The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-20
1'ELEGRAPHIC SPARKLES.
THE LATEST MEMS FROM AIh
PARTS BY WIRE AND CABLE.

THE LATEST MEMS FROM ALL
PARTS BY WIRE AND CABLE.
GEN. GRANTS Co-,DTTIoE.
New YORK, March 18.-Gen. Grant
went to sleep between 10 and II o'clock
last night, aftera hypodermic injection
Of morphine had been given him. He
slept well during the night, and awoke
twice during that period. He arose 1920
o'clock this morning, and partook of his
break Fast of liquid half IN hour after
wards. 1t was said that he was feeling
better this morning after last nights
rest.
THE INDIAN BUDGET.
LONDON, March 19.-The Indian budg
ct has been submitted. It shows that
for the fiscal year ending March 81, 1884,
there was a surplus Of over $5,000,0G0
f.rthe year ending March 81, 1885. There
will be deficit of 50, 100000, and the
estimated surplus for the year ending
March 81, 1885, will be $9,500,000. The
budget dwells upon the depreciation of
silver, the lowness of exchange, and
the gloomy prospects which at present
threaten Iudia's future.
AN ICE GORGE OVERFLOW.
ST. LOUIS. March ia special from
Marshall, Mo, says: Immense damage
has been done by an ice gorge overflow
ut Waverly, No. 4 party which left
here in sllffs with provisions to relieve
the distressed, found Mrs. Judge Thorn
rs on a hill, where she had been two days
and nights without shelter. They also
rcscued the Van Meter family from the
second story of their house, where they
had been for two days without food. A
dozen persons and many cattle have been
drowned.
SENATOR STANFORD'S HEALTH.
WASHINGTON, March 18-At intervals
since the election Of ex- Governor Leland
Stanford, Of California, to the senate,
articles have been published in various
newspapers to the effect that the health
Of the senator is failing, that his mind
has been affected by the loss of his son,
who died abroad about year ago, and
that recently he has become a convert to
Spiritualism. These statements have
astonshed and panied the senator and
his Family and friends, but he has been
unwilling to dignity them even by deny
ing them. An intimate friend of Sena-
tor Stanford however, is authority for
the emphatic statement that the sena-
tors health is excellent, and that his in
tellect is as sound as it ever was, and
that he has not become a &piritualist
The senator has teen in Washington a
couple of weeks, and several of his col
leagues have expressed the opinion that
he is as well equipped for his public du-
ties rs his friends can desire.
THE LOAN TO THE EXPOSITION.
WASHINGTON. March 1S.-The follow
ing certificate was issued to day from
the office of the First Comptroller of the
Treasury 10 General Burke, of the New
Orleans Exposition:
OFFICE 1stCoNPTROLIER OF TREASURY,
WASHINGTON, March Is, 1885.
This is to certify that, in accordance
with the provisions of the act Of congress
approved May 81, 1881, appropriating 81,
000, 900 as q loan to the Worlds Indus
trial Cotton Centennial Exposition of
1884, at New Orleans, John 3. Lafilte,
treasurer Of said Exposition, has filed in
this Office detailed statements, accompan-
led by vouchers, exhibiting the disburse-
ments for the purposes as recited in said
act, as follows, viz: September q, 1884.
detailed statement and vouchers, $780,
500. 80. October 10th, 1884, detailed
statement and vouchers, S166, 66G, S.
November 7th, 1884, detailed statement
and vouchers, $166, 81 March 9th
1885, detailed statement and vouchers
$166, ,666,6S. Total, $1,000 900. Sale
statements and vouchers have been ex
smined by the First Comptroller of tn,
Treasury, and found to be correct il
amount, and to pertain to the purpose
required by said act.
(Signed) J. FARRELL,
Deputy Comptroller.
A Candid Liar.
Texas SiftingS.
Rowland Baldwin has Just returne