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 THE FLORIDA MIRROR' : JUNE 9.


 .-
 XEGRO OFFICE-HOLDING. I AN ORDINANCE BOOTS AND SHOES. "

 The New York Evening Post tells us that Entitled an Ordinance to Carryon

 "the Bourbon Richmond State is stirringup a more General System of .

 the colored voters of Virginia to revolt. Fernandina.Be Vaccination.within the City of J. H. PRESCOTTDEALER J & T. KYDD ;

 It says: it ordained,first, That in order to havea ,
 "You, negroes, you pure-blood black men thorough enrollment of every inhabitantof Corner of Centre and Third Streets. ,
 of Virginia you are the Republican party, the city of Fernandina, the city shall, for r
 and are entitled to control in its councils, such enrollment be .
 the of making ,
 to take the lead in all its affairs, to fill its divided purpose into four districts for each of which -

 ]high places, and enjoy its honors and its there shall be appointed by Council a com- Ih'Ladies' :| SPRING GOODS |
 emoluments, and not these few thousand petent person to make an enrollment according J i
 their white blood who
 renegades to rejected to blanks furnished them by Council .
 by their own people. have sought your setting forth the name and residence of -
 society as a last resort hoping to secure that each family in his district the number of
 social recognition and political preferment persons habitually residing in such family, Now in Stock and arriving by every Steamer for all Departments,
 among you which has been denied them by hovj have been vaccinated, with how

 the You respectable have full power white over people them of, and the should State. many cinated many has and vaccination by whom? taken, when vac Nw} ; hinta !m rita I rrtha; iIRa I htin I : untinga I -

 teach them to serve before they aspire to Be it further ordained, That immediatelyafter -
 lead. They have brought you no strength, the
 such enrollment is completed city
 AND :NOVELTIES IN DRESS GOODS.OUR .
 to cause, because
 prestige
 given no your physician shall visit every habitation reported -
 they have neither the one nor the other to by the inspectors to contain personsnot Itlisses',
 offer. All that you gain by them is a few vaccinated within two years, and pro- Children'sand
 thousand votes added to your hundred and ceed forthwith to offer his services for and CLOTHING DEPARTMENT ,
 twenty odd thousand, and that amounts to in behalf of the city. Infants',
 very little indeed. At least, it only entitles Be it further ordained, That any person or men's, Is now complete in MEN'S, YOUTHS' and BOYS '
 them to a pro rata of the spoils, offices and persons refusing to be vaccinated shall note Boys'
 honors, but instead of being content with permitted to leave his, her or their placeof and Youths', The Latsst Styles, from Low-Priced to Fine Goods.
 this, they seize upon all'To abode, nor have any communication or -

 which, however, the "pure-blood allow any one to visit him, her or them ;
 blackmen of Virginia" will reply, should until they are duly vaccinated, under a FINE Boots and Shoes A new stock Just reeelved and
 all "True the Re- penalty of not less than$2 nor more than $5 .
 they answer at : we are ., offered at VERY LOW PRICES. FMy
 ublicanparty and the white Readjustersbut for each and every offense, or an imprisonment -
 an inconsiderable fraction of the voting of not more than 15 days, or both, at 51 EI"VVE: J:)
 force which brought Mahone & Co. into the discretion of the Mayor. A large and well-assorted Stock
 and it is equally true that they have Passed first, second and third reading SPRING I HATS
 power; I for MEAT, YOUTIIS and BOYS i
 the lion's share of the offices, leaving to us May 23, 1883. F. C. SUHRER, :
 only the insignificant portion which the President of Council. h tto an aah Oihra"Lt naa;
 Attest IN NEW AND :l'-OBBY STYLES. ,
 lordly beast throws to the fox; nevertheless, :
 what they da give us is so much clear gain, [SEAL] 'Y I. F. WOOD, JR., City Clerk. a. ANDIsLTPPERsI
 inasmuch as before they put themselves at Approved: 'Order BUTTERICK'S PATTERNS from us, and save ;
 our head by taking charge of us and manipulating C. A. HALEY, Mayor. trouble, time and expense. f,}
 us we received no offices whatever.
 Now we are getting some of the spoils,thoughfar 1 359 We are Agents for DEVLIN & CO., leading Clothiers of

 from our pro rata share." New York. Suits made to order, from $16.00 upward. Orders by mail ,,-
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 The reasoning of the State, therefore how- receive prompt and careful attention. Special orders will be filled by our t
 ever specious as regards the offices and their OY4f New and Popular resident New York buyer. kfJ.
 Embracing
 unequal distribution between the white and
 black: Readjusters, is likely to have no effecton .
 the negroes so long as voters, whether ck' -F. I I> ]: D ,
 white or black are made to believe that the ucyr srYI..ElSGENTS'
 chief end of party organizations is to supply ((ROYAL :ypt W ) New>i York Office, 83 Walker Street, r FERNAMNA, FLORIDA. : ;
 places to politicians; unless indeed that
 paper can convince the negroes that its
 friends are prepared to do better by them in FURMSHINGAND y
 the distribution of the spoils than Mahone

 and his white disciples have done. ? _ _ _ _ ,
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 What the negroes need to be taught, if it RIVER AND OCEAN STEAMERS.
 be possible to teach them such a lesson, is BUJ3J3EB OOODDS.
 to give up the thought of living by office-i 1
 holding. In the nature of things very few 1 MALLORY'SSTEAMSHIP LINE 1
 of them can find a living in that way. To Ir INC=*'S fir..
 the limited extent that offices have been be- _
 stowed upon them, with rare exceptions, J
 these offices have conferred on the holders Curiosity Variety StoreOffers FLORIDA AND NEW YORK.
 honor have
 no ; brought reproach upon
 their race and done much damage to the
 public. Whittaker and Flipper got them.sch.es 4KlttGPOWDER a large and carefully selected ;
 appointed cadets to West Ioint-with I ;
 what result? Both disgraced themselvesand STOCK OF HOSIERY _
 their race. A few years since a large
 element in the Legislature of every Southern For Gentlemen, Ladies and Children.HANRKR .
 State was African, pure or mixed. No t
 educated and intelligent negro need to be : : B.CI3IEF'S: ,
 told how. in company with their white
 allies, they acquitted themselves in these Silk, Linen, and Cotton.
 high places. The credit which the freed-
 Pure. V
 men have done themselves since their Absolutely Gloves, Neckties, Ribbons,
 emancipation, and cheerfully admit that
 they have done themselves in the main POWDER never varies. A marvel Laces, Towels, Napkins,
 :nnch-has been in the fields of labor andas THIS purity,strength and wholesomeness.More Dress Lining; Buttons,
 law-abiding, sober and peaceable citizens economical than the ordinary kinds }
 ; not as politicians nor as officeholders. and cannot be sold in competition with the and Notions Generally.A .
 And we verily believe that while it multitude of low test,short weight, alum or w;a

 was a necessity for their protection that phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. new lot of LACK COLLARS and NECKTIES -
 they should have been made voters and ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.
 jurors ,
 just received and marked low. -THE FINE STEAMSHIPS .,a
 it would have been better for them had 3S 100 Wall Street, New York. j
 the temptation of office-holding never been CITY OF SAN ANTONIO 1O8O T<)NS.
 held out to them ; or held out only to suchas REMOVAL.MR. Our Stock of CORSETS is Very Superior.I STATE 01 TEXAS, 1,543 TONS. s i :

 should of show themselves to be the possessors / L. C. A. LANGE, UPHOLSTERER, i I, CARONDELET, l, iO8 TONS.
 quite exceptional qualifications. etc., begs to inform his customers that
 Tallahassee Economist In PICTURE FRAMES, BRACK- WESTERN TEXAS, 1,210 TONS. -
 he has removed his place of business from
 ,
 ETS, VASES, TOILET SETS, we offer a
 Centre Street to FIFTH STREET,next door t
 fine variety.
 Clean Tour Premises.To I to the residence of Mr. Patrick Kelly. 4

 the Editor of the Mirror: he Thanking solicits a continuance the public for of the past same.patronage 27 FLORIDA AXD SEJ(1(I.TROPICAL CURIOSITIESA ONLY DIRECT LINE TO NEW YOKK. -It

 Believing your paper the best possible a i .
 SHECIALTY.i .
 medium by which most of the citizens of JUST RECEIVED. i J "

i this city and their near neighbors can be A LARGE. SUPPLY OF the of the above STEAMERS will sail from FERNANDINA FOR NEW YORK 9 "'
 reached, and having the honor of being Orders from Country Solicited. ONE THURSDAY AFTERNOON, on arrival of afternoon trains from Jack- "'- #

 chairman of the most important committeesof FINE AND CHEAP MILLINERY, KIlN= sonville, Cedar Key, and Peninsular Railroad. ;.
 G-' S This Line, having no Transfers between Fernandina<< and<< New i ; ,,
 the City Council and Leghorn and Straw Hats, Feathers,
 ( Public
 Sanitary I York, offers the BEST AND QUICKEST TRANSPORTATION TO SHIPPERS OF t .
 Improvements), and in view of the fact that Flowers, Satins, Laces, and Sun-Bonnets, at 17 tf Cor.-Centre;- and Fourth Sts. FRUITS, VEGETABLES, and others.

 we are menaced from without by various KING'S FANCY NOTION AND I I The traveling public are offered the advantages of a DIRECT LINE and UNSUR- ', 4

 epidemic and contagious diseases, and the VARIETY STORE, SEA ISLAND ROUTE. PASSED ACCOMMODATIONS TO FLORIDA. WITHOUT CHANGE; making close "
 Board of Health Council 28 Centre and Fourth Streets. connections at FERNANDINA with FERNANDINA & JACKSONVILLE RAIL-
 City
 county L- ROAD for JACKSONVILLE and thence by Steamers to all points on the ST. VtJ:, y
 officers, all being diligently at work for the HO! FOR THE BEACH, JOHNS, OCKLAWAHA and INDIAN RIVERS: and with the FLORIDA TRANSIT
 prevention or the introduction of these dis- THE j STEAMER RAILROAD for ALL. STATIONS and GULF: PORTS OF FLORIDA ; and with the 

 eases into this city, I beg to call the atten- AND A MOONLIGHT DRIVEThe ,j_ ., ""V9H/.Q""- PENINSULAR RAILROAD for OCALA, and with FLORIDA TROPICAL RAILROAD s '

 tion of every citizen to the fact that each three elegant Omnibuses of IcGinnis for LAKE WEIR. a.

 one of them can do something to help along & Ilawson can be secured for private partieson rhoi TIIROUGII BILLS. OF LADING TO ALL POINTS. '

 the cause by a thorough cleaning up of any day very reasonable terms,at any hour,either For freight, passage rates, and schedules, or further information, apply to .
 or night.
 and all places of the many kinds of rubbish, 20 McGINNIS & RAWSON.E. - R. 1"'. SOUTHWICK, Agent, : ,
 not simply when ordered, or once a year or ( --- FERNANDINA FLORIDA.

 month, but every day or week, either by LEROY JONES, :M.D., ST. ICIIOLAS'' C. H. MALLORY & CO., iBi4 f

 burning up where it is safe, or by puttingthe Pier 20 East River, New York.
 leave Fernandina for Savannah 51'i
 HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
 rubbish in the street near the sidewalk, WILL Tues4ay, Thursday and Satur- r.

 to be removed by the city day scavengercart Fourth St., between Centre and Alachua, day mornings, arriving: at the latter place
 which will haul it to some suitable the same evenings TO THE PUBLIO.
 FERNANDINA, FLA. Returning, will leave Savannah for Fer-
 place to burned up. The city owns the nandina on :Monday} Wednsday and Friday -
 horse and cart, and the driver is instructedto Calls answered promptly day or night.,and at 8 a. m. ,
 j in the introduction of
 Medicine furnished without extra charge. The success which we have attained our
 take anything of the kind from Monday Office hours:-a. m. until 8; p. m. 1 to 2 Deck Pass. without' Meals, $3.00
 until Saturday whenever found in the and 7 to 8. 22 ly* Cabin f" 4.0O
 i Brand Powder
 street, or when his attention is called to it RIKART fc DAUPHIN, Excursion, ;" 7.00 Virgin Baking
 by any citizen.
 Through tickets told to New York, Phila-
 Measures have been inaugurated by the FRENCH AND AMERICAN delphia,Boston, atd Baltimore. has by far exceeded our expectations; and now that we are entering upon the third :year
 City Council for a thorough of For tickets and'state-rooms' at theCompany's
 inspection apply
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 RESTAURANT of its sale we see before us a bright future and an increased demand for this, :
 every part of the city very soon, and I sincerely office, foot of Centre Street.

 hope that every citizen will join Foot of Centre Street, near Depot, J. MERCIER,
 General! Passenger Agent.J. ONE OF OUR SPECIALTIES.
 heartily in this work, not only to keep out FERNANDINA FLA. N. HARRDIAN.anager.. ;.

 contagious occupant of diseases a residence, but or that place each of owner businesswill or week. :g3 or Meals month.at all hours. Board by 14 the NEW IIiUSE i OPEN.- To dwell upon its merits would be unnecessary on our part, for those who have ,, '.

 be ready and proud to invite any or all j i- once used the Virgin Brand speak of its superior quality in the highest terms. K .d r

 of the inspectors to come in and see how VEGETABLE CRATES, We are the originators of the VIRGIN BRAND BAKING POWDER, and

 well they have performed their duty, so IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES, TOURIST HJOTEL, from the commencement of its introduction we have held it to one standard, and that i

 that all may claim without fear of contra- at short notice, and IJERXAXDIXA, FJ.A., THE BEST. To this standard quality we shall continue to keep it. A Teaspoonful .

 diction that we have the besttakencareofcity AT REASONABLE PRICES. is now open to the-public.: New and neatly of the VIRGIN BRAND suffices for a full quart of well-sifted<< ,
 furnished located: in the most delightfulpart a
 that has been heard from in the would be of inferior brands.SOLICITED..
 yet of the island. j Large and sunny rooms.A Flour, where at least double that quantity required
 State. Hoping that in case do not think 27 0. S. OAKES.
 you good home for;parties wishing to stop a

 this worthy to take up so much valuable Livery Stable at a Bargain.I few weeks or months in the South. A TRIAL ORDER IS .
 day $10 week.
 Terms to
 -$2 $8 per
 in per ;
 space your paper (or, I might perhapssay offer at a bargain my entire establish- W.1; W. CLAY, Manager.The r.';
 space in so tidy, dignified and valuablea ment in this city, consisting of Carriages I Ask your Grocer for the VIRGIN BRAND BAKING -

 paper), you will at least give the people Buggies,Wagons, Carts Saddle and Carriage 1 rO"\VI>EIt, and take no other. :
 Horses Harness etc. Strathmore Hotel,
 splendid
 some sort of recommendations in
 connec- Terms of purchase, CAsa. on the finest beach in the world, will be S. GUCICENHEEVIER & ON.
 tion with this subject that the matter demands G. F. AVERY. open every fine da!} for the accommodationof
 I am, respectfully, Office and Stable-First Street,near Broom beach parties. Under the same management SAVANNAII, GA.. 'r
 G. F. AVERY. Street Wharf. 46 j 10 ANGEL & FRIEND, Agents, Fernandina, rIa.T ..aY
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