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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-12
FOR SALE!
PLANTATIONS IN JEFFERSON
COUNTY. FLORIDA.
Monticello City Lots, LeCOnte Pear Trees.

! have 100 beautiful residence lots within the in
corporate limits am offering at big bargains
Have recently had 100 acres within 5 minutes
walk ofb0th depots surveyed into 2l7 lots of va.
rous size, each fronting 60 foot street |
offer at 500 to $500 according location 400 acres
in this body will sell a u interest to a part
ner who will advertise and help sell it in small
tracts, at a tremendous bargain.
PEAR TKEES.-l have the finest nursery of 10000
year old LeConte Pear Trees in America for sale
cheap F. O. B. cars
PEAR Groves acres opposite both depots ;
trees ten years old and paid 10 per cent on IS, 900
last season can reasonably expect 10 per cent. on
$4,000 next season; immensely valuable aside from
value of trees. Price Sc 600 2 acre grove 2G0 feet
from this grove, immensely valuable as a grove or
for residence lots Price s. 600 100 feet square in
either lot for 81 900.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-12

Spring medicine means more now a-days than it
ulu Ten years ago. The winterof lssS-S9 has eft
the nerves all tagged ont. The nerves must be
strengthened, the blood purified, liver and
bowels regulated. Paine's Celery Compound
me spring medicine Of to-ddy-does all this,
as nothing else can. Prescribed By Physicians,
recommended by Druggists, Endorsed by Ministers,
Guaranteed by the Manufacturers to be
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-12
M ALL LETTING S.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. l. 1889. (

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. l, 1889
Proposals will be received at the Contract Office
of this Department until P. NJ. of April 10 1889
for carrying the mails of the United States upon
the routes and according to the schedule of arrival
and departure specified by the Department, in the
State of Florida, from July 1889, to June go 1892
Lists of routes, with schedules of arrivals and de-
partures, instructions to bidders with forms, for
contracts and bonds, and all other necessary infor
nation, will be furnished upon application to the
Second Assistant Postmaster-General
DON VI. DICKINSON.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-12

The Compound Oxygen Treatment, Drs Starkeys&
Paien, No 1926 Arch Street, Philadelphia have been usng
for the last years is scientific adjustment OF
the elements of Oxygen and Nitrogen mdgnetized and
the compound Is condensed and made portable that it
is sent all over the world.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-12
The Best
Spring Medicine.

I'm the spring OF 1857 was all run down.
would get up In the morning with so tired a
Iee1ng, and was so weak that could hardly get
around bought bottle OF Paine's Celery Com
pound, and before had taken 1t a week felt
very much better. | can cheefully recommend
Ing medicine" Mrs. B. A. Dow, Burlington, vt.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-12

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A handsome woman is a Jewel F.. :
good woman is treasure.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
BIG HOLES IN THE Law.
How Chinese Won sn Continue to
Land in San ranciscO.


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. % The United
States district judges sen 70 be the only
people in San Francisco WI cannot ss9 that
Chinese women brou ht here have n legal
right to land. Collector OF tins Port ,elps
aud all bis deputies were convinced that
the women detained on the steamer
Gaelic were not what they pretended
to be, and refused to admit thsn. The
women are brought here for i'm noraL . r
pos $, and sid for large sums TO men who
make speciality of tnis u-iness. w en-
permission to land was refused ~ the Gu =
toms officers, the G4e les oriental p ssen-
gers S ug at the old reliable habeas corpus
mill. The scheme wo ked as usual, ld,
despite evidence to ie con rary, the u IS
set ten the wOme free as mercha ts'
ives, or Oh the ground of prior residence,
and no doubt Others will meet with the sa ne
success.
For people who pretended to have lived
in San Francisco from one to ten years Q
storis of these women are b oIsly
a surd. Chun Dali Hav i'd she was a mer-
cha Us wife, aged 10 years, and she told
Chinese Interpreter Ricka DIS o. boari the
Gaelic that she ought to be allo 'et to land
IN he I'm ted States because sac knew he
Clay street cable cars OK cows, chick n
and other beasts Of the fl Id aud birds OF the
air as passengers. Mrs. Hay said sue was born
i'll San Francisco.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
CRONINs MURDE RERS.
a Special Deputy ppointed to Serve
the Venlres

a Special Deputy ppointed to Serve
the VenIres.
CHICAGO, Oct. IA brief session Of
Judge McConEeirs court was held THIS
morning. The cou an ounced that he
hai appointed AIphonzs B. Shubert special
deputy to serve venires IN the Cronin case.
Shubert is an American, and has never be
fore held any pubic office. Both SIDES ex-
pressed themse. yes a satisfied with the
selection. Judge Mcconnell isglet
venire for 100 men, and cou adjourned
until the afternoon. When the court con-
vened at l O'Clock, and af- some Discus
sion, Judge McCOnn III reversed his former
ruling that the exemption of a venire man
because Of age was not & cause for al
lenge, and restored to each side the per-
emptory challe- &c exercised in each case.
THE RECORD.
Up to tine recess tonight 627 jurors had
been excused in the Cronin case, four
accepted and sw I'm IN. and four are tenn
porarily passed until tomorrow. The de-
Tense has only seventeen challenges 1T, eigh-
ty three having been dispose of by them t
fiftt-seyen on behalf If the state. The
counsel express the hope that the jury will
be lmpa .elet tnis week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
Before the Mayor.

In the mayors court yesterday morning
there were five prisoners arra,gned for
being found in various stages of into1ica-
ton. and the Fl les in the aggregate were
1927, or fifty-five days. Mary Hutcnersol, a
colored woman, was fined 81 for disturbing
the serenity of the court by loud talking.
A stranger giving his name as Patrick
Nice was found asleep in car at the
Ocean steamship wharves at l O'clock yes
terday morning, and was lodged in the bar
racks by OH or Bell on the charge of being
suspicious character. The mayor dis
charged McCarten on promise exacted to
leave the city at once
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
LOSSES OF THE PLANTERS.
A Claim That the Farmers Around
Davisboro are All night.

A Claim That the Farmers Around
Davisboro are All night.
DAvIsBoRo, GA, Oct. lit is not be-
Iieved here representative men that the
planters Of this secti IN have shared the loss
OF 500, 900 or 5000 900 in withholding their
cotton from the market in recog ition of
tho mandates of the alhancemen throughout
the untry. as claimed by some cotton
factors at Savannah. The rec ,ipJs here to
date are 1875 bales, more than double those
for the corre ponding date last year. l
cannot be claimed thar the crop has ma
tured earlier, nor is it believed that the
yield will be doubled. With but
few exceptions the plan ers have
and good prices have thus far been OBJ
tanned. The weather for picking is good
ow, and this month will show a large
inc ease over last months receipts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.

The right of way is being secured he
tween Ocala and Pala ka for t Q Silver
Spring. Orlando and Gulf railroad
The Confederate veterans will hold their
reunion at Quitman on tomorrow. The
Savan ah, Florida and Western r ilway
Will sell round trip tickets for o 70 fare to-
night for train No. 5, leaving S:l5 'clock
p. m, and tomorrow m rling's train No.
"a, leaving at 7:09 o'c ock. The tickets
are lin ted to return on Friday.
An English company is about to estab-
lish lending libraries on the Austrian rail-
roads. Libraries will be established at al
the railroad stations Of any size, at which
books will be loaned at a low rate. T ey
ca be returned at any of the libraries of
the company. A good MANY railroa men
think lending libraries would be very ponu-
lar in this country, where, owing to long
railroad distances, reading matter is much
sought after.
A judge in the common pleas court at
Pittsburg has held tina the practice of l.
| ing 10 cents extra from passe lgers not
procuring ticksts before entering the ira
is Illegal and under his instruct ms jury
has given a verdict agai st the Psnnsyl-
vania Railroad Company of $3.50, in favor
OF man who was expelled fro IL train
for refusing to pay the extra charIe,
"a bh'uSh ~ 10 SEJoCluoI b'ittb LnOueV Will
be refunded on presentation of receipt at
any office Of the company.
A notice has been filed in the Office of the
secretary of STATE of Alabama to co soli-
date the Tombigbee Railroad Company of
Mississippi and the Tombigbee Railroad
Compa " of Alabama. The capital stock
of the consolidated company has been fixed
at 500 900. divided to 900 shares of the
par value of 800 each. The cons ,lidation
of the two companies was effected at
meeting of the stockholders held last March,
the Mississippi company eetlng in Colun-
bus, Mi s., and the Alabama company hold
ing its meeting at f yette. The stockhoId-
ers of the old companies sure idersd their
stock, receiving in exchange the stock of the
consolidated company.
The longest excursion train ever run over
the Savannah, Florida and Wester rail-
wa from Jacksonville to Savannah, came
in Monday night and returned last night at
$50 o'clock. The al insisted of fife IN
coac es, and they were packed. People
sto d GU on the platfor n, even. Over one
thousand people came up on the tram. The
train remained a highland d " here, and
the Florldians saw Savan nan a d all of her
points of interest. Tue streets were
thro ged with them. T e excursionists
were of both white and colored The trai
was divided so that the apartments for the
colored PEG u and those r the white peo-
pie were separate. The rates were reduced
50 that noarly everybody who could get off
from business was able to come.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
Sarah Bernhardt's Mausoleun.
Paris Letter to the st. Louis Post-Dtspatc

Paris Letter to the ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
A curious fact about Sarah Bernhardt il
that she has caused a most sumptuous tomb
{ be prepared in Pere la Chaise for her
own obsequieS. 1t is all in white marble.
with the one word 'sBernhardt" inscribed
above the portal. Within there is space
for a single coffin only. The great actress
desires to be lone after death, as she nas
been unapproachable in her genius during
life. Eve year on her birthday she visits
this tomb a d lays upon it a wreath of i'm
morteues. Some ono ask d her why she
did So Because" she said, II would ike
10 have my grave decorated with fl wers
after my dea b, and perhaps if accustom
people to see it so adorned they will follow
my example aud keep up the custom whe
am no more" Is there OF something
piteous in this elm ring of the most an "a
actress II her genera ion to the fle .tiag
memories Of those she will leave behind
heri
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
COLUMBIA GROWTH.
Statistics that how that the City
Going to the Front.

Statistics that how that the City is
Going to the Front
CHARLESTON, s. c., Oct. 1.-The NetCs
and Courier will publish tomorrow an
elaborate review of the rade, manufactures
and development Columbia the state
capital, during last year and since 1880.
The review shows that in spi of the bad
agricultural season the business of Column
bla for the commercial year 1SS8-'89
reached $40, 900, an increase of nearly
$1,000 900 over the year before The out
put # the manufactures increased 81 per
cent, the ba king business 80 per cent, and
new compa les VITA capital of 81, 25O, 00J
we're organized. The increa % since 1880 IS
% pc. cent. IN population, % per cent. in
cotton reccip I, ll9 per cent. in banking
capital, aud 324 per CO t. in manufactured
products The ereat canal will be com
ple'ed eirly nexr year, NhichawIll deliver
5000 horse power Of water power within
the city limits, and make Columbia the
largest manufacturing center in tue south.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02

The Senate had a season this morning
with the betterments quest on, which came
up on the conference {, mmittee report on
the Hall resolution as the spl cial order.
Messrs. Hall and Bartlett made lengthy
speeches for and against the adoption of
the conference eport. 1t was finally
adopted by a vote of 25 to 8.
The Sc ate accepted the invitation of the
Piedmont Exposition Compa to be pres
EFT at the opening ceremonies.
PETITIONS FROM THE LADIES.
Messrs. duBig ,on, Bartlett, Hall. Rice.
Strother, Ballard, Sharpe, and Whitfield
submit ed memorials from la lies in their
districts petitioning the passage of the At
kilsoa bill to establish a girls industrial
college.
Senator Julian introduced bill to make
it misdemea Tor to publicly han expos,
or burn IN ettigy any person or persons 70.
the purpose Of Dringing them i4to con-
tempt.
The governor has signed Col Reilly's bill
making Lees birthday, ia. 10, a legal
holiday, and also tie following oils: TO
declare all penitentlary escapes duo to neg
hgence; to pro lie when transfers and
liens shall take effect as against third D A.
ties
The House appropriations committee to-
night. on the lunatic asylum deficiency ap-
preparation bill, agreed upon a favorable
report for SIS, 800.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
ON TAE DIAMOND.
The Games Played Yesterday on the
Ball Fields.

The Games Played Yesterday on the
Ball Fields.
WASHINGTON, Oct. base ball games
were played to-day with tho following re-
suits:
At Philadelphia
Athletic 30 0 4 0 o o o
Base hits Baltimore s, Athletics o Errors:
Ba timore |, Athletics 5 Batteries: Kilroy ana
Tate, Mcmahon and Robinson.
AT PiUtsbdrg-
PttSburg. ..........0 0 0 6 0 l. Z
New York. ........0 2 o 0 o 0 0 0 o. >
Base hits: Pitt,burg 10. New York s. Errors:
Pittsburg 3, New York 2. Batteries: Staley
and Miller, Welch and Ewing.
AT Clevela d
O. 6bs ye,and' -........d5 ass O. 8
Base hits: Cleveland II. Boston H. Errors:
Cleve and T. Boston g. Batteries: Gruber and
thinner, Clarkson and Bennett
AT | .dlanaoolis-
Indianapolis........O 90 1 % o. 4
Philadelphia. .......l 0 / x 2
Base hits; indianapolis s Philadelphia s. Err
rorS: Indianapolis 6, Philadelphia 3 Batteries:
Fee and Sommers, Sanders aud Clements
AT st. l. us
St. Louis. ...........3 0 0 o. 4
Louisville. ..........0 0 8 0 O.
81 Louis 8 Louisville 4. Batteries: Stivetts and
Milligan, Enret and Ryan.
AT G icago-
Chicago ............o 0 0 0 0 o. 9
Washington .....2 0 0 o O.
Base hits: Chicago II, Washington TO- Errors:
CHICAGO 9, Washin gton 5. Batteries: DIVER
and Darling, Keefe and Riddle.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
Edison's Compliment to M. Eiffsl.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

from The Pail Mall Gazette.
Mr. Edison and his family left Paris yes
terday morning for Germany. The great
ell c.. icia has been received in Paris with
moe than royal b nors. He was ter
tai ed Mon1ay by the Society f Civil
Enginee S. N. Eiffel was unable to pre-
side, but his place was well filed by his SON.
in-law. After lunch, which TOOK place on
the first Platform of the tower, the com any
adjourned to NJ Eiffe.'s apar me t at the
top, where NJ. Council sat do rn to the pia 10
and sang some lines of Alfred de Muse
set to music by himself. Before leaving
Mr.. Ellison wrote his nams in that Hbre
d'Gro-M. Eiffeps visiting book-prefaci "
it with the fol wing compliment: Top
Eitfel tower, Sept. 10, 1SS9.-To NJ. Eiffsl
the brave builder of 50 giga tic aud
origin i a specimen of modern engineering,
fr m one who has the greatest respect and
ad ir ton for all engineers, incud ng the
Great Engineer, the bon Dieu.-i HoMAs A.
EDISON" He subsequently, rote mis- name
u on Nile. Elffel's fan, which forms valu-
able collection of nut gr phs, bearing the
signatures of all the princes Of khe blood
royal and the prI ICES of scisnce who have
visited her fathers chef d'0euUre.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
oUIrMAN's BARBECUE.
1t Will Occur Friday and Attract 5000 |
or 1000 People.

IL w III occur friday anu u bbEhCO OjOON
or 1000 People.
QUITMAN, GA, Oct. THE NEWS was
in error when it published yesterday that
the confederate reunion at this place is to
occur on FRIDAY. Thursday, Oct. 3, is the
day, and not Friday. Everything points t.
the biggest time Quitnan has ever had on
tat day The people are ali coming, I'd
will bring their baskets full of good things
to eat. The work of ba. beculng toe nun-
dreds of care sses which will be
spread before the crowd will
commence tomorrow. There is no set pro-
e ANNE of speech-making, but it Is quite
certain tnat a number of gentlemen who
will be present will be called upo to adj
dress the crowd. Already number Of
long tables reaching across the courS house
square have beel erected. 1t is estimated
that fr m 5000 to 1000 people will be in
q IiUman on That day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
DEATH OF A RAILROADER
Capt. George Skinner Succum bs &c
Nervous Prostitution.

Capt. George Skinner Succum bs to
Nervous Prostration.
ROME, GA, Oct. Capt. George Skin
ner, superinte ldent of the Chattanooga,
Rome and Columbus railroad, died this
morning at the Armstrong hotel after an
illness of ten days. His death WIS caused
from nervous prostration. He was APP
pointed superintendent Of the Cha tanoogl,
r me aud Columbus railroad by Preside 1t
williamson Aug. /. Capt Ski ner was
about 81 years old, and an experienced rail
road man, having served on "a number Of
northern and western rail ways. The re-
mains loft r me for his home in Auburn,
n. Y, this afternoon in Preside William
sons private car, which will go to Ci en-
natl During lis sc mess Capt. S sin Ier
received every possible medical attention.
All the depo along the line of the railroad
are drapeI in black.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
AFTER MAaOIE'S SCALP.
Opposition Republic n Leaders Hold
a ION erence.

OppoSltlOn h0puDliC n Leaders Hold
ION erence.
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 2, l A. M.-Leading
republicans from various sections through
out the state opposed to the election of Gen.
Malone for governor, to the number of
from $50 to 200, met in conference here
tonight. Among those prese { were
ex-Gov. William E. Cameron, Hon. John
s. Wise. ex-U tied States Senator John f.
Lewis, ex-Congressman Jacob Yost. Gen.
Groner called the meeting to order and
stated its object. w. D. Pendleton of WHITE
county was elected permanent chairman,
IND c. A. Hermans Of Montgomery score
tary. Messrs. Wise. Groner, Yost, Lewis
a d others addressed the conference. Vari-
Gus resolutions were offered as to the best
method of accomplishing the defeat of Gen.
Malone. 1t seems probable at this hour
at resolution will be adopted leaving it
to the individual voters as to the means.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
EIGHr DRO MNED.
Schooner Caps1zed by a Squall
Near Port noWan.

PORT Rowan, Oct. 1.-The schooner
Erie Wave, commanded by Capt. Stafford,
capsized last night between here and Deer
Creek, and eight persons were drowned.
The vessel had been aground for some days
and had an extra crew aboard 10 assist in
getting her off. A squall struck her last
night and she caps zsI. Four Of the crew
were drowned, and also four Of the lands
men who were ON board. Two of the crew
reached Shore The names of the persons
dro Nned, as far as can be a,certalnod, are:
Capt. rlomas Stafford, Rooer5 Marlett,
Edward Soper, and G -orge Bell. The 9th L
four persoIs who were drowned belon ed
at Clear Creek, and heir names are I'M
known.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
OFF FOB wHIrE PLAINS.
a Distinguished Company to be at the
Big Barbecue.


ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 1.-The Georgla
r.ilroad sleeper o-night going out was
occupied by distinguished delegation, in
charge of Hon. John Hart, member of the
House from Greene county, and president
of the Union Point ana White Plains rail-
road. he road will be formally opened
tomorrow, and the occasion will be cele-
brated by a big barbecue at White
Pains, where there will be
a largo gathering of people. President
Hart carried down as his guests Gov. Gor-
don and twelve or fifteen members OF the
Senate and House. Acco ding t. the pro
gramme it will be so petaiig of a 'liticai
as well as a railroad occasion, and Decides
the governor Congress nau Barnes and Tom
Watson, Congressman Carlton and Frank
C0lley, and CL Livingston and G l. North
ern Will be there and address the crowd.
President dub gnon was also expected, but
owing to the press of important business IN
tho Senate was unable to go.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
LOVELY LATONIA.
The Track in Bad Condition and Poo
Time the Result

The Track in Bad Condition and Poor
Time the Result.
CINCINNATI, o., DC 1.-The attendance
at the Latonia races to-day was good. The
track was in bad condt on, and in conse-
quencs poor time was made. The events
were as follows:
FIRST RAcE-Seiling purse for 3-year-olds;
Sc en-ei ghths of a mile. Bettna won, with
Metal second, aud May Laps third. Time 1856
SECOND RACE-Selling purse for 3year-olis
and upward; mile aud seventy yards. Jnnie
X ng won; John Morris ran a dead heat with
Filter for second place. Time 1864.
THIRD RACE Maiden stakes, for year olds
three quarters of mile. Kitty Cheatham won;
with Experience second, and Mount Lebanon
third. Time 1:2l16
FOURTH RAcE-Sweepstakes, for 3-year-olds
and upward; e mile. Leonine won. with Ca
tdlpa secon |, and May 0. third. Time l:49sl.
FIE RAcE-P rse, for 2-year-ods; three.
quarters of nile Milton won, with Alarm
Bell second, and w. g. Morris, third. Time
l.I9S4,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
QUOTE

SAVANNAH. Oct. 1. 1889.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
HIT BY A PILE DHIVER.

A Workman at Augusta Fatally In
jured by a Blow on the Head.
AUGUSTA, GA, Oct. Watts jefferson
met with an accident lis afternoon, at the
river bridge which will cost hun lis life.
LETTERS N is employed by Contractor Twiggs
on his boat, and while IN the discharge of
his duty the large block used for the pur-
pose Of pile driving ulled loose from the
staple which Id it, falling on Jefferson's
head. His skull is broken. He was imme-
diately removed to the hospital, where he
received medical attention. He is still alive,
but the doctors have little hopes of his re-
cOYarY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
FLACK's CONSPIRACY.
The Sheriff and His Accomplices Held
in Bail

New YORK, Oct. 1.-In part l OF the
court Of genera sessions this morning, be-
fore Judge Gildersleeve, Sheriff James A.
Flack, Joseph W. Meeks ami Judge Am
brose Mcneil were held in 5000 each, AID
w. Flack and George w. Hart in 50, 900
bail each to pleai Wednesday next to M
dictmentS charging them with conspiracy
aud perjury.
Tbs afternoon Judge Gildersleeve went
to the residence Of Judge Molell, who is
lying there SICK, and admitted him to bail
in $1,000, his mother, Mrs. Mcneil, becom-
ing his surety.