The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-07-30

Count Hardegg has just died in
Vienna. His name very nearly expresses
the character of majority of titled
persons.
The Georgia Legislature has made
law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and
tobacco to boys. They intend to make
men of their boys.
Now that British millions have cap
tured many of the great American Indus
tries it will be in order for Queen Vic to
buy Florida as a summer estate.
The extravagant scattering of the fat
of the United States Treasury by the
Tanner of the Republican party will
surely result in it's hide being sailed
down in 1892.
In our notice of c. A. Choate's Di-
gest of Supreme Court Decisions last
week we omitted to say that it will also
be issued in one volume at $40; the price
in two volumes, interleaved, will be
$3.50.
Steve Dorsey, notorious as Repub-
lican United States Senator and star-route
thief, is under arrest in New York for not
paying his debts. All his friends have
deserted him in his trouble, and he is un-
able to get bail.
Some very foolish people in the State
are raising objections to the strict enforce
ment OF the quarantine laws. The public
welfare, however, demands that every
possible measure, no matter if it is obiec-
tlonable to some, be taken to prevent the
importation of yellow fever.
The New York World sent Nellie
bly, and other representatives. to Johns
town to distribute the remainder of it's
relief fund, s9,6s89l. The money was
placed directly in the hands of the suf.
1ering people and four hundred and
ninety families were made happy.
Secretary Noble has affirmed the de-
clslon of the land commissioner in holding
tor cancellation G. f. Billiards. private
cash entry OF tract Of land in the Gaines
vile land district, which is located within
the limits of the grant of the Florida
Railway and Navigation Company.
"A prominent citizen of South Flor
ida writes us: "Keep up your good
work. Let us know who is your candi-
date when the time comes. You NAV
count on u.s." The FLoEIDIAN hus no
candidate for United States Senator. Out
OF the abundance Of good, capable raen in
the State candidate will be found.
There will be seventeen Southern
members in the next Congress. They talk
OF combining and forcing the Republic
cans to elect a Southern man Speaker.
Mr. Brewer, of North Carolina, is a can
dldate A few Of the principal kickcrs
will be bought off with soft committee
places, and the plan will drop through.
Colorado has a Legislative sensation.
The last General Assembly, it has been
discovered, stole over 100000 of State
funds. Republican State Treasurer Rice,
who assisted in the steal, has skipped
The Democrats hope, now, to get into
power there and send a Democratic
United States Senator to Washington.
Six hundred girls employed in the
highly protected silk industry of Pater-
son, y. j., have struck on account of
reduction IN their wages, already almost
down to the starvation point To these
and many thousands Of others the tariff
appears to afford protection only to man
ufacturers in making paupers of the hon
est people of this country who are obliged
to work Tor wages, says the New York
World
Capt. II. +. York, of Lake Butler,
bradford county, has on his lands, near
Lake Butler six beds Of extra fine pot
tera' clay, or kaolin, from which, iii
small way, he is manufacturing crockery
ware. The only other known beds of
clay Of equal fncness is near Peoria, III.
The Captain is anxious to organize
stock company SO that they can engage
extensively in the manufac ture of crock
cry. This will prove a great industry for
Florida, and our home capitalists should
quickly respond and aid Capt. York in
carrying out his plans. If they delay
foreign capital will take advantage of the
offer and carry of tho rroGts Homo in