermeOns OF The season were brought to
town Saturday by Mr.. w. H. Robertson He
has long been The champion watermelon grower
of Alachua county. The Key West Uemocrut
says that Rev +. Pasco has signitied his willing
ness to accept the prncipalslip of Sears School
al that place Mr.. Pasco is well acquainted with
the duties dcvovng upon teacher. He was
formerly citizen of Jacksonville, but now of
Gainesville.-FlOrala Ueruld If the above be
true, Gainesville will lose as fine minister of
the gospel as ever honorcd pulpit in this CITY,
We have not questioned the gentleman as to the
truthfuness OF the assertion, and doubt seriously
if there be any truth in it,.
Orlando Reporter The case of Newton, the
Englishman, charged with the murder of Sam
uel Mcmillan, at Sylvan lake, three years ago,
goes to Nolusia county on change of venue
The murder was an atrocious one, and the evil
dencc although Circumstanca points so
strongly to Newton, that he was convicted in a
former trial The Supreme Court granted new
trial, and upon the ground that popular scni-
mcnt in Orange county was strong against
the prisoner that he could not obtain an impair
tal trial, the change of venue was granted .
During the past week there were shipped from
the Orlando Pipe Works, thirty-one chimneys.
They were sent to Lane Park, Tavares, Apopka.
Kissimmce, Winter Haven and Chuuota.
The brick is being delivered for Brown Il
Walkers new building at the corner of orange
and Central avenues 1t will be three stores in
height, and when completed will he the hand
soonest building in the city. -. The Knights of
Pythias throughout the State will organize their
Grand Lodge in this city Wednesday June 2.
This meeting wiz bring together delegates from
Pythian lodges all over the State. This is quite
an important event as ii will bring large num-
Der of strangers into the city. e. 1t seems that
the city is 10 have competition in the gas and
electric light business. Two companies have
petitioned the council for the privilege, and the
ordinance committee of the council have been
instructed 10 confer with City Attorney Beggs
dtaft an ordinance aud submit it to the cOmpa-
MES for their acceptance The young gentle
men composing the Orlando Light Infantry are
doing some effective drill work, and Orlando
will be able to boast of two crack companies