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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20
w Walking Matches.


Chattanooga Times.
Some of the walking matches" re-
ported are rather amusing as to results.
We learn for instance, that in a neigh
boring city the winner of a six hours
go-as-yOu-please contest made 80 miles
and a small fraction. We have known
a brigade of infantry to march to Knox
vile to Loudon, 80 miles, in eight hours,
and stop an hour for rest and dinner.
Each soldier in the command carried a
gun, II pounds, half dog tent, haversack,
forty rounds of ammunition and other
equipment, say 80 pounds. The entire
march, from the time the column moved
off until its head went into camp oppo-
site Loudon, less time of stoppage, was
not quite seven hours; and here are our
young fellows, fresh, stripped and rugged
up for speed, make % miles in six hours,
or less than five miles an hour. We
may add there was no enemy behind the
troops alluded to.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20
The Changes in the Election Districts
Of Putnam County,

In accordance with the statute in such case
made and provided the changes in the bOun-
darieS Ofthe election districts of Putnam COun-
ty Florida are hereby made matters of public
notice, at the regular meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners for said county on jan
uary 5, 1888, in compliance with petition to
such effect,
On motion ordered, That the north half of
section ,, township L, south of range p east
be embraced within the boundary lines OF
election district No. ), as heretofore laid out
with voting place or precinct at G. T. Potter's
store.
In compliance with petition from the citi-
ZenS in the vicinity of and living at Buffalo
Bluff, asking to be annexed to election district
No. 5: On motion it was ordered that election
district No. 5. be bounded and described as fol
lows: Beginning at the intersection of the
Ocklawaha and the St. Johns River. thence
following the Ocklawaha River to the line be-
tween township IL, range p, and II range 26
). Z. Thence running north to Rice Creek;
thence following Rice Creek to the st. Johns
River; thence sOuthcrly along the western
bank Of said river to a point directly west of
the mouth of Dunn'S Creek; thence east across
said river TO the mouth of said creek; thence
following said Greek TO Il point where it crosses
the township line, thence west in a direct line
to the west bank Of the st. Johns River.
SOutherly along said west bank TO place of be-
ginning, with voting place or precinct at Pa
latka.
On motion it was ordered that all that por-
ton of election district No - lying south of
Sfse flreSssrT northern line of Putnam county.
AMI east Of Sims Greek, be annexed to and
made a part of election district No II.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20
Florida Politics.

Savannah News.
We have published several letters from
correspondents in Florida respecting the
gubernatOrial contest in that state, and
have received quite a number that we
have declined to publish. The letters we
declined to publish were not, in our opin-
ion, calculated to promote the best in
terests of the democratic party of Florida.
Their purpose was to damage the pros
poets of gubernatorial candidates, but
their tendency, if published, would have
been to break the party into factions, and
in that way to weaken it. We do not
wish to aid in weaking the party. Our
aim is to strengthen it and promote its
welfare. Democrats of Florida cannot
afford to indulge in ordinations and re-
ordinations. Their hold on the state is
not so strong that it cannot be broken.
Indeed, unless they are united and har-
monious they may not ouly lose their
electoral ticket, but may lose control of
the state. 1t is necessary to bring out a
full vote at the election. and this can
hardly be done if there are bitter faction
fights. Many northern republicans have
settled in the state since the last general
election, who, while they will probably
vote the republican national ticket, will,
to a marked extent, vote with the demo-
Gratis on state and local matters, because
the democrats represent the intelligent
and governing classes. If, however, a
bitter and vituperative canvass precedes
the nomination Of the state ticket they
may be influenced to cast their ballots
with the republicans even in state and
local matters. There is nothing gained
by attacks on the candidates, and much
harm is done to the party. Charges and
accusations, unless of a heinous charac-
ter and proven, seldom damages a candi-
dates prospects. Doubtless any one of
those named in connection with the
governorship would make good gov
ernOr. We are anxious to see good NOM
nations made in Florida, and are ready
to help do what we can to accomplish
that object. We are not willing, how
ever, to aid in promoting dissensions and
creating bad feeling.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20
All Honor to the CoIore1 Delegates.

All Honor to the CoIored Delegates.
N. Y. sun.
The colored delegates to the Chicago
Convention merit the hearty thanks of
their constituents. Blaine was nominated
through the treachery of their white as
sociates. On the final ballot only three
negroes dropped Arther and voted for
Blaine. Lynch, Hill, and Bruce of Miss
issippi, black Gibbs of Arkansas. Smalls
of South Carolina, and Pinchback of
Louisiana held their men as firmly as
Cambronne held the Old Guards at Wa
terloo. The three black recreants were
from Alabama and Arkansas.
The south and the country were dis
graced by the Claytons, the Roots the
Kellogs, and the Strobachs, and not by
the negroes. The latter withstood Star
route temptations nobly. If the white
delegations from Ohio. Indiana, and Illi-
nois had done half as well, the Republi-
can party would have been spared the
disgrace of Blaine's nomination.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20

The Queer Life of Spanish Hermit.
The Civil Guards, who have rendered
important services to the unfortunate
victims of the terrible inundatiOns of the
valleys of Murcia and Alicante, saved "a
Madrid correspondent writes) a curious
being near Lorea. 1t appears that for the
last eighteen years a man aged 40, and
described as Immensely. stout with a
beard black as ink, rec oching down to his
waist, and nails of terrible length, has
been living in a small and solitary house,
or rather howell He was it's sole inhabi-
tant; but it turns out that he has q father
and more than one brother. He has never
allowed them or any one else to see him
during his voluntary imprisonment. The
hovel contained no bed or utensil of any
kind except box on which he sat. The
father took his food to him every twenty
hours regularly, pushing it through hole
in the door, which door was never open
ed. The strange creatures only garment
was a shirt, which he changed at the end
of every five years. His existence would
never have been suspected but for the
inundation. The water sapped the foun-
dations of the building and destroyed it,
the man being saved by brother and
the Civil Guards, who went to his assist
ance with a rope. The man being asked
why he lived in that way replied that he
had mandate from God to do so.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20
PeriIs of Whale Fishing.

LONDON, June 18.-While the whaler
Chieftain was recently fishing off the
boast of Greenland, four boats We're dis
patched in pursuit of school of whales.
A dense fog arose while the boats were
away from the ship, and their crews,
after searching two days, were unable to
discover the ship. They were only sup
piled with two days provisions and wa
ter, and in an exhausted condition en-
deavored to reach the land, 200 miles
distant. A tempest arose, and the boats
We're separated. The cold was intense,
and only one boat had reached land after
six days at sea. The men were emaciat-
ed and thoroughly exhausted their only
nourishment being from sucking of ice.
1t is feared that the other three boats,
containing fifteen men, are lost. Only
seven men were left on board the Chief
tain, and great anxiety is felt for her
safety, also.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20
State of Florida, County Court for
Putnam County,

In the matter of the estate of Frederick D.
Lente, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been appointed by the county court of
Putnam county, Florida, administrator of the
estate of Frederick d. Lente, deceased. All
persons having any demands against the es-
tate Of said deceased are hereby notified to
present the same TO the undersigned, within
the time prescribed by law or this notice viii
be pleaded in bar.
WILLIAM KEMBLE LENTE.
Administrator of the Estate of Frederick D.
Lente, deceased, Palatka, Florida
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20
ALL FOR CLEVELAND.
The Conventions of New York, GeOr-
gia and Michigan For Cleveland.

gIa ana MiCnIgan For Cleveland.
SARATOGA, June 18.-The New York
state convention met at Saratoga and
elected delegates to the Chicago conven-
ton. It is understood that majority Of
the delegates favor Cleveland though
they go uninstructed.
Mr.. Flower was undisturbed, apparent
ly, by any thought that the result Of the
convention is unfavorable to his chances
at Chicago. He claims that fOrty-twO
members of the delegation are against
Cleveland. He declined to name the
number of delegates in his interest, but
asserted that Chicago was yet needed to
decide his probable failnre.
The opinions of leading editors here
given tonight are: Joseph Pulitzer, Of
the N. Y. World-'I believe Cleveland
will have the full New York delegation
at Chicago. | think he will get the nom
ination. / think he ought to have it, and
l believe that if he gets it he will be
elected" Charles w. McCune, of the
Buffalo COurier-"After all the apparent
opposition to Cleveland two days ago,
the result of the convention shows that
Cleveland has three to one as far as
Flower is concerned, and is at present
the most prominent candidate before the
Chicago convention. He will have a
large majority of the New York delega-
ton there" Jerome Parmenter, of the
Troy Press, which has been in favor Of
Flower thought Cleveland had forty-two
delegates as the result of tO-days con-
yention, but thought the result, SO far as
the outlook at Chicago is concerned, is
no nearer than when the New York state
convention began.
ATLANTA, June 18.-The convention
which met here to-day and selected dele
gates to Chicago, was notable for its re-
markable short session. 1t met at 10
o'clock and adjourned at half past two.
No resolutions or platform was adopted
indicating the wishes of the convention
as to the national policy, and the delega-
ton is practically unanimous for Cleve-
land. Gen. A. r. LawtOn, of Savannah,
who is one of the delegates from the
State at large, is said to be for Bayard,
but the other delegates, without excep-
ton, announce for Cleveland as the
democratic candidate.
DETROIT, June 18.-The democratic
state convention met in this city this
forenoon. Don Dickinson of Detroit, was
chosen temporary chairman. The con-
~ption is fully attended, and is very en-
thusiastic. The preference of the body
is Enthusiastically Cleveland as Presiden-
tial candidate.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20
An Adventure of Nebraska Boy.

An Adventure of a Nebraska Boy.
Norfolk Journal.
a 14-year-old COW boy on pony was
driving a steer in the alley near the Jour
nal office one day last week, when the
steer made for the back door of Decker's
saloon, went pelI-meI through the back
door and saloon and out of the back door
on the dead run, followed by the daring
boy on the pony. AS the steer passed
through he jumped clear over the table,
around which were four men engaged in
friendly game of whist. When the men
saw the boy following the steer they
dodged under the table, which made the
pony's passage easy in leaping over the
table. Fortunately, the doors were wide
enough in both rear and frGst to make a
ssss ssssf. place Of &."es it for the
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20
Republican Revolt Increasing.

Rochester Union.
The original Blaine papers are laboring
to belittle the republican revolt against
the ticket, but it looms up larger and
stronger, and much of it is invisible.
The number of republicans scattered all
over the country who have quietly made
up their minds to vote for the demo-
cratic candidates or not vote at all, and
say little or nothing about it, is enor-
nous in the aggregate. They will re
duce the count of Blaine not less surely
because silently. They long ago made
up their minds that he was a bad man,
aud the clap-trap efforts to draw them
into line will fail
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20

Doctor" said the grateful patient,
seizing the physicians hand, 4 shall
never forget tina: to you l owe my life. :"
you exaggerate, said the doctor mild
ly, "you really owe me for fifteen visits;
fnat is the point which / hope you will
not fail TO remember
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20
How They Lie About Us.

New York Sun.
''Will you kindly tell me which way
the wind blows?" asked a northern inva-
lid Of the landlord of a Florida hotel.
Certainly, sir, replied the landlord
stepping to the door, the wind blows
due north, sir
"Thank you
A little later the landlord said to the
bookkeeper:
''Have you made out Mrs. Smiths
bill yet?"
mo, sir.
well, just charge one dollar to his
account for information about the direc-
ton Of the wind"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20

Judge Deyens is the proud possessor of
Daniel Webster's recipe for making
punch, inthe statemm's own handwrit-
IN 1nc
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20

ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF
"A S. III. DemOnt must be presented as pre-
$cribed @ by Law 20 or TINS notice will be R pleaded
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. A. KNOWLTON
Ap Administratr,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20

IRRIGATE YOUR GROVES.

The rapid growth of trees and the greatest
development of fruit, can only be obtained
by proper arrangements fOrI irrigation, du-
ring the dry spells that visit us every year.
With plenty of water at command, the growth
of young trees, and the crops of those in bear
ing. are an assured success.
IRRIGATION IS THE SHEET ANCHOR OF
ORANGE CULTURE.
The experiments that have already been
made abundantIy prove its value.
- For the purpose of irrigation, prop
erly constructed, Artesan Wells are the
cheapest, best and most reliable.
Correspondence solicited. Estimates given,
Contracts taken for wells. Four to six-inch
pipe recommended as most practical
]: T. CONOVER,
PaIatka, Fla.
P Q. Box 207
Or at Office of E. r. Mexican, Lemon Street
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20

Charles Fenno Hoffman, who died re-
Gently i'll the Harrisburg lunatic asylum,
where he had been confined for thirty
five years, was at one time called the
American Tom Moore. Many of his
songs contained numerous descriptive
and picturesque passages that deserve to
stand by the side of Moore's best works.
One Of his sisters, Matilda, was the affi-
aDced of Washington Irving, and her
early death had q most serious and life
long influence on the gentle author of
the sketch Book"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20

An American, travelling in Germany,
was shown through one of the ducal pal
aces. After he had sufficiently admired
all the art, treasures. etc, he asked the
janitor, who was showing him through
the edifice:
''Is there anything else worth looking
at in this old shebang"
The janitor drew the visitor to the
window, and in a mysterious whisper,
said:
IF you will give me thaler, I'll let
you listen at this window. and perhaps
this afternoon you can hear his royal
bighness roll ten-pins in the courtyard" "
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Or at o once ls Of E. R. Mexican, Lemon Street
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-20

DUTNAM NJ TEO USE,
1 December to May. PALATkA, FLA.
WINDSOR HOTEL,
w DeQ to May. JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
EQUINOX HOUSE,
T. June to Oct, MANCHESTER, VT.
No Dogs Taken. T. II. ORVIS.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-05-31
A SLIGHT MISTAKE.

It's been fully a year since I saw you, dear boy
And in all of that time, do you know.
haven't once heard SO much as word
OF your whereabouts. Where did you go?
| Oh, you'v been round the world in your yacht
have you, lad
And you don't know word of the news.
Well, Just you sit there. in that big armchair,
And then ask all the questions you choose.
Engaged to be married? Not bit of it, no;
~, And n you heard it in Egypt you say;
Well, news travels fast but as for this last.
It's old-yes. nine months, if day.
But Ill tell you the truth, man, I am not en-.
gagged.
And don't mean to be very soon.
In love with Nan Earl? nice little girl,
Who was married, dear fellow, last June.
What kind Of husband2 Oh, rather good
sort.
He is not very rich. to be sure:
And doubt if some girls could endure
It wasn't his art that won the girls heart;
He is much too plodding to plan.
He loved her. he told her--at least go have
heard
And as actions speak louder than words.
have not doubt he said it right out;
Ihey',e as loving as any two birds.
lOu loved her Oh, nonsense And she drove
you away
Why. her husband knows nothing Of this.
sausHeo de your SOiI Sne WOGlQn De SOld.
Well, very rare creature, that miss !?
Do think that her husband would mind If
you'd call
:. Just to pay your respects to his wife?
Now, how should know? You see, an old
beau
Is SO apt to engender some strife :
That in most cases. Chappie. I'd answer YOU
thus:
You had better not play with the flame:
But were to preach and this lesson teach,
Why. old fellow, it ,c0uld be shame.
So I'll do unto you as I'd have you to do,
And invite you to call any day;
And it You will come when am at home,
Why, I'm sure Nan will ask you to stay.
Yes, it's who's the happiest man in the world
And4'm m not engaged, as you see,
For she ls my wife, yes, all mine for life,
Now. old fellow, congratulate nse
philadelphia Call.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-05-31
NUMBER 80.
OUR GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
DOMESTIC.


Philadelphia is to have $500, eco home
opathic college.
During the past nine years nearly 800
churches have been burned in America.
A Chicago woman committed suicide be-
cause her pet dog had been killed for biting
child.
The largest piece of plate glass ever cast
in this country has just been completed at
Jeffersonyille, Ind.
New York produce houses are shipping
peanuts to places the circus will reach liz
two or three weeks.
Lord Drummond, heir to the earlLom of
Perth and Melford, is a porter in a New
York clothing house.
Chas. Bradlaugh, the English Radical
free thinker, has been invited to lecture in
Chicago and Milwaukee.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor gave gold watch
and 500 to each of her servants as thank
offering for her recovery.
Matsada Sorakichi, the Japanese wrestler,
now visiting New York, has an So silk hat
and diamond shirt stud.
Santa Rosa, Cal, has the largest tree in
the world. It is tllirty-fve feet in height,
with diameter of forty feet.
The crowd became SO great before the
Boston merchants show window contain
ing live monkey, that policemen had to
be detailed to preserve order until the
Mayor suppressed it as place of unli-
censed amusement.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-05-31
OUR KIND OF A MAN.

The kind Of man for you and Eae1
He faces the world unhinchinglS
And smites, as long as the wrong resists,
With knuckled faith and force like fists:
He lives the life he is preaching of,
And loves where p1ost ls the need of love:
HiB voice is clear to the deaf man's ears,
And his fare sublime through the blind mans
tears;
Tho light shines out where the clouds were dim
And the widows prayer goes up for him;
The latch is clicked at the hovel door.
And the sick man sees the sun once more.
And out on the barren fields he sees
Sprlnglng blossoms and waving trees.
Feeling, as only the dying may,
That Gods own servant has come that way
Smoothing the path as it still winds on
Through the golden gate where his loved have
gone.
The kind Of q man for me and you;
However little of worth we do
He credits full; and abides In trust
That time will teach us how more is just.
He walks abroad. and he meets all kinds
Of querulous and uneasy minds,
And, sympathizing, he shares the pain
Of the doubts that rack us, heart and brain:
And, knowing this. as we grasp his hand
We are surely coming to understand
He looks on SIN with pitying eyes
Fen as the Lord, since Paradise
Else, should we read. though our sins should
glow
AS scarlet, they shall be as white as snow?
And feeling still, with grief half clad
That the bad are as good as the good are bad
He strikes straight out for the Highland he
Is the kind OF q man for you and me.
-JGnies Whitc0nb Rileu.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-05-31
Captain of the Wrecked Steamer

Captain Of the Wrecked Steamer
| Florida.
| Another Atlantic steamship has gone
down in mid ocean and over hundred and
thirty persons have sacrificed their lives
for the probable carelessness of the office,
in immediate charge of the Inflated vessel
at the time of her collision with sailing
i bark. Ocean horrors of the character
naturally create the inquiry, "Who was tc
blame?" The world as naturally infers,
where there appears to have been careless
ness on the part of the officers and crew
that the captain of ship, as the RESPONSE
BILE head, should bear the criticism and
censure of horror stricken public.
| The information thus far cleaned from
the rescued of the Florida indicates that
| Captain Sadler had retired to his state
| mand of the first officer, to whose negligence
| If the disaster could have been avoided at
| all-must be attributed the terrible loss of
life that followed close upon the crash of
the two vessels. That this officer was one
of the rescued, while Captain Sadler perished
with all the passengers but one, is an ap-
parent inference that the latter was not at
the moment more prepared or capable of
saving his own life than were those who
suffered his own fate.
Captain j. W. Sadler's birth place was
Yarmouth, England. He was a little over
forty eight years of age. After receiving a
good education he became a sailor, and
was rapidly promoted until he became the
commander of a vessel. His record as q
navigator began with the captaincy of a
ship sailing between Glasgow and Nova
Scotia. Later he commanded large ship
between London and the East Indies. He
then became connected with the estate
Line" Company as Captain of the State of
Virginia and the State of Indiana success
sively. Last December the Company as
signed him to the State of Florida after it
was overhauled at his suggestion. When
lost the State of Florida was on its return
voyage from New York to Glasgow, the
first time under his command. He had
been married three times, but died childless.
His first wife was killed by an accidental
fall from horse, his second died of con
sumption. The third Mrs. Sadler survives
her husband, and at the time of his loss
was in Glasgow preparing a new home
which she had just bought for their future
residence.