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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02
Terrible Explosion.

A horrible explosion occurred at the
Ditmar powder works, DORCHESTER, N.
V, Thursday, at about 10 a. m. Ernest
Dralen, John Rusch, Max Shat bolt and
r. Rinehart were blown to pieces. Frag-
ments of the bodies were picked up dis
lance of over 600 feet from the packing
house. The explosion was caused by
two men shooting into the building.
The wrecked buildings were scattered
around for a distance of half a mile.
The shock of the explosion was felt at
New Haven.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02
THE DAILY NEWS.

l'TuE DAILY NEWS is published every morn
ing except Monday, and delivered by carriers
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months, or s. per annum-
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nsper pubIished every Friday. containing
IN the news of the week, local and general. ~
- the largest and handsomest weekly paper
published in Florida and will be mailed post
are free for 81 a year, or 81 cents lor SIX
months Specimen copies free 10 any auuress.
Local advertisements 20 cents per line iof
st Insertion and 10 cents per line Tor each au-
fijtionaI insertion. Special notices 10 cents per
line. Reduced rates on continued ADVERTISE
nents- 80
All advertising bills become due pro rata
every month. Local advertisements due AT
the expiration of the time for which they are
Inserted
All remittances should be msde by express,
mOney-Orsier or registered letter.
Address.
s. u HAMMOND,
BUSINESS MANAGER,
PALATEA. FLORIDA
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02
Brother Brown Serving His Country

The seat of Brother Monroe Brown
in the s.amenr corner of the colored
Rantist Church will be vacant for the next
sixty days. "Amen!" "Dats so, blessed
Jesus! "Do, merciful Lord!" and SINH
lar outbursts of holy zeal will be heard
not in the temple of the Lord for the
next two months. Brother Brown is an
exemplary member. He prays loud and
often. loves his neighbor's wife as HIM
self, and his neighbor's goods as his own.
He relieved Brother Jesse Dennis of the
care and burden of a broad-axe and n
croes-cut saw, and q wicked jury decided
Yesterday that such neighborly deeds OF
kindness amounted to larceny in the
ewes of the law, and Justice West invi-
ted Brother Brown to sixty days close
communion with the members of the
county chain gang.-TdllGkdsSedH.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02

Elsewhere will be found a brief review
of the record of the national banks of the
country, since their first organization to
the present time, by the Washington
correspondent of the New York Herald.
The results show that national is the
safest of all banking, and gives the best
results. There is not in any country a
better system of banking.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02
Reduction Of Taxes.

Yesterday we made an estimate of the
amount of revenue that would be nee
essary to run the county for the present
wear, and based that estimate on val
nation of Sc, 600, 600. The official return
has since been received, and instead OF
the figures as given by US yesterday we
have a total valuation of s4,o4o,4'o
This higher valuation will enable the
Board of County Commissioners to make
q greater reduction than two mills. For
the year ending October LIST, 1882, the
expenditures for county purposes were
STA, 497. SO. Last year. say, about SIG, ooo.
There being no buildings for erection
this year, the expenditures can be maze
less than last year, or at least no more
with reasonable economy. a 81 mills
levy would produce the following re-
suits:
Two mills on $1,000 goo sSc9 o. .,
One-haIf mill for county roads S' 0oo % ~
ADD Zoo pcIls" hsif to county 80 60
Add Lice nse i'ooo ~
sls.ss5S GO GO
Add surplus on hand .,oOo "
ro,s, s2s go 90
still further reduction from these
figures can be made of l ] mills. Ii the
Board was to reduce the rate p mills we
would have a revenue, including the
license fees, polls, and balance on hand,
| of ST. $50. This would be greater
sum by $3.50 than was required last
year. Let the rate be reduced p mills.
1t will raise all the revenue that the
legitimate wants of the county will re-
quire.
The rate for school purposes can easily
enough be reduced to two mills. ms
would create a revenue, including that
from other sources, amply large enough
/ to carry on the school:
Two mills on 100000 Seo ov az
! From the State, say S,soo W
sI5,47i As
Here is enough money. on two-mills
lew, to run the schools for the year.
The expenditure for schools last year
was little over $4,000, as we are
informed by the Superintendent. The
School Board will probably ask for
more, but if required to furnish a care
full estimate of the money needed, 1t
will be found that the sum named by us
will be quite sufficient for all practical
|
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02

Judge Roberts says that one acre of
land adjoining his place has yielded forty
bushels of corn this year. He may get
a better yield off his own lot. What adj
ditional evidence is needed to show the
productive qualities of our soil?
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02

The Democrats of Alachua county had
barbecue at Gainesville on the 3Oth, on
which occasion Mr.. Dougherty and 9th
ers made speeches. The meeting and
barbecue were a success.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02
Howard Edwin Hawkins is the name

Howard Edwin Hawkins is the name
Of a new citizen of Florida, weighing ST
pounds, settled at Lake George. We
have the cutest little card from the
parents, with Master Hawkins name in
full. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hawkins
will see to it that the young hopeful is
trained in the way a thrifty orange tree
should grow, and at last IS made the
proud proprietor OF grove of his own.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02

,1uverius, the murderer of Miss LII
liam Madison, IN Virginia, has been de-
MED new trial by the court of last re-
sort, and now will be sentenced to be
hanged
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02
Prohibition in Manatee County

There are but two bar. rooms in Man
aztec county-one at Zolfo Spring and
one at Fort Ogden.
As soon as the licenses of the saloon
keepers expire they will not be renewed,
as signers to their petitions cannot be
got. Thus does local option prohibit.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02
S1a-e RuleS in France.

Miss Helen Dauvray says: French audi
ences lose interest in the play during the half
hour intervals between the acts In my own
theatre / shall never allow TN actress more
than nine minutes to change her dress, or n
carpenter moro than eigh. 70 st the stage"
Exchange.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02

Hon. Samuel ]. Randall has been re-
nominated for Congress by the DEM
ocrats of the Third (Pa.) district.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02

How is il possible TO noat the silver
certificates at par, when silver dollars
are worth less than par, say 76 cents:
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02

The courts of Maine are rather hard
on defaulting cashiers. Gould, the rob-
Der of the State national bank, has been
sentenced TO ten years in the State
prison.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02

The Republican "bolt' in Duval IL not
formidable, but it is lively.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02

RE9TsTgRED AT TIE PALATKA PosT oFFieE
a. SECOSD-CLAss NAIL NATTER
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02

FOR CONGRESS- DISTRICT
CHARLES DOUGHERTY.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET

FOR SENATOR,
f. NJ. MCMEEKIN.
FOR ASSEMBLY,
PHILIP PRlOLEAU,
HENRY HUTCHINSON.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02

PALATKA, FLA, OCT. 2, 1886.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-31
Royal Elixir.
ROYAL ELIXIR
ROYAL ELrXIR
DIED.

DIED
BArN-May % 1885, Celeste " Abbott. VIII, Frank y.
Funeral from residence 22l West 2.-s TassaAy
Intermeur Ia Client. Y. 7.
BALDWINOn Friday. MAY %. at his ll'e resden,s lG3
his aga
service, Calvary Church iihave ami 2lst.
rntcrmsnt at Middletown. Conn.
Please omit hoSers
ELY-On sunday May 80 Nathan c. Ely, the 18Th year
Funeral Services at his late residence 80 Gli-st.
1ntn l11ir 5 5qp' t. T. at at W Il LAW
GEDNEY-On Fri i,y My * rs2i after a Ingeringli-
ness the f,sds niecos the Misses Binngon.
rs Hasey-st, BROOKLYN Elijah L. Gelaeg IN the SD year
Funeral from he residence o, his brother Bsrh)
Gedney at White Plains ruem.y. June l. ar ;. % = n
Carlges will be At the depot on arrival OF 2o' train from
HUDsoN-On FRIDAY evening. May %, EmeIine widow Of
the late enry Hudson. - -. ,,. n.u
lyn. TUESDAY afternoon, $50 o'clock
Plelse omit flowers
JAQUEs-At Woodbridge. " J.. saturisv. Nav 90. 1885,
Fanny Barron rec Of Isaac JaIues IN her 9TH year
MAcKGerald Grreu Mack Of John Mack AMI tae ate
RhOa r. lack. tle -Jtl dy o. MAY AZ II ag;i ~
Funeral services Church Xavier Istl
rnferm nsniU a w 5''i T. ce@atsry
Please omit flowers
RgNDEL;L-saadsny. at his resaenc' BoopaeId ~,
Friday May =, James H. hunAeh in the ji yelt OF bs
Funeral services Tuesday afternoon.
Train from Barclay and Christopher By D.. l. AMI W.
Carriages waiting tho dopo, arrival o. train
sNODGkAss-On May b. ths Rev. W. D. snoigrlss. d. D.
Iniermeni FIRST Presbyterian Church, Goshen " Y.
Wednesday AZ D.
sL0ANE-sunday May 80 George sloane after lingering
No iSs' u the s iGasra aereafe s 'S
TIIsWoRrH-At hi- home IN Newark " j. on May ~
Caleb = lltswort.i. agei % years. -.
wees at lis residence l.Oll bTOa sL, tuesday
afternoon. June l. at O'Clock.
Kindly omit flowers.
Mag Is at Fort smith, Arkansas in his 10Th year.
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FAST NEUSPAPER TEAM TO BUFFALC.

BUFFALO, y. Y, May 3O.-The fast news
paper special train chartered by tho NewYork sunday
papers, made Its third trip to-day and arrived in this
city 1920 The train made good run and came
through time namely In nine and one half hours.
From New York Albany Conductor Williamson was in
charge the Engineer Raymond. Conductor
Highland and Engineer Harvey brought the train to
Syracuse and Conductor COnkn and Engineer Cool re-
leved them for rest OF the journey The New ork
Central Company has established this train in response
the repeated requests OF the NewYorK papers HE
TRIBUNE first asked for this train, and The World and
The into the matter afterward The PROPOSE
tiOu OF The TRIBUNE leave New-lOrk at a III.
and ran all The way To Buffalo at speed OF sixty miles
hour II there IL any road In the country on which
sustained speed miles hour be had. II Is
easy AMI grades and w-llaii
powerful OF the company.
with their large heating surface or from llOO 10 l4OO
square feet capable OF the speed sought Railroad
practice this country about 10 miles an hour
Tor trains, and concession the Central Company
agreed to run from Albany average rate OF
fifty miles hour. Velocity which means sixty miles
occasional stretches or track. The train makes this
speed Without the slightest trouble, ana can now De
ranked the fastest train In America
The from New-lOrk this morning was without ape
clal incident Every village and CITY from Albany TO
Buffalo supplied with the regular New York morn
Ing papers at the earliest hour ever known
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was cashier of the Mechanic. Bank He was presl.

was cashier OF the Mechanics Bank. He was Q Presi-
Dental eector the Republican ticket In 1872 and
neen member Of the Legislature and Common Council
DIT cnoAds was an active membeSDf the Phillips Con-
srtgatOna Church, whore he held office OF de
Tor thlrty-eght years. clerk OF the church for thirty
,nrce years ana superintendent OF the Sunday
Tor sixteen years
BOSTON, May 80 (Speeidn.-The Rev. T. c. Jerome
VINO with three children and another young
drowned In Lake Winnepesaukee Friday. was or
daned at PntchOgue " " in 1873 and preached there
nhtn ISL He then settled ~ Manistee, Mich. Later
y. IL 1902 ~
MONTGOMERY Ala, May 3O.-Dr. W. o. Baldwin died
mere to-day He was among the eminent physicians OF
Tue country. and was president OF the American Med
cai Association IN 1867
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-31
OUTLOOK or The WHEAT cR0r.

CHICAGO, May 30.-The following crop sum-
airy will be printed this week IN Ihe IaerS Hericc
advances the reports OF the presence OF
insects in the winter wheat fields grow numerous
but beyond afflicted districts in Kansas, Illinois.
Indiana and Ohio the reports OF Isolated charac
ter appear seriously threaten the neral
outlook for crop yield Southern Illinois
continues q send In serious to
ages Dy chlnch bugs Alexander, Bond. Edwards. JEFF
ferson Monroe Countess all in Southern Illinois, re-
port great injury many OF the fields Grenoa. Frank
lin and Panorama Counties IN Kansas; Fulton and High
land Cou mites OHIO. and Howard County in Indiana
report injury from the Grass
hoppers are reported to be numerous in Wlsonyile
County, Iowa; Howard County, Indiana, and Athens
County. Ohio. Winter wheat belt the promise is still
good for yield but the early promise that
the to bring forth bumper" crop. Will
now be abandoned. The acreage would not warrant
such an outcome unless the conditions everywhere
extremely favorable The late returns from Kansas do
that the former estimate or from 40 To %
per OF crop Will be exceeded The state
Of Michigan does promise than 50 cent or
average yield. wllle the average or Illinois now
threatens tail 80 per In Missouri Tennessee,
Kentucky and possibly Indiana and Ohio conditions are
still favorable tor full average crop
For spring wheat the conditions continue favorable
In Iowa, Ntbraska and Wisconsin for wheat and all the
small grains. In nnesOta wheat many OF the low
all high weldraned lands the outlook continues TO
excellent In portions OF Dakota fears OF injury
from expressed nut Cas- County, the arR-
producing county IN the territory, reports the
Harvesting Will begin Tennessee the first week in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-31
WREATHS FOR THE GRAVEs OF HEROES

DECORATION DAY OBSERVED IL THE CITIES OF THE
SOUTH AND TIE NORTH.
AUSTIN, Tex. Nay 30.-Decoration Day
celebrated here this Afternoon under the joint
auspices OF J0nn B. Hood Camp, Confederate
Veterans and Post No. 10, Grand Army of the Republic
large audience. comprising about all the
the city. gathered In the hall Of the
House OF Representatives, and listened TO an Grafton by
Colonel Frederick Carleton. procession then marched
the Cemetery. the OF the soldiers
were profusely strewn with flowers
NEw-HAvEN, May 80 (specidD. William Z. smonds
Of Hartford. addressed an immense audience OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic IN Carfs Opera House to-
night AdJltant raj smith, representing the De-
partment Of Connecticut will attend the Grant memo
rial service at Riverside Park An elaborate Memorial
Day parade will take place to-day.
CHICAGO May Collaboration Day obseryances to-
day participated in by large numbers or people
at the cemeteries OF Graceand and ST. Bonifac
At Grdceland General ~ Stiles delivered address
To several Thousand and citizens, and at St
BOniface ceremonies held in memory OF the late
Colonel Welter
PHILADELPHIA. May 80 (speciaD.-There were me-
moral services In several churchas to-day The graves
OF soldiers OF the Revolution He stown Square we're
decorated by Comrade Saunders Post OF the Grand
Army. There many visitors to the cemeteries TO
look at the flowers Company B, State Fencibes. the
L. Grant and the Meade posts Will take part In the
ceremonies at the tomb oi Grant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-31
AUTOMATIC CAR COuPLERS.
THE RAILROADS MUST USE THEM TO SAVE LIVES
a GENEKAL TEST on LENE Is.

THE RAILROADS MUST USE THEM TO SAVE LIVES
"A GENERAL TEST on JUNE Is.
rRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUNEs
ALBANY, May 3O.-Oneis Mortified in looking
over the annual reports OF the railroad companies
notice the number OF men who lost their lives in the
vice of the railroads. They killed in a tunnel or
by striking their heads against bridge,
they were crushed while coupling Few
are Killed now Dy the old-time railroad " accident"
The Railroad Commissioners for several years have
Deh endrdYOrng 10 lessen the number or the prevent
able " accidents AMI with this intention they intro
duced In the Legislature OF l--J BILL which passed
ana became law. to compel the railroads to adopt
tain appliances 10 guard the lives Of the employees. The
roas under the law required have safety switches,
To MAINTAIN suitable signals. and TO place hagnen at
dangerous crossing One provision of the Ia does not
go INTO effect until July l. 1856. This says that
AFTER that date none bu' automatic cOuplers
shall be placed upon any freight used on the
roads of this state.
Tie Commissioners called the attention OF the railroad
complnes % the law and announced that on June lG
they would practically test the cOupers ut the yards
or the New-lOrk Central Railroad Ia East Albany. since
this announcement made scarcely day nds passed
without some inventor entering the Railroad Com
mlssiOnrrs' office with model Of his coupler under his
arm. In the tests Of the various cOuplers
they Will be attached TO two forming part OF a
train aud operated under all the rough conditions OF the
raj rOal business The Importance or the test will be
when the fact IL stated that there liG. 900
freight running the 1000 miles III road IN this
state The Rt.roai Commissioners Will merely recon
mend TO the railroad companies the best coupler that
they discover.
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OBIIU CARY.
GEORGE SLOANE.

George Sloane, the dry goods merchant, died
yesterday at home, No - West Thirty fourth-st.
after a lingering illness lasting irly months lie
seventy-on years old he was born IN County
Hampton tbs north or Ireland, where he
spent his boyhood. He to this country
about sixty years ago and settled IN this city near
ST. JOnns Park where he lived for years. Forty
years he went into the retail dry goods ana
fancy goods business a small scale. but his perse-
energy and integrity placed him in the front
rank OF all drygoods dealers HIS extensive estaD
shment, No l26O Broad way has become widely known.
he had been SICK for time preparations were
made dispose OF the stock OF goods and close out
the business When the books OF the PEOPLES Bank we're
opened for subscr pOns In lsJ he the first 10 De-
come a stOcknOder and he WAS for number OF
years Of the board ~ directors. He TOOK an
active interest the Presbyterian Church and was
a member OF the denomination for thlrty-three years
He member OF Dr. John Halls congregation when
services were held IN the Jniverity Pace
building. l1enty-nne years ago. MT:
all display lie had wide circle OF business and oclal
acquaintance, by whom lie VIII be much missed lie
leaves large family, consisting OF wife. three caugh-
and four sons.
The funeral Will be held at his home wednes-
day morning. The Rev DIR. II all Will oifciate,
aud he WILL be assisted by tne Rev DR.. W. VI. Taylor
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BANDAGES IN CASES or FRACTURE.
AN IMPROVEMENT INTRODUCED AT THE CHAMBERS
sTkEET HOSPITAL.

AN IMPEO vEMENT INTRODUCED AT THE CHAMBERS
SHEET HOSPITAL.
Living on four cots in the Chambers Street
Hospital are four male patients all similarly injured,
llvng fallen from buildings ana fractured one or both
legs They we're all bal cases aud III two OF them II
was thought first nat amputation would he neces
sary. This. however. was abandoned and the injured
LIMBS pat up in Oandaces in novel way as an eX
pertinent The ord AIRY method Of pref airing the baudage
was folio strips OF fine muslin and Of coarse crln"ne
cat inches ia wdtt and IL 70 the meshes
was thoroughly rubbed fine graie OF plaster Of paris
The strips were then rolled into convenient sizes and
placed IN basin Of water When they had become THOR
oucAly saturated the patients having beer pat under
the influence Of ether. they were applied to the leg
carefully BEGINNING AT the extremity tue strips con
tanning plaster slowly unrolled and at once
wound the leg until the fracture was covered
and also much OF the leg as cOrld conveniently be
done below and above it. much thinner 0andaee a.
put and IL hal hardly been put IL position
when II became hard.
In the usual way Of putting these plaster the
ends OF the bandages made thinner than the main
mart and when he plaster besame hard the upper and
lower portions beng rough and gritty, irfated the
skin kept patient uneasy and retarded the progress
recovery In order overcome this defect bands OF
heavy velvet wound around the leg at the place
" sere The extreme ends OF The bandaCe womb come
and the strip carried only within about an inch OF
tne end OF tie TIE portion OF The tandage
being rough ana fuIl OF GIT IL was pdlhteu WIN
scate OF soda. ana when TINS dried lhe
" as smooth ivory. TIE soda also
stn@ned he band and made IT effective Ia holding
the leg IN fixed position as II 1t had been twice as
heavy. Three the fractures were accompanied with
deep the flesh and IN order 10 treat these 10
was Necessary To open what is known AS WINDOW IN
handdge. This ade ny cutting Out sqt are piece
OF me plaster ~Omewhat larser tnan the wound The
fIlnge ~ velvet was put into thes" WINDOWS also.
The contrast between an Old fOngh, unslghtly ana
heavy anage and Of these light smooth and orna.
mental ones marked But besides being piece OF
neat ana artistic surgical dressing served another anu
rpOse All the little irritating parts nav
Ing been removed from the bandage the patient As
flee from mental Induced by constant pain ana
hs spirits bright ana cheerful Inc Denehcld III
fue of serenity i'm the healing OF wounds and int r1es
has frequently hospitals and IN these four
cases 4 /. more marked usual Many OF the usual
anuOyiug symptoms absent and the patients are IN
proving RAPIDLY and will undoubtedly leave the hospital
In uucb .rr time han II the oil style of bandaees
had been used Such 90 d results have followed the
OF these snt bandases int they viii DO adopted IN
a.. cases " fracture at this hospital