FLORIDA. 



Pedestal bearing t 



uemormte the Capture of 



wripUon: 







ju D. 1805." The'shaft is sur- 

 bya ball iiwrib \ medal 



also wa* rtrurk in honor of the event, inn. 1. from 

 MM HMtal of a bras* cannon found by divers m 

 Uwwrwrkuf Knneh frigate. Mpmd 1.. be 

 . oWwr," siu.U ut th- h.-irlKir. It bears on 

 the obrvffw beads of Sir William I V|.| i.-n. the 

 of the colonial land forces, and f s i r 

 rn.lhrc,.- f the fleet. The 



. reproduction of the medal struck by 

 Ixmi* ..memorate the building of the 



foctrr- in 17*X 

 A eoloesal bronst equestrian statue of 



George Gordon Meade, the work of Mr II. mv 

 K. Bosh-Brown, of New York, for tl 

 *m* Monument Commission, has been tmt in 

 plaoson the Gettysburg battlefield. It is said 

 to be one of the best equestriai m the 



r, and is pronounced by those who knew 

 to bV an excellent likeness. With 

 themonun. . :.et hi-h. 



Brooklyn Memorial Arch, in the Plaza at 

 the entrance of Prospect Park, the corner stone 

 of whirh was laid (k-t, 30, 1889, has been com- 

 pleted by the add it ion of t wo life-size eque 

 bronze statues in bas-relief, the work of the 

 sculptor William K. O'Donovan and the artist 

 Thomas Eakins, who has been associated with 

 him. Gen. U. S. Grant, on a strongly modeled 

 horse, represented with poised fore leg as if in 

 action, occupies one side of the arch, while Presi- 

 dent Lincoln, also mounted, with bared head, 

 apparently bowing to the multitude, occupies 

 the other. The nose of both riders is admira- 

 ble, and the panels give a fitting tini-h to one of 

 the finest monuments in commemoration of those 

 who fought and fell in the civil war. The arch 

 stands on historic ground, near Lookout Hill. 

 when the Continental troops fought the British 

 regular* in the Revolution. 



The Washington M.-n,o,Jal Arch, at the lower 

 entrance of Fifth Avcnu- IE. was for- 



mally transferred to the city on M ;i \ t. 



monument, a jrifl of tiie Maryland 

 Sooietrof the Sons of the Revolution, in mem- 

 ory of Ix.nl Stirling's Marylanders, who ri 

 the advance of the English tro. 

 was unveiled in Prospect Park. Brooklyn, on 

 Aug. 27. The monument, which stands on Ijook- 

 II. overlooking the scene of the action, is 

 a Corinthian column 89 feet high, surmounted 

 by a bronze cannon ball. It rests on a i 



te foundation and has suitable inscriptions. 



designer is Stan frd White. 

 FLOE I DA. a Southern State, admitted to the 

 n*on March 8, 1845 : area. 58,680 square miles ; 

 population, according to each decennial < 



* * ;. **M& n 1850 ; 140. i 

 R.T48 in 1870: 200,488 in 1880; and 

 18W. Capital. Tallahassee. 



Hawaweat-Thc following were th. 

 ojksf during the year: Coven r Ib , 



II : Serrrury of Stale. John L. Crawford ; 

 Comptroller. WillUm I). Blozham : Treasurer, 

 .{-rintendent of Publi<- Instruc- 

 v SheaU: Conmissioner <! A-ricul- 

 U a Worobwell; Attorney-fieneral. W. I',. 

 Adjutant General, Patrick Houstoun ; 



Chief .Justice of the Supreme Cont- 

 S. l.iddon: Associate Justices, U. l-Ynwi. 



II. M : i '1. ik i.f tin- Suj 

 . James H. NVhitii.'i.l all I . -m. 



I i nances. Tin- t..tal d.-l.t. April l. 18U 

 $1.232,500, oompriaina outstanding \\ 



undinf 



..f is;;;. ,iue Jan. i. r." 

 i-l.r.,i-in- loan. $;?(>" 



-.- fun.U helii ^1 ;:,.;IMI ,,, \^;\ 

 $490,ii(Hi i n. Is. and SHMI.IHM. ,,. ,), 



loan total, $7 7-1XM); leaving ^:!:i7.7(M i,. 

 and $100,000 in the loan in the Id 

 \iduaN. Ainoii^' the treasury ncciptx v ; , 

 486.06 from the fin 

 of which the (invcrnor |>u 

 ants, $303.05 for securing data ft<>; 

 ton, and $23.75 for a<l\. rii-m-. ! a 

 hand a balance of $I5,58.i:J. 



V a 1 nations. The assessed valuations o^^H 

 ble property in 1804 were: Rea 

 road and telegraph property, > 

 sonal property, *17.-H}.!i l! ; total, sKU.l 

 Thr rate of assessment was about :'." pi r 

 actual values, and the total assessment : 

 \va^ the highest ever made. 



BuiikhiiT.-Florida had mi Oct. :il. 18D 

 national banks in operation and ', in pr 

 li|ui(lation. The combined capital of t IK 

 banks was $1,485,000; amount of Tinted 

 bonds held to sc< m* circulation, $1 

 cess beyond required amount. ^.">s.; , 

 of coin" and coin cert ilicatcs 1 

 notes issued for circulation, $1.1 

 deemed, $760,432, outstanding, $38.V 

 its, $4,430,703 ; loans and discounts, 

 reserve required, $664,610; and reserve held, 

 $002,741. There were also 18 State I .ank 

 -ate capital of $435,500, depo.it> ,,; 

 688, surplus and profits of $74,318, an : 

 re-ourccs of $1,830,750, and 2 savings banks 

 with a combined capital of $170,000; N 

 deposits, $175,115; surplus and profits, $0,372; 

 and total resources, $420,207. 



Insurance. In 1805 there were :7 in- 

 companies doing business in th 



i.- lire companies. i:j life, and 11 i 

 lancous. During 1804 the-e < ompanies r 

 in premiums $1,239.058.4:!. and paid 1 

 the amount of $249,7'.' ,_- a net 1 



in their favor of $989,263.00. Kxclinlinjr : 

 pany which doe- both life and accident bn 

 the life companies received in premium-. 

 741.88, paid 1- * of $65,063.70, and had 

 balance of $522,677.68. In >i\ 

 of premiums over losses of the life < on 

 aggregated $2.iM::.lM.l*. The h,r.. 

 these out-of-State companies ha\ ( led ton 

 tation for the or^ani/at ion of local >i 

 MI ranee interests mav be kept wit hit, 



I ducat Ion. For "the school 

 number of pupils enrolled in the - 



ra-e daily attendai 

 teach- 



i^'e number of days the 

 were kept. !M: and expenditures, ex.. 

 pavments ,, M debt. > 

 rol'lment. .")!>..-,<):$ were white pupils an'. 

 colored: of the average daily at ten dance, j^^H 

 were white and 25,386 colored ; and of the 

 teachers, 2,151 were white and 772 coi 



