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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-29

On motion of Judge Hilton, the report Of the
committee was received and adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Long, the delegation was in
structed to cast the vote of Leon county as
unit
Judge Hilton, in few appropriate remarks,
introduced the following resolution which was
unanimously adopted:
.Iesoloed By 0e Democracy If Leon county, assen.-
lied in IaNd]tassee, tie Capttai If the State, That
while we send our delegates to the Congressional
Convention uninstructed as TO the choice of
nominee, yet having grateful sense of our obi
cations TO Pre- 'ident Cleveland for his effort to
give TO the country a pure patriotic. consttu-
tional and unsectional administration we express
our desire and hope that the nominee of the
Convention be gentleman who is in full sym
pathy with the President in his great work of
reform.
Mr.. Geo. w Walker offered the folown ing res
olution; which was adopted unanimously:
Resoloe0, That it is with feelings of deep re-
greet that we note the absence from this meeting
through sickness, OF Captain G. E. Dyke whose
wisdom in council and labors in the canvass
have been 50 conspicuous for SO many years 10
the success Of the party.
Mr.. F. T. Myers called attention to the election
of Executive Committee for the next two
years, and stated that for business reasons he was
compelled to tender his resignation as chairman
Of the present committee but the matter was, on
motion, postponed until the meeting of the Demo-
cratic Convention Of Leon county, when assem-
bled for selection of candidates for Legislature,
&c.
There being no further business the meeting
adjourned W. A. RAwi.s, Secretary.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-29

Boston Herald, July IL, 1851
SCHOOL IN FLORIDA.
Yow Graduate of Wellesley Succeeded in 7eacA
ing LIterae Children.
About eight weeks ago l was sent to the plan
tation of the firm by whom am employed to
take notes of the condition of the laborers, says
a writer to the New York School JOURNAL |
boarded at the house of the Overseer, and thus
was enabled to observe many things and to meet
many people which would otherwise have es-
capped my notice. The groves are situated nine
miles from Tallahassee in q most delightful To-
cality. There are 400 persons-men, women and
children-employed in picking and sorting the
fruit but, although the stars and stripes float
proudly over this State, there is not one public
school nearer than the Capital and 100 children
are absolutely destitute of the cOmmOnest educa-
ton
Four weeks ago graduate of Wellesley Uni
versity came TO this place as governess 10 the
daughters of one of the wealthy winter residents.
She took in the situation of the children at a
glance aud resolved TO do her best to improve
the wretched state of ignorance among them
She obtained from her employers the use of
an immense barn, or, as ii was called here, out
building, and hired negroes to make rough seats
OF boards, on the plan of a school room she
then obtained piece OF white pine, six by four
feet, which, with the aid of charcoal crayons
made an excellent whteboard" This has 10
be well scrubbed every night for the next days
use. She had no books to distribute, and, as |
thought, no way of inducing the children to
come TO her.
She proceeded to give all the children from the
neighboring plantation an invitation to picnic,
by the process of transmission, and about "a or
So accepted. She had refreshments, games, etc,
and by degrees, slyly and slowly, she coaxed
the young people into her odd-looking school
house. Nearly all thought ii was q church, and
the expression Of temporary devotion on each
face was a study for Millais.
Next she stood up before them and quietly
began questioning the children about their daily
toll. They replied eagerly; and then, gently
and with admirable subtlety, she led them to the
shipping of oranges all over the world She told
them of the great harbor of New York City, it's
whai yes and immense steamships, its countless
population who are 90 fond of the rich golden
fruit, and amazed them by telling how willing
people were to pay cents piece for fine or
anges; and then she stopped by telling them she
knew they were tired Of being indoors 90 long,
and invited those who wanted to hear more Of
the great Northern city to come next day at the
same hour Next day the entire brigade appeared,
reinforced by others, who had been electrified by
what their companions had told them about "the
nice lady who know 20 much" Here were 0S
young aspirants ct the shrine of knowledge
Did our young pioneer manage themf Per-
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-29

Sarr-rpAr. july "a. 1885,

SATURDAY, July "a, 1850.
The Democratic mass meeting Of Leon county
was called To order in Galiie's Hall. II 11:sS A
Il, by 2. T. Myers. Chairman Of the Democratic
Executive Committee, who announced the OBJ
ject Of the meeting
On motion, Colonel John A Henderson was
elected permanent Chairman and W. A. Rswls
Secretary
The Chair announced that the first business
before the Convention would be the election OF
delegates to attend the Congressional Conven-
ton for the First District, al Brooksville. on Au-
gust 4ih-
After considerable debate IS to the manner in
which the delegates should be selected, Judge
Hilton moved that q committee Of one from each
precinct. to be selected in manner TO be deter
mined, shall select a list Of delegates and
report them to the meeting for ratification or re-
lection which was carried.
W. F. Denham moved that the gentlemen
present from each precinct assemble together
and select one of their number as a member of
such committee which was carried, and the fol-
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-29

One white pereon 100 years OF age
Z One white person, 100 HE wife. 20 years
:Twenty Chinese in the county
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-29

s. eos o. so4 81 ISL .4nsl "a 500 s. sssI 5a57s
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08

TALLY, but the statistical poeition "a
Strengthening every week, because Of
the increased consumption which has
been going on, and which In this
country amounts to about 100000 bales
more than last year for the expired
nine months Of the season since SAINT.
1, and although the European con.
sumption has only belh q little over
200 bales Of 400 pounds each more
than for the corresponding time last
year, It has improved during the
more recent months, and the prospect
IL that 1t will continue fully up to its
present rate, which is estimated at
1000 bales per week greater than Il
was year ago. Last summer Britiph
spinners reduced their consumption
materially, but now the tendency is In
the other direction, and, as the sur
plus stock held by them Is not large
they are buying freely. The worlds
visible supply of cotton is now less
than It was q year ago when prices
were much higher, but It is this fact
OF low prices which has stimulated
consumption so that the surplus Of our
large crop has disappeared. There
need be no apprehension that there
Will not be cotton enough to meet the
comsumptive demand until our new
crop becomes available, but the pro-
liability Is that stocks at the end OF the
season will be smaller than tor several
proceeding years, which will leave q
clear field for the new crop. The port
receipts for the week ending last Fri
day were liberal for this season OF the
year, but the interior stocks were
thereby reduced, and the receipts from
plantations were less than 5000 bales.
Inc exports were liberal, and there
We're "a 900 bales on shipboard, not
cleared, destined for foreign ports,
which indicates that the exports for
the current week will be large.
30 that stocks In this country are being
rapidly reduced.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08

craftsmanship of the committee, He
said be was influenced to some extent
oy the publication of a statement that
his reluctance arose from al appreheu.
sion of defeat for the psrty: His person.
al affairs were such that would require
sacrifice on his part to assume and
discharge the duties OF the chairman.
ship, but he had certainly not been.
Influenced to decline them by any
apprehensionss of Democratic defeat.
He would, in obedience TO the wishes
OF his colleagues of the committee,
accept the Office and thanking them
for the honor conferred upon him,
discharge its duties to the best of his
ability.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08

sneet OF flames and resisted the great.
est efforts of the firemeu. The blaze
soon spread to the rear Of the saloons
fronting on Green and Jefferson streets
and at daybreak the entire center Of
the square was a glowing mass of red.
not metal and blazing wood. Enough
engines were by this time on the spot
and the firemen directed their efforts
10 stopping the spread of the flames.
me theatre was leased to the Whal.
len brothers about four years ago and
Is one OF the finest in the West or
South. The block was valued at 800.
oOo and is a complete loss. The
dreen street,, front which was occu,
pied by the medical college, is all that
remains standing. !
Shortly after a. m. the fire was got
under control: Tho buildings, inclu-
ding the theatre, were all ia the Davis
olock, which are almost entirely des-
troyed' Loss on buildings $40, 900: in.
sured. Loss on Grand theatre, fur.
nishing, $4,000: insured, for $45. 900.
kentucky School of medicine, $1,000;
Loss on stock to other occu-
pants, $4,000, fully insured. The new
Grand theatre had just closed for The
season and will be rebuilt at once. 80
that the next season dates will not be
cancelled.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08
Fighting Bohemians.

NEW YORK, June S.-Sunday s. nigh
a party of Bohemian socialists who had
attended picnic in Newtown, crow.
ded into the depot of the Long Island
railroad to take the train to Long
Island City. They were very noisy
and boisterous after drinking much
beer and wanted to fight. Alderman
Murray. of Loug Island City, was in
the depot, and without any provoca,
ton five of the Bohemians assaulted
him with slungshots and beat him
about the head until he was insensi..
BILE. Employees of 'the iailroad came
to his assistance and the fight became
general. A dozen or more of the
socialists were badly cut.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08
Irish Home Rule Defeated.

LONDON, June s.-Mr. Gladstone
entered the House of Commons at
4.55 pm. and proceeded straight to his
seat. When his presence was noticed
he was greeted with tremendous
cheering. He wore a white rose in
his lapel. The House of Commons
was crowded at the hour of opening
the session.
Mr.. Gladstone replying to a question
on the paper said the government was
unable to promise the incorporate
measures for home rule government
In England, Wales and Scotland in the
revised Irish home rule bill when it
was brought in during the autumn
session in the event of its passing the
second reading.
LONDON, June S.-The vote on the
home rule bill was 3l1 for the measure
and 341 against. ..'
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08
A Louisville Theatre Burned.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June Sat $50
o'clock yesterday morning fire was
discovered in that portion of the new
Grand theatre behind the stage canvas,
and the oil of the scene and stage set
tings burned fiercely and in five min.
utes after the discovery of the fire the
entire stage was blazing furiously.
An alarm was sent in, but the engines
that responded were unable to do any,
thing toward extinguishing the con-
which by this time covered
all Of the middle of the block between
Third and Fourth, Jefferson and Green
streets. A second alarm was turned
in, but the entire theatre was one fierce
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08
The Wheat CrOps,

ARGYLE, Minn., June s.-Crops oi
every description in this vicinity are
badly damaged. Wheat seems to be
almost hopelessly ruined.
ST. PAUL, June S.-rhe DIspatch's
Fargo special says: The wheat crop
in this section is in good condition.
not injured by frost or an other agen.
cy to any considerable extent. Re,
ports from the west of Valley CITY
and DEVILS Lake region are that quite
serious damage from frost and droutb
has occurred.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08
A st. Louis COachman Kills Rival.

A st. Louis COachman Kills Rival.
ST.. LOUIS, June S.-Peter Robinson,
coachman employed in Kirkwood,
shot and instantly killed Frank Bow
er, carpenter, this morning. Robins
son had just started for a walk with
Kate Adams, when Bower, prompts
ed by jealousy, attacked him, bore
him to the ground and was adminis-
tering a severe beating, when the girl
interfered and separated them. Upon
rising fiom the ground Robinson drew
a revolver, fired and killed his oppo.
nent,
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08
Cleveland Goes q Fishing,

DEER PARK, June S.-Despite the
somewhat threatening clouds that
hung persistently over the noun tains
yesterday morning, President Cleve.
land and Colonel Lamont started
about9 O'Clock for trouting expsdi-
ton. Their destination was one of
the preserves of Mr.. G. M. Delawa.
der, fish commissioner of Maryland,
situated on Deer Creek, about six
miles northwest of this place,
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08
A Chicago Holocaust.

CHICAGO, June S.-A fire occurred
in frame building at 731 South Canal
street at o'clock yesterday morning
which is thought to have been of
Incendiary origin. Eight of the Sleep
ing inmates had no warning and were
burned in thir beds. They were
Michael Murphy and wife and two
daughters, aged . and II years, Mrs.
Mary Durkin and infant child, Patsy
LAWN, 4years old, and William Hand
6S years of age.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08
Maxwell Quite Serene.

ST. LOUIS, June S.-When report
er called on Maxwell in his cell in the
Jail Sunday he found the man con.
victed OF murder in the first degree
stretched out upon his bed resding a
book. When asked how he liked the
transfer from the former cell to the
murderer's row, he replied: IL like
the change very much, it is more
quiet up here and I don't have as
many callers to bother me-" "
"Does the verdict weigh heavily
upon your mind ?"
"No sir. The only way in which
the verdict affects me is to cause post.
ponement in the arrangements I had
made. being certain of an acquital."
"What were these arrangements ?"
"Well, when was given my libers
Fy I was going either to lecture or en-
ter dime museum in order to earn
enough money to repay the PrelIer
heirs in England the money 1 had ta-
zen from him and to take me back to
Hyde, where was going to engage in
he practice of law with my father.
All this will be of for some time.
When l get my new trial l am sure IL
hall be acquitted"
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08
b SUNDAY LAW.
IN. 0. Chronicle.l

The House passed and the Senat,
Committee on Corporations agreed t
report favorably law requiring, tn,
closing of places of business, with few
exceptions on Sunday. A delegation
from this city, with Judge Alexander
Walker as spokesman, protested
against favorable report without
avail.
There are local option laws in oper.
alton, by which communities are priv
ileged to vote for or against the sale of
liquors, and covering the temperance
feature. AS to the restriction of bust.
ness on Sunday that is largely relig
ious questionable Jewish and Chris
tian Sabbaths fall on different days.
There is option on this subject also.
No man is compelled to do business on
Sunday, save in those professions of
callings where public demand exists
for articles made or sold. Some of the
country members living tn communio
ties that are poorly policed, no doubt
desire to remedy a state of affairs
growing out Of inability or inefficiency
but they are not conditions witnessed
in corporate towns or cities.
In this city are various classes or
business that will be injured by the
Sunday law and which afford employ
ment to several thousand people,
Employments are not so plentiful that
the General Assembly can at this time
afford to lessen them. There is less of
awlessness now than might exist if
he means of livelih hood be taken
away from great many people. Busi.
loss that is really injurious to com.
nunity should be made unlawful
very day of the week; or Injurious
eatures of legitimate business be ELI
but all people should not be-
to pay Difference to the re.
Igious scruples OF some, when no per.
onal rights of those religious people
re obstructed or questioned.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08
THIN SOIL DOWN EAST.

Il "There was living in the edge oi
Wayland few years ago, q quaint
and somewhat original old gentlemen
of the name of Adams, known to ell
the neighborhood for miles around By
his harmless bat sometimes amusing
peculiarIties. GUS Somerby, whose
early death few months ago deprived
the Middlesex bar of one of its bright.
est lawyers, and society of one OF the
best of good fellows, used to tell sto.
ry about the old gentleman which will
bear repeating.
"The squire was driving toward
Wayland early one summer morning,
when he discovered Mr.. Adams ma.
king his way afield with the necessa.
ry haying tools-a Jug and a scythe--
and stopped to have chat with him.
The soil in that part of the country is
very thin and sandy, and the good
humored lawyer took occasion to re.
mark upon the fact and TO pity the
farmers who were obliged to wiring .
scanty living from such barren acres.
The old gentleman heard him patient.
ly for time, but at length broke out;
"Look here, squire, you're wasting
your sympathy; amt so cussed poor
as you think AMI don't own this
farm"
"Returning toward evening, sGus'
looked out again for the old man, and
at length discovered him, crawling on
all fOurs between scattered haycocks
toward home, method of locomotion
rendered necessary by the faithfulness
With which he had attended to the Jug
part of his outfit during the day.
Stopping his horse, the lawyer hailed
the old gentleman, aud offered to
come over and assist him to his feet.
"With as much dignity as his att
Eitude and general condition would
permit, the fallen agriculturist waved
him away, and shouted back: keep
,ff % here tain't safel The soils so
hin here, now the crops of, that it
won't bear man endways; much as
,ver it'll keep me up fiatways.' -
Boston Record.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08
THE COTTON TRADE.

An exchange says: There has been
some improvements in the general
tone OF the cotton markets during the
week. Prices have not changed essen.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-08
Mr.. Kenna Accepts the Position

WASHINGTON, June Cat the
meeting of the Democratic congress
sional committee yesterday morning,
Senator Kenna formally accepted the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-02
Lead Mining in Wisconsin.
BY DIR. w. P. HARTFORD.

The lead region of the upper Missis-
sippi comprises strip of country be-
tween Sugar River and the Wisconsin
River, extending slightly into Iowa and
Illinois, but lies mostly in southwestern
Wisconsin, and may therefore be justly
called the lead region of Wisconsin.
The lead found in this region is in
the form of very pure ore-86.6 per
cent. lead with y trace of silver, the
rest being sulphur in mechanical
combination very easily reduced The
ore is found in the Lower Silurian FORM
alton in the Trenton and Galena lime
stone. Many geologists think that there
are enormous beds of mineral deeper
than those discovered, but as it would
be very expensive digging and require
large OUTLAWS for machinery, no one has
ever attempted it.
Lead ore or galenite was first mined
and smelted in very primitive manner
by the Indians, probably in the follow
ing manner: The best lead mines often
lie in broken, hilly ground, and the
wear of the water from freshets and
streams have, during the countless ages
since the flat strata in which lead is
found were formed, worn hollows
through those strata, leaving mineral
exposed and often carrying it some dis
lance down ravines; and by following
up these ravines this float mineral is
found at or near the surface. The In
dians no doubt followed up these indi-
cations and discovered leads. They
then burrowed in and hauled out the
mineral in pouches of deer skin. Their
smelling furnaces were built in the side
of hill where a hole was dug and
lined with fiat rocks, trench being
made from the bottom to lower ground,
where the lead could run into little
pockets dug into the soft soil. The pit
was then filled with layers of wood and
ore, fire built and the melted lead
would run through kind of CRATE
made of stones at the bottom and be
collected at the end of the trench in the
pockets. 1t is not probable, however,
that they ever did any mining until
they learned that lead could be sold to
traders.
An old French historian, Charleyaux,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-02

opening showed the skirmishers that
the hurricane of fire. lead and iron on
the left had torn the Union hne to tat
tiers and swept it backward toward the
ridge, while the rebels were swarming
out of the works, flanking the Thirty
third on the right and passing them on
the left. Then Col. Moore gave the or
der to retreat, and under the skillful
direction of himself and Major Virgin,
the regiment fell back swiftly and ST.
lently, but in cool and orderly man
ner to the ridge from which they began
the charge. The rebels, coming under
the fire of our field guns on the ridge,
in turn fell back into their works.
The brigade then stacked arms and
lay down behind their muskets 20 rest.
The next regiment on the left of the
Thirty-third was the Third Iowa |
counted their stacked muskets There
were ninety-odd. The rest of the two
hundred and fifty or more that went
into the charge lay on that fatal field;
and their bearers lay there, too, for the
gallant little Third had long been
purged of all its men who would come
out of fight unwounded without their
muskets. You have read of regiments
being decimated. That means one man
in every ten shot. But here was a reg
iment that lost three out of five. That
scraggy screen of black jack shrubs
saved Grant County the need of anoth-
er marble cenotaph on which to carve
the names of her soldier dead, for four
Grant County companies were in the
line thus fortunately screened from that
terrible tornado of DEATH
The responsibility of this awful blum
der was laid upon Lauman, and he was
relieved from command But it has
since been asserted that the responsible
ity was upon Ord. who commanded the
corps and ordered the charge, refusing
to listen to any reason against it. Ord
was West Pointer and regular, and
Lauman was neither. The well known
jealousy between the West Pointers and
the volunteer generals very possibly
may have furnished the groundwork for
this terrible tragedy, but whoever was
the guilty general, lie ought to have
been shot, for his act amounted to
many murders.