The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-14
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AMERICANS ARRESTED IN MEXICO.

AMERICANS ARRESTED IN MEXICO.
GALVESTON, May 12.-An Eagle Pass
despatch says: yesterday the south
bound train on the Mexican Internation-
al road, while approachinga a way station,
ran over q sleeping Mexican, and on the
arrival of the train at Monclova the con-
ductor, engineer, station agent, and 9th
er employees were arrested and thrown
into prison. This is the first arrest of
Americans on the International line"
REPORT OF PHYSICIANS SENT TO PLYM-
OUTH.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 12.-At to-
days meeting in aid Of the sufferers by
fever at Plymouth, Pa, Police Surgeon
French, who was detailed by Mayor
Smith to visit the infected region report
ed that he found that the reports had
not been exaggerated. In some instances,
he said, he found four or five persons i'll
in one house, with three or four in one
room, and in other instances two or three
dead persons in the sam house. The
only school house in the borough had
been turned into hospital. The disease
is, he said, certainly typhoid fever. DIR.
Shakespeare, who also went to investi-
gate the disease, said that unless disin-
fectants are feely used the disease will
spread, aud will not be wiped out this
summer
THE TREsURY COUNT FINISHED.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The count of
moneys and deposits in the United States
Treasury has been completed. Every
thing was found in a satisfactory condi-
tion, and the reports of eX-Treasurer
Wyman were proved in every instance.
Even the alleged discrepancy of cents
reported in the count of the cash room
was shown on recount to be incorrect.
The missing pennies were subsequently
found on the floor, where they had drop
ped during the progress Of the count.
The books antAaccounts of the Treasurer's
Office are yct to be verified. Theodore
L. Deland, of the Secretary 5 Office. was
to-day added to the commission to assist
in the count Of the finished and nnfinish-
ed United States notes and gold and sill
yer certificates held at the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, on which duty the
commission entered to-day
BUYING MUTILATED COIN.
WASHINGTON, May 1a.-The Director
of the Mint has issued a circular announc-
ing that the superintendents of the Uni
tal State mints at Philadelphia, San
Francisco and New Orleans have been
authorized topurchase mutlated and un-
current United States silver coin Of stand
ard liueueas at the rate of 08 cents per
ounce, Troy weight. when presented in
sums Of SO and upwards Coins can be
forwarded to those mints by registered
mail or by express Charges prepaid, and
the value viii be returned at the seller s
risk and expense, by express, registered
letter, check or draft Persons sending
full weight United States subsidiary sill
yer coins would receive at the rate au-
thorized about rs cents per dollar of
of their face value. but for nutilated
coins n less amount. proportioned to their
deficiency in legal weight. At the rates
paid mutilated silver coins will be worth
at the mints per ounce, Troy, 98 cents;
per ounce, avordupois, about 80 cents.
MoRMoNs RESIST ARREST.
SALT LAKE CITY, May IA letter
dated Sunday and just received from
Oxford, Idaho, says: ''The greatest ex-
element prevails at Bear Lake On the
5th inst. warrants Were placed in the
hands of deputy marshals for the arrest
of eight poly5amists ut and around
Paris. Nothing was heard from the mat
ter here until this morning, when a tele.
gram, announcing the fact that the poly
gamists were all corraled in a meeting
house at Paris, under the protection ot
an armed guard of the brethren. was re-
ceived. The deputy marshals who at,
tempted to make the arrests were march
ed out of Paris by an armed mob, who
threatened that they would kill any out
who attempted 10 serve the warrants
Marshal Fred Dubois, upon the receip
of this rews, Immediately telegraphed
Superintendent Blickensderfer, at Poca
telle, and chartered special train t
convey himself and posse to Montpelier
from which point they will reach Pari
about 6p, m. to-day Sunday.
Tom Corwin's Endorsement.
Snsakine of recommendations to office