The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-12-18

iority of one in the House.
1t is said that 10000 women voted
at the recent municipal election in Dos
ton.
Texas fiaunts the Democratic banner
of the Union with l63,364 majority for
Cleveland.
An increase of pension has been
granted to George w. Emmerson, of Self
ner, this State
Henry p. Cheatham, OF the I'd North
Carolina District, is the only negro elected
to the next Congress.
Enterprise is free of contagion and
has raised quarantine against Jackson
Vile and other points.
A new postotfice has been established
at Edwards, Gadsden county, with w.
w. Edwards, postmaster
The House Committee has fixed Slo,-
10000 as the aggregate amount Tor
river and harbor appropriations.
q For tre One DOLLAR subscriptions
to THE FLoRIpIAN we will send 7eras
Sittinys one year as a Premium.
The World asserts that New DIRK
is still a Democratic State, and presents
the figures to substautiate its claim.
A cable message from the European
Union of Astronomers announce the dis
covery, at Nice, of Fayc's periodic com
ct, on its return.
Owing to i'll health, Mr.. c. r. Ma
Gee, Of the Daily PenSacolian, offers to
sell his half interest in that paper, which
is on paying basis.
The latest scheme for providing for
Jim Blaine is foreign mission SO let it
be. and the foreigner it is the better
NdshrWe 1nericou.
The Duly Nusc3te is the name of
new publication at Sanford. 1t is pub
lished by Messrs Edwards & Street, of
the 4ryuS- .1Uiunce The first issue has
reached our desk, and it is bright and
newsy sheet.
Northern Republican Journals should
stop their silly twaddle about the suppress
sion of the cOlor"i vote in the South, in
timldation, etc, and give the public some
facts in regard to the purchasable vote of
the North, who captured it, &c
The Joint resolution, introduced by
Congressman Butterworth, providing for
the appointment Of commissioners to con
duct negotiations for the annexation Of
Canada, has given new life to the discus
sion Of the Canadian annexation question.
Hon. r. r. Bridges, one Of the most
distinguished railroad men in tn. South,
and well known in Tallahassee, died very
suddenly at Columbia, South Carolina, on
Monday, December 10th His remains
were carried to Wilmington for inter-
ment.
Editor Hamilton Jay, of the Eu>tis
Lake Region, will sever his connection
with that paper on New Years day, but
will enter the 10 rnalistic world again i'm
mediateiy, il is said, as one of the edito-
rial staff OF the jacksonville ITnes-
Union.
The Baltimore Americun expresses
pleasure that leading men in the South
are awakening to the necessity Of giving
the people, irrespective of race, the full
right to vote. When WAS that right de-
MED in the south u anybody who was en-
titled to il -.>aotuuuh .Nears
The following citizens of Florida are
mentioned for the vacant United States
Judgeship; Gov f. \. Perry, Hon.
John Earle lIlrtridgc, Col. G. u. Cooper,
Hon. II +. Taylor, Judge William Scott,
Col. John \. Henderson, Hon. S. X.
Mallory and Hon. T.. {. Love.
The liouseDemocratic caucus has adop.
ted resolutions for the admission of Da-
kota into the Union, either as one or two
States, as the people Of Dakota shall de-
eide. and for the admission as States OF
Washington, Montana and New Mexico
also it is proposed that these States shall
be admitted by one bill
The Tampa Tribune says that it
learns from good authority that DR.. II. II
Benjamin will enter a contest agains,
Hon. X. II. NJ. Davidson for his seat II
COnOress This is the cheekiest contest