The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-16
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4 POLYaAMIsT RECANTs.
SALT Lake, Utah, April 14.-Orson p.
Arnold, a prominent Mormon, has plead
ed gnilty to an indictment charging him
with unlawful cohabitation He de-
clared in open court his intention to
abandon polygamy, obey the laws and
live with his lawful wife only, not neg
lecting to support his second family.
Judge Zane said these declarations had
great weight with the court and
therefore imposed only fine Of $500
without imprisonment The court then
began empanelling grand jury FOR the
April term. Polygamists and uphold
era Of polgamy are excluded as hereto
fore
DIED or TOO MUCH SKATING.
NEW YORK, April 14.-The coroner's
jury, who held an inquest on the re-
mains Of Joseph Cohen, Of Brooklyn
whose death was attributed to over ex-
ertion in the six-day roller skating con-
test at the Madison Square Garden, rem
dered a verdict to the effect that Cohen
died "from acute meningitis, aggrava-
ted if not induced by prolonged excite
ment of the mind and body consequent
upon his participation i'm the six-day's
match" :" and recommend that the legis-
lature prohibit the owners and managers
Drinks from allowing any match or ex-
hibition that will keep the contestants
on the floor longer than four hours.
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
WAsHINGToN, april 14.-The collec-
tion Of internal revenue during the first
eight months Of the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1855, were as follows: From
spirits S44, $50 1927; from tobacco, $16,-
664, ,008; from fermented liquors, S11,-
568,071; from miscellaneous sources,
S179 293, making a total of 372, 740, 199,
being a decrease Of So, ,297, 500 in collec-
tious for the same period of the previous
fiscal year. There was a decrease of 81,
064,841 in spirits and $3.50, ,O98 in tobacco,
and an increase of $137, ,675 in fermented
liquors. The aggregate receipts for Feb
ruary. 1885, were $G76, 494 less than Feb
ruary, 1884.
THE DOCTORS LOST HIM.
READING, Pa, April t4.-While the
body of Matthias Pfeiffer, who died at
the county hospital last January, was
being put into a box for shipment to
Philadelphia medical college, orders
camo from rich relatives in Germany
stopping the proceeding. 1t appears
PfcifTer left his home on account Of
trouble with / is second wife, and has
had no communication with his family
since He worked here as a farm hand
and day laborer until he died Of asthma
at the hospital. A certificate of his death
is wanted in Germany in order to enable
SON and daugh.er by his first wife to
come into posse{sion OF large fortune.
Several letters from his relatives receiv-
edin this city Indicate that Pfeiffer had
wealthy and respectable connections
abroad
TUE STANDARD" IMPATIENT FOR WAR.
LONDON, April 1.-THE Standard says
the Car has within the last forty-eight
hours telegraphed to Berlin an expires
SION of his desire for peace. 1t is be-
lieved that Lord DuiTern will urge that
no delay occur and that active meas
ures be taken for the defense of Afghan
istan. The Standard complains of
the delay caused by communicating
with Sir Peter Lumsden The Govern
ment. it says, ought to depend upon its
own accounts Of events, and to ignore
the accounts Of Russian adyices, which
are sure to contradict the English ac
counts while we are collecting evi
dence Russia is pushing her troops for.
ward. Unhappily, there is nothing in
the news from Russia to indicate that a
collision will he avoided
LONDON, April 15.-The Standard
edtorially says: 'Afghans have learn
ed which of their neighbors is the
stronger and will base their friendship
upon the usual grounds of Afghan mo,
raIity. The route lies open to Herat and
no trouble need be taken about negotia.
tions since the sword settles everything
We doubt whether the English people
will allow Russia peacefully to enjoy hei
ill-gotten gains"
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