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1 1 i PALATKA, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1884. VOL. I. NO. :. DAILY ) TELEGRAPHIC SPARKLES, THE LATEST NEWS FR03I ALTi PARTS BY AVIKE A XI) CABLE. Boiled Down and Summarized that the Reader May Enjoy it in a Few "Words. An election was held Saturday in Kan sas to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Ilaskel. The re sult is not known. A special dispatch from Waldo Florida reports the burning of the steamer Lewis which run between that point and Mel rose on the Santa Fe Lake. In the city election at Lexington, Ky., the Democrats elected four out of twenty two of their candidates, the rest being elected by the Republicans and bolting Democrats. The East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor gia has paid the last instalment in the purchase of the Brunswick and Macon rail road to the Georgea State Treasurer, in State bonds. The schooner II. A. DeWiit for Bath, Me. from Darion, Ga., is ashore on the Hedge Fence shoals in Vineyard Sound and pounding heavily. The sea is breaking over her. The loss by the overflow along the Red river is very great in stock and forage, but no estimate of the damages has been given. Most of tbe plantations for one hundred miles above Shreveport and for thirteen miles below on the west side of the river, and several plantations on the east side, are under water. Above Shreveport the river is falling rapidly, and but little additional damage is appre hended. A great battle has been fought at Trinketat in ucper Egypt between the British force under General Graham and the rabble army of rebels. The works of the rebels were stormed at the point of the bayonet and captured including four krupp guns two howitzers and a machine gun. One thousand of the rebels were stricken down while the British loss was IOthan two hundred. More fighting is anticipated. STATE XEWS. A colony from Ohio contemplates set ling in Jackson county. Judge Christie has determined to re sign his official position as County Judge of Jefferson within the next few days. By the death of R. B. Whitfield, Mon ticello lost its only Justice of the Peace, and the vacancy has never been filled by the Governor. . Senator R. B. Langdon and wife, of Minnesota, celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage at Jack sonville, Thursday night. President J. A. Van Hoose, of the Bur lingham (Ala,) Board of Trade, has writ ten a letter to W. D. Chipley, President of the Board of Pensacola, advocating a united offort on the part of the two cities to secure an official opinion on the ad vantages offered by Pensacola for the lo cation of a national foundry for the man ufacture of heavy ordnance for the use of the army and navy of the United States. Birmingham is interested in the matter on account of its coal and iron interests. At Gainesville a couple of white men from near LaCrosse, named Cathcart and Beck, were arrested for Innng drunk, disorderly and carrying concealed weap ons. The men endeavored to gain ad mittance into a house in the precincts of 'Seubetown," but a shot deterred them. Withdrawing, they fired four shots back into the dwelling, and then ran rapidly down town. Meeting a colored Arling ton House waiter, they fired a shot at him, but missed him. An officer in com pany with the waiter, ran after and ar rested them. They left 42.50 as a fine and costs, which was imposed by the Mayor. The committee sent from Pensacola to Washington, to work for appropriations for that city, has returned ami made its report. They say : "The navy yard may possibly be held as it is for future uses, but under the present administration no improvement can be hoped for. Second The Escambia, Conecuh and Chocta watchie rivers are receiving attention from the local representatives, with gtod prospects of fair appropriations. Third The matter of lights between our har bor and Milton and Ferry Pass is before the Committee on Commerce, and we would suggest a committee to correspond specially with that committee on this subject." A free mail delivery service is unobtainable with annual receipts of only $11,000. The chances for an im provement of the bar at the entrance to the harbor are not satisfactory, and the committee recommend that Maj. Dam rell, U. S. engineer in charge of this de partment, be invited to visit Pensacola and examine personally into the city's wants. In England there is annually an' 'Actors Saturday," when the professional all over the realm contribute to the be ne ro lent fund that corresponds in some res pects to to our actors' fund. On the re currence of this observance, a few drys ago' Mary Anderson gave $250 andLotta $100. Irving,Langtry, Wyiidkam and other English actors now in this country . 5nt various sums. ARRESTED AT THE ALTAR. An Exciting Scene at a Revival Meet ing in Heading', Pa. Special to the World. Reading, Pa. , February 28. For s me weeks past a religious revival has been in progress at the United Brethren church, on Ninth street. Meetings have been held nightly and the excitement has sometimes ieen very great. The ser vices have been of the usual revival character a short sermon or exhortation followed by prayer and singing, during j which all those who desired to do so I were invited to come forward to the "anxious seat"' and be prayed for. The meeting last night was one of the j most exciting since the revival Ijegan The sermon had leen an unusually effective one, and at the close several persons "went forward." Among the latter was a young woman who first wept almost convulsively for a few moments, and then Ix-gan to pray with much fer vor for conversion. Her actions were at times almost hysterical, and the audience in consequence lvcaine very much exci ted. This excitement was soon very greatly increased by the appearance of a slightly -built young man, accompanied by an elderly woman, who made their way with some difficulty up the crowded aisles to the altar, where the sobbing woman was still kneeling, surrounded by a crowd of other people, kneeling and standing, all of whom were either stand ing or praying, and too deeply interested to notice the intruders. The slightly- built young man was recognized by many in the house as Mr. Schleit, hus band of the kneeling woman, and his companion as his mother-in-law, and instantly there was increased confusion. Many sprang to their feet and others climbed upon the seats in order to get the best possible view of what was to be done. Fifty voices were heard uttering all sorts of exclamations, as many pres ent knew the object of the visit. The confusion that followed was very great. The "mourners" continued their prayers and the young woman who was Avanted besought those around her not to be taken away because she wanted to continue in her efforts to be converted. At this juncture another intruder appeared. He was in the full uniform of a policeman and easily made his way to the front, where lie took Mr. Schleit and his mother-in-law into custody and marched them out, after which the meeting proceeded, and the excitement, which had been of the most intense kind, gradually cooled down. Mayor Rowes court-room was crowded this morning when the case was heard. The accused, Mr. Schleit, is a respectable and peacea ble young man. He said he had not gone into the church to create a disturb ance, but simply to prevent his mother-in-law from making a fuss. The mayor administered a severe reprimand and fined the prisoner $3.50, which he paid, and was discharged. Joel Ganser, one of the leading members, said : "When the mourner's mother went up the aisle and wanted to pull Mrs. Schleit from the altar, I was at the door, and after she came in I locked it. Then in respmse to loud hammerings I opened it and Mr. Schleit entered. He rushed up the aisle, attracting the attention of every one. I went after him, met him. and asked him for an explanation of his conduct. He reiuscu to say anytning, and then, as the excitement increased, we called tin: the officer and had him arrested." Freddy and His Chum. Speaking of theatrical matters, says a New York letter to the Albany Journal, Freddy Gebhardt is no longer the com panion of Mrs. Langtry lie is now going about town with his brother-in-law, Fred dy Neilson. They are seen at the thea tres together and on the avenue arm in arm. They lounge at the same club and not infrequently Gebhardt goes with Neilson down town to his office to keep the broker company while he induges in what he calls work. Their are rather a handsome pair of men. Neilson b,as the felicity of leing told that he resembles the Prince of Walas, though in fact he is much better looking than the head of the British aristocracy. He is a tall, well made and agreeable. He is a member of the Coaching Club, keeps twelve horses in his stable, employs ten servants and lives like a lord. I tell you tlus, not localise the man is intrinsically interesting, but in order to add the fact that he got into a state of affluence by good luck. Here was a case in which, rarely enough, a society beauty did not gain but gave wealth in matrimony. A few years ago Neilson was a dweller in a cheap board ing house in Seventeenth street. ; " 5 oc cupied a fourth-story back room, spent his evenings playing billiards in a neigh boring saloon, and all the fortune that he enjoyed was in his mind. Then he fell in with Freddy Gebhardt's sister. He married her within a few months. The next helpful thing that happened to him was the death of the senior Gebhardt. who left liis two children a million dol lars each. Mrs. Neilson is one of the celebrated youug married women leau ties of New York. William Horace Lingard has purclias ed the "Rajah., for use in England, and it willl brought out. at the Strand The atre, London, at the close of Miss Minnie Palmer,s present engagument. A COLUMN 0F MELANGE. GENERAL INFORMATION', BUSI NESS AN D A SPICE OF POLITICS. What Our Exchanges Bring in the Way of News from all Sections of the States and the "World at Large. Trade Embarrassment s. Bnidtreet's Budget. There were 218 failures in the United States reported to Bradstreet's during the past week, which contained a holiday, The number was 25 less than the nreceed- ing week of 1883, and 83 more than the correspondinr week in 1882. About 83 j,er cont. were those of traders whose capital was less than $5,000. Compared with the previous week the Middle States had 40, a decrease of IT; New England States 26, a decrease of 8; Southern States 51, an increase of 6: Western States 82, a decrease of 4; Pacific Coast States and territories l'J, a decrease of 2; Canada and the provinces had 33, a decrease of 33. In the principal trades they were as follows: General stores 30, grocars 33, shoes 10, liquors 12, manufacturers 10, bakers and confectioners 9, clothing 9, dry goods 9, hardware and agriculture implements 9, furniture 8, grain, flour and millers 7, fancy goods 6, jewelry 6, tobacco and cigars G, produce and pro visions 6, stationers, printers, etc. 5, dings 5, hotels and sestaurants 4, bank ers and brokers 3, carriages 2, coal 2, crockery 2, luiulier 2, musical instru ments 2, butchers 2. History of the Potato. The history of the potato is quite mod ern and gives rise to the question: How did our great grandsires do without the esculent? It is originally a South Amer ican plant, and was introduced in Vir ginia in 1G29, but not generally known in England until a century or more later. In Pennsylvania potatoes became popu lar about 1G85, the followers of Penn be ing good livers, but the new Yorkers were slower in introducing them. In 17T5, as we are told, 11.000 acres were grown on a sixteen-acre patch in New York rather a large potato story, even for virgin soil. They were deemed an exotic rarity at a Harvard University dinner in 1717, and not brought into cul ture in New England till 1718. In Con necticut it was held that if a man ate potatoes every day the habit would kill him in seven years just as some of our Southern farmers now contend that if the soil is plowed more than three inches deej) it will ruin the ground, "and it won't fetch anything." The world moves. . A Victim of the AVar. Columbus (Ga.) Times. A skeleton of a confederate soldier has just been unearthed two miles from At lanta, besides the new Flat shoals road. No portion of the uniform could be found, neither had any brass buttons stood the battle with rust. Part of the shoes, how ever, remained, as did also the shirt but tons. The shoes were the heavy brogan pattern used by the confederate troops during the last years of the war, while the buttons were quickly recognized as the confederate "rice button." While the bones were being removed a minnie ball ft'll from what had once been the man's chest, and this is supposed to have leen the missile which produced death. Antiquated Senate Rule. New York Herald. Some one has exhumed from a very old journal of the United States Senate the fact that whenever a memler was absent, even for a day, his salary was de ducted. It is not stated when this sensi ble custom was dropped, but the date may safely le set, in a rough way, at the time when it lecame fashionable to elect men to the senate merely to talk politics and distribute offices. When such men are absent the country is too greatly the gainer to think of doing anything to com 11 attendance. Why They are Amazed. Griffin (Ga.) Xews. The strongest argument the republicans can make against the Morrison tariff bill is that it does not meet with the approval of the manufacturers. It was scarcely expected that it would. Not everybody is willing to give up one-fifth of his profits for the benefit of the people at large. The manufacturers have so long absolutely controlled the legislation of congress on the tariff question that they are amazed to think that the interests of the people should ever be consulted, Wants Government Help. Now York World. Mr. Nutt, who was shot by Dukes at Uniontown, was a prominent republican politician. An application has now Iteen made by the citizens of Uhiontown, we presume, for the appointment of Lizzie Nutt, the daughter, as postmistress of that place. Why not give her the office ? The poor girl's life has been blighted by theilliany of Dukes, and why not ac cord her this chance of helping herself and her mother. The Outrage Machine. Philadelphia Ledger. If it was ever expected that the senate investigation of the Danville and Copiah electien riots and outrages would amount to anything more than a machine for make electioneering capital that expecta tion hits vanished. The White Elephant. From the London Graphic we have the best account of Mr. Barnum's new pet and his arrival at Liverpool. There is no breed of white elephants ; they are albinos freaks of nature and are rarely born. They are believed to contain the spirit of Buddah and the ghosts of their kings and princes while undergoing transformation. Therefore, when our lively old showman first proposed to pur chase one, he was treated with haughty contempt. Mr. Gaylord then bought one of a Siamese nobleman for one hun dred thousand dollars, but the animal was intentionally poisoned when on the point of being sdipped to Singapore. Mr. Gaylord then offered $200,000, which set fortune hunters to work, and a sacred white elephant was finally purchased of King Sh,.ebar, of Burmah. Mr. Barnum now has royal documents attesting the genuineness of the costly article. The creature arrived in Liverpool on the steamer Tenasserim, in January, and was taken in a special car to the zoological gardens in Regent's park, where he is still holding his receptions. He. will go to Paris, also, for his owners dare not trust him on the Atlantic lefore June. He is seven feet six inches high, and of a piebald color. His face, ears, the front of his trunk, his fore-feet, and part of his breast, are of a pinkish flesh color ; the rest of hi3 body is of a light ashen hue. In his own country he was called Tovng Taloung, but the sailors shortened this to "Old Tongue." He is only fifteen years old, however, and the New York ers will probably shorten his name of Buddha to "Buddy." He now ocenpies Jumbo's old apartment at the Zoo, and there Palatka tourists will see him when they cross, the ocean next spring. People were much disappointed in liis color. They expected a beait looking as Jumbo would after being tumbled into a gigantic flour-bin. "Why do they call him white," asked a puzzled lady. "Well, ma'am," answered an attendant, "he's not werry white, perhaps, but then, you see, he's werry sacred." MISCELLANEOUS CARDS. AV. O. WOLTZ, Lemon Street, Palatka, Fla. DRUGS AND CHEMICALS TOILET &. FANCY ARTICLES, PATENT MEDICINES. Prescriptions carefully compounded at all hours. WILLIAM F. FORWARD, PIONEER ICE HOUSE AND DEPOT TOR Hay, Grain, Feed, Lime, Plaster, BRICK, CEMENT, LATH, Etc. Established in 1880. Reid's Prick Block, front- ing wharf, PALATKA, FLA. W. .7. ZU3IWALT, Dealer in all kinds of Furniture, Mattresses, Spring Beds, Childrens' Carriages, etc. Also agent for the DOMESTIC AND NEW HOME HEWING MACHINES Palatka, Florida. 13. ,J. GllOOMS, DEALER IN FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES Glassware, Crockery, Confectionery, TOI5ACCO AND CIGARS Lemon street, one door from Opera House, PALATKA, 'FLORIDA. FRESH MEAT MARKET Oldest Establishment in Town o BEST OF NEW YORK BEEF AND KENTUCKY MUTTON 4 LWAVS ON" HAND, DRESSED POUL iV try received daily. Call at the old stand on Lemon street. A. W. 3IAJST1V. To Housekeepers! MY STOCK OF CROCKERY AND Housefurnishing Goods IS NEW AND FRESH, And I invite my friends to inspect same Before Buying Elsewhere B. L LILIENTHAL. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. BENJ. PUTNAM CALHOUN. IRVING GILLIS. WM. LOWNDES CALHOCN. Calhoun, Glllls fc Cnllioun, ATTOHNEYS-AT-LulW PALATKA, FLORIDA. Special attention paid to Insurance, Real Es tate and Collection of Claims. Will practice in State and Federal courts. AT TORN EY-AT.L.UV Agent for Sale and Purchase of FLORIDA LANDS. Palatka, Florida. Notary Public State of Florida. -V. W. ROY8DON, ATT ORN E Y-AT-LAAV Office opposite St. John's Hotel, Lemon Street, - - Palatka, Fla. W. II. AVIGG, A-T T O II IV E Y-AT-LAAV Office Lemon et., Mann's Building, Upstairs. Palatka, Florida. PALATKA HOTELS. QRIIV3I HOTEK 8. GRAHAM, Proprietor. Corner Lemon and Water streets, PALATKA. FLORIDA. JJOTEIL, PALATKA. COR. LEMON AND WATER STS., Overlooking St. John's River. $2.50 per day. PALATKA, FLORIDA. MIDDLEKAUFF & BONN, of Baltimore. Til J- AVE8T3IOIIELAND. PALATKA, FLORIDA. White Sclphuu Water, Hot and Cold Sulphur Baths. Bus meets all trains and steamers. Terms: $3 to $4 per day. Special rates for tht season. gT. JOIIN'8 HOTEL. (Established 1865.) P. & II. PETERMANN, Proprietors. PALATKA, FLORIDA. Orders for rooms by telegraph and mail promptly attended to. Accommodations first class. Terms moderate. . JAIlItlN HOUSE, PALATKA, FLORIDA. Addition built last summer of forty-five rooms. Accommodat'ons for 300 guests. , Open December 15. 1883. LARKIN & ALLEN, Proprietors. PUTNA3I IIOUHE, December to May. PALATKA, FLA. WINDSOR HOTEL, Dec. to May. JACKSONVILLE. FLA. PQUINOX IIOUHE, J2J June to Oct., MANCHESTER, VT. No Dogs Taken. F. II. ORVIS. NURSERYMEN, FLORISTS, ETC. W. CONRAD, FLORIST k LANDSCAPE GARDENER A LARGE VARIETY OF PALMS, RARE Roses and Semi-Tropical Plants in general constantly on hand. Correspondence solicited. Front street, next to Bank, Palatka, Fla. A. J. BEACH fe f-iO NURSERYMEN PALATKA, FLORIDA. A LL FRUITS GROWN SUITED TO THIS 1. climate. Catalogue free. B. F. McGRAW&SON, Buffalo Bluff Nurs' y ALL ORANGE STOCK From Sour to the Best Varieties ONE VARIETY OF STRAWBERRIES, "VIZ: FEDERAL POINT, OR FLORIDA FOUNDLING W FOR SALE: Cabbage F of J. 1 is of the Best Selections iregory, of Marble- head, Massachusetts. UTozi? Sale. TWO CONE PULLEYS, (one a split j ulle.l three inch face, four steps, from ten to fif teen inches diameter. Apply at THIS OFFICE. ROBERTS & CO. Leading Clothiers CORNER LEMON AND FRONT STREETS, PALATKA, FLORIDA. Men's Boy's & Children's Clothing To bo retailed for Cash at wholesale pi iocs. Men's Suits, $8 to $20. 4 Men's Pant's, $1.50 to $6. Boy's Suits, $2 to $10. Men's Fall 0Aercoats, $7 to $16. Any article purchased of us that is not sat isfactory can be returned and money will be refunded. w:r. av. 3i.vitTirs', Manager. LANSING & CO. Keep constantly on hand a complete stock of Fresh Groceries CANNED GOODS -AND- PROVISIONS AVe have now an assortment of VERY FINE TEAS LANSING & CO., Lemon Street, PALATKA, FLA. HENRY A. MEYER, palaci: Ice Cream Saloon AND Choice French arid American Confectionery PALATKA, FLORIDA. VEIIT1U0ES CO., C o in in IhsIo ii 31 . ro li n 11 1 w And wholesale and retail dealers in CORN, HAY, OATS, BRAN, SHIP-STUFF, COTTON SEED MEAL AND FERTILIZERS. Griffin's Brick Block, AVater St., Palatka, Yhi.y CONDENSED AIR BATH'' ROCHESTER, N. Y., For the Cure of Chronic Diseases CONDUCTED BY J. L. K TO TV 13, 3X. 1). Graduate of Medical Department of Universi ty of New York, (Alopathic) and Chi cago Homoeopathic College. These baths have been used in France and Germany for many years by at least a score of the most prominent physician with marvel ous results. The lanrest institution of the kind in Europe is at Heichenhali, conducted by the celebrated Dr. Von Liebiwr (son of Pro- -fessor Von Liebig, the distinguished chemist). The following letter was received from him nearly two years ago: Munich, 25 March, im. Dr. J. L. Stone: Dr. Sik "Excuse my delay in answering your letter. I had to wait for a copy of the accompanying' article on the action of com pressed air to send to vou. The pneumatic chambers at Heichenhali (proprietor Mr. K. Mack), are still enlarging the circle of their patrons. Last summer there were so many applicants that at the highest of the season the new comers had to wait from eight to fourteen days for a seat, and the sittings went on the whole day. There were in the whole, 307 persons, who took more than e.000 single air-baths. In consequence, Mr. Mack is erecting- now a new chamber with twelve seats, and will be able, with this and the others, to ac comodate twenty-nine jersons at a time. The establishment at Reichenhall is frequented on ly during- the summer. I shall return to Keichenhall for the season in the leginning of May." The Doctor goes on to enumerate several in teresting works, giving the remarkable results of this treatment and closes with tbe most cor dial encourag-ement. Our experience in Rochester has satisfied us that in probably ninety per cent, of the cases coming for treatment, the Condensed Air Baths alone will cure, or do infinitely more for them than any other or all other means united; yet in exceptional cases, other agents may be advantageously combined a3 auxiliary treatment, hence I have appliances for im proved Turkish, plain a"nd medicated water baths, salt, sponge, sitz and baths, etc. The appliances for giving electricity are modern and complete. I have studied every branch of medicine in both schools, and do not hesitate about giving medical or surgical treat ment when needed. Invalids are confidently requested to visit this institution on returning North, which they will find furnished with elevator, eleetrio call bells and every comfort of a tirst-class sanitarium; and yet there is nothing- of the "hospital" air or appearance. Send for pamphlet, giving- full Information, references, etc., to DR. J. L. STONE, 104 Monroe Ave., Rochester, N. Y. ) 1