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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-10-24

Cutting Big Log Into a Single shaving.
The Great Blade at Its worix--Fcrming
the Angles of the Box-SIalsing the Bot
tom-The Last Step.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29

"To be fixed a. soon counties are heard from.
The committee in making the apportionment for the
counties guided by the votes Of 1884 and 1883
the precincts lying the territory embraced In said
counties furnished by the clerks Of Breva fernando,
Manatee, Monroe, Orange and Sumter countiea
The counties will select their delegates either in
meetings or conventions may be considered best BY
people acting through the usual party organati
And is recommended that the Ct liens in each county
assemble for this purpose at the courthouse other
usual place OF meeting Saturday May H. but they
fail assemble that day they should early
prsc cable thereafter Provided that nothing herein sha II
be understood debating to the County Committees the
tine place of holding their county meetings
ventons, which matters such committees have
tire control.
It is recommended that where Conventions are held
the precinct meetings or3aprointing delegaes be held
week prior to the above date suggested for the
ventions
Arrangements being made, through the Local com
mttee st. Augustine to secure largely reduced rats
Of ave to and from the Convention, and this COMMITTEES
will give the county committees due notice Of the
suits reached at any early day.
County organisations notified that this COMMITTEES
will at St Augustine p NJ May 2sth to receive
credentials and issue ckes Of admission to delegates
Delegates not intending to arrive by this hour will send
their credentials by mail to chairman Of this Committee al
St. Augustine This is important in order to dele
gates any delay confusion in receiving tickets Of ad
mission
s. PAsco, Chairman, Monticello.
F. p FLEMING, jacksonville.
j. A. Henderson, Tallahassee
C. c. PElRcE, Tallahassee.
W. D. CHiPIEY. Pensacola
]. s. LEONARD Pensacola.
BENZ. P. CALHOUN, Palatka.
r. F. TAYLOR, Gainesville.
j. T. LESLEY, Tampa
L. B. WoxBwELL, Secretary, Tallahassee.
March 1RRA
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Fort Meyers Press.l

Fort Meyers Pressl
During the past week the contractor has
been busy taking up the bodies of those buried
in the old Fort Myers military cemetary. Most
Of the bodies we're laid to rest early in the sos.
Two officers were found, one of them Capt. ".
81. Fowler, Co. g., LIST Arlillery-the other name
unknown, but is supposed to be On the records
at Washington or Fort Barrancas. One body
supposed 70 be an Indian squaw, from the GUAM.
tity OF beads found in the grave, and four chill
dren, were found. In one grave was found sew
enty cents. The collins were all in good state
Of preservation, even the nails being as good as
the day they were driven. The teeth of all were
sound and white and the bones of the men were
quite solid and firm, except in the case of the
two officers, whose bones crumbled at the touch.
1t 10 barely possible that the manner of living
had something to do in this case, as the soldiers
were, probably, confined to the rations issued by
the government, and probably the officers lived
on the fat of the land. At least that is our idea
Of il. There 10 vague tradition that the suuaw
spoken of above was imprisoned for some offense,
and she pounded up some glass and ate it, thus
committing suicide. Fifty-tws bodies were ia
ken out, and BY the thorough search made there
10 no possibility Of any remaining. The remains
were boxed and loaded ON the schooner Alex
Cook, and taken 10 Fort Barrancas, whore thew
will be laid TO rest.
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ANOTHER HOTEL SITE PRpp

DR.. c. L. Mitchell, owner of Villa Mitchell ..
the high hill south of Tallahassee, Offers . h..
tiful park in that attractive suburb. of txo 49,.
or more. free, to parties who will build tbereo,
frst-class hotel, of not less than one hura,.,
rooms. The building must be substantial and ~
attractive style as to architecture. Last vin,.,
DR.. Mitchell used large amount of money ana
good deal of printers ink in an effort to eiv,
Tallahassee boom, and now he comes forward
with his well known lberality and public shirt.
edness and offers hotel site free, as an induc.
ment for Tallahassee to secure what il now mad.
additional hotel facilities, in order that N.
boom already under way here may continue and
increase until Tallahassee becomes the equal If
any place in Florida as a resort for winter ,our.
lists. Adequate hotel accommodations of IN.
same character that are now to be had here will
make Tallahassee the chief winter resort in the
State.
The site offered by Dr. Mitchell is yery de.
sirable one, and we hope parties will soon come
and avail themselves of the generosity of both
DR.. Mitchell and Captain Houstoun, and give
Tallahassee two new hotels at the commence
ment OF next season.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29
Cfrcuft Court Jurors.

The following grand and petit jurors were
drawn by Sheriff Pearce, on the Gath, for the
spring term of Leon county Circuit Court which
begins at Tallahassee on the fourth Monday IN
April
GRAND JURoRs-C. A. G. Blomquisi, Dauid
Bryan. j. J. HArtsfeld, W. L. Bsrineau, David
Bullock, Hugh A. Bryan, Perry l. Boatwright
w. 81. Andrews. Lester McCsllum, S P. Horn
Claude Copeland, g. A Cox, s. D. Hightowef
Robert Munro, j. W. Coles
PETIT JURoRs-G. T. Alligood, j. C. Kemper,
Walter F. Moore. Daniel Dixon, ]. T. Carmne
Joseph White, Aaron Levy, Fl. C. Herring, ".
Z. Allen, D. A Dixon, G. W. Alligood, Ed An.
drews, r. L. Demilly, Jesse Atkinson, James u
Barton, George B. Hopkins. 81. T. Cay, j. c.
benson.
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"O1r Doys" Next Th.-.s

The interest in the amateur dr.m.,;.
Sormance for next Thursday has already 49,. -
very animated. The sale Of tickets 49, :.
W. A Rawls drug store yesterday morni,. -.
90 eager were the public for reserved seal. ~.
many persons were waiting to secure them J.
fore his doors were opened. Itwas Quit. . -
like "box Office rush" tor the coveted c.,s.
admission to an interview with Our R.,
The house will be crowded, and a, The a..
the auditorium is level and the view of IN. 49,.
easily obstructed. Mrs. Gamble. uod., -s-
management the play is produced, endeavo,. :.
lessen the trouble in the manner indicated ~
the following extract from note sddres,.a =
the FLoRrDIAN:
think in the interest of ,hs n,.,..
generally 1t would be well to reques, The isS;.s
to dispense with their high hats on this occ.s;e
and you would oblige me if You would M, =
your next issue request of that kind from M -
Respectfully, me-
MRS JAMES B. GAMMA
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29

That no other State in the Union has
such diversity of soil and products is con-
vincingly demonstrated by one item Of
the exhibits at the Sub-Tropical-and,
perhaps, the most interesting of all that
vrst and curious collection. This is the
exhibit of Florida woods from the State
Agricultural College, and in it are seen
specimens of tree growth common TO
equatorial regions as well as those of the
middle temperate zone. The former
mostly grow at the southern extremity Of
the State and the latter in the bill coun-
try of northern Florida. In this hill
countryis found pleasant and profitable
combination of the products Of the North
and the South. These hills are prolon-
CATION of the mountain system of the At
lantic States, and, projecting into Florida
a similar soil, the like products appear
hereIthat are found several degrees farther
North. Furthermore, the elevation of
our hill country reduces the average tenn
perature and makes such products yet
more at home than they otherwise would
be within twenty miles of the Gulf, whose
warm atmosphere nourishes along its
shores certain of the fora of the tropics,
which grow within that distance of those
trees and plants, among the hills, that
seem foreign to our Southern latitude
And here we would remark that in the
admiration that the elevated and fertile
Tallahassee country excites the visitor is
apt to forget another attractive claim,
and this is its vicinity to the Gulf, whence
comes the saline and invigorating Air
that he breathes. Twenty miles of travel
by rail takes him to the coast, with its
rare marine scenery, its groves of lofty
palmetto trees, its fisheries of oysters
sponges, and many kind Of fish.
In the Springfield, Ohio, Farm ana
Fsreside, an able and useful paper, are
being published series of valuable art
icles ON Florida and from one of them
descriptive of the Sub-Tropical Exhibi
ton, we take this paragraph:
Specimen planks from nearly one hundred and
| 6fty different varieties Of timber are shown by
the State Agricultural College. Florida he
| hve.eghths OF ell the varieties grown in th
| United 6tateA Fifty varieties grow on the
| Keys and southern coasts that are found no.
| where else Ia the country. Some Of these have
great value for furniture, paneling and finish
| log, - they are the finest ornamental woods
known. Choice, curly, yellow pine lumber, un
rivaled for It's grain and it, polish has sold fol-
| 500 per thousand.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29

today. bat \ yin NJ y Ons9ND eAeidr'
as,oa ussil prss.ssy 4 - - s1Ih
Ths Ssnaas - paqa ~ O. agazine The
n&asas ofyAa Unit eeAsls - n ~ roy
essmi.ss 4soaah Aisrin "a ASico 70 JOIN
The Ukitsd Sts1n iSa osIRsoce 70 b held
A.'ssh Asr's isss' - a~na.'on.l
questions
The sudden death Of hieCJUties Waite was
great shock 70 the city; vEy lew psrsons were
aware Of his illneA On Saturday morning he
sweke about O'CLOCK and said that he felt bet
Ter, and in few moments died before his con
could be called Nessn Fisld. Csriisses Gray
and others are spoken Of - hs probable success
sor, bat In my humble opinion the appolnsmsnt
will be made from the State Of New York.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29

NO Rop0DAACoo Forsy n kAortOA.
Now and then we hear of somebody
using the words the Republican party
of Florida" It is . mistake, or an in.
territorial misstatement, to use the words.
There is no republican party in Flor
ida There are opponents of the demo-
cracy, but they are not party" for
they have neither head nor system nor
cohesion for concerted action. They are
merely q number of individuals without
organization, most of whose political
"principles " amount simply to opposi-
ton 10 the democrats, for nine-tenths of
them can give little reason for calling
themselves republicans other than that
they are opposed to the democrats. In
some few counties there are enough of
these oppugnant individuals to encourage
aspirations among them for local Offices,
and these can give such desire as a reason
for calling themselves republicans. The
nine-tenths we refer to are the colored.
The other tenth claim that they
have political "principles - certain
distractions embraced in the theor y
of the original republican party,
but nothing practical to put in
issue in fight for supremacy in the State.
A large proportion Of those of them who
have property interests and shrewdness
do not desire republican control of State
affairs, and as it is from this superior class
only that the means for, and management
of, campaign could be had, it is not
likely that any such organized effort will
be made as shall prove that there is re
publican party" in Florida-though there
are so many ignorant voters that the dem.
ocratic party cannot relax its vigilance,
and must not merely neutralize their blind
ballots but defeat them so overwhelm-
ingly that they will fully realize t..eir
weakness The lesson of the present will
be the warning OF the future, and the
hopelessness of opposition to the democ-
racy will knock from under them q plat
form not made of principles but of mere
opposition. A fight that cannot possibly
be won is not worth continuing, and the
sooner the opponents of the democratic
party of Florida are taught this the bet
ter. They must be utterly defeated, aad
learn that in Florida as in Georgia there
is no republican party.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29

The New York Herald and World
especially the former, are making effect
i've warfare;:on Jay Gould, whose remorse-
less operations in stocks ruin thousands
that he may increase his colossal fortune
As an interruptions and cruel money
power the Wall street "wizard" stands
at the head of his class. The Herdldd
bitterly humorous name for him is the
" corsair," and under that title chronicles
the incidents OF his recent cruise in his
magnificent yacht. Tie war of the press
against him Is legitimate.
The tobacco notes copied last week
from the Quincy Herald show the size of
the suddenly developed industry in Gads.
den county, and point an example to be
followed in Leon, where there is album
dance Of proper land for raising the" vir-
ginia weed" but (which now raises Flor
ida weeds with . vigor that proves its
excellence. 1900 or $4,000 paid ont
per week for wages helps the business Of
. town, and . few hundred thousand dol
lara received for . crop helps the pros
perity Of county.
--Fioral City Division No. 10, Sons Of Tenn.
perance, will hold meeting o. kasoaic Hall to.
morrow, Friday Might q Aaaepast seven o'clock.
Il 4 earnestly hoped that al member, both male
and bbmaie, viii b. present, - m Interesting
meeting viii b held md basines of importance
transacted. -
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29

Chief.J Justice Waite, of the q. 8. Su-
preme Court, died At his residence in
Washington City last Friday morning Of
crupous pneumonia after brief illness.
He was on duty at the Court Monday,
though feeling unwell, and Tuesday morn
ing symptoms of acute bronchitis ap-
peared. Wednesday morning pneumouia
showed itself, but his case was not con-
sidered serious by the physicians, who
left him apparently doing we'll At 10
o'clock Thursday night. He was COM
Portable during the night, but at O'Clock
in the morning he turned upon his back
and died in ten minutes from "nervous
failure of the action of the heart" Says
Washington dispatch:
UNIvERsAL REGRET.
There is an universal expression Of regret 81
the death OF the Chief Justice among public men,
and from the President down, all are eager TO
put upon record their testimony Of their appreci-
alton of his personal and social qualities, and
spect for him as q learned jurist and uprigh,
judge. The telegraph tonight is bringing many
such expressions from all parts of the country.
Chief-J Justice Morrison r. Waite was the sev-
enth Chief Justice of the United States. He was
a native of Lyme, Conn.,, and was born Novem.
Der 20. 1915 He graduated at Yale College
when he was 81 years of age, and Immediately
began the study OF the law. He began the prac
lice Of his profession 10 Maumee City, O., and
met with a reasonable degree of success at the
very commencement of his professional career
He was elected to the Legislature In 1849. and in
1850 he removed to Toledo. He declined nom
nations to Congress repeatedly. and also q seal
on the State Supreme bench.
In 1871 3 he had the honor of being one of The
counsel Of the United States before the trbuna
of arbitration at Geneva In 1873 he was a mem
Der of the Constitutional Convention OF Ohio anG
was its President On January 81, 1874, he be-
came Chief Justice of the United States, having
been appointed to that high Office by Presiden
Grant
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We aEain remind he public d, -.
ladis Of the Auxiliary Libnry 49,. -
CONE 70 The cid Of that admirable ias,',.' -
with most unique and a,trscsiv. ..,. .'suss
On Monday and Tuesday next .K.a.. r,aass
Prbmesss and Bazaar" b tho c,n,,.. "'scs,
noonesmsat and there viii be f.v -. ~
seeAns who ever 90 anywhere Who an 'aass
there 70 see what curious add dsli,s,s,, IS. .s b
are prepared Tor their eajoymea, r.. alass
tainment viii b In the hall ad,oini.. Ys sa'ss-
Bailding. on AsCarty street, aud ,hs s. ."a'y
b opsssd .. O'Clock Monday evening = ~la
debt Of gratitude b due from the eor.- at
the ladies who assist In sustaining tn. ,,....y %
- generously founded BY EGG ,ysrno, w'a
and the public should make payment ~
count by the most liberal patroo... ~ - C
tertainments given for its benefit FINN go
time. The Library is one of the .,,r,.,:. 4' 70
Tallahassee. and many scjouruers lso,,h.. !.
visits to the city because1of the litersrv '4e'
tages 1t affords. '1a-
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29

The Rev. E. Trice, Baptist minister and one
whom We take pleasure in recommending as
an honest christian gentleman, wishes 1t to be
known that there Is not sufficient funds COL
lected to erect church building on the lot at
Carrabelle, 80 generously donated by Mayor O.
a. Kelly. The names of all who donate TO this
cause will live after them. The church comlt-
tee have decided TO inscribe the name of every
donor over the pulpit. Now is the time to write
your own epitaph that will.be read by genera
tiona- Don't hesitate, but send along your sub.
scriptions to this good cause. Address Rev. e.
Trice, Crawfordville, Fla WakuNu Times.
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We to-day publish the call Of the STATE
Democratic Exeentive Comnittsa fer :
State Convsat;o1 TO aismbie on NE SSH
If May. in i ci( Of Sc .Aa1pstis forEle
sonislsiosSf . san< eka fors ss.ss Of.
fees, che selection of delegates to the
National Convention, and the transaction
of the usual business, which includes the
cAoice of Psesids initial Electors. for the
State >. large and the creation Of State
Democratic Executive Committee. 1t
viii be remarked that the action of the
committee contemplates but one State
Convention, aud il is unnecessary to re-
mind our readers that We advocated this
from the beginning, and for reasons so
obvious that we were satisfied we were
in accord with the views of the great
majority of the democrats of the State.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29

Mrs. VIM NJ Mcintosh, Jr. is visiting friends
in Georgia
Mr.. J. o. Bradley, Of Tavares, is in the city.
&C. B. Parkhill, Esq, of Pensacola. was
guest of the Leon on Monday.
We were pleased to receive call from Mr..
James 8. Evans, Jr, the talented correspondent
Of the New Orleans Hcayune.
Mrs. E. A. Perry and Misses Fannie and RI
by Perry, wife and daughters Of Governor Perry
are spending season in the Capital City.
Mr.. John lowering. prominent citizen Oh
Lafayette, Indiana, was at the 81. James this
week. He is delighted with the Tallahassee bill
country.
"A Northern gentleman. a sojournerin ITALIA
hassee, was yesterday told of the project 10 build
$10o,O00 hotel here He exclaimed What .
mistake! They ought to make it half NH
lion." And he is right.
Miss Mena Williams, the charming young
lady OF Tallahassee, who is here on a visit, Will
be remembered by all as the young lady who
delivered the flag to Governor Perry at his In
auguration and whose presentation speech was
most admirably rendered-Gainescias Dd'ey-
Advocate.
Captain W. D. Chipley, of Pensacola, and
party registered at the Leon last Monday. TO
ing 10 Jacksonville to attend the meeting Of Inc
State Democratic Executive Committee he was
accompanied by Mrs Chipley and child, miss
Chipley, Miss Tillman, Of Columbus, Ga, ana
Miss Creary, Of Atlantis. They visited 81. Angus
tine and admired the Ponce dc Leon, and then
Tallahassee and admired our country. Perhaps
there win be Ponce de Leon at Tsllahasses
some day, and we believe We may even pfeo'c'
1t safely.
Visiting the r. r. b NJ depot few days
ago We saw large quantity Of iron fencing ~
the immense freight room. Upon inquiry ~e
were Informed that It was for the PARK 10 sO..
foot street. 6ome time since the City Councu
granted permission to Mr. W. @. Lewis 70 mA.'
public park In said street, between Calno1.
and Gsdsdeu streets The park win 30 Sao w.
In length east and west. and 100 wide MON no'..
to south, leaving . drive 40 feet wide on -
aide OF the enclosure The numerous larse -
on the ground make Il very desirable Co.
for . park, and Mr. Lewis We understand. -. q.
this summer lay out enclose and beauav y
groundA
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29

Lafayette county is one of the largest
counties in the State, bounded on the north by
Hamilton, on the west by Taylor, south by the
Gulf of Mexico, and east by the Suwannee
river. 1t extends 100 miles in length by 40 miles
in width. Along the coast from the mouth of
the Steinhatche river to the mouth of the
Suwannee, are some of the finest fisheries on
the southern coast These fisheries are pa
tronized very largely by the people ofthe border
counties of Georgia and Florida. Oysters of
excellent size are found in Pine Log, Big Rocky,
Horseshoe and Fishbone creeks At the mouth
of Cow creek is, perhaps, the finest fishery on
the Gulf coast.
The county can boast of upwards of seventy
THOUSAND head OF cattle Hogs are easily raised
and suffer but little from cholera or diseases of
any kind. They are raised on the range, which
is unexcelled In any county, and fattened on
pinders, chu6as and sweet potatoes. There are
thousands ofacres Of hammock land on the river
and creeks, the finest sugar land in the world. A
large per cent. of this land belongs TO the State
and can be obtained by actual settlers at the low
price of twenty-five cents per acre Also high
hammock, the very best suited TO raising long
staple cotton. These hammock lands will pre-
duce from twenty five to thirty bushels of corn
to the acre. Sweet potatoes and all kind of gar
den vegetables grow there to perfection. Or
anges are very fine and they can tip their hat 10
South Florida and say we don't rust.
The county has become famous for her tim
ber-cypress, mulberry, hickory, magnolia, live
oak and red, pink and white cedar grow very
large and may be seen anywhere one
chooses to look.
Education during the administration of the
Hon. A. J. RUSSELL as State Superin tendent has
bounded forward and upward gloriously. The
county has some SO or 40 public schools, the
average attendance decidedly good and the ad-
vancemcnt of the children satisfactory Churches
are being built in various parts Of the county,
especially on the coast. and Sabbaths are spent
in the worship Of God and not in the chase.
Game is also very abundant deer. bear, tigers
catamounts, wildcats, foxes and gray squirrels
are very plentiful wild turkeys, ducks, brandt,
geese, curlew, wood chucks, cartridges are moi
only plentiful butt little too numerous.
Politically, the county is and has been and
ever will be, world without end, Democratic
Mail facilities and railroad or steamboat trans
portation is decidedly backward, yet the pros
pect grows brighter and brighter. Numerous
little sail boats ply along the coast and traffic
with the people.
SOPHIA ANN.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29

The Week of Selfdenial aud Prayer for Mis-
sions will be observed by the NJ E Church,
South, beginning on first Sunday in April Appro-
pirate services will be held in the church at this
place. An Easter Sermon in the morning, and
at 7:30 P. NJ. sermon on selfdeuial
The "Orange Blossoms" juvenile missionary
organization, will give an entertainment Of sony
and Rotations at p. NJ. The little ones are
taking much interest in the practicing, and the
public may expect an occasion both interesting
and profitable. A cordial invitation TO ALL
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29

Mr.. George Greenhow, dealer in real estate,
yesterday sold tract Of land belonging to Capt
r. A. Shine to Mr.. p. E Hoss, of Kokomo
Indiana The tract contains 1T acres, adoim
Tallahassee on the north, and was sold Tor
$1,000. On the place are 40 bearing LeConte
trees, as old as any in Leon county, and more
than 100 soon to come into bearing.
Mr.. Hoss has secured bargain, and we hope
he will build there handsome winter residencs,
and induce a number of his Western friends to
come and be bis Tallahassee neighbors.