The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-05
I'ELEGRAPHIC SPARKLES.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM ALI
PARTS BY WIRE AND CABLE.
A SUSPICIOUS CARGO OF RAGS.

A SUSPICIOUS CARGO OF RAGS.
Boston, April 3.-Five hundred bales
OF rags from Alexandria, Egypt, have
arrived at the Hoasac Tunnel dock The
tags of the inspector in Egypt, as re-
quired By the Government, are on each
bale. Accompanying them is an official
certificate of the inspector, stating that
The rags have been thoroughly disin-
lected with sulphur The Board Of
Health has been unable to find any traces
of sulphur, however, and therefore the
rags are held for further proof of their
cleanliness. This is the first consign-
ment that has arrived in this country
since the new law went into effect
OFF FOR AsPIEwALL.
NEW YORK, April Preparations
were being made to-day at the Brooklyn
navy yard for the departure of the ma
rines for Panama to protect American
interests there. Two hundred and fifty
men were despatched to-day, and two
hundred more will be sent on Monday
next The men were all provided with
new outfits, and presented fine appear
ance when on parade. The men en-
barked on tug-boats, and at noon were
conveyed to the Pacific Mail steamer
City of Para, which will sail this after
noon for AspinwalI. About one hun
dred and fifty men came on from Boston
this morning and joined the command
from Brooklyn. Nearly two hundred
men are left in the navy yard. but the
greater part of these viii be sent to AS
pinwall on Monday.
THE BOLD BARRIOs.
NEW YORK, April 3.-General 8. T. d.
Bunting, of this city, who, some seven
or eight years ago, held a prominent po-
sition in the Army of Guatemala, has
just received the following letter from
an American gentleman residing in Qua
temala, which throws much light on the
present Central American complication
GUATEMALA, March 70, 1888.
To General T. d. Bunting:
DEAR GENERAI.:-By this mail | send
you paper containing the proclamation
and decree of General J. r. Barrios,
whereby he makes one Republic of five
and floats to the breeze the flag of the
Republic of Central America, pledging
his talents, his fortune and his life to de-
fend it, declaring all traitors who oppose
the common cause, and threatening de-
struction to those governments who fail
to join in the regenerating movement.
Honduras enters heart and soul into the
idea. Salvador vacillates. Nicaragua de-
fends herself ''to the last diop of blood, +"
and Costa Rica is not yet heard from.
It is a daring step on the part of Bar
rios worthy of so bold a man. As Sal
vador now sends Ambassadors (soon to
arriye) to discuss and perhaps to arrange
matters to make a common cause, Bar
rios has deferred offensive operations.
Still, not to be taken unawares, he has
despatched, as they say, 10000 troops to
the frontier. l think the number may be
exaggerated, but troops are leaving
every day. A gentleman told me to-
day that as near as he could count fully
$500 men marched to the frontier this
morning.
I saw a battery of field cannon start
of yesterday, and mules following load
ed with, judging from the boxes, at least
$780, 0O0 also noticed that the sad
dies and equipments were all new and
everything seemed in good fighting trim,
Volunteers come pouring in from all
quarters without the necessity of re
tuning the ropes, for this man has, as
he alone can do, impaired his magnetism
TO the people. Many foreigners are Of
fering their services, and things are be-
ing pushed with a vigor and energy that
leave no doubt of speedy and glorious
termination of the conflict.
Barrios sees all, understands all, orders
all, with memory that staggers at
nothing, perception as quick as light
ming mental scope taking in every
thing at a glance, personal bravery
amounting to temerity, a cool head that
never loses its Judgment, and an energy
that knows TO faltering lie compels
success, and viii before many months
roll around, make of this weak disin.
tegrated country solid, strong, pros
porous Republic.
With an Eye TO Business.