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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
A Humorist's Early Troubles.

Opie P. Read, the humorist of the Ar
kansaw Traveller, formerly edited an af
ternoon paper in Nashville, and when he
failed there proceeded further West,
walking the greater portion of the dis
lance. He tells his story thus; Il
changed railroads so often after leaving
Nashville that it was some time before I
reached this place. You see, several
rash young men and myself thought
that we could run an evening paper in
Nashville, but the Sheriff, a man who
had the utmost confidence in himself,
came around one day and took charge of
the paper. Previous to that time l did
not know that he was a newspaper
man. After satisfying ourselves that
the Sheriff was man of ability, one Of
the partners and myself decided to walk
over to Memphis to see how our business
interests were getting along. My part
ner's great trouble was his appetite. He
was always hungry. One day he walked
up to fence and leaned on the top rail
for some time intently regarding some
thing over in a lot. ''What are you
doing?' I asked. i was wondering he
replied, how many of those pigs I could
eat at one meal We didn't reach Mem
phis, for we had to stop at Bolivar to eat
something From Bolivar came over
to Arkansas.
How many miles did you walk p
% About 275"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
The Philadelphia Times.
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THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES, 1851
The TINES will enter upon the new year
stronger and more prosperous than ever be
lore IN its history-more widely read and
quoted, more heartily commended, and more
hercely criticized. with more complete or
ganlZatlOn, and an able ssOH of contributors
and with the same independence and fearless
ness that has made it successful and powerful
in the past
THE TIMES has no party to follow. no candi-
dates to advance, but will meet every issue, as
Il has ever done, with consistent devotion to
the right, to honest government, and the pub
nc welfare. And, while maintaining its posi-
ton as the leading journal of Philadelphia, it
VIII ann to be continually in the advance in all
Jhat can add value to a newspaper.
The value of newspaper is not in its size or
display, but in the intelligence and care. the
conciSeneSs and freshness with which it is
edited The TINES spends lavishly for news
from all parts Of the world, but all its dis
patches are carefully edited and condensed, in
order 10 give the complete news OF the day in
the most concise ana attractive shape, and with
1t q large variety of entertaining and inStruc-
tive reading. The best writers at home and
abroad are employed to enrich its columns,
and to ma kF if q journal adaDrpd both RI tho
busy man and to the leisure Of the home cir
Gle, welcome visitor to intelligent and honest
citizens Of every political religious and social
THE WEEKLY TIMES is altogether different
from the weekly newspapers of twenty years
ago. The day OF those papers have gone by.
The telegraph and better local newspapers
everywhere. especially in the thriving centres
of rural population. have made the old weekly
metropolitan newspaper unsatisfyinQ. Those
that cling TO their ancient uSages have lost
their hold on our fOrward-mOying people; they
are but shadows Of their former greatness. and
they have but shadow of their former power
Those papers have had their usefulness. but it
Is gone: and, with it. they are going, too. 1t
not the fault Of the papers: it was the i'm
prOyement of the country that brought about
the change. Men and women. wherever they
live. now require fresher news; and they re-
uuirC more than news.
THE WEEKLY TINES gathers of the types of
every passing week whatever has lasting in
uereSC TO the people at large, and sets il before
them ia such generosity of paper and print as
would have astonlshed Us all twenty yeors ago.
DAlL1-Twelve cents week, fifty cents a
month S a year, two cents a copy
SINDA1-Four cents copy, Sc a year.
WEEkLI-One copy. 3 a year; five copies,
= a year; ten copies, SIS a year; twenty cop
les S25 2 year, with one copy free TO the getter-
up Of every club,
THE TINES,
PHILADELPHIA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
The Bloodhound.

When Cortes and his army were rest
ing from their labors after the siege and
destruction of Mexico, having heard
many accounts of certain king of
neighboring country called Michoacan,
to the west of Mexico, which king was a
hereditary enemy of Montezuma, the
great captain resolved to send an explor-
ing expedition there to ascertain if the
accounts he had heard of the greatness
of the monarch and the richness Of his
country were true. To this end he made
choice of a soldier of fortune named
Montana, a man of some education, for
he wrote an account of his journey, and
to him he gave as colleague one Pena-
losa and two others, all 'men Of discre-
ton and valor." Penalosa owed this
distinction to his being the owner of a
very celebrated dog, who had not his
equal in New Spain. $50 big and Cour-
ageous was he," says the annalist, land
SO dexterous in war, and so much dread
ed by the Indians, that when let loose,
although there might be thousand In
dams in front of him, they dared not
stand up before him." His tactics were
simple, but effectual. He rushed at the
nearest Indian, knocking him down by
his weight and the impetus Of his attack,
turning with amazing swiftness to an
other and another, till he had left doz-
en- or twenty men on the ground, whom
the Spaniards would then dispatch with
their spears. By this time the front rank
of the enemy had generally retired to a
distance, so the dog would turn round to
see if those whom he had thrown were
motionless. Those who lay quiet, either
paralyzed with dread or already dis.
patched by his two-legged comrades, he
took notice of but the faintest sign of
life was a signal for him to rush upon
them and tear their threats to pieces
with his powerful jaws. These men
being disposed of, he would go in search
| of fresh victims until tired out, or until
there were no more to tear.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23

gime, and since, it has only been
held together by the cohesive pow
er of public plumber" and the re
cord of the party in Georgia has
been so bad under the leadership of
Bryant and PIedger and their gang
that it is a stencil in the nostrils Of
all honest men. "Col." Bryant,
though a carpet-bagger of the worst
stripe, is just as good as any Of the
Georgia renegades who have made
merchandise of their principles and
fattened at the public crib. Bry-
ant has been less discreet than his
brothers in showing his real motives,
whereat they have raised a hue and
cry that he should be dethroned, and
failing in that the formation of the
white Republican party was the re-
suit. On the principal that "when
thieves fall out honest men get their
Dues" a card recently published
by Edward G. Wade, in the Sayan-
nah News, will throw considerable
light on the Republican party, Of
Georgia. Wade says that Bryant
shall never again "hoId an Office of
honor, profit and trust in Georgia. "
He further declares that Bryant is
"a canting, ranting, whining, SWIVEL
ing hypocrite," and that heis known
everywhere as "a tramp, adead-beat
"a most incorrigable liar" We
are willing to admit that Col. Bry-
ant is a bad man, but his short com
ings are but little worse than the
other Republican patriots who have
led the g. 0. p. to defeat in the En-
pire State. As the white mans
Republican party of Georgia con-
sists of only seven members, perhaps
it is entitled to a defense by Flor
ida Liberal. 1t will take careful
nursing and strict diet to keep it
from filing an untimely grave.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23

The courts throughout the coun-
try are establishing the rule that in
toxication is no excuse for crime, or
in any way mitigate the sentences
of criminals. A New York court
thus states the case: "Voluntary
intoxication of one who, without
provccation, commits a homicide,
although amounting to a frenzy,
does not exempt him from the same
construction of his conduct and the
same legal differences upon the ques-
ton of intent, as affecting the grade
of his crime, which are APPLICABLE to
person entirely sober"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23

Capt. Hall, of the bark Essex,
which arrived at New Y ork Tuesday
last, related the following to New
York Tribune reporter: "About 10
.. IN. on April 2, off Savannah, we
ncountered q severe hurricane,
hich lasted four hours, during
hich we scuddc under bare poles.
vas leaning ae inst the rail after
hurricane spent itself, and
king of = yellow, when the
vens sudd became illumi-
ed as with . .ng fire. There
re only fourot The sailors on deck
besides myself, and we were all
stuck senseless. When we recover
ed consciousness and discovered that
the skies were still a glow, we con-
cluded that we had been struck by
lightning. When I attempted to
stand | felt that my lower limbs
were paralyzed, and for three hours
I was unable to move. Johann
Christensen, one of the seamen, was
made deaf, and has not yet recover
ed his hearing, The expression on
the faces of the others was idiotic.
They were also benumbed with the
electric shock. The mates below
were not affected, but when they
heard the crash and the Splintering
of the spars they came rushing up
on deck. The main royalmast was
split from the truck to the step;
the maintopmast was splintered, and
the royal yard was cut to pieces
as with knife. The copper on the
fife rails was torn off, the planking
was ripped and cut out in great
chunks, and the ships compass was
so thoroughly magnetized that it
was useless for four days. I never
heard of like experience, and
don't want another"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
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A COMMUNICATION

In another column, this morning,
we print a communication from a
prominent gentleman, over the sig
nature of Liberal" Liberal under
takes a defense of Gen. Longstreet
and his allies, but we imagine he is
not SO we'll posted as to the record
of the Republican party in Georgia
as he thinks he is. In Bullock's re-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23

An unofficial observer" of politics
in Washington is of the opinion that
there will be four presidential tick
cts in the field this year. He bases
his predictions of the probability of
an Independent party boiling off
from the Republicans in the event
of Blaine's nomination; and bets his
money on the fact that Ben Butler,
old Spoons Ben, will organize and
head Labor and Greenback ticket.
Evidently there is going to be some
fun in the coming campaign. The
players on the stage are getting
somewhat mixed and are showing
both sides of the characters they
assume, much to the delectation of
an appreciative audience.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
1. Johns River, Florida
B. PLANT, CHATTAHOOCHEE
: Il n y He Ian H .

= f n y Z f. L y n IL.
FORMING On CONNECTION WITH THE
L DeBary-Baya McrchantsD a DOUBLE
DAILY LIN for Aston, Sanford, Enterprise
and intermediate landings, connecting at As
tor with the st. Johns and Lake EuStiS Rail-
way; at Sanford with the SOUTH FLORIDA
Railroad for Maitland, Orlando, Kissimmee
and TAMPA, and from this point with Steam
ships for Cedar Key, Key West and inteTme-
date landings on the west coast of Florida.
Steamer II. Is. PLANT leaves Palatka from
Florida Southern Railway wharf at $50 O'Cl'k,
p. m, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
DeBary-Baya Merchants Line Steamer
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, leaves Palatka from
Florida Southern Railway wharf at o'clock
p. m, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Returning, leaves Sanford daily on arrival
of the train Of the South Florida Railroad,
from Tampa at p, m, arriving at jackson
vile in time to connect with the fast mail
train at $50 q. NJ, of the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway.
Steamer CHATTAHOOCHEE leaves Palatka
from Florida Southern Railway wharf at IL
o'clock, p. m, on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Returning, leaves Sanford on Mondays at
3 o'clock p, m. on arrival of train on South
Florida Railroad from Tampa.
Returning on Thursdays, leaves Sanford at
9:35 a. m, on arrival of train on South Florida
/ Railroad
Steamer JENNIE LANE leaves Palatka from
Florida Southern Railway wharf at u o'clock
p. IN. on Mondays and Thursdays.
Returning leaves Sanford on Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
Tickets on sale at W. O. Woltz's Drug Store
Palatka, Fla, and on board OF the steamers.
All tickets and passes of the DeBary- Baya
Merchants Line will be honOred until further
orders.
Steam Barge Uncle sam, suitable for carry
| ing unusual and heavy freights open for
/ charter,
For further particulars, inquire OF
Il. :. DOWD, Agent,
Peoples Line st. Johns River.
Office NaycrOss Steamboat Wharf,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23

Al esteemed correspondent asks
the best method of getting early po-
tatoes. Well, if the correspondents
neighbors keep fierce dogs We would
advise him to go to the grocers for
them.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23

The Blaine boom has started
e. tune led by His Accidency, Ar
Il, 1t common ses, II would not
~. sway, care not to stay"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23

TERED AT LATRA POST OFFICE
As SECOND-C NAIL MATTER.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
NOTICE OF SALE.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDER OF
L the County Court in and for Putnam coun-
ty. Florida, bearing date April (. 1884, | viii
sell at public cutlery on May 9Th. 1884, being
the first Monday of said month, within the le-
gal hours of sale at the Court House in Palat-
ka, for cash. the following real estate, belong
ing 10 the minors Mabel l. webb and Clara J.,
so much of lots No. 10, private sur
vey, in See Il. 7. I3, Range % east, as remain
ed unsold after deed February @ 1876, Of
Thompson aud Webb TO George f. Marvin.
Also a part of Section II, r. 10, s. X. 20 E,
bought at sheriH's sale in July. 1874, portion
having been sold TO George L. Marvin. being
the remnants Of the said two lots Of land and
about nine acres of land, more or
less. Dated this, April 4, 1854.
f. ). GRILL. Commissioner.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
Florida Southern Railway.
GOING SOUTH.

OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT,
PALATkA. March % 1884
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23

O'HARA.-Colored Congressman Ola
IA, of North Carolina, lives in good style
In Washington and has white tutor for
his four children. He is a mulatto,
graduate of the Howard University and
a lawyer.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
The MOST NATURAL AND SUBSTANTIAL
Orange Tree Food
ImpOrtant QUESTION:
PreSbreV'S DraVtOn island Mari,
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

A LII CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF
- 5. II. Dcmout must be presented as pre-
sCribed by law or this notice will be pleaded
in bar. And all parties concerned viii take
notice that six months from the date hereof
[ will ask for my final discharge from such
administration before the county Judge for
Putnam county, Florida.
c. \. KNOWLTON
APP AdminiStTat +,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
THE DAILY NEWS.
BENZ. HARRISON, Editor.

TEE DAILY NEWS is published every morn
ing, except Monday, and delivered by carriers
in the city, or mailed postage free, Tor 5O cents
. month, $3.50 for three months, SZ5O Tor SIX
months or s. per annum.
THE WEEKLY NEWS is an SPACE 48-co!umn
paper published every Saturday, containing
all the news of the week, local and general. 1t
Ia the largest end handsOmest weekly paper
published in Florida, and will be mailed post
s0e free for 81 a year, or 50 cents for six
months. Specimen copies free to any ADDRESS,
Local advertisements 20 cents per line for
arst insertion and 10 cents per line for each ad-
ditional insertion. Special notices lO cents per
Inc. Reduced rates on continued advertise
ments
An advertising bills become due pro rata
very month Local advertisements due at
ne expiration of the time for which they are
serted.
All remittances shorId be made by express,
)ney-order or regis red letter.
-ddress,
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, -INESS MANAGER,
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
The Portland daily press., 1884-06-21
NEW HAMPSHIRE.


HANOVER, June 20.-Prizes have been
awarded as follows at Dartmouth: Grimes
prizes for excellence in English composition,
first, Fletcher Ladd of Lancaster; second, s.
4. Willard of st. Johnsbury. Lockwood
prizes Guniors) first, Richard Webb of Port
land, Me-; second, a. @. Lyford of Tilton, N
ID. Greek prizes, first. A @. Lyford; second,
A. L. Fuller of Norshire, vt. Thayer mathe-
mat'cal prizes, Guniors) first, G. F. Chase of
Claremont; second, D. o. Bean OF Liminston,
Grimes prize for most satisfactory progress
during the course, N. A. McClsry of Hancock.
Mead political economy prize, G. II. Whit
comb of Bethel Vt. Final honors were
awarded members of the senior class as fol-
laws: Greek, A. W. jerks of Concord
physics, Louis Bell; chemistry, N. A. Nc
Clary and G. o Thurston, Barre, VT.
DIE The Boston & Lowell.
CONCORD, N. H.. June 20-Circulars were
issued to-day announcing the transfer of the
Northern and Boston, Concord & Montreal
railroads to the Boston & Lowell road. The
Northern railroad will be known as the North
ern division of the Boston s. Lowell railroad,
with George e. Ladd as superintendent. The
Boston, Concord & Montreal road will be
known as the White Mountain division, with
W.: a. Stowell, superintendent, whose office
will be in this city. The Boston & Lowell
road and Its branches will be known
as the Southern division, with j. #. Crockett
as superintendent. 1t is stated on the best au-
thorlty that proceedings in equity will be insti-
tuted at an early day by dissatified stockholders
to determinelthe validity of the lease of the
Northern to the Boston and Lowell Railroad
and test the constitutionality of the law under
wnicn tne contract was made; an injunction
against the operation of the road and the can.
collation. OF the lease will be asked and also
that the property of the corporation be re-
stored TO its former management.
The Portland daily press., 1884-06-21
REPUBLICANS MECCA.
Arrival of the official Notiflcatiob
Committee in Augusta.
NO MARKED DEMONSTRATION.
Mr.. Blaine to be Waited Upon This
Forenoon.

AUGUSTA, June 20.-The special train bear
ing the committee appointed by the Chicago
Convention to notify Mr.. Blaine of his nomi-
nation, arrived in Augssta few minutes past
10 o'clock tonight, the run having been made
very rapidly, and without accident. Upon
reaching this city, the members Of the COM
mittee entered carriages and were driven to
the Augusta House, where they will spend the
night. There was nothing in the form OF a
demonstration to greet the train at any of the
stations in Massachusetts,. When Portsmouth
was reached, however. there was large crowd
at the depot awaiting the trains arrival, and
as it drew into the depot three cheers were
given. The crowd then camored for speech,
and Mr.. Lynch of Mississippi went out upon
the rear platform, and made a few remarks,
assuring the crowd that the people of the
South were true to the old flag, and that No
vember would show great Republican gains
throughout the Southern States.
Ex-senator Rollins of New Hampshire, aid
for speech, and responded in turn.
At other stations along the route there wete
large numbers to greet the train, particularly
in Portland, but owing to the short stops there
was no time for further speech-making.
Among the invited guests accompanying the
committee were Mrs. Chauncsy |. Filley and
Mrs. D. Fl. Hill, wives Of members of the
committee, and Mr. and Mrs, G. L. Macarthur
OF New York. William Walter Phelps is not
with the committee, owing, it is stated, to the
fact that his presence in Congress at this time
was essential to the proper care of certain local
bills under his guardianship.
The committee will probably make the off,
cial notification to Mr.. Blaine tomorrow. On
board the train during the trip, the political
situation was quite freely discussed, particular
" regarding the action OF the New York DEM
ocra.ic convention, and it was the opinion of a
majority of the committee that Cleveland
would not be nominated at the Chicago Con-
vention, owing to the opposition to him in the
delegation from his own State. Opinions fa-
vored the nomination of Bsyard, and it was
generally conceded that Butler would again
run for and secure the governorship of Massa-
chusetts, owing to the split made by the Re-
publicans.
Mr.. Blaine has accepted an invitation to be
present at the commencement of Bates College
at Lewiston next Tuesday.
Messrs. Henderson, Rollins and Foraker
called upon Mr.. Blaine at his residence, after
the arrival of the committee tonight, but be-
yond exchanging greetings, nothing was done
except to arrange that Mr.. Blaine should for
maly receive the committee tomorrow, at II
a. M
The committee will leave for Portland TO-
morrow afternoon, where in the evening they
will be rendered reception. at which ad-
dresses will be made by Messrs. Henderson,
Foraker, Lynch, Goodloe, Filley and Others
The Portland daily press., 1884-06-21
Par ting Words.
THE GRADUATION EXERCIsEs.AT
DEERING HIGH SCHOOL.
A Lovely Day and an Interesting Ocea-
sion.

The graduating exercises of the DeerinR
High School class of 'S4, took place at the
Methodist church at Woodfords, yesterday af-
ternoon. This is the sixth class that has been
graduated under the able principal, Mr.. f. &.
@. Robbins, and the faithful instruction Of mis-
assistant, Miss Gay. The exercises were Of
a marked and interesting character, fully COM
ing up to the expectations Of the friends Of the
school, while many said that the work Of this
class surpassed that Of the preceding ones. In
fact, all Of the parts we're so well taken that 10
would be impossible to make any discrimIna-
ton. All of the graduating students were the
recipients of bouquets.
The day was we'll suited to the occasion,
clear and breezy, and the spacious church was
filed to OVERLOOKING with fashionable audi
ence, composed of people from DeerinR, Port
land and other places in the vicinity. Ushers
from the junior class flew in every direction,
fairly vieing with one another in their efforts
to please the visitors.
Among those seated upon the stage were Mr..
O. b. Varney, superintendent of schools, Rev.
Mr.. Berry, Rev. s. W. Adriance, and Princi-
pal Robbins.
Stands of beautiful flowers were placed In
the aises in front Of the stage, while on the
stage were vases of roses, potted plants, stands
OF MOWERS OF dlnerent hues, and bright COlorad
bouquets. At the farther end was high and
finely rounded arch Of evergreen and flowers,
with the inscription Forward" while be-
meath this was an urn containing rare floral
specimens, and near at hand rested handsome
bouquets of ferns, daisies and other wild flow.
ers plucked from the Deering fields.
Shortly after 2 O'Clock, the members of the
senior class, fifteen in number, escorted by tho
junior class, marched in to music by Grim
mer's orchestra, and took seats in 'front.' and on
the right and left of the stage PRAYER was
offered by Rev. Mr.. Berry, and then the fol-
lowing programme was admirably carried out:
Music.
Behold the Fowls of the Ar...................
Edward Henry Elwen, Jr.
The Oldest OF the Arts .,...,Annie Maud Winslow
Ilree IpelS. NAV ROW0
Music.
Slavery ...-.....,...... Gertrude Lena Plummer
Self Help ,....... Frederick Jevons Stevens
Class History ...-........Jean May Stevens
MUSIC.
Ghiyalry. ..,;.;........,;;:.A Amelia Shaw Mann
Ideal Womanhood.. $3.50. ....Susie M arie Henry
Music.
FOSSILS Hester Hibba
The Polar World ,......... Fred Ernest Leighton
Glass Prophecies ......Augusta Cloudy Montgomery
Music.
Reform is necessary. Harris Peyton Mosher
Inc Public School. $500. Hattie Velmer Elder
Music.
Superintendent Varney, after a strikinRly
pretty speech, awarded the diplomas; the els
song, written by Mr. II. P. Mosher, was sung.
and the exercises closed with the benediotion
by Rev. s. W. Adriance.