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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-10
\ COIored Millionaire.

A colored millionaire has recently
caused a sensation in New York bya viii
case, involving a large fortune and an
adopted daughter The facts as reported
in the "World" are as follows: Forty
years ago Aadrew Hesdra, Virginia
slave, was freed by his masters will and
with small sum of money in his posses
sion came to New York from Richmond,
and with his wife embarked in the laun-
dry business. From a small beginning
their business expanded and Hesdra is
now a millionaire. Early in their married
life the couple adopted a cOlored ch'd
Cynthia, who grew to womanhood under
their roof and is MAJ ried to a man nam
ed Jeffreys. After the wedding a fr,-
nlshed residence was presented to her hy
her adopted parents free of charge so
long rs her department. towards them was
satisfactory. She was naturally regarded
as the heiress of the now vast estate, but
by the recent action of Hesdra she has
not only been disinherited, but disposs-
ed of the furnished house, No. 102 West
Thirty second street, which since her
marriage she has made her home. This
property belonged to Hesdra's wife, who
at her death willed it to her husband.
The sister Of Hesdra's wife contested the
viii, claiming that it was a forgery. Old
Hesdra, however, gained the case, but
was so diSguSted at the course his adODt-
ed daughter had taken in tie matter that
he has disinherited her. and she is now
living in Brooklyn and is said to be pen
n'ese. Old man Hesdra is worth about
a million and half in real estate, and is
living in fine style at Nyack.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-10
Testing Canned Goods.

All buyers of canned goods should re-
iect every can which does not show the
line of rosin around the edgeof solder on
the can, knowing that muriate Of zinc
has been used when it is absent. They
should also reject all goods which do not
bear the name of the factory and also the
the name of some wholesale firm on the
label, and should test the soundness of
the contents Of a can by pressing in the
bottom. If the pressure is followed by a
rattle, caused by the displacement of the
gas, it is not fit for food. A sound can
has a solid feel. If there is any rust
around the cap on the inside Of the head
of the can, the contents are not go6d.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-10

Francis Scott Key, who W rote the Star
Spangled Barler." Is to have monu-
ment in Patterson Square, Baltimore.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-10
Attention STANLEY Matthews .

1t is announced that Stanley Matthews
will address the Tennessee Bar Asaocia-
ton on July 4th on the heights of Look
out Mountain. From that elevation he
may probably discover the iniquiCy Of fill
ing the Supreme Court of the United
States by purchase, and Sc e the contemp-
lhle position of a Judge who sits on the
bench as a tool of the men whose money
has been used to elevete him to the posi-
ton he degrades.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-10
Ward and Blaine.

n. N. Evening Telegram March 20th
Sam Ward the celebrated lobbyist, who
died in Italy Sunday, has not beeu much
in Washington since 1876 when the demo-
cratic congress came in and commenced
to investigate everybody. When Mr..
Blaine finished his six years term as
speaker in March, 1875, Mr.. Ward sent
him beautiful silver urn, as a token of
appreciation from the lobby of which he
was chief, for the assistance Mr.. Blaine
had rendered them in what Mr. Ward
called promoting legislation"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-10
TILDEN'S CANDIDACY.

LOUISVILLE, June Tn regard to Mr..
Tilden's letter declining to accept the
Presidential nomination to be presented
to the New York State Convention, Mr..
Henry Watterson, in an interview in the
Times to-day, says:
"Mr. TiIden's resolution not to allow
the use of his name, or TO accept a nomi-
nation, has been ixexorablc since 1880.
He has communicated this resolution 10
his friends with the greatest candor and
decision. He has at no time equivocated
or hesitated. The statement made by
Mr.. Dana to Mr.. Dorsheimer is true, aud
Mr. Tlden's friends have proceeded upca
the knowledge of it with his entire con-
sent. Many of those using Mr.. Tilden's
name in connection with the next ncmi-
nation know these things as well as | do,
and are using Mr.. Tilden for dishonest
purposes of their own. He would not ac-
cept the office, far less the nomination,
and this will be autboritalively commu-
nicated to the New York State Conven-
ton"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-10
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

HAVING BEEN DULY QUALIFIED AS
II Administrator of the estate of Joseph II
Mann, | hereby require all claims and demands
against said estate to be presented as pre-
sCribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded
n bar; and all debtors are warned to make
immediate sediment to the undersigned.
A. w. MANN. AdminiStra
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-10
State of Florida, County Court 70
Putnam County.

In the matter of the estate of Frederick ID.
LCnUe, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been appointed by the county court Of
Putnam county, Florida, administrator of the
estate of Frederick ID. Lente, deceased. All
persons having any demands against the es-
tate of said deceased are hereby notified to
present the same to the undersigned, within
the time prescribed by law or this notice will
be pleaded in bar.
WILLIAM kEMBLE LENTE,
Administrator of the Estate of Frederick D.
Lentc, deceased, Palatka, Florida.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-10
The Changes in the Election Districts
of Putnam County,

In accordance with the statute in such case
made and provided the changes in the bOun-
dareS the election districts of Putnam COun-
ty Florida are hereby made matters of public
notice, at the regular meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners for said county on Jan
uary B. 1888 in compliance with Il petition to
such effect,
On motion ordered That the north half of
section ,, township r. south of range p east
be embraced within the boundary lines of
election district No. 5 as heretofore laid out
with voting place or precinct at G.. 7. Potter's
store.
In compliance with petition from the citi-
ZcnS in the vicinity of and living at Buffalo
Bluff, asking to be annexed to election district
NO. s. On motion it was ordered that election
district No. s. be bounded and described as fol
lows: Beginning at the intersection of the
OCklaWaha and the st. Johns River, thence
following the Ocklawaha River to the line be-
tween township IL, range p. and II range %
;. +. Thence running north to Rice Creek:
| thence following Rice Creek to the St Johns
River thence sOuthcrly along the western
bank of said river to Il point directly west of
the mouth of Dunn's Creek; thence east across
said river to the mouth of said creek: thence
following said Creek to point where it crosses
the township line, thence west in direct line
to the west bank of the st. Johns River
SOutherly along said west bank to place of be-
ginning, with voting place or precinct at Pa
latka.
On motion it was ordered that all that pOr-
tion of election district No Is lying south of
the present northern line of Putnam cOunty
and east of Sims Creek, he annexed to and
made a part of election district No. H.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-10
Drawbacks of Southern Journalism.

-, Southern journalism has its drawbacks
Inc linton W.Va.) Republican failed
10 appear the other day: and the re-it issue
1t was explained that the failure was ''un
account of the Junior editor being com
peiied TO go to Charleston to answer Uni
tea states warrants sworn out against
him by the senior editor"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-10
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKLES.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM ALI
PARTS BY WIRE AND CABLE.
ENGLAND AFRAID OF BLAINE.

LONDON. June 7.-Under the heading
"a Beaconsfield Beyond the Sea-" the
Pail Mall Gazette says: ''Nfr. Blaine's
nomination is the most notable event for
England since President Lincoln was as
sassinated. Wherever Blaine can Oust
the British from position they hold ON
the American continent he will endeaYor
to replace English influence and trade
bv American. His menacing intimation
that he would disregard the Clayton
Bulwer treaty is an evil augury for the
future relations Of England and America
His Intervention in Peru was most oml-
nous. when he declared he disliked Eng
land to win triumph in fields which
legitimately belong to America. Eng
land will watch with extreme sol1cItude
the electoral campaign.
A SALVATION ARMY JAILED.
CLEVELAND, O., June 7.-The Saliva
ton Army, numbering twenty-four men
and women, was arrested last night for
disturbing the peace by parading the
streets, singing, shouting, praying and
playing musical instruments. The army
was kept in jail the over night and this
morning was arraiGned at the police
court. Captain Walker and three others
were tried jointly and convicted. Wal
ker, being the leader, was fined fifteen
and costs and the others five dollars.
The remaining twenty demanded jury
trials, and were put under bail. In pass
ing sentence, Judge Hutchins said the
Salvation Army has become a nuisance
and must be suppressed, like any other
nuisance. He would impose light fine
as a warning, but if arrested again, he
would infict the full penalty Of the law
every time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21
TO THE WEST.

There are a number of Notwithstanding to the
above mentioned section, but the direct and
reliable route is VIA Saint Louis over the
Missouri Pacific Railway. Two trains daily
are ruin from the Grand Union Depot, Saint
Louis to Kansas City, Leavenworth, Atchi-
son, st. Joeph and Omaha.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars OF the very
finest make are attached to all trains.
At Kansas City Union Depot, passengers
for Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Cali
fornia connect with express trains Of all lines
At Atchison, connection is made with ex.
press trains for Kansas;and Nebraska points
At Omaha, connection is made with the
Overland train for California.
This line offers to parties en- route to the
West and Northwest, not only fast time and
superior accommodations, but beautiful
scenery, as it passes through the finest por.
ton of Missouri and Nebraska. Send for IL
llistrated maps, pamphlets, &C., OF this line
which will be mailed free.
F.5CIANDLER, III. c. TOWNSEND,
Gem Ticket Agent. Gen'fPass. Agent
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21
gxD.< eDp1lulg 9sEDt5s


An extraordinary kidnapping. story is
being investigated BY the metropolitan
police. The victim is Il man named
Josph Meiar. Swiss. employed at the
Midland Hotel, St Pancras. He says
he had arranged to be married, bad
taken a residence in Argyle Square,
Euston Road, had purchased furniture,
and went to the house last Wednesday
niphfSand met his intcnded wife. The
furniture not having come. he LETT the
house to 60 to the shop where .neshaa
bought it. He eofesnued: ..Ithen had
f8.5. q watch chain, and other things in
my possession. issv,is walking through
Argyle Court to Set ito Tunbridge street,
when suddenly sack was thrown over
my head and I was hustled into house.
j remember going down three steps,
and that is all know about the place
into which was taken. The next thing
I remember is that in the night was
SPOKEN to by man who offered me
ssomething to drink, which / refused to
take 1t was quite dark, and could
snot..see the features of the person. |
felt that nv hands and feet were tied,
md l cold not release them. The next
thing remember is being spoken to by
q ms. Twas then in the open air, and
Id that was long way from home.
ii nv money and watch and chain
were gone" 1t further appears that
Meiar was on Thursday night found on
aHertford Common, near BroXbourne,
and that he could not at all account fol-
being discovered there, but he com.
planned of having been kicked and 9th.
erwise ill-treated, and his nose and
mouth were bleeding. He was at once
removed by train to Tottenham Hos
pital. The young. woman to whom hi
was about to be married has corrObOra
ted his statement with regard to- the
money.-S. James Gazette.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21
FLYING Monkeys.

Among the milk-giving animals that
move through the air the flying lemur,
an animal allied to the monkeys, is
very Interesting. 1t has, like our fly
.f1I6 sauirrel, membranous skin, that
when the arms are stretched out adds
many. times to the general spread of the
body without additional weight; even
the tail spreads similar arrangement.
The Young cling to their mothers, and
it is curious sight to see them sweep
ING from. one tree to another. The
flight is always downward. They start
from the top of high tree, dash OH
swooping downward, then rise from
their impetus about twenty feet,
clasp the bark, dart to the top
of an adjacent tree, and hurl themselves
off, repeating the man9uyre again and
again. They do this so rapidly that
observers have been unable to keep up
with them, running along below with
rifle, trying to get a shot.
Our common flying squirrel moves in
about the same way, and ii examined,
on the forearm or wrist will be found
delicate little bone that is used tc
boom out their curious sail as they
dart through the air. The flying squir.
rels of the East are extremely numerous
and beautiful, and often attempt re
markable flights. changing their course
in the air just like birds. This power
has been doubted, but recently a speci
: men that was being brought TO England
escaped; running up the mainnast ane
launching itself off. it darted at thu
foremast. Just then the ship. gave +;
heavy roll. and the hands expected t.
= the little creature go overheard. bn
banged its direction Immediately il
.Irair and grasped the mast in safety
~ .Pnef
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21

of tlle Uni versity as t5innp.l.
bly, with our best lnstIt nliaI H..
the faculty. =
The proper work of the mining school
is in better condition than ever before.
The appendix of thecatalOgue contains
the series up to No. s of Agricultural
College bulletins which are now ex-
+tensivety sought after The intensely.
practical structure and outlook of th4
University can he seen i'm the fact that
in addition to the very complete cours-
es in science and language there arr
conducted by the faculty the. Labor
eight or nine technical schools to qua
ify for as many .lealling vacations
the citizens of the state. Tie Agric
tural and Mechanical College has
ganizei IL strictly industrial course
study and work which is eminent
course OF applied science aud stand
the same relation to. farming =
greatest of all our Industries il, Miss
ri-as the law school to onE legal ill
ests; the medical school:t0 indivit
and public health; the engineers
school to our Internal public improves
ments; and tho Normal to our public
school work. ANY young man WHO
has been raised on farm, and has u
good common school education eau EN-
ter at once on this agricultural course
and complete if in two years, and after
| that If he chooses to pursue his AGA
demic studies continuously-o OF at inter-
walls, even to graduate thereto he can
| do SD as u postgraduate. In gard TO
| this feature, it is remarked ifsDhe cata-
! logue: 1T may lie said that this meth
tur al colleges s = This is ira e Of no
cons, quence if it be. as il fact, i'm
harmony with the sound educational
principles which the educa tiOnal prin-
ciples which the experience of this
practical age has sanctioped.
The educational prof. IN II the pres
ent involved in the a u kent OF the
sciences in relatiopto tlv mathematic
and languages in academic work is
disposed of in the following paragraph:
The modifica tipn Of the course in 1854
had in view the realization of one main
idea. viz: That of giving greater prom.
inence than hitherto to the physical
science in the academic work of the
University. This is accomplished in
two ways: 1st, by bringing the science
to the front in the early part OF the
course, and associating them with Ian
guage work for elementary discipline
ry purposes; I'd, By organizing the
science work in the successive stages
of the courses. so as to provide for pro-
i gressive advancement to higher attain
ments therein than is otherwise prac
tnable. An intelligent glance at the
present programme will readily detec'
the improvements in both respects.
The next session will begin Sept. Sd
Each county school commissioner IL
this state has been furnished q cata
logue. It furnishes all the information
that a letter could give. The tOta
years expense, not including clothing
and railroad fares, should fall within
two hundred dollars.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21

FoR SALE.-A good Stock Farm, for. Cash,
at low price. Fifteen milesfrom Centreville,
Reynolds county, Mo. 240 acres; 1926 acres
in cultivation. For further information ad-
dress wv. WOoD,
Philbrook, Montana Ter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21
&kMblicanisIm and PrOTaibi-
- Hon.

e. attempt to nationalize the Pro-
tiSn.movements preposterous d. it
III counyry spreading over % her
les of lAstu3e and IS degrees of lon
Itle and haying q heterogeneous
Equation OF POO 600 islhaving one
sked political eTectiat least, that oil
ing that one sthe great parties
A1o6k try u favorabl toit True,
8: ,ah press de- nfncass the
lsts for setting special
ticket; bnt eason IL
~ tpofefc can b plished
Jpn i4 p par
BIT 1.-The
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-05-21
Rash Advice.

Ono blowing day last week, when the
sidewalks were as slippery as glass, q
woman stood in front Of door ON
Clifford street, and strewed some ashes
from pan she held on the lev walk.
As she did 50. the wind blew the coal
dust rather freely over her, and . man
going past saids
If you will turn your back to the
wind it will blow the ashes from Won
instead of over you.
The woman thanked him with her
eyes, but did not move. Indeed. she
could not without losing her balance
and the ashes both.
'.Let mo show you.' said the man
kindly, as he removed fur glove and
grasped with determined grip tho
well-tilled ash-pan. you can throw
them over the walk in this way, and
not be liable to put your eyes out. It's
as easy as rolling off log" and he
braced his back against tho wind and
gave q generous flop to the ash-pan.
The woman went into the house 10
get the ashes out of her hair and eyes
and recover her health. When the DO
lice had busted the man off and identi-
fed him they took him home. The on
~ remark he made was:
''You can't most always tell from
what quarter the wind will blow when
you attempt to give advice about emp.
tying an ash-pan.
Which it is so.-Detr0it Free Press.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-05-21

DJreeu, and the STOCKS they .lsed w
have accumulated in the banks and in
the hands Of big capitalists and monop-
olists. Yet all the efforts of these men
and institutions seem to be unable to
sustain prices; and as there is limit to
every thing. there will also be q limit to
these efforts. Already several rich
men have been 50 badly hurt that they
are giving up the struggle. The im-
mense sale Of securities like the West
Shore bonds, the Pullman Palace, the
Ontario and Western, and North River
construction stocks clearly demonstra-
ted last week that q number Of wealthy
men, having suffered by the tumble in
Willard stocks, have had to throw over
board big lots Of other securities. The
Vox Popnli Of Wall Street is not al
ways Vox Del; but taking it for what it
is worth, it would appear that all the
stocks sacrificed last week came out of
the boxes of very strong men. Mr.. G.
Pullman, Gen. Winslow, and Gen. Pal
mer were prominent among those mem
toned as having given up the struggle.
The Mills party has sacrificed q large
amount of Erie stock and bonds. All
these gentlemen were heavily inter-
.---;.s .. 5..5 WIZARD P1opernes. 4no
ravages Of the last two years in the
ranks of the humble outsiders could
not be stopped there. They had to
be spread further and further, and
there would be nothing surprising in it
If they should be found to reach not
only strong men but strong institutions,
too. Nothing will stop the. career of
this liquidation, except q thorough re-
form Of corporation law and thor
ough publication Of the management
Of corporate institutions. NeW York
Sun.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-05-21
The Locomotive OF To-day.

The locomotive of to-day is i giant
by the side Of the production Of 1851.
The New York Central express engine
is q very Anak. Its weight is $4,000
pounds, or nearly two and q half times
heavier than its shove mentioned pro-
totype. The cylinders are Is inches
by "a. The average mans head IS far
below the top Of the driving wheels,
which are IS inches in diameter. In
1854 q New York express passenger To-
connective travelled %, 600 miles in
year; last year the average mileage per
engine stood between 20, 600 and SO, 600
miles. A locomotive for express passen-
ger service costs, taking the expert
ence of the past few years, from s., 500
to 80, 600 to build. s In comparing the
locomotives Of to-day and quarter Of
Q century ago, you will notice that
while the weight Of the whole machine
has increased greatly, certain Of the
dimensions have not altered much.
This Is because we are limited in var.
Gus ways in constructing q locomotive.
We can not make the body of the en-
CINE over certain width, because of
the gauge of the track; not over GER
tain hight, because we must keep the
center Of gravity at about the same POI
sition; not over certain length, be-
cause of the wheel centers. So the To-
connective must always remain nearly.
the same in form. Il Il to increased
capacity Of boilers that We must look
for increase Of power. At present an
express locomotive boiler is Of eighty
5szi.a no ~
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-05-21
She Was Tired Out.

She came up from the depot on car
in company with q young man who had
been waiting her arrival from Cincip-
natl, and they had scarcely taken seats
when he said:
Susie, you must have had an awful
time thereP''
'.Whyp'' Il
ION account of the high water. How
near the river were your
..Oh. not far,
did the water come up around your
housep'' is ss
II believe so. At least, I heard the
boys saying something about the base
ment being even full. -
1T must have been grand but ter
rible sight,
II presume SO. she answered with
q yawn.
':Did the boats have to bring you
provisionsp''
.'Did theyP Well, now, I forgot to
ask papa, but I presume they did.
"And wasn't there danger of the
foundations Of the house giving wayp"
Il expect there was, but we keep
four servants and, of course, we let
them worry about that
''You could see the whole inundation
from your window, I supposed"
Il presume I could have, had / look
ed out. =
''Why, Susie, you don't seem to have
taken the slightest interest in the af-
fair
"And how could you expect me to
when / had three new novels sent me
that week and had to decide between
two offers Of marriage? There was q
food of water or something, and they
had to move back from the levee or
somewhere, and lots of people lost all
they had or some such thing. but please
don't talk about it. Such things make
me tired. Detroit Free Press.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-05-21

! The discovery of tin in North Caro-
lima was made in . singular manner.
Among the minerals exhibited at the
Boston Exhibition from that State was
a lump of ore marked unknown II
was analysed by an assayist and found
to contain Is per cent of tin. the rich
est ever known. The specimen came
from Kings Mountain, and while the
vein has not been discovered, from the
quantity of ore lying around loose,
scientists are sure the metal exists Ia
great quantities. There are only three
t;n-bearing mines in the world, and It
Is said there Is standing offer OF ESQ.,
600 for the discovery of one in the Uni
ted States.