The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-18
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Specie shipments from New York to
Europe Wednesday aggregated 50, $40, =
1865.
The French consul at New Orleans has
been appointed special commissioner to
the Worlds Exposition
Yellow fever prevails at Vera Cruz,
Mex, 13 deaths occurring one day last
week, one being an American named G.
E. Powers.
The moulders of Troy, N. Y, have ac-
cepted reduction of 20 per cent, ending
dead lock of three months This affects
1900 men.
The cotton goods manufacturers at
Montreal have adopted a system of uni
form prices and resolve to reduce the
F2oduct of their mills.
At a meeting of cotton goods manufac-
turers in Boston, Wednesday, it was de-
cided to reduce production and curtail
working hours ten per cent.
Emancipation day was celebrated in
Washington Wednesday. A large pro
cession paraded the streets and was re
viewed at the White House by President
Arthur. Everything was very orderly
NEW YORK, April 16.-At meeting
of the directors of the Florida Railway
and Navigation Company to-day B. S.
Henning was reelected president.
PENSACOLA, April 16.-At the annual
meeting of the Pensacola and Atlantic
railroad to-day, M. H. Smith was elected
president and W. D. Chipley vice-presi-
dent. The following were chosen direc-
tors: NJ. H. Smith, c. Duarier, John E.
Greene, w. A. Blount and w. T. McCor-
mick.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The President
has recommended to the Senate the re-
moval of Collector Wicker, of Key West,
because Of his alleged sympathy and col
lusion with the Cuban filibusters who re-
Gently left that port. The question is
now under consideration by the Senate
committee on commerce.
CHICAGO, April 16.-A special from Ell
Paso, Texas, to the Daily News, says:
GA dispatch from Fracasecas. Mexico.
700 miles south of here is to the effect that
there is trouble among inhabitants and
an uprising against the American resi-
dents. They attacked the Mexican Cen
trail railroad, and burned the bridges and
tore up the track for seven miles. In
Chihuahua the Governor called out the
troops to prevent any demonstration
Travellers from the interior, for several
days have reported uneasiness and fears
of a rebellion among the inhabitants. 1t
is impossible to obtain particulars.
LONDON, April 16.--The Times this
morning says that Henry NJ. Stanley, the
African explorer, who was announced
some days ago to be coming to Europe
on a long leave of absence, has
resolved, before leaving Africa, to break
up entirely new ground and solve a
problem which will excite the gratitude
of geographers. He intends to reach,
from the Congo country, one of the Egyp-
tian stations in Mombutter country on
the Wellemakua river. This is the task
that General Gordon was intending to
attempt before he was diverted to Khar-
tOum.
KEY WEST Fla, April 16.-The Span
ish consul here makes the following state
ment: ''This morning the Spanish vice
consul went to the consulate box at the
L. i
this city, and addressed to Mr.. Bermu-
dez, Consul of Spain On opening it,
without any suspicion, he found a guam
tity Of gun cotton inside. As the article
is so easily exploded, by even a single
pressure, he thinks that not only himself,
who opened the letter, but the postmas-
ter who stamped it, ran great risk
- NEW YORK, April 12.-Havana advices
April 18th say that private accounts
RSSnSagua report that an American YES
mad been searched and her crew
sIghly treated by a Spanish cruiser out
hde of that harbor, but the report is not
y confirmed. An order of the authorities
to arm with rifles all laborers and en-
ployes working on the public roads has
been the cause of painful surprise. Six.
ty-five rifles have already been distributed
by the chief engineer of this province.
This measure is considered very danger
GUS. In spite of the terrible crisis the
lower classes are encouraged to indulge il
costly public pic-nics, or Romerias, which
eat up their earnings and keep them from
their work.
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