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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18
NJ Nusw uInp Need Hope.

Our merry mngwump contcmro
rary, the Springfield Republican,
shakes its wise little head very sad
ly and thus complains:
"Thc so.called Presidential candl-
dates Of either party-Blaine, I.p.
gan, Sherman. Edmnuds, Carlisle,
llill--what conrcrn does any one Of
them show for raising the service to
a non partisan level? Who of them
lifts hand to promote it? Who #
even pre'cnds ,odesirc it,"
Not one, not one No politician
who is wise in his generation dares
to take any great amount Of stock
in the patent civil service nostrun.
No man who expects or wants to be
the candidate oi hi. party for Presi
dent, can afford to sympathi2e with
the "nonpartisan" cranks. All tl.c
more prominent and all the less
prominent candidate for the nation,
al nomination; all the men who arc
pushing or being pushed by booms,
are fully aware that nobody who Is
not known to be u confirmed and
earnest PARTISAN, The more Jealous
and vigorous the better, can have
any chance of being taken up by
either party. The slowress and he.
itatlon shown by Mr.. Cleveland
about making the civil service lem.
ocratic have not lulcd, but have
whettel the eagcrncs # the demo.
Gratis to get III, and Of the rrpUhii-
cans to stay in. The general dis.
gust with mugwump pret"htion Las
produced 4 reaction, aHd on both
sides the demand Gor faithful and
active and offensive partl.ans has
never been greater.
No wonder the mHgwanI weep
and leracnatc their bangs. Who.
ever is to be President, and by
whatsoever party he i, 10 bo ,.cct.
ed, no non.partlsan need apply IN.
\. Sun.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18
Emigration t0 Liberia.

Advices from Washington indicate that
the question Of the colonization of the
negro is not only live but a growing
unc. IL it is true, as has been stated,
that southern and western senators and
representatives are continually receiving
petitions asking that appropriations be
made to assist the colored people to emf
CRATE to Africa and to help to sustain
them there, it is probable that such pc
titions will sooner or later meet with
favorable answer. and that a great i'm.
petus will be given to emigration to
Liberia.
Ii is true that there are argutre ents
against making appropriations to aid
emigration to Africa, and there are SO.
rious doubts whether the colored people
would be benefited materially, morally
and mentally by cmigrating there. II
seems. however, that agreat many OF
them desire to become citizens Of the
black republic. where they can work out
their own destiny in their own way.
This is a natural desire. and it ought not.
perhaps, to be discouraged. The negro
has given up all hope of ascendancy in
any part of this country, or even equity
with the whites for generations, socially,
mentally and morally, and it is not
strange that those of the race who do
not feel content here turn in their minds
towards Liberia as tho land in which
their fondest hopes may he realized.
II is generally agreed that Liberia Is a
fine country, where. with ordinary thrift
and prudence, the negro cannot only
live but prosper. There are, no doubt,
difficulties to be encountered in establish
ing ones self there, as there are such
difficulties in all new countries but by
the aid of American colonization society
such difficulties have been reduced to a
minimum. and il the government aid
for emigrants of $10O per capita asked
for should be granted, there would bo no
apparent reason why several thousand
colored people should not safely find
new homes in Liberia every year.
II few thousand OF the more intelli.
gent and upright Of the colored people Of
the south should go to Liberia, the con
dition of that country would doubtless I've
very much improved within the next
generation,-Say. News.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18
SENATOR JONES.
What rs Said To he the Reason of His
Persistent Retirement

WAsnlN"roS, ID. C., May IA
gentleman here who has known
Senator Jones long and Intimately,
told ME TODAY what he says is the
true reason of Senator Jones persis
tence in keeping away from Wa>h-
ington.
lie says that ever since Senator
Jones entered the senate he has
prided himself on having nothing
TO do with such petty details =
seeking appointments and offices for
his constituents. H. CONSIDER, it be.
meath his dignity as 4 senator 10 20
around among the departments
hunting places and urging appoint.
ments, and he is an advocate Of civ
il service reform mainly because il
would relieve him ef this nksome
work.
Under arepublcan administration
he was comparatively little troubled
by such matters; but when a demo.
cratic President came into office the
pressure from his constituents he.
came So tremendous aEa urgent thu,
he fled from Washington anl hid
himself away beyond the reach Of
personal visits and l,t'ers. For
months none bu, his most intimate
friends knew where he was, and all
letter, had 10 be sentto his son here,
aud forwarded, AS Iii. son said. 10
Canada, am told that senator
Jones said to a fellow senator, Nho
saw him last fall in Detroit: "Ey.
cry man in Florida wants an office,
and have hid away to escape being
worried to death" lie begged the
senator not To tell whore he was,
and he WAS completely lost until hc
was discovered hv the newspapers.
All idea of Ii, returning here thi,
session lssbanlonel, and ii is doubt,
full If h. ever again takes his seat in
the senate unless he il reelected.
From here this looks doubtful. -
Renfrcw'> special TO the Tlmcs.tn.
inp
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18
old Citizen speaks.

Mr j. N. Norris, an old resident of
Rome, Ga, says that he had been badly
troubled with kidney complaint for IA
great many years and with eczema for
three years; at times, could scarcely
walk, and had tried many remedies
without benefit. until he began taking
Electric Btters, AMI amounting his hand
and feet with nurklen's Arnca Salve.
This treatment afforded him great re
lief and he strongly recommends Electric
littprs to nil who suffer with kidney
complaints, or need u blood purifier.
Sold bY &. +. PEEK.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18
straw in His shoes.

The people are soclferonsIy call
ing ~ on Senator Call to stop.-Bls
bees old organ.
lhe yociferousness IL al on The ,lde
Of those who have got, or want, q
slice If the forfeited lands, or who
are subsidized hy the land grabbers
anl the RAILROAD corporations. Like
the noise at eastern funerals, the
bawllng vociferonsne.s IS all hired
and paid for. The old organ wears
straw in bis shoes, and is always
ready to join the pro.essiotl-for a
consideration. Pensacola CONNER.
eial
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18
fhteFeStjpg fIperJerCeg

Hiram ameron. furniture dealer Of
Columbus, ia. tell4 his experience thus
For three years have tried every rem.
.dN on the market for Stomach and Kid.
noy Disorders, but got no relief until |
used Electric Ritters. Took five bottles
and ann now cured, and think Electric
Bitters the best blood purifier in the
world, Major \. B. Reed. OF West
Liberty. Ky. used Electric Bittets for
au o'd standing kidney affection, and
says; Nothn. has ever done mo 80
much good az Electric Btters," Sold ut
fifty cents bottle by Il. +. Peek.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18
LEMON ELIXIR,
From North Georgia.

M.- X i. NJ Enfyrr WRIT from Sprtn.
pha, For many Yeas have been great
,IDrrf from, Indigestion, -it X headaches and
.t.r.uH- pfustratioH caused from biliuusness
,,fj constipation. itt'l mAny remcdi-c, but
FUt 10 permanent relief until used Or. MOI.
tt lemon EHEir. am nov IN letter health
tfruIt ter many ycaf-. NJ daughter ha been
-ljtirrt - ghIll- And +, yer from her infancy.
,gHtd Rtt nothing to relieve her the Lemon
L. !. ha restored her 80 perfect health.
AE. 4. Jams. Bell station, Ala. writrs /
h4}' suffered greatly from Indigestion nT Jy--
r"p-iA. Unt bDttle ni Lemon EliXer done ~"
NOR" good than all the n"dcn" eyer took.
ttcfuf- and sliJ per bottle.
Suld by dragEsits Prepared b. H. Motley
VI. d. Atlanta, Gh. lnat2 sSwiu
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18

y Washington correspondent tele-
graphs that the charges against Warren
Green, son Of Dr. Noryin Green. Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
which has caused his name 70 be with
drawn rs consul at Nanagawa, japan,
is that in a game Of poker a, the Ameri-
can Club in Nasasahi. Japan. Young
Green opened jack pot with Il pair of
tens. The national game must. at all
hazards, he kept pure and un,eiiled'
IL Green had only taken in third ten
on that hand who can tell how brilliant
future might not have been opened to
him: Atter everything is said, il would
seem that il S''all in the draw.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18

\ mad dog ran through The VII
lage of F'anwool. \. j., on the Iith
instant, causing considerable cons
ternation. Samuel Aliens. who was
standing in the yard Of be house
watering horse, saa the dog He
ran into bis parIor, got ou. a gia,
mounted the horse, rode tHa miles
after The dog, aud traIIy killed. H..
The statue of William LleF'j t'ar-
rison was on tie 18th instant paced
upon its pedestal in Commonwealth
avenue, Boston There Ws- 10 far
NAL ceremony.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18

Boston Rack-Bay society IS greatly
stirred lust row over the discovery tha,
Miss Ella II. Abbott. 4 leading and popu-
lar singer IN the choir of the Arlington
Street Congregational Church. who died
a few days ago in that city, highly rc
specttl and beloved. had been the victim
ot malpractice. In order 10 prevent
scandal AT the funeral. the body was in
ttrred with the usual formalities. hut
was At once eNumel by the coroner a,
the instance Of the district attorney.
The deceased had a large circle of aristo-
cratic friends. ami VIA regarded as a
most exemplary young woman. She
has four married sisters, two Of whom
reside in Florida and two in Cincinnati.
Startling Developments are looked for.
One of the most prominent and wealthy
residents Of the Back Bay. leader in
literary and musical circles, in charitable
organizations, and pillar of the Arling-
ton Street Church, is said to he mixed up
in the ease.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18
An Ordinance.

4 \ tRpiNANtE l. TO AMEND AN ORpt.
~ nance .phtit.rd AN Ordinance 10 Com
stfuet, Maintain and pperate Water Works
IN pnI near The uitj Uf palhtka. Florida. tof
Il ttibiiC Iud private supply OF pure wntrr.'
~ttrluS / i!c It uulain,tlhy the ity Jouu-
oii ut the by ui Platkh, Florida, that parn.
graph ~ two IT section eight ~ If the suId
ordinance, approved January stu, lss'i, be and
The SAINT j. hrrchy amended by lihsiituting
the words 'rru Months instead oi the words
"siVty days md by substituting for the
word "stK,u months" the words fourteen
month" suthat Paragraph shall rcnd ~ fol-
lows: work urJn am Water Works shal'
begin within ton months after the pag9ag.
hereof and SHAH No prosecuted with reason
ali" diligence 80 that exclusive OF service
ptpbsl thot shah bo completed and IN opera.
tiOH wthln fourteen months after said pass
ng".
tension oi tjme us pro, idcd for In section one
J. ui this ordnance is made in consideration
that the aid hntlcs Underwood. William
Whrclrr and Charles Y. Parks, their associ-
ates, success. uts and assigns shall include in
tb, work 10 be done the first year the twcnty-
i've hundred feet Of additional piping and
i've additional hydrants that are provided In
said ordinance 10 bc laid the secund year and
that after the completion Of said Water
Wuiks. said tlYc additional hydrants are IT, be
given to the city free ot charge for SAID first
year after the completion of said Works ana
th" acceptance of the prov isions Of this ot'ti-
uHncr tie age of which is.solicited by the
sHid .u u, Wheeler and Parks shah
tHHhc Il CoHpicte contract as 10 things men
toned u this -rttUn
~fC. I'c H. further ordained, That said
t'harh4 lnlrfwppd, William Wheeler and
Charles +. Parks. their associates, successors
HttI u--iEH. shall flush from time to time "a
thc city Council Of snl1 city shall direct, All
jhit!tr w"r5 IN sat1 city without expense to
tH6, ctt1 pt pslaika.
~EC. t. I}c II further ordained. That none OF
,tnI , ~.
wheeler AMI Parks and their Successors and
a-4ig0s by said former ordinance shall br
annUlcd ur forfeited by the extension Of
tune o. granted by this ptdiuace.
Passed iy Council March e. 1856.
Attest: HENRY Il. TEAsDAIE,
/. l.. Ptr' III. rrcs'j Bourd Aldermen.
tt.!r .fo'raJ.
Approved ',aIt. % isst',.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18
senator Eustis ON Central and south
American Trade.

A to the Central and ,oEth
American commerce, that wal ours
by yeycry consideration. Iho,eeoun.
tries were our ncighberr and Il, eircd
TO trade with ~. We had rnIy to
afford them drccut ncigib"r'y op.
portunlty to DO 80. senator t.nstis
said that the question was not a 20.
litical one. but reminded inst that
the larges, subsidies known in the
history Of this government had been
voted under democratic a'Iminisjra-
,ions. For bis part, hr would al
ways vote to develop and increase
American trade relations wlth for-
eign countries, and L wa no bar to
his action now to be reminded that
in the past jobbcry had been con-
nected with the subsidy system.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18

Perry Wall has had an experience
IN alligator hunting which he would
not like 10 have repeated. Tie kill
ed an ImmcnSe sanrian, rs he sup
posed. A few ago but in attempting
IT, turn him over lie found out to
his astonlshmen, that he wasn't rs
dead as he though, he was, the mon.
ster grabbing his hand in his pow.
oriui jaws and closing down on il.
Fortunately. beyond breaking the
skin, 10 damage was done. Tampa
Tribune.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18

Letters os administration were is
sued Oh the 18th instant by Surro-
g.tc Rolling to Mrs. Marion Ray,
whose husband, Charles a. Ray. de-
tectca her in adultery, put a bullet
into her beautiful face, and then
killed himself at their home in Mad
ison avenue, New York, ON Decem.
Der last The estate is valued at
: ,p1
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-31
MR.. WILSON'S REPLY.

Whilst we know that Mr.. Geo. Will
son is unfrlendly to this newspaper we
would do him no injustice, and we
place before our readers a letter from
him to the Odessa Herald of this week
which is a reply to the Democrats ar
raignment of the week before:
EDITOR HERALD: Will you allow me
space to ask your esteemed contemporary
a question or two in a matter personal TO my
self, but connected with matters of general
interest in this county?
Without calling me by name the editor of
the Odessa Democrat charges l am actuated
by ''private spite against one or more of the
nominees Of the party" in my protests against
the bosses, third and fourth termism and the
ring. 1t Is a very grave charge against any
one who processes party fealty. that he wears
a party mantle to cloak his Intentions of graft
Tying private spite.
l want categorical answers from the editor
OF the Democrat as follows:
First-Against what zone or more nOmi-
nees" have | the alleged "spite:'
Second-Did you originate this charge or
did you get 1t from some one else?
Third-Ii you first heard it from some on e
else are you willing to clear yourself and put
the responsibility where it belongs by giving
your authority, which l hereby request you
to do. l have suspected that some one was
secretly circulating this Islander against me IN
order to counterfeit any influence that my
protests against bOssism might have. Now
that the editor of the Democrat is indiscreet
enough to publish it | can fasten it on some
one and also prove its falsity to any fair mind
ed man.
If you originated it yourself what proof
have YOU of the truth Of the charger If you
hrst heard it from some one else what proof
was given you of its truth?
As to Mr.. Ewlng's references to nv democ-
racy they are foolish and idle. 1t is impOssi-
, BILE for me to leave the democratic party, for
the principles on which it Is founded and by
which alone 1t exists are matters of belief
with me. principles, not men" is an old
democratic doctrine. Rotation in office" Is
another. When the men in the democratic
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-31

party fOrsake its principles they are only
democrats In name, not democrats in fact.
My u~nseliiSh services to the party can not be
belittled and they are matters in which | take
GEO. WILSON.
Lexington, Mo-. July 81, 1856.
This is not a matter which belongs
to Mr.. Wilson and the Democrat only,
but to the entire party. 1t would
seem from Mr.. Wilson's letters of late
that he was violently p%reiudiced against
Senator Vest, whom he constantly
berates. having called him only this
week, in the journal of Agriculture,
"a monstrOus fraud;' against Senator
Cockrell, whom he denounces as an
incompetent and 4 boss, and against
Mr.. Steele, whom he assailed bitterly
and personally before the primary cleo
ton and indirectly since. AS Mr..
Wilson answer with questions will he
permit MS to ask him a polite question
or twoP
l.. Does he not entertain personal
dislike to Messrs. Vest, Cockrell and
Steele?
2. Having been decided against by
the votes of Lafayette county, as to
Messrs. Cockrell and Steele, does he
not think service to the democratic
party demands, after the action of the
party, that he shall support rather than
decry and denounce the chos sen leaders
of the party in the county and out of
it?
3. Does he intend to support or to
oppose the nominees of the party in
the county?
The humblest democrat has a right
| to ask these questions of an officer of
his party.
We have alleged nothing on these
points to Mr.. Ewing or anybody else,
and if Mr.. Wilson can prove to the
party in this county that he is not
| actuated in the attacks he has made
upon the committee, upon the primary
| and upon Messrs. Cockrell and Steele
by personal animosity to the latter, We
extend to him the use of our columns
for the purpose; but it seems to lis that
the third term feature should be elimi-
mated from the discussion, as the demo-
cratic party itself settled that much on
June 5.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-31
TRUsTEE,S SALE.

WHEREAS, Amos Arson and Emily r.;
w Arson, his WIFE, by their certain deed
OF trust, dated the Both day of June, lss5.
and recorded in the recorders Office
OF Lafayette county, Missouri, in book No
IS at page $40, conveyed to the undersigned
trustee, the following described red estate,
situated and lying IN said county of Lafayette,
state of Missouri, to-wit: The east half OF the
southeast quarter OF section eleven llll, and
seven acres taken oil of tie east side OF the sonth
west quarter OF the southeast quarter oil said
section eleven III. being all that part OF the
said southwest quarter Of the sou'heast quarter
OF said section eleven III lyinc east OF the cen
ter OF Black Jack creek; ALTO the northwest
quarter of the souti east quarter of section
eleven III, and the southeast quarter II the
northwest quarter Of The northeast quarter OF
section eleven tllI. and the west half OF the
southwest quarter of section twelve ll2l. all
SAID land being in township forty light l4ol. oil
range twenty-IX 1861 containing 2lI acres more
or less i'll trust To secure the payment OF a Ger
tain promissory note therein described,
and whereas default has been made in
EST thereon; now, therefore, ut the request
Of the holder O: said note, and by virtue
of the power in me vested by the SAID
deed OF trust, l hereby give notice that l
will on
MONDAY, AUGUST BOTH. 1856,
between the hours of nine O'Clock i'll the fore
noon and five O'Clock in the afternoon OF thai
day in front Of the courthouse ''oor, IN the
cily OF Lexington, In the county of Lafayette.
state of Missouri, proceed and sell snld real
estate at public vent.uc 10 The highest bidder toi
cash for the rulpcse OF satisfying the debt secuf-
ell IN said Iced OF trust, together with tGe costs
and expenses Of SAID trust ana sale.
ROI;r "A. WILSON.
iuIs2Itl Trustee.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-31
A sOREED FROM MR.. WILSON.

To the Editor of the Gazette.
In all the ring-rnled democratic cOun-
ties the little bosses are making things
fair for the big boss. But the political
seismograph shows a very uneasy con-
dition Of the ground. So the little bosses
are calling on the big boss to come out
and help to lay on the party lash. hey
have told us about "Grand Old Frank"
and his exploit in getting a resolution
through, or nearly through, in relation
to the files for holding newspapers, and
the other resolutions Of like thrilling
interest and profound importance. Now
he is to come out and make us enthuse
over the intolerable domestic barnacles
who have hung on for half a life time
and try to get us to elect them to fourth
terms. A fine example of perpetual
motion.
But the democratic party is a party
founded on certain principles. Aside
from these it has nc Tais0n d'et1e
Abandon these and the party dis
appears as in the Greeley campaign. 1t
will not follow men alone. One of its
laws is "Principles, not men," another
is "Rotalion in Office" We are told
that Benton was five terms in the
senate. We reply that we are not re-
sponsible for it and it is now impossible
for us to prevent it. They point to the
men in congress for long periods. But
they are men whose exploits soar even
above the contemplation of the
mechanism of newspaper files.
The fact remains that the Oldest, best,
most devoted democrats-men who
have never done anything but vote and
pay-say openly and above board that
the 9Th of June primary was a fraud and
doesn't bind them. And when the big
boss ceases to wrestle with the mighty
problem of newspaper files and comes
here and swings the party knout he
will only enrage them.
GEO. WILSON.
Lexington, Mo-, July %, 1886.
We submit to democrats whether OF
not the above is such a letter as should
be written by all officer of the demo
cratic county executive committee,
elected to look after the welfare of the
party. Are the decisions of the party
thus to be ridiculed, condemned and
held for naught? Who is to decide
what is party policy? The democra.
tic party en- masSe at the polls, or the
secretary of its executive committee
Who is to be boss; the entire party o.
one man? This seems to be the issue.
| What is Senator Cockrell debating Al
a boss? Nothing that we know of
Where are the little bosses that are
making things fair for him? Does i
not rather seem that would-be bose
are failing to make any impression
against him with the people? AS I,
the third term business the party has
settled that as it saw fit in each case. Is i
not the duty of its executive committee
and of its secretary, to support the
nominees OF the party rather than tt
oppose and villify them? We do no
believe that there are any number O
democrats who do not stand by tn
results of the primary election. |
there are we have failed to find them
and we with as many demo
Gratis as do most men. But if Their
we're, would it not be the duty of tn
officers of the party to reconcile differ
ences rather than to aggravate them
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-31

Col James N. Burnes was, last Tues
day, in Tootles opera house, st. Joseph,
renominated for congress for a third
term, by acclamation. This is a de-
served compliment to a faithful and
able legislator, who has made for his
district a brilliant and useful represen-
tatiua
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-31

Post:-"Did somebody say that Hon.
Francis N. Cockrell would emulate
Judge Sherwood's example and write
a letter on submisslon?" Why should
he1 What has the United States senate
to DO with the prohibition question in
Missouri? Beside, his enemies declare
that he is a prohibitionist.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-31

The st. Joseph Gazette has this
week added a column to the page, and
donned a new dress. 1t is much i'm
proved in appearance, and we are glad
to see that all its departments speak of
its advancing prosperity. More power
to your elbow, Major.