The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-10-22

"A lonesome ulall-OHe zone Dcln
ocrat on United States grand jury
with twenty-five Republicans.
-Stutfing the jury box is a fal
more heinous crime than stufting the
ballot box.-C. NJ. Cooper.
Gen. Green b. Raum has beer
appointed as Tanners successor and
assumed the duties Of office yester
day.
-Governor Fleming lett yesterda,
for Washington, where he will be en-
gagged several days looking after
Florida's interests.
-Rev. J. II. StoDey, President OF
st. Johns River Conference College
has purchased the Orange City
Times from Mr.. Ben amin +. Prevatt
Col. Ben McLendon has retired
from the editorial staff Of the Mon
ticelIo Tribune, but will remain in
Monticello and embark in other bust
ness.
Senator Pasco has received a let
ter from Hon. James g. Blaine say
inc that the courteous invitations Tor
the American delegates to visit
Florida would be considered later.
Farmers of Florida, in housing
your crops don't fail to lay aside
samples of the best of each kind for
exhibition at the jacksonville Sub
Tropical and the Ocala Semi Tropical!
The Telephone is new month
" journal, devoted to the temperance
cause, published at Orange City and
ably edited by Mrs. +. y. Hill and
Mrs. +. ). Thorpe; price 30 cents a
per year.
There is room enough in Florida
for thousands more of the right sort
Of settlers, and they can make liv-
ing here with much less work than Is
required in either the North or
West.
II the Harrison administrator.
purposes converting the nited State
courts into a machine for prosecuting
Southern Democrats, they Will soon
tire Of the infamous lob they have
undertaken.
The Florida Jury commissioners
reach way over Dudley's "blocks OF
five, land drac twenty-five lscpubi;-
cans TO one Democrat. "Blocks Of
twenty-five" are more serious men
ace in Florida than "blocks Of five
in Indiana.
If Capt. Farnell, Judge Swayne's
well-known Democrat, whom he APP
pointed ttnitcd States Jury Commits
sioncr, can draw jury Of % Repub-
licans and one Democrat, from box
containing 600 namcs-3OO Demo
Gratis and 300 Republicans-what
kind Of a jury would rel Lnomn
Republican draw from the same box :
The FLoEIDIAN has adopted the
standard newspaper measure, and
now appears as 4s-column journal.
The change adds materially to the
appearance Of the paper. The Flo
RIDIAN is staunch, unhinching
advocate Of Democratic principles.
In the past its power has been felt,
and in the future it will be 10 less
potent. Gainesville sun.
The FLoRIDIAN is under obliga-
lions to the committee for an invita-
ton to attend the grand barbecue
to be given by the city of Ocala to
the alliance people Of Marion and
neighboring counties on October
oath. The object Of the barbecue is
to bring abont cordial and friendly
feeling of cooperation and assistance
between the business men of Ocala
and he farmers and fruit growers.
The hearing Of the protest of
the j., Il. 81 X. w. by the Railroad
Commissioners is set for to-day. This
is protest against the rates allowed
by the Commission TO be charged for
carrying oranges and other fruits
and vegetables. The roads recently
requested permission to advance the
rates, which was denied. The pro.
test, therefore, is movement on the
part Of the road to increase the rates
above what they have been hereto.
fore.
The corner stone of the Now