The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-09-16

Orlando sends thousand dollars to
Charleston.
The Union is the name of new six
column paper at Apopka City, with MIR.
Walter Russell as editor. Subscription
price $50 per annum-
Mr.. Cooper, who has charge of the
force of men digging the Ocklawaha ca
nal, expects to let the waters of Lake
Weir into the same next Tuesday.-Ocd-
Ia Banner.
We had a call from Hon. r. II. nj.
Davidson, yesterday evening. The Col
onel is in fine health and spirits, and
makes a better speech than ever.-Ma-
riGnnG Courier.
Mr.. Wibb. Conner, of Arkansas,
special agent of U. S. Lands, has ex-
changed districts with J. Maxey Dell, Of
Gainesville. Mr.. Conner will make his
headquarters at De Funiak Springs.
Our correspondents should remember
that personal attacks is discussing impor-
tant questions are not good arguments
and frequently send communications to
the waste basket.-Halifar Journal.
The Democratic Convention of Or
ange county, held at Orlando last week,
selected an excellent ticket for tie Legis-
lature, Hon. ]. NJ. Bryan being nominated
for the Senate, and Messrs. r. G. Robin
son and George H. Brown for the Assem-
bly,.
The Boston Herald says that the at
titude of the western republicans on
good many of the vital issues of the day,
as indicated by their platforms, recalls
the Hon. George NJ. Stearn's story of the
boy whose mother made his trousers the
same behind and before. The boy didn't
know whether he was going to school or
coming home.
Accounts from Nashville state that
Gen. Frank Cheatham's death was that
of a soldier. He was sitting in his chair,
having just called his wife to his side.
A passing vehicle on the street made
rumbling sound. His eyes opened and
he raised his head. "There go the
troops" be said. "Bring me my horse ;
l am going to the front" His head fell
and the veteran had gone to the front
Our good friend of the Wakulla Times
was nisled by the Misrepresentation OF
that other paper. The FLoRIDIAN did
not say anything about the "rights of a
railroad being paramount to the rights OF
the people" What we said was "the
railroads constitute the paramount bust
ness interest of the State" Assail us for
what we say if you will, but not for what
another says we say.
German photographers have succeed
ed in photographing projectile in the
course of its flight, and some of these
photographs show the head of condensed
air which precedes every shot. 1t is said
TO be this "head which prevents skill
full riAemen from hitting an empty egg
shell when hung on a long thread. The
air blows the shell out of the way of the
bullet.
The Apopka Citizen having charged
that Captain John NJ. Bryan, of Orange
county, had received $4,000 for his aid
in getting the charter of the International
Railroad and Steamship Company through
the Legislature, the SANDER is refuted by
letter from General Gordon, in which
he states that no member was paid, or re-
eeiEed any promise Of pay, but supported
the bill as being solely for the benefit o.
the State.
We compliment the young conduc
tors Of the Alachua Advocate, published
At Gainesville, on a new mark of their en-
terprise. They have just published {
very large Trade Edition of their admira
bic paper. This edition is exhaustive o.
descriptions of Alachua county and thu
principal products, occupations and en-
terprises of its busy population. W.
note that o. A. Myers, Esq, has con
tributed a number of interesting articles
70 the paper.
We saw Mr.. Mallory yesterday and
asked him if the account Of his speed
as published in the Mariana Enquire,
was correct he said he had not seen thu
paper but that he would say that while
be thought there were some influences
used against him, at Brooksville, which
should not have been, he was satisfied
that, Mr.. Davidson was in no wise respon
sible for or knowing to anything unfair
and that his action had been fair and hon
orable. Mr.. Mallory further said tina
there was no chance at Brooksville fo
his nomination, even had the infu
ences referred to worked for him instead o
against him He is heartily for David
son and will do his utmost to secure hi
Pensacola Advance Gazette.
The Sanford Journal Office was sold
by the sheriff on Monday last to satisfy
. claim against the journal Publishing
Company and in favor of the Philadel
phis type founders-Mackeller, Smiths &
Jordan. r. H. Terry, of this place, bid
in the property in the interest of DR.. J
J. Harris, the editor of the Journal We
understand that the paper will 90 on under