The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-02-23

I'VE welcome Opptain 4. n. Bareo 70
the journalistic frst4rhisy:! He has parI
chased the Levy County FINES and rs
suned editorial centrol. - ssa .s<ss
The great majority Of the papers of
the State were not in favor of an extra
session of the Legislature, snd many of
them have expressed their earnest ap-
prevail Of the course of Governor Perry
in declining to call it.
COL Jas. g. Gibbes arrived at home
last Thursday morning. He has been
transferred to Tampa, and will leave for
that place in . few days. The Colonel is
one of the best officers in the service of
the United States Quincy Herald.
Capt. Rose informs rs that the sugar
mill will be completed and ready to start
up next Monday or Tuesday. This max
ing and refining of sugar will be some
thing new and curiosity to most of our
readers aad none should loose the oppor-
tunity thus afforded them.-Kissiosme
Leader.
England has thirty-four judges who
are each in receipt of salary ranging
from $685. 900 TO 100000, and together
draw 100000 year from the treasury.
The eighty judges in the courts of the
United States are paid from $500 to
tlo,5o q year, an aggregate of $4,000.
Nsv York World
On the morning Of the 18th a FIRE
in Ocaia destroyed six stores and q dwell
ing and caused loss of about $25, 900,
on which there was insurance to the
amount of $4,000. The losers were d.
A. Miller, L Brown, +. Tonnes, Thomas
Smith, r. d. Thompson, H. Lewis, DR.
Hsrdse, s. B. Elliot, r. D. Fuller and
Z. Mccall b Son.
Editor Jones, Of the Times Union, in
his remarks before the publishers con-
vention in Indianapolis last week, had to
refer to his unpleasant position at home
among the minnows. He should have
left his hatred at home and not exposed
his vanity among so worthy and enlight-
ened a body of representative men,
Ocala Free Press.
Rev. A. N. McEwen, colored, the
editor of the Montgomery (Ala) Herald,
denounced Yellowstone Kit for humbug-
ging the negroes of Montgomery and
geeing their money. Four negroes wrote
McEwen letter warning him to leave
town in twenty-four hours. McEwen de-
manded protection of the police, and the
four men were arrested and fined $50
each. There is great excitement among
the negroes.
The final decision Of the Board of
Trustees of the Auburndale Episcopal
College, as to when work shall be begun
will be made within the next two weeks,
and the chances are that the ground will
be broken within six weeks from this
day. The college, when complete, will
cost between $40, 200 and 100000. The
people of Auburndale have 1000 raised
towards this amount, and the Bishop is
prepared 10 make good the deficit when
necessary.-LakcIand Cracker.
Colonel Will Wallace Harvey re-
csived few days since from Mrs. Paul
v. Hayne, OF Georgetown, Ca, the PEN
Gil used by her husband in composing his
last poems. 1t was sent in acknowledge
ment of a little memorial poem of her
husband written by Colonel Harvey and
published In the Bivouac. The Colonel
prizes this pencil very highly and will
not allow any one, not even himself, to
write q word with it. On the little Ger
man silver rubber holder, which accom-
panied the pencil, Paul H. Hayne is
neatly engraved Orlando Sentinel.
-Gen. Sheridan's place of nativity does
not seem to be yet settled, notwithstand-
ing his mothers statement that he was
born in Somerset, O., March 6, 1881. Pa
pers printed on the same day of those Civ
ing Mira. Sheridan's statement announce
on authority Of the General himself that
hewas bornin Albany, N. Y. March 6, 1881.
His mother says the impression that he
was born in Albany was created by the
fact that she and her husband lived there
prior to their removal to Somerset. Her
statement is no doubt the correct one, but
it is strange that Gen. Sheridan should be
so ignorant with regard to so important
an event in bis life.-iSavdnnah Neos.
The Key West Democrat has been
merged in the Equasor, and the publica-
ton continued as the Equator Democrat.
Inhis last issue, on the l 18th, Editor Knight
states that the union of the two papers
was effected in the interest of party har-
mony; that his feelings of regret at part
ing with his patrons els crowded out
by one of great joy-thst IS one last act
10 can announce to the party Of the
State that from this time forward the
Democratic party of Monroe county will
present bat one solid and unbroken front
to our political enemies." In Mr..
Knights retirement the State press sus-
tains loss, but he will continue one of
the faithful and efficient workers of the
democratic party. -af ~ae. gag
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