The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-08

Special to THE NEWS.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, April Jack
sonville sends greeting to Palatka. Con-
servative Democratic ticket elected; clean
sweep; Dancy SO majority; Vinzant 200;
whole ticket elected. Vote close on Huff
and Masters A clear victory for the
Democracy j. I. @.
The House of Representatives has adop~
ted a resolution requesting the secretaries
of the navy and of war to report on the
feasibility and expediency Of construct
ing an interior coast line of water way
for the relief of the Atlantic and Gulf
seaboard.
The Socialistic labor party's demonstra-
ton at Cooper Institute Saturday night
was imposing in point of numbers and
enthusiasm, it being called mainly to
give expression to the opinions of the So
cialists of New York on the recent riot in
Cincinnati, and the whole reserve force of
police was called out in anticipation of
trouble, but none occurred.
A dinner was given Saturday by the
young mems Democratic Club of Brook
lyn. Among the guests present We're
Senators Pendleton and Bayard and Rep
resentatives Tucker, Blackburn, Hurd
and Slocum. The general sentiment of
the speeches made was to the effect that
it is the fixed purpose of the Democracy
to reduce and equalize the burden of tax
alton as rapidly as circumstances will
permit.
A telegram has been received at the
Department of Justice from the United
States district attorney of Galveston,
Texas, announcing the Indictment by the
grand jury of Edward Guthridge, late
United States attorney for the eastern
district of Texas, for having demanded
and accepted bribe, and also of William
Umbdenstock, United States internal rev.
enue collector, and William T. Scott for
the bribery of Guthridge. In addition
Joseph Fl. Mcbride has been indicted for
perjury before the grand jury in connec-
ton with these cases.
The Georgia state Democratic commit
tee have called a convention for Wed /
nesday, June 18th, to select delegates to .
the national convention. They also call I
ed convention for Wednesday, August /
18th. to nominate a governor, state-house
officers and presidential electors. Both /
conventions will meet in Atlanta.
General Aguero and his followers, who
left Key West, landed on the 1st inst. at
Aicacos, near the jurisdiction of Carde-
mas. The instant the authorities heard
of the landing of the fllibusters, troops
were sent in pursuit.
Kellums Pelican cotton mills at Shire
veport, La, were burned Saturday morn
ing. Loss, 100000
Two hundred kegs of powder exploded
at Shamokin, Pa, Saturday in Beaury 6
Co.'S mills. One man was mortally in
jured.
The south bound passenger train on
Chicago, st. Louis and New Orleans
'Tailroad was derailed Saturday near Duck
Hill, Miss. Several passengers and two
or three trainmen were badly injured.
No enc killed.
Orleans county, N. Y, Republicans
have sent anti-Arthur delegates to the
state and congressional conventions. va
tes county Republicans have elected two
Blaine and one Edmunds delegate for the
state convention.
The downward tendency on Chicago
Change continued in Saturdays market
Wheat has nearly touched the lowest fig
ures to be found among the boards sta
tistics. Corn fell off 2a24c. from the dav
before, There are no failures yet.
Cholera has appeared in Cochin China.
The Gar and Emperor William will
meet at Kiel the latter part of April.
Negotiations between England and
Spain, with regard to the proposed new
commercial treaty have ended unsuccess-
fully.
The British ship Flying Foam, Liver
pool for Mobile, is aground at Dundrum /
Bay, Ireland. She will probably be a to-
tai wreck.
The statement that a conspiracy to
blow up Mount Joy prison with dyna-
mite, had been discovered is denied from /
the highest sources.
Yesterday morning fire was discovered /
in the warehouse of Darden & Kennedy, I
on Gilman street, in West Point, Ga. |
The ap+iro bIOoI- frO,,, DorJox, O. T..
dy's corner to the corner of Gilmore and /
Montgomery streets, consisting of four
stores and two warehouses, and 1000 +
oales OF cottsn were consumed. The loss /
is estimated at S205, 600, and the nsur-
ance at 100000.
Fomlnent London ladies are now Civ /
ing a series of tableaux, ostensibly for
charltaole purposes, but really for self