The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-12-25
Tallahassee. Fla. Dec. 35. 1855.

A MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY
NEW YEAR is THE FLoRIDIAN's greeting
to You!
The Grand Lodge of Free Masons
will meet in jacksonville on January
18th.
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Mr.. Blaine, of Maine, is said to be
growing nervous because Presdent-elect
Harrison has not sent him an invitation to
call
President Cleveland, in a private
letter to friend at Buffalo, says: am
eagerly counting the days until March 4,
when we shall be free"
The Cleveland Leader ventures to
remark that Mr. Harrison's cabinet will
be all wool and a yard wide. Let us hope,
suggests the Herald, that the duty will
be paid
The World thinks the Democratic
Senators are pursuing exactly the right
course in exposing the inequalities and
opposing the injustice of the Republican
tariff bill
In Broome county, New \ ork, the Re
publicans bought voters at prices ranging
from s. to S65, and marched them to the
polls like sheep to the slaughter. One
block of II received $40 each.
Colonel r. Walpole. of Sumterville,
has been appointed, under Secretary Fair
child, as Inspector of Customs for the
port of Mobile, and, in consequence, offers
his paper, the Sumterville Times, for sale.
The following postoffice has been es-
tablished: Nesbitt, Duval county, Thos
Sharp, postmaster; postmasters appoint
ed: Solomon Smith Dallas. Marion coun-
ty; Morris F. Godfrey, Mlnneola, Lake
county; Malcolm c. McAlpin, Branford,
Lafayette county.
Mr.. Morton has returned to New
York from his visit to Mr.. Harrison sadly
disgruntled. The chief object of his visit
was to secure the Treasury portfolio for
Tom Plat In this he failed. He also
learned that Benz amin, and not Levy, is
she man elected to form Cabinet.
The business men who are anxious TO
have the tariff agitation cease, says the
New York World, ought to have voted
for revision and reduction. The agta
ton Will continue SO long as the injustice
of war taxes in time of peace and a tariff
for bounues shall exist
New York World. Confronted
with hard array Of Off :ial figures, show
ing tie Democratic vote in the nation to
be nearly 90 900 greater than the Repub-
licau, the junior organ of the latter party
generously says: $50 We may let the
plurality go" Thanks, awfully. 1t is
very kind in your people not to walk off
with that in Z" blocks OF five"
The South Carolina State Senate has
passed, by overwhelming majorlties, two
bills to prevent railroads consolidating in
that State without permission of the Leg
islature, and 20 enlarge the authority Of
the Railroad Commission by giving it alb
solute power to prescribe and regulate
freight and passenger tariffs, prevent un-
Just discrimination, &c Both bills are
likely to pass the House and become
lawa
The Republicans solemnly promised
us big boom, says the New FORK Herald,
If their high protection policy conld be
kept on It's feet for . four. four, four years
more" Now where has that boom gone ::
"With its ears Gu, short and its tail cut
long, where has that big boom gone -
Perhaps it became exhausted by the long
strain Of the campaign; Perhaps it has
gone to join the Ethiopian in the wood
pile-its twin brother-and perhaps after
all it wasn't a genuine boom, bat only a
bit Of boomerang.
The Republican State Executive
Committee held meeting in Jackson
vile on last Tuesday, the principal bust
ness before them being the contesting of
no Coprraceioual alontinn II yUas do.