The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-28
" d. CHIPLEY, Chairman

it would be waste Of & fat" for the
Republicans u spend any Of their Doodle
IL Florida.
Mr. o. II. Jackson is editor Of a
new-y aud spirited little paper, the Datty
-fev', Published at Tampa.
The infant iron industries Of Alabama
have declared by %, 900 majority against
q protection that does not protect.
fen. w. ID. Barnes, Democratic
nominee for Comptroller, left last week
" join in the canvass Of West Florida.
Commodore Wanton 5. Webb, Of
Flonia's Rolling Exposition, was in
Washington on the ed inst, on brief
b1siness trip.
Hon. W. Il. Lamar, Democratic
nominee for Attorney-General, arrived at
the Capital yesterday en- route TO West
Florida 70 join the Democratic campaign-
ere
The New York Evening Post prints
over column, in small type, Of the names
- 80 OA oaHuAdShHIcfs VIII nave
declared in favor Of Cleveland tariff re-
torn-
Vermont votes on September and
Maine III September 10. Both are Re
y1biiczn States, but the chances are that
they all show decreased Republican ma
jDritis..
TIE Democratic Clubs Of Titusyille
<ers addressed by Governor VI. II. Ma
bry and Z. J. Tray, E.q., on last Friday
Eight TIE meeting was large and en-
thp.isstic
Mr.. ". .. Ballantine, route agent be-
tween Wilmington. y. C., and Jackson
yll.e, has mid case Of yellow fever at
Blzeksbear, ga. Savannah has quaran-
tined against the town.
TIE Springfield Republican, does not
support the Republican nominees, because
a. il says: Against frst-ra,e man and
a jOsi policy they have pitted second
rate man and an unjust policy"
A newspaper published in Florence,
Italy, saws that during President
Blaine's European visit Congressman
Cleveland has been in charge OF the
White House-N y. World.
The Democratic speakers were en-
Enthusiastically greeted at Pensacola last
Tuesday night. Major A. j. Russell
spoke in his usual brilliant style and put
IN some good ticks for the State campaign.
Campaign subscribers are coming in
Al lively rate. Keep up the good
work, give the FLoEIDIAS a large circu-
latiOn during the campaign, and thereby
increase the Democratic vote. Price,
only IS cents. If
The grand old statesman, Allen G..
Thurman, was greeted by an immense
and enthusiastic crowd at Port Huron,
Mich, on the 22d inst, where he spoke
elOquently upon the tariff issue. Fully
10000 people were out TO hear him and
be was loudly applauded.
Capt. Francis 7. Fleming, Demo
cratic nominee for Governor, having been
detained twenty days at Monticello and
Tallahassee by quarantine regulations,
will endeavor to join the Democratic
speakers at Blountstown on the 3Oth, and
continue with them through the cam
Paign.
AT the time hides, the raw material
for leather, were put on the free list, we
exported less than 5000, 900 of tanned
leather. The year after hides were on
the free list, the export went TO q, S62,l74.
In 1875 they were t7,oe4,4s2. In 1885
they were ts,757,sO2. Last year they
rose 10 tl0,4ae,l7s.
On the 22d inst. q terrible cyclone,
followed by devastating floods, CON-
menced At Louisiana and swept north
ward leaving death and destruction in its
wake. Nine lives were lost at Still
pond, Pa, forests were leveled, railway
travel entirely stopped and crops almost
completely ruined. The damage done is
said 70 be unprecedented.