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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04
Villas AND THE CLERKS.
He attaches No Importance to the Action
Taken in indianapolis.

he attaches No Importance to tho Action
Taken in indianapolis.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The attention OF Post
master-general Villas was to-day called to the
statement telegraphed from indianapolis, that
the Grand Lodge of Railway Postal Clerks, in
session there, had telegraphed him asking IF
he would receive a committee in the hope Of Sc
curing an amicable settlement of the troubles"
General Villas said he had received no telegram
from the postal clerks, but soma
one outside of the service had tele-
graphed him on the subject. AS he
did not recognize this partys right to speak for
the clerks, he would not reply. The Postmaster
general said that what little noise is being made
out West is directly traceablc to the clerks re-
Gently dismissed from the service for good and
sufficient canses. They were trying by little
buster." he said, ''to create distrust and un-
easness among the other clerks, but they
are not succeeding. / have for some
time been In possession of o copy OF
their bylaws, and know to man who are
the institutors and what is being said and done.
/ know the names of the men in attendance at
the Indianapolis meeting, and am constantly in
formed as to every movement made by the dis
charged clerks and do not attach the least inn
portancc to their utterances or movements Eth
cient clerks" said Mr.. Villas 'swho attend strictly
to their duties, need have no fear of being dis
turbed in their positions, but those who attempt
to dictate a rule of action for the Departments
will certainly find that they have made great
mistake.o
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04
Killed by Fsllinr from a scafo,d.

VINoENNEs, Ind, July 3-Charles Horatio
Nelson. painter, met a horrible death yester-
day by falling from a swinging scaffold at Bier
hauss building. He had lowered himself on the
scaffold from the cornice OF the house to the
third story and after fastening the rope secure.
ly around the hook, he unfastened it again by
accidentally pulling on the wrong rope. He fell
a distance of forty feet. broke his spinal column
and suffered concussion of the brain. John
Dunkle, who was also on the scaffold, had a
miraculous escapa- Nelson leaves a wife and
three small children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04
THE MORIBUND CUPID.

Daisy Murdoch's Stage Career Brings Her
to an Untimely Grave.
Special to tue Indianapolis Journal
New YORK, July Cupid is dying in this
city. The pretty creatures disease is quick con-
SUMPTION and she is destitute. She is fragile
little Daisy Murdoch, who, up to three months
ago. was the admired of New York, and had
also become celebrated throughout the country.
The impersonation was fatal. She wore thin
covering of knitted silk over most of her surface,
colored in stimulation of nakedness; and IN the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04
Children Murdered by Children.

New ORLEANS, July 3-Josephine Costa, a
Cuban girl. aged fifteen years was killed yester-
day by Felix Alvez, aged thirteen. The children
were playing together, when the girl commenced
leasing the boy. who became angry and hurled
n pair of scissors at the girl. one blade entering
he carotid artery. inficting a wound from which
She bled to death in forty minutes.
In fight between two colored boys, Joseph
Ellis. aged fourteen, and Zeptime Ferguson. aged
rleven. the former was stabbed to death by the
lattfr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04
The Chicago Anarchist Trials.

CHICAGO. July 3.-At noon, to-day, tha State
and the defense in the Anarchist cases had
in all thus far obtained. Judge Gary overruled
the plea of the defense that the State should be
confined to twenty peremptory challenges, while
the defense were to be allowed 160 peremptory,
or twenty for each prisoner. The court ruled
that the State was entitled to the same number
as the defense
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04
clubbed rnso Unconsciousness.

NEW YoRK. July 3-Louis Sohn, twenty-six
years old, was acting in a boisterous manner
Bhis morning on the street, when Officer Mccall
ley demonstrated with him. He struck the Off
Ger and resisted arrest, fleeing TO his house. The
edicer followed him to his apartments after OBJ
tanning the services OF two other policemen. The
women In the house and Sohn attacked the Off
cers who received slight injuries. Sohn fled to
the roof, after firing n revolver at the officers
without effect There he was found uncon-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04

cpecIaI TO tEe IndlahapoIIs JournaL
MATrooN, H., July 3-Joshna Yeach, while
driving portable engine along a road, near Eff
flngham. fell from his seat and the wheels ran
over his body, inHicting fatal injuries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04
THE w HE N

scious from the clubbing he had received He
was removed to hospital, and the two women
arrested. They were afterward discharged,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04

dreds of Democrats did the same thing. The in
stanse cited illustrates many in higher life thar
tina. Of the young Georgian
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17
TERRIBLE CYCLONE

A terrific wind visited st. Cloud. Mimi,
Wednesday, destroying 4 portion of the
town and killing seventy persons and
wounding 600 more. The whirl-wiud
set in about Up. M, and had no sooner
struck the lower end Of the town, than
it was gone; but in It's wake il left a ter
rible wreck.
The portion Of the town struck by the
cyclone was the Southwestern, and was
the residence portion occupied by the Ia
boring class Of peoplethe majority ofthem
being foreigners, employed on the rail-
roads. Their..dwellings were light built
houses and became easy prey to the mon.
ster that had so viciously pounced upon
them. They Were like cookie shells in
the grasp Of the whirl wind and were
picked up and tossed in the air, and rent
into thousand pieces. The earth was
plowed up in the line OF the cyclone and
the path over which it passed. to the
width of nearly quarter of a mile,
looked as though il had been upheaved by
a terrible volcano eruption. The scene
that greeted the eyes of those who had
escaped its fury was one that caused the
stOutest heart to shudder. The cries and
shrieks of the wounded rent the air, and
the ground was strewn with bodies ofthe
dead. Among them were stalwart men,
weak women and weaker children.
Scarcely vestage of any of the wreck
ell structures remained intact. The
ground is covered with all kinds of tim.
bers, promiscuously tumbled together.
II is estimated that 400 structures were
blown down. The depot was unrA ofed.
The school house was RACED to the very
foundation and wrecked. The force of
the storm was such as to wrench off the
door Of the safe in the post office and
carried it some distance from the build
ing. The money value of tho property
destroyed is small, not to exceed $50, 900.
All assistance possible that could be ex-
ecuted to the wounded was given by
| cOmpetcnt physicians and Others,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

The Legislative committee appointed to
investigate the charges OF bribery in the
election of II. B. Payne to the L. 5. SEN
ate, in January, 1851, report that the ev-
idence clearly proves such charges, and
ask that the report and testimony be GER
titled at once to the L. S. Senate for &C
ton. The damaging testimony is from
democrats. There is a minority report.
but il is devoted to arguments to i'm
peach the most damaging witnesses. The
matter is now properly before the house
for discussion.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

much greater force in all matters in
which the public is concerned.
The Taxpayers have n right TO know
for what purpose they are taxed, and the
use that is made of their money when
collected and expended, and now that
the grand jury has publicly and officially
called the attention of the boarl of COM
missiOners to the subject, we may. be-
yond doubt, expect to see detailed ex.
hibit published at no distant day. To do
this will be to ''enfOrce" the suggestions
of the grand jury. and meet the expec-
tations of a confiding, but earnest public.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

Senator Logan has made q strong
argument in favor Of open execu.
tive sessions. lie read from Story's
Commentaries on the Constitution
strongly disappearing of secrecy as
To- public business and the statcs
ment that it was not in accord
with the spirit of the constitution.
Senator Logan sand he could not I'M.
ders,and what there was about the
character Of any man nominated
for public Offices that should require
his ease to be considered in secret.
The secrecy that might have been
necessary in the early years of the
Republic found no basis in necessi.
ty nor propriety now. The secrets
of the executive sessions are let out
in some way, all tho essential pro.
ceedings coming before tho public
almost Immediately after adjourn.
ment. There can, therefore, be no
reasonable pretext for their longer
continuance, and the rule should be
abrogated. There is practically
little disagreement among the lead
ing senator's on this subject.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17
THE FLORIDA SOUTHERN LAND
GRANT

A petition is being circulated and
numerously signed here, addressed
to the board of trustees of the Inter.
Lal Improvement Fund protesting
against the deciding of any more
lands to the Florida Southern rail.
way company until the company has
complied with the terms of its
grant, in building road to Tampa
Bay. BY the act of March 4th, 1879,
4 grant of 1880 acres of land to the
mile was made by the Legislature to
this company to assist it in building
a road from Lake City,south, through
the counties of Alachua, Marion,
Sumter, fernando and llillsborough
to the waters of Tampa Bay, with a
branch to Palatka aid one to Char.
lottc IIarbor.
1t has built from Gainesville, in
Alachua county, to Brooksville, in
fernando county, with their branch.
es to Palatka and Charlotte lIarbor,
and, although deeds have been is.
sued to this company for many thous.
ands of acres, including some of the
best lands in this county, the road
has not entered the county, nor have
we seen any indication of its doing
SO. The seven years in which the
company was to obtain their benefit
of its land grant has expired. If il
intends to comply with the require
ments of this grant by building ia
Tampa Bay, We think it high time
we had some evidence of it. It it
does not intend so to build, it is per.
petratine fraud upon IIilsborougf
county, which We do not believe the
trustees will sanction or abet. Gun
people have no i'll will towards the
Florida Southern. on the contrary
the company will find us willing ,c
welcome it with open arms, and tc
render it all the assistance in our
power, but we want the road
Tampa Tribune.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17
ENFORCE THE SUGGESTIONS or
THE GRAND JURY.

There is little use of suggestions from
the grand jury unless they are carried
out. The Ocala Free Press forcibly
points out this fact. Such things are of
no advantage unless followed by active
measures of reform. 1t says:
The PALATKA NEWS compliments and
comments on Marion's grand jury pre-.
sentiment which appeared in the Free
Press last week. THE NEWS says it IL
an able document, and wants to see more
Of such papers from other portions of tho
state. THE News might have added
that il would like to see the suggestions
of the grand juries strictly and rigidly
enforced. Making suggestions and en-.
dorsing the work Of officials il not de.
manded half SO much by the people as
having them enforced.
Demands of the public are Of the first
consideration. and il not enforced" the
grand juries should do something besides
make suggestions. There is no other Of
fetal channel through which the public
can express itself more ctfectually than
the grand jury, and as such bodies are
usually composed of conservative citizens
and taxpayers, their suggestions should
be received with Difference and rigidly
enforced.
We shall be greatly disappointed il the
suggestions Of the grand jury Of this
county, just discharged, are not obeyed.
There is not single duty pointed out by
|. that should not be enforced. Hither.
to, it has not been the practice Of the
county commissioners to publish de-
tailed statement of the annual receipts
and expenditures of the county. The
grand jury emphatically demanded that
that practice should be discontinued and
an itemized statement published.
The only circumstance in this connec-
ton that excites our surprise, is that the
grand jury should find it necessary to
call the attention Of our county officials
to the omission: for nothing is palmer
than the fact that all public officers, and
especially those entrusted with the adj
ministration of public moneys, should
render full and clear exhibit of their
trust They are accountable to the PEG.
pie, and it should he their first act to
make plain and public all their official
acts. A disregard Of this obligation in
private affairs would destroy all conf.
dence and demoralize the business of the
country. The principle applies with
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17
ApALACHlCOLA TIMBER MAR
KIT

A slightly better tone exists for
pine, with the prospect that the pres
ent arrangement of prices will he
come more uniform and approach
nearer toward the card rates. This
condition Of things is not due to any
change in the extreme depression in
prices for manufactured stuff in
Northern markets. It's caused prin.
cipally from the fact that the over
burdcned stock is being sawed at a
rate in excess of RECEIPTS. All the
mills are as busy as bees and are
running with great regularity. Their
daily averages are much more salts.
factory than last season. 1t is likely,
however, that unless prices advance
over the present rates for lumber.
only the very best quality and desir.
able sizes of logs will command card
rates for some time to come. Much
complaint is being made by our buy.
ers at the amount of worthless logs,
notably red heart) brought i'll of
late. They claim that it is q great
nuisance to them, even when detect,
ed by surveyors, as they have to be
run through the mill and sawed to
get rid Of them. Experience has
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

We take the opportunity of the
retirement OF Col. Redmond from
the editorial chair of the Florida
Dispatch, to say that We are we'll
acquainted with his successor, A. ii.
Nanviilc, Esq, and know him to be
thoroughly well qualified to make
tue Dispatch first-clas. journal for
horticulturists. Col. Redmond was
highly appreciated; but Mr.. u. is
young, we'll posted, good writer
and deeply imbued with the faith
Of Florida's great possibilities and
her ultimate position among the
wealthy and enlightened states of
the Union. Mr.. NJ. is an educated
horticulturist, enthusiastic in his
pursuit of it, a practical orange
grower, with lead plum full Of
valuable suggestions for old and
new men in that line of business.
The Dispatch under his editorial
management will be success and
We wish our Putnam county friend
to enjoy it.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17
THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR.
How the Unsuspecting are Of
ten GuIIed.
CAPITAL VERSUS MERIT.

II is possible that money dipped intoa boun-
ttuuS supply oil printers ink. is to be used to
teach false IDEAS,
why Is it that such persistent anathemas
should al ut once be hurled against The use
OF Potash and Potash Mixtures"
These who insist that Potash is q poison do
az httalse hat is I he way they have of tight
ing II. II. H.. az the latter contains ,0tash
properly combined.
opiNn, morphine stiiohninr. acouitc,
destroying the lives of people. and why do
net these mon cry out against them, II ia
because there is no money i'll sight to do So.
Potash is not regarded us POISON. and very
stluum harms any one; hut those who abuse
II are using vegetable poison ten times as
violent. lodiic of Potash in proper comhjn-
alton. is regarded Ivy the medical profession
Us the quickest, Erl'idCSt and most powerful
blood REMEDY ever known to man Those
who believe IN revealed combinations and In
dian robustness are surely in a condition to
become rather cranky" in their ideas mt any
time. We assert GndeIstandingty that Potash
rs used in he manufacture of b. D. r., is moi
poison. and the public need not place any
tunhuChfr IN assertions tn the contrary. Why
is II that in one thousand letters which WI.
receive we never near word against its USE
The truth is, Il b. b. is working such wonders
~ the cure Ut all blood puisonS, Scrufura.
thrumatlsO, tatarrh. etc. that others are
trembling IN their boots, aud cry aloud,
poison, fraud" because they fear its tri.
umphant march. Let any man ur woman n i,
any respectable doctor or druggist II we are
not right DO not he deceived, but 90 tight
along and call for u. Il. b. and be cured. 1t
j. making 1--WE times moro cures in Atlanta
than all other blood remedies combined, We
don't say that Others are poisonous or frauds:
we are not that easily alarmed, but We say
ours rs the best, and we have the proof. Send
Tor nur h-page book, free. and be convinced,
BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta. Ca
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

Our esteemed contemporary of
the Ocala Free Press is laboring un.
der very serious mistake if he be.
ileves IT impossible for a Pala,ka
paper to do Ocala Justice. The
charge will not lie at our door. We
copied the railroad article alluded
70 IN iuIl, just to show how impair.
tai We could be in matters of tina,
KIND. We heartily wish Ocala and
al her interests success. the Free
Press included. Nothing could be
OF greater benefit to palatka than
Inc success of all the outlying towns.
1t would be money in our pocket.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

Mr. Fredk. $. l,utterileld, husi ness
manager OF the Aralachicola Times. died
on the LIST inst. of measles Ilc was only
"a years of age. He was at one time
business manager Of the Detroit Free
Press. His remains were taken to his
former home in Michigan. Mr.. y. was
very promising young man, energetic.
genial, social, frank and honorable. and
his untimely death is sincerely mourncd
by oil who knew him Apalachicola.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

AT a meeting Of the citizens of
Cocoa and Roeklelgc, on Wcdnes.
day last, 1t was resolved to raise
1900 Tor the rnrpos" of surveying a
railroad from Oveilo to Rockledge,
on Indian river. Judge Tillman,
representing the "rlan, system" of
railroads, was present and adore ssed
the meeting The proposition is to
extend the road from Sanford to
points on Indian river
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

The railroads leading to Florida are
"boycotting" the tourist companies.
They have issued circular refusing to
accept tickets sold from offices other
than their own. What effect this will
have on Florida travel is not yet known.
MIR. EbbItt, Of the Tourists Company,
says it will have very damaging effect.
But the railroad companies say that they
are doing IT 10 protect their own inter
estS,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

A special telegram from Wash.
ington, dated the 18th inst, says
that Congressman Davidson sue.
ceeded in having his bill passed OK.
tending the immediate tran,porta.
ton act to the port of Tampa. This
port has now practically all the al.
vantagcS Of Il port of entry.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

The House Committee on Ways and
Means decided Thursday, by vote
OF . to |, to report fayorably the
resolution recommending the abro-
cation Of the Hawaiian treaty. This
is the free sugar fraud
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

taught some of the most reliable OPP
orators now ON the rlyer tLat bad or
worthless timber wiIlho: pay to bring
to market. 1t brings their standing
IN bad repute, and when detected i
of no value. Nelave been request
ed torote land being gernane TO the
subject, make it herel that several
RATS Of cypress arrived within the
past month contained a great num-
Der Of plugged logs, the RATS are
numbered and an account is kept
against these dishonest dealers Re
ciepts of cypress are very light and
will continue so Antil another rise in
the river, which is confidently anti
clpated by logmen, many of whom
are now IN the swamps cutting and
clearing roads.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

Grand Master Powderly has at last got
his "mad" up. He has issued a circular
to all members of the Knights of Labor,
appealing to them to contribute every
dollar they can spare TO help carry on
the strike in St. Louis and vicinity and
on the southern railroads.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

The River and Harbor bill was before
the the House Wednesday. 1t makes
liberal appropriations for all needful im-
prOvements in that direction. Florida is
greatly interested in its passage as re-
ported. She is literally provided for.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

1t is agreed by the House Com.
mittee to report fayorably a bill to
provide for the allotment Of lands
in seyeralty to Indians.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

Mr.. Hemphill, Of $. c., has reported II
bill making it serious oiTense for news.
papers to advertise lottery tickets in the
District Of Columbia. Boycott the lot
teries,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

Hon. Samuel Plimsoll, ex-member Of
Parliament, England, says if he We're
not an Englishman he should like to he
nm American.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17
Blood

Isthc life, ami he Is wis, who rcnlcu,i'rtf
blood poison. and being in Savannah. Ga, at
the time, went in the hospital there lot 80 lt.
mcnt. Suffered very much from rLrJNA.
tism at the time. did MT get well Uulw
the treatment there, nor was Toured 10y al} "
the usual means. | have now taken 't1
bottles of Swift's Specific and am suuh5 lri
well, II drove the poison ont through bos
on the skin. DAN iutut,
Jersey CITY. n. j., Aug. :. fsSj,
Two years ago | contracted blood pol'
After tnking prescription, from the hes lhi.
sicians here ana at Dallas. concludcd {" 'N
Hot Springs, and ON reaching TtNdlhaH,
Il doctor recommended mo to try sw.i's
specific assuring me that i woull trh.. 4'
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

The investigation of the Pennsyl.
vania State orphan school has dis.
covered that great cruelty was
practiced on the children.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

Sir Chas. Dixie has asked TO have
the Crawford divorce case reopen.
ed that he may be indicated
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-17

NQrAEE TIMBER.
Cypress not sold by the average
present rates from $3.50 to $3.50,
according to quality, freeness from
defects and floating conditon.-Ob.
server, in Apalachicola Times.