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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-06-24

The list Of lands for sale in Leon county for
the nOn-payment of taxes, is The shOrttsf hare
seen in The .Sate tbs year. There are only eighty
names in the list-as published in the TdtLthds
seean. Leon comes up well on pay .lav. and
makes good showing as regards taxes-I'Itatkd
Duly Ners.
This is copied that readers may see the
favorable mention of our county, and not
in order that we may remark that the
tax list was published in the FIoRIDlAN.
The FLoRrDIAN also published last week,
"without money and without price" the
list of Leon county lands, held by the
State under tax sale certificates, compris-
ing less than eighty names. This paper
and our esteemed contemporary of Pa
latka are the only ones in the State that
have done this for their respective coun-
ties, and when we referred to its public
spirit in SO doing, it credited the reference
to another paper-"quite as usual" we
might say and be very nearly correct
Our list of lands held for non-payment of
taxes comprised little more than twenty
thousand acres, while our contemporaries
list was more than sixty thousand acres.
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By the way, what WAS the Comptroller in Or
laudo for st the time of the Commissioners
meeting' We had an impression that the ous'-
ness ot this officer la hook out for the inter
ests OF the State. but his reported remark that
"the Stale don't need the money, does not
look AS II that were his view OF u Covering
his last falls tracks would seem tn fit the cir
cumstaniial evidence betier.-Fforsda Rep"btI-
can.
This is the county in which one of the county
officials after much buffiing was forced to show
up the funds in his possession and acknowledge
himself deaulter, and now comes the Comp
troller who advises the County Commissioners
that the State is no, wanting the money stolen
by the County Collector of Orange county.
Truly this is an age of wonders Walton Ssg
nal
Thus rad answers unto rad from one
section of the State To another; one
starts falsehood and another takes it up
and prolongs the echo, like wolves re-
turning answering howls from distant hill
tops each to the other 1t is not true that
Comptroller Barnes was in Orlando at the
time of meeting of the Commissioners
of Orange county, nor is it true that he
said "the State did not need the money"
1t is true that he went to Orlando lin the
interest of the State" AS those with
whom he convers,d AMI transacted busi-
ness can testify-for in such an emer-
gency he would not remain quietly in his
Office and entru>t to others important
public interests which might be best
cared for by his personal attention. In
so doing he had the commentator of all
fair minded citizens, irrespective of party
affiliations, but it was characteristic of
such INSCRIPTIONS republican Journals as
the F2ori.M Re1'"blican and Walton Sig
nal to pervert the occasion to the circula-
ton of misstatcments against a demo-
cratic official As no truth could he in
furious to the gentleman assaied, these
very "offtnsive partisans" must needs
tell something otherwise in the way of
warfare on the democratic party through
one of its most upright members.
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THE SECOND MATCH
SCORE.

The Tallahassee club won the Interstate Jia-
mond badge by II birds In Justice to the home
club we will here state that they were in worse
trim for shooting when they eutered this tourna.
ment than at any time since their first match.
about year ago.
In the next sweepstakes contest Davis and
Gibson divided first money, Martin took second
and }. Is. Crawford third, shooting at five single
birds
The closing contest of the day was for a sweep
stakes purse 6 singles and two doubles First
money TO f. \. Crawford, second to NAYS and
third 10 Roach
The sports of Wednesday opened with a
sweepstakes shoot-5 singles. f. A. Crawford
won first money, J. b. Crawford second and
third was divided by Mays and Roach
In the last sweepstakes contcst-6 singles and
doubles-Martin took first money and ]. B.
Crawford second.
The closing event of the tournament was a
twin match lie singles and ) doubles, with
entries and result as follows:
Martin and Mays ............. *
L. A. Crawford and Davis - IS
Cnchlow and j. b. Crawford -
The clubs represented at The tournament
were:
DIXIEs, OF PENSACOLA
b. X. Pitt Captain; Anthony Riera, J. J. Nc
Cure. Ii. W. Summons, W. H. Hutchinson. Ed
Gale Qllna, X W. Hargis, G. w. Avery, VI. A.
ID Aiembcrte. and G. w. Turton, Secretary.
PENSACOLA GUN CLUB
V. }. Vidal, Captain; W. Amos Roberts, 5.
= Bush Hutchinson, John Barrelli and Doc"
Rettinger.
SAVANNAH CLUB.
Captain W. G. Cooper, DR.. S NJ Roach T. B
Mays, n. L. Silverberg and JAS A. Gross
MONTICELLO GUN CLUB
Messrs. Tucker, Lamar, Parkhill, Simkins,
Partridge and Bradley.
JACKSONVILLE Gun CLUB.
Messrs. Gibson, Rockwell and futile.
Mr.. John I. Dismukes, of ST. Aupusline (,un
Club.
Mr. Thos. Martin, of Button. s. c., the b.
gardns of the Souih,' was present aud did some
extraordinary shooting.
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The only gentlemen we have thus fal

The only gentlemen We have thus far
heard mentioned in connection with the
nomination for Congress are Colonel Nc
Kline, of Mariana Messrs. 5. X. NAL
lory and J. Earnest Yonge, of Pensacola !;
Hon. II. ii. NJ. Davidson and Hon. John
w. Malone, of Quincy; General w. Ii.
Sebring, of Levy county; Captain Spark
man, Of Hllsborough General J. b.
Wall, Of Tampa; DIR. Perry, of Key West,
and Hon. w. ID. Barnes, of Mariana.
Captain Sparkman, General Wall, Gene
raj Barnes and Colonel Malone have all
declined the proposed honor. Under
these circumstances many leading Demo
Gratis are hoping that Captain S. Pasco
will again make a personal sacrifice and
consent to accept the position of Repre-
sentative, as it is generally conceded he
would make a very able and efficient one.
-Monticelo Constitution.
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Jacksonville Morning Newsl
A FALSE RUMOGS STARTED.
The story Of Yellow Fever fn New
Orleans Officially Denied.


Last week a rumor was Started in Jackson
vile that yellow fever had broken out in New
Orleans. AT first it was talked of in only linn
tied circle, but the circle soon wdened until the
news reached the ears of Mayor McQuad, who
at once telegraphed TO the Mayor of New Or
leans To ascertain the truth or falsty of this rr-
NOR. He received in reply the following tee-
gram:
New ORLEANS, June TO-
p 4MQuad, Mayor
nor has there occurred one this year or any case
resembling that disease. The above is certified
10 by DR. James Holt, President of our Board OF
Health, and is reliable.
ID. NJ. FITZPATRICK, Acting Mayor.
Later in the day Saturday a second dispatch
was received, which reads as follows:
New ORLEANS, June 10, 1886.
Hon. p. McQuaM, Mayor
Is it possible for you to trace to its source the
mendacious rumor of yellow fever in New Or
leans? The Times Democrat and people OF New
Orleans will thank you for any information con-
corning this matter. PAGE NJ. BAKER,
EdiRor Times Democrat
Owing to the dangerous illness of Mr. Nc.
Quaid's youngest child and his enforced absence
al Pablo Beach on this account he has as yet ia
ken no steps in this matter but will doubtless do
30 as soon as possible. II is to be hoped that he
will be able to trace this rumor to its author for
such story is calculated TO do vast harm to any
city in the South.
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CHICAGO June 21.-Shortly before 3 O'Clock
this afternoon, the Anarchist, Parsons who has
been missing since the Haymarket riot walked
into the Criminal Court room accompanied BY
his attorney. His appearance was surprise TO
the court and police officials He is supposed to
have remained in hiding in this city since the
night of May 3. He drove up to the criminal
court building in a hanson cab and at once hur-
ried to the court room. Captain Black asked
that he be tried with the other prisoners. Ii ap-
pears that last Saturday Captain Black had
consultation with Mrs Parsons He urged her,
il she knew where her husband was, to commu-
nicate with him AT once and get him to come to
Chicago for trial The woman refused at first,
but finally became convinced that it was the best
thing TO do. He was 90 thoroughly disguised
that his own mother would not have known him.
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Receiver Daval Authorized 90
Pledge the l.amd Grants.


Pledge the a.amd Grants.
The following order Of Judge Pardee
was filed Wednesday, 10th, in the United
States Clerks office at Jacksonville, in
reference to the application of Receiver
Duval for authority to complete the road
bed of the Florida Railway & Naviga-
ton Company to Tampa Bay:
In The Circmt Court Of he United States, Filth
G'rui, Northern District Of Florida.
These causes came on To be heard. at New
Orleans, in said Circuit on this the l4th day OF
June, n. ID. 1896, upon the report OF Joseph IL.
Durkee. Master (and the exceptions thereto
fled, on the petition of ii. r. Duval, Receiver
of the defendant company. for order 10 extend
the rnad To waters of lamps bay; the said hear
ing having been adjourned from the 18th inst.
And there appearing no one in opposition
therein; and further, that the rights OF said ex-
cepiors are not affected by the proposed action
of the Receiver, it is ordered that the said ex-
ceptions be overruled the SAID Masters report be
and the same is hereby confirmed.
And il is further ordered that II. r. Duval, the
receiver OF this court of the defendant company
railroad, be and he is hereby authorized and di.
recled TO construct and extend the said railroad
| from its present terminus AT Wiihlacoochec sta
| ton TO The waters of Tampa bay. And that he Ike
authorized to pledge and use Tor such construc-
ton the whole or so much thereof AS may be
necessary for the purpose of such extension OF all
the lands coming from grants from The State of
Florida, or from the United States, shall ac-
crue and be earned by reason of such extension,
with power to sell or mortgage, as may be neccs-
sary And the said receiver is hereby further
authorized and directed 10 pledge 10 the work OF
| such extension and construction all of the rail
road to be by him constructed under this order.
And the debts hereby authorized shall be a first
lien only on the lands to be earned aforesaid,
and on the part of the road to be so constructed,
and shall not be lien or charge on other prop
erty of the said Florida Railway and Navigation
| Company, defendant.
Don A. PARDEE, Circuit Judge.
June 14th, 1885.
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The American Exhibition in R,On.
a1nn

WASHINGTON, June 12-President Cleveland
has accepted the honorary presidency of The
American Exhibition To take place at London in
May, 1887. Gen. Goshorn President General of
the Council of the Exhibition, has decided that
the main office in the United States shall be in
Philadelphia. President Cleveland will open
the exhibition from the White House and start
the machinery by telegraph land lines and ca
BILE A committee OF over 1000 prominent men
in Great Britain has been selected to give
hearty welcome to the American exhibitors and
visitors during the period when Queen Victoria
will celebrate her jubilee year, or the fillieth
anniversary of her reign
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FIFTH INTER-sTArE rou.-.
MENT.

The Dsxies win the State 49,.
raliahassee Ciwb Caps~re.
Interstate Oia1oad &C.
Sweepstakes, sc.
The Fifth Interstate Tournament, .u,.,
auspices of the National Gun Association o.,
at Tallahassee Fair Grounds last Mona.v -.
closed Wednesday. Monday was cloudy -
windy, with light showers Of rain.
The first contest was for a sweepstakes n,,..
five single clay pigeons. There were 1, eo,r;...
first money was won by J. h. Crawford. seco,s
divided by Martin and Mays. and third won >.
A. Riera-
The second was also for a sweepstakes nur.s
five singles and five pairs of doubles. Fosr,.s.
entries; Martin won first money, f A. Graz
ford second and Gibson third
THE FIRST MATCH
Was for the gold championship badge Of Flor.
ida This badge was held by the Tallahasse.
Gun Club, they having Won it in two contests
with the Dixie Gun Club, Of Pensacola. The
Dixies challenged the Tallahassee club fo,
third match, a team o nine to shoot on each
side, and The Tallahassee club accepted.
The Dixics sent the home club 10 the ,rsrs
Each man shot nj Is singles and ) doubles
thrown from five regulation traps.
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Comm u lafQaaed.
MARIANNE, Fla, June 16, 1886

MARIANA, Fla, June 16, 1886.
To the editor Of the Courier
The Congressional contest in the First Dis
trict is to be OF some interest We know
of no man better or more ably qualified
to gil this high position than John Ii. Mckinnc,
man true and tried in public trust, fearless in
the defence of his countrys rights and at home
respected and honored among men. Mr.. Nc
Kline is fully qualified to fill this position he
will be useful man, shrewd representative
giving satisfaction in the full discharge of bis
duties Should he receive the office he will prove
himself faithful to every trust, and firm defen-
der Of his country's rights, and of truth, justice
and law. An able lawyer and eminent jurist he
is fully qualified TO fill it-and we trust the peo-
pie of the First District will give him trial.
These are the sentiments of the people
DEMOCRAT
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At this time, and even unto the meet
ing of the nominating convention, a
strong temptation bescts the average edl-
tor to advance the claims of his favorite
for the honor His own preferred states
man may not be another editors preferred
statesman, and it is not impossible that
the one will praise his statesman to the
dispara cement OF the others statesman,
and that following will be created for
each one Of all the advocated statesmen.
As but one of the statesmen can get the
nomination the followers of the non-nomi-
mated will be dissatisfied with the noml
nee to the extent that they have allowed
themselves to be prclulced against him
by the advocacy Of the others, and to
such extent may there be a lack of har-
mony in the ranks Of the "glorlous and
untcrrified democracy" In such battle of
candidates for candidacy the fight is not
against the common enemy but within the
party, and the sad example Of Democratic
Georgia is AN awful warning to Demo
cratic Florida. Gordon men and Bacon
men are arrayed against each other as
earnestly as they all were against the Re
pubicans when they stood shoulder to
shoulder and redeemed their State. Such
feeling has been generated, such personal
antagonism melted, that if either becomes
Governor the alhcrcnts Of the other will
make the administration uncomfortable,
doing all they may to battle and annoy
and to such extent prevent its usefulness.
There will be schism in the party, and in
dcpenlcntism, the arch enemy Of the
solid South, of its political power
and prosperity, may show up in such
force as to be dangerous. A house
divided against itself must fall"
and the leading daily paper of
Georgia SAYS, "the politicians and the
wire pullers have succeeded in dividing
the people into two hostile camps, one
under the Gordon banner and the other
under the Bacon banner"
OF course we of Florida don't want any
Gordon and Bacon scramble for Office in
our State, aud while we believe that every
sensible democratic editor has an honest
preference for some man for Congress we
do not think that one Of them is inclined
to follow the example Of many Of the
Georgia editors, praising one aspirant be-
yond reason and assaiIing another with
unsparing bitterness. There may he no
danger of such extremes of advocacy or
opposition, and doubtless some editors
will limit their utterances to an endorse
mcnt of the fitness Of an aspirant, avoid
ing strong expression Of individual pref
crence pending that action Of the conven-
tion they propose to sustain, whatever it
may he. A nominating convention is
entrusted with work by which members
of the party that authorized it propose to
abide, and many very sensible persons re-
frain from so decidedly expressing them
selves for or against any aspirant as to
make the support of nominee not their
choice seem inconsistent or insincere.
OF course no democrat is going to bolt a
convention nomination, for he would not
be democrat who did, yet the party can
not afford to lose voter because of his
having gone so far in his advocacy of one
man or opposition to another that he feels
he cannot support the latter when nomi-
mated
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Quincy Herald. June fs.l
BADLY Frightened.

Judging from an editorial in the Pensacola
Commercial entitled 1.-THE Coming Democratic
Congressional Convention" Il would seem that
the editor is laboring under terrible fright lest
the voters OF the First Congressional District viii
do As they have on several former occasions, Sc
lect the Hon r. H. NJ. Davidson to lead them to
another triumphant victory and represent them
in the Fiftieth United States Congress.
While under the delirious influence of an in
sane panic, of his own originating. he has incor-
nora,e,i into the article certain lbelous charges
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Detroit Free Press, June 49,
He will Not 60 10 Washington
Territory.

Have you seen the latest report about your
self?' was asked of Senator Charles W. ZONES
at his room in the Russell House last night
1" the effect that will 20 tn Washington
Territory and try 10 get elected TO the Senator"
Yes. or words to that effect
All | need say in reply TO that is, in the
words ot Graltan, AN oak is too old TO be trans
planted at fifty The report is of piece
with others that have been circulated concern
i'm me"
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THE SCORE

AS the scOie shows, the Dixics. scored nine
more than the Tallahassee Club, and won. Can
tain Crawford detached The balse from his coat
and very gracefully placed it on that OF Mr.
Simmons, who led the score in his club.
The result cf this match means more spott in
the furure, and the club that wins the badye
next time will doubtless have to exceed the
best score above.
In the third sweepstakes contest J. b. Craw
lord won IL: money, Thos. Martin 2I and f @
Quina 81. This was open TO all-fye single
birds. John Barreili lied Crawford for Il,
money, and in shooting off they tied three
times.
Tuesdays sport began with 81 entries for
sweepstakes PURSE singles Martin ,o,k Ia,
money, Gibson 2l and Hutchinson 3D.
The next contest was for a sweepstakes nurs.
five doubles There were II entries w H.
Gibson won LIST money, J. Il. Crawford 81 and
Simmons 81.
THE SECOND MATCH
was for the Interstate Championship A hand
some diamond badge-held by the Chaihams. Of
Savannah The only entries were the Chat,
hams and the Tallahassee Club This match
was conducted in accordance with the rules If
The National Gun Association. with teams Of
five men-10 singles and doubles.
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East Tennessee complains that there

East Tennessee complains that there
has not been Democratic Governor from
that section of the State for over thirty
years, and Nashville paper replies that
she ought to do penance another thirty
years for having furnished the State with
a Governor in the person of Parson w.
q. Br0wnlow.
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Hpass~~ Exerc1ses nc haIlie's HALL.
The closing exercises OF the West Florida
Seminary at Gallie's Hall last Thursday night
were attended by numerous aud brilliant as
semblage. for the ladies Of Tallahassee were the
larger portion of the house The main attraction
was the baccalaureate address by Judge A. r.
Maxwell, of Pensacola, who was appropriately IN
troduced to the auditory by Captain p. Houstoun.
The orator of the evening began by adverting to
| the long gone past when himself young man
resident here led his first child to school through
the streets of Tallahassee the beautiful city
which he has always loved so well. The theme oil
lis address was the duty of individuals to society,
nd il was impressed upon the miu'ls OF the stu
~ .n,s that they all owed duty to the community,
',ch TO contribute his her share to the advance
,.ent and elevation Of social surroundings wher
Ter their lots might be cast. The address was
/, ,plete with wisdom, practical advice, and earn
It counsel, and the kindly tone pervadng 1t
laced the youthful auditors in full sympathy
nth the stately and honorcd gentleman who adj
stressed them.
- The drill in the manual of arms by the sem
nary Cadets followed the address, and they &C
Nuui,ted themselves almost with the precision "i
regulars But one by one those who missed IN
Imoiion were dropped out until Cadet H. r.
Shine was lett alone to take the first prze :;
| Cadets r. p Hopkins and ]. \. Lang took
second and third prizes in the order named,
the prizes being IS. $3 and 81. Past Cadet
Henry Shine was drill master, and cx-Mayor
Edward Lewis, judge.
Then came what all wanted 10 see, the Calls
thcnic Exercise by the Seminary young ladies IN
| uniform The fair maidcns came on IN force,
| occupyipg the stage in its breadth and depth,
and under the graceful leadership of Miss Lima
Byrd went through charmingly bewiiderng
programme with their heads, hand and arms-a
harmony of pretty members in motion. Al the
conclusion of the exercise Adjutanl-icnefal
Lang came upon the stage To award the prize
and calamity protesting that he did not know
who exccled when all did 81 well, said that. in
the judgment oil some ladies, Miss Hattie IIarvn
should be the recipient. The prize WAS a hand
some toilet box.
COMMENCEMENT NOTES.
Miss Lima Byrd, Miss Leila Bassctl aud Miss
Fannie Byrd graduated with frs, honors, and tie
| Degree of Licentiate Of instruction was con-
ftrred on Miss Bassctt and Miss Fannie Byrd.
The undergraduates who passed with first hon
| OTIS in all studies were:
Sub Freshman Class-Miss Minnie Clark and
Mr.. J. w. Billingsley, of Texas.
Freshman Cass-Miss c. J. Grant and Mr.. K
p. Hopkins.
The valedc,ory address was delivered by Miss
Lima Byrd and was replee with excellent
thoughts expressed in chastc and beautiful lar
g,lase Miss Lima acquitted herself " ell and
many thought it he best school viledict"ry that
| they had ever heard.
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Will buy one dozen copies Of the new COnstitu-
ton of Florida, printed In pamphlet form, at the
FLoRIDAN Office, Tallahassee.