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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-08
THE POLITICAL LOVE Feast.
Business Yields to Hugging and
Congratulations.

Business Yields to Hugging and
Congratulations.
Jacksonville Herald.
A gentleman just returned from
Washington was amusing a crowd at the
Everett this morning with description
of the love feast held by the National
Democratic Committee on Tuesday eve
ming at Washington. He said its enthu-
siasm was never exceiled in this country
by any crowd of intelligent beings be-
fore. Chairman Barnum was SO over
! come with JOY that he wept and engaged
in general hugging of every member
that came into the room. His shouts of
joy were more like those Of a camp-Ineet-
ing revival exhorter than anything else.
Three or four old stalwart democrats
could be seen in different parts Of the
hall with arms around each others
neclzs, congratuIating and chanting
praises to God for triumphant Inaugural
ton on the morrow. When Villas entered
old man Barnum hugged ana kissed him
boisterously, and Villas hands were made
sore from the grasps from friends.
The approach of any old time and tried
democrat was the signal for a general
hugging and a whoop Of joy, When
Lamar came in there was a general rush
for kim, and the dignifed Mississippian
was chased around the room as If he was
a girl of sixteen, and when he was per-
mitted to sit down, he painted as heavily
as if he had been running a foot race.
Every conceivable utterance and act of
joy was to be seen here, and so far as at
tending to the business, for which the
meeting was called, it was utterly i'm
possible Many of the members had not
met before since the meeting in New
York last October, and they were all ra-
diant with joy and pleasure.
The secretary read out that there was
deficit of $21 900 on the last campaign
fund. A hundred voices rang out,
'draw checks on me for thousand, :"
con me for two thousand. This was all
the business that could be attended to,
for no one would keep his seat, and the
chairman went wild, and all the rest fol-
lowed. 1t was one grand jubilee and
love feast, and everybody was so happy
they cried and laughed with exultation
and joy. Old men pranced like rams,
and young men skipped like lambs, and
all sang together in congratulation. The
gentleman described it as the grandest
Notification ever seen in America
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-08
4 Cup of Water.

The late Abner Co5urn took a deep in
terest in the State College of Maine, and
always attended its commandments.
On one occasion there was a concert
given, commencement week, and among
the artists were. Miss Kellogg, the prima
donna. The drinking water at the hotel
was not pleasing to her taste, it is relat-
ed, and she did not hesitate to complain
of it. RIr. Coburn, who was characteriz-
ed by a carelessness of dress, was wan
dering about the hotel, when he heard of
the distress of the singer. He immedi-
ately offered to relieve her of her trouble,
saying that he knew where there was a
spring of good water, and offered to bring
her some if she wished. She taking him
for some attendant about the hotel glad
ly accepted the offer, and was SO much
pleased with the draught he brought that
she engaged him to furnish her with
drinking water during her stay. Upon
her departure she expressed her thanks
to her attendant, and to the amusement
of the by-standers, offered him money.
This he CALAMITY refused, telling her that
the carrying of the water had been ii
pleasure to him. When she had boarded
the train, one Of her companions asked
her if she knew to whom she had been
speaking. "Why, no" said she; ''some
servant at the hotel, I suppose" Her
amazement can be imagined when told
that it was none other than the governor
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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-08
Carlisle and Cleveland.

Washington Correspondence n. Y. World.
There are strange meetings in this
world. The other day. when Mr.. Car
Isle and his wife walked in to pay call
upon President-elect Cleveland. the lat
ter came forward with pleasant smile
of welcome upon his face. Il need no
introduction to you," he said to the
speaker and his wife; Il have met you
before" Both Mr.. and Mrs. Carlisle
looked blank. They could not reeollect
any such meeting. 4 met YOU" slid
Mr.. Cleveland, ''at the Riggs House
when | last visited Washington. I was
there with Dan lockwood. from Buff
alo. We sat at the same table with you,
l was at the hotel for two or three days.
I was introduced to you the first day, and
I remember asking you a great many
questions about the house" Mr.. Carlisle
then recollected the modest Buffalo gen
tleman who had sat opposite to him in
1878. Mr.. Carlisle was then serving his
first term in congress. Cleveland was
then the mayor of Buffalo. Few would
have been bold enough to predict that
the future president of the United State:
and speaker of the house Of representa-
tives were in that small group Of four o.
five people ranged around one of the lit
| tie round tables in the Riggs House din
ing room at that time.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-08
CAPTURING 4 STEAMER.
How Capt. Semmes Stopped Her En-
gines by lucky Shot.

How Capt. Semmes Stopped Her En-
gines by a lucky Shot.
The history of the confederate cruiser
Georgia, published in the New York
Graphic, recalls to the mir.d of the Gas
ual Observer" of that paper an iItident
in the cruise of the Alabama that may
not be uninteresting at this time. The
Alabama was at one time laid up with a
broken screw among the West India
Islands. There was line of fine side
wheel steamers running from Panama up
to the coast s1mewhere-probably to
Charleston or Philadelphia-and Capt.
Semmes concluded to capture one of
them. One fine morning in spring the
steamer was sighted, bowling along, with
only a light breeze tanning the sea.
When she got near the Alabama, with
the English or some other foreign flag
flying, crossed her bows to have look
at her. She had ON board several COM
panies of federal soldiers, whose bayo-
nets could be seen glistenipg in the sun.
The band was playing on the forward
deck, and the ladies and officers were
dancing. When the Alabama had cross
ed her bows she put about, hauled down
the foreign flag and ran up in its stead
the stars and bars. Instantly the band
stopped ON the steamer, the people rush
ed into the cabins and the pilot could be
heared to ring for full speed in the engine
room. The Alabama fired a shot across
her bows as a command to stop, but the
steamer seeing she had nothing but her
sails to depend on, paid no attention to
this salute, and the wheels revolved as
never before, throwing immense noun
tains of white water and rapidly pushing
her away from the audacious little priva-
teer This rather surprised Capt Sem
mems, who thought she would surely
stop. The steamer was half mile away,
and he thought he would take parting
shot at her "for luck. An old gunner
took careful aim with the long rifled can
non at the bow, fired, and instantly the
steamer stopped. The ball had hit the
walking beam. The Alabama sailed
leisurely up, towed her into Galveston
harbor, and ransomed her for $500, GOO t,
be paid as usual to the Confederate Gov
ernmenl ''six months after it had beer
recognized by the United States" and o
course, it was never paid.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-08
The .'ship of'4o" g Real ship.

California Argonaut.
Bret Harte's new story, a Ship CT
40" is evidently inspired by the strange
fate of the ship Mantle. For many years
she lay at what is now the northwest
corner of Clay and Sansame streets, and
was occupied very much as described in
the story. At the last raising of the
street grades and the filing in Of the low
lying water lots caused her to disappear
from the sight Of men. Over her were
erected some shanties, which were torn
down about 1872, to make way for the
erection of building. When the work
men who were excavating for the foun-
dation got down some six or eight feet
below the level Of the street, they struck
the skeleton Of the old ship. The discov-
cry was quite San Francisco sensation
at the time. A four-story building now
stands where the ship lay for so many
years, and bears the name of "The Nj
ante" Those who are not familiar with
San Francisco may be interested in
knowing that the place where the ship in
the story (and in fact) was beached is
now over half mile from the shore line.
Old residents Of the city will, we think,
recognize another local curiosity in one
of Mr. Harte's characters-the French
man, De Ferrieres. He seems much like
the strange individual once 50 familiar
on San Francisco's streets, and locally
known as ''The Great Unknown"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-08
The Tired Editor Takes a Rest

Arkansas Weekly.
Last weel, the tired editor, after labor
ing hard in the vineyard, concluded that
he would go out among the bretheren.
While down in the Dry Fork settlement
we preached at Eenezer, and accompau-
led brother Sam Hayfoot home to din
ner. There were several of the brethren
present. and among them we were pleas
ed to notice old brother Shopwel. He
is an old servant of the Lord, and had the
smallpox kept out Of the way we think
that his countenance would have escaped
a great wrong. Sister Hayfoot, kind
reader, knows how to get up good din
ner. She has our idea of cooking cab
bage, for, like us. she thinks that they
should be boiled until all their brittle
ness melts into the everlasting pot
After having served the inner man we
again assembled in the sitting room,
where sister Stovean favored us with q
| hymn and seventy-fye cents for which
she wanted six months subscription.
Ono dollar would have struck us with a
little more warmth, but in these days of
sin and hard times hae loaf is much
/ better than q Boston cracker. Brother
Smithfeld, a good old soul as ever lived
declarrs that he viii take the paper when
/ he sells his rcd stee-. Gentle reader, do
/ you knoa 81. any one who wants to buy
q steer?
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-08
SPARKLES.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM ALI.
PARTS By WIRE AND CABT4E.
THa WEEKS FAILURES.

New YORK, March G.-The business
failures occurring throughout the coun-
try during the past week, as reported to
r. G. Dun 81 Co., number for the United
States 238 and Canada 80, total 277,
against 2S3 last week and 300 the week
previous. Three-fourths of the whole
number are furnished by the western,
southern and Pacific states and Canada.
eENERtL BLACKS APPOINTMENT.
CHICAGO, March 6.-'What do 1 think
of the Cabinet?'' said General John G.
Black, of DanviIie, as he sat to-day sur
rounded by the Thirty Illinois
Regiment, gathered in their first annual
reunion. II am disposed to think high
" of the members, especially of the
Secretary of the Interior. He notified
me to-day of my appointment as Com
missioner of Pensions. OF coure 1
accepted"
TIE CROW CLEEk SCARE OVER.
MITCHELL, Oak, March G.-Agent Gas
man to-day received orders from the In
terror Department not to allow Indians
to interfere with settlers. They
are satisfied since they rstand the
situwtion. Entries are being made in
great numbers on squatter rights and
filing are being made by thousands
There is much good land yet untaken in
the Crow Creek Valley, but shant es are
springing up rapidly. The arms shipped
from Chamberlain will not be needed, as
the scare is all over.
THE INAUGURATION EXPENSES.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The commit
tee which had charge of the financial
part of the inaugural celebration are now
hard at work footing up their accounts.
1t is estimated by the members of these
committees that the total expenses in
Cured will not fall short of $40, 600,
which is $4,000 more than was calcu-
lated upon at the start. The greater
part of the additional expense was incur
red in putting wooden roof on the ball
room, this item of cost being 81, 400
Then the committee guaranteed 1000
suppers to the caterer and as only some
2,400 took supper, the committee will
have to make up the deficit on this ac-
count. Among other items of expense
was S25, 900 expended ON the ball room,
$4,000 for music, $500 for lightning
the ball room, So, 800 for decorations, 3d.
500 for fire works and 81, 600 for calcium
lights. The amount of receipts cannot
yet be definitely fixed, but it is thought by
some members Of the executive commit
tee that some part of the subscription
fund will have to be used in meeting the
liabilities incurred.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-08
ne Played the Role too wen.

re Played the Role too Wen.
''Now, said the bride, Henry, want
you to understand distinctly that I do
not wish TO be taken for a bride. | am
going to behave exactly as if I were an
old married woman. So dearest do not
think me cold and unloving if treat
you very practically whea there is any
body by" Il don't believe I can pass
for an old married man. I am so fond
of you that I am bcand to show it. I
am sure to give the snap away" '.No,
you mustn't, It's easy enough. And I
insist that you behave just like Oil mar
ried men do. Do you hear = ''Well
darling, III try. but know will not sue
coed" The first evening of their arri-
val the bride retired to her chamber and
the groom fell in with a poker party
with whom he sat playing cards until
4 O'Clock IN the morning. His wife spent
+ the weary hours weeping. At last be
turned up and met his grief stricken
bride with the hilarious question: Vel
amt / doing the old married man like a
daisy She never referred to the sub
ject again, and everybody knew aftc'
that they had Just been married.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-08

Henry Bender. who died the other day
at Pleasantville, Bucks county. Pa,
was the champion fife player of the
state. lie was 90 years old and veter-
an of 1912.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-08
James E. McCauley. of PHILADELPHIA.

James E. McCauley, of Philadelphia,
who, during the war, was drummer
bay attached to the Twenty sixth Ohio
Infantry, acknowledges that he was the
person who made a historical tablet of a
poor tortoise by carving on lis shell the
words Union Company K, Twenty
sixty Regiment Ohio Volunteers, Nov.
18. 1864" The tortoise was recently
captured near RinggoId, Ga The regi-
ment to which 1IcCauly was attached
was then part Of sherman's army in its
march to Atlanta,
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox IS slender,
!, 4 - u
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-08

Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox is slender,
hazel-eyed and intelligent.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-10
SOCIAL and PERSONAL.

Rev. W. C. Merrill has returned from his vaca-
ton.
Colonel II. Rozsas, of Marysville, was in the
city yesterday.
Charles Cox went to Rocklin yesterday for a
few days sojouru.
F. C. Lusk, of Chico, passed through to San
francisco yesterday.
Master in Chancery Houghton returned to San
Francisco yesterday from here.
Sheriff Huntley and wife, of Placer county
came down from Auburn yesterday, going to the
Bay
II. s; Crocker came up from san Francisco
yesterday, and attended the Pioneer banquet
last evening.
Miss Minnie Moultey, of San Francisco. is
visiting sacramento as the guest of Mrs. f. swift
30 NJ street.
H; B. Burlingame, an old Sacramentan, latter
~ doing business in San Francisco and Oak
ianu is in town.
City Marshal True, of Chico, returned home
from Sacramento yesterday, but will be back TO
the fair next week.
A. ". Sisson, C. W. Crocker and E. F. White
paid Sacramento a flying visit yesterday, return
ing to the Bay in the afternoon.
L. Bell and family have returned from San
Francisco, where they have resided for the last
three months, and VIII hereafter reside here.
Elmer Z. Meyers and Emma B. Norton, of
this city, were married last evening by Rev W.
{. Merrill, at the residence of the bride mother
Marion Biggs came down from Biggs Station
yesterday, on his way to San Francisco, but
VIII return in season to enjoy several days of the
fair.
Supervisor Gates, of San Francisco, and his
young son. who was badly crippled in conse-
quenee of an accident which occurred when the
family lived in Sacramento, came up from the
Bay yesterday. Young Justin brought his Shet.
land pony and dlminutive phaeton for use while
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-10
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

The death of Gerald Eyre, the actor. i.
annon, iced from Australia.
Fines amounting to S720 were collected
from Chinese in the Police Courts Tuesday
No change, vii, be made in the working
force of the Sub Treasury until the coin is
all counted.
Several of the Chinese driven from Rock
Springs, Wyoming Territory, have arrived
in this city.
Tuesday night Mrs. Julis Cford made an
unsuccessful attempt TO commit suicide
with laudanUm.
Charges were recently made against the
Inspector of Customs, whose duty it has
been to examine certificates of the Chinese
passengers. Collector Sears has suspended
him, pending an investigation.
The steamer Alexander Duncan, from
Hueneme, with cargo of hogs consigned
to Goodall, Perkins & Co., went ashore late
Tuesday night near Mile Rock, and is now
near Fort Point, filled with water.
Fisher Ames has commenced an action
against NJ. H. De Young. proprietor of the
Chronicle, TO recover $4,000 damages for
alleged libelous publication. The article
complained of appeared in the Chronicle of
October 81, 1884, when the plaintiff was the
Democratic candidate for City and County
Attorney.
The Oakland ferry boat Piednsent has
been laid off for few days, in order that
the furnace may be changed for the use
of petroleum, The furnaces of the Oak
land will be similarly treated as soon as the
Piedmont is ready. The use of petroleum
is prohibited by law on passenger steam
ers, and it will be used in this case by
special permission of the Treasury Depart
ment.
Monsignor Capel lectured to very large
audience at Metropolitan Hall Tuesday
night on Ireland's Right to Selfgovern-
ment." He told the story of Ireland's mis-
fortunes, and said that she should have lib
erty. He thought the time had arrived for
it, and was satisfied that it would not be
long before the glorious banner of freedom
would wave over the green sod of Erin.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-10
MERCHANpIsE REPORT.


The following freight passed Ogden septem-
Der 9th
For Observation-Disclosures q Co., 100 bun
dies washbOards. ) churns: Warehouse d Les.
ter, - bundles steel, % pairs and 2l0 carriage
springs; Gattmann, Jacobs Il Co.. l box tobacco:
). PoSka, . boxes tobacco; W. d. COmstock G
boxes chairs; f. Underhill, 5 boxes drugs; Hunt
ington, Hopkins IL Co, 40 bundles iron 500 kegs
nails; I. Bromley, l bale woolens: W F. Peter
son, barrels candy; E. W Melvin, boxes
Wringers; Mrs J.. NJ. Wiedmaun 3 barrels glu-
cose a. A. Van VOORHEES, d Co.. Ceases saddlery,
l bundle blankets; Lindley Il Co., case cigars:
Standard Oil Company, $50 cases oil; Pacific
Thompson Houston Electric Light Company, l
box machinery; C. II. Gilman, / case clothing:
". q. Curtis, box sugar; S. Lipman 4 Co, 4
cases cotton goods A. J emery Il Co. 80 barrels
lamp chimneys; Burns, Hancock & Co., . cases
glassware.
For Red Bluff-Cone & Kimball box hard
ware.
For Chico-Tichnor, Burnham & Co., cases
hats
For Nevada City-A. Lademan l barrel
whisky
For Grass Valley-Best & Luke, 8 cases boots
and shoes.
For Stockholm. NJ. Barber, organs: Califor
MA Paper Company, boxes brass; II. W. Syl.
vester " Co., l75 bundles and boxes chairs
For Marysville-Mr J. J. Reilly l case hats
b. +. Gilman, IL eases boots and shoes; o. D.
Richmond, l case axle grease.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-10
Expedited Missiyes.

The Postoffice authorities here have re-
eeived circular from Washington giving
the particulars of the immediate delivery
/ system" The special ten-cent stamp will
secure the immediate delivery of letters
bearing it in cities or towns of 1000 inhab-
itants and over. Such letters shall be de-
! lyered from A. NJ. to midnight All mail
bags will be opened the moment they ar
rive, and the letters with the special deIiy-
! cry stamp will be forwarded to their desti-
| nation at once. Ii will be allowable to send
the specially stamped letters by a regular
letter carrier going out on his rounds, if
such proceeding be likely 10 expedite the
delivery. Everything is to be directed to
forwarding the special stamped letters with
out mon ent's delay, if possible, and Post
masters are instructed to secure the utmost
expedition. With that object in view
requisite number of messengers for the ser
vice must be engaged prior to October LIST.
The Postmasters are left largely to their
own discretion as to the management of
the messengers and are merely directed to
obtain the greatest efficiency and to put the
system on paying basis.
Each messenger must be over IS years of
age, OF good character, and must take the
customary oath. Substitute letter-carriers
may be employed.
Each messenger will be provided with
book, in which the address of the letter
and the hour of its receipt will be regis
tered. a full record must be kept at the
postoffice OF all the immediate delivery let
tiers received. Messengers will collect all
overdue postage before delivering letters on
which such is due. If a letter bearing
special delivery stamps is directed to an adj
dress beyond the carrier limits of the office.
such letter need not be specially delivered.
AT all places except free delivery offices the
special delivery limit is to be radius of
one mile from the office
Messengers will be paid at the end of
each month and so per cent. of the money
received for special delivery stamps may be
used for their compensation provided that
none of these receive over $50 per month. |
No car fare or other incidental expenses
will be allowed messengers.
Messengers will not be uniformed at first. !
but if the experiment prove success. will |
have some distinctive costume. The boys
must be kept separate from the main office |
The special delivery stamp is of dark |
blue in color and 1916 of an inch by 17-16. |
On the left in an arched panel containing |
the words United States" is the figure Of |
a messenger boy running The stamp, in |
addition 10 the cost price, bears the words |
Secures immediate delivery at special |
delivery office -
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-10

To WASH LACEs AND MUsLIYs.-Laces
and muslins must never be rubbed in wash
ing. Take bar of white soap and shave
off a little of it into enough hot water to
dissolve it, and when cold it will be like a
jelly. Mix little of it with tepid water,
and let the lace, ETC., lie in it over night,
then add little boiling water and squeeze
them repeatedly, through the hands, so as
to wash them, but do not rub them, as that
will wear out the fabric. Lay them in a
deep happy, or small tub, and rinse them
again and again in clear water, then set
them in the sun, still in water. to whiten
the laces. If the laces or muslins are small
put them in a glass preserve jar, with a
little soap in the water and SET it outside
the window in the sun until it has become
sufficiently bleached.-[ Exchange