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t " Y NEWS. .IlISON, Editor. , ia published every morn , and delivered by earners ed postage free, for 50 cents three months, $2.50 for six annum. , , News is an 8-page 48-column d every Saturday, containing the week, local and general. It and handsomest weekly paper lorida, and will be mailed iost 1 a year, or 50 cents for six icimen copies free to any address. ertisements 30 cents per line for on and 10 cents per line ror eacn au ertion. Special notices 10 cents per .ced rates on continued advertise- jrtising bills become due pro rata nth. Local advertisements due at ition of the time for which they are .Ittanees should be made by express, rder or registered letter. 3' W. W. RAXDALiIj. Business Masagek, Palatka, Florida. ERED AT THE PALATKA POST OFFICE .s Second-Class Mail Matter. LATKA, FLA., APRIL 22, 1884. ;es the Blaine boom mean that ex-Secretary is not to draw a k in the loterv of assassination? 'he Georgia cyclones can now e a. rest. The tariff bill is on k in congress, and the breeze y grow into a cyclone before the cussion ends, A London editor died and left ily the pitiful sum of $105,000 to is children. How improvident he nist have been; what will become f his tioor. noor children. Not nany editors die so poor as that. It is intimated in certain Republi can circles that Mr. James Blaine, of Maine, has employed the Hon John Sullivan, the cultured Boston sluro-er, as his striker. This fact throws considerable light on the plumed knight's presidential boom The Leesbursr News is making heroic efforts to refute the lies that Are told about the productiveness and climate of Florida. La, la, child, you have an herculean task on your hands, and if you endeavor to keej up with the average liar your heat will be frosted, and your form bent with primature age, and the lillies will blossom ere long over your irrave. A gentleman remarked while in Tiik Nkws oflice Saturday night that nothing but the hand of Go c u"d keep Tilden out of the D. mo jr.it ic nomination for president; that your Uncle Samuel was sure to get it should he live long enough, or words to that effect. But there is some danger of Uncle Sam not get ting there after all some other fel low may get more votes. Till PUKCHASE OF CUBA. The Western Republican papers are talking quite glibly about annex ing or rather purchasing Cuba, says the New Orleans Times-Democrat That proposition may now be con sidered as broached, and part of the international gossip of the day. In deed the rumor has gone into circu lation that our Minister at Madrid has been called to Washington to discuss an arrangement with Spain for the sale of the Queen of the An tilles to the United States. The story comes from New York that not only a great many native Cubans but many of the Spanish residents of Cuba favor the annexa tion. The financial and commercia distress of the island, the excessive taxation, the threatening revolution ary movements; all these are stron' reasons why Cuba should desire to be freed from a dominion which not withstanding its rich and fertile soil, its unprecedented crops, has crushed it into its present condition of bank ruptcy and min. Negotiations for the sale of Cuba have frequently been carried on be tweeeu Spain and the United States, and the former power has more than once shown a disposition to sell this possession Spain was willing to cede this colony to us in 1825 in re turn for certain commercial conces sions, but the United States would not, just then, agree to the terms. Some years after President Polk of fered to buy the island for a good round sum, but this time Spain was unwilling and refused to listen to the offer. In 1854 the sentiment of the country was strongly in favor of ac quiring Cuba in some manner, and a manifesto was drawn up by Messrs. Buchanan, Mason and Soule, then ministers to Great Britain, France and Spain, declaring that the United States ought to have Cuba under any circumstances, and should take it by force if Spain refused to treat as to terms. Just before the late war a proposition was submitted by Senator Slidell, from Louisiana, to purchase Cuba for $30,000,000, but nothing came of it. Since then the matter has not been discussed, but it is now being reviv ed. The proposition is openly dis cussed in Havana, and a number of newspapers in this country are bring ing it up again. Says the Chicago I Tribune, which may be regarded as representing the views of the Wes tern Republicans on this subject, somewhat cautiously: "If the peo- j jle of this country do not buy Cuba j nor take it without the formality of a purchase, it will be because they do not want it, not because they love the cruel and avaracious Span ish grandees. The annexations so far made by the United States those of Louisiana, Texas, Florida, the Mexican cession of 1848, the Gadsden purchase of the southern part of Arizona, and that of Alaska have all proved themselves to be wise moves politically, and profita ble from a mere money point of view. Cuba, with its 72,000 square miles of the most fertile land in the world; with its rich products; its 13,000,000 acres of uncleared forest containing mahogany, ebony, palm and other valuable woods; its cop per, gold and silver mines, and other resources of vast richness, would un questionably be worth many times more to a free nation like ourselves than to a repressive people like the present rulers. The mere removal of the deprivation of civil, political and religious liberty and of the dis ability of the natives to hold public station would add many millions to the mouev value of Cuba. It has been estimated by good observers that with the productiveness of the island as great as it is now it would with a better and more liberal gov ernment be increased four-fold." It is said that Spain entertains no fear of the United States as far as Cuba is concerned; but should the present revolutionary movement in Cuba spread, the present panic and bankruptcy increase, and the feeling of dissatisfaction prevail, it would not be wonderful if the Cubans pro posed annexation, if Spain itself would invite it, and this country re new its former proposition of pur chase. Nearly $7,000,000 Profits to Uncle Sam. N. Y. Sun. What has become of all tho f ractional currency? In 1863 something over $20, 000,000 was issued, and the amount out standing was increased about $5,000,000 a year, until in 1874 the highest aggre gate was reached and the books of the treasury showed nearly $40,000,000 in circulation. The redemption was then begun, and lias continued until the pres ent time; but since 1879 the amount out standing has remained almost stationary with a balance of $7,010,000 in favor of the government at the end of the last fo cal year, June 30, 1883. During the nine months of the present fiscal year only $16,000 has been offered for redemption, leaving outstanding $6,084,000, the greater quantity of which is either lost or destroyed or in the hands of curiosity collectors. Some of it is hanging in frames in the offices of bankers, and coin and postage stamp dealers furnish it to customers at a premium of about 200 per cent. The government will probably be the gainer by this scheme of Secretary Chase to the amount of $6,500,000, as the treas ury officials do not believe that much more will be sent in for redemption. Clean pieces are never received nowa days, and that which comes in is so ragged and soiled as to be worthless as a curiosity. . So it Should. Galveston News. Any and all talk of Tilden for the Presidency is buncombe and absurdity. He is not a candidate, is not in a condi tition physically to perform the duties of the office, and has time and again stated that he would not accept the office if chosen unanimously. This should le sufficient. To anxious Inquirer: What is the most miserable feeling? Why, dear sir, to come in a jack-pot on a pair of queens when the other fel low holds three aces. Ask us some thing hard. They are telling the story of an old ladr visiting Washington, who happened to ask a Southerner to point her out Senator Butler, of South Carolina, be cause "I want to see the man who killed so many colored people at Hamburg." The Southerner maliciously pointed her out Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, for Senator Butler, whereupon she remarked, reflectively: "I might have known it; there's murder in every lineament of his face." Mrs. A. W. Rollins, who died in Des f Moines, Iowa, last week, left $75,000 to the American Home Missionary Society. Freddy Gebhardt is immortalized. A canal boat has been named after Lain. TAMPA & KEY WEST RAILWAY THE "GEM CITY" ROUTE, THE ONLY" ALL RAIL LINE TO ORANGE PAFK, MAGNOLIA, GREEN COVE SPRING & JACKSONVILLE. Three Hours Quicker to Jacksonville Than by any other lino. BROAD GAUGE, STEEL KAILS, ALU BRAKES, FIRST-CLASS EQUIPMENT. (J pRAIXS: RUN AS FOLLOWS: Leave Jacksonville St.fiOa. m. 3.00 p. in. Orange Park 10.SJ " 4.00 Magnolia 10.54 " 4.37 " Green Cove Spring 11. 04 " 4.42 " West Tocoi 11:40 " 5:15 " Arrive l'alatka 12:20 p. m. 5.55 " GOING NOKTH. Leave Palatka 10:35 a. m. 4:15 p. m. Florida Sou. June. 10:45 " 4:22 " West Tocoi 11:30 " 5:0 " Green Cove Spring 11:50 " 5:35 " " Magnolia 12:00 " 5:40 " " Orange Park 12:. p. m. S:0l " Arrive Jacksonville. . . . 1:00 " 0:45 THE ST. JOHNS' RAILWAY MAKES DIUECT COXXECTIOX At West Tocoi, and from St. Augustine. o Rates and Fare to all Points as Low as by anv other line, and baggage checked through. M. R. MOHAN, G. W. BENTLEY, Gen. Puss. Agent. Gen. Manager. PEOPLE'S LINE STEAMERS St. Johns River, Florida S. B. PLANT, CHATTAHOOCHEE Ani- JENNIE T FORMING (TN CONNECTION WITH THE 1 Dellary-Baya Merchants") a DOUBLE DAILY LINE for Astor, Sanford, Enterprise and intermediate landings, connecting at As tor with tho St. Johns and Lake Eustis Rail way: at Sanford with the SOUTH FLORIDA Railroad for Maitland, Orlando, Ivissimrnee and Tampa, and from this point with Steam ships for Cedar Key, Key West and interme diate landings on the west coast of Florida. Steamer H. U. Plant leaves Palatka from Florida Southern Railway wharf at M:)l0 o'cl'k, p. m.. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Dellary-Raya Merchant's Line Steamer City of Jacksonville, leaves l'alatka from Florida Southern Railway wharf at 8 o'clock p. m., on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Returning, leases Sanford daily on arrival of the train of ihe South Florida Railroad, from Tampa at 3 p.m., arriving at Jackson ville in time to connect with the fast mail train at 8:30 a. m., of the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway. Steamer Ciiattahoochek loaves Palatka from Florida Southern Railway wharf at II o'clock, p. itl, on Tuesdays arid Saturdays. Returning, leaves Sanford on Mondays at 3 o'clock p, in., on arrival of train on South Florida Railroad from Tampa. Returning on Thursdays, leaves Sanford at 9:3r a. m., on arrival of train on South Florida Railroad. Steamer Jennie Lane leaves Palatka from Florida Southern Railway wharf at 12 o'clock p. in. on Mondays and Thursdays. Returning leaves Sanford on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Tickets on sale nt W. O. AVoltz's Drug Store, Palatka, Fla., and on board of the steamers. All tickets and passes of the DeRarv-Baya Merchant's Line will be honored until further orders, Steam Tlargr- Uncle Sam, suitable for carry ing1 unusual and iu.ay t'ruijfhis, open for charter, For further particulars, inquire of R. S. DOWD, Agent, People's Line St. John's River, Oflice Waycross Steamboat Wharf, Jacksonville, Florida. FRANK R. POND, AGENT FOR THE SIMPSON & GAULT MANUFACTURING CO.'S CELEBRATED PORTABLE GRAIN MILLS FOR WHEAT, CORN OR FEED -AND- Flour Mill Machinery of all Kinds CASTINGS, SHAFTINGS AND IRON WORK OF ALL KINDS ON SHORTJNOTICE. .1 .V CKHO "V I I m, V TjA . KEUKA AND ORANGE SPRING! TRANSFER COMPANY 4 TEAM WILL LEAVE KEUKA FOR Orange Spring every morning on arrival of the freight train fram Palatka, for the purpose of Transporting Passengers and Freight. For further information address KEUKA AND ORANGE SPRING TRANSFER COMPANY, At Keuka, Putnam Co., Fla. U. .T. GII003IS, DEALER in FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES Glassware, Crockery, Confectionery, TOUACCO V'I OIOVRS 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 A LWAYS ON HAND, DRESSED POUL J. V try received daily. Call at the old stand on Lemon street. A. AV. 3IANN. DE BARY-BAYA Merchant's Line ST. JOHNS RIVER STEAMERS. CARRYING THE U. S. MAIL ONE OF THE STEAMERS OF THIS LINE will leave Jacksonville daily, from wharf foot of Laura street, at 2:20 p. m. PALATKA, ASTOR, SANFORD, ENTERPRISE And All Intermediate Landings South of Palatka. Will make close connection with all Rail Lines for POINTS IN THE INTERIOR, And with all steamers at Sanford for POINTS ON INDIAN RIVER. Returning, leave Enterprise at 7:IW, and San ford on arrival of Train, arriving at Jackson ville EARLY NEXT MORNING, Making close connection with Rail and Steam Lines for all points NORTH, EAST AND WEST. For all points between Jacksonville and l'a latka, take one of the Steamers leaving daily, Sundays excepted, at 9:30 a. m. , The through boats of this line run in con nection with the People's Line, and all tickets and passes issued by that line will be honored on the through Roats. CHAS. B. FENWICH, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. W. II. WATSON, General Manager. Steamboat Line. THE TOURIST'S FAVORITE IRON STEAMBOAT COMPANY'S Indestructable Palatial Steamer, built with fourteen water-tight compartments and cannot sink; built of iron and can not burn perfect safety. O "5T G- 3ST TJ S Daily, except Sundays, from tho Florida Central Railrod Wharf Foot of Hogan Street at 9 a. m. FOR MAGNOLIA, GREEN COVE SPRING, Tocoi (St. Augustine), and Palatka, con necting there for Ocala and Gainesville, and all points on the Florida Southern Railroad. Also, wite boats for Crescent City and Ocklawaha River Steamers for Silver Springs and interme diate landings. The Cygnus is the largest boat on tho St. John's River. Licensed to carry 1800 passengers. Is illuminated with 12 electric lights. Grand piano for the use of her patrons. Grand Instrumental Concert on boat daily music by Masino. The Cygnus connects with the Palace Steamer 1 L O II I D A., (Having unsurpassed passenger accommoda tions) for Astor, Enterprise, Sanford, and all points on the upper river. For reliable infor mation, tickets and staterooms, apply to Leve A: Alden's offices, corner Bay and Ocean streets, St. James and Everett Hotels. rr'Our tickets are UNLIMITED, and good to STOP OVER AT ANY OR ALL OF OUR LANDINGS, and in case you change your mind after purchasing, we will at all times re fund the money for the whole or any portion of tickets sold by us. Tickets sold to all parts of Florida or the United States.. Any infor mation as to prices, etc., cheei fully furnished by mail. TITVX fc AT.DEX, Managing Agents. The Philadelphia Times. 1 88-1, THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES, 1884. The Times will enter upon the new year stronger and more prosperous than ever be fore in its history more widely read and quoted, more heartily commended, and more fiercely criticized, with a more complete or ganization, and an able ssoff of contributors and with the same ftidependence and fearless ness that has made it successful and powerful in the past. The Times has no partv to follow, no candi dates to advance, but will meet every issue, as it has ever done, with consistent devotion to the right, to honest government, and the pub lic weltare. .And, while maintaining its posi tion as the leading journal of Philadelphia, it will aim to ! continually in the advance in all that can add value to a newspaper. The value of a newspajer is not in its size or display, but in the intelligence and care, the conciseness and freshness with which it is edited. The Times spends lavishly for news from ail parts of the world, but all its dis patches are carefully edited and condensed, in order to give the complete news of the day in the most concise and attractive shape, and with it a large variety- of entertaining and instruc tive reading. The best writers at home and abroad are employed to enrich its columns, and to make it a journal adapted -both to the busy man and to the leisure of the home cir cle, a welcome visitor to intelligent and honest citizens of everv political, religious and social taste. The Weekly Times is altogether different from the weeklv newspapers of twenty years as-o. The day of those papers have gone by. The telegrapli and letter local newspapers everywhere, especially in the thriving centres of rural population, have made the old weekly metropolitan newspaper unsatisfying. Those that elinir to their ancient usages have lost their hold on our forward-moving people; they are but shadows of their former greatness, and thev have but a shadow of their former power. Those papers have had their usefulness, but it is gone; and, with it, they are going, too. It was not the fault of the papers: it was the im provement of the country that brought about the change. Men and women, wherever they live, now require fresher news; and they re quire more than news. The Weekly Times gathers off the tvpes of every passing week whatever has lasting in terest to the eople at large, and sets it before them in such generosity of paper and print as would have astonished us all twenty yeors ago. DAILY Twelve cents a week, fifty cents a month, 6 a year, two cents a copy. SUNDA V Four cents a copy, $3 a year. WEEKLY One copy, 82 a year; five copies, $Sa year; ten copies, $15 a year; twenty cop ies $25 a year, with one copy free to the petter up of every club. THE TIMES, Philadelphia. THE nVCox3g:z2Lo ESTABLISHED 1 M."50. Corner Lemon l Front His., . - I A TjA T Jt A , FLA Prescriptions Carefully Compound. .! Day t.r,d NiwM. FRESH DRUGS! FRESH -RECEIVED IE- T ILL Hardware, C HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS, SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS, HARNESS, SADDLES & MIXED PAINTS lLU3ITJXINCi, TITVINIINO .V J ITTIISCi Executed on short notice and on reasonable terms. Ialutlj, Elorilu. BRADLEY'S FERTILIZERS GEORGE E. WILSON, State -tYjyciitV SINo. 15 West Ray streets JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO COMPANY'S For Garden or Grove. Guaranteed Analysis on Every Barrel, Manufactories: Boston, Mass.. and Charleston, S. C. For sale by DREW, H. L. & GARDNER, SOLE AGENTS, PALATKA, FLA. Also wholesale dealers in FLOUR, GRITS, MEAL, HAY, GRAIN, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, HAIR, Etc. US1C STORE O. TP. SULZNEli, Opposite St. Johns Hotel, Palatka, Flokida. Pianos, Organs, &a!l kinds of MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS SEWING MACHINES OOLD ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN O and rented on the most reasonable terms. Tuning and repairing a specialty. Orders by mail will receive prompt attention. OraMe Brand -T- iw- V JL 3 &if NOTICE OF SALE. TN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDER OF JL the County Court in and for Putnam coun ty, Florida, bearing date April 4. Ih4, I will sell at publie outcry on May 5th. In-h, being the first Monday of said month, within the le gal hours of sale, at the Court House in Palat ka, for cash, the following real estate, belong ing1 to the minors Mattel L. Webb and Clara L, Webb, being in said county and state, and comprising so much of lots No. 19. private sur vey, in Sec. 12, T. 13. Range 26 east, as remain ed unsold after deed February 9, 1870, of Thompson and Webb to George E. Marvin. Also a part of Section 41. T. 13, S. R. 2ti E., bought at sheriff's sale in July, 174, a portion haying been sold to George E. Marvin, being the remnants of the said two lots of land and containing about nine acres of land, more or less. Dated this, April 4. ISs4. E. 8. CliILL, Commissioner. F2oLeL3?jcnLei,c-zr DRUGS! FRESH DRUGS! DAILY AT - A 2ST 31 rockery, Stoves Florida Southern Railway. Tlte Onuie lZelt Xtoute. )kkh:e Sltkkintkn dent, Palatka. March 2i, lss4. GOING SOI f H. STATIONS. " Lv Palatka Ar Interlaclien " Wait's Crossing " C. niello . .. " Mieanopy " Lochbie... " Roddicks " cala " North Ijike Weir. . " South Lake Weir. . Ar,Ixesburg maii Acom'd'tn 2:UIfm" 8:00 am 2:;V) " :35 " 3:30 " 11:12 " 3:.V " 11:54 " (1:10 " 4:37 " 1:44 p M. 4:'H " 2:27 ' r:40 " !:55 " l:40 " B:15 " :") " t!::t5 - 7::ir " 8:29 GOING NORTH." STATIONS. MAIL Acom'd'tw Lv Leesburg Ar South Lake Weir... " North Iike Weir... " Ocala " Roddicks " Lochbie " Mieanopy " Gruelle.. " Wait's Crossing " Interlachcn Ar Palatka 6:00 A M 7:00 A M ::13 " 8:33 " ti:50 " 8.55 " 7:: " 10:35 " 8:07 " 12:43 p M 8:11) " 1:21) " 6:10 " 8:52 " 3:20 ,k tt:22 " 4:48 :5S " 6:04 " 10:55 " 7:35 TRAINS ARRIVE AT GAINESVILLE From l'alatka, Ocala and Ix'osburg. 9:30 a M and 1 12:30 pm 4:30 " 7:45 A M t rora Mieanopy JTRAINS LEAVE G A I N ES V I L L E For l'alatka, Ocala and Leesburg, ForM icanopy 8:00 a M and 11:00 P M 3:00 p M 5:K) p M MICANOPY. Train leaves at 6:30 A M 6:10 P M from l'alatka tc Jra in ftrn ves at First-class car-through" Gainesville on all trains. CON N ECTION S At l'alatka wit h J acks )ii"v il le, "Th m t &Key est Ry, fast river steamers for St. Au gustine, Green Cove Springs. Jacksonville and all points North, East and West, and with up river steamers for South Florida. Also with the Twin Screw Iron Steamer "City of Palatka." for Charleston, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, etc. , Atv1jt,s Crossing with Peninsular Railroad for aldo. At Gainesville with Transit Railroad for Ledar Key, Pensacola, New Orleans and Tam pa. At Ocala with Transit Railway and Hack for Silver Springs. At Leesburg with boats on Lake Harris for points on Lake and along St. Johns and Luke Lust is Railway. Also with Graham's Hacks for ljrooksville, Sumterviile and all points in. South I lorida. S. CON ANT, JAS. I). IIOLLISTER, ,..l',J,'.ral Manager. Superintendent. O. W. liUOMWELL, G. T. F. & P. A. THE M0S T NA TURAL AND CUBS TAN TIAL Orange Tree Food Important CicKt lnis: TlfyV DESIRE A STEADY, HEALTII iul, vigorous growth, do vou desire Clean Bright Fhlit ? Then buy und apply Presbrey's Drayton Island Marl. Every person's fruit where it has been ap lhed are clean, luscious and bright. Refer ence by permission: Hon. J. W. Tucker. Judge V . A. t ocke, A. C. Martin, N. J. Stenstrom. Charles (.roves and many others have demon strated its excellent nialitie. and we now of fer it to the public with jierfect coundence. 1 rice per ton, or eight barrels, on pierhead Drayton Island, flu; or at City Wharf. San- .T I.- ll!-i.?,3;. ''v b"m-'. l-'-r. All orders tilled C. O. D. Address A. A. PRESI1UEY & (,).. Sanford. Fla. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. A LJ-,f;MS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF , Vcmont 'nust be prewnted as pre scrilM'd by law or this notice will Ns pleaded in bar. And all panics concerned will take notice that six months from the date hereof I will ask for my final discharge from such administration In-fore the county judge lor Putnam county, Florida. C. A. K'NOWLTON AP Administrat READY FOR THE O S Q U I TO I have ju.-t received a largs lot of MOSQUITO NETS DIFFERENT STYLE. ALSO FIFTY PIECES HEW PATTERNS -OF- loor lattin ATIL0YIPR1CES. r, V WALNUT, ASH PAINTED CHAMBER SUITS A FULL ASSORTMENT. B. L. LILIENTHAL 7 4 v1 1 i