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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13

The President deserves credit for his courage
in vetong pension bill and for condemning in
his veto message the practice of Congress of
granting pensions to persons whose claims have
been rejected by the Pension Bureau. His posi-,
ton, that if the government maintains bureau
for the settlement of these claims it ought to re-
spect its work, is the correct one. Ifthe bureau
isn't efficient it ought to be made So
AS a matter of fact it is efficient, and because
it is great many fraudulent claims are rejected.
1t is well equipped with detectives, examiners
and experts of various kinds. 1t is very costly
piece of government machinery, and the fire.
quency with which Congress ignores its deci
ions, and without careful investigation acts IA
vorably upon claims which it has rejected, indi-
Gates nothing more nor less than disposition to
bring it into discredit.
The fact, doubtless is that Congressman are so
anxious to vote pensions to eX-soldiers that they
don't care much whether their claims are just
ones or not. The message OF MIR. Cleveland,
however, will cause them to hesitate in passing
pension claims without giving them careful con-
sideration.
There was another veto message sent to Con
of notice. A bill had been passed for the ostcn
sible purpose of increasing the pension of wild
ow, but which, in fact, decreased it, The mat
ter is important as showing that pension bills
are passed without anybody's knowing what
they contain. A COMMITTEES is charged with The
duty of examining them. The duty involves ii
great deal of work, much more than the com
mittee or any member of it cares to do. The
committees clerk, perhaps is told 10 get up II
report on the bills. He isn't paid TO do
that sort of work. He probably reports, how
ever that the bills are all right. Congress
cepts the report and they are passed without
even the formality of a reading. And yet ii is
this sort of examination of pension claims that
some Congressman want substituted for the
thorough and intelligent examination given them
by the Pension Bureau.
Congress has too much business to attend to-
1t will never serve the country rs II ought to serve
it until the rules of the two Houses are amended
that it will be impossible to legslate upon spc-
cial matters.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13

Prof. A. H. Curtiss, the learned bota-
mist, has been appointed agent of the
Department of Agriculture, Division of
Forestry, for Florida, and has entered
upon the work he is SO well qualified to
accomplish. His first duty is the prepa-
ration of report for publication on the
cypress, to be as far as possible can ex-
haustive account of its geographical and
local distribution, amount, rate of con-
sumption, value, qualities, uses" etc, etc
He will visit counties in which cypress
abounds, and should have the co-opcra
ton of citizens who feel interest i'll his
important work. They can aid him by
informing him of the localities of large
bodies of cypress, and all other kinds Of
timber except pine.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13

AS time rolls on in its ceaseless round II. e..
is being more forcibly impressed upon ,bs n.a -
mind that well organized, thorouphlv .ca,-
and properly disciplined militia is A nso.rl $50
in every State. National and State Law.
vide for the organization and equipment, ~ ~
militia, but in Florida, as in number n, ~ -s
States, further legislation is needed and -, s'
and regulations for the proper governmeu, ~ ~
militia are necessary to its greater efficiencv s
One wise provision of the Florida mi,i,;.
is tina. they shall wear the regulation uniform !,
the U. s. A. The militia should be mus,..s.
into the service of the State as " State f,,.ssa
or National State Guard" for the m,i,,,. !,
really as much a National as State guard .,s
should be required to spend one week in an,,.',
encampment. The State could well afyo,a :
make small annual appropriation for e.cs
man and officer for attendance on stated drn.
and yearly encampments. Every oficer-f,o.-
com nander-in-chief dOwn-should be ,ao,;--,
to appear at all reviews and encampments in Al,
dress uniform. The attendance of all oH1cer. :.
the annual encampments is necessary in o.,-'
that they may become familiar with their d,,;..
for without efficiency the militia is apt to hs :.
expensive luxury.
Out of the annual appropriation made nv co,-
grcss for the militia, Adjutant-G General Inn. =
forms us that Florida is entitled to abou, A. ON
for arming and equipping her militia which T.,
cludes uniforms, arms, ammunition, tents &.
If bill now pending in Congress should ma.
Florida's quota for militia purposes would he T.
creased to about $4,000, a sum sufficient 70 q.
ganIze and equip large and efficen, ,niI;,;.
force-infantry, artillery and cavalry.
In thuse States where there are 80 manv on. n
towns that cannot afford to maintain an adeou.,.
police force for extraordinary emergencies th.,
may arise the States militia should furn;.h
prompt protection. In populous cities, wbere
there are large bodies of police, the m;l.
is sometimes used in emergencies, and with ye,v
salutary results. An efficient militia is the mo-.
effective and the cheapest police a State o..
have.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13
A special cableoram from !

"A special cablegram from Paris to
the New York World says: "Miss Fol
som, the .fdncee of President Cleveland
will not start for home as soon as expect
ed. She will hardly be seen in New York
before the early part of June. 1t was the
intention of per party to sail from Liver
pool May Is, by the Imam steamer CITY
Of Chicago. Unfortunately for this plan
Mrs. Folsom, who has never entirely re-
covered from the attack of Roman fever
which compelled her to take to her bed
in Genoa, has fallen ill again, and the
departure will have to be postponed for
about fortnight. Meantime the prepa.
ration of the wedding outfit is going on
with all possible expedition. The fact of
the engagement is no longer denied by
the family among their intimates, and.
indeed, the bridal dress is already made.''
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13
Pine Apple and Edam Cheese.
T. H. RANDOLPH 4 70 "a



Messrs. Dubois & Berlitz, proprierors of I.ko
Hall and Fort San Luis vineyards, have demon.
strated that the grape is at home in the hin
country of Middle Florida, and that good w,s
can be made from grapes grown here
Prof E. Dubois who has charge of the vino
yards, says many varieties do well in Flor;d.
but he prefers the Norton and Cynthiana which
are adapted to most sections of the State even
low down on the peninsula He has already
maze several hundred gallons of an excelIan,
quai'ty OF Florida Claret, which is being disposed
OF at private sale a sample of this. accom-.
panied with paper on Grape GROWING in
Florida, by Prof Dubois. has been cent ~ tho
Wine Growers National Convention. to assem.
Die al Washington City next Monday.
These gentlemen have % acres of v;neva-d,
III OF which are in bearing. Their v;ne,a .d'
Will average 800 vines to the acre. Tbess nj,
yield 1000 pounds of grapes to the acre and
from ~ to 20 pounds of grapes will make COL
Ion OF wine
lhls year the Professor will make Q OOO csl
Ions of Claret and White wine Newt va., -.
make will include Champagne and Sherry
Messrs Dubois Il Berltz advertise ;heir F,or
ida Claret in the FLoRIDIAN. and nersons do.;.
ing their wine may leave orders at the storo of
Mcssrs. Byrd & Denham
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13

A desperate war between Greece and
Turkey is imminent, and the famous lit
tie country would have some chance OF
avenging her many wrongs if the COM
biued Powers would withdraw their in
reference and leave her free to go at the
Turk with all the resources she could
command She would not lack the aid
of tens Of thousands of foreigners to re-
cruit her army of about hundred thou
sand Greeks, now mustered on her 'front.'
Ter and faced by about three times their
number of Turks-and one Greek is equal
to at least two Turks. The blockade of
the coast Of Greece by the war ships OF
Germany, Austria, England, Russia and
Italy was officially announced last week,
but since then the Russian ships have
withdrawn from the combined fleets, and
Europe is startled by the report that
Russia will take part with Greece against
the old enemy Of both-the Mohamme-
dan blot on the map of Europe, kept there
by Christian powers. If Russia does JOIN
Greece there will probably be tremen-
dous struggle, another Crimean war, with
its bloody Almas, Inkermans and Balak-
lavas. 1t will be battle of the giants
when the forces of the principal powers OF
T--~~~c ""mn together in a narrow field OF
operations, and grand oppv.U" Io'
testing improved implements of warfare
Bigger guns, more murderous projectiles
and defensive contrivances more nearly
impregnable than ever before used, viii
combine for advancing practical i'm
provement in the science Of slaughter
and in making the warfare tragically in
teresting to the Unlocking world. Wa
correspondents will be in their red Gle
ment, newspapers will "sell like ho
cakes" and the civilized world GENERALLY
will enjoy the excitement of great events
interesting in proportion as they ART
disastrous and bloody.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13
Double Daily Mail Service.

Now that there are two passenger
trains per day over the Florida Central
and Western it would seem that there
should be double daily mail service, as
there is express service. The people de-
pendent upon long line of road would
get their northern and eastern mails
many hours sooner than now if dis
patched by the train leaving Jackson
Vile for the west at three O'Clock p. m.
Under the present arrangement the mail
lies over in Jacksonville seventeen hours,
coming to us by the s a. m. train; but if
sent by the 3 p. m. train it would lie in
Jacksonville only three hours. We sug-
gest that Tallahasseeans send on petit
ton for double service, and that com
munities sill along the line of road do
likewise. Such general application would
doubtless be successful in obtaining relief
from the insufficient mail service which
has so long troubled the people along
nearly two hundred miles of road.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13

Monticello Constitution. The shooting
match OF the Monticello Gun Club on Monday
evening resulted in Mr.. ID. Ii. Mays winning the
badge. We are advised that several colored
men 10 this county have died during the past
week The fatal disease ia nearly'alI the cases
being dysentery. Our citizens generally SYM
pathize with Thomas l. Clarke. Esq, in the loss
OF his mother Mrs. Elizabeth B. Clarke, who
died at her home in Webster county, Ga, on
the Sd inst Mr.. Clarke was summoned by tele-
gram to her bedside and reached there three
days before her spirit was waited TO the God
who gave it. "A few days ago we made visit
to MIR. Abe Simon's plantation near town-more
particularly to look at his vineyard We found
il in excellent condition, and the vines loaded
with the delicious fruit. The vineyard covers
between two and three acres, and Mr. g. h %
well pleased with the experiment that another
season its dimensions will be enlarged several
acres. Il is a valuable property and can be made
very remunerative. The present season Il Is bis
purpose to ship grapes to New York, Phiadel-
phia, Baltimore and other cities.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13

OFFICE FLORIDA FRUIT EXCHANGE,
JACKSONVILLE Nav II 1874

OFFICE FLORIDA FRUIT EXCHANGE,
JACKSONVILLE May II, 1885,
DEAR SIRs Below hand yon quotations tor
Florida produce. Same is compiled from tele-
graphic reports received this day from our selling
agents in The leading cities
Beans, 80 cents to 81 so per crate; cucumbers,
81 To $3 per crate; tomatoes, 50 to So per crate;
squash, % cents to so cents per crate; heels 25
cents tn 80 cents per crate; cabbage, So to 81
per barrel; potatoes, s. to $50 per barrel
Think 1t advisable To discontinue shipments of
squash, as it will not bring charges. Beans are
also weakening. aud cannot be expected to
bring satisfactory prices now, as the Savannah
beans are in market Potatoes should come in
now, otherwise they will conflict with Charles
ton and Savannah.
Cucumbcrs received Ia date are very inferior.
being stumpy and yellow; to realize fair prices
they should be first quality.
Respectfully, A. W. IVES,
General Manager
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13
GENERAL Longstreet appeared by I'll

-General Longstreet appeared by the
side of Mr.. Davis at Atlanta, clad in his
old gray uniform, worn for the first time
since the surrender at Appomattox, hut
we suppose it was all right in his case.
He was so thoroughly reconstructed that
he became republican, and this fact will
probably cover the multitude of sins in
volved in wearing a Confederate uniform
on such an occasion in the eyes Of the
shrieking republican organs of the North.
-Ralei0h Nesos and Observer.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13
The Tallahassee Inn Eluh u,,,, ,.,,,,>., i, .

The Tallahassee Gun Club won second prize
al the Interstate shooting tournament at Saya6
nah Wednesday. They were too modest to beat
the Cha!hams in their own door-yard Doubt
less the Monticello boys would not have have
been so considerable Times Union.
II the Monticello Gun CLUB had sent team to
Savannah, it would, probably, have secured the
first prize, and modesty" would not have re-
strained the team from making every effort to
secure it--as was the C. Sc with our Tallahassee
friends Monticello Constitution.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13

by reference 10 the new advertisement, head
ed f. A. {. & Co., on fourth page you will
learn that you invited To call and see Messrs
4. A.Craword& Co. in the postoffice block. This
Is not an invitation to call once-nor to come
and see them only-but a " standing Invitation"
To call every day, or as often as you please TO
see them examine their immense stock. learn
all about their low prices, and secure bargains
Carefully peruse the advertisement and accept
their invitation.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13

"A reporter counted lO7 bullet holes
in telegraph pole near the scene of the
recent riot in the Chicago Haymarket.
They would have done more good il fired
into the other Poles in the neighborhood
1t that time.-N o. Rem.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13
VOLUME VII. FLORIDA REPORTS.

The FLORIDIAN Book and Job Office has just
turned out reprint OF The above volume for G.
A. Bryan, Jr. He will be able to fill orders for
bound or unbound copies shortly. SOFT
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13

Rooms, good well of water. located on Do.
Val street, two blocks west and two blocks ,o,,h
from the business part of the city. Possessio,
hrs' Oh June. ERAsTUs W. CLARK
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13

Will buy one dozen copies of the new Constitu-
ton of Florida, printed In pamphlet form, at the
FLoRIDIAN Office, Tallahassee. t
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13

tuesday last, between the residences of Mrs
1. Williams and Mrs. Whitaker, a narrow gold
bracelet The finder will be suitably rewarded
by leaving it at Saxon & Cos store.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13
Mich Cows.

MIR. l. j. Rawls will sell number of fine
mich cows with young calves See him al
once, if you desire good cow at a reasonable
price
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13
California Fruits.
A Stand fnY Initiation

rears' RUINS Apr1cots. Peaches and Grapes in heav
syrup, at T. Fl RANnoI DIV Q ~ "a
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13
COnch Peas.
COTTAGE TO RENT,

T. II. RANDOLPH 4 ca, ;.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-13

len, Appellec-Orange county
McWnoRTER, c. j.:
1. When plea on equitable grounds consists
of facts which ale available to the defendant as a
common law defence the court, on motion of
plaintiff, sholli strike out such equitable plea
2. The accept0r of IL dralt-non negotiable
may pay the same to the payec thereof after its
maturity, even though the draft be not produced
and delivered up To the acccptor at The time of
payment, provided the acceptor has had no no.
tice of the transfer OF the dl att by the paYee to
third person, and such payment would be valid
defence against the note, should SUIT be brought
thereon against the acceptor by another person
g. II payment is made by the acceptor to the
payee, and the draft be not delivered up al the
time of payment and suit s aft rwardS brought
thereon against the accept)r by another holder
claiming to be the transfer e thereof, the burden
nl proof rests upon the plalnlfin the actlon-the
defendant having proved the paymcnt-to show
that the defendant had notice Of the transfer be-
fore the payment was made.
4. The sutiicency Of the evidence to prove the
facts relied on To constitute notice is question
for the jury.
3. In a suit by transiercc of a non -negOtia-
able draft against the accptor thereof, evidence
OF the existence, amount or nature of the indebt-
edncss to such transteree which was the cOnsid
Grafton OF such transfer is immaterial and mad
missiblc
6. A charge asked is properly refused which
would instruct the jury that as the draft was not
negotiable that payment thereof to the payee
by the acceptor after maturity without demand.
ing delivery uIsto him of the draft was valid
defence against holder claiming to own the said
draft, who had sued the acceptor thereon unless
such instruction limits the right of the 'acceptor
to pay said draft TO the payee prior to his being
notified Of the transfer thereof by the payee to
such holder.
z. Where party under arrest for embezzle-
ment gives draft for the amount embezzled to
the person from whom it was embezzled, such
draft is not invalid unless 1t was agreed by the
parties that in consideration OF giving said draft
the prosecution should he suppressed.
g. Where non negotiable draft, valid in its in
ception, and on which the payee could have
maintained an action against the acceptor, was
loaned by the payee TO person under arrest for
embczzlement, 10 enable him to compromise
with the party who caused his arrest and such
draft Is transferred to such party who brings suit
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-11-20


II reply TO the request of the New
Orleans City ITEM for some Demo
cratic psper 10 draw comparison
between Democratic and Republican
ruloin Louisiana. the Shreveport Time
says
eve have a State government to.
day that, in comparison with the
Warmotli, Kellogg and Packard re-
gime, is as the sun at monday to the
darkness Of the night Ignoring for
the present the corruption, the jobs
and the swindles of the Radical era,
our State government costs the people
less to-day than then, and our debt is
not being augmented every day to
overwhelm future generations. And
taxes to-day are vastly less than in the
decade Of Radicalism. In 1873 Natchi-
toches parish paid 70 mills on the
dollar; show us such a rate anywhere
in the State today In 1878 Red
River parish paid 90 mills; show us
anything approaching it 10 1862
No, Democratic and Republican rule
cannot be compared. We have defects
still, but they are not TO be named in
connection with the governmental
burdens of the days of robberism.
Our contemporary must 60 elsewhere
for parallels"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-11-20
Wedding Wells.


This time the bells CLINE ont al
Lockport, where last Wednesday eve.
ming Mr.. Charles D. Murray led to
hynep's altar the blnshing bride, Miss
Kate Yates. Quite a number of friends
we're present to witness the happy
unioa. The brides cake was beauti,
fally trimmed, being surmounted by
an inverted horse shoe inelosing we'd
ding bell bearing the motto-"Hope
Forever" The many handsome and
valuable bridal presents presented to
the happy bride bears ample testimony
to her popularity. The bride and
groom are natives Of London, England,
but are pretty well Americanized, aud
will locate at Lockport. We wish the
happy pair o continuance Of these joys
through life.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-11-20

The N. 0. States, says: 1.-THE
Kansas City Times, commenting on
the apathy Of the Democrats in the
South says there is no reason why it
should exist, and tells the Southern
people that they ought to be wise
enough to know that the administra-
tion cannot devote exclusive attention
TO their wants. This is, of course,
very nice, but there is no reason why
the administration cannot find time TO
fire out the thousands of carpet bag
gers still holding Office in the South.
The Democrats who fought to put out
these men want, now that the victory
is won, for Mr. Cleveland to make
them walk Spanish at double quick,
but he does not seem anxious TO do it.
This is the cause of the apathy
in the South which gives the Times so
much concern, and it will eontinuc to
exist so long as Republicans, notorious
in the past as partlsans, are allowed to
remain in Office"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-11-20

AT the mass meeting held on the
9th instant in Prairie Hays, Acadia
parish, tc discuss the location of the
parish site, the committee appointed
by the meeting to report upon the
different propositions in aid of the
parish site, disagreed, and made two
reports. The majority report favoring
the Hockaday proposition, to-wit: a
donation of 90 acres of land and $500
for the privilege of permanently locat.
ing the buildings. The minority re.
port favored the Clement d Young
proposition, to-wit: To locate the
parish site on the 400 acre track of
Clement Il Young, with suitable
grounds for churches and school build
ings, the whole not to exceed 8 acres,
the balance of the 400 acres to be
divided into lots of 400 feet square,
with intervening streets, each alter
nate lot 10 be donated to the parish
by the said Clement & Young. The
minority report was adopted by a
large majority.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-11-20

THE Times Democrat says: The
decision just rendered by the Supreme
Court of Louisiana, through Justice
Poche, in the case of Miller VS.. Shot
well is of considerable Importance, as
laying down the law on the subject of
mortgages. The court holds that a
mortgage made in another State of the
Union, according to the forms and
laws Of that State, will be enforced
upon property situated in Louisiana,
but it must be according TO Louisiana
law and in the manner provided by our
code. Under such mortgages or deeds
of trust the title of the mortgagor will
not be diverted. The effect of this
foreign mortgage, therefore upon Lou.
isiana real estate is controlled by its
own law, while the character of the
contract is regulated by the State
where the deed is made.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-11-20

The following Legislation affecting
Louisiana is pending. and will be
brought MP at the approaching session
Of. Congress A bill appropriating
$4,000 for the construction Of q pub
lie building at Monroe, one allowing
$4,000 for the same purpose al Ope-
lousas, one apprOpriating $4,000 for
the building Of court house at Nor
gan City, bill for the eession 81 the
Mariae Hospital, located Ia tOe rear Of
New 0rleapa, 10 Tulane University.
There Is also q bill calenaared IN the
House 70 cancel certain descriptions ii
lands op account Of live oak ii lie
Southwestern Land District Of the
State.