I
VOLUME I.
PALATKA, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JUNE 13. 1884.
NUMBER 02. .
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKLES.
Tin; IiAti'st xi:ws ihom ala.
I'AIITS I$V AVIKi; AM) CAULK.
ATTORNMENT OF CONGRESS.
Washington, June 11. The Evering
Star to-lay says : "The idea of Congress
adjourning on the 30th inst. is scouted
at the Capitol by members of both
houses. Every meniler of the Senate
Committee on Appropriations is of the
opinion that it is altogether impractica
ble to adjourn on the date named. In
the Senate tho prevalent opinion is that
Congress will not Ik; ready to adjourn
Ix-fore the 30th of July."
THU KUNBAY-SCHOOL WORKERS.
Lorisvii.KF, Ky., Juno 11. Tho In
ternational Sunday School Convention
of the United States and the Provinces
lx'gan its session this morning with over
1,200 delegates .presents. Hon. P. S.
Blake, of Toronto, was made temporary
chairman. An address of welcome was
made by Dr. J. A. Broadus, of Louis
ville, and responses followed by M. S.
Make, Dr. Wharton of Ceorgia, and
Hon. II. M. Baker, of California. The
afternoon session was devoted to hearing
tlits reports of old committees and organ
izing, lion. Thomas W. Bieknell, of
Massachusetts, was elected President,
and one Vice-President was appointed
from each State. J. 1. Phipps and J. F.
Suple, of Baltimore, and II. K. Fennes
of Louisville, wen' elected secretaries.
The report of the Statistical Secretary
showed that there were 103 rl(i Sunday
schools. K,orG,7'J9 scholars and l.ONiiUO
teachers in the United States and the
Provinces.
A TERRIFIC CLOL'D-BVRST.
IlARRlSBl RO, Penn., June 11. A de
structive storm, accompanied by a water-spout,
visited the Cumberland valley
shortly after dark last night. Several
passenger trains narrowly escaped being
wrecked in consequence. From New
ville east, for five miles, the Cumberland
Valley railroad runs on a high embank
ment of made ground. Directly after
the train that leaves this city at 0:30 p.
m. had prssed over this portion of the
road the storm burst forth, and in sight
of the passengers on the rear car carried
half a mile of rai's, ties and embankment
away. Telegraph h1os were prostrated,
and communication by wire cut olf. But
to avoid calamities, large fires were
built at each end of the washout to warn
approaching trains. Tho water spout
was about half a mile in width, and very
destructive to grain, buildings and fen
ces. The loss has not lecn estimated by
the railroad authorities, but will be very
heavy. Passengers over the road to-day
were compelled to walk around the
scene of destruction. President Kenne
dy, of the railroad company, wr.s on the
rear car of the train that so narrowly es
caped, and viewed tho work of the
storm.
TIGHTENING THE CORDS.
Washington, June 11. At the meet
ing of the House Committee on Appro
priation to-day tho following resolution,
offered by Mr. Randall, was adopted as
an amendment to the General Deficiency
bill, by a voto of fi to 3, a party vote of
those present :
"That no Senator, Representative or
Delegate in Congress, or Senator, Repre
sentative, or Delegate-elect, and no offi
cer, clerk or employe of the Unned
States, or any department, branch or
bureau thereof, or any person teeeiving
u salary or compensation from moneys
derived from the Treasury of the Uoited
States Government, shall giveorund
over to any ktsoii or persons, directly
or indirectly, any money or any other
valuable thing on account of, or to be
applied to, the promotion of any political
object whatever.
"That any person guilty of a violation
it this provision shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and sha'l, on convic
tion thereof, lie punished by a tine of not
exceeding $5,000 or by imprisonment for
a term not exceeding three years, or bv
snch fine and imprisonment loth, in the
discretion of tho court."
A SENSIBLE IRISHMAN.
Dublin, June 11. The Freeman's
Journal this morning publishes a letter
from John O'lary, who writes from
Paris. He says he proposes lo visit Ire
land in 1SS5. His opinions are the same
as in l4S,buthe has little faith in the
"party of action." lie deprecates tho
"dynamite d.elnsion," and says he would
despair if he thought it anything but a
passing craze. Other means must be
used to save Ireland.
BRADLAUl'iH MAKING MASONIC TROUBLE.
The Freeman's Journal says that
Charles Bradlaugh wrote a letter to the
lYince of Wales as a brother Mason,
asking the Prince's support to an atheis
tical propaganda which he said it was
the duty of the English and Continental
Masons to provide. The Prince of Wales
was greatly annoyed at the receipt of
the letter and sent it to Lord Carnarvon.
It is lelieved that Lord Carnarvon will
move in the Grand Ixxlge for the expul
sion of Brad'augh. Should Bradlaugh
not le expelled he will secede from Free
Mason r v.
A large hotel is to le erected at New
nansvi'le, near the depot.
Tilt; STATU CONVENTION.
Arrangements for Running the
Trains.
Superintendent Maxwell, of the Flori
da Railroad and Navigation Company,
has made arrangements for the supply
ing of tickets and securing of trains to
the Democratic State Convention at Pen
sacola as follows:
Tickets to the convention at Pen sa cola
will be on sale at points on central divis
ion (between Fernandina ami Cedar Key)
and on southern division (from Waldo
south) for all trains of 22d, 23d and 24th.
All persons leaving Jacksonville or Bald
win on the train leaving Jacksonville at
9:35 a. in. on Monday, 23d. will reach
Pensacola at midnight same day; and,
leaving on same train Tuesday, 24th,
will reach Pensacola at midnight.
THE FIELD OUTLOOK.
The Pensacolian: "The gubernatorial
( ontest grows rather exciting. Drew is
bitterly antagonizing Bloxham; Blox
ham's friends are pressing him into the
race, nolens volens; the military element
are discussing and fiercely demanding
Perry, or Miller, or Finnegan; Pasco is
looming up; Colonel McClellan, of Ma
riana, is most actively claimed by his
countless friend., and Gen. W I). Barnes
has a following that would bo
highly creditable in any State.
No man can predict the result; but it
is quite certain that Florida will not be
ashamed if either of them is nominated
and elected."
Through Colonel Minor Jones we learn
says the San ford Journal, that Brevard
county appointed at its convention last
week, W. S. Norwood and J. Marshall
Sanders her delegates to both the Pen
sacola and Palatka conventions. The
convention instructed the delegates to
vote for Senator W. II. Sharpe for Lieu
tenant Governor and Speaker Dougherty"
for Congress. No instructions for Gov
ernor. A dispatc h to the Times-Union reports
the Democratic county convention held
in Madison on the 7th. Resolutions
were passed heartily endorsing the ad
ministration of State affairs by Governor
Bloxnam and his cabinet, and recom
mending ex-Governor Drew for nomina
tion for Governor.
An extra from the office of ihe Monti
cello Constitution gives the proceedings
of the county convention of Jefferson on
the 5th inst. Resolutions were adopted
to the effect that Hon. S. I'asco is the
choice of the democracy of Jefferson
county for the gubernatorial nomination.
The Live Oak Bulletin reports the
meeting of the count' convention of La
fette on the 4th instant. The delegates
go to Pensacola unmstructed.
From the Starke Telegraph we learn
that tho county convention of Bradford
held there on the 3d, appointed the fol
lowing delegates: E. G. Hill, W. T.
Weeks, John I). Johns, J. L. Hill, W.
W. Tumblin, J. C. Craft, 15. E. Alvarez,
J. L. Gaskins and W. W. Moore. A dis
patch says the delegation is solid for
Bloxham.
On the 31st ult. the county convention
of Orange met at Orlando, and a resolu
tion was unanimously adopted endorsing
the administration of Governor Bloxham
and demanding his renomination. The
delegation chosen is solid for Bloxham.
"Waiting for a Candidate.
Springfield Republican.
The independent vote is the great
break from the Republican column.
What will become of that vote depends
wholly upon the Democrats. If they put
up a candidate who is ineorruptable and
able to govern intelligently, and who has
proven his capacity by a successful ca
reer in national or state affairs, the In
dependents will vote for him. There are
five States where the Independents have
votes in this crises New York, New Jer
sey, Connecticut. New Hampshire, and
Massachusetts. If the Republicans carry
New York they succeed ; if they lose
New York they must carry all the other
States named. The New York Inpepen
dents were much more friendly to Blaine
than to Arthur (a fact which made it im
possible to turn the Edmunds vote solid
to Arthur), but there still remains a vital
and necessary vote in New York which
it is very doubtful if Blaine can carry.
The Republican party, for the first time
since it was in power, has invited defeat.
A Folger Waterloo for Blaine.
New York Herald lnd..
The same independent elements that
combined to protest against the methods
by which Mr. Cornell received his nomi
nation and that united in defeating ma
chine dictation in Judge Folger's case are
now crystalizing for joint action against
j Blaine and Blaine principals, and with
much greater provocation than they ever
had lief ore. The independent voter, who
i does not wear the shackles of party, is
no longer, as formerly, a curiosity: he is
an important factor in politics. And in
no State is he more formidable than in
New York a State that may, and in all
probability will, decide the Novemler
contest.
Mr. Booth and Clara Morris both will
be under the management of Mr. Field
of Boston next season, and they will only
play during alternate weeks, a new de
parture among the hard-worked inter
preters of dramatsc art.
STATE PRESS.
Lecsburg is to have a street railway.
Gainesville lias six colored merchants.
After the first day of July Fort Mason
will have a money order office.
The fig crop about Micanopy is prom
ising, and will be ready in a few weeks.
Around Orange City the orange groves
are putting on their second growth.
A new postoffice has teen established
letween St. Lucie and New Haven un
der the name of the Narrows.
C. L. Fildes, of the Gainesville Bee, has
sold a half interest to W. N. Wilson, who
will be city editor and business manager.
The estimated value of exports to New
York by the last steamer from Key West
is quoted at $85,500, most of it in cigars.
AlMtut 20 sponge vessels have returned
to Key West, each bringing from 300 to
000 beads. The sponge is large, and
said to be the best brought there for
many years.
Mr. John Snyder has a singular breed
of hogs, brought from tho British prov
inces. The animal's foot, instead of be
ing cloven like that of the ordinary hog,
is solid like that of a mule.
A drunken tram), in attempting to
jump from the north-bound train last
Friday night, between the stations of
Burrens and Temple mills, on the Transit
road, lost his balance, fell, and was
thrown under the wheels of the moving
train, mangling him beyond recognition.
Death was instantaneous.
The people of the Illinois settlement,
just north of Gainesville, are engaged
extensively in truck farming, as is evi
denced by the fact that two car-loads of
vegetable's were shipped from their de
pot last week. On Wednesday they ship
ped 472 crates, and on Saturday 403
(rates, all of which went to Chicago.
The through rate to that city is 29 cents
per crate.
This week in the Justice Court in
Tampa a jury of six. four of them being
business men, decided that a notice of
dishonor of a bill of exchange, given to
an endorser nine months after the date of
dishonor, was a good and sufficient no
tice. The Justice, however, has law and
the evidence, and has granted a new
trial.
The Florida Land and Colonization
Company has sold 4,900 acres of land, in
the lake region Sumter county, to the
Clermont Improvement Company, of
New Jersey. The Clermont Company
were the originators of Vineland, New
Jersey. Already the purchasers have
begun work by the erection of a hotel
and a mill, and cutting several miles of
avenue, under the superintendence of
their enginneer, A. F. Wratnowski, of
Philadelphia.
Tavares Herald: One morning last
week W. T. Wingate shot a large crane
on the lake shore. The bullet passed
through the wing of the bird and into
its breast. The bird was not killed, and
he gave it its freedom again. As Mr.
Andrews, who lives about a mile from
town, was coming along the railroad
track the bird made a furious attack
upon him. Mr. Andrews was for a time
uncertain whether he or the crane would
lie the victor, but at . last succeeded in
knocking it over the head and stunning
it.
Miss Rossiter. of West Philadelphia,
who is at the head of women silk cultur
ists in the United States, is only 17 years
of age. She has the largest and hand
somest collection of objects pertaining to
her occupation in this country.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE,
HAVING BEEN DULY QUALIFIED AS
Administrator of the estate of Joseph H.
Mann, 1 hereby require nllclaimsand demands
against said estate to Ik- presented as pre
terit ed by law, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar; and all debtors are warned to make
i in mediate sett I merit, to the undersigned.
A. W. MANN. Adniitiistri
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
LL CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF
iY S. H. Deniont must he presented as pre
scribed by law or this notice will lie pleaded
in bar. And all parties concerned will take
notice that six months from the date hereof
I will ask for my final discharge from such
administration before the county judge .'or
Putnam count v, Florida.
C. A. KNOWLTON
Ap . Administrat r.
The Changes in the Election Districts
of Putnam County.
In accordance with the statute in such case
made and provided the changes in the boun
daries of the election districts of Putnam Coun
ty Florida are hereby made matters of public
notice, at the regular meeting of the Board of
County 'ommissioners for said county on Jan
uary "". 1SS5, in compliance with a petition to
such effect,
On motion ordered. That the north half of
section 2, township 12, south of range 'S. east
lie embraced within the lMnindary lines of
election district No. ". as heretofore laid out
with voting place or precinct at ('. T. Potter's
store.
Incompliance with a petition from the citi
zens in the vicinity of and living at Buffalo
Bluff, asking to W annexed to election district
No. s: n motion it was ordered that election
district No. s, m iMumdedand descritied as fol
lows: Beginning at the intersection of the
Ocklawaha and the St. John's Kiver, thence
following the Ocklawaha Kiver to the line
tween township 11. range 25. and 11 range 2ti
S. & E. Thence running north to K ice Creek;
thence following1 Kit ( Yeek to the St. John's
Kiver; thence southerly along: the western
bank of said river to a point directly west of
the mouth of Duiin'3 Creek; thence east across
said river to the mouth of said creek: thence
following said Creek to ajwantwhere it crosses
the township line, thence west in a direct line
to the west bank of the St. John's Kiver,
southerly along said west hank to place of l.e
gmning, with voting place or precinct at Pa
latka. On motion it was ordered that all that por
tion ot election district No. 15 lving south of
the present northern line of Putnam county,
and east of Sim's Creek, In: annexed to and
made a part of election dust riot No. If.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
BKNJ. PUTNAM CALHOUN. IHVI.NO OILI.IS.
WM. LOWNDES CALHOUN.
Calhoun, OIllifc Oullioun,
ATTOKNEYS-AT.L.VW
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
Pl'CCKd attention paid to Insurance, Real Es
tate and Collection of Claims. Will practice in
State arm Federal courts.
a., av. uoysdon,
ATT OIJN IS Y-AT-LAW
Office opposite St. John's Hotel,
Lemon Stkeet,
Falatka, Fla.
10. It. ZM.oIvl.TAV,
Al1 TOIJ IV EY-AT-LAW
Agent for Sale and Purchase of
3 I. O 11 IDA LANDS
Palatka. Flokioa.
Notary Public State of Florida.
w. ii. avioic;,
AT TOH IN 13 Y-AT-LAW
Office Lemon St., Mann's Building, Upstairs.
Palatka, Flohida.
PALATKA HOTELS.
Qlt.VI rA3PS IIOTin..
S. GRAHAM, Proprietor.
Corner Lemon and Water streets,
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
rjM 1 1 - AviTAioirryrAivi).
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
Wimtk Sulphur Water, Hot and Cold
Sulphur Baths.
This meets all trains and steamers.
open all the year.
J A.1MCIIV IIOIJHU,
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
Addition built last summer of forty-five rooms.
Accommodations for 3X) guests.
Open December 15. 1883.
LARKIN & ALLEN', Proprietors.
Ti7Tr:NA:r lioxje-iro,
X December to May. PALATKA, FLA.
WriIVI-SOIt IIOTET
Dec. to May. JACKSON V 1 LLE, FLA.
tquitvox. liorTKT:.
lh TJunetoOct., MANCHESTER, VT.
No Dogs Taken. " F. II. OR VIS.
COUNTY rOUKT,
PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Office hours, 10 a. in. to : p. m.
Justice Court-First Monday in each
month. liE.vj. Harrison,
County Judge.
J. H. MERRYDAY,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER.
Corner Oak and Fourth Streets.
A. .1. TJKACI1 cfc i-iOIV,
NURSERYMEN
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
A LL FRUITS GROWN SUITED TO THIS
S GROWN S
'utalogue fret
1 V. climate. Cata
CIIAJS. K. H3IITIX,
Fresh Meats and Poultry
Always on Hand at
SMITH'S STAND
On AVa 1 r Ht root .
HARRY HEATH
Practical Watchmaker Engraver
pAN FURNISH ANY WATCH MADE20
per cent lower than any house in the state.
Call and see. Can be found at the music store
opposite St. John's Hotel, Ijemon sireet, Pa
latka, Florida.
READY FOR THE
EVX OSQUiTOES
I have just received a largsjlotof
MOSQUITO NETS
DIFFERENT STYLE. ALSO
FIFTY PIECES NEW PATTERNS
-OF-
oor iatfmg
AT LOW PRICES.
WALNUT, ASH & PAINTED
CHAMBER SUITS
A FULL ASSORTMENT.
B. L. LILIENTHAL
-ONLY
Clothing & Gents' Fori
PAYING REGULAR PRICES,
CHEAPER THAN AT OTHER PLACES FOR CASH. COME AND
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
WHOLESALE AND
Hardware
ETC.,
A FULL AND COMPLETE LINE OF EVEYTHING IN THE
Hardware an
WE ASK AN INSPECTION OF OUR STOCK.
GRIFFIN'S BRICK BLOCK, CORNER
PALATKA,
B. F. McGRAW & SON,
Buffalo Bluff Nurs'y
ALL ORANGE STOCK
Frompourjftope Best Varieties
ONF.:VARIETV OF
iTKAWIJKUUIKSVIZ!
FEDERAL POINT, OHmtm
FLORIDA FOUNDLING
ICE CREAM AND
LEMONADE
WEHVEI) DAIIA'
IiY
H. A. Meyer & Co
A full ami complete line of
GROCERIES
Will be kept on hand.
IB IE?, IE .A. JD
will lie served twice a day with Wajfons, and
H. A. MEYER will do hia own linking in fu
ture. I'alatka, Fla., March 24, 13M.
WILLIAM F. FORWARD,
PIONEIHl ICE IIOXJfSK
A"D DEPOT FOR
Hay, Grain, Feed, Lime, Plaster,
BRICK, CEMENT, LATH, Etc.
Established in 1880. Reid'a Brick Block, front
ing wharf, PALATKA. FLA.
PLACE -
lisliing,
RETAIL DEALERS IN
OIAV
Groceries,
ETC.
FRONT AND LEMON STREETS.
FLOHIDA.
LARGEST PUBLISHING HOUSE
"RED CROSS PRESS. '
Warren, Thayer & Co.,
Steam Book & Job
PRINTERS
REID STREET, PALATKA, FLORIDA.
nAVFXO FITTED El AN ENTIRELY
new oilier, wciirr pi').arcd to do all kinds
of Rook and Job printing. Rook Rinding
Stcrcotypinjr, Enyr;i i 1 1 r, etc.
Our facilities arc unsurpassed by any officn
in the state. We have the only Chromatic
Press in Florida, print irur anv numlx-r of col
ors at one impression, also the only Railroad
Ticket Press and Numbering Attachment,
printing M.UiO tickets an hour.
Call and see us. Est imates on all classes of
work cheertully furnished. A trial order wiit
satisly all that we can do the liest work don
in the state.
WARREN, THAYER & CO.,
Iteid street, near Putnam Home.
pTanc!organs I
3Iiiinl Illicit minion n niil
SEWING MACHINES,
Jli-j for OhhIi and oii'.Tnny
terms of payment when sold on install
ment plan. I buy direct from manufacturer
andirive my customers lenef1ts of commissions
paid to "Agents."
$5.00 to $25.00 Saved! II
Machines and Organs shipped to anv railroad
depot or steamboat landing within tlfty mile
ot 1 alatka, with privilege of examination and
return at my exc use tree of cost, if not tier
tectly satisfactory.
r r ciii7wrD
Jt I OULl.llLII
"i-ni City" ALuhIo J-itore,
CALHOUN BLOCK, Lemon Street.
0'KEEFE & M'KINLAY,
Machinists, Boilermakers and
Blacksmiths.
r EPAIRING SPECIALLLY ATTENDED
t to. New and second hand machinery
bought and sold. Engineers supplies cheap.
Corner Keid and Second streets.
d Grocery Line