The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-12-02

- 4St. Augustine Is fortunate in the ap.

-ot. augustine II Iortunate III Tic aP'
pointmeut of her postmaster. Hon. NJ.
r. Cooper being the new incumbent.
The almost forgotten William A.
Wheeler, who stole Hendricks seat as
Vice-President in 1877, is reported now
. hopeless wreck from the use of opium.
"A recount of the votes in Camden,
New Jersey, elects Democratic member
of the Legislature and gives the Demo
Gratis clear majority of one on joint bal
lot
Gen. Finley left yesterday for Phil
adelphia as Florida's delegate to the an
niversary of the celebration of the constr
tuition. Mrs. Finley accompanied him as
far as Lake City where she will take in
the Ocdla Free Press.
The New Orleans Times Democrat
is ever the earnest friend of Florida, and
the great daily of the Gulf States
should have a wide circulation in this one
of them. In scope of news and editorial
work, and extent of Geographic service, it
invites comparison with any paper in the
United States.
-Fory-six car loads of oranges have
been shipped North over the Florida
Southern Railway during the past two
days. This company expects to average
about twenty-five cars day for the bal
ance of the season, now that shipping has
fairly begun.-PaIatka Daily Neacs.
The Jacksonville Morning Ne,os
shows rare enterprise in increasing its
size and reducing its price at the same
time. II is now an eight column daily,
printed in very handsome style, full of
news and vigorously edited by inimitable
John p. Varnum. Price, 81 per annum );
single copies three cents.
We ere pleased to announce the fact
that Col. w. W. Moore, late of the Starke
Telegraph. has purchased the Star. He
will make this announcement over his
own name in the next issue. Col. Moore
contemplates making change in the
name of the paper, with some changes in
typographical appearance. = Macclenny
Star.
Jacksonville is enlivened by the ru-
NOR that the Pennsylvania Railroad will
extend its lines from Norfolk to that city
and thus compete with the Coast Line for
Florida traffic and travel. We hope that
what is rumor may become fact, for 1t
would be much for the benefit of our east
ern emporium and large portion of the
State.
The Fernandina Mirror enters upon
its ninth volume with a change of make
up which is an improvement, and as il
was before the handsomest quarto it il
now the handsomest folio paper in the
State. Conducted wit6 much ability by
Its distinguished editor, Major George r
Fairbanks, its opinions in public matters
have the consideration and influence they
deserve.
We print elsewhere the communica
tion addressed by the President Of the
Farmers' National Congress to Captain
P. Houstoun, of Tallahassee, delegate
to the recent Convention in St. Paul. II
will be seen that the Congress is called tc
meet in Washington in January, and the
action of SO influential body must be felt
In the national Legislature.
Naples is the name of a prospective
city on the Gulf coast in which several O.
our prominent citizens are interested. i
is commandingly situated upon the Gul
of Mexico, twenty-five miles south o
Punta Rassa, in Monroe county, and EN-
braces the most southern habitable por
ton of the mainland on that coast. Th'
town site has frontage of five mile
along the shore, with broad shell beach
Orlando Reporter.
The elegant new Pullman sleeper
and parlor buffet cars, manufactured ex
pressly to run between Jacksonville an(
Orlando, via the Florida Railway ant
Navigation Company's line, have arrived
In Jacksonville and are now on the route
The new ten section Pullman buffe
sleepers for New Orleans via the sam'
route are also there.-iSaoannah Neaos.
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