The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-05-07


1T is now claimed that Pensacola was
founded six years before 3d. Augustine.
The Southern Press Association will hold
he next meeting at Chattanooga, May 23d
Dick Halves. the Birmingham murdere-,
was convicted Friday and sentenced to be
hanged
Pensions have been issued to Messrs JnO.
w. Powell, Jno B. WEIGH and Joshua Blake, of
Florida.
-Messrs T. L. Wilson, of Barlow, and Erps
Tucker, OF Llk"enl, have been admitted to
prac ice in the Supreme Court.
H m. w. II B.rnum, Chairman of the Ma
tiOnal .mocrli; Executive Committee, died at
lone r 'ck Conn, Tuesday.
The jacksonville bill was yesterday amend
cd 80 IA To allow The people to vote on the bond
question, passed lis second reading and ordered
engros5el for third reading.
What is known as the Australian election
law, with some notifications TO suit the locality.
has been ad pp'el by both houses of the Mis-
souri, Leg Stature, and now awaits the Govern
or's sign ,'ure.
B 'inhrdCe Democrat At the risk of repe-
titiOn we rise 70 remark that the editors Of no
paper are ,nbible for the views of its cores
pondrnts whatever the outside world may think
to the contrary. We hope this fact will ulti
maciy become an admitted one
Quite number of legislators and ITALIA
hassceAns attended the annual Nav picnic at the
celebrated Wakulla Spring last Saturday, and
all returned well pleased with the trip, the
spring and the kind treatment they received
of
The citizens of Sumter county have pc.
itioncd the L gisaure to pass local option
law by which townships can by vote levy tax
upon all the an Is 81 res ms aud non residents
for the dr ,in tge of all such lands within their
bound iries.
r N McLool, litor Of the Tallahasseean,
left for Ge ,raia this morning, accompanied by
his family. Mr.. McLeol will establish paper
at Ell svi.l- ca II. leaves his paper here in
charge of VI SIS T. J. Applevard AMI John c.
Trco
The Nev York Tribune speaks of & Gov
Francis, o; Fnri l..' There is Gov Francis.
Of Missouri, but Flosid.'s new Governor is
namel Fleming, ana he Snpears to be a rafting
goo one Tlr Tribune viii no doubt become
more tamil II with his name after awhile
Savannah News.
Among tie many floral offerings sent Sen
ator Yanrry st week handsome mag
n0ii, upon of The petals Of which was IL
scribed: 1889 -Yancev, tho purity Of v0ur
cause il no. SURPASSED by That of this flower
Son,h Flordar; 1S32-a friend in need is u
friend indeed This worthy son o a noble sr
wears hs honors bocnmingly and does ere lit t.
his ilrslrous lineage"
The fecis on OF the Supreme Court in tie
Pensacola and Atlantic R,ilroai case was IA
week II, rallied abroad rs =. great victory for til"
railr"al, Int since the opinion has been carefully
read and Is ihornu-hy understood, the victory
seems to belong to The oher sidc--to The Com
missirn-lor THE PEOPLE,
notwithstanding the inclenency of The
weather Tie annual parade Of the PensacoIa
fire department on May day WAS a pronounced
success. There six companies in line.
Several military companies, the uniformed rank
of the Knights OF Pythiss and brass bands took
part In The parade A picnic was held in HE
afternoon at Kupfrians Park John B. Jones, a
son of ex Senator Charles w. Jones' was the
orator of the day.
The opponents of the Railroad Commission
were greatly encouraged when the decision was
first rendered by the Supreme Court in the Pen
sacola and Atlantic Railroad case but now that
the full import and meaning of the decision is
more generally understood they can't see just
where the black eye" for tho Commission
comes in-nor can VEIN fact, there 10 no
black eye" in the case. at least 90 far a. the
Commission is concerned.
Florida Dispatch. aud Farmer and Fruit
Grower: The Commission has not done all
that was expected of it. but it could scarcely
revolulionise an entire system and bring new
system to perfection IN two years. 1t would be
the height of folly to go back to -booter rail-
reading when governmental control was being
instituted in the other States with such beneficial
results to both roads and people This would
be taking steps backward which we should have
to retrace in a few years with more difficulty
than at first.
Yaucey.
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