The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-02-18
The Montgomery (Ala:) Adcertise'

oil q state tnAt mas uOue.
On the 10th the Senate confirmed
the appointment Of Gen. W c. Bird as
U. S. Marshal for the Northern District
of Florida.
On the 18th the President sent to
the Senate the nomination of Hon. L.
w. Bethel, of Key West, to be United
States attorney for the Southern District
of Florida. An excellent appointment.
Senator Mann delivered lecture at
Crescent City on I'd instant, for the
benefit of the Presbyterian Church at
that place. HIS subject was "American
Suffrage" and his treatment of it was
commended by the local press.
Another rumor is current in this city
that Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, is IA
vorably mentioned as a probable success
sor to the late Bishop Young, as Bishop
of Florida. Floridians prefer DIR. Scott,
of Pensacola. -JacksonciUe Herald.
The Trade Edition of the Orlando
Reporter is all that might have been ex-
pected from an office so well equipped
with material and brains. 1t challenges
comparison, and safely abidcs it, with
any extra issue from the State press up
to date.
Gen. Hancock died poor in conse-
quence of his constant charity and open
handed liberalty. The day after his
death a subscription was started for the
benefit of his widow, and an ample fund
to secure her against want will be prompt
" raised a number of persons subscribed
$1,000 each.
DR.. Charles A. Gee, of this place,
left on Wednesdays train to enter the
Interstate Tournament at New Orleans,
as Knigh, from Florida, duly designated
by Gov Perry. The State is well repre-
scented in this gentleman, and his friends
feel that he viii render worthy account
ofhim~elf- Quincy Hoold.
W are indebted to Mr.. Wanton :.
Wcb for copy OF "Webb's Jackson
Vile aud East and South Florida Consol-
dated Directory.'' In make up Of con-
tents aud style of workmanship this book
Is far ahead of anything in It's line hereto
fore done in Florida. The publisher is
one of those thorough men who always
does a thing as well as he can, cor any
other man."
On the 10th the Hon. Samuel J. Til
den, of New York, celebrated the seventy
second anniversary of his birth. The day
was spent quietly at his residence at
Greystone. Mr. Tilden now weighs 40
pounds, and is in excellent health con>id-
ering his age. He received number of
congratulatory letters and kilograms
from all parts of the country. Among
them was a letter from President Cleve-
land, and also letters from the New York
members of tn: Cabinet.
The remains of Gen. Hancock were
consigned to the family tomb at Norris
town, Pa, last Saturday. The draped
funeral train of four cars from New York
was drawn by the same engine used at
the burial of that other soldier states
man Gen. Mcclellan a few months since.
At the various towns and cities along the
route sad-faced crowds assembled to see
the train, and the bells were tolled at its
coming, during its stay, and as it passed
on its way. And the funeral bells echo
in the hearts of the people over all the
land, from the Lakes to the Gulf, from
the Eastern to the Western ocean.
During January last, sixty-one YES
sells entered the port of Pensacola, and
forty-6ve cleared. There were shipped
from there, the same month, 1882 Gu
bic feet of hewed timber, l,447 900 su-
perficlal feet of sawed timber and lO, 402, :
900 superficial feet of lumber; making a
total of 81 1896, 1922 feet. Companions are
said to be odious, but, at the risk of be-
ing considered odious, we acknowledge
the insigni6cance of Jacksonville as tim
Der port compared to her Western sister
Jacksonville could only muster a total
shipment, last month, of Q, 444, 1884 feet
Jacksonville Herald
Gen. Hancock's death leaves Gen
John NJ. Schofeld the senior major gen
erai Of the United States army. He en-
tered the army from the Military Acad-
envy in 1853, or nine years after Hancock,
and his present commission dates from
March 4, 1860. The remaining major
general is John Pope, who was two years
older than Hancock in the service, but
whose commission as major general dates
only from October %, 1882. The brig
adler generals are Howard, Terry, Augur,
Crook, Miles and Mackenzie, ranking in
the order named. The actual senior of
these in length of regular service is Au-
CUR and after him Crook. Major Gen.
Pope will be retired this year, SO that
there will be two vacancies to be filed
by promotion.
The Florida Railway and Navigation
Company has opened general Office ="
in New York City which will doubtless
become headquarters for Florida infor-
nation and the intercourse of Floridians
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