The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-19
CITY NOTES.

caiIeu.
Rev. J. Fl. Moore, editor Of the Family
Companian, Published at Keuka. was in
the city yesterday.
Capt. A n. Edwards came up to Pa
latlra yesterday from Leasburg, and is
among his friends here
Nessrs. Hicks, Veale and Cole returned
from st. Augustine yesterday, and re-
port that they had most ENJOYABLE visit
to the old city
All democrats should read th, able let
ter of Hon. P. P. Bishop published on
our first page this morning. It has the
ring of the true metal.
The steamer Water Lilly made her reg
ular trip up the river yesterday, in as
good or better condition than she was
before her collision last week.
A new MEMBER of the st. Georges So
ciety arrived at the home of Dr. R. s.
Priddy, on Saturday night. He was
fine boy, and, Of course, his papa is proud
of him.
Capt. John o. Ferriu, of the Ma,y
Draper, will leave next Monday for the
north, where he goes TO assume-well,
we tender the captain our congratula-
! tons in advance.
Offices are not instituted for the
emoluments that accrue TO those who fill
them, but they are great public trusts.
and when enter the portals of the CAPT
tai it is as the peoples agent and ser
want So said Gen. Perry at Tampa.
! Mr.. J. L. Burton was again heard from
yesterday. The night after the letter
was written he was to go and hear Ben
Butler make a speech 10 the hOrny-hand
ed workingmen, one of whom Mr.. Bur
ton claims 70 be which.
He stated that he was the nominee of
no clique or faction, and that if elected
to the high office of governor, as ne be-
lieved he would be, he wonld be governor
of no clique or faction. but Of the whole
| people. regardless OF color, creed or poll
tics: and that he would endeavor to ad-
minister the government for good Of
every Floridian, whatever his politics or
his status in life.-Gen. Perry at Tampa
Measrs. Cozart 6 Joseph have opened
a real estate and general surveying Office
at Crescent City and are now prepared
to transact promptly any business en-
trusted to their care. These yoang men
are competent and energeric, and they
have exceedingly bright prospects for a
| good business.
The little steamer Mary Draper has re-
turned to her route between Palatka and
Dayton Island, after having been off sew
eral days undergoing repairs, She has
been thoroughly overhauled, repaired
and reprinted. and is as neat and trim a
boat as can be found.
Ocala Banner; 1.-THE latest from rail
road headquarters is to the effect that the
Florida Southern will meet the Plant In
vestment Company at Pemberton's ferry
and will also construct n branch from thai
5 point TO Brooksville. distance of thir
teen miles. The people of Hernandez
metropolis are very sang line OF this new
, acquisition. as they have been assured o
! It's early commencement"
: In his Tampa speech General PER-,
said: II want, and you want, practica
government, the best that can be secured
J Will it be polite to take the government
ont of the control Of the intelligent ant
conservative people and place It in tn
! hands Of the very worst element Of tn
/ State: Should I go to Tallahassee a
5 your governor I win do all in my powe
to give you pure and clean administra
ton. may make mistakes, as we ar
f all liable to do, for no mortal is perfect
+ l know that my administration viii ne
+ be perfect, for / recognize that none bu
/. the Almighty can create perfection.
4 | will be impossible for me to occupy tn
s gubernatorial chair without making enc
Q mics, but nothing viii deter me from dc
ing my duty, rs dictated to me by m
!. conscience, though leave the capitol tn
most unpopular man in Florida"
W. a. Smith, a constable from 81
l. Johns county. came to Polatka yestel
day. with a warrant for the arrest of on
/ r. E. Butler. a negro, who had shot n
other negro named Johnny Lycurgus, &
an entertainment given at SCOTS Lane
T ing, in st. Johns county, on last I rida
d night. The prisoner shot into a GROVE
but did not strike the man he was shoe
: ing at. Lycurgus' head happened to /
a in the way and the bali took out abot
square inch of his skull Just above ii
n left temple. Butler was arrested by tt
l. police yesterday afternoon, and Smit
if will leave with his prisoner this mornin
for st. Johns county.
:. Mr.. 0. W. BromweH. the gener
a freight agent of the Florida Southern raj