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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-19

Disgusting Notwithstanding Boys as Girls
and Palming Them OFF on the Washers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
New YORK, April 18-The newest phase Of
diversion in the skating Kinks is the fraudulent
character of some of the supposed girls who join
in the sport The etiquette practiced in most of
these resorts permits stranger to address any
female skater with an offer of his services as
partner, and out of acquaintance made in that
informal manner are understood to arise the prin-
cipal abuses charged against the Kinks in this
city. But the outcome of the custom is comical.
too, in the fact that numerous mischievous and
sufficiently effeminate fellows masquerade in
girls clothes, to the complete deception of
both spectators and partners. These
counterfeits have passed as genuine
and very audacious giddy creatures and
the managers of other than badly-reputed Kinks
have permitted the thing. even to the extent of
providing separate rooms and facilities for
artistic Disgusting. They claim that the joke is
innocent and funny. The police take a different
view The proprietor of the Cosmopolitan, one
Of the most popular of the Kinks in upper Broad
DISCUSSES intended to deceive, and the determine
ton is to stop the practice entirely. A dozen or
SO of the rink managers favor the bill which has
been sent to Albany for legislative consideration,
in which sweeping restrictions are contemplated
in the matter Of juvenile attendance without
escort, of the sale of drinks on the premises and
Of the character Of exhibitions by experts. On
the other baud, several of the worst Of the con-
cert gardens and dancehouses in and near the
Bowery have been turned into Kinks, wherein
the skating has all the evil environment
characteristic Of tho places.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-19
BUCKLEY'S INVESTIGATION.

The Famous Methodist Editor Exposes An
other Humbug.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, April l8-The investigation of
ghostly doings by spiritualistic mediums has long
been a speciality of the Rev. DR.. j. M. Buckley,
of the Methodist Church. He thought that he
had given sufficient attention to all phases of
the subject, including the wonders of materiali-
cation, and his positive declaration was that
everything was downright fraud But some
thing new has just commanded his attention.
Mediums John and Victoria Farren have been
advertising that they reproduce in their circles,
under the eyes of visitors, slowly and surely,
the forms of the dead A scientific air was i'm
parted to the exhibition by means of brief pre-
liminary lecture in which it was set forth that
the complete nervous system of human being
that is to say, the fine network Of nerves
which extends to the remotest parts of the body
and is connected with the brain-is the part
brought back into temporary view by
mediumship. It was such shape that
was to be seen in this instance for
dollar per visitor. Then the lights were
made so dim that nothing could be seen with
much distinctness, and the mediums took their
places in cabinet, as usual Soon the man
came out, professedly in trance, and stood be-
fore the semi-circle of spectators. Slowly from
out of his side seemed to be developed a gauzy,
whitsh substance, which, under the manipula-
ton of his hands, accompanied by constant sigh
ing and grooming, as though the phenomenon
was exhaustive and painful, gradually assumed
the rather vague shape of human figure This
in turn disappeared, and the medium retired,
having impressed the credulous that they had
witnessed something weird. DR.. Buckley was
satisfied that the man simply drew structure
of thin cloth from under his own garb. In order
to expose the trick, however. two of his young
friends, Arthur NJ Mccormick and Wilkins Nor
ris. athletes, went to a seance, at the Farrens
house, in Second avenue, flashed light on the
medium, caught him in their arms, and captured
the quite palpable material used in materializing
the ghost.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-19
THE CASE OF GRANT.

A en-Grounded Belief that There Is q Quar-
rel Among the Doctors.
beecial to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW York, April ls.-There is unsolved mys-
tory in the case of General Grant Rumors are
plenty, and too wild in their nature 10 be even
negatively published; theories are varied and in
genious; but the certainties arc quite sufficient
70 establish tho fact that something concerning
the patient Is concealed There is, to begin
with. inhaEmoniousness among the four physi-
clans engaged They are Douglas, the family
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-19

Y=She is not dwarf in the common serse of the
term, but tiny blossom of humanity, perfectly
formed lady in miniature, speaking two languages
huently.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-19

EB Fingers as small as knitting-needles. Eyes the
size OF canary birds. Almost small enough to be
worn as a watch-charm
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12
OUR NEW MAYOR.

Since the election our town has
settled quietly down to the usual
business of marching ahead, for like
Topsy cit grows" Onr citizens
citizens have taken it for granted
that the new administration will at
least do all in its power for the good
of the city in which every member
of the new government is deeply in
terested, and there seems no evil
dence of any desire to criticise
harshly till there is some evidence
of intentional wrongdoing. Our
present mayor is young man of
good education and exceptional
firmness, and a great opportunity is
now offered to him. If he is equal
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12
THAT JAIL

In his closing remarks yesterday
Judge King criticised severely the
failure of the board of county com
missioners to build a new county
Jail as recommended by the last
grand jury. No other building
should be undertaken by the county
until this Jail which is 'unfit for the
habitation of human beings" shall
be replaced by structure in which
person accused of crime may be
safely kept without danger of death
from discomfort. The commitment
of a prisoner cannot be made with
out danger to the community and
injustice to him. 1t has been shown
again and again that escapes can be
easily effected; the very aspect of
the accused brought before our
courts shows that no decent care
can be taken of the unfortunate OF
guilty committed to the public
keeping, The longer use of such a
pnblio building is cruel to the in,
mates, unsafe to the people, and un.
just to the officer who is expected tc
hold securely the parties committed
to his custody by the law.
In the name of the people of Put,
nam county we thank both the grand
jury and Judge King for the firm.
ness with which their opinions are
expressed.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12

to the responsibility, he can keep
better order and do more to repress
lawlessness even than his opponent
could have done if elected, because
there can be no suspicion of ill-will
or attempt to persecute on the part
of our present executive.
But if he gives way weakly to the
wishes of his principal supporters,
he will soon lose the good will of
many citizens which he certainly
possesses at the beginning. James
G. Donnelly cannot claim ignorance
or weakness as excuses for sins of
omission or commission As mayor
he has eyes to see the right and
firmness to do it if so inclined. We
sincerely hope that he will make a
good executive; he can fill his seat
with profit to the city and honor to
himself, and we shall be convinced
Of his failure to do so only by his
deliberate actions. We have deci-
ded as a people to make an expert
nt,and we take pleasure i'll saying
that all wait with hope till time shall
disclose the result.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12

Our city is now rapidly assuming
the shape it will henceforth wear,
and visitors can have some idea Of
how the Gem City will look in the
new dress to be assumed for next
winter. The solid array of substan-
tial brick buildings, three storeys in
height on the south side of Lemon
street, will be confronted by an ar
ray equally attractive when the new
Griffin block is joined to its brothers
on the north side, and we have ey-
cry reason to believe that the new
Putnam will be worthy of its neigh
bors on the opposite side of front
street. Then the Grill block will be
balanced by the new Larkin, and
the new depot of the railway at the
lower extremity of Front street will
finish the perspective. We are also
glad to note that durable and sub
stantial concrete sidewalks will re-
place the old plank ones. Then we
will take new pride and pleasure in
booming the Gem City.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12

Our streets never get quite so bad
as Bay street in Jacksonville, but in
such weather as this the air is filled
by passing vehicles with fine sand
which is very annoying to pedes-
trivns and ruinous to uncovered
goods in the stores. AS soon as we
finish building for few days we
must fill our streets with something
which will not drift away in clouds.
The heavy loads our drays have car
ried lately leave deep marks every.
where.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Banks.

1SII1EAS&
EIRsT NATIONAL BANK OF PALATKA.,
Il successors to VIM. J. Vinegar & Co.
general banking business transacted. Front
Street.
DEvEREUX, BOGERO & SON, CORNER
bLemon and Water Streets, carry at all
times full stock of Dry Goods, Clothing,
Hats, Shoes, etc. Also deal extensively III
Groceries of every description.
T JACOBSON, LEMON STREET. DEALS
L sexclusively in staple and fancy Dry Goods,
Books and stationery.
II C. COCHRANE, AT MASONIC BUILD
Il .ing on Lemon Street, wholesale and re-
tail dealer in Books, Stationery, Florida Curl
osities, Maps, etc.
ID FRANK. CURTIS, BOOKS, STATION
Ds cry confectionery, etc.
Groceries and Com iSsiOn.
ID R. REID, WATER STREET. DEALER
h.in Groceries, Vegetables, Fruits, etc.
yTERTREES & co, WATER STREET, COM
' mission merchants, and wholesale dealers
in Hay. Grain, Fertilizers etc.
A NJ. HAUGHTON & BRO, GRIFFIN's
N. Block, Water street, wholesale and re-
tail dealers in groceries.
THREW. H. L., s. GARDNER, NEAR FLORT-
Ida Southern depot, wholesale and retail
dealers in Hay, Grain, Fertilizers, etc.
Hard ware Etc.
II T LANE, WATER STREET, DEALER
II Sin Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, house fur
uishing goods, building material; plumbing,
thinning, etc.
Architects.
TT J. CAMPBELL, GRIFFTN'S BLOCK,
Ii sarchitect and civil engineer.
Musical Instruments and
Sewing Mac hines.
~ F. SULZNER, LEMON STREET. DEAL
0ser in Musical instruments and Sewing
Machines.
Drugs and Medicines.
DUTNAM PHARMACY. CORNER REID &
1 Front Streets Drugs. Medicines. Toilet Ar
ticles, etc.
4 CKERMAN & JACKSON, CORNER LEM
IAon and Front Streets. Fun line Drugs and
Medicines.
THE MORAGNE PHARMACY, CORNER
il Lemon and Front Streets. Established 1856.
Prescriptions carefully compounded day or
night,
A W. MANN, LEMON STREET, OLDEST
IA .beef market in the city. Orders filed
promptly.
w B. CROSS, WATER STREET, BEEF,
| w Mutton, Fish, etc.
Furniture, Etc.
D L. LILIENTHAL, CORNER WATER &
| ID .Reid Streets. Wholesale and retail dealer
in furniture, house furnishing goods, etc.
| A UGUST HALL, LAUREL AND KIRK
/ "a land Streets, Manufacturing Upholsterer
| and Dealer in Furniture.
| Bakers.
| d ]. GROOMS, LEMON STREET, NEXT TO
| ID .Opera House. Fancy and Family Grocer
| les, and Bakery.
Und ertaIx ers.
| ID S. MOONEY, LAUREL STREET. UN-
IL sdertaker and embalmer.
| Miscellaneous
| THE PAI.ATKA INSURANCE AGENCY
| Il over three hundred millions capital, repre-
| sented and correspOnded with /. Harkins Hill
| lard, Manager.
| TOHN RAMSAUR, FRONT STREET, ONLY
| - stables in the city: prices moderate.
| ID CUNNEELY, WATER STREET, FINE
i Wines, Liquors, etc. Billiard and Bowling
Parlors.
HARRY HEATH, LEMON STREET
| matchmaker and engraver
| T Fl. bIERRYDAY. CORNER OAK AMI
| - Fourth Streets. House and Sign Painter.
T 7. CONOvER, ARTESIAN WELLS. Pc
| % Box, 207
! WEBB & NICHOLS, real estate agents
/ w Harris building, Water Street.
/ CALHOUN, GILLIS s. CALHOUN, LEMON
| SStreet, Insurance agents; represent only
frst-class companies.
| T MEYER, WATER STREET, DEALER N
LPaints, Oil, Ladders, etc.
TT L. GREEN & CO., BOOTS AND SHOES
II. FL Lemon Street.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12
FROM THE BENCH.


Upon the slender criminal docket
to which the attention of the court
was directed at this term of our cir
cult court, stood The State VS.. Isaiah
Henderson, attempt to commit a
rape. OF all crimes the most horri-
BILE in civilized community, of al,
crimes the most likely to invite a
change of venI to the court of
Judge Lynch and one which has
been often so transferred in every
state of the Union. And when the
particular features of this case is
considered, our satisfaction that
there was no attempt at interference
will be better understood. The vic
tim of the attempted outrage was
white child little more than six
years old, while the defendant was
already known in our community as
tramp of the lowest type, whose
heart was blacker than his skin.
Even our citizens from the north
expected the negro to be destroyed
by the popular wrath, and in the
country neighborhood where the pa
rents of the little victim lived,
vengeful fury famed higher after it
was known that the monster had
confessed his guilt
But he was quietly arrested, kept
without unusual guard by our vigi-
liant sheriff, and his case submitted
to jury after strong defence by
one of the best lawyers at our bar.
That all efforts for his escape result
ed as they did, is matter for little
less pride than that such trial was
accorded him by a law-abiding peo-
pie. And all through the trial nc
desire for other than legal redress
was manifested save by the mother
of the victim who was unable tc
control her feelings in the presence
of the prisoner.
And from the bench, his Honor
Judge King, expressed his gratifca
ton that our people had once more
indicated their claim to be consid
cred law-abiding, patient and just
Henderson will receive the just pun
| ishment of his crime as set down il
the law-no more, no less. In Thu
age when the criminal enjoys Ions
leases of immunity from punishment
inter- upted by occasional outbreak
equally unlawful and dangerous, W,
congratulate ourselves and our PEG
pie that we are called upon to chron
icle the result of a trial which bear
a marked contrast to many simila
cases elsewhere. The government
of Russia has been described as
despotism tempered by assassina
ton, but in free country the rul
of the criminal can only be effeetu
ally overthrow by firm vindica
ton of the law And the recogni
ton of the efforts of citizens, off
cials and jurors to secure this end j
one of the most agreeable incident
attending the presence of Judg
King in our city at this time.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12
PALATKA, FLA, APRIL u, 1885.
The weather il becoming 80 hot

The weather is becoming SO hot
that several of our citizens express
ed desire to join the English in
their expedition through the Afghan
mountains till reminded that Rus
sian bullets might make the atmos-
phere warm even in the region of
perpetual snow.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12

If young men in California are not
henceforth industrious and moral, it
will certainly not be for the lack of in
centives in the event of a certain bill
being passed that has been recently
brought into the state legislature. The
bill in question gives to any young man
under twenty six years of age, who has
learned trade by serving an apprentice
ship of three years, and is moral, $3.50
out of the state treasury. Such a pater-
nal system of government as is involved
in such a measure would not, it is to be
feared, be productive of very beneficent
results. So far as morality, at least, is
concerned, it would inevitably prove a
failure. A virtue that is the result of
fear of punishment or hope of reward is
spurious and may exist with a character
radically bad.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12
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ment of going to press. 1t is brief and alb
stract chronicle Of the time and contains all
that is worth knowing in the history Of the
world for the past tWenty-f0ur years.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12
THE DAILY NEWS.
BENZ. HARRISON, Editor.

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PALATKA, FLORIDA.
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H. j. CAMPBELL,
ARCHITECT & CIVIL ENGINEER
Plans, Specifications,
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For all Kinds of BUILDINGS.

Surveys, plans and estimates made for all
kinds of civil engineering, canals, docks, ter
minal facilities for railroads. water works,
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Dor improvements and landscape gardening.
mapping Off town sites. Barometric levels and
flying reconnaissance taken. Properties and
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Palat1a, Fla.
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and will run daily between Gainesville and
Leesburg as follows:
Leave Gainesville. .. .............. $50 a m
Arrive Ocala ....-...... acknowledgements. 11.05 a N
Leesburg, ...-.-...-., 90. &c.. 1910 p m
Leave LeesDurg,.....- .--..-,.-.-... l.40 p m
Arrive Ocala, ....-............... ...- ST. p m
Gainesville, -.- -.-.-.--.-..... OLD p m
This train connects both ways with trains on
s. +. & w. Railway.
Trains leaving PaIatka at 900 a. M, and ar
irving at 8. p m, every week day, connect
with trains and at Gruelle.
Trains Is and IA will run between PalatBa
and Gainesville, on Sundays only, leaving
Palatka at T:3G a. N.
Arriving at Gruele. ... ..-.-.. $50 Il. m.
Gainesville 49,. ...... 1000 -
Leaving Gainesville. ...... .-...-. 400 2 IN
Arriving at Gruelle. ...a -. ........ 430 -
Arriving at Palatka. o.. &C.,. -........,6 $50 "
These trains connect with trains and at
GrueIle.--
J. D. H0LLISTER,
Superintendent.
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Savannah, Florida & Western n
waycross Short Line.

All trains of this road are run by Central
(90th) Meridian time, which is 81 minute
slower than Jacksonville time.
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REGISTERED AT THE PALATKA Posi- OFFICE
AS SECoED-CLAss MAIL MATTER.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12

Captain Dickens, son of Charles
Dickens, novelist is in command of one
of the Canadian posts threatened by Riel.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12
NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS.

ON aud after Sunday, Noyembe" 2, 1884
" Passenger Trains will leave and arrive al
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12

I
la and Atlantic Railroad daily for Pensacola,
Mobile, New Orleans, Texas and all trans Mis-
sissippi points. Passengers for Brunswick take
this train, arriving at Brunswick via b. & w.
Railway at 1915 D. N.
Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars Waycross
to Pensacola, Mobile and New Orleans.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12
Florida Southern Railway
STTPERINTENDENTS OFFICE

PALATKA, FLA, January 10th, 1885.
Begi ming Thursday, January I'D, trains 5
and will run daily between Gainesville and
Leesburg as follows:
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THIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PALATKA,
L successors to VIM. J. Vinegar & Co. 4
general banking business transacted. Front
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-03

A RECENT number of the Paris Figaro
contained an article On Ohio politics, of
which the following is a translation ::
"The news from the Ohio, which is one
OF the towns prominent Of the America,
are of one nature most discouraging.
Under the leadership of General John
Tecumseh Sherman, the last rebellion
has burst out anew and threatens to
ingulf the country whole The General
Sherman was commandant at Georgia in
the South, and more recently was Minister
of the Finances under the Government
National. He has been reinforced by
the General of Massachusetts, town, which
is the capital of Boston, to-wit, the
Georges Frisbyhorr, a warrior of talent
and to fear. The reason of the rising is
for to prevent the establishment of
slavery in the South, and thus also the
reduction of the tax on the sheep and
the cheese industries occupying the rank
the most high in the town of Ohio"
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-03

inal price which the committee will prob
ably report that they have agreed upon
with Mr.. Kingsbury, and which they will
'deem very reasonable, considering all
the circumstances" And as we consider
all the circumstances, we are fully con-
vinced that the price will be reasonable
when we think that the church might
have demanded 100000 in place of $50,-
600. The cats out of the bag and we
can't catch it. After all, the price is
really very low when we think OF the
luxuriant sage brush and the aesthetic
sunfowers which grow upon these barren
hills, and it really is blessing in dis
guise, for the price might have been
treble $4,000 and the city would have
paid it. In the world and among the
corrupt and wicked, this transaction
would have been termed a "steal,' but
here in our pure atmosphere and pure
city it is nothing more than an economi-
cal administration of public funds for the
benefit of the taxpayer.