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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-18
RED JACKET.
Presented to the Columbus Guards by
LIEUTENANT CLEMENTS.
july, 1861.

- . . *
The Inscription was nearly effaced, but
could be traced with a magnifying glass.
Commander Munger reported to the
Columbus Guards, and wrote that Mr.
Godfrey was willing to restore the relic
to its proper owners. Answer was duly
returned from the Captain of the Guards
1t enclosed a resolution of the Common
Council of the city of Columbus, thank
ing Mr. Godfrey for his offer to restore
the gun, and offered to defray all ex-
penses for purchase and sending.
A Sun reporter called upon Mr.. God
frey yesterday, and from him learned the
history of Red Jacket. 81 bought the
howitzer," he said, from Captain Geo.
H. Whiteside in 1865. Captain White
side was then commander of the Sham
rock, and afterward commanded the Re-
becca Everinghan, recently burned on
the Chattahoochee river. 1 purchased it
for a mere song in d general invoice of
old junk. 1t was coated with verdigris,
and not until it was cleaned, some time
afterward was the inscription decipher-
able. Captain Whiteside drew the gun
and carriage from the bottom of the
Chattahoochee river on the fluke of the
anchor of the Shamrock, and had no idea
of Its historical record"
Red Jacket began firing salutes in 1861
at the Inauguration Of Jefferson Davis as
President of the Southern Confederacy
at Montgomery, Ala. On that occasion
it was handled by the Columbus Guards,
who were stationed on Capitol Hill, and
fred it 100 times. When the Guards
were ordered to the front and became
Company G of the Second Georgia Regi-
ment, and joined Toomb's brigade Red
Jacket was left in the care of the citizens
of Columbus, and did duty in firing sa-
lutes for Confederate victories. At the
close of the war, when General Canbv
penetrated through Alabama to Column
bus, the Columbians, who had not heard
of General Lees surrender, planted Red
Jacket upon the bank of the ChattahoO-
chez river, and prepared to beat back the
invader. They were soon convinced of
this error, but to save their little howitzer
they spiked it and tumbled it to the bot
tom of the stream.
Since Red Jacket has been in New
York it has belched forth salutes for the
Inauguration of each President of the
United States, beginning with General
Grant, except, said Mr. Godfrey, 1.-The
Inauguration of Hayes. I fired 100
guns in the City Hall square on receipt
of the news of President Tilden's cleo
ton, and l trust the little gun will fire
another salute for his election this year. .
The Columbus Guards will celebrate
their ffftieth anniversary on April %.
On that day the howitzer viii be erestored
to them by J. w. Woodward, President
of the Board of Trade of Columbus, in
behalf of Mr.. Godfrey, who has engraved
upon the howitzer this inscription: Re
/ stored to the Columbus Guards. April %,
1884, by James w. Godfrey, of New
/ York"
! Red Jacket leaves the city to-day or
/ board the steamship Chattahoochee fol
( bOY1a
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-18
STATE PRESS.
The United States Court is in session
at Jacksonville.

The United States Court is in session
at Jacksonville.
Considerable corn in Waldo is knee
high, and growing luxuriantly.
An ice factory will be built at Day
tona during the coming summer.
The Fort Dade Agricultural and Hor-
ticultural Society has been organized.
Between 1000 and 1000 quarts of
strawberries are shipped daily from
Gainesville.
A cougar. nine feet long, was shot in
the scrub near Daytona last week.
Two pine logs recently cut in Clay
county measured. respectively, 1 1,457 and
1868 feet.
There is to be a new election for Mayor
at Green Cove Springs on the 21st, the
late election having been cancelled by
the Council.
The farmers upon the keys are prepar-
lug for their shipment of pineapples.
Next month the cutting will begin,
which will continue off and on for four
or five months. The crops this season
will be large.
Key West Democrat A bank was
duly organized in this city last week,
with capital of $4,000. The stock
holders comprise some of our most
prominent business men, and there is no
doubt but what it will add materially TO
the prosperity of our city. The follow
ing officers were elected: President, G..
R. Lewis; Vice President, E. II. Gate;
Cashier, G. w Allen. Directors-Johu
w. Sawyer, G. W. Ferguson, F. N.
Wicker, w. d. Cash. Fernando Valdes
and G. D. Warren. We understand that
the Board of Directors WILL at their next
meeting, select suitable site for bank.
DeLand Echo: The DeLand postoffice
is being enlarged and improved. Lock
boxes will be put in.-The Fanny Dugan
laid for four hours at the Astor wharf,
one day last week, loading with vegeta-
bles.
Tampa Tribune Hotel rumors are
rife If only one-half of those that are
reported as on the point of being erected
are built, Tampa may we'll claim the title
of the Hotel City of the Gulf.
Leesburg News Mrs. Rena Miller, liv-
ing six miles east of town, gave birth,
last week, to the third set of twins inside
of four years. There is no place like
Sumter county for health and-and-ba-
bies.-We are glad to say that work will
be resumed on our artesian well in a day
or two Captain Padgett will have an
experienced man at the business, in
charge of the work.
st. Augustine Weekly: A peaceful
quiet will reign in few days about the
haunts where merry crowds of visitors
have so often resorted during the season,
and for about two months St. Augustine
will be really enjoyable as a quiet place.
The season for summer arrivals will COM
menee about the middle of June, and
again strangers will throng our. streets,
but of a different caste, for the ''City by
the Sea" is the scene annually@by North
erners in winter, and Southerners in
summer and seemingly we entertain
those of two nationalities in one year,
their coming only divided by few
weeks.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19
The RenI s,nr.noute rhieycs.

The Post. June 10.
1t was the Post which declared at tho iucep-
ton OF the star. Route trials that they would
result in nothing but fresh scandals and
legalized robbery OF the Treasury under the
pretense OF Furnishing those who were charged
with illegally despoiling II. For this, by so mo
OF the pluperfectly good, the Post was stigma
tized as sympathiztng with the Star. r.Routers.
The only man conuected with tho prosecu-
tion who has not been disgraced is Mr.. Mer-
rick, and he deems II incumoent on him TO de-
General, out OF gratitude, We suppose, for his
employment. 10 our mind the Attorney Gem
eral was the most senseless and ridiculous, IL
not the most yenel, creature in the entire
farce.
Il was the Attorney General who first intro.
duced bribery and corruption tnto the case
through the agency OF that sweet pink OF re-
form, Brewster Cameron.
1t was the Attorney. General who employed
the agents who endeavOred hrst to bribo Dick
son, and, failing to do so, next endeavored to
ruin him.
1t was the Attorney General who ordered
District Attorney Corkhill TO force an indct-
ment OF Dickson or lose his head.
II was somebody else, however, who was
bribed 70 allow salisbury and Parker to es-
cape Indictment.
II was somebody else, too, who cav To II that
Sanderson was indicted by u wrong name, aud
after he was brought 10 an understanding
again, saw TO It that he was not again investl-
gated.
1t was somebody else, too, who jockeyed
with tho Kellogg and Walsh cases until the
statute OF Limitation ran against the alleged
offences.
The fact ie, that as shamelessly as the Gov.
ernment was plucked by thieving mall con-
tractors and oiflcials, their peculat!ons were
modest compared 10 those Of the gang m ar
81 aled TO prosecute them by that pretentious
imbecile, Attorney.General Brewster.
So far as we can recall their names, the only
exception is, as we have said, that of Mr.. Mer'
lick.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19
IRIsHMEN our For BLAINE.
The CandIdate's AmerIcanism Shalx-
ing the Dem mocratic Stronghold of

The CandIdate's AmerIcanfsm Shalk-
ing the Dem Ocraftc StrOngh old OF
Baltimore.
special to the New York Tribune from BAL.
timore says;
Much comment and no little CONSERVATION
has been caused In the Democratic camp here
by the expression Of opinions In interviews
published with prominent Irish.American
citizens, men OF foremost rank In the Irish.
American societies Of this city. p. O. OOonnor,
secretary OF the Knights OF 81. Patrick. who has
always been a Democrat, says:
~ Will vote for Mr.. Blaine II General Butler
10 not nominated by the Democrats. With But
Ter the Democracy would swim; without him 1t
will sink and Blaine will be the victor after the
death. Thereis no other man having any
possibility Of O nomination by the Democrats
that would vote for IN preference. 70 Blaine.
Blaine is thoroughly American, and the Ameri
can people as well as the Irish, are getting
Gs0 hs Country Ot bri'lss Tso hSpaScsa pa
form adopted at Chicago 10 the best that
has ever been put forward by either Democrats
or Republicans. Every plank Is cold. Tue
tarlfr Issue should not be brought iuto politics
at the present time, but am iu favor Of a high
tariff on foreign goods. Every dollars worth
OF foreign goods Imported into THIS country Is
a barrier against American labor and capital
Free trade Is detrimental to American Indus
try. We want n thorough American for Presi-
dent, and the Irish americans say 1t must be
Butler by the Democrats"
II. p. Gormap, president OF the Knights OF
81. Peter, said "James q. Blaine IL my choice
against the whole field, because OF his bold,
aggressive, attitude while Secretary of
State. The American foreign policy adhered
to for years past, and carried by both diplo-
matte and consular agencies, has boen etand-
ing insult to nfty millions OF Americans.
Under Blaine administration all this
would be changed. AS an adopted citizen OF
America l owe no slavish adherence to any
party, more particularly that one controlled
by tho Belmonts, Hewitts and other pro.Eng-
lish hypocrites. am satisfied that IL Blaine
10 elected his administration Will be In marked
contradistlnction to the English dudeiam of
the present one, and feel that the rights OF
American citizens will be protected at homo
and abroad"
p. s. Campbell, president OF the Knights OF
st.yincent, said: "The Republicans are max.
ing large gains from the Democratic ranks.
This state upon positive knowledge OF Its
truth, having perhaps larger acquaintance
among the young men OF Baltimore than any
other young man in civil life. IL is the flrst
time for me, outside OF the Democratic party,
and think am justified In doing 80 when
Democrats persiet In sending men like Hewitt,
OF New York, to Congress- to betray Irish aIoirs
10 the British Ministers. Blaine will take care
OF our interests"
other prominent Irish. Americans made sim
liar statements. All the Irish societies are ex
pressing themselves strongly In favor ol
Blaine and an administration that promises &c
make the Republic respected as much abroad
as II is revered at home.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19
We Acknowledge our Error.

10 the Editor Of The Ereniag Critic:
You are a little 'off." Dickens plagiarlzed
while ingalls, simply made very familiar
quotation from Hoods Miss KtlmdnSeg1.
Surely you must remember how, when that
remarkable woman was born:
''Sir Jacob, the father, strutted and bowed
And smiled 10 himself aud laughed Rlond,
To think of his heiress and daughter,
And then in his pockets he made a grope,
And then, I'm the fullness Of Joy and hope,
Seemed washing his hands with Invisible
soap
In imperceptlble water
Now, Dickens fiatly plagiarlzed the tdsa, aud
applied It 10 Jaggers' familiar gesture. But
MIR. ingalls, simply quoted iUords that we have
all heard and quoted over and over again.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

HUMPH Suspected itl 1t seems that
Gillian, the man who tattooed Blaine, is u
bloody Euglishman. OF course 1t would
be the best days work England has done in
a century for herself to defeat Blaine aud
she will spend oceans of money aud turn
out legions of blackguards to do it. But it
will all be in vain. The farmers, the
artisans and the operatives Of this country
know friend when they see him, and they
will stick closer TO him than chapparal
lurr TO the tail of a broncho.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

A GENTLEMAN who has been spending
some days in New York city, aud who has
Just returned from there, aud with whom
the writer ofthis paragraph had q long con
versation, reports that the enthusiasm for
Blaine among the Irish people of that city
is phenomenally intense, and that it is
spreading with the rapidity of wilddre
We have the same testimony from a dozen
different sources.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

Mr.. MULDRow Miss and not Mr..
McComas (Md.), as reported by the unrelia-
bleevening contemporary, has been instruct
Cd by the House Committee on the District
Of Columbia to report to the House, with
favorable recommendation, the bill to pro-
in the District of Columbia.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

OUR statesmen up on the hill tell us that
they will finish up their work aud leave us
about the 9TH of July. All we have got to
say about that is that If they do they will
have accomplished more in the next two
weeks than they have in the last six
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

GROVER CLEVELAND is q nice man for
laboring men to vote for He Is the man
who vetoed bill passed by a Republican
Legislature to reduce the outrageous fares
on the elevated railway monopolies OF New
York city so low that the laboring men Of
the city could ride to and from their work.
The !. IN. all over the country will be there
If Grover is nominated.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

THE lines are rapidly forming. On one
side are the Democrats, the dudes destruc-
tion and the devil. On the other side are
the people who own and work this country,
and the former will be knocked out ut the
very first pass, Brethren, if an awful, soul
freezing, marrow-cougealing Thing lights
near you next November you may know
that the Republicans have passed at tho
quartet of DIS, and that the latter has
passed out of existence.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

JOHN KELLY's order seems to have been
promptly filled at the New York Conven-
tion restaurant. 1t was served up in the
very best style. Tammany got all sho
wanted for the substantial portion Of her
meal and then had Kelly as a delegate
served up for dessert.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

THE suggestion that 1--WE forget we are
Democrats aud rise above party feeling
was greeted with groans and Kisses in the
New Yolk convention yesterday. That
was q purely Democratic proceeding.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

IN THE New York State Convention
there was fight preliminary to what there
will be in Chicago over the tariff. The New
York Convention decided to leave pro-
posed tariff plank out of its platform.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

The Nashville american and the Houston
Post, two of the most talented Democratic
papers in the South, both quietly inform
members of their party that it will take
harder work to beat Blaine and Logan than
1t wonld to beat any other ticket the Re-
publicans could have named, and that it
cannot be done by the "resoluting" of baked
bean dyspeptics. Their heads are thor
oughly level.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

THE Dayton (o.) Journal says there is
not kicker in all Ohio You are mis-
taken, Brother Bickham. The entire Re-
publican party of the State is kicking-the
stuflng out of the Democracy.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

ONE by one the able editor of the Pos,
reads the Democratic States out of the
party. The last one read out is that poor
State known on the map as the State of
Louisiana.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

TIE Cleveland men moved away from
Saratoga last night singing, "'Tis but lit
tie faded Flower
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

A cABMAN of this city remarked the
other day--"And is IL Blainell not run we'll
in Englandf 1t may be, but be dad he'll go
III whoopin' in Oireland.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

BRETHREN, why don't you take Old
snuny2 You are bound to get it up your
noses this fall, anyhow, and you might as
well have it done from fraternal snuff
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

THE only place where Blaine aud Logan
will not run well is England, aud right
there John Bull is true to the convictions
of--his breaches pockets.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

TIE Republican National Committee can
afford to pay Puck Si.75 TO keep IL up till
after the election.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

YESTERDAY was a Cleveland day. He
got the majority of tho New York dele
gates and all the Georgia aud Michigan
delegates TO Chicago.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

DURING the war, whenever Logan was
more than usually abstracted, the men of
his corps would say "H-l amt half a
mile of, and Black Jack is getting ready
f. T..
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

So THE Democracy of Delaware, probably
instigated thereto by its preMr chevalier,
declares its steadfast adherence to the car
dinal and time-honored doctrines of the
party
Tho Bourbon learns nothing, forgets
nothing. We once heard blossoming
statesman comment upon such action some
what in this wise:
The spectacle OF brave man struggling In
the storms OF fate; OF a fallen statesman
cliDging with mournful earnestness aud una
bated tenacity to q cause which Is lost; OF a
Democrat standing amid the graves of his
great old leaders denouucipg desolation and
woe upon new departures aud all departures
from their maxlns OF government, may chal-
lenge admiration as an exhibition of unsellsh
fidelity to the phantoms OF tue past, while
furnishing no living model for practical imi-
tation. But tho spectacle OF a political asso-
citation proposing movement In advance, aud
In the came breath recording Its uadying 10y
atty, 10 the must and mold OF an obsolete
world is undignifed and damaging because
Il lacks the essential element OF sincerity.
We appreciated our blossoming states
mans conception at the time, little think
ing, however, that "the cardinal and time
honored doctrines were to DO resurrected for
this occasion. Probably they are fragments
Of the cerements of Il much-declining mum
nv.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

on THE 18th day of May last Mr.. VIM.
Dickson, who was the foreman of the first
star-Route jury, prepared a statement in
writing and caused the same to be placed
in tho hands sof Mr., Springer, chairman
of the committee charged with inyestiga-
tion of the expenditures in the Department.
Of Justice.
This paper was detailed statement of
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

To THE Independents Hurry up, now,
gentlemen, please. We waut to know IL
there are six or nine Of you"
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

B. B. P. DON'T mean Base Ball Play any
longer. In Boston cult vernaoular it means
Baked Bean party.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

FRANK LESLIE has the best portraits of
Blaine and Logan yet published.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

PRINCETON COLLEGE yesterday made
President Arthur an LII. ID.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

Mr.. j. r. Stewart, OF Macon, Ca, Fwell-
known and trustworthy gentleman, Htkos the
following statement: "My son, VIZ was be.
tween o and years old, was allFdrawu up
with rheumatism. His bones welytwisted ana
he was all doubled out OF shapG He suffered
Intense pain, had lost his ap0tute, was cross
and fretful. He was reducafyto moro skeie.
ton, and had 10 be carrledlfb on u pillow.
As these cases OF rheum4ksm, where the bones
had tor years banled ~ skin OF the most emit
nept physicians, / dSfermined to use Swlfts
Specifc as had SOM testimonials from mon
whom KNEW 20 ~ trustworthy, Of similar
cases II had curoG | used two large sized bot.
ties OF s. s. s., according to directions, with
the most sali0factory results. My son com
menced Improving with the first
dose OF thetAedicine. IIls suffering diminished
daily a1% his appetite increased; he be-
came cl(trful and In good epirlts. Gradually
he regHhed the use OF his limbs, the twisted
boneNHnd Joints straightened out, and ln less
thaNtwO months no was entirely cured, and
c9G walk and get about as we'll as any child
QeEis age.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19
xoo0 ARo c0AL.
EnuclIi1HAL.

CPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, LIN.
~ celn Hal building, corner. Of Ninth and d
streets northwest. Day and evening ses-
slons. Complete In Its arrangements for training
sons and daughters, aud men and women for self
date Of entrance, day or evening, $50 Special
terms by menth or quarter or for year by install
year SPRING AND SUMMER SESSIONS.
Address HENRY 9. sPENCER, Principal.
Mrs. SARA A. SPENCER, Vice Principal.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

on or before the 9th OF July, is growing
stronger every day. Doubt 10 expressed In
some quarters about the River and Harbor
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19
REAL ESTATE.

The following transfers OF real estate wer,
filed for record to-day with the Recorder OF
Deeds, as reported exclusively TO THE CRITIC
by j. +. Olmstead, 1410 New York avenue.
n street north, between Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets wesf, square 133, sublot 09,
2OxlOO, Henry l.. Page 10 Samuel MADDOX; ST.
COO.
d street north, between Fourteenth and Fit
teepth streets west, square 227, suolot +,
10 46'1OO by depth, Theodore N. Gill to Mary
Allen: 50 coo.
sixteenth street west, between X aud l.
streets north, square 1S4, part of lot 20, l7hx
1I6i2 Anna l.. Shaw to Elvira E. Snyder; Sf-
CO.,
street north, between Second and Third
streets east, square 700, part Of sublot ID, 1Sx
S4 Samuel O. Mcdowell 10 Timothy Sands;
S2,95O.
Massach usetts avenue, between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets west, square 2S2 part OF lot
II, east l7xl40, James s. Robinson 20 Benja-
min p. Gaines; "a, 100.
Vermont avenue, between Iowa Olrcle AMI n
street north, square 212, part OF sublot 63,
26 by depth, the heirs OF Joseph Mackey 10
James e. Fitch; nominal.
County.
Washington Heights, sublot SO, Presbrey
eta sub. Anthony Hyde, trustee, &c Frank
NJ. Green; 1900.
Washington Heights sublots so, 81, ~, 58
Frank NJ. Green to Catherine W. Myer; s7,-
GO0AO.
Washington Heights, sublot 65, Elisha God
dard 10 Catherine W. SIyor: 81, $50 90.
Ne ridian Hill lot 80 Hall aud Elyans' sub
division, Joseph II. Stevens 10 william f. oge;
SO35.
Mt. Pleasant, lots O5 aud 100, leighton
and Denison's SUBJ, W. o. Dennison OF an.
trustee, to John +. Farnsworthi Sl,062.10%
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

Thursday. June le, 1884.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

the facts referred to yesterday by Mr.. Geo.
Bliss in regard to Brewster Cameron's at
tempt to bribo certain members Of the first
star-Route Jury. Mr.. Springer has for rea-
sons unknown to any one except himself
and one Of the attorneys in the Star-Route
cases kept the letter Of Mr.. Dickson and
the charges therein contained to himself
and made no effort TO inquire into them,
although he has had more than months
time to do II in.
1t is our deliberate Judgment that If Mr..
Springer and his committee desire to do so
they will be able to show beyond doubt
that the prosecution Of the Star Route
cases was persecution rather than pros
ecution, and that neither one Of the three
attorneys upon the part of tho Govern
ment has got any good reason for calling
the other blacker than he is himself. IL Is
impossible for so much rascality to have
been carried on during the progress of
those cases without all the attorneys hav-
ing some knowledge concerning them. We
hope the committee will go to the bottom
of the whole case, no matter who it catches.
The letter referred to is published else-
where in THE CRITIC. We may add that
Mr.. Dickson has not been subpenaed yet.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-19

,Rnteea at the Poaores fn Washington o,,econ,
class matter.