The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-17
STATE PRESS.

Dempsey Blake, one OF the Oldest cltl-
zens Of Gainesville. died few days ago.
The railroad shops in Tallahassee have
resumed the system of ten hours work
a day
A forest fire in Orange county last
week destroyed about $500 worth of
property.
The scarcity of drinking water at Key
West is becoming a serious matter to the
citizens of the place.
There is but one sago palm in bloom on
the Halifax coast, and that is in w. W.
Wilder's yard at Daytona.
The experiments made having proved
satisfactory, the palmetto factory at
Sanford will soon be started.
Last week was the tenth week of the
Methodist revival at Orlando. Many
are being brought into the church.
Mr.. Allison. of Quincy, after gathering
a crop of Irish potatoes from piece of
land. has planted it in Cuba tobacco.
The name of J. E. Young, Esq, of
Pensacola, has been added to that of
probable Congressional candidates in the
First district.
There was cowhiding scrape in Key
West last week between two Cubans. j.
E,stroda, editor of the Propaganda, was
struck a few blows with a cOwhide by
Z. ParOdi.
A number Of neat and handsome cot
tages are being erected at Enterprise.
Lester Clark is erecting a building that
will contain seven store rooms, ana
Thayer & Sauls large store.
Strangers hunting in VOlusia county,
shoot deer, and think they have not hurt
them because they do not fall at the
crack of the gun. Four deer were re-
Gently found dead in the woods near
where they were shot a week before in
that county.
The Spring, of Green Cove, says: "On
Wednesday and Thursday a sale Of the
effects of c.. II. Moss, grocer, took place
under a writ of attachment in favor OF
the firm of Wightman 6, Christopher, Of
Jacksonville. After the sale, Moss was
arrested on a charge Of carrying off SIX
barrels of flour and a sewing machine,
and was bound over in the sum Of $500,
by Justice Baadin, for his appearance at
the next term Of the Circuit Court to an
swer the charge.
Fernandina Mirror: Mr.. Cone. of
Coneville, in this county, brought to the
Mirror office on the gath, an interesting
exhibit in reference to silk culture. On
a few small palmetto leaves there were
hundreds of silk cOcoOns, interspersed
like fruit on a tree, about the size Of
large pecan, and of all shades of color.
Mr.. Cone is engaged in raising CocOons
for market, and is quite satisfied with
the success he has met. The COcOOns are
fed on the morus multicaulus or Chinese
mulberry, aud are shipped in bulk to
New Orlerns, where aremunerative price
is obtained.
A special to the Jacksonville Herald of
Saturday from Pensacola says "DIr. ID.
F. Sullivan, the millionaire Iumberman
and merchant, and undoubtedly the
wealthiest man in Florida, dropped dead
at his home a few moments since. The
First National Bank, of which he was
president, has closed its doors and is
draped in mourning. This melancholy
event casts a heavy mantle of gloom over
this community" The Herald says edi-
torially; Mr.. Daniel F. Sullivan was by
far the wealthiest citizen of West Flori-
da, and an invaluable citizen to the
State in many respects. He was presi-
dent of the First National Bank of Pen
sacola, did an immense export lumber
business, built and owned the splendid
opera house III that city, as well as many
other fine buildings, and was, by reason
Of his splendid business capacity and
great public spirit and enterprise, a most
valued and unusually esteemed citizen.
His loss to our sister city OF the West is
almost irreparable. He was in the full
prime of life
ROciO, a colored Cuban, who was con-
victed Of murder at the last term of the
State Circuit Court. was executed on Fri
day last, at Key West. The murdered
man was also a Cuban. The crime origi-
mated IN a gambling quarrel. Recio de-
MED the offence for which he was hanged
but acknowledged having committed
three murders in Cuba. He said the vic
TINS were all Spaniards. The prisoner
on the scaffold called toseveral friends in
the crowd after being bound He asked
for a bottle of wine and a cigarette, and
took his drink with the greatest coolness
and apparent relish, inviting the Jail Off
cials to join him. Upon their declining,
he took second glass, dropped the
cigarette from his lips. and said that he
was ready. Another Cuban, convicted
| in the same term for murder equallyas
Cold-bloOded and nnprovoked had pre-