The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-06-03
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THE PRESIDENTS VISIT TO NEW YORK
New YORK, May 31.-Presfdent CIeve-
land remained at the residence of SeCre-
tary Whitney until 3 p. m, to-day, when
he left for the cars. Quite u number Of
callers We're received during the after
noon. From an early hour III the morn
ing woman with her two sons, aged
respectively 90 and years, stood in front
Of the Whitney residence with paper
in her hand She was the wife Of JOS
eph Baccaiino, whom Judge Benedict
sentenced three months ago to three
J years Imprisonment at Auburn for pass
/ ing counterfeit money. The woman had
] n petition for her husbands pardon,
assigned hy many Italian residents Of
Harlem. When the President finally
did come out she handed hin the docu-
ment and he took it into the carriage.
The President was accompanied to the
train by Secretaries Bndicott and Whit
: ney, who returned to the Iatter's resi-
dence after seeing the President aboard
the cars.
SERVICES TO HUGO IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, May 31.-The united
French societies of the city held de-
monstration in honor Of the memory of
Victor Hugo in Tammany Hail this af
ternoon. The hall was draped in mou1 n
ing and the centre Of the main Fl oor
stood an elaborateiy draped catafaL que
similar to that used in the Gamb, atta
memorial services. The initials ". H"
We're worked with white silk or the
black hangings. Guard Lafayette stood
around as guard of honor and cal ldles
at each corner made weird light I n the
darl,encd hall. Two thousand FRI ,nch-
men and Italians, with their fam lilies,
Were present. Guard Lafayette, Ga ,ena-
der Rocbamacau and the Garjbaldi c. )rps
hchanted the funeral dirge and addre sses
Awere made by President BIanck. 'ro-
Rfessor Tsiaon, Of the College OF the CITY
of Now York, and Professor Conn. of
Harvard College. John Swinton snc ke
in English and the singing societies sa ng
France. France" being twice encore 4.
BAD ADMINISTRATION.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 1.--The tovl l
OF Corrydon was greatly excisetl over the
appearance OF two bundled and fifty
masked men in tie streets at midnight
Saturday, bringing letters for the county
commissioners and certain coun - ofici-
ais. The signal fo- the assembly. of the
masEers was l,eala from hill back of
Corrydon. They assembled from all
parts and riding rlto the town passed
through the sire cts in very or derry
manner deposite 1 the mail in the office
AMI returned. Foch horse and rider was
masked.
Ihe tenor of the letter to the com mis-
'rioherS was 30 demand of them that an
o the county officers should
we made at on, ,e and thorough, without
Year or favor. For some time past il was
been known t hat the county treasurer's
hooks were ot in good shape, and that
nm invcstigat ION of the commissioners
was not salts factory.
y few day ago it was discovered that
Ni0,oO0 in county orders was an out
tauding DEB and that the county. with
10000 prem, inm had = floating debt of
yer 5000 \ few wears ago the
unity was free Of debt. aud the people
not satIs fed with the rapid accumu-
ii on of the il. OBLIGATIONS. The letters
ne oaici; is were in the nature OF G
Isl tive req uest to let the commissioners
one. and hrow no obstacle in the way
an invest igation of the countys af
irs. TheI e were also letters to news
,ppl pTopT ietors, but the nature Of these
tiers was not made public.
ConEEe sSman LAWYERS LObSt CTS.