The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-01-22

,Ocala opens on the Goth instant.
Anthony Higgins, Republican, has
been elected United States Senator from
Delaware.
A telephone cable has been laid, con-
Meeting Jacks onvile with St. Augustine
and Pablo.
The Bagging Trust is thing of the
past, and the indications are that the SUI
gar Trust will go
Seventeen of the twenty-five cities
in Massachusetts voted in favor OF license
at the recent election.
Professor w. B. Clarkson, County
School Superintendent of Duval, has ten
dered his resignation to Governor Elem
ing.
A term of United States Court will
be held in Jacksonville, commencing Feb
ruary 6. with Judge Emory Speer, of
Georgia, presiding.
Mr.. W. L. Whitfield has purchased
the Bronson Times from Mr.. j. VI. Barco,
and the first issue under his editorship is
we'll filled with newsy items.
The Directors of the /. e y. Rail-
road have declared a dividend of , per
cent for the last half of 1888. The COM
pany's surplus is S9so.O74.
C. S. Berry's traction engine ploughs
and seeds seventy acres every twenty
four hours at his ranch, in Tulare county,
California. The machine runs day and
night.
The act granting right of way to the
Pensacola and Memphis Railroad Com
pany through public lands in Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee has
become a law without the Presidents sig
nature.
The Macclenny Sentinel is again reach
ing our exchange desk 1t is now published
by the Sentinel Publishing Company, and
We sincerely hope that it may soon re-
cover the losses caused by the recent epi
demc
We have received the first number Of
the Florida Flyer, neat and attractive
monthly, published by Mr. Wanton :.
W ebb, on board Of Florida's Rolling Ex-
position. 1t is destined to do much good
for our fair State
The Marion County Dental News,
edited and published by Drs g. H. and
J. c. Perine. of Ocala, is a new monthly
journal, devoted to the interests of den
fists. 1t should be sustained and sup
ported by the profession.
The Republican State Executive
Committee met at Columbia, 5. c., on
last Tuesday, and decided to recommend
William Malone, of Virginia, for place
in Prc>ident-c.cct IIarrison's Cabinet. A
memorial to this effect will be forwarded
to Harrison in a few DAYS.
-"Citlzen," in a communication pub
llshed elsewhere, presents about the only
argument that has been advanced in sup
port OF the proposition to establish State
Board Of Health, but he details no duty
for such board that might not with
equal propriety be entrusted to a State
Surgeon-General. If competent men can
be found for State Board Of course one
can be secured equally qualified for State
curgeon-Genera. IF State authority is
desired or necessary to secure efficiency
and uniformity in quarantine regulations,
that authority can vest in State Surgeon
General as well as a State Board, and
thereby save expense.
Mr.. Harrison said he desired bugle
blast from all over the country against
election frauds. The first response to
Mr.. Harrison's desire comes from Judge
Woods, of the Uui.ed States Court. at
indianapolis, on the 18th, when and
where the instructions OF Judge Woods
to the jury were regarded as clear and
unqualified dismissal Of the Dudley case
from the further consideration of the
jury.
The Virginia State Board of Agri-
culture met at Richmond on the 18th.
The chief topic discussed was immigra-
ton. 1t was decided to prepare PAM
phlet for general distribution, setting