The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-09-17
Congressman S. S. Cox died at his
home in New York last Tuesday.

home in New York last Tuesday.
The Clyde warehouse, at Jackson
vile, was partially destroyed by fire Sun
day night.
The new steel cruiser Baltimore is
the fastest3 vessel ahoat. having made
over % miles an hour.
We'll may the Republicans quake in
their boots. Harrison's "policy is 60
ing to have quite noticeable effect on
the results of the approaching fall cleo
tions.
According to Poor's Manual, in 1880
Florida had only SIS miles of railroad,
while in 1883 she had 2,249.7S miles.
This year will show quite an addition to
the mileage of 1888.
The New Jersey Democratic State
Convention last Tuesday unanimously
nominated Leon Albeit for Governor.
The platform adopted demands the sup
preston of all trusts.
Republican organs and Republican
leaders manifest great alarm at the po-
litical situation in Ohio 1t is hoped
that the result at the polls will demon
strate that there was real cause for their
alarm.
South Carolina is exporting oats for
the first time in the history Of the State.
South Carolina has g No Fence Law"
and the oats she exports are grown on
lands that have for years been considered
too poor to fence.
Pension Commissioner Tanner, the
surplus burster, recognizing the fact that
either he or Noble must 60, has, most
graciously, handed in his resignation and
stepped down and out. But then, you
know, the Administration will take care
Of Tanner.
-Messrs. George w. Walker, of Tai
lahassee; II. w. Long, of Marion county,
and Chas. +. Wall, of Tampa, have been
appointed by Governor Fleming Com
mssioners to examine and sett all
claims against the State of Florida for
services rendered during the last Seminole
war
Says the New York World: The
first six months Of the Harrison Admin
istration, an eight of the full term, have
passed. If Ga bad beginning makes a
good ending" the new Administration
ought to go out in blaze of glory, for
none in forty years has made worse
start.
From all along the line, in every
State, every county and every precinct,
comes the encouraging news that the
Democratic party is in union and harmo-
ny on the tariff question-and better
still-Republicans everywhere are firing
Of trust rule and proclaiming for tariff
reform The tariff reform army is rapid
ly growing.
In 1892. Democratic President Ito
the several hundred office holders).
"What are you doing here ?" Office
holders: Working for the Republican
party, the pension grabbers and the
trustmen." Democratic President: "Get
out The last one of you! The offices
are for tariff reform Democrats, without
any mugwump procivities !" 1t does us
good to contemplate the coming Of that
happy day.-Greensboro (Ga.) Journal
The Republican party is anxious to
colonize the new States with negroes, 80
as to make them surely Republican, and
the organ of that party, the New York
Tribune, offers the tempting bait to "the
half million colored folks" that if they
were to settle on farms in the Western
States and Territories they would soon
double their wealth and be as good as
white folks. Well, take them along;
the South can spare them-but the dar-
kies would be glad enough to get back
to the Gland Of cotton"
President Harrison is beginning to
get uneasy. The frequent conventions
of negro Republicans and their pun