The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-08-19
Henry Watterson. when in Switze

OF the country auu the uSHueSS VI TUG
women"
Hon. III. s. Adams, of Oak Hill, Vo-
lusia county, is renominated for the Leg
islature. Mr.. Adams made an excellent
record in the last Assembly.
The Democratic and Republican can
didates for Governor of Tennessee are
brothers. Their name is Taylor and they
are both comparatively young men.
The Morning Telegram is the title
Of a new and handsome daily to be pub
Iished in Mobile every day in the year by
the Telegram Company for sl2 per annum.
In politics it will be independent.
The election for waterworks in
Townsville on the eth authorized the
city council to issue bonds by vote of
$50 TO 100. The works are to be COM
Pleted BY the first of January.
The Ttusville Star favors the NOM
ination of Hon. j. Q. Stewart, of Rock
ledge, for the Legislature, as one who
would see that the interests of the peo-
pie of Brevard would not be neglected.
No solution of the Cutting puzzle
yet given to the public. 1t would ap-
pear, however, that the sword is not to
be used for cutting this Gordian knot in
our " diplomatic relations with the Sister
Republic, so called.
Application has been made to the
city council of Townsville for the right
of building and operating street rail-
way. Our neighbor city in Georgia
keeps even with the times, for, as noted
elsewhere, she has voted for water works.
Martin Irons, who was quite ia
nous individual in the Knight of Labor
way few months ago, is now running
ten cent restaurant in Kansas City. AZ
ter he lost his situation in the railroad
shops he tried lecturing, but people did
not have curiosity enough to pay to see
him
The receipts of the government
since July have been nearly 100000
IN excess of the receipts during the same
period Of last year. The increase was
about s., OO0, 900 from customs and about
sI,sOO,OOO from interval revenue. These
figures are held to be indicative of good
state of business throughout the country.
The total valuation of property list
81 by the County Assessor up to August
LIST was &4,74s, 93l divided as follows:
Real e3.sl6.e53: personal s932O7s
The Assessor has been unable to COM
plete his work, and stated in a private
conversation that he could not finish the
list according to law before Christmas
Orlando Reporter
Naval Officer Kernochan yesterday
morning received from Charles T. Outlet,
United States Consul at Algiers, Africa,
the invoice of 100000 ramie plants,
shipped from that place via Marseilles by
Oh Riviere, of Jardin de Hama, county
Of Algiers, TO Juvenet & Co., New Or
leans The plants referred to are valued
n 22O0 francs.-N o. Times Democrat.
The Republican Convention for the
Second Congressional District was held
IN Jacksonville on the 18th. There were
but eighty-seven delegates present, a ma
jonty colored, and two of the counties,
Baker and Dade, were not represented.
The result of the first formal ballot was
J. e. Greeley, "a +. S. Goodrich, 80; f.
Gunby, 20; John G. Long, 3. Mr.. Gree
ley was then nominated by acclamation-
for the reason, it is to be presumed, that
the ballot showed he had a very large
minority opposed to him.
Capt p. Houstoun offers to the State
Of Florida spacious site for Governors
Mansion in the Addition to Tallahassee
that he has laid off As we stated last
week this spot is historic as the home of
two of Florida's earlier and distinguished
Governors, aud is most admirably located,
not only because of its commanding situa-
ton and the beauty of the surroundings,
but by reason of its convenience, for the
Governor resident will be but FIVE or six
blocks distant from the capitol on the
opposite height, and in plain sight from
his dwelling.
Just hold on, now! Things will be
lively in The Second District when Char
ley DOugherty comes home and finds
Greeley parading in his plantation and
sitting mp claim to it When he blows
his horn the woods will be alive with
DOugherty democrats, and it will be
Fourth of July In every neighborhood
where be shows up. 'Rah for Charley
He'll 60 through awboopin', and double
on his record in the next Congress. We
would remark In this connection that the
FL0KIDIAE was never mistaken, and is
willing 10 risk its reputation on this
prophecy.
"A vide extent of territory in mid
die and northwestern Wisconsin was
swept by devastating fires last week,
causing more loss, probably, than was
suffered in all Florida from the freeze of
last winter. Some dwellings,, many
barnes, the standing crops, fences and
vast quantities Of valuable timber were
Destroyed. Great numbers of cattle
we're burned to death, in woods and pas.
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