The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-08-05

General Gordon and Hon. N. J
Hammond are undoubtedly the strongest
and most popular men in or about At
lanta. The General carried the CITY By
an overwhelming majority in spite of the
support of all the Atlanta papers, and
MIR. Hammond carried it by an over.
wheming majority in spite of the opposi-
ton of all the Atlanta papers. Savannah
Nescs.
democrats who vote for independent
candidates in opposition to the regular
nominees of the party, arc taking the
first steps in the path that leads directly
to the enemy's camp. 1t is better to stay
with your party, and fight out your
grievances in your own ranks, than to
aid in weakening it by assisting men to
office who depend for victory upon the
solid support of the Republicans.
gomerg Advertiser.
South Carolina comes to the front
again. Mr.. N. II. r. Dawson, of Ala
bama, who is appointed Urited States
Commissioner of Education, is a South
Carolinian who has held many posts of
honor and responsibility in his adopted
State, Alabama. He was at one time
| the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, and in the last campaign was Chair
man of the State Democratic Executive
Committee. 1t was, indeed, expected
that he would be the Democratic candi-
date for Governor this year. The Presi-
dent, as usual, has been happy in his Sc
lection Charleston Ne,oS and Courier.
"A correspondent of the Buffalo Cou-
rier says: 81 have just returned from
Folsomdale, where / visited the late Col
onel's manor house, and want to tell you
that all the beauty did not not leave it
when the President married Frances and
took her to the White House. NV son,
you should see the ravishing vision of all
that is lovely that fairly took my breath
away. 1t is Mrs. Cleveland's cousin, a
daughter of John Folsom, and she is a
marvel of all that is rare in enchantingly
beautiful wosnanhood. can shut nv
eyes and see her as a dream of all that is
radiant. When she makes her appear
ance at Washington foreign diplomats
will indeed have something to rave about"
The water in the river owing to the
immense rainfalls has lost its usual salt
ness entirely. Even in the main channel
the salt water tide does not corne this far
up the river and the water is absolutely
fresh. Its color is absolutely changed to
reddish black like the St. Johns and the
salt water is driven out. The frequency
with which this occurs destroys the oys-
tiers and threatens malarial forms of sick
ness. 1t is hoped that the proper open
ing Of the coast canal through the Matan-
zas neck, will furnish an outlet, for these
fresh waters. If this is not successful the
old project of cutting canal across the
peninsula near the mouths of Bulow and
Tomoka to furnish direct outlet for their
floods should be revived Nothing could
be more conducive to health and in max
ing the whole river available for oysters,
ETC., the coast would gain immensely
Daytouo Halifac journal.
Eli Perkins, in a letter from New
London, Conn.,, says: Poor President
Arthur! He is here at the Pequot, but
only the shadow of his former self. Pres
ident Arthur used to be handsome man.
lie was proud of his splendid physique.
His digestive organs were immense. He
could live on soft-shell crabs, broiled lob
ster and ripe woodcock and wash them
down with sauterne in the morning and
champagne in the evening. Now he is
starving on the simplest diet of the juice
of rare beet, ripe potatoes and bread and
milk. When l went to call upon the ex-
President in his cottage last night could
not recognize the handsome General who
was Governor Morgan's State quarter
master. AS we were classmates in I'm.
ion College, and have followed him for
twenty-five years, was shocked at the
terrible wreck before me. His hair has
turned thin and gray, his cheeks are hol-
low and his whiskers have turned thin
and white and struggling. He trembles
when he rises from chair and totters
when he walks He has gained little
here at the Pequot, but it is theiopinion
of every one that he cannot receiver !
do not wish to write this, but it may as
we'll come out now as later. President
Arthur's brain is weakening like John
McCullough's, Charles Francis Adams
and BARLEY Campbelps"