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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-19
CARVER'S RIVAL.
n Dashing Amateur Marksman Who
Challenges the World.

A Dashing Amateur Marksman Who
Challenges the World.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
There appeared at the Southern Hotel
yesterday a man of most striking ap-
pearance and makeup. He was tall and
straight as poplar and his erect figure,
as he moved about with the quiet, easy,
yet athletic gait of panther, attracted
general attention. 4 handsome head,
with long, flowing locks that hung on
his shoulder and surmounted by a glar-
ing, wild sombrero, bespoke the border
hero" His features were delicate and
unusually handsome and he bore a strong
resemblance to Oscar Wilde. Early in
the day he was dressed in velvet-shoot-
ing suit and in the evening he appeared
dressed in a faultlessly fitting suit of
cadet gray, with long Prince Albert
coat.
cluster of diamonds as big as hens
egg sparkled from his shirt front. He
presented all the breeziness of a border
scout, with all the refinement of manner
and grace of parlor knight. 1t was at
first supposed that he was Wild West
Snowman, but he turned out to be DR..
George B. Mcclellan, called in the West
ern States Diamond Dick. He is a re-
markably fine rifle shot, and to Globe
Democrat reporter stated that although
he simply used the rifle as an amuse-
ment, he considered himself the equal of
any of the celebrities and is prepared to
make match with any marksman. long
Or short in the country. His
visit to st. Louis is for the purpose of
challenging DR.. w. F. Carver to an all
round rifle contest for 81 ,000 to be shot
in st. Louis, Chicago, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton or New York at any time within the
next six months, in earnest of which he
viii to-day deposit $500 at the Boatmen's
or some other bank as forfeit. DIR.
Mcclellan is New Yorker, who has
amassed fortune practicing medicine
in Montana and Dakota during the past
five years.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-19
Sir Edward Thornton and Judge Po.
land

Pail Mall Gazette,
Our st. Petersburg Ambassador is
much to the fore just now. Here is a
good story anent Sir Edward Thornton
for which we can vouch At a Wash
ington reception a young gentleman
said to rather imposing looking man :
Good evening, glad to see you've
have not met since we parted in Mex
ico." The person thus spoken to coldly
replied Il fear you have the advantage
of me-" "Why, surely" exclaimed the
mortified young fellow. ''You don't
seem to remember me-" ITO tell the
truth, have never been to Mexico" +"
'Are you not Sir Edward Thornton %
''No, am Judge Poland, of Vermont. "
A few nights after this rebuff the young
man happened to be at another party,
and, seeing the Judge, madeup to him.
After sittle desultory conversation he
ventured to say ''That was an awful
blunder of mine the other evening to
take you for old Thornton 'sAnd
whom do you take me for now, may |
ask?" "Why," you told me you were
Judge Poland, of Vermont" The reply
was crushing. "On the contrary, sir,
my name is Thornton"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-19
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Blaine dined Secretary Lamar a
few days ago, and incidentally described
the good qualities of several gentlemen
of Maine who are applicants for Office.
Baroness Burdette-C Curtis is about to
establish British honey company, for
the purpose of promoting the industry
of bee-keeping among the poorer classes
of England.
The ashes of Major Byford, recently
cremated at Manchester, Pa, arrived at
Washington Thursday They were con-
veyed to Arlington cemetery for inter
ment. A detail of six soldiers from the
barracks acted as escort t. the remains.
Mr.. Merritt, the retirina United States
Consul General. at London gave fare
we'll banquet Thursday evening welcom-
ing his successor, Mr.. Waller. Mr. Low
ell and suite, Mr.. Seligman, Bret Harte
and other American consuls, with nu-
merous well known commercial and
literary gentlemen, were present.
Capt, Howard, whose bravery saved
the day to the Dominion troops in their
recent fight with the Riel insurgents, is
a native Of Connecticut. He served in
the war and also five years in the regu-
lar army, where he had considerable ex-
perience in Indian warefare. He. is a
brave, cool-headed soldier; thoroughly
familiar with army life, and is also
very skillful machinist, possessing
complete knowledge of the mechanism
of a Gatling gun.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-19

Emperors of China are privileged to
name their successors from among the
male members of their own or a relatives $
family. China has no law governing
the hereditary succession to the throne.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-19
Rtvaling BaaIbec as a Magnificent
Ruin.
Schuyler (NebJ Herald.

Schuyler (Neb) Herald.
Among other young people who at
tended a social gathering a short distance
in the country last Thursday evening was
Ed Spreecher. He went ON horseback.
The horse became frightened at some
thing and began putting ON frills
which soon deposited Ed high, dry and
safe on barbed wire fence. The only
bodily injury received was in his Sunday
pants. These were ripped from Dan to
Beersheba in one direction, and torn from
alpha to omega in another, and an irreg-
ular abrasion commenced at or a little
before the preface and extended in a
south-westerly direction clear through
finis and about an inch into erratum.
There were several inundations and
eruptions in other portions of them. In
short, the pants were damaged-ruined,
in fact, for good society.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-19

Miss Susan B. Anthony has had a leg
acy left her amounting to S25, 900 Su-
san is not so very old and not SO bad
looking either.-Texas Siftings. You
avaricious wretch You never thought
# Susan until you saw her on crossing
with her inheritance on her shoulder and
her dress arranged a-la-mud, then you
rush around and scribble tSusan's
i-cy-Yalue S25, 600, or words to that
effect
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-19
Feminine Privileges in the South.

Feminine Privileges i'm the South.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
How rapid a progress the women of the
South are making in the matter of edu-
cation is we'll shown in the University Of
Mississippi, It was but few years ago
that this university was thrown open to
girls, but in that time they have forced
themselves to the front and this year
they Won all the prizes. A young lady
has won the first honors and will conse-
quently he The valedirtoriau. The senior
class VIII be represented lay young lady
among the speakers. as will also the ju-
niors, while among tIe competitors fer
the soph more prize defamation is still
another of the fair sex. The expert
ment tried at Oxford for admitting girls
to the university With the male students
can therefore be pronounced a success.
The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-12
WINNING THE GOAL.
sermon.
BY p, ",

When to the heart come doubt and fear,
And bitter thoughts prevail,
And prospects, once so bright and dear,
Before misfortune fail,
Then he who holdeth fast to hope,
To self viii truest be,
And daring with his fears TO cope.
Shall win the mastery.
This life is full OF stumbling blocks.
To those who dread the worst;
A way by thorns, and jagged rocks,
And hidden pits accursed!
But he of prudent courage shuns
The treacherous CULTS that hide,
And, pressing forward, as ne runs
Thrusts rock and thorn aside.
There is no hill, however high,
But persegering feet
Shall reach the summit, by and by,
TO find resting sweet,
And men whose hearts are true and wise
And strong and rssolute.
l3nau re1rya tlle, carriers that aTiae
Their pathways to tliss,,,te
Doubts grow into infirmities
Ofcoustant pain ahd care,
And fears, whatever be their guise,
Unchecked, produce despair.
Then i've life of faith and truth,
And in your hearts unite
The hope and love whose fadeless youth
Shall fill it full of light!
The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-12
DAKOTA DOTS.

Milbank now has street lamps, and a
local paper says the city carries lanterns
to find them.
The Dakota Horticultural Society
and Forestry Association will meet at
Parker December is and II.
A farmer in Hanson county struck
an artesian well lowing 100 barrels a
day at a depth of $40 feet.
Effort is making to form an assocl-
alton of the republican press in South
Dakota, III anticipation OF admission
as a state.
The report of the superintendent OF
schools in Brown county shows the sur
prising number of 10, of which four
are graded
The abundant supply of good water
furnished by the artesian well at Mil
bank is believed to settle the question
that the headquarters Of the Dakota
division Of the railroad remaining
there.
The Robinson house just opened at
Lisbon, under its new equipment has
all the conyenences and style OF q
first-class hotel, and the veteran jour
nalist, Harcourt. pronounces it the
most complete in Dakota.
1t is proposed to raise $1,000 for a
fund to be used in dredging Lakes Big
Stone and Traverse and the Red River
and to open navigation to Winnipeg.
The mayor Of the latter place is inter
ested in pramoting the project.
Since the remarkable success of the
artesian well at Columbia, jamestown
aud other points in the valley Of the
James it is proposed to test the matter,
as it is believed to be cheaper and better
than river water. Such a supply would
be a bonanza to any town.
No Republicans in South Dakota
have raised hand in approval of the
proposed compromise to send one DEM
ocrat and one Republican to the United
States Senate, and the Democrats do
not generally like the idea OF asking
political favors Of a body containing
but one Democrat
The project of railroad from the
Black Hills to Msdora, or some other
point on the Northern Pacific. has not
been abandoned q prominent New
York capitalist has recently examined
the route. aud, it is said, made a favor
able report on his return. The North
ern Pacific VIII encourage the enter
prise.
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Exposition Committees.

The exposition directorate met
Wednesday and completed organization
by appointing the standing and special
Committees as follows, the chairman
being named first III each case:
Executive committee-Tho president, ". g.
King, s. c Gale, A. Kelly, 4. J. Blethen.
Finanoe--E. A. Merrill. H. G. Harrison, 4. B.
Barton.
Rules jurors, etc--iI W. Glenn, G. b. Hef-
feltinger, A. G, Haugan.
Printing and adyertisng-C. NJ, Palmer, =,
r. Barber, r. B. Janney.
Buildings. c. Gale, 0. A. Pray, g. A.
Bracket, B. F. Nelson, V G. Hush.
Exhibits-W. NJ, Regain, g. L. Dale, Rev.
James McGolrick, w. E. Steele, W. }. Dean.
Music and entertanment--D NJ. Gilmore d.
BIakely, George Huhu.
Special committee on city legislation-The
president, NJ. w Glenn, 9. 4. Bracket, r. f.
Nelson, George HUM.
Special committee on Sitc--l,he president, Fl.
G. Harrison, O A. Pasgz c. u. Heffelfager 3
~ lss,1s.*-
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Z + j ! {. " *
A silk necktie backed with pasteboard
saved the life of 3. p. Anderson, who
was shot at Tecumseh, Mich, recently.
The ball struck this obstruction and
glazed off through the shoulder.
a party, numbering 100, Of the Scot
tish colony whose purchase OF land in
Florida has occasioned some comment
in this city, arrived at New York We'd
nesday on the steamer Furnesia, and
continued on their journey yesterday.
Some capitalists in Western Pennsyl-
yania propose to construct a canal be-
tween Lake Erie and the Allegheny
river; but they won't do anything I'M
less congress assists them to the extent
of 81, 100000.
The Montreal citizens health COM
mittee will issue circular to the effect
that the city has not been in a better
sanitary condition for the pastten years
than at present. There was ten new
cases of smallpox Wednesday.
In Oakridge township near Lafayette
Ind, Mrs. Betsy Metzger, aged seven
ty- four, and George Rudolph, twenty
years old, were united in marriage. The
groom is not rich, but the bride has a
snug bank account and owns 100 acres
of choice land.
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The Exposition fund has now reached about

The Exposition fund has now reached about
S247 900.
The board OF park commissioners have
moved into their new quarters in the city hall.
It. Is. Janney, the assignee OF Potfle q son.
has effected final settlement OF the ilrm 10 the
satisfaction OF the creditors and all others dl-
rectly concerned.
The late steward of the NtcOllet, Charles a.
Kutlgett, was buried yesterday afternoon from
the residence of Geo A. Libby.
William De la Barre, agent OF the Minneap-
Oils mill company, read paper last evening
before the members Of the Engineers club OF
Minnesota.
Wednesday Edward Kennedy, the miltpick
manufacturer, shipped a box of his picks to
New Mexico and one 10 the Argentine Repub-
lie Minneapolis products are spread far and
wide.
Al. Page, who was severely injured by q
Manitoba train some six weeks ago. has SO far
recovered as TO be out on the streets again. 1t
will bs some months, howeFses, before he viii
have Recovered that strength and vigor he
possessed previous to the accident.
Tonight is the last performance by the Nor
ris Sullivan company, at the Pence Opera
House. Morris sullivan is 81 very clever Irish
comedian, and he is most ably supported by
Josie Morris SullTanin Irish songs and dances.
There are eighty fine sce1e from Ireland in
the panorama and the picturesque effects are
excellent. All the singing and dancing is good
and the droIleries of the guide are laughter
provoking beyond description. Ii wonld be
hard 10 find q pleasanter place to spend an ev
euing than the Pence Opera House to night
The Hennepin block, which was destroyed
by fire on Thursday morning. was composed Of
i've stores four floors il height, and is next to
the YangerbuTg block, which occupies the
corner Of Fourth street and Hennepin avenue
The owners of the separate stores destroyed
are us follows: r. f. Sample, DR.. Barnard
Bidwei s; Co, Pond & Slater and W. S. HaI-
den. Theories are numerous as to the origin
OF the ire, but no definite idea can be formed.
The total loss IL estimated at about $500
Messrs. Gallagher g. Connor, whose law office
was destroyed, and who met with loss Of $500,
had no insurance. TO these gentlemen, VINO
have been Ia the city bur a short time, the loss
viii prove Il severe one. MIR. Gallagher the
senior member Of the firm, and who has earn
National cause since his advent here, had
made arrangements 10 rake out an insurance
policy on THURSDAY
The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-12
CATHOLIC NEWS.

In 1855 Rochfort, now an inffdel communist,
indicted a sonnet 10 the Blessed Virgin.
A school for the children of colored Catholics,
is about TO te opened in Philadelphia
Cardinal Manning has been election mem
Der Of the committee of the British aud For
eign Anti-slavery Society.
Ground has been broken for the new Laval
University, which IS to be built at Montreal. P.
Q. The price paid was $7o,oeo.
Nearly ali the Catholic clergy in AIbany.N.Y ",
attended the recent rally Of the National
League that was held in that city
The sDsgblad, of the Hague, Protestant
organ, advocates the resumption by Holland of
diplomatic relation with the Holy See
The priests OF Chicago have clerical aid So
ctety which gives TO clergymen unable to per-
form the duties OF the ministry 500 per year.
property on Fourth street, St Louis, by which
an annual reutsg of $1,000 is secured TO the
various orphan associations.
ON November q. the seminary OF our Lady
OF Angels, Niagara Falls. N. Z, under the di-
reetiou Of the Fathers of the Congregation OF
the Mission. celebrated its 2oth anniversary.
Mrs. Bancroft, the actress, known as Marie
WiltoIl III the records Of the stage, mas been re-
ceivei in the Roman Catholic Church and has
Joined the corps of deyput practical followers
OF that faith. TO which Miss Mary Anderson and
Lotta also belong.
The sisters of Mercy are doing noois work as
teachers of tbs Indian children in Indian Ter
fitory. They have two tieurishing schools. ani
more are soon 10 be openesi. Two noFiees
were lately received into their community, the
Tery Rev. ii. b. Murphy officiating
Archbishop Gibbons lately blessed the etslarg.
ed ehapcl OF the little Sisters Of tf,e Peer. Hal
tiraora. Nd. Tts enhancement vas necessitated
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because Of additions to the home in order to
accommodate aged colored persons When
completed this excellent institution will be able.
TO shelter 800 aged persons,
The Pope confidently expects that as a result
of present negotiations the Mikado Will issue
decree making it lawful for al his subjects 90
embrace the Catholic faith, The bearer OF the
Letter of Leo XIII was Bishop Osout. who
spent some time III st. Louis year ago.
A short time since the body of the late Ven
cradle John Baptist Vianney, Cure OARS, was
exhumed in the presence of the Bishop OF Bel
ley and Mgr. Casorara, promoter ddei, and OF
all those interested in the cause of his beatih-
cation. The body was found entire, as IL was
buried oud recognized at the first glance.
AT the Church of Notre Dame, Montreal, on
Sunday the parish priest, the Rev, Father Sen
tenne, read letter from Mgr. Fabre, Roman
Catholic Bishop of Montreal granting permits
sion 20 Sill the churches in the diocese TO say
Mass for the repose of Reils soul. on condition
that no political demonstration be made. He
also advised that there should be no solemnity,
such as the ringing Of bells, that the full fees
in each case should be collected; that no spec
societies or associations, and that none other
than ordinary church decorations should be
used
The death is announced, on November l4th,
of Francis Xavier Sadiier, s. j., at the Holy
Cross College Worcester, Mass. after q BRET
Illness He was born in Montreal, in 1882 and
was the son of the late James Sadlier,wbo WIFI
his brother the late Dennis Sadlier, founder the
wel-known Catholic publishing house OF d. y
j. Sadier & Co, His mother is the well-knoWn
Catholic authoress, Mrs. Mary a. Sadller. "a
ther Sadlier was educated at Manhattan College,
and after brief but brilliant career in jour-
nalism, decided to enter the priesthood. He
was received into the Jesuit novitiate, at Sault-
au-Recolet, Canada, on the first OF November,
1878, and had the happiness OF being ordained
at Woodstock last August.
On Sunday, November %, ST. Benedicts
church for colored Catholics, New York city,
Celebrated the second anniversary of its founda-
ton, This church it will be remembered, was
established with the aid OF money bequeathest
by the late Father o Farrell. OF St. Josephs
church, to be used in Catholic mission Work
among the negroes, The church is under the
direction of the Rev. DR.. Burtsell, pastor OF the
Epiphany, while Father john Burke, formerly
Of the church of the Epiphany, is acting pas
tor. The Pontifcai High Mass was celebrated
by Bishop John Moore, OF the diocese OF 81.
Augustine, Fla. The Rev. Dr. Edward Nc
Glynn. of St Stephens church, preached the
sermon.
The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-12
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Panama canal construction is
costing at the rate OF $50 900, 900 year :.
Chadron, Feb, will send commit
tee to Washington to lobby for land
Office.
Three thousand men viii be en-
ployed in the new iron plant at Troy,
New York.
The delivery Of the mail in the
United States senate costs about $12,-
600 year.
Jay Gould thinks the stock market
will not be effected by the death of
Vanderbilt
A bill was introduced In the United
States senate for the construction OF a
bridge at st. Paul.
Lncian Scott of Leavenworth is the
richest man in Kansas. lie is worth
over S2,00o,000.
The Ohio Falls Car company at JET
fersonville, Ind. after a long suspen-
sion, will resume Operations Jan. /.
A child died at Long Island city, N.
Y, from smallpox Tuesday. and three
other cases have since developed,
The trustees of Tufts eolledge, Mas
saehusetts. have decided to close the
doors of the institution against women.
The new Croton aquednct will cost
New York city S18.0oo,9o0. 1T will be
thirty miles long and will supply 325,-
600 900 gallons of water daily.
The people of Lawrence, j.. L., are
paralyzed with fear over ghost which
appears nightly on the steeple of the
Methodist church and rings the bell.
a natural gas pipe plug was blown out
in Pittsburg W ednesday just as funer-
al was passing, frightening the horses,
breaking up the procession and blow
ing workman's arm to pieces.
The experiment lately tried Of send
ing oil Of Arctic whales from Oakland,
Cal, directly TO New bedford, Mass,
proved SO successful that another train
has been started carrying 800 barrels.
j. Howard telegraph operator, has
been arrested and confessed that he By
mistake misplaced a switch which
wrecked q train on tie Erie road at
sscio, II. z, killing Engineer Allen.
Deputy United States Marshal W. D..
Keilet was wsylaid and murdered
Thursday while on his way to Valley
Head. Ala. to raid an illicit distillery
It is supposed his murderers were
moonshIners.
Fire Wednesday IN the Black block,
Richmond, Va. occupied by Ha1nes u
Co.. church and school furniture. q
nickeI-p plating establishment ,shunan 3
sash balance factory and the Eureka
Skate factory caused loss OF sI4. go:
fully insured.
The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-12
ADVANCE IN PASSAGE.

The price of emigrant passage tickets
during the year has been very cheap.
About SIS from Ireland toSt. Paul, and
even as low as $23 by some lines; but
now advices come from New York that
the railroad companies intend to adj
vahce their European fare from New
Y DIRK to st. Paul to the former prices
S22. This will make the through rate
We advise all who may wish to send
out a passage to friend TO take advan-
.tage Of III & present low rates, and send
Sl2 by calling Immediately, and secure
the passage before the advance takes
place. We are always willing and
anxious to save money for our custom
ers, and give this timely warning in re-
gard TO passage tickets. We issue
drafts for 81 and upward, payable
everywhere in Ireland
A. E. JOHNSON IL CO.,
Emigration Agents.
Corner Third and Sibley streets.
The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-12
Register Register! RegisterI!!

Mr.. j. N. Priester, the merchant. tailor at No.
10 Secono street south, proposes to keepa reg
lister of all those who may have suits made up
in mis- establishment from Dec LIST to the LIST of
April. The political faith of each
man viii be recorded this book
with his name MIR. Pljester proposes
to give per cent of the proceeds realized this
way to the campaign fund of the party--dem-
ocratic, republican otheTwise-which shall
have done the most trading with him.
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ANOTHER BRANCH.

a meeting of the Irish people OF
West st. Pail was held on SATURDAY
evening last in the hall at the corner OF
Fairfield and Dakota avenues. 4 large
number were present and the League
organized with G. STANLEY. president;
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Mr.. M. FL. Danaher, of 227 Broadway
northeast, is the authorized agent for
this paper. ANY moneys paid him for
subscription or advertising viii be
promptly acknowledged by the
NORTHWESTERN STANDARD Co.
The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-12

The regular meeting of the Parnell
branch was held in Holy Rosary hall
on Sunday evening, December 6. Peter
NIcl{ernan. president of the League,
presided. There was fair attendance
present and much interest manifested
in the deliberations OF the meeting.
Considerable r9natine business was
transacted, after anlcn the meeting
adjourned.