The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22
CITY NOTES.

The servant takes the kerosene
And pours it on the fire.
She trades her hustle for robe,
Her oil-can for Tyre.
Il come around serene and still,
And file her off beside the rill.)
The maiden drinks the lemonade,
And tops it with ice cream;
She sees st. Peter turn the gates
Across dark Jordan's stream.
q lay her by the babbling riIl
And send her relatives the bilI)
The Undertaken in st. Louis Whip.
Oh ! the glorious rain
Buy crockery at NJ. w. King & Co.'S
See ad.
See Richardson & Cos. new advertise
ment in another column.
The Palatka Transfer Company have
some valuable stock for sale. See notice
in special column.
Messrs. Haughton & Bro. are constant
ly receiving fresh additions to their
stock, and their business is on the go all
the time. See their advertisement on
this page,
Prof A. J. Wood, Judges Vertrees and
Harrison went up the river yesterday on
a fishing frolic, the guests of Alderman
A. w. Mann. With such host the
party of course are having a good time
The Band of Hope meets every Satur-
day at $3.50 at Mrs. Underwood's. All
children and young people are cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs. G. W. LANSING,
Superintendent.
Mr.. E. P. Sharp is engaged extensive
ly in the poultry business at his place on
the Heights, and now has about one hun
dred and fifty little chickens running in
his yard. He finds poultry raising a very
pleasant and profitable business.
Mr.. VIM. V. Harper, of Macon, Ga,
superintendent of agencies for the south
ern department of the New York Life ms.
company, is in the city on insurance
business. Mr. l. Harkins billiard has
been appointed the local agent of this
company at Palatka.
A day or two since we published an
article under the heading of Hamlet in
Cherokee" from the pen of G. w. Peck,
the father of the bad boy, which pur-
ported to be correct account of the
massacre of a theatrical troupe between
this city and St. Augustine years ago.
Mr.. George J. Zehnbaur, ST., was in THE
, News office yesterday and stated that he
was in st. Augustine at the time, and
was perfectly familiar with the details of
the massacre, and his version differs ma
terially from Pecks. He states that the
troupe left this city and went by boat
, to Picolata, just beyond Tocoi, and while
! making their way from the river to st.
/ Augustine, and when they had gone
, about half the distance, they were at,
tackled by the Indians and five of the
2 troupe were killed, the others making
their escape. Among those who escap
6tl Was Il NeTI1dl, VINO was nOJly Duf
t sued by the Indians, whom he kept at {
distance by occasionally stopping tx
' point an old pistol, which was empty, a
l them. In this way he finally reached
st. Augustine where he gave the alarm
= and the citizens of st. Augustine imme
diately formed party to go to the res
9 cue of the surviving members of the troupe
g Mr.. Zehnbaur was a member of thi
e party, and says that when they reached
the scene of the massacre they found the
/, paraphernaiia of the troupe scattered
p over the woods, and no costumes Were
. saved to be worn by the chief or hi
: braves to surrender in. Mr.. Zehnbau
t and his party carried the bodies of thu
S murdered players back to st. Augustine
i where they were laid out in the council
i chamber, preparatory for interment
y The murder of the players created grea
9 excitement in the ancient city, and man,
s of the older citizens there doubtless re
member the incident distinctly.