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The Penn's Grove record., 1885-01-31

General Gaines, Familiarity known as
the Hero of Fort Erie" Was not
pleased when General Scott was pro-
NOTED, although he was then upward OF
eighty years of age, and unit for mill
tary duty. Tall. spare and erect, with
snow-white lair and keen eyes, he pre-
scented a striking contrast to his small,
viyacious and energetic wife, who was
at that time commencing u of the
most celebrated of the causes cele6reS
of the United States. Amiable, oourte-
Gus and affectionate, Mrs. Gaines
became a heroic litigant, and went from
court to court seeking to establish her
rights as the lawful heir of her father,
Daniel Clark. Mr.. Clark was in his
day one of the most ambitious young
men of New Orleans, who divided the
confidence and respect of the people
with Governor Claiborne. He was a
high-spirited, ambitious young Irish
man, full Of energy and wealthy. EN-
barking in politics he was elected the
first delegate TO Congress for Louisiana,
when he forgot the VOWS to his wife,
who had nSk, at the time of his mar
rage to her been divorced from her first
husband, q confectioner named De
Grange. Their child was Myra Clark,
subsequently Mrs. Gaines. At Wash
inQton he besame infatuated with the
beautiful M Cation of Baltimore, a
he returnee to New Orleans deter
mined 10 have his marriage with Nine.
De Grange pronounced illegal that he
might wed Miss Cation. Peouniary
embarrassment fortunately arrested
this resolved aud induced a fatal sick
ness. during which ne repelted and
sought to mike reparatiou to Myra by
making a viii in her favor in which lie
acknowledged her as his legitimate
daughter, When shortly afterward he
died this viii could not be found, but a
previous on6 was produced which con-
tanned no Recognition OF Myra. Under
TINS will his lreal estate in the city OF
New Orleans was administered ON and
sold. Nor dAd his daughter Myra, then
a child, know anything about her par
entage and h1sLory until she had grown
up and beeo1Ae the wife of Mr.. WHIT
uey. She bit onos commenced the
prosecution Af her claim to be recog-
mixed as the legitimate daughter and
heiress Of Daniel Clark. This she
continued. aid when, after the death
of MIR. Whitney, General Gaines adj
dressed her, she consented to become
his wife onlyA after he had promised to
second her Sigation. The great mum
Der of perso5as Interested to defeat her,
aud their IL rye means, rendered the
contest appa rently q most unequal Il {.
But what haaS been wanting III means,
influence anf array of great legal talent
has been nAade up by the singular
heroism, per hinaclty, patience aud IN
domitable sSill of this remarkable
lady,
The Penn's Grove record., 1885-01-31

'Beware" I aid Llyater. 'of him who
hates the lssngh of q child" II love
God and littl4 children, wa the simple
but sublime (entiment of Ritcher.
The man who Ia curious to see how
the world coklld get along without him,
can hnd out (by sticking a needle into a
mill pond I'D then Withdrawing it and
looking 1t hoias
The Penn's Grove record., 1885-01-31

Thinking ia IT, talking Of the soul
With itself,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-06-28

At Palatka with Jacksonville, Tampa Z Key
West Try, fast river steamers for It. Au-
ru=tine Green Cove Springs, jacksonville
and All points North, East ana West, and with
mp river steamers for South Florida. Also
with the Twin Screw Iron Steamer City Of
Palatla," and steamship City of Monticello,
for Charleston, New York Boston Phiadel-
phia, etc.
Mail trains make close connection both ways
via J. II. & X. W. R'y., at Jacksonville with At
Iautic Coast Line, Fast Mail,
At Waits Crossing with Florida Railroad
and Navigation Co, for Waldo.
At Gainesville with savannah, Florida &
Western B'y for Tallahassee, Savannah and an
points North East and West, ana with Florida
Railway and Navigation Co. for Cedar Key
Pensacola, New Orleans ana Tampa.
At Ocala with Florida Railway and Nayiga-
ton CO. and Hacks for Silver Springs.
At Leeshurg with the st. Johns ami Lake
EUStiS division of the Florida Southern Rail-
way, and boats on Lake Harris for points on
Lake.
At Pemberton's Ferry with Hack line for
BrOoksyilIc, Tuckcrtown Fort DaIe, Tampa
and south fiOrida.
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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-06-28
Crescent City Cemeteries.

'Ichabod" in Inter-Occan
New Orleans cemetery system is one
prolific source of disease, even at it,
best. As is wcll-known. there are many
burial societies in the city, which hav"
vaul,s peculiarly fitted up for the racep-
ton Of bodies. The swampy nature of
the ground makes it impracticabIc to
enter below the surface, and 50 in the
case of the lower classes a large number
Of immense repositories are needed
Some of these have accommodations for
as high as 100 corpses, to my personal
knowledge. When vault becomes quite
full Of bodies, and the society lacks
funds for purchasing and building again,
it is customary to remove the collins,
and hold a grand open-air cremation.
The evils Of this operation are apparent,
inasmuch as no furnaces are provided
for carrying off the deadly fumes that
must necessarily be generated.
But in time of epidemics the question
of burial is one Of difficulty, and the
consequences from crowded intcrment
are most appalling. More than once
large vaults have been burst asuuder by
the action of gases arising from a large
number Of freshly cntomhrd bodies. of
course the wealthy ondeavor TO have
their own private family tnmbe, or be-
long to influential burial societies tL1t
maintain some special imposing vaults.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-06-28

Facts arc. that Harry Heath makes a speci-
atty Of difficult repairing of fine watches,
cleans ieweIry. chTonOmeters. all kinds Of
nautical, urgical. electrical and medical in
StrumentS and understands all complicated
mechanical combinations and how to repair
them. As to fancy, the ladies fancy the way
ne finishes his jeweIry repairs. which come
out new every time. For fine work always
take it to Harry Heath in the Calhoun block
on Lemon street, Palatka, Fla. -
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-06-28
HOUSE,
A. SHELLEY, PROPRIETOR.

Finest location in the city. Newly remodel
cd ana rcfGrnished, making the finest home
accommodations. Table unsurpassed Electric
bells in every room. so feet Of piazza prom
enadc. Accommodations for 200 guests. ON
jbus at all dcpots and landings.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-06-28
LUCAS BOATS.
STEAM YACHTS for CHARTER
ROW ROAtT=

THESE YACHTS are in frst-class order. of
fast speed and are in charge of careful
and competent crews.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-06-28
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New Boats for hire at all hours. with good
Oarsmen, when desired. Boats on hand Osuit
the fancy Of all, and in numbers to supply al
demands.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-06-28
FOR CATALOGUE
N u R S E RY s.
SEND TO
AARON ="
Georgetown
Great Auction Salel

will sell at public auction, at my store, cor
ner Lemon and Second street, saturday, May
2nd. Second hand buggies, ine new buggy
harness, brides, halters, whips, and secCnd
hand furniture. have just received 500
worth OF dry goods. whtch [ rhall ofrer tor
sale to the htghett r. der without reserve.
These goods must lie solt. Hours of sale from
II a IN to p m.tsDCnt forget the day.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-15
For the Smyrna Times
Letter from KentOn.

JIM. Arthurs will be in New York
CITY during peach season, where he
will be associated with A. Nj. COlligan,
in the commission business.
A few peaches were shipped from
here on Thursday. Blackcap raspber-
ries are about done and the first black
berries were shipped on Monday.
Commission men and book agents
have been very plentiful this week.
Mr.. Messick has commenced the
manufacture of phosphate for the Fall
trade. Our mechanics are as busy as
bees and have been since the Spring
opened. The threshers have COM
menced and the wheat is turning out
well.
Frazier Purse, a lad y years of age,
was kicked in the stomach by horse,
hurting him very seriously but he IS
now out of danger.
The Griffin farm was sold on We'd
nesday to Samuel Taylor for 81 900.
There was trader in town on SIT
urday, with Il wagon load of cooked
crabs and judging from the number we
saw eating them on the street, he did
not carry many away.
There Is Il man living at Downs
Chapel who is in the habit of going
away from home ON periodical sprees
and passing off for Kentonian. Now
there was time when that would not
make Kenton blush, but she is now
looking up to BETTER things, and if we
learn that he has been passing off for
KentOnian this week we will give his
name and tell how he had the hair and
beard cut off of one side Of his head
and face at Clayton last Saturday.
*.*
Smyrna times., 1885-07-15

THE New York Independent in dis
cussing the fact that on the 4th of July
when the nation was observing the day
with patriotic demonstrations the Nor
mons placed the flag at half mast, thus
offering an insult to the whole Nation
and placing themselves beyond the
reach Of federation or sympathy, says
MormOnism seems to have fallen
upon evil times, and almost every day
something happens to harrow up the
souls of the Latter-day saints. No
word Of cheer comes from north, south,
east or west. For nearly a year they
have watched and waited for the light
to dawn but the darkness has grown
thicker instead 1t was bad enough
when, in March, President Cleveland,
in his inaugural, declared solemnly {:
'POlygamy must and shall be repres.
sed. 1t was worse when, in May, he
further set forth to a Mormon delega-
ton; 1t is my duty to see that the
Edmunds law is enforced as we'll as all
other laws But the worst was reser-
we'd for the last of June. For then JUS
tice Field tarried a day in Salt Lake,
en- route for the Pacific COast-he, the
Democratic judge, and whom the Nor
mons have always regarded as their
champion and he, even he, under the
very shadow of the great temple, and
not far probably from where Tavlor
and Cannon lie hidden for the Cos
pels sake, had the depravity and
heartlessness to utter these words: /
believe it is the determination of the
Government, so far as legal efforts are
concerned, to continue the enforcement
of the law And then, since in Utah.
as elsewhere, it never rains but it
pours, two sons of the prophet
Joseph, and one of them bearing his
fathers name, and claiming to be his
only legal successor in headship of the
Church, and in all gifts of inspiration,
etc, are in Zion of the Wahsatch for
the Summer, to take advantage of cur
rent griefs and alarms to call the saints
away from pOlygamy and other errors
and enOrmities, to seek refuge and
peace in the bosom of the Reorganized
Church. Certainly, the brothers are
making a great stir, are preaching
almost daily, and something may come
of their efforts. But, all the same, the
theOcratic leaders, visible and invisi-
bic, continue to exhOrt the brethren to
the end. And, curiously, those who
have fled the furthest from the courts.
and so are safest, plead most touch
lngly for the prevalence and growth of
the martyr spirit lin Others).
Smyrna times., 1885-07-15
New Residence.

The new dwelling which Mrs. Mary
Il. Hollecker has had erected OH lower
commerce street, opposite the resi-
dence of J. c. Bailey and which was
commenced early in the Spring, is near.
ing completion, the carpenters finish.
ing this week, when it will be handed
over to the paper hanger. 1t has a
front OF % feet, running back 81 feet
There are two two-stOried bav win.
dOws, one on the immediate front and
the other on the East side. the en-.
trance being through twelve-foot
hallway. The house is two-storv. with
an attic, and including the bathroom
and hall has eleven rooms. 1t will be
heated from furnace in the cellar
l.. ii. Peekey was the architect and
builder, JOS. E. Carter the painter and
paper hanger. 1t is presumed that
Mrs. II. will take possession of her
new home in a few weeks.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-15

The recent exposures of the Pail
Nall Gazette of the entrappng of
young girls for the vices of the rich
and dissolute of English society, 10000
1t says which are given over to a shame
less life, has been a moral earthquake
to the English isle and produced a ter
rOr at the exposure from the household
of the royal family on down through
the tilted nobility.
The Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon is not apt to
speak rashly or to write unadvisedly.
but in an article detailing the story of
the death of Justice Williams in a
brOthel and the disclosures brought out
in the recent Jeffries case makes these
examples from high official life the
basis of a denunciation of English i'm
morality, and says; "SOdom in its
most putrid days could scarce exceed
London for vice. To our infinite dis
gust and horror the names of the great
est in the land are openly mentioned
in connection with the filthiest debauch-
cry and the most hideOus evil that
drags in the wake of vice. These
things are alleged to be the chosen
luxury of certain hereditary legisla-
tors and rulers in England. Woe unto
thee, England, when thy great ones
love the harlOt's housetOp! Deep is
our shame, when we know that our
Judges are not clean, and that social
purity is put to the blush 10y magis-
trates Of no mean degree! Yea, that
courts of justice lend themselves to
covering up and hushing up iniquities
great! Shall not God be grievod by
such Il nation as this? Whati coming
over us? What clouds are darkening
our sky?"
Smyrna times., 1885-07-15
Personal.

Herman Roe, wife and son George,
left on Monday for a three weeks trip
to the Water Gap, Mauch Chunck,
Scranton, EastOn and other towns in
Pennsylvania, and BinghamptOn, n. ).
Miss Annie NJ. Wilson, of Washing
ton, d. c., and Miss Bessie Gayley, of
Philadelphia, have been visiting their
uncle, Rev. DIR. Umsted.
Mrs. Julia K. Reynolds and daughter,
Florence, of Philadelphia, are visiting
Mr.. Samuel Reynolds.
Miss Minnie Clement left last week
for two or three weeks visit to Sea
Isle City, N. J.
George and William Stubbs and VIM.
Clegg, of Philadelphia, are visiting
friends in this town.
Mrs. Sallie Eliason and son, of Will
mington, are on a visit to her mother,
Mrs. Joseph Reynolds.
Fletcher Z. Cooper, of the Morning
Herald staff, Baltimore, has been spend
ing the past week with his father, J. B.
Cooper.
Pennell CoOmbe Poulson, civil engi-
neer, from Portland, Oregon, is Il guest
of his aunt, Mrs w. w. Tschudy.
Miss Kate Lolquhoun and Miss Jessie
Cameron, of New York, are visiting
Mrs. William Bradley, near Smyrna.
Mrs. S. l.. Kahn and children, of
Philadelphia, has been visiting in this
vicinity.
Miss Emma Newcomb, of Millville,
n. j., is visiting her sister, Mrs. John
p. Hudson.
Miss Lizzie Maloy, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. S. Z. Rich
ards.
Edwin A. Paris, Esq, Cof the Paris
straw works. ofPhiladelphia, and family
have been visiting Capt. G. w. Brad
ford, at Ivy Lawn Cottage" the past
week.
Misses Mary and Dell Lippincott.
are visiting friends in Salem, n. J.
Miss Sallie Baynard, of Baltimore, is
visiting Mrs. Charles II. Register.
Mrs. :. A. Armstrong and daughter
Edna, of Rising Sun, are visiting friends
in this town.
Rev. DR.. J. III. Caldwell and family
left this morning for visit of some
three weeks to his son-in-law, Rev.
V. ). Collins, Vienna, Md. He is re-
covering from an attack of fever, which
SET III uhree weeks ago, and at first
gave some concern from its typhoid
tendency.
Misses Blanche and Hattie Layton.
OF Bridgeville, are visiting Miss Lizzie
Hall
Charles Lambdin, of Baltimore, is ON
a visit to his brother, DIR. T. J. Lamb
din.
Miss Helen Atwood, of Philadelphia.
IS on visit to Miss Fannie Evans.
Misses Cecilia and Beatrice Sterne
OF Philadelphia, are the guests of the
Misses Hirnheimer.
Del: Norris, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing friends in this town.
Rev. Mrs. J. b. Quigg will leave to-
morrow for two weeks visit to Sara
toga, the guest of her eldest brother.
Rev. }. d. Rigg and wife, of Sudlers-
vile, Md, are the guests to-day of
Mrs. John II. BeWley.
Mrs. Nj. IL. Carter, who has been on
a three months visit to her daughter
Mrs. Samuel A. Armstrong, near Rising
Sun, returned home last week. and
will now be found at her accustomed
place in the Smyrna library, every
Tuesday and Friday evening.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-15

GEO. M. HARRIS, residing near Black
istOn's, last Spring planted 1000 black
berry plants and 524 Niagara grape
vines and has had but six of the for
mer and none of the latter die out of
the whole number.
AT the regular monthly meeting of
the Clayton Savings and Loan Asso-
citation yesterday, money loaned at
! premium of % cents per share. The
first series is still open to subscribers
and offers a good opportunity to any
one desiring investment. Copies of
bylaws furnished on application to
the Secretary.
WHEAT threshing from the field is
going on actively. Nearly every
neighborhOOd has one or more steam
threshers and there are ten or dozen
within the trading circles of this town.
The crop, Notwithstanding the bad
prospect in the early Spring, is turning
out quite an average one, the most of
the crops we have heard of ranging
from eighteen to twenty bushels per
acre. There are a number of crops
that will exceed this. The wheat was
cut greener than usual in most fields,
which may effect possibly the condi-
tiOn of the berry.
ABOUT this time in the year every
body is conscious of a desire to get
away from home. No matter how
precious the old place has been hith-
ertO, or how precious it will be here
after, just now the spirit of unrest is
abroad, and thousands of folks are
abroad with it, or grieving that their
lot Is with the can't goes" For some
it is a sea change, and nothing so
charms them as to listen to what the
wild waves are saying while others
are seeking the mountain streams, or
wandering refreshed among crags and
forest.
THE election that is being held to-
day to decide whether the town shall
loan its credit to the amount of $2O.-
600 to construct waterworks has been
attended with more interest than was
previously indicated Quite a num-
Der of our citizens voted this fore
noon, among them being number of
females. For once in their lives. the
husbands in some cases had to take
back seat. Women who are opposed
to female suffrage and who could not
be induced to cast political ballot,
went down to the Alderman's office
and voted on this question, being al
most unanimously on the affirmative
side of the question.
THE proposed excursion to Rehoboth
by the M. f. Sunday School of this
town, which at our last issue was fairly
on its legs, has since been at a stand
still. This is n disappointment to
many who we're quite enthusiastic on
the subject, but it was deemed best to
thus early abandon rather than have it
ultimately fail. The price at which
tickets were put was considered bv
those who would have been patrons of
the excursion, too high. The fact is
that our community has the opportu-
nifty every Wednesday during the
Summer of a round trip passage to
Cape May for $1.10 and an excursion
to any other point must offer especial
attractions and inducements to draw if
the cost Of tickets be above this figure
The subject of an excursion somewhere
is still under consideration and it is
probable that a decision will be
reached tomorrow evening.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-15

The discussion on the new marriage
law in Pennsylvania led to an investi.
CATION of the number of divorces in
Philadelphia which revealed the fact
that the ratio of divorces to marriages
stands as to 34!. This is far less than
the statistics for the majority of the
States whose records have been made
public. The average for the six New
England States is one divorce in twelve
marriages, the highest being Maine,
with one divorce to every nine mar
riages. In Chicago and Louisville the
rate is one in thirteen. The records of
the Legislature and courts of Della
ware show that the marriage tie is held
in much more sacred relations in Della
ware than in the States further to the
North.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-15

ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND who
was called upon by the Secretary of the
Navy, Whitney, to aid him in coming
to a decision on the acceptance of the
Dolphin rules Mr.. Roach the builder
clear out any way or how, by holding
that Congress had no right to enact
that the Dolphin should be accepted
upon the examination and report OF
the Advisory Board, because this took
away authority from the Secretary OF
the Navy, with whom alone the power
of accepting or rejecting the vessel was
lodged, and going further, the ATTORNEY
General declares that Mr.. Roach had
no valid or binding contract with the
United States, and that the Secretary
of the Navy had no legal right to paw
him any money and that any money so
paid was simply deposit to the credit
of the United States, which can be re-
covered by suit and for which the YES.
sci may be held as security.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-15

WHILE regretting the loss of Mr..
Way from the editorial fraternity of
the Peninsular there is consolation in
the fact that at the same time Geo. w.
Cruikshanks, the former editor of the
ElktOn Democrat who left it for the
broader field of city journalism, but
comes back with bitter financial ex-
perience, has taken his old place again
at the head of that journal. Mr.. Cruik-
shanks is lawyer of ability, writer
who wields a trenchant pen, and will
naturally fall into his old place in the
front ranks of the profession. The
Democrat under the editorial manage
ment of editors Cruikshanks or Gilmore
has always maintained high standard,
and hence commanded the respect
always recorded to ability and dignity.