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

The evidence brought out in tn

The evidence brought out in the
Anarchist trial shows the prisoners to be
cruel wretches, SO regardless of human
life as to deserve to lose it.
The Gainesville advocate says within
the last nineteen months nearly 200 build
ings at q cost of $36l,677 have been
erected in that place.
The death sentence of Alfred B.
Bidwell, of the Sara Sofa gang, was COM
muted TO Imprisonment for life by the
Board OF Pardons on the Sd instant.
The Townsville Times of last Sat
urday says the shipping of LeConte
pears has been active for the past week.
Remunerstive prices-from 81 to $780,
Mr.. o. J. Farmer, clever writer,
has taken charge of the Callahan Record
as editor and publisher. Mr.. w. A. Ma
honey, the original proprietor, retains
ownership of the Office.
The proprietors of the Gainesville
daily have restored the original title of
their excellent paper, and instead of Ne'cs
il is now the Advocate. Long may it
flourish, as it doubtless will.
Judge w. II. Wigg, prominent
attorney of the Palatka bar, has been ap-
pointed States attorney for the Fifth Ju-
dicial Circuit vice Hon. w. A. Hooker,
who resigned the position after several
years of able service.
Columbus now claims population
Of nearly or quite 25,OOO-more than
double what it was in 1880. This shows
what manufactures do for town, once
they get into it. cambridge can double
her population in few years also by
the adoption of the same process.-Bdin-
bridge Democrat
We were told yesterday by an off.
cial of the Florida Southern that the
statement that thirty miles of the track
Of their road on the Charlotte Harbor d.
vision was under water is a mistake. We
copied the paragraph from the Ocala
Banner, surprising that paper to be in
formed in what it published in the matter
The trains have run regularly during all
the wet weather on the Charlotte Harbor
Observation-Disclosures Daily Ne,os.
Mr.. Randolph Tucker, of Virginia
who has served many years in Congress
and has been conspicuously able and
useful member, some time ago declined a
denomination. On the 3Oth ult. the Dem
Ocrats of his District nominated Mr. Bum
gardner to succeed him, and Mr.. Tucker
telegraphed him: "My hearty congratu
lations success to my successor" Tc
which the reply came "Many thanks
To succeed you successfully would indeed
be success"
The editorial of the last Tallahassee.
FLORIDIAN on the subject of new towns ii
an admirable one, and should be read by
every citizen in Middle Florida Their.
is no reason under the sun why Middle
Florida should not keep abreast with thu
Eastern and Southern sections of thu
these sections of the State are pulsine
with new life and the energy of successful
and charging commercial interests, tina,
rich and beautiful country of Leon anC
Jefferson seems to be more inclined to re
trograde than to be progressive. We say
this from the friendliest feeling, for thu
fullest measure of prosperity would not
make us Jealous Of Middle Florida
Jacksonville Herald.
The breaking up of the famous Blen
helm gallery of paintings began on Sat
urday in London, but the prices obtained
were not extraordinary. Eighteen Ru
benses were in the first days sale, but
only two Of them brought prices equal te
those sometimes paid for modern works
Venus and Cupid Restraining Adonis
from the Chase" famous example O.
this master, which fetched $40, 900, and
the fine portrait of Anne of Austria
bought by the same dealer who purchased
the previous picture, which brought $ls,
500. The same painters "Holy Family
sold for $4,000, while L" Bacchanaliar
Reyel fetched less than $500. Ameri
can buyers apparently were not among
the bidders or competition would have
been livelier.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, of the 18th
ult-, contains the following notice of a
Florida organization "Uniformed Rank
Orlando Division No. l, Knights of Pyth
las, Of Orlando, Fla, will arrive at six
o'clock this morning in their special Mann
boudoir cars, en- route from Toronto
home. They will lay over in Cincinnati
until tomorrow morning and go south
via the Cincinnati Southern. This Divis
ion took the premium for long distance
Travelled in attending the grand conclave
and were presented by the citizens of To
rOntO with magnificent scarlet satin ban
ner, appropriately lettered and trimmed
in gold. They brought with them lOC
small alligators, which they gave away
and this, in connection with their cal
decorated with palms, air plants, stuffed
alIigstors, &c, made them marked fea.
ture from Florida TO Toronto"
"A more serious matter than the Cut.
ting affair is making trouble on the Rio