The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-01
The city OF Philadelphia this year

The city OF Philadelphia this year
has SAGA applications for liquor hoense'
about 5000 of which will be issued. Each
license taken out viii yield to the CITY
$500, aggregsting sl,soo,ooo. OF tins
amount $3.50, 900 viii be set aside for the
erection of school houses.
The California boom is just now con-
fined to the printing Offices where the
delinquent tax list is published. The
Los Angeles Herald has thirty eight
pages, 252 columns of supplementary mat
ter devoted to the publication of the de-
linouent tax list OF that county. Com
ment is unnecess2ry-Montg Id
rereissr
First Lieut.. David Mcdonald, Of the
Fourth United States Cavalry, was mar
ried in Nashville, Tenn, Tuesday to MISS
Clara Whitehurst, now Of that city, but
formerly of Florida Lieut. Mcdonald, who
gradual ed at West Point in 1877 and has
been IN constant service on the " estern
frontier, although about to secure cap
taincy, will resign and engage in farming
near Carthage, Tenn.-N O. Times Dem
Oc-Gt.
Since MIR. Blaine's withdrawal the
number of Republican Presidential candi-
dates has increased to seventeen. They
are John Sherman, Allison, Hawley, Cul-
lorn, Sheridan, Gresham, Alger, Morton,
Hiscock, Depew, Justice Miller, Foraker,
Harrison, Oglesby, Blair, Boutelle and
William Walter Phelps. The list is get
ting to be so large that the Republican
party is in danger Of being embarrassed
by it-ISdudnn0h NelDs
Captain J. NJ. Barco, who recently
purchased the Lery Countg Times, seems
to be the right man in the right place.
He is a vigorous writer, and the columns
OF the Times bear evidence of the fact
that the principles of the Democratic par
" will be ably defended and the mate
rial interests of the people of Levy coun-
~ protected and promoted. The Adoo-
cate wishes Captain Barco unbounded
success in the field Of journalism
Gainesville Advocdte.
The President, says the n. 0. Times
democrat, in complimenting the climate
Of Florida, the other day at Jacksonville,
said some very true and wise things In
regard to this country, its great extent
and varied climate, soil and products.
" There is enough TO see and instruct in
America without travelling abroad" ne
told his audience, and if more time
were devoted to acquiring a better
knowledge of its beauties and advants-
ges. both our citizenship and our patri-
otlsm would be improved"
-Messrs. 7. L. Clarke and J. H. Per
kins, OF Monticello, q committee ap-
pointed to secure subscriptions and the
right-ofwsy between this point and Mon
ticeilo. are in town, in conference with
Col. McLendon, attorney of the Thorn
asvilie. Tallahassee and Monticello Rail
road They report the right of-way Sc
cured between this point and Monti-
cello. Fla, and say the road is being
pushed forward as rapidly as circum-
stances will permit and they are pleased
with the situation.-1hoDsGsUilIe Times.
On the 18th ultimo the Senate con-
frmed the nominations of Hon. Fernando
J. Moreno as United States Marshal fol
the Southern District of Florida. This
Is the second time that Col. Moreno hAf
been appointed Q. s. Marshal for that dis
trict by Democratic President, and it if
twenty seven years since he resigned the
position" duty to his State and his OWL
selfrespect demanding the resignation
of as worthy Floridian as lives. Col
Moreno last week sent to Governor Per
nv his resignation as State Senator of the
24th district
We call the attention of those who
are, or profess to be, sfraid Of the tariff
reform issue to the fact that of thirty five
Republican editors in Minnesota, who
have been interviewed on the subject, al
have expressed themselves for Q msterial
reduction of the tariff, and against the re-
peal Of the internal revenue laws. This
Is democratic ground thst these papers
are standing on We cannot see how
there can be any doubt that, with tariff
reform as the issue, the DemoorAtlo part
viii draw Thousands Of votes from the Re.
publicans--C Columbus Enqsssrer-Ss1n.
The unanimity of the final choice OF
place and date for the National Demo.
cratic Convention furnishes swirl refuta-
ton of the stories of most Of the Repub.
hcan newspapers about ix5eoonailable
differences in the Democratic party. The
fact that the contest was earnest and pro
longed ~ 70 both the date and the city
shows that the Democrats Of the country
are taking greater interest in the pre-
hminary proceedings of this years CAM
paigu than they have ever taken in pre-
vious political events- 1t is the kind Oh
interest that means sweeping victory a.
ter long pun, y strong pull and pull
all together."-N T. Star.