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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-04
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

A LII CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF
IA 5. II. DemOnt must be presented as pre-
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. y. KNOWLTON
APP Administered 7,
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Pa" said a Chicago small boy, as
he observed a man coming up the street
who seemed to wish the sidewalks was a
little wider, sis that delegate?' Il do
not know, my son." answered the old
gentleman; he has the symptoms, at
least.
An adult Chasm stood yawning and
looking over a hotel register. with or
without meals;" asked the clerk, tender
ing him a pen. 4 don't want to register.
Tn simply looking for a man." "What
MANI ooh, replied the Chasm, yawn-
ing again, ''never mind; has the train
from Maine come in YETI"
CoRrt Ito prosecutOr)-"Theny you recog-
nize this handkerchief as the one which
was stolen from you:" Prosecutor-''Yes,
yoar Honor" Court-"And yet it isn't
the only handkerchief of the sort in the
world. See, one l have in my pocket is
exactly like it." Prosecutor-'Nery
likely, your Honor; l had two stolen"
al S'hAo IliS lliSl-SCllOO1 SIdutdtG
TO h CT friend, 4 gave Sue the frigid Vi
bration this morning" You gave her
WHAT" asked Amy. The frigid vibra-
ton" replied Mildred. What in the
world is that?" asked Amy, in astonish-
ment. "What you call the cold shake,
you know" explained the high-scEool
girl.
What was all that scuffling about
down stairs?" asked Mrs. Hilboots. as
her lord and master strobe into theroom.
Nothing, except that monkey faced
dude asked for Sarah Ann" ''What did
he say?" "Oh, he began by saying he
was speaking from the bottom of his
heart, and so on" And what answer
did you give?" Il grew spasmodic. too, 8
answered Hilboots, gently tapping his
littleangelic No. u shoe, land gave him
an answer from the bottom of my soul. $
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Notice of incorporation,

pY AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF THE
ID Legislature of the State OF Florida, cnti-
tied An act to provide for the Incorporation
Of Railroads and Canals, approved February
18th, 1874, and the acts amcndatOry thereto,
notice is hereby given that company has
been formed under the name of the
st. Augustine and PaIatI<a
Canal and TranspOrtatiOn
Company,
to be invested with all the rights powers, pri-
vieges and franchises conferred upon cOmpa-
MES formed under said act, for the purpose of
constructing, maintaining and operating a
canal and vessels of various kinds for the
transportation of persons and property within
the State of Florida.
The main line of said canal shall extend
from point at or near TOcOi, on the st. Johns
river, to some point at or near St. Augustine,
and from the channel of said river to deep wa
ter in the Atlantic ocean, and said canal shall
utilize the waters of the st. Johns river to-
gether with the waters Of MOultTie creek in st.
Johns county, Florida, on the East, and those
of Deep Greek on the West end Of the propos-
ed canal.
Dated June LIST, 1894.
J. X. RAINEY,
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Connecting at ChattahOOchce with PensaCo-
In and Atlantic Railroad daily for Pensacola,
Mobile, New Orleans, Texas and all trans Mis-
siSSlppi points. Pullman Buffet and Sleeping
Cars on this train, Jacksonville to Pensacola,
Mobile and New Orleans.
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In Ghancnru

In the Circuit Court Fifth Judicial Circuit of
Florida, Putnam County-In Chancery.
Amanda Brown Complainant c,,i+ g.
vs.. I,G.-t.-..I
John Brown Defendant. A'''NiN''
1t appearing to the court that the bill OF COM
plant was duly filed in this case and affidavit
made and filed that John Brown the defend
ant resides beyond the limits of the State of
Florida, but in one of the United States. is in
the State of Georgia. it is therefore ordered
that the said John Brown do appear and an
swer the said bill on the First MOndayin Sep
TENDER, 4. ID: 1884, otherwise the complainant 5
bill Will be taken pro cOnfeSsO.
VIM. FORWARD,
Clerk Circuit Court.
VIM. Thompson, Compliments Solicitor.
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In Circuit Court.

Putnam IOunty Fltth Judicial Circuit Of the
State of FLORIDA.
In Chancery.
vs.. Bill for Divorce.
lamar j. Crawford
1t appearing by the affidavit of the com
plalnant filed in the above cause that the de-
PENDANT resides out Of, and beyond the limits
of the State of Florida, tO-wit. in the State of
Michigan. Now therefore it is ordered that
the defendant lamar J. Crawford, do appear
and answer the said cOmplainants bill for ii-
yOrce filed against her in our said court on or
before the first day of September A d. 1881
otherwise said bill may be taken pro confeSsO.
Witness my hand and the seal of our said court
thit 2+th day of April 4. D. 1884.
Vim. F. FORWARD,
Clerk Circuit Court
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At Palatka with Jacksonville, Tampa & Key
West Ry, fast river steamers for St Au-
gustine, Green Cove Springs, Jacksonville
and all points North, East and West, and with
up river steamers for South Florida. Also
with the Twin Screw Iron Steamer City Of
Palatka,' for Charleston, New York, Boston,
Philadelphia. etc.
At Waits Crossing with Peninsular Railroad
for Waldo.
At Gainesville with Transit Railroad for
Cedar Key, Pensacola, New Orleans and Tam
pa.
At Ocala with Transit Railway and Hacks
for Silver Springs
At Leesburg with boats on Lake Harris for
points on Lake and along st. Johns and Lake
Eustis Railway. Also with Graham's Hacks
for BrOOksvile, Sumterville and all points in
South Florida.
5. CONANT, JAS d. HOIIISTFR
General Manager Superintendent,
o. W. CROMWELL, G. 7. F. & p A.
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In ChanCerN,

In the Circuit Court Fifth Judicial Circuit Of
Florida, Putnam County-In Chancery.
James j. Montgomery, Complainant Suit for
VS..
Mary A. Montgomery, Defendant. Divorce.
1t appearing to the court that the bill of com
plant was duly filed in this case and affidavit
made and filed that Mary A. Montgomery the
defendant, resides beyond the limits of the
State of Florida, but in one of the United States,
it is therefore ordered that the said Mary \.
Montgomery, defendant, do appear and answer
the said bill, on the First Monday in September.
\. d. 1854, otherwise the complaiuant's bill
will be taken pro cOnfesSO.
WM. +. FORWARD,
Clerk Circuit Court.
VIM. ThOmpson. COnpIainant's Solicitor.
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Savannah, Florida & Western T.'
WaycrOSs short Line.

All trains of this road are run by CcIfra
GOTH Meridian time. which is S{ minutes
slower than Jacksonville time.
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vs..
Norman II. ChamEerlin, In ChanCery.
Mary Elite Chamberlin.
DeftS.
happening by affidavit, to the satisfaction
of the court, that the said defendants reside
out of the said 9TH Judicial Circuit of Florida,
and beyond the limits of said State but within
the United States, the particular State being
unknown, now, therefore, on motion of Cal
hOun, ellis Calhoun, cOmplainant's solicit
OTs, it is ordered that the defendants Norman
II. Chamberlin and Mary Elite Cfiamberin, do
appear and answer the bill of complaint, filed
by the complainant, i'll the above cause, on or
before the 9Th day Of October 1884, otherwise
said bill shall be taken confessed. 1t is fur
Their ordered that a copy of this order be pub
lishcd in the Palatla News, Il newspaper pub
lished within said FifthJ judicial Circuit, where
in said mOrtgagCd premises arc situated, once
in every week, for at least four months before
said 9th day of October 1894.
Dated May 3lst, 1884.
BY the Court.
ISEAI.l WIN. +. FORWARD,
Clerk Circuit Court.
CALHOUN, GuIIS & CALHOUN,
(mDT'S Solicitor
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NEW ORLEANS ENpRESs.

nN and after Sunday, May II. 1854,
- Passenger Trains will leave and arrive .
follows:
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J. X. RAINEY,
r. b. GARNET.
J. :. COWDON,
IN CHANCfRY.

State Of Florida, in the Circuit Court for Put
nam County, 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida.
James W. Robertson, COmplt.
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Arrive at New York daily at ........ $50 a m
Connecting at WaycrOss with Through Pull
man Palace Buffet and Drawing Room Sleep
ing Cars, WaycrOss to New York without
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-04
BROAD GAUGE, STEEL RAILS. AIR
BRAKES, FIRST-CLASS EQUIPMENT.

Rates and Fare TO all Points as Low as by
any other line, and baggage checked through
NJ. II. MORAN G. w BENTLEY
Gen. Pass. Agent. Gen Manager
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-20
The Right To Instruct.

AT this day there are not many who
deny the perfect right of the people to
instruct their representatives to do or
refrain from doing thing that
m4jority ofthem approve. Indeed none
OF the representatives themselves, In
whatever character, would hardly have
the temerity to defy their constituency
by opposing their ascertained wishes.
Such things are always remembered,
and politicians are extremely sensitive
to the sentiment of majority. The
right to instruct and the moral, but
not actual, duty Of obedience is now a
well-settled principle of Democratic
policy; but there was time when 1t
was disputed with vigor, and that time
was the infancy Of our government, to
which common belief refers as the
period In our history when the people
ruled with peculiar potency, and rep
resent,tive OH cials were mere middle
men, who voiced the popular
feeling because 1t was more con-
venient to let them do 30 than
To determine questions Of government
by direct SUBMISSION to the people.
No less person than Madison COM
bsted with all his eloquence AMI
skill the proposition that member Of
the state Legislature or congress WAS
bound to observe the instructions of
the people who elected him. Speak
Ing In the house of representatives,
August Is, lTs9, he said: "Suppose a
representative Is instructed TO violate
the constitution, Is he at liberty TO
obey such Instructions Suppose he
Is instructed to support certain meas.
ures which, from circumstances known
To him, but not to his constituents, he
Is convinced will endsnger the public
good. is he Obliged to sacrifice his
Judgment to this9 Suppose he refuses
will his vote be the less valid, or his
constituents less bound 10 WELD
that obedience which Is due
to the laws? The honorable
gentleman from Massachusetts tGierry)
asks II the sovereignty is not
with the people at large But would
he infer that the people, in detached
bodies, ear contravsne a law estab.
lishcd by the whole people? | do not
believe that the Inhabitants Of any
district can speak the voice of the PEG.
pie; 80 far from l., their ideas may
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-20

tomorrow and Il would not In the
least degree affec; the political canvass.
That the character of the Demo
cratic candidate has been assailed Is
DO justification OF the assault which
connects the wife Of Mr.. Blaine with n
disgusting scandal. There Is not r
Democrat In the country who does not
think that common decency was out
ragged by the scurrilous attack on
Grover Cleveland's private character.
Can these same men allo \ themselves
TO excuse al aspersion as base, be-
cause, Indeed, It's object Is the opposi-
ton candidate and his family? Cleve-
land has not been hurt by the Maria
Halpia story. Blaine will not lose a
vote by reason Of the villainous assault
upon him and his family.
All good people demand that this be
clean campaign; or II that Is an
anomaly, ut least let 1t be no dirtier
than has been the fashion ia the past.
We desire here to call attention to one
thing that is worthy Of notice. The
Republican press, almost without ex-
ceptiop, published the Islander upon
Grover Cleveland, while The Demo
cratic press has, with as few exceptions,
refused to give currency 10 the charges
against the private life Of Mr.. Blaine.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-20
KEMP.
cnce of the Gazette.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
KEMP, Ten Aug. 17.-Our new
Cumberland Presbyterian church is
finished and is an ornament TO any
town of five times the size of Kemp.
A protracted meeting commenced in ii
Friday night by preaching by r. o..
Watkins, who was the first ordained
minister in our state. He has be, n
preaching fifty wears. He traced the
church at this place back twenty-ei yht
years to brush arbo'; during In s
time he has been steadily preaching
here. see preachers of all oenomiuc-
t ons in attendance, aud from the ap-
pea Gnce of thilgs, We will have Il
great revival.
Crop prospects are pretty fair and
health good.
A new life has struck our town.
All of the old houses are being painted
white and good many new ones are
going up.
From the outlook marriage licenses
will be i'm demsud here before long
We have many pretty girls here and
1t would be well for young men look
Ing to matrinony TO come down.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-20

Tur chief interest will center In the dec
larations OF this platform, particularly with
reference To the disposition of the public
lands OF the state. Upon all other matters
opinion viii DO pract ally one way. In
fact there IL but ono 1.-Two. general question of
state interest now, and that is this matt, T nj
the school lands. Tho free grass men are
likely to assume n bull.dozing attitude and
try u little game OF blum only 10 he over
whclmingiy tat down upon AZ last. This con-
veniion will never dare 10 say that tho
barons shall have the use OF tho children's
land, TO the retar,intion OF the settlement OF
tho sinte, too, and not pay n cent therefor
into tho state treasury. II Dallas Herald
What u fall is here! The "chief In
terestn Will center In free grass! or
words to that effect. "But one live
general question:" And only few
months ago we We're told 1t was no is
sue Alas, for the ncumen OF jour
nalists who have no space for any news
that does not please them. So free
grass Is really an issue! Ills we'll.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-20
HOUSTON COUNTY.
correspondence Of .he Gazette.


CROCKETT, Ten, Aug. 16.-The
drought still continues in this county.
We have had no rain Of consequence
since the second day of June. 1t is
more than probable that there will
not be corn enough made to bread the
county. Many farmers throughout
the county say they will not make the
seed cotton planted. Where oats have
been sown good yield WAS
made. Stock have been great suffer
ers by the drouth, and If it does not
rain soon great loss Is feared. The
potato crop, we learn, ia almost a fail
ure taking the country over.
Altogether the year has proven a
disastrous one for the farmer, and as IA
natura! result every other branch of
business must feel the power full
force Of the failure. There Is no news
here.
The excitement incident to the
Democratic primary election has about
subsidized. The defeated candidates
feel sore, and ardent admirers dis
appointed, but IL Is quite likely that
by November all will wheel into line
and vote together. There was a great
deal of interest centered in the rae /.
between Page and Frymier, candidate 3
for representative, and good deal of
acrlmony was engendered between the
enthusiastic supporters of each. Tie
overwhelming defeat Of Mr.. Frymier
was surprise to many, though IL
was conceded by close observers, that
he would be defeated. For some rea.
sou Frymier had Incurred great oppo-
sition, and this opposition would have
supported any Democrat with the
niece sary elements of u represep tative.
The county officers selected are all a.
pablo men, some of whom have
served the people for many years.
The Democrats here are very
hopeful and confident that
Gov. Cleveland will be their
next chief executive. They think
that their prospect was never better,
On the other hand, the few Republi.
cans here, who read the papers, are
equally confident that the man from
Maine will walk OF with the baggage
ana many Democrats are heard 10 siy
that II Republican president is to be
elected they prefer Blaine, froni the
fact OF his ability and being thorough.
ly American.
The assaults made upon the private
character of Gov. Cleveland. and Sena.
tor Blaine, should be condemned by
all just men. Al sheriff OF Erie county
az mayor u Buffalo, or chief executive
OF the great state Of New YORK, thest
scsndalous stories concerning Gov
Cleveland, We're not urged through the
public print, and weighed not feather
against him. The story published In
the Indianapolis journal about Blaine
Is equally outrageous. AS a membe,
of the Maine legislature, az
speaker of the state house o,
OF representatives, as member of th,
lower house OF congress, and as speak.
er OF that body, as a United State.
senator In all Of these positions We
hear nothing OF this scandalous story,
such stories ought TO be treated with
emphatic indignation. Imagine the
thoughts aud opinions of foreign pow.
ers, OF representative Americans.
Adjutant General King is here.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-20
The Francois Case.

Some men are born great, some
achieve greatness and some have great
ness thrust upon them. or the last
Emil Francois seems to be u prominent
instance. A nameless nobody at first,
whose self-respect was at such n low
stage rs to place him on level with
the negroes, he has, through the force
OF circumstances, grown TO man of
national Importance and, in this pre- s.
idential year, bis name will be herald
ed from New Orleans to Montana ard
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Claiming to bea white man, he mar-
ried u negro woman, and for this he
was tried, convicted and sentenced To
the penitentiary under the laws OF
Texas. Before his term had expired
he applied for and was granted writ
of habeas corpus by Judge SAbin for
the purpose of obtaining, II possible,
his release. Just before the return
day of the writ, when the United States
marshal was to have had the body
OF Francois before the federal Judge,
Gov. Ireland conceived the idea OF
iiberating him on conditional pardon
for the reason, rs stated In the gov
ernor's proclamation, that the federal
authorities Intended doing SO unlaw.
fully. This, to say the least of 1t, was
an ill-advised and unfortunate pro.
ceeding. 1t Is pulling the position Of
governor down To the level Of the
eavesdropper and detective. AS gov,
ernor of a great state, Gov. Ireland
had to deal with such cases officially
when the case was brought before him
IN an Official manner only. He had nc
right to take cognizance of what the
United States officials were doing
much less to assume that they in,
tended acting illegally. His attemp u,
to "head them OFF, was childish. The
assumption that the federal author.
tiles would act unlawfully was an in.
suit TO those functionaries altogether
uncalled for and should have been lef,
to the thuuderings of some demagogue.
a Judge OF court of record
has the right to issue his writ and
have the body Of any citizen of the
United States brought before him, and
to compel those in whose custody he
Is TO show cause why they had him,
providing the application for such Pc
tl.ion is accompanied by the proper
ah'aaSits. 1t was not necessary that
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-20
A National Shama.

Every man In the land in whose
bosom there some glimmer Of chlval-
rous feeling must condemn and de-
spise the rutiians who are making this
presidential campaign war of private
character. Every man who has been
raised to venerate the name Of woman
and TO love mother sister or wife, must
join Ia execration OF the wretches who
are dragging the name Of bsrs. Blaine
into the nth OF political warfare. The
truth or falsity ofthe charge contained
In the Indianapolis paper is not mate
rial. lis enough that the wife of the
Republican candidate is not the per-
son TO be beaten, and her character is
not matter to enter into the discus.
slons OF the campaign. She might die
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-20
GRAND VIEW, Ten, Aug. is. 1884.

fN->p ' i-N > i En-, aug. 10, 1854.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
We are told that the doctrine of free
grass is communism. We are told
that we are communists because we
would abrogate the lease law and
would return to the system under
which Texas grew great and waxed
strong. If to he friend to the old
system under which rich and poor
had an equal show is communism, then
permit US to say we do not Understand
the meaning of the term, and we grow
sad as we remember that Texas was
founded, settled and grew great under
the rule of poor deluded men who were
communists and did not know IL.
Verify wisdom shall run to and fro Ia
the earth In these latter days, aud
u nils our souls With joy to know 40
great Schund has Overtak en- as, stintu
lated perhaps by fifteen cents worth of
nuneer six. We do not like this new.
tangled way--,he old way Is good
enough for us.
Viewed in this light of the lease law
Texas wants money, not men: she
wants yearlings and Northumberland
COW boys, not farms and happy homes
upon the Western prairies. Viewed
IN this light OF lease.law arguments.
Iexas perpetuates an era of spit. fai
legislation, aud IL is communism TO
want broad, generou, aud statesman-
iiks system that will encourage the
growth of Texas and Texan prosperity.
But II seems that Texas had rather
lease her lands 20 syndlcates and car.
porations than to sell them to actual
settlers.
Upon what grounds do advocates O,
the lease law base their arguments
The burden Of every lease law spe .ch
Is an appeal to prejudice. P.rpetuate
the lease so as TO get even with the eal
Tie men for past devilment. Damn
the whole state Of Texas to hurt Tho
COW man. Inaugurale a reign OF
spiteful legislation to down the On tle
King. The poor hester must be kent
GU, OF the West for fear some COW bow
VIII steal bis yearlings. This is about
the drift Of lease law arguments. An.
peals to prejudice every one OF them.
Under the system of competitive
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-20

the Judge should know the applican.
was In the penitentiary. Any citizen
of the United States who believes NM
self unlawfully restrained of bis iiper-
ty has the unquestioned right to apply
for hearing aud compel those hold
ing bini TO show cause, before court
OF competent Jurisdiction, why he Is
held. There was nothing irregular IN
the francois case. The writ of habeas
corpus had not been suspended. He
had right to apply for 1t, and Judge
Sabin would violate his oath oil once
did he refuse to grant IL. the case
should have been permitted TO take It's
course. Francois aiiidavits made for
him prima fscie case. The onus
probandi was thrown upon the prison
Superintendent and he had only TO
show his mittimus and a certified
record CT the trial and conviction
of the prisoner. There is no
foundation for supposing that federal
Judge Wouiu uct unia"iu'J
duty was plain, and when he would
see that the prisoner was held by the
authority of the state of Texas, the
matter would end and the prisoner
would be remanded. He could not go
into the evidence, AS that is the prov
iuce of the jury. He could not pass
upon the constitu,ionality of the state
law, for he had no right to question 1t.
His duty merely was to ascertain II
the prisoner was held by authority OF
law. and not to pass upon the binding
force and effect of that law. Had the
governor pursued more conservative
line of duty, or, to be plain, had he at
tended TO his own business, this case
would have created no more interest
than an ordinary police court trial. AS
1t il, 1t Is magnified into national
picture, in which, we are sorry to say,
our governor does not hold post Of
honor. There was little time left for
thought aid deliberation doubtless,
but the result shows that there is some
foundation for the rumor that his ex-
cellency ia playing theatrical part in
the role of an infallible judge OF immu-.
table dignity, and that an unexpected
change Of programme catches him un-
prepared for his part.