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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-21

The Morgan Line Steamers Hutchinson
and Clinton
Arrive at Puna Gorda from New Orleans every Saturday
and leave for Key West and Havana same day
Arrive from Key West and Havana every Friday and leave
for New Orleans day
These steamers land directly at Florida Southern Rail
way dock
Connection at Punta Gorda with steamer Alice Howard
for Punta Rassa, Fort Myers and landings on Char
lotte Harbor.
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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-21

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DIES. -" Harsaparilla, Cough
and Consumption Remedy
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Imple, effective remedies Of the
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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-21
FLORIDA SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
"ORANGE BELT ROUTE"
SUMNER SCHEDULE

On and after July LIST, lSSs, trains will follows
So p. M-Fast Mail leaves PalaIka daily al !: IS p NJ
for Gainesville Ocaa, Leesburg. Brooksville. Lake.
land, Barlow, Trabue and Pnnta (IorJia and all
stations. Connects at Leesburg for on the
ST. Johns and Lake Eusis Division
1205 A. M--AccommOdation daily except Sunday. leaves
Paatka 1905 A NJ. for Gainesv Vile Ocala Lee-bury
Pemberton, Lakeland, Barlow, Tampa and way sta
tons.
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The national leader., 1888-12-29

REV. EDWARD T. FLEMING. a
white gentleman, and native of the
State Of Georgia, was candidate for
Congress as Republican in the Eighth
Congressional District of Georgia. He
has recently been In New ! York city, Wis
iting friends. In conversation he spoke
well OF the cOlOred men In Georgia, and
said he should not favor any extreme
measures on the part of the National
Government, but If its moral support
is gwen to the coIored people of the
South, and it Is shown that they will
be protected when necessary, better
condition Of affairs will be brought
about in short time.
This gentleman Is quite correct. Let
it be known that citizenship of the col
ored man in the South is to be protect
ed at all hazards, and there will be an
end to the lynching of negroes. and to
the damaging falsehoods Of atrocities
charged to colored people. Just now
every effort is being made to give the
North the idea that the Southern negro
is monster that must be suppressed.
In furtherance of this scheme. tele-
graph operators in the South have been
commanded not to send statements COM
ing from colored men, over the wires.
The wires are burdened with all sorts
of reports of outrages alleged to have
been committed by negroes.
Rev. Edward T. Fleming tells US
that the negroes Of Georgia are paying
taxes on ten million dollars of real
estate, and that they are demanding an
equal recognition in the State.
The national leader., 1888-12-29
A RIVER BOAT BURNED
THE JOHN a. HANNA DE TfiUTED ON
THE MISSISSIPPI-THlRT PERISH

THE JOHN q. HANNA DE TfiUTED ON
THE MISsISsIPPI-TnRTY PERISH.
PLAQUEMINE, La, Dec. 25.-The
b1rning of the steamboat John W.
Hanna, last night near Plaquemine,
was one Of the most terrible river dis
asters that has ever happened in SOUTH
ern waters.
The loss of life was heavy, nearly SO
persons perishing in the flames and in
the river. at the time the fire was
discovered the crew were at their
posts. Captain Jolles was at the wheel.
and in the pilot house with him was
Bob Smith. famous Mississippi river
pilot, who was one of the men on the
Robert E. Lee when she burned TO the
waters edge, some years ago.
LATER.-A PlaQuemine special
places the number known to be lost by
the Hanna disaster as five whites and
16 colored.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 25.-The Republic s
New Orleans special gives additional
interviews with survivors Of the
steamboat Hanna. Dan Carroll, the
steward, says: 1.-The first indication |
had of the fire was when was
awakened by Lew Rawlings, ] imme
diately jumped On thl roof from my
room and there found the fire So
strong it knocked me down. Being
unable to rise, rolled over the best
way l could and fell into the river, aud
then swan 200 yards.''
Mr.. Carroll is badly burned. He was
taken to the hospital. Mr.. Carroll
says that the last lady passengers that
were on the boat coming down likely
got off at Baton Rouge. The r1ssen
gers that were aboard at the time OF
the accident were Captain r. q. Mont
gomery and Mr.. Harpln, of the Bard
Of Underwriters, droVer auI his .'On,
| who were saved.
Mr.. j. W. Hanley. chief engineer vi
the boat, arrived at the office of TIC
company owning the boat this morn
| ing. His face is badly burned. HI
says that the fire started in the cotton
| Just aft the boiler little before II
o'clock last night. The second engi.
neer was on watch, and Immediately
blew an alarm, but so fast did the
| flames spread that In three minutes the
boat was ablaZe from stern to stem.
He jumped overload on the shore side
| and reached the bank, and turning
around saw Captain Holmes struggling
In the water anu made every effort to
rescue him.
Captain Holmes, Chief Clerk Samuel
Powell, Carpenter John CrOften and
Robert Smith. steersman Of the crew,
are known to be lost. James Given,
sailor; James O'Neill, deck hand. and
Dan Carroll. steward, are very badly
burned.
Mr.. Hanley further said: III think
that from the crew of the Hanna and
that of the Josie W., who were passen-
gers, the loss of lives IS from 20 to 20.
The beat, when burned, was lying at
the bank at Plaquemine, and the people
Of that town treated us with great
Kindness and furnished US literally
gath food and clothing"
The national leader., 1888-12-29
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
Under the Auspices of the Douglass
Club, of Alexandria.

The celebration of the emancipation
citizens of Alexandria. Va, under the
auspices OF the Frederick Douglass
Club and Library Association, on
Tuesday night next, at the Third
Baptist Church of which Rev. w. F.
Graham is pastor. Much interest Is
being manifested and the meeting is ex-
pected to be the largest ever held among
the cOlOred people. A strong desire is
being shown to hear the reading of
letter addressed to the club by Presi-
dent-elect Benjamin Harrison.
The programme Will be as follows:
Prayer by Rev. W. F. Graham. Ma.
tional air by the choir. Introductory
remarks by Mr.. Magnus L. Robinson,
editor Washington National Leader.
Reading of q letter from President
Benjamin Harrison also from Vice
President-elect Lew P. Morton, Read
ing of the Emancipation Edict. by Mr..
VIM. A. Carter. secretary Of the club
Poem dedicated to the occasion. by
Prof. Solomon G. Brown, of the
Smithsonian Institution. Grafton, by
Mr.. L. w. Pulees, OF Kansas. Bene-
diction. by Rev. r. a, Robinson, of
Georgetown D. e.
The following distinguished gentle
men have been invited and are expec-
ted to be present: Hon. Fred. Douglass,
Hon. E. W. Fox of the Washington
Press, bon. B. K. Bruce. Senator'S
Chandler and Sawyer, Col. P. Ell.
Carson, Hon. D. A. Windsor. Hon.
Lewis Mckenzie. Hon. Park Agnew.
Hon. l.. w. Corbett, Rev. r. 81. Rob-
inson. F. Douglass. Jr., associate
editor NATIONAL LEADER, Chris. J.
Perry. editor Philadelphia Tribune. F.
L. Vanauken, esq.,, Mayor Downham,
J. W. Cromwell. editor Peoples AdUo-
cate, w. G. Chase, editor Washington
Bee, and the various educational in
dustrial, and benevolent clubs Of
Washington city and adjoining coun-
ties.
The national leader., 1888-12-29
A TERRIBLE DISASTER.
THE STEAMER KATE ADAMS BURNED
ON THE MISSISSIPPI.

POSSIBLY 80 TO so LIVES LOST.
:, MEMPHIS, TenD., Dec. 23.-The ele-
CANT passenger steamer Kate Adams,
running as q semi weekly packet be-
tween Memphis and Arkansas City,
was burned this morning near Com
merce, Mississippi, 10 miles south of
this CITY. She was en- route to Mem
phis, and had about two hundred
people aboard. including her deck and
cabin crew of so, and 25 cabin and 60
deck passengers, and 25 colored cabin
passengers.
The fire, which caught in some cotton
near the forward end of the boat, was
discovered about 8 o'clock. The pas
sengers were at breakfast, and when
the alarm was given they all made a
rush for the forward deck. At the
time the steamer was about 300 yards
from the Mississippi side of the river,
and her bow Was at once headed for
she shore. Pilot J. A. Barton was on
watch, and he renamed heroically at
his post until she was safely landed.
Harry Best, the second clerk, who was
Jeated at the table when the alarm was
given, had brought all the ladies and
jnildren forward and assisted them
ashore.
There were about 25 colored cabin
3assengers who were saved along with
lie white passengers. On the lower
teck, however, a fearful panic seized
t.he crew and deck passengers. Those
Yho were cut off from escape from the
bow were compelled to jump overheard
70 save their lives. The stern of the
burning steamer had swung out into
the river, and an effort was made to
launch the yawl. 1t was capsized by
the crowd which filled it, and many Of
It's occupants drowned. They were
mostly colored men. but there were
three or four women in the crowd.
THE LOST.
The lost, as far as can be learned,
are as follows: George Corbet, third
clerk, aged 80 years, who had launched
the yawl, and was trying TO save the
colored women on the lower deck. He
leaves wife, who resides in st. Louis.
Joe Porter, Andrew Rees, Monroe
Jackson, Jim Nelson, Senator Coleman
and Hilliard Horton, Of the cOlOrtd
cabin crew. Lee Finley. Frank Wells,
cOlored roustabouts. In addition,
about fifteen deck passengers, four of
whom were white men, were also
drowned, In this list of unknown
were three colored women and two
children. They were coming to Mem.
phis to spend the holidays. The whites
had been working on the levees, and
their namas and destination are un-
known.
The burning steamer drifted away.
after lying at the bank for 20 minutes,
and flOated down the river. her hull
sinking at the head of Peters Island
our miles below Commerce.
The national leader., 1888-12-29
AN OUTRAGEOUS CANARD.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 21.-The
sen, atienal report sent from here OF the
discovery of a plot to assassinate Presi-
dent-elect Harrison created great in
dignation among General Harrison's
many warm friends. At the Harrison
household the story is unhesitatingly
declared to be the purest fabrication.
without shadow upon which to build
1t. No one in the city can be found
who ever heard of the alleged attempt
upon General Harrison's life, nor had
any thought OF such possibility serI.
ously engaged the consideration OF any
If the Generals friends, or of his
family. 80 far as diligent inquiry can
ascertain.
The national leader., 1888-12-29
THE HAYTIAN REPUBLIC GIVEN UP
AND OUR WAR VESSELS SALUTE TIE
HAYTIAN FLAG.

AND OUR WAR VESSELS SALUTE TIE
HAYTIAN FLAG.
HAVANA, Dec 23.-Advlces have
been received from Hayti to the effect
that the dispute over the seizure of the
American steamer Haytian Republic
has been settled. The steamer has been
delivered to the American man-of. war,
and the latter have hOnOred the Haytian
flag with salute of twenty-One guns.
Among the people the action of the
United States Government Is consld.
cred an abuse of power against a help.
less nation, and this opinion Is said to
be shared by some of the foreign diplo-
matte representatives.
General Legitime has been unanl.
mously elected President Of the Re-
public and is taking energetic steps to
repress the revolution.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Secretary
Whitney, when shown the Associate
Press despatch announcing the sur
render of the Haytian Republic, said
that he had expected such a termina-
ton of the matter. So far as the Navy
Department was concerned, 1t was q
satisfactory settlement of the affair.
He supposed a claim for indemnity
would be made, but that was a matter
belonging to the State Department.
The Secretary said that the United
States vessels would cruise about in the
neighborhood of Hayti for short time.
to protect the interests of American
citizens and watch the progress of
events. 1t would probably be a day or
two before anything would be heard
from Admiral Luce.
The national leader., 1888-12-29
WE wish you a Happy New Year.
Headquarters National Press AssOcis
tiOn.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Dec, 18, 1888.
To the members Of the National Press
Association.
Gentlemen
By virtue Of the power vested in me
as President. and by agreement Of the
Executive Committee, and at the ur-
gent request of many Of the fraternity
the Association is called to meet in
Washington, d. g., on March 5, 1889,
instead Of February %, 1889. as here
tofOre agreed at Nashville. Tenn. The
Committee will issue the programme
later. Let every paper In the land
copy this notice and urge large meet.
ing, as important business concerning
the violence of the South as perpetrated
on the Negro, will be the topic OF the
hour.
The local Press, of Washington, D.
c., is hereby authorized to make due
preparation for this great meeting.
WIN. j. JIMMDNS,
Prest. National Press Asso'n.
The national leader., 1888-12-29
A RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A TRAIN LEAVES THE TRACK NEAR
ROCHESTER-TWENT PER.
SONS INJURED. TWO FATALLY.

A TRAIN LEA Y ES. The ThACh NEAL
ROCHESTER-TwENT PER.
SONS INJURED, TWO FATALLY.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Dec. 23.-An
accident occurred to the Atlantic
! expresses on the New York Central
Road, at Churchville STATEN, at about
7.30 O'Clock this evening, by which 81
persons were injured, two Of whom Will
die.
/ The train consisted of nine cars,
made up of baggage, two coaches and
! six sleepers. and was running at high
rate of speed, being about two hours
late. Just as the engine passed the
station the wheels OF the tender left the
track on account of spread rail.
The cars all left the track and went
through a fence into field adjoining.
The following Is complete list of the
wounded:
Mrs. j. Fl. Mccormick. Buffalo, ia.
tally, broken jaw, scalp wound, bruised
about body; sawed from the car.
Miss A. Tenny. Lewiston. Me-. fat
ally, head and shoulders bruised.
J. S. Williams. Chicago, slightly.
i. T. Jones, Utica. N. Y, slightly.
F. III. Harris, New Haven. Ct. scalp
wound and back injured seriously.
John Doyle, New York. back in-
iured.
Mrs. Joseph Delaney, Batavia,
bruised about head and shoulders.
l.. o. Leonard, Anaconda, Mont,
face and arms cut.
A. Cauffman, New York, bruised
about arms.
H. r. Owens, 81 East Eleventh
street, New York. rib broken.
Fl. A. Coats, Buffalo, slightly in
iuTed.
Mrs. Scherer. Buffalo, slightly.
John DonOhue, San Francisco,
slightly.
F. Ellis. Buffalo. slightly.
Geo. S. Swift, Quincy, N. Y,
slightly.
]. J. Bruck. Pultery. N. Y. slightly.
Miss Minnie Brown, Rochester. N.
Z, slightly.
G. w. Graves, Buffalo, slightly.
N. W. BalfOnr, New York, slightly.
n. T. Hobard, Buffalo slightly.
Greentree. Buffalo. slightly.
The national leader., 1888-12-29

THE ''refined" citizens of Barnwsll
county, s. G. have had nightmare,
They supposed that the negroes had
murdered 'refned" gentleman OF
that county by the name of Robert
Morris, and the refined gentlemen Of
the county armed themselves, aud
turned out en- masse to hunt for his
body, and avenge his death; after hunt
ing some time they found Morris dead
drunk in the woods. They say Barn.
we'll is q dry county.
The national leader., 1888-12-29
A GREAT FIRE.
The Business Portion of Marblehead
In Ruins.

BOSTON, Dec. 26, 1910 A. MA
conhagratlon is raging In Marblehead
the larger part of the town beng on
fire. Help has bt On sent from Salem.
Lynn and other places, but the firemen
seem unable to check the flames. Salem
reports that all telephone wires to Mar.
blehe ID are down, and that nothing can
be obtained from there by telephone.
The Western Union Office ut Marble
head is burned out, and the operator is
euieavorlng to open communication by
establishing temporary office in a
field, soma distance outside the village.
1t has been impossible. as yet, to Oh
tain any details.
ST COND DISPATCH.
MARBLEHEAD, Mass, Dec. &C..
La-blebead is Oh fire, for the second
time in her history. The entire busi
ness portion Is in ruins.
The national leader., 1888-12-29
Mail Matter Sent Abroad.

The report of the Superintendent OF
Foreign Mails to the Postmaster Gen.
eral shows that, during the last year,
there were carried abroad by all steam
ship lines 26O, 900 grams of letters
and 1000, 100000 grams of prints, OF
which the North German Lloyd Steam
ship Company carried 13O, ,275, 900 grams
of letters and 50O.597, 900 grams OF
prints: the Cunard Steamship Company,
81, ,266, 900 grams of letters and 263, 047,
600 grams of prints; the Compagnie Gen
erale Transatlantique. 1910, 900 grams
of letters and 7S,750,0OO grams OF
prints.
The national leader., 1888-12-29

THE negroes Of this country waited
patiently two hundred and fifty years
fir their emancipation. They are now
counselled to have patience and await
the enforcement of their constitutional
rights, until such time as they, who
fought to destroy the Union. are ready
TO allow the Constitutional provisions
10 pe enforced. Ex-rebels have been
exalted, while those who fought for
she country's salvation are being de-
prlved OF their citizenship rights.
Shame on the American people.
The national leader., 1888-12-29

FIFTY THOUSAND negroes murdered
in christian country since the close oil
the rebellion. and not single perpetra-
tor brought to justice. The law OF the
land is against this; but there is nc
power behind the laws when the per-
petrators Of the black deeds are
white.
The national leader., 1888-12-29

"A prisoner in Delaware Jail had
only caseknife and brickbat as
tools to reach the outer world, but he
got out In just sixty-nine minutes
after beginning operations, and he lost
nine minutes In reflection at that.
The national leader., 1888-12-29

"A horse jumped from a car while
the train was in motion near Mays
vile, CAL. a few days ago and landed
In good condition, at once trotting off.
The car door had been opened In some
manner.
The national leader., 1888-12-29

WHEN does patience cease to be a
virtuep When a class of people have
been robbed two hundred and fifty
years Of their rights and they are asked
to be patient longer,
The national leader., 1888-12-29

WHILE we disbelieve In the rumor
OF plot to assassinate President elect
Harrison, the necessary precautions
should he taken. A stitch in time
saves nine.
The national leader., 1888-12-29

SOME of our ministers think it be-
meath their dignity TO turn out in the
inaugural procession on the 4th. of
March next.
The national leader., 1888-12-29

LAWYER E. M. HEWLETT is still
quite Ill, but we are happy to state he
Is slowly recovering.
The national leader., 1888-12-29

DOES it pay to write and publish
open letters denouncing a Republican
Senator
The national leader., 1888-12-29

A MAN without principle goes to The
highest bidder.
The national leader., 1888-12-29

In THE dark days of slavery in this
country. when everything for the
future looked black and gloomy; when
men were mobbed for daring to utter
sentiments against the institution and
perpetuation of slavery; when the
Kansas Nebraska bill was being agita-
ted; when the slave wasrunning for his
life from one end Of the country to the
other to make his escape from bondage;
when the fugitive slave bill was passed !;
when children were torn from their
mothers breasts and sold; when fathers
were separated from wives, and
brothers from sisters, there sprung a
man from among millions of his coun-
try men, and threw his life, and the
lives Of his family into the scale to
blot out the damnable institution of
slavery. That man was Johc Brown.
Isn't it almost time that the cOlored
people of this country were setting
themselves to work in some way to
perpetuate this Chrlst-like mans
memoryP
The national leader., 1888-12-29

IulnHy
Groceries
No. 31O1 NJ. Street
WEST WASHINGTON.
| beg to inform
friends that L
have made many adj
ditiOns 10 my stock
of Wines, and Gro
ceries,and will here.
after be enabled to
supply you with the
best quality of
Wines, Liquors and
Canned Goods Of all
kinds. and every va
riety of Foreign and
Domestic Fruits and
Nuts. Special care
has been taken in
the selection of these
Goods, i ali con-
fdent that an in
spectiOn of them will
convince you of
their excellent quail
ity and the rea-
sOnableness of my
prices.
A call isrequested,
and you are assured
that it will put me
to no Inconvenience
to show goods.
l am very respect
fully yours,
I. MAURICE CROPLEY.
Dec sod 1850 1yr.
The national leader., 1888-12-29

Politeness is an art, but kindness
comes by instinct.
The national leader., 1888-12-29

The grandiloquent Grady, the great
writer Of the South, proposes to
disfranchise the negroes of the South
as a final settlement of the negro prob.
lem. For the sake of meeting his
argument In sort of acquiescent way,
to show the folly Of it, let some Repub-
lican member Of Congress propose to
take such constitutional and legal steps
as will seemingly tend to grant the
disfranchisement asked for by Grady,
and, that the whole matter be put
through. from premises to conclusion,
In strictly logical manner. By this
fair mode Of reasoning, It would follow,
as corollary, that In the train Of the
dlsfranchisement, the abrogation and
elimination of the Representation. based
upon the negro population. should pre-
vail. Thus, per, the logical force of
the disfranchlsement, the negro would
be removed as political factor Of the
South. This would at once withdraw
some 42 or 43 members from Congress
now allowed to the South. To this
logical method Of disposing of Grady's
proposition, the Southern Brlgadiers,
with their inordinate greed for power
and emoluments, would never consent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-04


John A. Anderson is an interesting figure
in Congress, a man with history, teeming
with ideas, and an ever-present aggressive
intention. He is believed to be just as re-
ligious a man as he was before he became q
member of the House of Representative,
and he looks much as he did in his preach
ing days. Mr.. Anderson is terrible as an
anti-monopolist, and appears to desire
above all things in the world to cut down
the power of railroad corporations He
has introduced bill which provides that
the government shall buy up the claims of
bondholders on the Union Pacific railroad
and take possession of it. His bill is osten-
sibly offered for the purpose of solving the
difficult problem of the governments re-
lation with the Union Pacific railroad
upon the lines of which the expert
ment is first to be tried. The
proposed measure does not provide that the
government shall go into the railroad bust
ness as it is now followed 1t simply de-
clares that it shall take possession of the
track, branches, depots and ground, but not
the rolling stock. IL shall make the road a
public highway, and allow all persons and
companies to run their freight trains over
it, subject, of course, to system of regula-
tions, charges and tolls established by
government commissioners. AS to the
running of passenger trains, that is to
be let out to the highest bidder for year,
or term Of years, subject to a maximum
rate for fare which shall not be exceeded.
Passes are prohibited, but Communication and
excursion rates are allowed. Mr.. Anderson
believes that this scheme Of his to have the
railroads free to everybody who wishes to
use them is the long looked for panacea that
will overturn the monopolies of the coun-
try. His bill commands great interest.
Einbodying a radical idea it is, besides, the
expression of a strong and unique person
ality.
John A. Anderson was born in Washing
ton County, Penn, on June 26, 1894. He
was 10 years old when he graduated at
Miami University. Oxford, o. In 1897
he was ordained a minister of the Presby-
terrain body. Three years after he was
elected. by the Legislature of California,
Trustee Of the STATE Insane Asylum. He
was appointed C. aplain of the Third
Infantry California Volunteers IN
1862, and accompanied Gen. Con
nor'S expedition 10 Salt Lake
During the four years from 1858 TO 1861 he
was in the service Of the United States SAM
tary Commission, as California correspon-
dentand agent Mr. Anderson was Presi-
dent Of the Kansas State Agricultural Col