The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-26
The Palatka Herald il one of . nam

Papers in various sections OF the
State have spoken very favorably Of Capt
F. p. Fleming for Governor.
-Editor McIlsaine, OF the Cedar Key
GslE Vi>e, blossoms into verse, and very
cIeverly, a. will be seen by :he neat little
poem We republish from his paper.
The name Of Colonel SpArkman for
Congress seems to have captured the
country. 80 that, 1T present writing, bis
domination and election appear as fore
gone Bartoe Informant
An able correspondent in to-day's
paper eloquen,Iy advocates Hon. W. u.
BIo1bam, or Major A. J. Russell, for
Governor. All the people know how
efficiently either one Of these distinguished
gentlemen would serve in such capacity
There doesn't appear 70 be a. mucn
opposition TO Mr.. Cleveland in Bnffalo as
the INSTRUMENTATION papers said there
was. A resolution of endorsement adopt
ed without a dissenting vote does not
look like the Presidents old home re-
pudiates bim.-1No5tLe Register.
Senator Palmer has lake on his
Michigan farm stocked with carp, and
wishes he hadn't. He calls them the
"hog of the sea-" because they wallow
and burrow in the mud and keep the wa
4r continually dirty. He has tried to
seire them out, but cannot do so.-Chs-
cqgo Herald.
Col g. w. Pratt, the veteran editor
Of the Palatka Herald, has surrendered
the paper TO his talented sons Charles II.
and VIM. A. Pratt, who will we'll sustain
it. The retirement Of their father is more
to be regretted because one Of it's causes
is stated to be impaired health-a cause
which We trust will soon cease by recov-
cry.
The Republicans Of Florida talk Of
nominating General W. N. Ledwith, Of
Duval, for Governor. This would be a
splendid nomination. The General is ge
NAL, witty, full Of bon hommN, and above
all has a record-a record 50 exceedingly
picturesque that it would look like sec
ond hand umbrella struck by lightning
after the Lake Region got through with
it.-Eustn LIKE Region.
Mr.. Jacob Summerlin, who has re-
Gently returned from trip through Dade
county, reports that the Seminole Indians
are quite uneasy and are all moving south,
with their families and their herds Of hogs.
They told him that "big chief" had
called them all together, but for what
purpose he was unable to learu. They
seemed disturbed over some real or imagi-
nary plan Of moving them or of taking
their lands away from them Orlando
Reporter
The labor vote fell off largely at the
municipal election in Jersey Citv, n. j.,
on the nth. Cleveland, Democrat, was
reelected mayor By about 5000 majority.
Allen, the labor candidate, who had near
ly 5000 votes in the city when he ran for
sheriff on the labor ticket last fall, polled
less than 800 Tuesday. The workingmen
very sensibily came to the conclusion
that the ticket for them was the Demo-
cratic ticket. This is what they ought to
do everywhere.
Although the streets were "blue ="
81 I'D aa;inva lihov4 fr0pa
the warships, from Saturday noon up to
yesterday morning, there was not an ar
rest made nor occasion for any. This is
highly creditable to our navy, for it is a
most remarkable thing for six or seven
hundred men to be turned loose in sea-
port'town without some one or more get
ting into difficulty. We can say truly
that the men Of the North Atlantic
Squadron have deported themselves in the
most gentlemanly manner Pensacola
Adudnce- Gazette.
"A large number Of prominent citi-
zens, headed by Daniel Shelby, proprietor
OF the Academy of Music in that city,
will leave Chicago next month on pro-
longed exploring tour in the diamond re-
gions Of Alaska. A special train has
been chartered to convey the party to
Vancouver, where the steamer for Alaska
will be taken. The party will repre-
sent an aggregate of many millions OF
dollars, and the tour has been planned
with the view of extensive investme nts
in Alaska diamond felds.-N o. Times.
Democrat.
On Saturday last handsome lot Of
Florida produce was shipped to w. s.
Webb for bis rolling exposition, which is
now stationed at Springfield, Mass. In
writing his request for these supplies,
Mr.. Webb said he had been kept busy
most of the time that day chopping wood
TO keep himself and car warmed up. The
shipment consisted of pineapples, oranges,
lemons, celery, grape fruits, shaddocks,
citrons, potatoes, etc., fresh from the
gardens and groves Of Orlando. Such an
advertisement will have decided effect,
and will no doubt be more convincing to
some people than whole cart load OF
good reading matter Orlando Reporter
-Bishop Hood, of North Carolina, one