The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-12
JACOB Sharp, the lueiaept briber i
aldermen, died in New York on the 5th

Mr.. Blaine Is constantly growing
feebler. It Is reported that he has
Brghs's disease. e..-'
r-On the 4th instant the Pensacola
Board Of Commissioners unanimously re-
elected Hon. w. D. Chipley to be Presi-
dent for the ensuing year. Sensible Com
missionsrs.
The Florida Wine Company finished
shipping their output of wine for the sea-
son of 1873. The wine was sent direct
to Norristown, Pa The shipment
amounted to 1852 barrels, and required
twelve cas- for transportation. The fac
tory is now closed. Pdlatka Ne,cs.
The Board of Trade excursion to
Jacksonville on the goth of last month
paid over and above all expenses the sum
of two hundred and ffty-fve dollars into
the treasury of that organization. 1t was
quite good speculation on the part of
the Board of Trade.-GdinesciNe Ldco-
cate.
The hotels of Palatka are subject to
but one objection they are far too small
to accommodate the crowds that daily
seek their hospitable doors. This trouble,
however, is to be promptly remedied, as
it is certain that before another winter
the hotel capacity of the city will be
more than doubled.-Palatka Ne,os.
Roscoe Conkhng has been near death
because Of an abscess over the ear The
operation of trepauning was performed,
a quantity of pus removed and at last &C.
counts the patient was recovering. The
ailment was caused by exposure during
the recent blizzard, when he came near
perishing by cold in the streets of New
York.
The New York Commercial Adver-
tiser, Republican paper, very quietly
says: "The 100000 laborers who are
not protected by a tariff should be re-
garded fully as much as the 100000
who are protected, especially as these q
100000 are also forced to pay back as
consumers the bonus they exact as pro-
ducers."
The Ne,cs- Herald returns sincere
thanks to its thousands of friends for
their kindly expressions and substantial
evidences of admiration and confidence.
We take pleasure in assuring them that
the Ne,cs- Herald is as firmly established
as any enterprise in Florida, and that no
labor or expense will be spared to make it
a model paper in every respect.-Jack-
sonviUe Nescs- Herald
Rhode Island went Republican
Wednesday, 4th, by majority of about
1900 only, though the vote was large be-
yond precedent, reaching, it is estimated,
nearly $4,000. The State gave Garfield
in 1880 a majority of 7,lso and Blaine in
1884 a majority of e,ls9. The tariff re-
form leaven seems to be working with no
little activity in Providence Plantations.
Raleigh Neus and Observer.
of one thing the State Democratic
Convention ought to be we'll assured, and
that is that the delegates from the State
at large and the districts are thoroughly
in harmony with the Presidents views on
the tariff He has laid down the plat
form, it accords with the great popular
Democratic heart, and Alabama coming
first on the roll ought to give it unani-
nous support-Montgonsery (Ala.) Id
Uertiser.
The appropriation for the Caloosa-
hatchee, recommended to the commit
tee on commerce, has been cut down
to $4,000! That amount will about
bring dredge-boat to the scene of &C
ton and send her back again. without
doing lick of work In fact, the ap-
preparation is 80 insignificant that it will
be SO much money worse than squandered,
from the fact that it would do NO good
whatever.-Fort Myers Rsss.
Florida to-day embraces the Invest,
most enterprising, indomitable population
upOu suo AmciiCou OOusiucut, oil tuIuSe
considered, and they make no failures.
Again, the States climate represents one
hundred and fifty millions of dollars. since
the money brought into the State annually
by tourists amounts to eight or ten per
cent dividend upon that amount, and the
men who are intsrested.in her great en-
terprises are better backed and nearer to
money circles than the people Of any
other section.-Macon (Ga) Ne,os.
in the case of e. 81. Lewis vs. the
Nesos-H Herald, IN action for libel, the jury
brought in verdict of $4,000 damages
There is no telling what the verdict of .
jury will be in any case, but in this case
1t is . Irregular sumner" The very evi
denCe that was brought before that jury
seemed more damaging to the plaintiff
than any publication the defendant had
ever made, and how such Q verdict wa,
arrived at passes comprehension. Though
the plaintiff got verdict he comes out Of
the trial with . reputation thst cannot be
much further damaged. Motion for new
trial was made.
For the quarter ending March slst
the business ct the United States Land
Office in this city was Is follows: 20