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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-18
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKLES.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS BY WIRE AND CABLE.

Christian Riebling was hanged at Nor
rison, Ills, on Friday for the murder of
Albert Lucia, at Syndon.
The receiver of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad and Coal and Iron
Companies has been discharged by the
courts.
Charles c.. Greer has been acquitted in
Augusta, Ga, Of the murder Of Ed. Phil
pot at the engine house ball in that city
February 18th.
The Presbyterian Assembly at Sarato-
ga, N. Y, has sent greetings to the South
ern Presbyterian Assembly at Vicks-
burg Miss, and the Methodists at Phila-
delphia.
The Southern Presbyterian General As
sembly met at Vicksburg on Friday
morning. The principal work of the day
was the appointment of standing com
mittees and hearing reports.
The foreign owners of large tract Of
mineral lands near Chattanooga have ar
rived there and have decided to erect two
large blast furnances on their tract with
a capacity of two hundred and fifty tons
per day, involving an outlay Of $500, 600.
1t will be done within the next fifteen
days.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-18
Engines Driven by

Engines Driven Dy 1OI1DfeSSeu tEIF
WarehOuseman's Journal.
There is bill befo' parliament the
object of which is to giiT|1E to a joint stock
company powers to erectvery large en-
gines on land within the borough of Bir-
mingham, and adjacent TO the Birming
ham and Warwick Canal and to lay
mains in a certain area. The steam en-
gines are to be of great power, and their
duty will be to keep the mains charged,
by means of suitable pumps, with air at
a pressure of forty-fve pounds per square
inch. This compressed air is to be sup
piled to customers just as gas now is, and
its function will be to drive small engines
for manufacturing and other purposes.
Those who already possess small steam
engines and boilers will be able to dis
! card the boilers and all nuisance and ex-
pense attendant thereon; while those who
have hitherto wished for mechanical
power, but been unable to have it, will
| only need to supply themselves with
small engines of cheap and simply form
in order to be able to avail themselves of
| the power offered.
In common with gas engines, air-driven
engines will possess the great advantage
Of being instantly started and stopped.
and of costing nothing for power except
when running. But the air-driven en-
| gines will have several advantages of
their own. To wit: they will be of much
less first cost they will not cause heat or
smell, neither will they need any fue to
carry off products of combustion. In
fact, their tendency will be to ventilate
and purify any place where they are
used. 1t is impossible to say beforehand
what measure of success will be the ulti-
mate lot Of the new scheme; but the
promise is good, and important results
are likely to ensue. The users of the
compressed air will pay by meter, and a
man who only uses his engine half time
will find his air bill in propotion. Exten-
sive use will be made of the compressed
! air for driving sewing machines for in
dustrial purposes, and even for private
| USp
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-18

is Just about the number that occurred,
owing to the furry in Wall street. The
other sections of the country report about
the same number of casualties as last
week
MOB THREATS IN KEY WEST.
WASHINGTON, May fG.-The Secretary
of the Treasury to-day received a tele-
gram from Special Agent Hubbs, at Key
West, saying that a mob interested in
Cuban insurrection have publicly an
nounced their purpose of using personal
violence toward the Spanish Consul at
that place, and that he had offered the
consul the protection of the custom
house, but the offer was declined Secre-
tary FOlger, this afternoon, telegraphed
to Special Agent Hubbs to confer with
the naval authorities at Key West. and
cooperate with them in protecting the
life and property Of the Spanish Consul
from violence.
HOW FERDINAND WARD DID BUSINESS ON
IMAGINARY SECURITIES.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Before referee
Cole, to-day, Ferdinand Ward was asked:
when you desired money, how did you
go to work to geCit?" He answered: Il
drew check upon the Marine bank,
where securities We're deposited to the
credit of the firm
"Then the real nature of your business
consisted in Ediscounting . the fanciful
prospect of the imaginary profits to be
derived from fictitious contracts, founded
on the manufacture of loans and artificial
contributions of altogether imaginary
money!
Ward appeared staggered for. "a moment
as a laugh went around, but after asking
to have the question repeated, reluctant
ly admitted that it might be true, all
though he would prefer not to answer.
did you conduct this sort of business
alone?"
Eyes; l had no confederates."
''How much did you put into it, and
how long did it remain there before it was
Iost?"
lone hundred thousand it was not lost
until the crash, that l know Of"
THE BROKEN BANK.
New YORK, May 16.-The Vanderbilt
brokers say that their chief will reach
London before Monday, and they expect
Ito receive heavy orders from him to buy.
y will find, when he reaches land, that
sPhis stock can be purchased at much lower
figures than when he left them to the
tender mercies of the roughly scared
public
The suspended firms are all busy inves-
tigating their affairs. Gotf & Randall do
not otexpectto have a statement ready be
fore next week. Dimock & Co. state
that it will require some time to adjust
their accounts. Hatch & FoOte, BOgart
& Co., Hotchkiss & Burnham, and J. c.
Williams cannot give anything definite
as to the state of their affairs as vet. Mel
son, Robinson q Co., have their full force
of clerks at work, and say they expect to
resume in a short time. AT the office of
Donnen, Lawson & Simpson the full
force of clerks is busily engaged in I'M
raveling the accounts of the firm. They
say that at present they can make no
statement of their condition, but expect
to be able this evening to make public
how they stand. They worked till
o'clock this morning, but owing to the
diversity of their interests and the fact
that their business was so widely dis
trlouted, they have not been able to
make as much headwav as thev wished.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-18

george Il. Meginnis. of Tallahassee.
has shipped since October last, nearly
sl'VVo worth of Florida furs. Most of
them We're otter, the balance were coon.
skunk and other small hides
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-15
AFTER The BATTLE.

General Graham Returning TO SuaRin
and the Arabs FleeiEE tO the Hills.
CAIRO, March 14.-Further details OF the
desperate battle of yesterday between Gen.
eral Grahams forces and the rebels near the
Tsmai wells continue to arrive. During
the confusion which ensued when the
Arabs made their wild rush upon the Brit
ish lines and caused them TO retreat, the
newspaper reporters and other non-cOm.
batants took part in the fray, and used
their revolyers freely and with telling ef-
feet against the enemy, after the battle
Csman's camp and three villages were
burned. Among the trophies Osmsn's
standard was taken and Tswfk Bey's re-
captured. The British losses are consid
erably heavier than first reported. The
number of killed reaches 100 and the
wounded 80. General Graham's forces
are returnipg g to Suakin. Osman Digua has
fed to the hills. The Arabs retired before
the English slowly and sulleuly. Tney
were defeated, but not put to route. They
walked away ss If sauntering through
bazaar, with their arms folded or swinging
at their sides. Many were shot down, but
this G.u not hasten their ompanlous
speed. Ike judges OF native character
think tae Arabs are so allied by family ties
bst great loss Of life will appat them and
bleok tbtis faith in the MaLdI aud Ihsir
ShSiks.
Itw,s impossible to take prisoners. Tac
wounded Arabs would lie motionIsss With.
out utieriag a single cry or mosn, aud
Hs;ch their c. ance 10 stab the advancing
British rth knife Or spear. TIE viCt m
walked amoI the wounded as among g.
usuy virers. One wounded Arab killed a
Rri,ish msl ne during the night. and m
other attsp pied tn stab Colonel Stewart
while his ade-decamp. was giving the
wounded n an water. Admiral Hewitt to-
day sent out a fresh circular to the tribes
wsrni! g them if they do not obey the sum-
mons to submit, the fate of the Arabs who
fell at Teb and Tamsnieb will overtake
thpm
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A HELL ON EARTH.
The Burning Pit 10 Which q Hun
dred and Fifty
yourg and Vigorous Men We're Slowly
Roasted 10 Death-Scenes at the
Mouth Of the Mine.

CENTRAL, Va March 1.-THE news OF
the frightful explosion at the Pocahontas
coal mines spread rapidly throughout the
surrounding section, and today crowds
have been focking to the scene Of the dis.
aster. The arrival Of every train increased
the number, and a constant stream OF hu'
manity indicated the direction OF the
mines from the village. r..
A visit TO the mines this morning pre-.
sented spectacle which battles all attempts
at description. From mountain peak 10
mountain base were evidences OF the fright.
ful havoc wrought by the explosion. All
the laporers' shantes In the vicinity were
more or less wrecked, and those in line
Of the mine approaches were com.
pletely demolished. Colonel George
Dodds and other experienced mining
ing and made careful examination. After
consultation ii was decided 70 bo IN.
safe to attempt TO use lire and ann order
was Immediately issued which leaves the
mines closed and sealed as the only means
OF suppressing the FIRE which 10 still burn.
ing. The most Of the miners killed were
unmarried. The night force was mainly
composed OF the youngest and most
vigorous men. Hanlon, the night fore.
msn, leaves an invalid wife and several
helpless children. One OF the young men
killed was the only son OF widow whose
husband perished in the mines several
weeks ego. The physicians sent up from
Lychburg have returned and only the
mining engineers and press representatives
remain on the ground tonight. The gen.
orally accepted explanation OF the explo'
sion is that II was Occssioned by fre damp.
LYNCHBUkG, Va, Msrch IA special
from Pocahobt tas, where the great calamity
in the mines occurred, says that the FIRE In
the pits Is still blszDg, and that the only
way TO extinguish II 10 by closing up the
pit mouth and sealing It. This 10 now be.
ing done, and il will take two weeks TO OK.
tinguish the flames aud make IL possible to
enter and look for the remains OF the men
who have persisted. No bodies were dis.
covered to-day, OF course, on account OF
old and disu.ed shat, was . failure. When
the mine is entered IL 10 . question II any but
very few bodies will be found. as the intense
heat will have incinersted them. The OK.
citement OF the place has Gained down
some, but the look OF anguish on the faces
of wives and mothers, OF brothers and sis.
ters and friends Of those who perished and
whose bodies aae subject 70 the flames Of
the mine 10 pitiful beyond description
The work Of bury ing such bodies and psrts
OF bodies as were recovered before the
flames got started Is going on. Assistance
is being ofierered from the towns In the
vicinity, and the families beresysd will be
cai, for. The c0mpsby Is doing all In it,
pDy er TO alleviate The sutierings Of the
~ l'Tpy people.
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POOR PARKERSBURG
Once More Threatened With High
Water.
The River Over Thirty Feet and Rising
Rapidly-Inhuman Treatment
of a Boy.
SpecidI 10 the REGISTER.

PARKERsBUEs, March 1.-THE river is
thirty feet eight inches and rising two
inches an hour. The Kanawha is pouring
in an immense volume of water. The
Muskingum is reported very high. Water
is now on the rear Of the Swan House lot
and if the river continues to rise at the
present rate until morning the basement
stories of several houses on Ann street
will be flooded. Rain has fallen inces-
sanity since midnight.
Much indignation is felt here over the
manner in which Professor Richard A.
Dair, of the Garfield school, this city, pun
ished : son of Mr.. Wineberg's yesterday
for trivial violation Of the rules OF the
school. The lad was most brutally whippsd
with heavy rod and his injuries were OF
such nature that a physician was con-
suited and the boy is yet suffering from
his inhumsn chastisement. Mr.. Wine
berg, the father of the boy, intends to lay
the matter before the Board of Education.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-15

Grantsville Is about thirty miles The
scenery is picturesque and rough, though
there are many good farms on the shore.
and the land sloping back from the river
Is good.
Grantsville is the county seat Of the
county Of Calhoun and 10 town Of about
one hundred and fifty population. Five
general stores, one drug store, four hotels,
two Law offices, Q court house and jail
comprise its pubic bsildings. The county
will and can give about three hundred and
fifty nsjority for the Democratic ticket
The reassessment does not trouble these
people much rs they are willing to taxed
on 81 to see the corporations pay on 81
They further say that the Berkeley
"met thu" resolutions did not 20 far enough,
that it ought to have denounced those who
were members Of the last Legislature and
Especially the senate,
and those who voted against the amend.
ment to the Constitution. known as the
Prohibition Amendment" At this point
We remained over night At s O'Clock We
we're of again, and three hours run, pass.
ing some good farms ana lots of rough
land, and our journey on the boat d ended,
IS 10 this letter, except that I must ssy
that our Captain, y. P. Wells, J., having
his one fault, which is only visible In the
presence OF ladies, is . most estimable gen.
tleman, as 10 his clerk. w. v. Parks, Who
takes the cake, ladies or no ladies. And
now, holding our breath like one Who !,
dipped by degrees in cold water, Ws mount
our horss and are on for tWsnty-mils
ride
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THEY WANT TO HEAR PATTI.
a Scene of Confusion and Terror IN
San Francisco.

A Scene of Confusion and Terror In
San FranciscO.
San Francisco, March 1.-THE sale OF
tickets to-day for PATHS second appearance
Tuesday next resulted in rush and a riot
greater than that Of Wednesday. The
crowd, o7er l 500 strong, burst IN the doors
Of the Grand Opera House, smashing
all the plants and pictures in
their way. The fury Of the crowd was
so great that young boy who happened to
re in his way was picked up by man and
hurled through the side door OF the vesti-
bule. The boy was badly hurt. Mems
coats and women's dresses were torn from
their backs. Several women were serious
ly injured and macy tainted.
The crowd threatened TO tear the oox
office down and gut the whole building,
unless the box Office was opened.
At this moment speculators sud
denly appeared, offering five dollars
tickets for fifteen dollars. The crowd gave
them quickly to understand that they had
better not repeat the offer, unless they
wanted to be torn to pieces. They then
smashed in the windows OF the box ohce.
TIE agent escaped and sent for deta1h,
ment OF police. After q hard strugSls aud
many arrests order was re-established.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-15
FARKERSBURG.
The work Of Repairing on the Ohio
River Railroad PrOgr essing Bup.
Special 10 the Register.


Special 10 The Register.
FARKERsBURG, March IA The Grand
Epcampmemt If the G. A. R., which was
to have been held here on the 18th, has
been postponed until the 25th inst.
Our e.teemei Chief Magistrate Jackson
is again greeting friends in Parkersb1rg
after brief business trip TO Wheeling.
Vice President G. ". Thompson, OF the
Ohio River road, returned on Tues lay
from trip over the line Of the road where
repairs ere now being made, and reports
the work progressing as rapidly as the
weather will permit.
Mr.. Joe Keller, of the celebrated mef.
chant tailoring establishment OF Keller
Rros., is able to get to the store once more,
having been contined to his room for some
time with rheumatism.
II seems that the reporter OF the State
Journal has yet 10 learn the difference be-
tween q deed of trust and an assignment.
Wm. Kraft
Course or BusIness
one day this week executed two deeds OF
trust aud the Journal reporter failing to
distinguish the difference reported tnat
Mr.. X. had made an assignment, the PUB
| lication Of which caused great surprise
among our citizens. Mr.. Kraft is one o.
our solid business men. Such errors are
apt to ipjure any citizen.
Hon. d. W. Leonard, G. I. Caldwell,
| G. McClsm and other attorneys have been
attending Circuit Court in PlesSauts coun-
| ty during the last few days,
Tie rink was open on Thursday night
and was we'll attended.
4. B. White, ESQ, OF the State JOurnsl,
has returned from Grafton, whers he took
in the meeting of the Republican State
Executive Committee.
L. II. Evarts, the clever postmaster OF
| Cha lesion. was registered st Htifs Central
or Wednesday.
TIE many friends Of Capt John Brook.
hsrt, The popular commander OF the 3D.
noms, will regret to learn that he Is quite
| i'll OF his home in Hockingport, o.
Filzhugh & Hunter, the veteran music
dealer OF Parkersburg, report trade in their
That eloquent young divine, the Rev. G..
| James Jones, OF Marietta College,
Will Oecapy the PuIpit
Of Calvary Church next Sunday forenoon
ana evening.
Captain George Tolley, Of this city, has
contracted for the replacement OF several
| OF the bulldogs in Marietta, which were
removed by the late foods.
Unless an appropriation is made for and
expepded on the ice haroor at Marietta,
within the next few months, the amount
already expended there will be lost, ss the
work is in such O condition that further
delay will endanger the entire work as 1t
now stands,
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AN EXCITING MURDER TRIAL.
Able Pleas for the Life OF Young Hall
Who Shot Outright Near Weston.

Special 10 the Register,
WESTON w. Va, March l4.-There is but
one thing now that interests the public
mind and absorbs every other interest and
that is the Hall trial which, at this writing,
is nearly at a close. 1t will be remembered
that George Hsll shot Abel Outright on the
first day of last January, from which he
lived five days thereafter. Hall, who comes
from good family, is but young man,
and has great IL any friends in the county.
The plea in the trial Is self defense. The
examination of the witnesses occupied
three days. Tie defense is reprceented by
w. G. Bennett and Judge John Brannoni
the Prosecuting Attorney, Mr.. Lewis BEN
nett, is assisted by Messrs. John S. Carlisle
and W. Z. Lively. Carlisle opened the argu-
ment, on the part OF the State, in
his usual brilliant style, in a speech
of little more than an hours length.
Although young man, Mr.. Carlisle speaks
with iuency not unlike that OF his illus.
trious father. He was followed by w. g..
Bennett, who spoke something over two
hours for the defense. George has been
the acknowledged leader OF the Weston
bar for several years. but this speech to.
day has won for him a reputation in this
county that will live in distant years. His
exposition of the law was full; his applt-
cation of the evidence to the law logically
presented. and his closing appeal in behalf
of young Hall eloquent and pathetic. w.
F. Lively will speak tomorrow, followed
by Judge Brannon and Prosecuting Attor.
new Bennett. What the decision Of the
Jury will be is hard to tell. Public senti.
ment is about equally divided.
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The Dcnunciation of PIerpont.


Newspaper denuncistions of Gov. Pier
pont, whose motives we doubt not are Of
the purest, will never cause the habili-
men;s OF Office in which the L. s. Marshal
is encased to appear white when they are,
metsphorically speaking, black. The mass
of the Republican voters in this State are
not dispoaed to calmly stand by and see
one of the pioneers and leaders OF that
pariy-one who has given the best days Of
his life in maintaining and promoting
the interests of that party-to be viliifled,
trampled upon and read out Of the ranks
merely because he raised his voice against
wrong doing by an official OF the U. s. Gov.
ernment. To endorse such a course would
be to support the worst sort Of bossism. 1t
is true that party is already surfeited with
that commodity, but we can scarcely be.
lieve they will be permitted to 60 that far
to say no man shall question their acts.
If so, its doom is sealed.
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popular, and he would prove generally &C;
ceptable. Payne would be strong and
could make splendid race"
"ADd Randailf"
"Au admirable man, and one who
would serve bis party and country faith
fully"
publicsn nomination be placed? =,
On Blsine or Arthur, suppose."
What, Governor, do you think will, or
should be the leading issue Of the Democ'
Tscy?"
Reform" he replied. reform should
be the issue. After q misrule o. twenty
years the people will stand by 1t. Tne
party has its salystion in its own hands, II
IL but takes advantage Of it."
"AId If you are considered to be the one
TO save it, you could not resist its CALI! ..
al should have to. i have served IL
faithfully, until am now unable TO unaer'
go the exertion which in case OF my cleo
ton should have TO make. 1t can 9e
done without me. / could not stand tue
physical effort. l would not disappolnt
my party. My name must not be consid-
cred"
This was said with positive 6rmness as
be concluded with a comment on the love
Of his party and his Devotion to Its princi'
pies.
Enlogistic.
I Iwss more than ever convinced OF his
grandeur as statesman; yea, he seemed q
patriot to me as he slowly arose, and, rails
ing his voice above the whisper in which
he had spoken, repeated:
81 c. uld not stand the physical effort. l
would not dissppoint my party"
His conversation then became general
and but one more political topic was
touched, and then in reference to the Elec.
toral Commission. In reply to some ques-
tion concerning it he said:
Yes, / supported 1t. was IN favor OF
it, but its act was one OF great wrong and
ir justice. / know the people sympsthize
with me, but iEs too late. It's past, and Is
= wrong than cannot be righted."
he spoke Of his house, which was near
ing cou pletion, and asked me IL L would
like to see il. He then showed me through
the spscious rooms of the first floor him
self. He enjoyed it and seemed to take
much pleasure in explaining the hundreds
of little conveniences or pointing out the
beauty of workmanship OF some exquisite
carving or elaborate haud-work. AS left
he gently whispered: "Woald you like to
have a picture" and going back with him
to bis library he took from drawer In his
bookcase a cabinet the same faca which
thrilled the country in 10, and which is
still loved wherever his name is known
and plSCing il in my hand, smiled as he
ssid: II am sorry you came so far to see
me. 1t WIS q good deal Of trouble for
nothing"
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what they have done. II the Republican
party Is judged by this rule, we find that
on the increase, indicating extravagancs
ard disregard of the interest of the people.
In the face of this record, and OF the dis
graceful history of the party when in
power, the Republican leaders have the as
surapce 10 come before the people and ask
them to turn the State government over to
them.
The people of West Virginia have live
ly remembrance of what they endured
under Radical rule, and it will be q long
time before they trust the party with
power again. They certainly won't do so
while Goff and Atkinson are running the
Republican machine.