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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-11
"Oue of the Finest.

The colored man is at las, to reach the
highest dignity in this country. lie has
struggled for and filled many exalted
stations, has been legislator, Judge. con.
gresham. senator and governor In the
south there are no positions in the gift
either of the eople or the president that
he has not filled.
Only one Office has yet been denied
him, and for that Office he ia to-day a
pressing candidate. insisting on bccom
ing member Of the New York metro.
politan police.
New York Is astoun,lcd, Mortified at
the idea. 1t sees nothing strange in Lon.
isiina having had colored governor,
and Mississippi having been represented
IN that August body. the United States
senate. by a negro. J he admission OF
negroes to WestlPoint is perfectly prop
er. but to appoint negro on the New
York police force is quite d'serent
matter-a far more serious affair. II is
gravely doubted in New York whether
it is legal; while there Teens to be no
doubt whatever that it is a very danger.
Gus experiment.
at will take a squad of officers con
stautly on duty to keep the negro from,
being killed by the roughs if he is ap
pointed" the other peelers say and they
beg the commissioners to refuse the de.
mand Of this ambitious and audacious
negro from mere humanity and to save
his life.
The reconstruction acts Of iS6; and
1868 are thoroughly understood down
here. but evidently New York is ignor.
ant Of this legislation. and needs to learn
that negro will make as good police
man as senator-N. q. Times Democrat.
A part of our navy ha been orlerc
to Canadian waters to "help to allav
rather than increase the existing antag
onisms" relative to the fishery troub' es.
The presence of the American navy, of
course, would fill the breasts Of the Ca.
nadians with gentle mercy and white
winged peace would continue to hover.
| In the meantime let the life-saving ser.
vice move up in the vicinity of the Gulf
of st. Lawrence. Birmingham ala.
Age.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-11

The society known as the White Lea
que OF Louisiana, propose to erect n
monument to the memory II Gen. Fred.
N. Ogden, who died recently in New Or
leans. Gen. Ogden stands deserved,
high in the estimation oi the people OF
the Crescent city. lie was /. gallant
man, a true citizen and fearless in TIE
path of public duty. HIS great victory
wis years after the civil war had termi
mated. 1t was on the It'll Of December,
1874, when hr, with the aid Of the mem.
ters Of the White League. overthrow the
carpet bag" government Of New Or.
leans. The thieves and plunl.rtrs had
obtained absolute possession of the local
government, had destroyed all legitimate
business and plunged the city hopelessly
In debt. The bonded debt Of the city,
we believe, was over $2j, 900 900, and ne
one knew the extent of the floating debt
The annual cost Of maintaining the cit,
police was nearly as great as that o.
New York city. The mayor was power
less TO do anything, il he were 50 Ills
posed. The police were appointed by {
superintendent, who was the apponle,
OF the carpet bag governor Of TIL,
state. The city council had no powe
but to provide ways aud means for th,
pay OF the police and other city expenses
Thieves and robbers were appointed I,
serve as policemen. who were arm ed anC
openly made war on peaceable and law
abiding citizens. The property holder
OF the city were literally crushed to III,
ground. At this justure Of public affair
Gen. Ogden came to the front and over
threw the robbers and their horde OF I'm
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-11

Dakota Is called to mourn the loss Of d,
true economist. His name WAS Archie
Reid, and he lived ut DE Smct in that ter.
ritory. lie recently went to a store end
bought n revolver, STIMULATING that he
might return it il it did not suit him.
As Dakotans are particular about the III
of their revolvers. his request did not
strike the store keeper ~ unreasonable.
and II was granted. Presently the youth
returned the weapon, paid FOR one cart.
ridge that Lad been used. took the rest
Of his money and went home. When
the storekeeper learned the full facts.
howe ser. he roundly swore that Archie
Reid had "prt up a job on him. It ap.
pears that while the young man had the
weapon away ON trial he quietly fired a
bullet through his own lungs. then re.
turned it and went home to die in bed
like a Christian. with the recovered
money in his pocket. Now here was a
youth Of an economical turn Of mind.
Had he consented to live he would prob
ably have grown rich cnou IN to have
bought seat in the United States sen
ate.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-11

Duval county is dissatisfied with her
Jail. II was only "a few years ago built.
at a cost Of 10000, but it is not srited
to the needs Of the present. 80 say the
grand jury. The sheriff also reports it
a. defective, inadequate to the vans Of
the prescnt. insecure and the Jail regula
tons bad. lie also says il cannot ac.
cOmmoslate more than sixteen prisoners
ut one tire, yet as many ~ sixty have
been crowded in, and often forty at "a
time. IL the sherItf's repres entations are
correct, the Duval jail is one Of the worst
places in the country. lie says the
moral phase Of the place il startling He
describes the condition 81 the inmates as
follows:
The sight Of this fostering, cursing
naked crowd is simply revolving Reck
ing with filth, swarming with y,rmln
eating and sleeping upon the same 'Ittle
patch Of iron floor, breathing air that il
simply putrId because Of Insufficient ven
tilation, II forms veritable b tbed IT
disease, and in case Of an epidemic would
be a source OF great peril.to the commu-
nifty.
II is a standing disgrace 10 this com
munlty that this unfortunate class should
ie subject TO such treatment. Regarded
from other than a humanitarian stand.
point, 1t must present itself tn practical
men as dangerous to the best interests OF
the community not only in point Of
health, but because IT the influence il
must Of necessity have toward the in
crease Of crime.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-11

The newspaper propretors up in Geor-
gia celebrate their wedding anniversaries
with earnestness. Col. AMI Mrs. Howell,
Of the Atlanta Constitution, celebrated
their silver wedding last Saturday even.
ing in Atlanta, in company with 1900
guests and presents whose value is $l4,'
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-11

The United States war vessel TallapOo.
Va, which has been lying at the dock at
the Brooklyn navy yard, undergoing an
Overhauling, sailed on the 9TH inst. for q
three years cruise in South American wa
ters. She left her dock at 1850 O'Clock,
and will go to Norfolk, Va, where she
will take on board twenty five apprer.
tees. These are boys who have served a
year on training ship. The Tallapoosa
will then SIT sail for Brazil aud cruise
around until ordered home. When she
left the dock the marines AMI officers Of
the Nipsic. which was laying alongside
gave three fare well cheers. The Nipsic
has gone out of commission.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-11
THE DAILY NEWS.
, BENZ. HARRISON. Editor.

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Address.
=. 4. HAMMOND,
t}UslNE>s MANAGER,
PALArkA. FLORIDA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-11

The term ''unaccountel for" may he
incorrectly used. There may I've other
expenditures properly belonging to the
account which should In charged against
il, but they are not show n in the exhibit.
We take the bridge account as we find
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-11

Like Rlchelieu. Gladstone. with one
eye on Chamberlain, may DO parloned
for enchanting; "Scorner Of these viii
tening locks, beware Of the falling
ruins
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-11
PALATKA. FLA, JUNE II, 1856.

1t is reported that Oregon has gone
Democratic.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-11

We trust. TO be issued again. Issuing
script is bad business. and should lie
resorted TO only in pr ssing cases. No
one IS benefited thereby save speculators-
We shall not top here To inquire tito
the expenditures Of our county for
school purposes: they are large, and
they might reasonably he made larger, IL
thereby We were to secure better schools.
We think our schools are improving. but
there is a vast deal yet To do before they
are made perfect.
IL is TO lie hoped that the rea'iers Of
THE NEWS will scrutinize carefully the
exhibit IN all its details. Ii is published
for their benefit and the tax payers Of
the county. The item of bridge build
ing We DO not understand, and suppose
there is something to be explained in
that connection. The account Of that
fund does not balance if We accept the
exhibit As male. II is, briefly, "a fol-
lows:
Ogtober .. Is. Pad VIM. Perry for
Johns liranch. ST
Pad John iianeoN, la
bCt nj Rice Creek, 80
Paid Y. iyetton, lum-
Ter Pencil bridge. II, 3,
PAID l.. L.. Brysn,
hrisige Etoniah creek, ~ W
Paid Francis Lons,
Cabbage IRE, hri Ae, .ttl
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-11

RTGisrtREu II rHE PALATkA POsf OgTICI
A. SECuSp-tLkss MAIL MArrrR-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27
FORGETTING NAMES.

At some time in his life, almost every
one has experienced the peculiar, the al
most desperate feeling of trying to recall a
name that will not come. 1t is at our
tongues end it begins with a B; yet did
we try for a year it would not come. One
curious fact about the phenomenon is thai
it seems to be contagious. If one person
suddenly finds himself unable to recall a
name, the person with whom he is talking
will stick at it also. The name almost al
ways gets the best of them, and they have
to say, eyes, 1 know what you mean" and
20 on with their talk. / have never seen
an explanation of this name-forgetfulness;
but it is not difficult to find a reason for it.
What needs explaining is that names are
so obstinate, and grow more obstinate the
harder we try, while other things we have
forgotten and are trying to recall generally
yield themselves to our efforts. Moreover,
in other cases of forgetfulness we never eX-
perience that peculiar and most exaspera-
ting feature Of name-forgetfulness-the feel
ing that we know the word perfectly all the
time. This last fact, indeed, seems to how
that we have not forgotten the name at all,
but have simply lost the clew to it. Now,
let us inquire why this clew is so hard to
find. Why does not the association in
other cases, enable us to recall names? The
answer is, that names (proper names) have
very few associations, very few strings or
clews leading to them. A place may be
remembered perfectly, but the only assocl-
alton the name has is how it sounded. 1t
was of two words; the second something
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

CUuNl1 UF Uhh--IU nj VI lUniiVf bLfS'
Mary ]. Guthrie, Plaintiff, against Arthur Will
hanson and Bette williamson, children of
John n. Williamson, deceased); Martha
T.. Carter, Sylvanus Williamson, Harriet
Ragland, Louisa Carter and Leroy William
son, (children of J. Glenn Williamson, de-
ceased) and the widow (name~ unknown of
Robert Williamson, deceased, (also a son of
the said J. Glenn Williamson) John NJ. Will
hanson, Sarah Ann Jones, and Addle Will
hanson married, name not KNOWN, Chill
dren of Milton F. Williamson, deceased b..
Leroy williamson, John Williamson, Sam
uel Williamson, Tazwell Williamson, Alex
ander Williamson, Bette Williamson, EN-
ma Williamson and - Williamson (name
not KNOWN, the children Of Samuel E. Will
hanson, deceased); William A. Williamson,
Plaintiff, are the children of w. Lewis Will
hanson, deceased) James L.. Williamson,
Mary f. Wilson, and Robert J. Williamson,
the children Of Sylvanus Williamson, de-
ceased F. Lee Erwin and John r. Erwin,
(the children of Ann B. Erwin, deceased
heirs-at-law-and Robert Z. Guthrie-as Adj
ministrator-o j. Harvey Williamson, de-
ceased, observation-disclosures for Relief
Compliant not Served.
To the Defendants above-named, all of whom,
except James l.. Williamson and Robert E.
Guthrie, are non-residents Of the State:
VOU are hereby summoned and required to
answer the Complaint in this action, which
is this day herewith filed in the office of the Clerk
of the Court Of Common Pleas, for said County,
and to serve a copy of your answer to the said
Complaint on the subscriber, at his Office in
Yorkville, South Carolina, within twenty days
after the service hereof, exclusive of the day Of
such service; and if you fail to answer the Com
plant within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in
this action will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the Complaint.
Summons and Complaint filed April %, 1886
IL. S. JOS. F. WALLACE, c. {. Pts.
Dated Yorkville, S. c., April %, A. d. 1886.
C. T.. SPENCER, Plaintiffs Attorney.
April % II ct
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27
4 CTnRV fF A TEAR

For twenty years / was chaplain of a
State penitentiary. Many hard cases came
before my eye, lone harder than that OF
"Billy," as he was called. Years passed
away. One day 1 was waiting in a railway
station when a spry and cheerful looking
man came in, satchel in hand, moving with
that alert and r~esolute gait that bespoke a
man of comfortable and well-to-do position
in life. When he saw me he came forward
inquiringly, looking in my face, and said,
cdr. b., l believer" eyes, but l don't
recall YOU" "Why, don't you remember
Billy, up therc?" This was a euphemism
by which the convict hid the past. An
expressive gesture gave emphasis to his
words. His face and story came fresh to
mind, and I asked what had wrought the
change. He said that he had married, was
in successful business, and better than all,
a happy Christian. When questioned fur
Their, he said "You remember the deputy,
how I used to trouble him? Well, I acted
so bad one time that he said he must lock
me up in solitary confinement. He march
ed me off to the dark cell. AS he walked
along he said, BILLY, 1 hate to lock you
up there 1t seemed but a casual remark,
and had little effect IN me. AS he locked
the cell he repeated it still more earnestly,
Il hate to lock you in here, for 1 believe
there is a man in your AS 1 turned to
look at him a tear coursed down the depu-
tvs cheek that told the depth of his feeling.
1t touched my soul. All night long [ paced
the floor of the narrow cell saw, as it were,
shapes of darkness about me and heard
still ringingin my ear, Il believe there is yet
a man in you.' When the morning broke,
it found me on my knees praying, % God,
if there be a man in me, help me to bring II
outn God heard that prayer and set me
free from sim"
Thus Billy was brought to himself and to
his Saviour. The deputy had spoken just
the right word, in the right way and at the
right time. But the silent eloquence OF
that tear of yearning sympathy, of Christ
like love, won a heart that had long been
steeled against everything good. He went
forth weeping, but he came again rejoic-
ing, for he had saved a soul from death and
hid a multitude of SINS Christian Union.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

like Hollow, or Cross roads, or Crossing =;
the first began with an S. But it is vain to
seek for it no clew leads to it. Were it an
event you sought to remember, many of
its details could be recalled, some of which
might lead to the desired fact; but a name
has no details, and it is only possible to say
that. 1t may be asked, how, then is it that
we do remember some names, as those in
use every day? Just as the multiplication
table is remembered-by force of familiari-
ty; constant repetition engraves them in
the mind. When in old age the vigor OF
mind lessons, the engraving wears out and
names are hard to recall, since there is no
other clew to them than this engraved
record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

pa%Out of seeming discouragements we
may draw real and experienced comforts;
and out of the deep wells of trouble the
waters of salvation and joy; as the woman
of Canaan, by our Lords delay to try her
faith, proved herself to be one Of the lost
sheep of the true Israel, which he came
TO find and to save.-SumueI Lee.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

A SoCIABLE TRIo.-The largest rattle
snakes are in Texas, IN the lower Rio
Grande, where they sometimes attain the
length of twelve feet and are heavy in pro-
portion. The smallest are the "horned"
rattlesnakes of Arizona, New Mexico and
Southern California, which seldom reach a
length of two feet. They have two little
eXcrescences over the eyes and are full of
devilment. They have ~rattles, but seldom
use them, preferring to lie half hidden in
the sand until stepped on, when they ro-
monstrate. The sand or "desert' rattle
snake is also small, and pretends to be on
%neighborly terms with the prairie dog,
whose burrows he occupies. 1 have reason
to believe that when the rattlesnake inserts
himself in the bosom of a prairie dogs fam
lily he does so on fraudulent grounds and is
unwillingly entertained. The prairie dog
carries no life insurance and cannot afford
a quarrel, and the snake is mean enough to
take the advantage of him. There is a
little brown and very comical owl who like
wise takes up his residence with the prairie
dog, but he makes at least a show of earn
ing his rent by remaining at the entrance
and acting as %janitor, politely bowling to
everybody who passes. Neither snake, dog
nor owl seems to mind the others presence,
but are exceedingly sociable.-NashuiUe
american.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

From the establishment of the West
Point Military Academy to this time, G,632
cadets have been admitted to that institu-
ton. New York has sent the largest num-
Der, $50; Pennsylvania, COS; Virginia, 42l;
Massachusetts, 300; Maryland, 2l9. The
total "at large" appointments made by the
Presidents is $50
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ss- "Say, Pat, what made you 60 to work
for old Uncle Dan? He is the meanest
man in the country" "Mane, is it," said
Pat "why sure he is the ~foinest, and aysi-
est goin' master liver I had, bedad; he gives
a man fifteen hours to do a days work
in."-Hurper's Bazaar.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

s- A colored woman when %reproved for
undue expression of grief, said: Now
look here, honey, when de good Lord sends
US tribulations down, don't you s'pose he
'specks us to t%ribulate"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

THE CAUSE OF SPONTANEOUS NJ
T1oN.-An insurance man in speaking OF
mysterious fires, says that many can be at
tributed to natural agencies. Said he:
"Linseed oil and cotton are liable at any
time to produce spontaneous combustion.
Especially is this true when cotton is tight
ly waded, as it generally is when used for
rubbing and polishing furniture. A great
many mysterious fires may be traced to
this cause. Workmen use a Wad OF cotton
or cotton rags in rubbing oil on furniture,
and when they get through they throw it
into a rubbish heap in some corner, and the
building is locked up. The heat that IS
generated by the contact of the cotton and
oil produces spontaneous combustion, and
the rubbish catches fire. The losers at
tribute it to incendiarism, when the origin
of the fire might be easily traced directly to
this chemical phenomenon"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

@-A woman who can smile sweetly at
her opposite neighbor, who has just come
out in a new and expensive sacque, while
she is compelled to wear her last winters
cloth garment, may be set down as the ac-
mo IF ooodnaSS