The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15
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Floods are causing much damage upin
1 Utah.
The river at Shreveport, La, now lacks
but six inches of the high water mark of
March, 1894.
A. F. Shaw, foreman of the grand jury
that indicted Berner in Cincinnati, has
been indicted for perjury.
! The cable between Key West and Ha-
s yana is broken, and all messages are sent
i by steamer about once a day.
T. F. Dewey, an Ohio attorney, has
been sent to the penitentiary for two
years for charging illegal pension fees.
= William Mack, charged with setting
: fire to the courthouse in Cincinnati du-
ring the Berner riot. has been indicted
Z for arson.
Governor Robinson. of Massachusetts,.
as signed the bill to prevent life insur-
Snce companies from discriminating
against colored people
4 AT the church extension meeting of
the Methodist Episcopal Church Of the
United States, held III Philadelphia
Tuesday night, $4,000 was raised to
build churches on the frontier.
The House Committee on Elections
y in the election case Of English VS.. Peelle
of Indiana, will report in favor of seat
ing English. Those voting in favor of
English were J. J. Adams, Lowry Rob
inson, Converse and Bennett; in favor of
Peelle, Hart, Pettibone and Hepburn.
YELLOW FEVER.
BARBADOS, May 13.-There is a re
port that three men died on board YES
sci, from Para, of yellow fever, as is sup
posed. All vessels arriving since have
been subjected to quarantine.
wILLARD's HOTEL BURNED.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Fire broke out
Ytn the lower back building of Wizards
hotel to-day. The flames ran up the ele-
vator shaft and spread under the tin
roof The smoke was so dense that sew
eral persons narrowly escaped suffoca-
ton. A number of men and women
escaped from the upper stories by means
of ladder. At noon the fire was under
control.
DEATH OF CHARLES O'CONNOR.
NANTUCKET, MSS, May 13.-CharIes
i O'Connor died at his residence at Nan
tucket yesterday at 1926 p. m. On his
return from New York, about three
-Seeks ago, Mr. O'Connor contracted
severe cold, from which it was evident
that he could not recover. On Wednes-
& day he called in DR.. Edward Roth, whom
he informed he did not care tolive. Mr.
8 O'Connor said all he desired was medi-
cine to afford him temporary relief,
ii which he knew Dr. Roth could give him.
At one time Mr.. O'Connor had taken a
little tea and toast, which produced such
distress that the next day he took no
nourishment The following day he
g drank three glasses of milk, and thenext
day one glass, causing so much pain that
hey dared not give him any more Then
he tried little wine and water, but for
IS IliS loob hNS udN IoOh ItOJIllDS DuJ water
and medicines, which he alwaysreceived
u from Dr. Roth, who has visited him eight
i times a day. Yesterday at noon his
i stomach refused to retain even a tea
spoonful of water. Mr. O'Connor said
his stomach had troubled him for ten
days, and it seemed to be the seat of his
disease now. His mind was clear and
sound to the last, although he kept his
eyes half closed except when,spoken to-
Three minutes before death hepaised up,
opened his eyes, and put out his hand to
the doctor then, in clesk strong
voire, he exclaimed, My God1' and ex-
y pired without apparent pain or struggle
Mr.. O'Connor's written request was that
bis immediate attendants should perform
he last duties, superintended by DR..
10th. The family left Nantucket with
%the remains this ng for New York.
The funeral took place from st. Patrick's
atRedral and the body will be inferred
In thNfani2y vault, according to the de-
v ceased's instrucfTog@ MIR. O'Connorwas
born ON January 2d, 1903, and was,
therefore, 81 years 'ot age.
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