The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-01-14

SCISSOR; ana D. ~. OTo'ehSeei",
-Enoch Carter who killed policeman
Beasley in Orlando the day before Christ
mas. was found guilty of murder In the
first degree, and sentenced to death oy
Judge Foster.
The Ocala Daily Item is under way
again, with energetic "Tom " Harms at
the helm. 1t is handsome, well edited
paper, and the community should iu'iy
sustain it. Subscription so cents month.
1t will be highly editying to hear
Senator Hale preach against the partisan
distribution of postoffices in Maine. "A
Democrat hadn't sold a stamp there in 20
wears ND to the 4th of March.-Boston
Herald.
There are ten ex-Governors In the
Tinted States Senate-Messrs. Berry OF
Arkansas. Stanford of California, Haw-
lev of Connecticut, Brown aud Colquitt
of Georgia, Cullom of Illinois, Vance OF
North Carolina; Hampton of South Car
DINA. Harris of Tennessee and Coke OF
Texas.
The January edition of W. j. Van
Kinks neat semi-annual, The CUT Stream,
is out, and, as usual, its pages are well
filled with valuable information and de-
scriptions of desirable property for sale
by the publisher, who may be addressed
at Pensacola Subscription price 30 cents
year
The average age of Congressman
has been investigated. The delegations
of West Virginia and North Carolina
average ~ years, of Arkansas 43 years,
of Iowa As years, and of Georgia 46
wears. Maine and Mississippi prefer to
trust old men-Maine's average being
5s years, and Mssissippi's 81 years.
In the appointment of congressional
committees Mr.. Davidson, of Florida,
again receives the Craftsmanship of Rail
way and Canal committee, and Is on the
Committee on Expenditures of the Navy
Department. Mr.. Dougherty is on the
Committee on Claims and Committee on
Revision of Laws.
The Sentinel takes pleasure in an
nouncing that it has secured the services
of Mr.. Dixie Beggs to aid in all work
connected with its publication. Mr..
Beggs is a brother of State Attorney J.
D. Beggs, and was formerly editor and
proprietor of the Madison Recorder, a
paper that he made one of the best week
lies in the State Orlando Sentinel.
The office of Mr. J. w. Bushnell,
Chief Engineer and Master of Road way
of the Florida Railway and Navigation
Company, was transferred to Jackson
Vile this week. The offices of Mr.. A. O.
mcdonnell, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent, and Mr. F. B. Papy, Gen
eral Freight Agent, of'the Florida Rail-
way and Navigation Company, will be
transferred to Jacksonville on the 18th
inst, offices having been procured in the
new addition of the Everett Hotel, on
Julia street.-Ferndndind Mirror.
"A battalion of warlike Jews in the
army ofPrince Alexander, of Bulgaria,
has had special mark of attention be-
slowed upon it. With his own hands
the Prince pinned on the breast of the
commander the gold medal for valor, and
and he warmly praised. at Prot the rem
nant of the legion. The battalion, origi-
nally 500 strong, lost one fourth of its
number before Slivnitza, and in the other
battles e5 men fell.
The happy Christmas-tide does not
bring happiness to everyone. All, no
To some the cup of anguish is heaped up
to Overlooking, and made the more bitter
on that day by comparison with the
worlds happiness. Among that number
on last Christmas day was Brother B. +.
Prevatt, of the Orange City Times. On
that day his wife, his better self, slipped
away to the spirit land, and left bitter
Christmas, indeed, to him. 1t does not
90 far, we know, but nevertheless we ex-
tend the Journals sincerest sympathy
and coincidence Sanford Journal.
Senator Beck is very much pleased
with the result of his speech in the Senate.
He has received great many letters and
dispatches from all over the country,
while thousands of copies of his speech
have been ordered by admiring friends.
On Monday he received letter from the
youngest daughter of Jefferson Davis,
commenting him for his speech. The
latter inclosed water-color picture, rep
resenting silver moon shining down
from silver clouds upon silver lighted
landscape. Underneath the picture was
written " Diana's tribute to the champion
of silver" It is said the Kentucky Sen
ator 10 very much delighted with this
p;cture and intends to have it framed to
hang up in bis library.
Senator Gray, who has taken Bay
ards place in the Senate, is one of the
Youngest men in the Senate, and he is
perhaps the handsomest. He is tall,
straight man, with good frame, well
rounded, and an eye which sparkles with
vitality. lie has iron in his blood, and