The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-04-01

at Pueblo, Mexico, by young women.
Mr.. Davidson is to be Florida's men,
Der of the Democratic Con gressional
Committee.
The Arkansas colored people have
progressed so far as to form State
Agricultural Society of their own.
The Masonic apron worn by Robert
Burns is now in the possession of John
Reid, of Almonte, Ontario.
-Nevada is the paradise of the school
teacher, where the average salary is $40
per month for males and 500 for women.
There are in twenty-five States of our
Union 3Os,47s more women than men.
Dakota has 29,4l5 more men than wo-
men.
Ex-senator J. B. Chafee left will
bequeathing 100000 to his daughter,
Mrs. U. S. Grant, Jr., and 100000 to
other relatives.
The Rhode Island House of Repre-
sentatives has voted to put the woman
suffrage amendment to the Constitution
before the people.
More than one-half of the internal
revenue receipts of the government come
from the four States of Illinois, New
York, Ohio and Kentucky.
Public office is trust, not bounty
bestowed upon the holder; no incompe-
tent or dishonest person should be in
trusted with it.-General Hancock.
There are eight female physicians in
Philadelphia who are said to have an IN
come of $4,000 year; twelve have an
income of 10000, and twenty-five have
$1,000 or over.
1t is believed that if Senator Ed
munds stood on q barren island 10000
leagues from any other human being he
could put his hand on candidate for the
Presidency of the United States.
The Ponce de Leon, St. Augustine's
mammoth new hotel, will cost one million
dollars and have frontage Of eight hun
dred feet. Four hundred men are at work
on the building and it will be ready for
business next season.
The indications are that the big rail-
road strike is about to end. The points
in controversy have been submitted to a
committee of arbitration, the men are re-
Stunning work and large numbers Of trains
are running on the various roads.
MIR. Dopghertyis making hard and
skillful fight in behalf of Florida's In
dian War Claim. If he gets it through
the House it will be as fine piece of
work as was ever accomplished by Con-
gresham in his first term, for Holman,
the great objector, stands in the way,
and he is an exceedingly difficult man to
run over-Ocdld Banner
"A telegram received on Tuesday
from Mr.. George Lewis announced big
fire in Key West, extending from Saw
yer's building to the wharf The build
ing occupied by the Bank Of Key West,
of which Mr.. Lewis Is President, was
burned, but the books, papers and funds
belonging to the bank were all saved.
The Democrats of Jacksonville re-
fused to renominate their present Mayor,
Mr.. Rice. Ex-Mayor Dancy was nomi-
mated, but, in the interest of peace and
harmony, declined, and the Executive
Committee unanimously nominated Mr..
P. McQuaid, and he is now al the head of
the regular Democratic ticket, and we
believe, thus far, the only ticket in the
field.
The Illinois Milk Condensing Com
pany has contracted with the farmers in
the vicinity of Elgin for 100000 quarts
of milk daily for the ensuing six months
beginning on April l. The price is two
aud one-half cents per quart for April and
September, two and one-quarter cents
for May and August, and two cents for
June and July, or nine cents per gallon
for the six months.
Miss Gill, Boston tourist, was kill
ed ON an Ocklawaha steamer last week.
NC btcdtHcI clIuCA q tICc III d SHdI
of the river, and the jar broke off a rotten
limb overhead, which fell on Miss ellis
head, crushing her skull. She was sitting
on the deck between her father and moth
er. The former was struck by the limb
and rendered iusensible, but was not seri-
ously injured.
The National ,Stockman believes for
age crops should receive more attention
than has been usual Many of these
crops are really the most profitable that
can be grown on farms where stockrais-
ing is largely engaged in, and it is won
der that farmers do not more generally
engage in growing them. Corn fodder,
alfalfa, oats and peas, millet, ETC., pro-
duce enormous growth of succulent and
valuable food, at comparatively small
cost.
We were pleased to receive call
yesterday from Mr.. VIM. T. Blaine, Gen.
ersl Travelling Agent and Correspondent
of the Jacksonville Morning Ne,cs. Mr..
John p. Varnum, gentleman well known
in Tallahassee, is editor and proprietor of
this new daily journal, in the editorial
MANAGEMENT of which he DISPLAYS great