The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-04
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The Doings of Congress--A Terrific
Cyclone in Several States---Great
Fire in London---Grant Holds a
tives.
In the Senate a greater portion Of the
day was consumed in discussing the Blair
Educational bill.
In the House the Iudian Appropriation
bill was under consideration, and debated
until adjournment without final action
being taken thereon. Mr.. Randall an
nouncing that General Grant was upon
the floor Of the House, a recess Of fifteen
minutes was taken during which General
Grant held a reception, Speaker Carlisle
introducing to him the Hon. members of
the House, with whom he was not al
ready acquainted.
A terrific cyclone passed over Ohio,
Indiana, Alabama Georgia and South
Carolina, on the Cd inst, doing great
damage to property, and killing and
wounding large number of people.
Order has been restored in Cincinnati
All the military except the Seventeenth
infantry have been removed, the barri-
cades have been torn away, and the street
cars run as usual on all lines.
A fire at Norfolk, Va, Wednesday
evening, burned two buildings, causing
a loss of $4,000.
The Ohio Legislature is considering
bill to compel the city of Cincinnati to
pay for property destroyed by the rioters
The emigrants by the steamer Grecian
are pronounced to be, not paupers, but
good ahle-bodied citizens of Irish country
districts.
Gen. Aguero, with force estimated at
from 20 to 100, have sailed from Key
West in a twenty ton schooner, and are
supposed to have made for Cuba upon
filibustering expedition. The government
cutters The DIX and The Boutwell, are in
pursuit, and are expected to capture the
Cuban and his men.
A dispatch from Springfield, Ills, says:
" At the city election yesterday the issue
was made upon the high license question,
all the Democratic candidates except one
being saloon keepers. The Republicans
elected four, and possibly five, aldermen
out of seven. Ordinarily the Democrats
carry five out of the seven wards"
The Republican candidate for Mayor
of Minneapolis has been elected by plu-
rality 5,000-a Republican gain of 1000
over the election of two years ago.
A fierce fire is raging in Paternoster
Row, in London. Many of the publishing
houses are threatened. The religious
Tract Society building and the building
adjacent are burning.
Osman Digma is actively resuming the
offensive, now that the British forces.
have withdrawn. He is attempting to
cut off the friendly tribes about Handouk
and Tamanieb from water Sheik Nah
moud Ali is opposing him. 1t is likely
that the difficulty will result in a battle.
Advices from Khartoum state that the
tribes between Sennaer and KhartOum
are pressing forward and are within three
miles of the latter place. Every prepara-
ton has been made to resist them. Traitors
found in the ranks of the Egyptian regi-
ments will be instantly shot. Merchants
at Suakim have asked Admiral Hewitt
to establish permanent English garrison
there. The Admiral stated that an Eng
Gsh Governor with a small English force
would remain.
Lorillards colt, Comanch, came in sec
ond in the race for the Northamptonshire
stakes.
Final decision in regard to the intro
duction of grain elevators into Russia has
been postponed, although the Council of
the Empire voted for it.
Professor Virchow has been able to au-
thenticate only one case of trichinosis in
Germany and that was of doubtful origin.
No case has been traced to American
pork.
Edmund Yates, editor of the London
World, has been condemned to four
months Imprisonment for libelling the
Earl of Lonsdale. Judgment has been
respited pending an appeal upon a point
of law.
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