The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-24
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WASHINGTON, May 2O.-Secretary Fol-
ger to-day issued the one hundred and
twenty-eighth call for the redemption of
bonds to the amount Of 10000. 900 at 3
per cent, maturing June 30th.
SAVANNAH, May 22-Buford L. Dean,
who last night shot and killed his broth
er, David j. Dean, for seducing the
daughter of the former, was set free by
the Coroner's jury. A verdict of justi-
fable homicide was rendered.
GALVESTON, May ga dispatch from
Laredo to the News says: "No confirma-
ton can be had here of reported revo-
lutionary outbreak at Lnares, Mexico,
which is about forty miles southeast of
Monterey. The only report that reached
here is to the effect that a great COnfia-
grafton has occurred at Linares."
NEW YORK, May 22.-Three ahidavits
against Ferdinand Ward have been made
by J. Nelson Tappan, Mr.. Tappan's son,
and a broker named William II. Bing-
ham. RumOrs We're fiOated around Wall
street this afternoon, which could be
traced to no reliable source, that Z. S,
Grant, yr., had suddenly left for Canada.
KEY WEST, May 22.-Late reports in
dicate that Castro has left Nassau. Osten-
sibly for Jamaica, and the Cubans claim
he landed and joined Aguero. The plot
at Nassau is probably Fenian one The
present Governor of the Bahamas is re-
ported to have been formerly a Magis-
self obnoxious to Irishmen. Documents
have been discovered on the body of a
person found drowned disclosing a plot
to destroy the government palace, and
an Internal machine, probably intended
for the work of destruction, has also
been discovered.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Hill
has prepared report on the postal tele-
gIaph schemes before the Senate COM
mittee. 1t has not been acted upon by
the full committee, but it is given out for
views Of the majority of the committee
upon the subjects treated. 1t is a whole
~sale condemnation Of the existing meth
ods of conducting the telegraph business
of the country, especially the telegraph
news service, all of which it proposes to
reform. 1t makes a strong point of the
necessity for protecting the public against
sinister possibilities in the control of news
by the Associated Press, which it puts in
the same catalogue with the telegraph
companies as monopolists and oppressors
of struggling journals and confding
readers.
GALVESTON, May 22.-The News spe-
cials from Tyler, Nuevasota, Crockett
Waverly, and other points in Northeast
em Texas, report a very heavy rainfall
This makes the fourth heavy fall in this
reffion since May 1st. Immense tracks
of country are flooded. Such tremen-
dous rains have not been known in Texas
for many a year. Great damage to
crops has already resulted. In some re
giOns the crop had been planted twice,
and must now be planted again.
At Weatherford, during the last twenty
four hours, there has been eight inches
rainfall, and at Corsicana five inches.
At Dallas, Palestine, Tyler and other
points, four inches; and at Mexia added
to torrents of rain, a tornado of consid-
cradle force passed over the northeast
portion of the city last night, A peculiar
glare of light followed its track. at times
being quite brilliant. 1t is not believed
that much damage resulted.
Information has also been received of
tornado, 200 yards wide, which passed
between Fairfield and Stewartville yes
terday. Forests were uprooted in its
pathway. The farmers are now ascer-
tanning the damage by following its
track. A tornado passed through Hemp
stead county yesterday, sweeping every
thing before it. A child, six weeks old,
E0Was blown one hundred yards unhurt
souse containing negroes was blown
m, but all escaped except one child
ich was killed.