The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-25

.r~uahassee. Fla, march -. lese.
Thanks to the Times Union tor Its
elegantly illustrated "Annual and Hand
Book for 1885,"
Read the presentment of the grand
Jury. 1t is we'll prepared and instruc-
tive document.
The Ocala Daily Item celebrated st.
Patrick's Day by coming out in an sp-
propriate coat of green ink.
Mr.. Robert Greenwood is editing the
Fort Meade Pioneer with much spirit and
ability, and it is very neat sheet.
Live Oak is going to build $4,000
school house. She will do it if she has to
bond the town to do it.-Ldke cay
Guide.
If Governor Perry had let it been
known we would have had all the Demo
Gratis in old Marion here yesterday to
welcome him.-Ocala Free Press.
The Moody and Sankey meetings
closed in Jacksonville, on the 23d after
q very successful season of prayer, praise
and preaching, the ministers going thence
to Palatka.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
on the 10th, says telegram, by MIR. Call
to provide for the purchase of two "ad'
Unstable steam DOCKS" one to be placed
at Pensacola and the other at Key West,
Fla.
The Judges of the lst and Sd Cir
cults exchange benches for the spring
term. Judge Vann will open court at
Milton, Santa Rosa county, on the Goth
instant, and Judge Mcclellan at Perry,
Taylor county, on April 9th.
Gradually but surely the colored peo-
are leaving the grand old party. The
time will soon be past when they can be
marched up in droves and voted by their
leaders. They are beginning to think for
themselves Ne'cs.
Judge Daniel Mcleod, one of the
surviving Pioneers who settled Walton
County sixty-four years ago was with us
Wednesday, and heard rehearsed the
trials and tribulations of himself and as
sociates in the early days of Florida
Walton Signal
Official corruption in New York city
seems in proportion to her size. Alder
men sell franchises that swindle the city
out Of millions, and the police take brides
from law breakers. There is no boss
Tweed there now, but many rascals OF
the same sort if not of the same size.
There seems no end to the invention
of murderous firearms. AS reported by
the Alpen6ote, there is at present manu-
featured in the Austrian gun factory at
Steyr, under the supervision and direc-
ton of General Director Werndl, new
repeating rifle from which forty shots a
minute can be fired. The cost of manu-
featuring this rifle is said not to be high
er than that of common breech-loader,
nor is it heavier or more difficult to cleasne
or to handle.
The time is rapidly approaching
when the Democrats of Florida must put
aside pitiful chickering's and work to-
gether heartily. If they have any regard
for the honor and best interests of the
State; if they desir the continued reign
of virtue and intelligence, all manner OF
dissension and factional difference upon
any and all questions must be sacrificed
upon the altar of our common good
Waldo advertiser.
The Daily Gazette and Bulletin
published at Williamsport, Pa, (the home
of MIR. Knapp, who has been spending the
winter in Monticello says: A calf re
Gently born on the farm of Mr. Georg'
Strunk, weighed ninety-eight pounds. 1t
is of the Holstein- Fresian breed" This
breed of cattle is said to be the finest in
the world, and we are pleased to learr
that our townsman, Captain r. c. Park
hill, has arranged with Mr.. Knapp fol
the delivery to him of pair of calves
Monticello Constitution.
On the 18th dreadful crime wa
perpetrated at Carrollton, Mississippi. A
trial was in progress when about hun
dred men from the country rode up to
the courthouse and opened fire with rifles
killing ten negro men instantly anG
woundlng three others who died soon
afterwards. Among the killed were two
negro desperadoes whose lawless conduct
had led to the trial which was interrupted
by the massacre.
The question relative to the DISPOSE
ton of the crown diamonds in France i
the leading topic of the day with the
State authorities and others interested
M. Rochefort proposes to put them up fo
lottery for "a, Oo0,O 900. The idea, says .
Paris contemporary, is novel, and if car
ried into effect, it is highly probable thai
the tickets could be readily disposed o
in all civilized countries, and excite mucl
singular rivalry, especially among the fe
male sex, as to who should hold the larg
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