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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-11

The , Oke ofLaughin& Jim OF Georgia
From the Eatonton Messenger.
Many years ago there lived in Putnam
one James Dismukes, called Laughing
Jun" He was fond of his dram, and
when under its influence, was very
noisy. On one occasion, when the Su-
perior Court was in session, he went into
the courtroom, created a great deal of
disturbance, and. as he could not be kept
quiet, the Judge ordered the Sheriff to
take him to jail and lock him up. When
the Sheriff arrived at the Jail with him
he unlocked the door and ordered him to
enter the cell. Dismuhes pretended to be
afraid to go in first, and asked the
Sheriff to lead the way. The Sheriff did
so. As soon as he entered the cell Dis
mukes suddenly closed the door, locked
it, took the key with him and returned in
great glee to the courtroom, and, get
ting on topo a box, he addressed the
Court and said your Honor, here is
the key to the Jail, and when you want
your Sheriff you will find hum locked in
jail" This brought down the Court and
the bar, and Dismuke went scot free.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-11

Use Odenta for the teeth prepared
only at the Putnam Pharmacy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-14
UhUKCu NEWS.
Items OF Religious Intelligence.


The Salvation Army receives severe
blow by tho announcement that General
Booth, its commander. in chief, is uegoti
ating for the purchase of PATHS castle
and estate ia Wales for his private resi-
deDco. General Booth seems to have
made good thing of IL but it is a
success that the Salvation Army cannot
stand.
The latest novelty iu church entertain.
ments has struck Cedar Rapids, Iowa. II
is an evening OF cradle songs, in which
the different customs Of nations in singing
their babies TO sleep will DO told in the
song aud illustrated in pantomime.
Each representative mother aud child will
be IN the costume of tho country, aud the
lullaby will DO sung i'll the native Ian
Cuage.
An old poem on the Lords Prayer has
been published in London. II has been
beautifully printed in colors. OF the same
poem there are two manuscript copies,
one said TO bo in the handwriting of King
James |, tho Scottish Solomon, aud tho
other in the handwriting of the famous
Bishop Andrews, o. Winchester, in the
reign Of the first Stuart,
Bishop Henry G. Potter proposes that
every Episcopal clergyman whose salary
is %, 900 or over shall contribute an annual
percentage TO increase the income of
clergymen who receive less than $1,000.
There are 81, III clergyman and II 267,.
S1S church oomunicants in the United
States.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-14
Uhssper Newspaper Postage.

The president has signed the bill which
will permit newspapers and periodicals Ell.
tered as secOnd-cass matter to be rem allied
by others than publishers or news agents
at one cent for four ounces; this cheap
postage will not apply to miscellapeous
printed matter, but only to certain news
papers, magazines, novel, etc, ,and whether
the matter is mailable at ore cent for four
ounces can generally oe told by observing
whether or not the magazine, novel or
newspaper has printed on it, "Entered at
Post Office, as second class matter. ,
This cheap rate will include copies Of
various pocket libraries, Harper's periodi.
cal novels, aud also the seaside novels,
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FAR AND NEAR.
DUBIOUS uAPPEsISes IN Al. PARTS
smbrscinx Iuiients, Ac,idsu,s sna Cr,us
the Reo"rd OF Daily Lite-Cn,mrs

nmbrscinx Iusiient-, Ac,idsots snd crime
the Reo"ra OF Daily Lite-On,mrs
sron the Unu,ch Towers.
Frederick Hopt was shot by officers Of
tho law Tor tho crime ot murder, at Salt
Lake City, yesterday.
Philo NJ. l.. shepard, tor thirty years
cashier of the freight department. of the
New York Central railroad IN Buffalo,
has He'd after emb, zzliDg about SAC, 900.
Four boys we're precipitsted in tho Allo
gheny river at Pittsburg. Thursday after
noon by the caving in Of the ciuder baRk
at tue Uuion iron mills Michael Conley,
laborer, leaped into tho water, which
was ten feet deep. aud brought the half.
drowned youngsters to shore, one by one.
Ii. +. Stone, aged about 60 years, at
tempted suicide yesterday in Baltimore.
by cutting his throat. He was elected
from the house when the attempt was
made, when ho went to Druid Hill park
and drowned himself in tho reservoir.
The body was soon after recovered. He
had been drinking heavily.
The Earl Of Wilton has just had his
tongue cut out. He bore the operation
WELL and it has been successful, at least
in saving Ills life. Hitherto cancer in the
tongue has been deemed fatal. The
elder Placdc, Henry, died Of II, and his
brother lhomas committed suicide under
the suffering which attended it.
During the first year tho New York
| elevated roads carried TO, 900 persons, and
during the past year yearly 100000, 600.
| The first years earnings were $4,000 !;
last year, nearly $1,000, 600. There was
steady progression each year. The az
gregato earnings since the first road was
built, in 1872, were s32, 900, 600 the AZ
grcgate passengers carried, IA, 600, 900.
Al an early hour Friday morning Marion
Deems, aged 90 years, was shot and
killed by Lewis StaDger, at the house Of
the last named, in the northeastern sec
tiou of Baltimore. Deems lived in the
house and retired about midnight. Be-
tween l aud . o'clock Stanger heard a
noise in the lower part of the house aud
went to the head of the stairs with a
revolver in his hand. lie saw a man
enter the house aud called to him, but
received no reply. lie supposed the man
was burglar and fired. The ball from
the pistol of Stauger entered the left
breast of Deems, who fell backward and
died in few minutes. Deems had left
his room and gone down stairs, and wac
returning when he was shot. Stanger wac
arrested to await an investigation.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-14
For merit only, Henceiorth.

The black eye which Harvard college
gave Governor Butler year ago in refus
ing him the customary degree of LII. d.
given to Massachusetts, governors has
been pouIticed by the action of the Ear-
ward overseers Friday. Governor Rob-
inson will also be refused the degree. aud
no governor will be made an LII. ID.
hereafter simply because he is governor.
President Eliot said to the Press cores.
poudent Friday night Harvard will
give no more degrees as mere political
spoils, as in years past but now and
herereafter the recipient must have shown
marked ability IN the branch of jurs
prudence. Governor Robinson has been an
able and exemplary chief magistrate, but
he has not shown himself to be more
worth of the degree at the present time
than he was before he entered his prescut
office. Therefore, though he is a graduate
Of the college, the Overseers feel it their
duty to refuse him any special distinction
at the coming commencement He has
not expected it, and it will probably DO a
long time before any other governor is
found worthy of the honor"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-14
NEIaHBORHOOu NEWS.

The York county wheat crop will DO the
largest harvested for many years.
The fourteenth annual spring fair of
the Oxford Agricultural society IL now in
progress. The exhibit of machinery is
the largest ever given.
Edward Daily, of Reading, an engineer
in the employ of the Reading company
during the past ten years, died Friday
morning on his train at Auburn.
T. 8. Cooper, of Linden Grove, Lehigh
county, sold In New York Wednesday, 80
head Of Jersey cattle for $4,000 Tho
highest priced animal brought s3, 500, and
the cheapest was sold for $l60.
Joseph Graham and Thomas ii. Marvel,
Of Wilmington, have purchased property
in New Garden, Chester county, contain
ing SO acres, for $50, 900. II contains q
line bed of kaolin, which they are prepared
70 ship In large quantities. They will give
employment to number of men.
The Lehigh Valley railroad company
has purchased nearly 80, 900 acres of btu.
minous coal land in Clearfield county,
which 1t will hereafter mine. The trans
action was contaminated Friday, when the
title deeds we're delivered and the pur.
chase money, 81, 900, 900 In cash, paid by
tho LehiRh company.
Messrs. Dupont, the large powder manu-.
facturers, have paid tho Vulcan powder
company, whose works are located near
Catasauqua and who are formidable com.
petitors OF the Messrs. Dupont, $75, 900 to
suspend operations for ono year. The
members of the Vulcan company are Il.
3. Wertz, Oscar Meyer and William B.
schaffer, who receive s25, 900 each for the
suspension.
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DIR. aoims. on inc explorer. spade.

OIlver Wendell Holmes has written
!otter to the Rev. Mr.. Winslow,
of Boston, the explorer of Z,ar,
in which he says "The exploring
spade has furnished the tribes of mankind
with water, coal, iron and gold, and is
now giving them historic truth, the mines
Of which have never been opened until
our times. 1t seems 70 me that the whole
Christian and the whole Hebrew world
should DO as much interested in the ex.
cavation of Zoar as the classic world was
in that of Troy, MycerD, or Assos."
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-14
A New musical director.

Manager Yecker has secured for next
years theatrical season Prof. Carl Thor
balm, of Warren, Ohio. Tie will arrive in
Lancaster July 2, to make final arrange.
ments with Mr.. Yecker. The new
musical director was secured through Mr..
John ID. Mishler. During the summer he
will play at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
The Warren Tribune of June 3, has the
following complimentary notice of the new
director "Prof. Carl Thorbahn has
resigned his position at Daua's musical
institute. Mr.. Thorbahn has done much
to sustain the standing of the school, and
his influences in the community has been
Marked"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-14
Dig. BRUCE sENrrsUrD.
The PhilsdeIphIs m mslprActitioner sentenced
to Three Years Inpriso Dment.
PHILADELPHIA Times

to Three Years impriso pment.
Philadelphia Times.
DIR. Dorival B. Bruce, who was conyic
ted in April Of malpractice, resulting in the
death of Hattie Scholl, was sentenced by
Judge Finletter yesterday to an inprison.
ment Of three years. A new trial had
been asked on the grounds that Hattie
Scholl's dying declaration was admitted in
evidence. The admission Of the declaration
was essential to secure conviction. 1t
was contended, for the defense, that q
dying declaration is admissible only 10
homicide cases.
The judge, in overruling the motion,
said " IL will be observed that the bill
of indictment charges the death Of Hattie
Scholl upon the defendant, and that
otherwise it would be defective. Is it
not, then, an indictment for homicide {?
IL is submitted that the act Of mbly,
in defining in terms this crime, did not
change it's common law character, which
is homicide. Nor could they do 30, giving
it another name, or by calling it misde
meanor, as they have done in Ohio. We
can find no reason in the nature and cir.
cumstances Of the crime charged against
the defendant for relaxing q well.detined
aud necessary rule of evidence"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-14
A Big Battle Field.

1t Is interesting and amusing to see
with what easy confidence partisan
organs of either side can figure out the
certain election of their party candidates
on the presidential ticket. Nothing Is
30 certain, however, rs the uncertainty
Of the coming struggle. The boastful =
ness of Biaine's friends is either the
expression of a.spirit of braggadociO or of
light headedness. For any one who gives
careful attention to facts aud figures
readily discerns that one third of the
electoral college is In doubt. The states
usually counted as doubtful and decisive
are New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
and Indiana and the battle is generally
narrowed down In popular estimation to
New York, where the result depends
upon the aggregate net majority given
to the Democracy in New York city and
Kings county.
But the field Is very much wider than
this narrow compass. The revolt against
Blaine In Massachusetts,, with the in
creasing Democratic strength there and
It's efficiency of organization, proves
that state to be one of the most doubtful
In the Union. Senator Pike expresses
apprehensions for the Republicans in
New Hampshire. The Republican
affect confidence Of making an impres
sion In Virginia, North Carolina
and West Virginia. In Ohio, where
the Republicans have been demor.
allied Of late years, and which has no
representation on the national Republi
can ticket, the state organization Of that
party has just been completed under
very demoralizing circumstanc ces, the
anti Foster men withdrawing from the
organization and threatening to sulk in
their tents. The Pacific slope-cOunting
California, Colorado. Nevada and Ore
gon-may all be safely set down as
doubtful.
This leaves nothing assured to Blaine
and Logan but the following states with
their respective electoral votes Name,
O.; Illinois, %; Iowa, l3 Kansas, 0
Michigan, l3 Minnesota, 7; Nebraska
g.; Rhode Island, A; Vermont, A; Wis.
oonsln, l1-total 9S. OF course there
are other states in which the Republic
Cans have and may keep the advantages
Of the position. But they may lose them,
too.
Looping off the three Southern states
In which more sanguine Republicans
hope TO make some diversion, the Dem.
0crsts retain with certainty l2i electoral
votes, and have TO secure n to elect their
candidate. They have Vlrginia's II.
North Cardinals ii, West Virginia's o,
New York's SO and Indiana's 10 TO draw
'hess from first There they can stop
md YET win. They can make hopeful
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A FAMILY FIGHT.
,srnKssr,so KANSAS cosrus uass.

Tronbie Abpu, tho Castpdy OF ,hiid -Um-
GERS Met by wOWsu with n Revolver
"eAmakon Ordered ,o be Arrested.
Frank Conroy committed suicide Tow
months ago at his homo ia Warwick town.
ship. Shortly afterwards his mother Mrs,
Sarah Conroy was appointed by the court
guardian Of his minor child, Mary g.
Conroy, aged twelve years. Mrs. Sarah
Conroy, being poor and old aud nearly
blind, and from these causes being un.
fitted tO take care of the child, tho
court on the Gath Of May revoked her
guardianship and appointed Henry Gross,
tho chid's grandfather, guardian instead.
Henry Gross In MrA Frank Coproy's
iather, and since his appointment as guar
dian has been cndeavOring to got POSSES
sion Of the child, but has been prevented
from doing so, ~ he alleges by Matilda
Townsend, n sister Of Mrs. Frank Conroy,
who lives at Penn Hill, fow miles north
OF Lititz.
Being unable to secure possession OF
the child, Mr.. Gross, through his counsel.
j. B. Amwako esq, made applications for
q writ Of habeas corpus, requiring Mrs.
Townsend to bring the child before Judge
Patterson, and abide such action as the
Judge should take. The writ was issued,
aud placed In the hands Of Onicsr Cramer,
who yesterday, accompanied by Officer
Stormfoltz aud Henry Gross, the guardian
drove out to Penn Hin. On approaching
the Townsend residence it was thought
best that Officer Cramer should
alight and take possession Of tho
front door, as on former occasions,
whom tho guardian made his appear
auce, the door was barrcaded, and
ho failed tn mako ap entrance. Cramer
nhtaiuel sinn nf thn front lnnr and
awaited the arrival Of Gross and Stormfeltz.
He noticed some children play ing In the
garden, but didn't know whether tho
Conroy girl was among them or not AS
soon as Gross was seon, the children scat.
tered aud hid in an ad jacent thiokot.
Cramor callet Mrs. Townsend, who was
working in the garden, into the house and
read the writ To her. Mrs. Townsend
ordered the officers out Of the house, and
az they declined to go, she opened bureau
drawer, and drow therefrom loaded
revolver. Before she could uso 1t the
officers seized and disarmod her. Sho
abused them rouudly and "blackguarded"
MIR. Gross "shamefully," as that mild
looking gentleman this morning testified
before Judge Patterson. She denied having
the custody of the child aud refused to tell
where IL was, but she said she would
appear before Judge Patterson and make
answer to tho writ at 10 o'clock this
morning.
At the hour named Officer Cramer and
Guardian Gross appeared in the orphans
court room before Judge Patterson. The
officer made his return to the writ, and
testified TO the facts substantially as above
detailed.
Mr.. Gross corroborated his testimony,
and showed letter, written by Frank
A., Il
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On the Farm,

Mount J oy Herald.
jacob Wagner, tenant on NJ. l.. Gred
er's farm, has four year old steer whose
weight is estimated Mt 5000 pounds three
Rirth measurements were respectively 10,
0l and 81 feet, and from his tail to his
shoulders, he measured . feet
On the farm Of Henry Mussor, ia East
Donegal, near Big Spring, is small pond
in which are great many cat fish. Ono
morning recently Mr.. Musser noticed a
number of dead fish on tho water and on
the morning following a great many more,
was % the common waterinS nIaoo far p tha
cattle and whether the miscreants in
tended to poison them or the fish is not
known
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the Democratic candidates have been nom.

the Democratic candidates have been nom.
mated and not later than August 1, to
take such further action rs may to them
seem necessary TO carry out the sense OF
this meeting with practical effect.
Mr.. Hollowoll created sons confusion
10y declaring that he came not to cast his
vote with the Democratic party, but in
the hope OF pushing ou Republican or
an Independent Republican vote. lie
offered resolution declaring that any
man who accepts a presidential nomiua
tiou from the Dcnccratic party thereby
forfcits all claim to Republican support.
This was received with Kisses aud was
finally defeated. Mr.. Hollowol! said he
was opposed to Blaine, but could not voto
with the Democrats,
Thon arose a sharp discussion over tho
point whether the support OF tho lude-
pendent voters should DO given to tho
Democratic candidate, or whether the
third party nominations should bo made.
The sentiment of the meeting was mani
festly in favor Of the Democratic ticket,
unless Butler should DO tho nomiuee
There is no doubt that every man present
would jump back into the Republican
ranks aud howl for Blaine and Logan II
tho doughty general should lead the
Democratic column. President Eliot, Of
Harvard, was prominent in supporting =
resolution in favor of q third party.
al must confess" ho said, 'it will be
only by dispeusation Of Providence that
the Democratic party will give us the
candidate we want. Ii we can put on our
platform their candidates it will be better
for them and perfectly satisfactory to us.
But political progress is to bo made only
| by conflict of national parties and as rule
of two national parties and there
fore hope that out of this meeting will
grow a new party as one was grown year,
sgo. | know that the young mon of thi,
country are sick to death of the demagCg
ing policy of the parties of to-day. But
We want not an Independent party. Al
Independent party is ono balancing be
tween the two parties. We want to fount
new party III our cOuutry-a party ol
national principles aud one which can looi
forward to national triumph
The resolution i'll favor of exclusive
third party action was lost and the reso
lutions as originally presented were unau-
mOusly adopted. A red hot anti Blain,
letter from Congressman Theodore Lyman
was read. Several hundred names were
added to the general roll, making a tota
of fully two thousand, aud then tho meet
ing came to an end. a committe Oi
twenty five was appointed 70 proceed T.
New York 10 confer with the Independent
Republicans of New York on June II
The committee is headed by Colonel Cod
| man.
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Mr.. WILLIAM ii. VANDERBILT returned
home from Europe Friday afternoon.
MIR. HENRY WILLARD is on his way to
Europe for brief visit to Germany.
MR.. Z. l.. GoDKIN, Of the Nation, a
widower, is about to DO married again.
GENERAL WILLIAM MCCANpLEss is
lying seriously i'll at his home in Phila.
delpha.
REV. J. w. ETTER, of Mount Joy, has
received the degree of Doctor of Divinity
from Lebanon Valley college.
II. l.. MUssER, of Marietta, was gradu.
ated at the Lebanon Valley college on
Thursday, and delivered an address on
The Tendency of Government"
JOHN A. LOGAN is q Methodist, and of
him Methodist Clergyman in Bostoa said
last Saturday that he joined the church
by telegraph and was baptized by pho
tograph.
REV. Z. 7. FIELD, pastor Of the Roman
Catholic church of Centralia, died in
Philadelphia, Thursday, after q long ill
ness. He had been stationed at Contralia
for many years and exercised powerful
influence over the people.
Hon. FRANCIS WADE HUGuEs, of Potts
vile, lawyer of national repute. was
struck with paralysis at o'clock Friday
morning and still lies in cOmatose state.
He rallied for few moments Friday
night, but relapsed, and his death is mo.
mentarily expected.
REV. Q. Ii. HERBsT, of Pottstown, who
was to have been tried by the Goschen.
hoppen classis, has had the charges against
him withdrawn by the consistory of
lions Reformed church. Rev. Mr.. Herbst
gave notice that he would appeal to the
Reformed synod of the United States.
REV. ABEL FLETCHER,a blind preacher,
accounts for the proyerbial cheerfulness of
biind people from the fact that their lives
are continuous experiment in which the
other senses are made to do duty for the
iost sense. This occupation of tho facul-
Tics Is the source OF content. Blind people
are busy people.
MRS, ALMIRA LINCOLN PHELPS. thu
well known writer aud teacher, will, ON
July 10, celebrate the completion of her
9lst year. She is in capital health and
full enjoyment OF all her faculties, with
the exception that her hearing is slightly
impaired. She still keeps up her diary.
which she began at tho age of 10.
LoGAN's friends sent him o dispatch
near the close Of the convention asking
shall We swing in for Blaine ?" 1t came
10 his absence and Mrs. Logan opened it.
Without moments hesitation abe gave
the answer, Yes" Ten minutes after
Logan's Illinois vote was recorded for
Blaine and the contest ended. General
Logan had hesitated about taking the
vice presidential nomination. He pre-.
ferred to be senator again. But MRS,
Logan decided the question.
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Tho milIsr.yiIIe Commene eemept.

The regular meeting Of the alumni as
ISOLATION Of the State Normal school will
be held at Millersville, on Wednesday,
July Cd, 1884. The public exercises will
begin at p. m. There will be an address,
an essay, and an grafton. The exercises
will be interspersed with music. The
history OF the class of 1874 will be read.
The committee in charge Of the testimon.
ial to DIR. Edward Brooks, is expected to
make its report at the coming meeting.
The graduating exercises Of the school will
be held on Thursday, July Sd.