The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-01-05

President Cleveland's jubilee present to til

President Cleveland's jubilee present to the
Pope was an artistically elegant copy OF the Con-
stiiutiou Of the United States.
Railroad construction IN the United States
in 1887 exceeded that in any year previous.
Rail was laid on about thirteen thousand miles
OF new line.
The Jacksonville Cri1iqus has entered upon
i,s second volume. Taking its past as the prom
ise of its future, it will continue to deserve and
enjoy prosperity.
Three Cabinets were broken down and went
out of ONCE in France last year. If changes
come little oftener this year it will be revolu.
tion-and then monarchy, probably.
We hope Senator Pasco's bill for $75, 900, for
apublic building al Tallahassee, will pass The
town is worthy of it, and South Florida should
not groan at the idea-Pdlatka Herald
We hear it rumored that Major Abrams has
bought the roadbed of the Midland company from
Lake Butler to Kissimmee, but are unable to trace
the rumor TO any reliable source Kissimnaee
Leader.
"A railroad collision occurred near Green
wood, Tennessee, on the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad on the 3lst, and five persons were in
stantly killed and many wounded, some danger
eusly, if not fatally.
The Sunday School elected its officers for
the coming year last Sunday. Prof. II. N. Eel
kel was chosen superintendent; NJ. E. Eaton, as
sistant superintendent; VIM. Rogers, secretary,
and j. t. Stubs, treasurer-De Fun,dk Critic.
The st. Paul Globe prints picture of its
editor in the act Of writing editorials The gen
tleman looks like = pirate who used to be
Anarchist, but We are bound to say that his
writings seem to be mild and harmless-Ners-
Herald
We have information from reliable source
that the Times Unions account of the difficulty
in which Sheriff Bird, of Jefferson county, was
involved grossly misrepresents him. The paper
does not care at whose cost it manufactures seq
satonal stuff tor its columns
Mr. Chas. II. Pratt city editor of the Her
aid, is associate editor for Florida, in the Ma
tional Editorial Journalist, thirty-two page pa
per published by authority of the National Edi-
toral Association, and received notice to that
effect Saturday.-PaLatka Herald
The County Commissioners of Bradford
have offered a reward of $500 for the arrest and
conviction OF the murderer of Mr.. George C. Mil
Ter, who was shotsfrom ambush in Starke last
Sunday night. The assassin's weapon was
double-barrel gun. Miller died about two hours
after he was shot.
In 1865 the interest ON the national debt
was $15l, S30050. In 1887 the interest on the
national debt is 800 172 800 The public debt
in 1865, $2,755, 995,275. The public debt has
been reduced 81 7s9, 314259 and the interest has
been reduced $l12,659551
Mr.. Mark W. Collins, prominent and es-
teemed citizen of Leesburug, died in that town
on the Goth ut., aged 81 years. He was ma
tive OF Telfair county, Ga, and had lived in
Florida for twenty years. His wife, daughter
of Hon. Hugh A. Corley, and daughter, sur
vive him.
West Florida has also made fine crop Of
oranges this season and is shipping large guam
titles 10 Columbus, Ga, and other points In
referring in general terms to the orange product
OF the State the western counties are unthought
of but the steady increase in the yield will soon
command the attention 10 which it is entitled.
Jacksonville Aetropols
Mr.. John Sherman, by the grace Of bitter
sectionasm United States Senator, fears" that
his efforts" TO defeat the confirma ton of Mr..
Lamar, though they will be TO the utmost OF
his ability" will be unsuccessful" For the
credit of the reunited country it is to be hoped
that they will. Any sort of patriotism demands
that they shall. Raleigh Neaos and Observer
-Pole-setting on the line to Jupiter Inlet was
finished yesterday, and the wire will be strung
and the line in operation within a week or ten
days The sailboat Wave, owned by the Hall
Brothers, and hired by Mr.. Arnold, the contrac-
tor, since the work of line construction began, is
now en- route here with the hands not needed to
complete the work.-7IusciUe Star, 29th uH
When quinine was put on the free list, il re-
tailed at about "a An ounce, and there were only
three manufactures of tho drug in the United
States. Now there are fifteen factories, and ou
nine rctais at less than 20 cents an ounce And
the operatives in these factories have not had to
strike for higher wages. We commend these
facts TO the observation-disclosures Gazette
Governor Marmaduke. of Missouri, died on
the 2Slh ult of pneumonia and was buried from
the Governors Mansion in Jefferson City on the
Slst. General Marmaduke was a brave Confed.
crate officer. and during the late war was so un :
fortunate as TO kill General Marsh Walker, also
Confederate, in a duel. Lieutenant Governor
Morehouse was sworn in as Governor on the
29tb.
The FLoRIDIAN acknowledges the receipt
OF an obituary card, in which Messrs. N. w.
Aver & Co., of Philadelphia, the we'll known ad-
vertising firm, announce in fitting term. the
recent death of Mr.. Geo. o. Wallace, a longtime
and honored associate. Mr.. Wallace was ma
tive of Chester county, Pa, and was only in his
thirty-seventh year.
Whether the Herald was right or wrong in
its forecast of Tallapoosas future is question
that time alone will settle. 1t 10 quite certain,
however that that paper is and has been one oil
the most liberal to the South that is published
outside Of this section II is liberal in its politi-
cal views, and has repeatedly shown its interest
in Southern progress. In short it is one Of the
best friends the South haa.-Sardnnah Neaos.
We have received a pamphlet entitled The
Place and Function of the Normal School," a
paper read before the Michigan Schoolmasters'
Club, at Ann Arbor,. October 20, by Prof A.
Lodeman, OF Ypslanti, Michigan. Those desir-
ing copies Of this interesting and instructive dis.
serta,ion may obtain them by writing to the au-
thor, who, by the way, Is the owner of valuable
property in Leon county, purchased by him
while on visit here Eve or six years since.
Another disaster is added to the caamtous
record Of the diabolical railroads Two trains on
the New York Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad