The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-07-03
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THE LATEST NEWS FROM ALl.
PARTS BY WIRE AND CABLE.
GEN. GRANT AT WORK on MS BOOK.

GEN. GRANT AT WORK or HIS BOOK.
MOUNT MCGREGOR, y. Y, July H.
General Grant slept about nine hours
last night. s.and to-day he wrote an aIdi-
tional chapter to the second volume Of
his book, putting in about four hours at
work, broken by intervals Of rest. The
day was damp and chilly and the Cen
cral remained in doors.
BmGHT's VIEW or EUROPEAN TEEDE>-
CIEs.
LONDON, July John Bright has
written letter to Deputy Passy, of
Paris, in which ne says: "Ic the Euro
pcan nations would accept commercial
liberty that is moderate, or abolish Gus
toms, Europe might soon tend to am era
Of perpetual peace. At present all re
sources are swallowed up hy military
eXigencies. The peoples interests are
sacrificed to the most miserable and cul-
pable fanatics of foreign policies. The
real interests of the masses are trOdden
undar foot in Difference to false notions
Of glory and national honor. I cannot
help thinking that Europe is marching
towards some great catastrophe of crush
ing weight. The military system can
not indefinitely be supported with pa
tience, and the populations, driven to
despair, may possibly, before long, sweep
away royalties.and pretended statesmen
who govern in their names. hope your
country and mine will remain at peace
and be real friends"
DOUBTFUL, EPISCOPALIANS.
CHARLESTON, S. c., July AT the
late session of the EpiscopaIian diocesan
convention there was a lively contest
over the presence Of two coIored clergy
men, who, under the ruling of Bishop
Howe, retained seats as eN-oiticio dele
gates. The opponents to the admission
of the colored clergyman protested and
some now take the ground that the con-
vention was Illegally organized and its
entire action invalid. Consequently, at
a meeting to-day of the new standing
committee Of the diocese elected by the
convention, resolutions Were adopted de
claring that there were doubts Of the le-
gality of the convention, but that eight
of the ten members of the committee
being old members were entitled to seats
as holding over, if not entitled under
election by the convention, and that the
committee could therefore organize and
fill the two vacancies. Rev. Or. Porter,
member of the committee filed protest
against such action and declined to vote,
as by doing so he would admit doubt
of the legality OF the convention. There
is deep feeling ON the subject among the
EpiscopaIians, and every phase OF the
contest is being jealousy scrutini2cd.
AFTER sUNKEN TREASURE.
SAVANNAH, July 1.-The Philadelphia
schooner Austin d. Knight arrived here
last night. She is partially loaded with
wrecking and!pumping machinery, and
will take on 100000 feet pitch pine lum-
Der here. Her destination is Nigo Bay,
ON the north coast Of Spain. She is
chartered by the Vigo Bay Treasure
Company, of Philadelphia, which has a
contract with the Spanish Government
to raise the treasure galIeons which were
sunk in Nigo Bay in 40? to prevent
them from being captured by the Dutch
English fleet, though three or four of
them were captured, and contained from
$4,000, 600 to $1,000 600 each. The treas
ure fleet was laden with tribute money
conveyed from Mexico to Spain, and
was guarded by French and Spanish
fleet. Some of the sunken galIcons were
located by divers of the Philadelphia
company few months ago, and lie in
six or seven fathoms Of water and are
covered with mud. The mud is to be
washed away 10y powerful streams of
water, and the vessels raised by tidal
power. Pontoons will be constructed of
the lumber, and from them chains will
pass under the gallcons. They are to be
float d into shallow water and stranded
The managers of the company are conf
dent that they can recover many miIIj-
ons of dollars of the treasure at a cost of
$4,000, and under the contract with the
Spanish government the company is to
have three-fourths of the money recov-
cred.
The Knight will sail in about two
weeks, and it is expected that the treas
ure will be recovered during the coming
fall and winter
AHINT To OFFICE-SEEKE ERS.