The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-09-23
Chairman Dist. Elk. Com.


The President and Mrs. Cleveland
returned to Washington on the 22d.
The gauge of the South Florida road
was changed to the standard on the night
Of the 2lst
The picture of the late Vice-President
Hendricks adorns the new ten dollar silver
certificates which have just been issued.
Mrs Hendricks doesn't like the portrait.
The Democratic county convention of
SuwanHee was held at Live Oak on Mon
day, and Hon. B. b. Blackwell was nom-
mated for the Senate, and Messrs. B. f.
Umpstead and ]. r. Newland for the As
sembly.
The DeLand Junction is to be thing
of the past. The ]. T. & X. w. people
will remove that business TO Beresford,
from which point will be put down a
switch to connect with the main line d.
rect to DeLand.- Orange City Times.
AT the Democratic County Conven-
tion Of Columbia, held at Lake City on
the 18th, Hon. T. w. Getzen was nomi-
mated for the Senate and Messrs Jonathan
Weeks, A. ]: Rumpf and T. J. Summerall
for the Assembly.
Secretary Lamar has appointed John
Tyler Chief Clerk of the Private Land
Claims Division of the General Land
Office. Mr.. Tyler is a son of ex-President
Tyler, and resided in Tallahassee several
years. He left here ten or twelve years
ago.
The election in Maine is not much of
q send-of for Blaine in 1888. 1t only
amounts to Republican State being held
by Republicans after hard fight, and by
reduced majority. He only held his lit
tie own, and if he had lost that he would
have been ruined indeed.
On the night of the Goth and morn
ing of the goth, there were three shocks
of earthquake in Charleston which did
considerable additional damage to injured
buildings. Shocks were also felt in Co
lumbia, Summerville, Sumter, Blackville,
Orangeburg, Newberry, Augusta and Sa-
Tannah.
The Democratic County Convention
Of Hillsborough met in Tampa on the
18th and organized by the election of
Hon. J. w. Matchett, chairman, and d.
n. Conoley, secretary. Gen. J. B. Wall
was nominated for the Senate, and
Messrs. W. A. Belcher and J.W. Matchett
for the Assembly.
The Democratic County Convention
of Gsdsden met at Quincy on the 18th
all the precincts being fully represented
and organized by the election of Hon. E.
c. Love, chairman, and w. B. Sims and
c. A Gee, secretary and assistant secre.
tary. Hon. p. B. Stockton was nominated
for the Senate, and Messrs. Fl. H. Spear,
S. H. Strom and M. B. Floyd for the AS.
sembly.
On the 18th instant the democratic
delegates from Washington and Holmes
counties, constituting the Fourth Sena-
tOrial District, met at Caryville, and after
organizing by the election of J. M. Gallo
way as Chairman, and j. J. McCaskill
a. Secretary, nominated that veteran
"old timer" democrat and gallant gen
tlsman, Gen. VIM. Miller, Of Point
Washington, for the State Senate. He
had no competitor for the nomination.
Carter, Cottrell and Bitch will be a
strong team in the next Legislature
They are all young, vigorous men, and
will represent rs ably and creditably
they are live, progressive men, and not in
sympathy with the fossilized ideas of the
mossbscks. They have future, as well
as their country, and they will look ahead
TO the future wants of the people, and not
live among the relics of the past. We will
have live men to represent our progress
sive county.-BrOsssoa Times.
-Bishop e. X. Hendrix, who IS to pre-.
side at the Tallahassee Conference in De.
Dember, proposes to spend some time in
Florida, and will visit several points on
the peninsula He will be accompanied
by few friends, who will see what they
can find TO interest them in the Land OF
Flowers. 1t has been suggested that''w
have the Methodist church here compile
=. ted By say Dec. /, and when the Bishops
work 1t the Conference is completed. have
him come and dedicate the church. We
are informed that he has signifed his will
ingness TO do 90, and it only rests with
our people to make the necessary prepare
tons 70 complete the church and enter
tain the Bishop and party. It would be
big card for Us, and an excursion train
run on the road ct that date, would bring
IN immense crowd here. Shall we 60 to
work and carry. ont the programme as in
dicsted f-Bronson Times.