The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-12-30

We are informed ths4 there are to b

Pensacola every Wednesday during jan
uary, February and March. The tickets
will be % for the round trip, good for
fifteen days, and allowing stops at Talla-
hassee or Townsville, and at DeFuniak
Springs and Chipley.
The Apalachicola Times for last Sat
urday comes out with eight pages, con-
tanning much valuable matter pertinent to
the trade and resources of its city and
section 1t does not blow its own trum-
pet aloud about its being "trsde ISSUE"
&c, but sends it out upon its merits,
which are undeniable and which make it
such.
General Logan's public life kept him
poor, for he was too honest to pervert
Official position to money making. A
subscription has been started for the ben
eft of his widow, an estimable lady, and
his party friends and others respond with
splendid hberality. 10 five hours from
the time the list was opened the subscrip
tions amounted to 10000.
AT a meeting of the bar of Sumter
county, held at Leesburg on the goth,
Hon. VIM. A. Hooker was unanimously
recommended for appointment as Judge
Of the Fifth Judicial Circuit Of Florida.
This is deserved recognition of the high
character and great ability as jurist of
Mr.. Hooker.
The New York World has entered
upon a vigorous investigation in regard
TO the evasion of taxes in that city by in
diyiduals and corporations Six large es-
tates alone, it has shown, escape taxation
on over $5O,OOO,OoO worth of personal
property subject to taxation, while the
street railways and gas companies escape
taxation on nearly $3l 900, 900 worth of
personal property. The tax on these two
classes would amount to $4,000 900 an
nually.
Henry w. Grady, of the Atlanta
COnsti1mion, spoke for this section at the
dinner of the New England Society of
New York, Wednesday night. He eulo-
gized the New without disparaging the
Old South. This is the proper spirit in
which TO treat the theme. The Old South
had glories which the New can never hope
TO attain. Our heritage has glories, too'
however, and Of these we cannot be too
Proud.-RoLeigh Nesos and Observer.
The Journal is the title of the new
paper at Tampa Of which Mr.. W. N. Como
ley is the editor and proprietor. In a
well written salutatory article the politics
and purposes of the paper are announced
the former democratic, and the latter
the interests of South Florida generally
and Hillsborough county particularly.
1t is a thirty-two column paper, hand
somely printed, and the subscription price
a. s"0 dUIIars year.
With an elegance which indicates
the literary culture that he did not i'm
bibe while working as a job writer for q
New York publishing concern, the editor
Of the Times Union terms papers which
do not receive the associated press dis
patches bob-tail dailies." The penny-a-
liner of then, and the arrogant dispatch
monopolist of now, realizes phases of an
adventurers career-for in his obscure
past be was not despised only because
he was unknown, while in the bloated
consequence of his present he is despised
because be is known. He may yet learn
o lesson from "bob-tail" that will
touch him where his heart Ies-in his
pocket.
The Seville Independent is the title
of the new paper which succeeds the Ga
zette at that place. Mr.. Chas A Choate,
late of Tallahassee, is editor and manager,
and one Of the owners, his associates in
the publishing company being Messrs.
Benz II. Miller and VIM Kemble Lente.
The prospectus announces that the paper
will be democratic in politics. What the
name Independent indicates as to its po-
litcal course, if anything, we have yet to
see. Mr.. Choate is an experienced jour
nalist and = fine writer, and his new en-
terPrise viii doubtless be success. The
ONCE 10 provided with abundant material
and backed by ample capital.
The Times Union lately threatened
TO give the history of "a mysterious dis
aPpearance," and show why the section
Of the Article on Miscellaneous Provisions
in reference to the Public Printing did
not appear in the New Constitution as
printed BY the Tallahassee FLoRID1AN.
Thereupon the FLoRrDIAN shows reasons
therefor, and in retort makes damaging
return thrust, and inquiries What will
the Times Union do about it to the lOs
members Of the convention ?" "The re-
tirement of the lamented Dyke is very
much to be deplored, as token of appre-
citation Of that distinguished gentleman
10 concerned, bat it really does not seem
that the FLoRIDIAN has been made a
mummy" thereby. The Jacksonville
dailies seem to labor under difficulties
when confronted by the king Of the
weeklies, or even "bob.tail." RaLotka
Daily Nescs.
-Psymaster Thompson distributed
some t54, 900 among the employees Of the
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