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VOLUME I.
PALATKA, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1884.
NUMBER 6.
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKLES.
THE IjATEST XEAVS" FROM ALLi
PAIITS BY 1VIIIE AND CABLE.
Boiled Down and. Summarized that
the Reader May Enjoy it in a
Few Words.
The Socialist law in Prussia is to bo ex
tended two years.
Prince Victor Napoleon is to serve in
the Roumanian army,
The strike at the Grinnell mills, at New
Bedford, Mass., still continues,
Specie engagements for yesterday in
New York aggregated $2,000,000.
A reward of 1,000 is offered for the !
authors of the dynamite outrages in Lon
don. The project of making another State
out of Texas, with Fort Worth as capital,
has been revived.
Prentiss Teller, of St. Louis, has dis
appeared with $75,000 of the Pacific ex
press Company's money.
Two young men, of Dalton, Pa., named
respectively Flowers and Ward, vc-re run
over on the Western & Atlantic road
on-day, and instantly killed.
German newspapers, referring to the
dynamite outrages in London, say that
England is now reaping the fruits of her
hospitality to Anarchists and cut-throats
from all parts of the world.
Tle senats committee on public lands
has decided by a nearly unanimous vote
in favor of a forfeiture of the Texas Pa
cific land grant in Arizona and New
Mexico, which is claimed by the Southern
Pacific company under assignment.
The Catholic Church at Laffyette, Ind"
refused to allow the body of a suicide to
be placed in its cemetery. The father
appealed to the law, and the body was
placed therein, but a strong guard Avas
placed at the grave. The father haslx-en
excommunicated.
An engine on the Virginia Midland
railroad collided with a freight train near
Lynchburg Monday. The engineer of
the first engine reversed and jumped, but
did not shut ofi steam. After the shock
the engine started backwards and ran in
to another train at Lynchburg and caused
an immense wreck,
The United States supreme court has
reached a decision in the long pending
legal tender case of Julliard vs. Green
man, and has held that congress has
power to issue the obligations of the
United States in such form as to impress
ipon them such qualities as currency for
the purchase of merchandise and pay
ment of debts as accord with the usages
-of sovereign governments.
THE ARABS BADLY WHIPPED.
The Arabs lost 1,000 men on the field
liesides guns and otherjmunitions. The
whole camp, including 373 t?nts and
men, camels, was also token.
EGYPTIAN OFFICERS.
"Suakim, March 3. The British troops
entered Tokar at noon Sattrday. A few
hots were exchanged with the enemy
when the 4,000 rebels holding she town
fled. Osman Digma is encaniied eight
miles distant from Suakim. A battle
with him is expected when the British
troops return to Suakim from Tokar.
NEW FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
Washington, D. C, Mar. 4, The Sen
ate took up and passed bills providing for
the construction of public buildings as
follows: Greenville, S. C. to cost floO,
000; Key West, Fla:, $100,000; Macon,
Ga.. $125,000; Augusta, Ga;. $200,000;
Huntsville, Ala., $100,000. Also, a bill
appropriating $100,000 for the enlarge
ment of the custom-house at Richmond,
Va. Thirty or forty of these bills provid
ing for the erection of public buildings
, were passed, embracing nearly all this
class of bills on the calendar.
THE MEXICAN PENSION" BILL.
The House, upon the motion of Mr.
Townshend, of 111., yeas 227, nays 4(i.
suspended the rules and passed the bill
pensioning the Mexican veterans. The
bill does not apply to soldiers of the Black
Hawk and other Indian wars. 3Ir.
Townshend explained the bill, stating
that it was confined exclusively to those
"who served in the Mexican war and did
not contain a provision not already sanc
tioned by the Ilouse of Representatives.
Persons who were under political disa
bilities were excluded from the lenefit of
the bill. The rules were then suspended
and the bill was passed; yeas. 22, nays,
46.
GALLANT CONDUCT OF THE BRITISH.
All the reports commend the steadi
ness with which the British moved on.
The square in which they advanced to
Joattle was never broken. The determin
ation and bravery of the rebels were
shown in the fact that when they were
charged by the cavalry a great number
of them tlirew themselves upon theii Iwicks
on the ground aud speared the horses of
the troopers as they dashod over them.
The march to Tokar was accomplished
in four hours, from Teb, The hussars
scoured the country add kept up a desul
tory skirmishing with the enemy, who
retired in disorganized masses in the di
.rection of Tamienief ;
Gen. Graham's Reward.
Savannah News.
The little skirmish of Saturday will
doubtless afford the Queen a pretext for
elevating Gen. Graham to the peerage.
JIow would Duke of Trinkitat sound ?
STATE NEWS.
Work on the Ocala Ilouse has been
resumed.
There is a tree in Lake City over
300 years old.
Miss Julia Barbee, of Jacksonville, has
been sent to the insane asylum, at Chat
tahoochee. The new colored grammar - school
building, at Jacksonville, is a handsome
building.
The fteumer Bertha Lee was blown
ashcre during a recent storm on Lake
Tahopekaliga.
Hundreds of young grove:, in and
around Orange City are putting on a fair
crop of oranges.
More than three-fourths of the cedar
used in the manufacture of lead pencils
comes from Florida.
Toby Young, a successful and eminent
chicken-thief, has changed his residence
from Monticello to Jacksonville.
All the liar-rooms in Cedar Key are
closed, their licenses having expired. It
is said that the town resembles a demo
cratic procession in Iowa.
Messrs. Charles N. Lewis and Charles
IL Berg have purchased the Fernandina
Mirror. Mr. Fairbanks will still occupy
the editorial chair.
The Earl of Huntington, Lord Has
tings, and other distinguished English
men, are in Tallahassee, and are grently
pleased with the country.
It is estimated that W. K. Wilson, a
merchant of Tallahassee, purchased one
third of the cotton from Leon, Jelierson
and Wakulla counties, marketed in that
city.
The Gainesville Bee says a" telegram
was received at the United States land
office, by Colonel L. A. Barnes, to allow
no more entries in the 20,000-acre Arre
dondo tract.
The Enterprise Herald says that D. D.
Rogers, civil engineer, of Daytona, is
prominently mentioned as the republi
candidate to represent Volusia county in
the next Florida legislature.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
Ochiltree. Cengresman Ochiltree is
red-headed.
Ward. Genvcieve Ward has just made
a grand debut at Calcutta and is to make
a tour of Asia.
Foster. Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, of
Iowa, received one vote for governor at
the last election.
Butler. Senator Butler, of South
Carolina, is said to le a descendant of
Commodore Perry.
Hauk. Minnie Haulc is so enchanted
with Jacksonville, that she will spend
her Easter holidays there.
Boxnat. M. Bonnat, the famous
French painter, is now engaged on a
portrait of Senator Don Cameron.
Scud-amore. Mr. F. J. Scudamore,
who recently died in Er gland, was the
originator of the postal t?lKvpli system
in that oountry.
Hyacinthk. IVre Hyacinthe, with
his wife and son, is in Los Angelos, Cal.,
lecturing. He will go to Sau Francisco
in a few days.
Carlisle. Speaker Carlisle has ac
cepted an invitation to dine with the
New York Free Trade Club at their an
nual dinner on March loth.
Tourgee.. Mrs. Tourgee, wife of Judge
Tourgee, editor of the Continent, has
nearly recovered from a dangerous ill
ness. Her friends hope to heJr of her
complete restoration to health,
Graham. Dr. C. C. Graham, at the
age of one hundred years, writes forcibly
on the cause of the floods in the Ohio
valley. Fifty years ago he wrote in the
Frankfort, Ky,, Argus that the reckless
feelingof trees would ruin the valley be
fore the end of the century. Dr. Gra
ham, still vigorous in mind and body,
lives in retirement at Louisville.
The Laziest 3Ian Out
Utica Observer.
Suspension Bridge comes to the fro nt
with the man that seems honestly to have
won the reputation of being lazy. He
poarded at the hotel untill the landlord
concluded he was a fraud and had liim
arrested and sent to jail. A day or two
ago the Sheriif had some prisoners em
dloyed in shoveling snow, and asked the
"boarder" to assist, which he refused te
do. The s heriff then gave lim the choi
ce of shoveling snow or being shot, when
he calmly declared that he would prefer
being shot. The sheriff, with the assist
ance of one of the attaches, then proceed
ed to shoot him. A gun was precured
and loaded with a blank cartridge, The
prisoner was to stand in the corner of
the cell, with his face to the wall, while
the Sheriif stood near him with a larg
book in his hand, and another party was
in the cell with the gun. The word was
given, the gun discharged, and the pris
oner hit in the back of the head with
the book, when he droppe all appear
ances dead, and probably thought he
was, but he soon recovered.
Nothing 3Iean About John Bull.
Detroit Free Press.
There is one good thing about the En
glish as a nation. They will fight a little
country just as quick as a big one.
CURRENT COMMENT.
Ben. Butler's Boom.
Savannah Times.
Twenty-four years ago Ben. Butler
stood in the Charleston convention and
pinned his faith repeatedly to Jefferson
Davis. It is given out that Ben. will be
on hand in the Democratic gathering in
Chicago in July next. It remains to be
seen whether Ben. will oss his own
l)Oom.
Erost in Georgia.
Macon Telegraph.
From what we have 1,-een able to
gather from our exchanges, the recent
cold spell lias destroyed many young
vegetables in lower Georgia and all the
corn that had dared to come forth. It is
an unfortunate affair, but the people
have no time to waste in despondency.
The wise man will plant and sow again
and take the chances.
Wants it Bad.
Tavares Herald.
Now, that Governor Bloxham has
returned from his tour to Tampa, we
trust that he will consider our suggestion
and call an extra session of the legisla
ture to consider the question recently
decided by the supreme court of. this
state concerning the acquiring of rights
of way and material by railroad corpor
ations. A Presidential Gonrniaml.
Florida Herald.
Mr. Arthur is said to be giving more
and liner dinners thaa any president
who has occupied the white house within
the memory of the oldest inhabitant.
The other day lie gave a dinner that
included twenty-five courses. This is
said to be one reason why lie has not found
time to fill the many vacant appoint
ments which are urged on his attention.
Blaine's Candidacy No Joke.
New York Sun.
The story of Mr. Blaine's disinclination
for further political effort is a fiction
which gives opportunity for many very
pretty jokes. The canvass now in pro
gress in his behalf is no joke. Any esti
mate of Republican probabilities which
shuts Mr. Blaine up between the covers
of his history and puts him away on the
library shelf in the year of gracjeigh-teen-eighty-four
is unworthy of a mo
ment's serious attention.
New Use for Palmetto.
Cor. Savannah News.
Another use has been discovered for
the once universally-despised saw pal
metto. The fine fiber obtained from the
inner lining of the bud is now manu
factured into a substance so closely
resembling human hair that it is em
ployed as a substitute for the genuine
article, and now ornaments the graceful
head of beauty. It can be had of any
length, and leing capable of taking any
color, the ladies can now indulge in
black, brown, flaxen and auburn tresses,
so natural in appearance as even to de
ceive a barler.
A Covey of Candidates.
Monticello Constitution.
Mr. Pope, of Madison, whose name
was favorably mentioned as the
independent candidate for governor
some time ago, is now apparently en
tirely ignored. The present indications
are that G. Troupe, Maxwell (late of Del
aware, later of Atlanta, and now of
Ocala). stands the best chance of secur
ing the nomination for governor, and our
townsman, Major J. D. Cole, will he ten
dered the position of lieutenant-governor.
Horatio Bislee will have the nomination
for congressman for the second district,
A fusion of two party organizations has
to 1h handled with great caution, but in
all probability Bisbee is equal to the
emergency.
.
How it Feels Kill a Man.
Sedato Mandorson, of Nebraska.
One gets used to that sort of business,
just as a surgeon becomes hardened and
calloused in his profession. The first
man whom I killed was before Rich
mond, when McClellan was in command.
I was doing picket duty late one night
near the bank of a creek, and had been
cautioned to be especially watchful; as
an attack was expected I crried my
anusket half-cocked, and was startled by
every rustle the wind made among the
trees and dead leaves. It was some time
after midnight that I saw a Cofederate
cavalryman dashing along the opposite
side of the creek in my directcon. As
he was opposite I fired under the horse
and it fell. The cavalryman regained
his feet in a moment, and had drawn his
pistols. I called to him to surrender, but
only reply was a discharge from each
revolver, one bullet inflicting a flesh
wound in my arm. Then I let lum have
it full in the brest. He leaped three feet
in the air and fell with his face down.
I knew I had finished him. I ran and
jumjed across the creek, picked him up
and laved him on his back. The blood
was running out of his nose and mouth,
and poured in a torrent from the ragged
hole in his brest. In less time than it
takes to tell it he was dead, without
having Sci. "s aword. Then my head be
ganjto swim, snd I was sick at my stomach
I was overcome by an indescreicable hor
row of the deedI had done. I trembled
all over. r.nd felt as faint and weak as a
kitten. It was with the greatest difficul
ty that I managed to get into camp.
mere they laughed at me, ,but it was
weeks before my nervous system recov
ered from the shock. Even in my dreams
I saw the pale face of the dying cavalry
man tnd the spectre haunted me like a
Nemesis long after I got over the shock
of the affair. It was simply horrible,
but in time I recovered, and the close of
the war I was quite as indifferent to the
sacrifice of human life as you could imagine.
A Woniens Small-Pox Scare.
Troy Times.
Two weeks ago a woman residing on
Fifth street called at the office of Supt.
Cassin and asked for assistance. After
questioning her the Superintendent de
cided that she was not entitled to relief
from the county, and she departed blas
pheming and declaring she would "get
even"' with Supt. Cassin and John II.
Dearstyne, the clerk. Yesterday after
noon ex-County Clerk Keenan and sev
eral other gentlemen were setting in Mr.
Cassin' s office when a woman wearing a
veil entered and asked to see Mr. Dear
styne. The latter passed into the inner
office with the woman. She said, with
out lifting her viel: "I have got the
small-pox." Mr. Dearstine, retreating
to the outer office, said: "Then the pest
house is the place for you." The woman
followed Mr. Dearstyne to the front of
fice, saying: "I have got the small-pox."
The chairs occupied by the visitors were
immediately vacated, and Mr. Dearstyne
and Deputy Sheriff Galvin' were left with
the woman. Mr. Dearstyne ran to the
telephone and called up Dr. Burton,
Health Officer, informing him that a wo
man with the small-pox was at the office,
and asking that she be sent to the pest
house. When Mr. Dearstyne turned from
the telephone the woman was gone. She
had slipped out of the door and fled down
the alley. The woman did not have the
small-pox, and was the same who called
two weeks ago and was refused assist
ance. She probably congratulated her
self that she succeeded in "getting even'
with the office.
MISCELLANEOUS CARDS.
W. O. M OLTZ,
Lemon Street, Palatka, Fla.
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS
TOILET & FANCY ARTICLES, PATENT MEDICINES.
Prescriptions carefully compounded at all
hours.
WILLIAM F. FORWARD,
PIONEKli ICE HOUSE
AND DEPOT FOH
Hay
, Grain, Fead, Lime, Plaster,
BRICK, CEMENT, LATH, Etc.
Established in 1SS0. Reid's Rrick Block, front-
ing wharf, PALATKA, FLA.
Dealer in all kinds of
Furniture, Mattresses, Spring Beds,
Childrens' Carriages, etc. Also agent for the
DOMESTIC AND NEW HOME
HEWixg MACIIINEH
Palatka, Florida.
15. T. GIJ003IS,
FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES
Glassware, Crockery, Confectionery,
TOBACCO AVI CIGAItS
Lemon street, one door from Opera House,
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
FRESH MEAT MARKET
Oldest Establishment in Town
REST OF
NEW YORK BEEF
KENTUCKY MUTTON
LW AYS ON" HAND, DRESSED POUL
JlV try received daily. Call at the old stand
on Lemon street.
.V. W. 3XA3VJf.
To Housekeepers!
MY STOCK OF
OBOOKERY
AND
Housefurnishing Goods
IS NEW AND FRESH,
And I invite my friends to inspect same
Before Buying Elsewhere
B. L LILIENTHAL
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
BEN J. PUTNAM CALHOUN. IRVING GILLIS.
WM. LOWNDES CALHOUN.
Cnllioim, Gillllfc Cnlliomi,
ATTORN EYS-AT-LulW
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
Special attention paid to Insurance, Real Es
tate and Collection of Claims. Will practice in
State and Federal courts.
AT T O Tl 1ST EY-AT-LuVAV
Agent for Sale and Purchase of
FLORIDA LANDS,
Paxatka, Florida.
Notary Public State of Florida.
-A.. W. ROV8DOX,
A.TT O RNE Y-AT-LAAV
Office opposite St. John's Hotel,
Lemon Street, - - Palatka, Fla.
w. IT. WIGG,
AT T O It IV 151 Y-AT-LAAV
Office Lemon St., Mann's Building:, Upstairs.
Palatka, Florida.
PAL ATX A HOTELS.
QRAIIAl3IH HOTEL.
S. GRAHAM, Proprietor.
Corner Lemon and Water streets.
PALATKA. FLORIDA.
j J O UJ VL, PALATKA.
cor. lemon and water sts..
Overlooking St. John's River.
$2.50 per day. PALATKA, FLORIDA.
MTDDLEKAUFF & BONN, of Baltimore.
THE AVEST3IOHELANT).
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
White Sulphur AVater, Hot and Cold
Sulphur Baths.
Bus meets all trains and steamers.
gT. JOIIIV'H IIOTIJL.
(Established 18C5.)
P. & II. PETERMANN, Proprietors.
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
Orders -for rooms by telegraph and mail
promptly attended to. Accommodations first
class. Terms moderate.
J Altlvl, HOUSE,
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
Addition built last summer of forty-five rooms.
Accommodations for 300 guests.
Open December 15. 1883.
LARKIN & ALLEN, Proprietors.
PUTNAM IIOUHT
X December to May. PALATKA, FLA.
Vi3vrxson hotel,
y Dec. to May. JACKSON VI LLE, FLA.
EQTTITVOX IIOTJME,
' June to Oct., MANCHESTER, VT.
No Dogs Taken. F. H. ORVI3.
NURSERYMEN, FLORISTS, ETC.
W. CON1JAD,
FLORIST & LANDSCAPE GARDENER
A LARGE VARIETY OF PALMS, RARE
1 V Roses and Semi-Tropical Plants in general
constantly on hand. Correspondence solicited.
Front street, next to Bank, Palatka, Fla.
A. J. BEACH fc HON,
NURSERYMEN
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
A L 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
NOW FOR SALE:
Cabbage Plants of the Best Selections
of J. H. Gregory, of Marble
head, Massachusetts.
TWO CONE PULLEYS, (one a split pulley,)
three inch face, four steps, from ten to. fif
teen mchea diameter. Apply at
THIS OFFICE.
ROBERTS & CO.
Leading Clothiers
CORNER LEMON AND FRONT STKEETS,
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
Men's Boy's & Children's Clothing
To Ih retailed for Cash at M-holesak jrieos.
Men's Suits, $8 to $20,
Men's Pant's, $1.50 to $6.
Boy's Suits, $2 to $10.
Men's Fall Overcoats, $7 to $16.
Any article purchased of usthat i not sat
isfactory can be returned and money will be
refunded.
AV3I. AV. 3I'.VltTITV,
Manuuvr.
LANSING & CO.
Keep constantly on hand a complete .tock of
Fresh Groceries
CANNED GOODS
AND
PROVISIONS
We have now an assort inent of
VERY FINE TEAS
LANSING & CO.,
Lemox Street, - PALATKA, FLA,'
HENRY A.TeYERT
PAL.ACM
Ice Cream Saloon
BAKEET
AND
Choice French and American
Confectionery
PA LATKA, FLO Rl DA .
VKTtTIllSKfS Ss CO.,
C o in hiIhhIo ii t o v o li ti ji 1
And wholesale aud retail dealers in
CORN, HAY, OATS, 11RAN,
SHIP-STUFF, COTTON SEED MEAL
AND FERTILIZERS.
Griffin's nrick Block, Water St., Palat ka, Fla.
CONDENSED AIR BATH
ROCHESTER, N. Y.,
For the Cure of Chronic Diseases
CONDUCTED I1V
J. L. STONE, 31. 1.
Graduate of Medical Department of Universi
ty ot iew ork, (Alopathic) and Chi
cago Homoeopathic College.
These baths have been used in France arid
Germany for many years by at least a seore rf
the most prominent phvsicians with marvel
ous results. The largest institution of the
kind in Europ-J is at Reiehenhall, conducted
by the celebrated Dr. Von Licbiir (son of Pro
fessor Von Liebijr, the distinguished chemist).
The following letter was received from him
nearly two years aro:
McjriCH, 25 March, 1SS.
Dr. J. L. Stone:
Dr. Sir "Excuse my delay in answering
your letter. I had to wait for a copy of the
accompanying article on the aet in of com
pressed air to send to you. Th-pneumatlc,
chambers at Reiehenhall (proprietor Mr. E.
Mack), are still enlarrintf 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 eteht 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 ti.000 s-insfle
air-baths. In consequence. Mr. Mac k is erect
ing now a new chamber with twelve seats, and
will be able, with this and the ot hers, to ac
comodate twenty-nine persons at a time. The
establishment at Reiehenhall is frequented on
ly during- the summer. I shall return to
Reiehenhall for the season in the beginning- of
May."
The Doctor f?oes on to enumerate several in
teresting works, giving the remarkable result
of this treatment and closes with the most cor
dial encouragement.
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 tor
them than any other or all other means
united; yet in exceptional cases, other agents
may be advantageously combined as auxiliary
treatment, hence I have appliances for im
proved Turkish, plain and medicated water
baths, salt, sponge, sitz and baths, etc.
The appliances for giving electricity arc
modern and complete. I nave studied every
branch of medicine in both schools, and do not
hesitat about giving medical orsurgieal treat
ment when needed.
Invalids are confidently requested to visit
this institution on returning North, which
they will find furnished with elevator, electric
calf bells and every comfort of a lirst-class
sanitarium; and yet there is nothing of the
"hospital" air or appearance.
Send for pamphlet, giving full information,
teferences, etc., to
DR. J. L STONE,
JOi Monroe Ave.,
Rochester, K. V.
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