The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-15
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New ORLEANS, April IA dispatch
from Monterey, Mexico, says that Gen
eral Travino arrived here to-day on spe-
cial train. Ten thousand persons were at
the depot to welcome him home.
LONDON, April 13.-The Observer. in
an article on the recent arrests of dyna-
miters, says IF American law can
not reach dynamiters it ought to be alter
ed A demand to this effect might fair
ly be addressed to the Government at
Washington, as the main contention in
favor of the Alabama claims was, that
it is the duty of every government to
have such municipal law as will prevent
injury to citizens of friendly States"
New YORK, April 12.-The body of
Captain Eugene Sylvanus, of the schoon-
er S. E. Evans, who has been missing
from his home, in Fernandina, Florida,
since January 9th, was found in the
Hudson river yesterday, and is now at
the morgue.
NEW YORK, April 12.-Ex-Governor
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, and
his wife arrived here to-day from Bre-
men. He is reported as saying that he
has abandoned all idea of having his own
name considered by the convention as a
Presidential candidate. His health, while
better since his trip to Europe, is by no
means fully restored,
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The statement
prepared at the postofffce department
shows that while the revenue for the
quarter ending March 31st was less than
that of the corresponding quarter of the
preceding year, the issue of two cent
stamps exceeded by 81 per cent. the COM
bined issue of 2 and cent. stamps in
that quarter. The large increase in the
number of pieces mailed is attributed at
the department to tho fostering influence
of the 2 cent rate. While allowance was
made in the estimates for a normal in
crease of about per cent, and the ben
efits to accrue from the substitution of
letters for postal cards, this increase in
with qualification at the department.
The issue of postal cards has fallen off
about 13, 900, 900 pieces since the inaugur-
alton of the cent rate.
MADRID, April 12.-Oficial advices
have been received from Cuba by the
War Department to tina following effect
''The Aguero band remained only one
day near Cardenas and all is now quiet
at that place. After landing near Hecu-
SOS, the insurgents were followed to the
east in the direction of MOrena where
they were joined by several persons.
Thence they went towards Macgua to
the south, in order to reach Puerto Prin-
cipe and the old revolutionary district of
BayOmO. Gen. Aguero did not dare to
attempt a direct landing there because
he knew that the southeast coast was
watched with especial vigilance. His
band was greatly increased during the
march of eight days, and is now not far
from 400 strong. According to the
last advices the force arrived on the 10th
inst in the neig1Dorhood of Ciego de
Anila.
AN ARMY 400 STRONG.
They passed on the proceeding day
through the district of Santo Espiritu.
The insurgents were received by accla-
nations in the villages where the patro-
Qiandos freed slaves themselves Joined
the column, after having set fire to four
plantations and sacked the safes of the
Receieers of Taxes. The Receiver of
Trinidad, who was making his rounds
from the direction of San Espiritu, ac-
companied by an ordinary escort of
twenty Cazadores, fell into the hands of
the insurgents, who overpowered his
guard, and took from him several thous-
and dollars which he was conveying to
Trinidad Gen. Auguero and his army
viii reach early in the week the noun
tains of Las Tunas and of Bayomo.
Captain General CASTILLO holds two coun-
ellis of war a day.
GEN. BADEAU's RESIGNATION.
HAVANA, April 12-Gen Adam Ba-
deau, late United States Consul General
here, declines to state his reasons for ten
dering his resignation, and says that he
may see fit later to give his explanation
through the press, The impression pre-
walls that the resignation is in some way
connected with theAguero expedition.
Two thousand emigrants arrived at
New York on the 18th, on two German
steamers. -Four Arab pauper emigrants
were returned to Antwerp by the Emil
grafton Commissioners.
Bostwick station, on the J. 7. & K. w.
Road, ten miles from Palatka, is rapidly
becoming town. The pines are falling
before the settlers axe, houses are going
up and soon the birth of a city will be