The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-12
Tallahassee. Fla. March 12, 1850.

Captain H. w. DAVIS, OF Ialalka, las
been invited to deliver the Memorial ad-
dress at Quincy.
The election in Citrus county tor the
permanent location Of the county site re-
suited in no choice.
The political complexion of the new
Senate is thirty democrats and
thirty nine republicans
"A Grand Military Display is pro-
posed for one of the attractions towards
the close of the Sub-Tropical.
Director General Wanton S. Webb,
who has been ill since the opening of the
Sub Tropical, is still very feeble.
King Milan has abdicated the
throne of Servia in favor of his son, who
will reign under the title of Alexander l..
A Floridian who met President Har-
rison day or two after Inauguration
gives it as his opinion that he will not
live four years.
-Seelover, the Indian who escaped
from Fort Barrancas, has been captured
by Captain James Ferrinas, of the Pensa-
cola police force.
-Whitelaw Reid is booked for the
English mission, Ex-senator Palmer for
Spain, Ex-Governor Porter for Rome and
J. C. New for Russia
One of the prominent features of the
Sub-Tropical is the exhibit of $50 cases
of canned Apalachicola oysters, from the
canning factory of Ruge Bros.
The rumor of an engagement, in
Samoan waters, between German and
American war vessels, was repeated on
Sunday. Little credence is given to the
runor.
Col. Cash Thomas, master of ar
rangement and display at the Sub-Tropi-
cal, can show visitors more in ten min
utes than they would ever discover alone.
The Colonel is truly the right man in the
right place
The co!ored people have been al
lotted space in the Sub Tropical building
at Jacksonville, and they are preparing
an exhibit, which will be opened to the
public on a "Colored Peoples Day" in
the near future.
The Pensacola Daily News, with
John OConnor as editor-in- chief, and
John G.. Witt as business manager, is a
new morning daily which we welcome to
our exchange desk The new paper has
our best wishes.
w. J. Arkell, of Judge, has bought
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper for
$500, oO0-S30O, 900 for the English ed-
ton and $l0O,O for the German. The
purchase includes only the name and
goodwill of the paper
Madison county has the most varied
and best exhibit in the jacksonville Sub.
Tropical building. 1t is mainly an agr-
cultural exhibit, and one of its most prom
inent features is fine display Of home
made meats-nicely cured hams, shout
ders, etc.
-Ex-President aud Mrs. Cleveland de-
parted from Washington Wednesday for
their future home, New York The day
before their departure Mrs. Cleveland
was the recipient of a bouquet of beauti-
ful flowers from Mrs. Harrison, accom-
panied by note of thanks for courtesies
extended.
If, as Chauncey M. Depew claims,
the Government is silent partner in all
private enterprise, why cannot Mr.. Har-
rison, as representative of the Govern
ment, send slice of the Treasury sur
plus to the distressed Reading Iron con.
cern2 What's the use of having rich
partner if he cannot be assessed Pm. Y.
World.
DIR. r. p. Daniel, Col. VIM. B. Hen
derson and Hon. VIM. X. Hyer, members
of the State Board of Health, are in ses-
sion at the capital. The first business
was the election of DIR. Daniel President
Of the Board. The work devolving upon
the Board is an important work, and they
will likely be in session several days or
hold another meeting soon.
New York World: We have care
fully searched great heaps of exchanges
for one Republican journal which has
discovered a ugle-call" or a "key-
nofen in the president's Tnaurural Al