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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16

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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16
Good Lands Cheap.

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PALATKA, FLA, MAY IS, 1885.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16
ArteSian WeIIS.--Irrigatio0.
lRRlGAIE YOUR GROVES.

The rapid growth of trees and the greatest
developement of fruit. can only be obtained
by proper arrangements for irrigation, du-
ring the dry spells that visit us every year.
With plenty Of water at command, the growth
of young trees, and the crops of those in bear
ing, are an assured success.
IRRIGATION Is THE SHEET ANCHOR OF
ORANGE CULTURE.
The experiments that have already been
made abundantly prove its value.
~ For the purpose of irrigation, prop
erly constructed, Artesian Wells are the
cheapest, best and most reliable.
Correspondence solicited. Estimates given,
Contracts taken for wells. Four TO siX-inch
pipe recommended as most practical
j. 7. CON0VER,
Ralatka, Fla.
2. 0. BOX 2OI
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City script in Gainesville is worth 90
cents on the dollar
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
MAIN e..
Winthrop Dairying Association.

WHftIETVF UNHyHI5 F%SSONTOtIOIF'
WINTHROP, Dec 26.-The Winthrop Dali
rying Association held its annual meeting
this afternoon, and elected the following off :.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
The Planets in january.

During Janury Venus will be evening star,
and on the 18th reaches the period of her
greatest brillianey as such. She will be the
most prominent star in the heavens during
the month. On the 1st she sets soon after
p m, and on the 31st at about 7.15 p. M
Saturn is evening star and is also very bril-
liant at this time. He sets ON the 1st at 6.45
a. NJ, and on the 31st soon after 4.3O a. m,
Jupiter is morning star, is in conjunction
with Uranus on ,the Gath at s a. M, rises on
the 1st about Ills p. M and on the 31st about
$50 p. IN. Mars is morning star, rises on the
1st soon after 10 p. m, and on the 31st at
about $50 p. m. Mercury is morning star,
rises ON the 1st at $50 a. M, and on the 31st
about 615 a. m. Uranus is morning star,
risesson the 1st about 11.SO p. m, and on the
31st about $50 p. m. Neptune is evening
star, sets on the 1st about $50 a. M, ond on
the 31St about 1.30 a. m.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Edward Peters, a lad of 16, had his head cut off
by the fall of an elevator in the works of the
Brdesburg Manufacturing Company, in Philadel-
ting the platform down with a rush. His head
was crushed to jelly, and was severed from his
body.
planted in 1854, and known as the Clown Tree"
was blown down in the gale Saturday morning
Alice Sampson, a compositor at the Free Press
office, who was passing at the time; was hit by the
falling branches and instantly killed. Drew's
building suffered considerable window breakage
by the crash.
The excitement that has reigned in Canton, O.,
since Friday, over the robbery of d. j. Begges,
who has been unconscious from the effects Of an
assault made upon him by robber, was stimula-
ted Saturday at noon. Upon recovering conscious,
Niger! He tried to kill me-" This proves almost
conclusively that Green, the colored man who
was arrested for the crime yesterday, is guilty,
and threats of lynching are heard on all sides.
H. d. Smith, a livery stable keeper of Wood
side, l. l., was found unconscious on the street in
New York at one O'Clock Saturday morning and
died later at the New York hospital. He had
been robbed and conclusion of the brain had
caused death.
In Chicago Saturday night Schaefer defeated
Slosson at billiards 800 to 529.
serious fight occurred Saturday night in
North Dighton, Mass, between "scabs" and
striking moulders during which three of the for
mer and four of the latter were either seriously
shot or badly cut by stones and clubs No arrests
made.
Charles Carter pastor of the West Manchester,
N. H.. Congregational church since its OrganiZa-
tion in September 1888, rendered his resignation
yesterday to accept the pastorate of the College
Street church, Burlington, VT.
There is much excitement in FOXboro, Mass,
over the discovery of the lifeless body of Mrs.
Elizabeth Arlington, widow lady about 80 years
Of age who lived alone, lying upon her kitchen
floor. The body was covered with blood. which
flowed from deep wounds on her face and head.
The old lady was generally beloved by the towns
people There Is no clue to the murderer.
A negro in San Augustine, Tex, put arsenic in
a well and caused the death of four persons, Sc
rious Illness Of nine others also the death Of sew
eral cattle that drank the water.
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TERRIBLE CALAMITY AvERTED.
Thrilling Experience of New York
Bound Express Train.
The Engine Strikes an Obstruction
while Running AS Miles AN Hour
And with the Mail Car Is Hurled
Down High Embankment.
Several of the Passengers Injured
but Only One Person Killed.

New YORK, Dec. 27.-At six o'clock this
morning while the Boston express train
which started from Boston at 1890 Saturday
night was bowling along toward this city
at the rate of 45 miles an hour and when
within 16 miles of its destination, serious
accident occurred. Behind the locomotive
was the mail car of F. S. McCausland and
seven assistants, a baggage car, smoker, or
dinary passenger coach, Mann boudoir car,
the ''Martha" and two Boston & Albany
sleepers, Nos. 113 and ia, all were well
filled with sleeping passengers. Suddenly
there was a large cloud of dast which burst
before the engineers eyes, obstructing his
vision and in another instant the locomotive
plunged head first down 60 foot embank-
ment on the right hand side of the track,
striking stone wall and falling over on its
left side mass of ruins. The engineer Law
in ditch filled with ice and water and the
firemen, Eugene Blake, aged 35 lay crushed
under the engine. The tender followed the
engine and landed on its bottom some dis
tance beyond, its trucks being literally torn
to piceS and scattered in fragments over the
bank. The mail car ran along the edge of
the bank by the track about 100 feet and
bankment at right angles with the track and
rolled over on its left side where it stopped
In this car were the Southern and Western
mails with Chief Clerk McCausland and AS
sistant Clerk E. E. Clark, w J. Hart. Chas.
Mitchell, c. j. Turner, j. II. Mccoy and P.
Conaty All these men went down with the
car, being forced into one end of it together
with mail bags and tables. The baggage car
which was next in order did not, leave the
rails. The rear trucks of the regular coach
next to it went off and all the sleepers fol
lowed turning nearly over, on their right
sides and throwing the passengers who were
sleeping in the. berths on the 1efthand side
into those on the right hand side. The sleep
ing cars remained on the brink of the preci-
pice, their wheels buried in the half-frozen
earth up to the axles.
Instantly there was terrible excitement.
Passengers rushed out of the sleepers in
their night clothes into the darkness to wit
ness the terrible wreck and realize their
wonderful escape from instant death The
shouts of the imprisoned postal clerks and
groans of the fireman aud engineer told the
excited passengers that help was needed.
Luckily only few of the passengers were
hurt and those slightly.
The passengers felt their way down the
bank, where they found she engineer frozen
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
SCENE OF DESTRUCTION.
Devastation in the Cargo of the Per-
sian Monarch.

New YORK, Dec. 26.-The steamship Per-
sian Monarch lay at her dock in Jersey City
this morning and huge pumps were at work
reducing the depth of water in her hold.
The work proceeded slowly on account of
the accumulation of broken cargo that float
ed about in the water. The great vessel was
listed to starboard at an angle that even af-
ter 10 feet of water had been taken out of the
forward hold made walking on the slippery
deck hazardous. The view down into the
forward matches, from which the pumps
were drawing great volumes of water, dis
closed a scene of destruction. The second
deck down, known as the hollow deck was
filled with water mixed thickly with broken
boxes, thousands of corks, straw hat braid
and skins. The cargo was so completely
dashed to pieces that pals and shovels were
needed to remove it from the hold. All the
cargo forward of the engine house is
ruined. Aft of the engines the cargo was
being taken from the vessels in good, condl-
ton. Eighteen hundred casks of milk, cases
of pelts, paper stock, cOtfees, teas ana cement
were among the articles saved.
The Persian Monarch left London on Sun
day, Dec 6, with % first cabin, intermedl-
ate and 40 steerage passengers. Inc voyage
was uneventful until Dec. II, when brlsk
breeze sprang up, which before sunset grew
to gale, during the progress of which the
steamer narrowly escaped total destruction.
The accident was caused by one OF the
portfolios being broke open by the force OF the
waves. The carpenters mate, named SKIN
ner, at great risk of life and limb, went down
into the hold, swan to the portfolio and after
being tossed about for three hours among
the floating cargo fitted dead light into the
portfolio and braced it in with timbers, thus
gers. He was confined to his berth two days
afterward. 1t will take week to remove
the water and broken cargo from the hold
Troops have been sent from San Francisco TO
Arizona to suppress an expected raid on the san
Carlos Indian reservation nv IaWlPsS whites
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
other Fires.

HARTFORD, Conn, Dec. 2G-The Charter
Oak Ice Company's ice houses. were burned
this evening, with 500 tons of ice, tools, etc.
Loss $500; insurance, $4,000.
MANCHESTER, N. H., Dec. 27.-Fire on
Pearl street tonight, in a tenement occupied
by N. G. Oliver, did damage amounting to
$780, No insurance. The fire was caused
by defective chimney
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
odd Fellows Elections.

Ligonia Lodge, No. 81, I>o. o. F., at the
regular meeting Friday evening last elected
these officers:
N. G.-Samuel C. Purnton.
V. G.-Henry w. Straw.
r. S.-Howard Taylor
p. S.-Charles Paine.
Treas.-Chas. II. Fessenden.
Trustees-Alfred Woodman, Z. G. Willard, F.
w. Woodman
A. of H.-JOhn f. Merrill
The following were elected officers of
Harmony Lodge, No. 10, 1. o. o. f., Satur-
day evening:
N. &C. L. Wellander
V. G.-F. w. Robinson.
r. S.-F. G. Merrill.
P. S-N. G. Cummings.
TreaS.-J. Y. Bradley.
Trustees-W. A. jacobson, NJ. M. Riggs, J.lW
Robinson.
A. of H.-W. r. Bohanon.
The following were elected officers of Ivy
Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah,a lat the meeting
Saturday evening:
N G.-Joseph 8. Gilliatt.
V. G.-Mrs EStelle Webster.
II. S.-Mrs. Lizzie B. Spaulding.
+. ST. Frank Jones.
TreaS.-Mrs. Mary E. Eagan.
TruStees-S. b. Kelsey, T. Frank Jones, Mrs
Julia C. Davis, Mrs. Esther E. Higgins, Mrs. Eliza
II
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
MISLEADING STATEMENT
a Circular Intended to Deceive Sol.
dIers and Sailors Of the Rebellion.

WASHINGTON, Dec 26-Commissioner
Sparks of the general land Office has written
a letter to a law firm in Kansas in which he
discusses the contents of a circular purport-
ing to have been issued by the parties adj
dressed. The commissioner says of the cir
statements in reference to the right of sol
diers of the late war to public lands and al
lows the alleged authors of the circular 80
days in which to make satisfactory expla-
nation, failing in which, they will be de-
barred from practicing before the depart
ment. Among the statements in the circular
to which the commissioner takes exceptions
are: The government gives each soldier and
sailor farm of 100 acres This, says the
commissioner, is a statement that soldiers
tied to 100 acres, which is not true The
widows and orphans of deceased soldiers and
sailors can make entries, and secure 160 acres
of choice land without residence, etc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
TLAND, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER %, 1886

fast in the ditch and the fireman groaning
with pain alongside the locomotive. Both
were taken up and carried to the depot and
medical aid summoned, but before it arrived
the fireman died. Engineer Phillips, how
the postal clerks out of their prison box, all
sef whom were released uninjured, and all
the mail was recovered intact.
The depot platform, which had extended
about sixty feet west of the depot, was miss
ing, and it was apparent that a gale of wind
had raised it from its foundation and flung it
on the track in front of the advancing train,
and this accounted for the cloud of dust the
engineer saw a moment before the fatal
plunge. The platform was built on posts
and stood at the very commencement of the
filling which makes the high embankment
The train had ground the platform to atoms
while passing over it, and had thrown it
from the track running one of the narrowest
escapes from total destruction on record.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
BROWNS
S ARSAPARILLA

and it helped him more than anything he ever has
When he went to sea few days ago he bought
large supply and said he should come home well
man.
Mr.. FRANK CURTIS, the well-known boot and
shoe dealer in Bangor, had trouble with Canker in
Mouth and Stomach. This caused constant sour
stomach, indigestion, etc. Mr.. Curtis has for
years tried to get rid of this humor and only sue
ceeded when he began the use Of Browns Sarsa-
parilla Mr. Curtis authorizes the use of his name.
He is in better health than for years. He says
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
Another Comet.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec 27.-Prof. Swift
of the Warner Observatory last evening re.
ceived a telegram from. Prof. Brooks of
Phelps, announcing the discovery OF another
comet. 1t is in the constellation Of
Aquilla, which in the early evening is low in
the southwest The new comet is situated
about six degrees south of Alpha and is de-
scribed as the brightest" and having a
slow easterly motion. This discovery secures
to Prof. Brooks the second Warner prize Of
$500 for 1885.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, Me.
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SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional.
Under head of 'fAIUsEMENTs" and "AUCTIoN
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THE. MAINE STATE PRESS,
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Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE STATE
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sertion, and 90 cents per square for each subse-
quent insertion.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
TERRIBLE CRIMES.
Austin, Texas, Mortified at a Series
Of Cold BIooded Murders.
Threats of Lynching Freely Made by
Citizens.

GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. ga special
from Austin to the News says: Two terri
BILE crims were committed in this city Friday
night, which will undoubtedly result in three
deaths, and there is no telling how much
lynching. During the past year Austin has
been horriied every few weeks by some das-
tardly attack on servant women, both white
and colored. Fully dozen servants have
been outraged and eight murdered within
this period All the crimes bear evidence of
being perpetrated by the same person.
Every effort has been made to apprehend
the criminals, skilled detectives being en-
ployed. Many negroes were arrested and
put through a rigid examination, but moth
ing came of the effort Many citizens and
officials held to the theory that the crimes
were perpetrated by some insane person who
cunningly devised how he could shed the
woman's. blood without apprehension.
About midnight Friday night, W. Fl. Han
cock, residing on Water street, was awak-
ened by grOanS. Entering his wife's cham
Der he found the vacant bed covered with
blood spots. He followed the trail out of the
front door, around the house and into the
back yard where he found his wife welter-
ing in pool of blood
She had been struck twice across the head
and face with blunt axe and the skull was
fractured. Although SIlll alive physicians
say she will surely die from the wounds.
Mrs. Hancock is 40 years of age and bears
an unblemished character. In the midst of
great excitement, citizens were appalled, at
learning of still greater crime that had
been perpetrated about the same hour sever
al squares distant. At o'clock Mrs. Phillips,
residing ON Hickory street was awakened by
the cries of her grandson. Entering the
room of her son, James Phillips, she found
the infant in q bloody bed and Phillips lying
senseless from a terrible blow across the
head.
Ella Phillips, the wife, was missing. The
affrighted neighbors followed bloody trail
and found her body lying in the back yard of
the adjoining premises. Death had resulted
from blow on the forehead with an axe.
Across her body lay heavy rail. Her per-
son had been outraged. There is no clue in
either case. The excitement in the streets
during the day was very great. The mayor
called meeting of citizens at the State
House and nearly 1000 responded.
A committee on public safety was organ
ized. The feeling over these last outrages is
intense.
A house to house search for the murder
ers will probably be made
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
BROWNS
S AR ASPARILLA A

as wonderful medicine for humor.
w. A. JOHNSON is a clothing dealer on Pickering
Square, Bangor 81 have had," said Mr. johnson,
"a canker or humor about me for long time,
which showed itself in my stomach and mouth and
1 had feeling which l can best describe as gen.
eral ability. Have tried many remedies, and at
last bought Browns Sarsaparilla. 1 am free to
say that, so far as my experience goes, it is the
best thing for purifying the blood known
If you have any disease arising from impure
blood no matter how serious, you may be sure
that Browns Sarsaparilla will cure you. If notd
money will be refunded.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON. Dec. .

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.
Indications for Portland and vicinity
Fair weather and slightly warmer.
The indications for New England today
are slightly warmer, fair weather in the
southern portion; local SHOWS and slightly
warmer weather in the northern portion
winds generally from northwest to north
east
Cautionary signals continue at Eastport,
Portland and Portland Section.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
a Governor who Chooses to Run His
Own State.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. 27.-Gov. Stone
man yesterday received despatch from Sec
retary Bayard, in which he says his atten-
tion has been called by the Chinese minister
to movements in different cities of California
for the expulsion Of Chinese, and that the
minister suggests it is more preferable to
prevent violence than to repress it. In reply
to Secretary Bayard Gov Stoneman tele-
graphed as follows:
There has not beena single act of violence
towards Chinese in this State, nor do / anti
cipate any trouble which cannot be con-
trolled by the local authorities. There is a
deep seated and unanimous feeling on this
coastagainst further immigration Of Chinese,
for thousands of good citizens are unable to
obtain livelihood now owing to their pres
ence'
In conclusion he says:
Referring to yourself as the best method
of preserving good order in this State, ! may
say we are capable of performing that duty
without gratuitous suggestions from that
quarter"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
Accidentally Shot.
Hour MiIl and Machine shop Burned

BRUNSWICK, Dec. 26.-Fire destroyed
Scribners flour mill and Purington' machine
shop last night Scribner was insured for
G55nn and Pnrinptnn for &18nO
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
The Canadian Parliament.

HAMILTON, Ont, Dec. ga general election in
the Dominion has been decided on. Sir John
House, owing to the hostility of the French in the
Riel case and the knowledge that when Parlia-
ment meets, ugly revelations of corruption and
to be asked for The convention of Sir Johns
supporters to arrange platform to go to the
country on, will be held on Tuesday next, and a
dissolution will be declared as soon as Sir John
returns from the other side, in January. Much
excitement prevails in the province.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
Marcus Norton,s Valve suits.

DOVER, N. H., Dec. 2e.-Col w. H. Hackett of
Portsmouth, clerk of the United States Court for
the district of New Hampshire this afternoon
that Marcus p Norton had filed in his office a
motion for new trial in his suit against Dover,
and to remove the order of nonsuits in the cases
against the cities of Portsmouth, Concord. Man
chester and Nashua. hearing upon the motion
viii be held at Portsmouth next month. Norton,
il will be remembered, sued the city Of Dover for
$4,000 for alleged infringement in using Knibbs
patent valve on steam fire engines, said patent
being owned by Norton and others, and the trial
resulted in favor of the city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
Richard Lawton's Murder.

WAREHAM, Dec. 26.-Samuel F. Besse OF Ware
ham, who was arrested Friday morning for the
murder of Richard N Lawton of Westport, on
Tuesday morning, was arraigned to-day in Web
ster Hall, Besse waS brought into court in charge
q @ ed I r d Hne GeTe Of he e Gs5G P1
which was preferred by Detective Henry A. Dex-
ter of Fall River, charged BesSe with the wilful
murder of Richard N. Lawton. He pleaded not
guilty. In reply to a question asked by Judge
Vaughn as TO whether he had any counsel, Besse
said that he had none, neither did he desire any
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
THOSE ENToMBED MINERS.
Proposition to be Submitted to the
Dead Mems Relatives by the Com

WILKEsBARRE, Penn, Dec 26.-It is learned
that the Susquehanna Coal Company, at Nanti-
COKE at whose mine the recent great disaster took
place. will make proposition to the relatives of
the dead men in the mines, to pay over to them
the amount which would be required in prosecu-
ting the work of research. The company claims
that the men are all dead and that it makes little
or no difference now whether they are rescued a
week earlier OF later. To hurry on the work of
rescue will cost $4 900 day; to remove the de-
bris by the regular enamel, and find the bodies
In the course of time, will be a great saving of
money The company is not at all stringent in
ter use by giving it to the relatives Of the dead
men rather than spending it for hopeless under
taking. The amount of money it Will take to res
cue the men, as the rescuers are working at pres
ent, will be $4,000.