The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-03-25
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Special to the DAILY NEWS.
JACKSONVILLE, March "A, 1884 dis
astrous fire broke out at o'clock in Hol-
mes block on west Bay street, and des-
troyed several stores and a cigar factory.
The Messrs. Ashmead lose their book
bindery and John Dzialynski his cigar
factory, E. Hopkins & Co., grocery; Jul
ius Slagar, auction house, and v.
Bolts, liquor dealer had their places gut
ted. The loss has not been estimated yet
Stocks in burnt district are total losses.
Not dollar saved.
In the house the bonded whisky bill is
still under discussion. The probabilities
point to its defeat.
The house committee on accounts have
reported that the resignation Of G. w.
Tyson was rendered because demanded
by Speaker Keifer, and was, in fact, a
resignation under protest.
A call has been made in Chicago for
the formation Of an Independent republi-
can association. 1t is endorsed by five
hundred leading citizens, comprising the
most prominent business and professional
men Of the city.
The Mississippi river is now three in
ches above the flood mark Of 1892 A
number Of steamers are engaged in res
cuing people and saving the stock in the
OverfiOwed sections.
The state national band Of Boulder,
Colorado, has suspended after a short
run: The failure which has been long
anticipated was caused by advancing too
largely upon real estate.
The American Ship Building Company,
located at Port Richmond, has been put
into the hands of receiver.
Forty masked men took Samuel Fray
er, the murderer of John Pennington and
his wife, from the Jail at Marysville
Kansas, Friday night and lynched him
He confessed the crime.
The French Canadian nailers, employed
by the Wareham, Mass, nail company,
to take the place of strikers, have been
induced to return to Canada. The fac
tory has been shut down.
Investigation into the murder of the
negro children at Mclean, Ga, fastens
suspicion on the father, as having done
it to get rid of supporting them. He has
been placed in Jail at Waynesboro.
Gen. Gordon continues to hold Khar-
toum in the face of a besieging force of
over 5000 rebels. He armed many of the
inhabitants but they can do but little
against the mass of rebels opposing them.
Gordon will attack the Arabs opposite
the town on the Goth inst
The 87th anniversary of Emperor VIII
hams birthday was observed as a COM
plete holiday in Berlin. the buildings
were decked with flags and thousands of
people thronged about the palace.
A petition has been received by the
French government from Frenchmen of
Reunion and Maurtius urging that the
present situation of affairs in Madagascar
be terminated, as it is disastrous to
French commerce. The petition advoca-
tes a French protectorate over the island
Sir Stafford Northcote has lost his
voice from the effects of a severe cold.
The Swiss federal council has decided
to expel four German anarchists from
the country.
One hundred and twenty-five untried
prisoners in the jails at Assiout and Es-
net have been ordered released by Cliff
ford Lloyd, under secretary of the inte-
rior.
The Vienna police have evidence that
some of the money stolen form Herr Els
merit, who was murdered several weeks
ago, was sent by the anarchists to Herr
Most, who is in America.