The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02
CITY NOTES.

town yesterday.
There is no more effective way OF kill
ing mans popularity than to damn it
with faint praise. Some people know
how to practice this.
The northern mail failed To arrive yes
terday by the fast mail train, the delay
being caused by damage to the railroads
north of us by the earthquake.
Judge Calvin ellis, we are glad to
learn, has decided to move back to Pa
latka, and has already given out a con-
tract for the erection of handsome resi-
dence.
An earthquake beats fire for clearing
people out of a house. a fellow never
takes time to think of valuables, but dos 8
his best to get out doors where he can
have room to breathe.
Hon. Charles Dougherty will be met
with an immense crowd at Seville on
next Monday, at which place he will
open his campaign, which he promises
to make the most thorough and vigorous
ever known in the Second District
There was a war of words in the Cali
fornia Grand Central Restaurant about D
o'clock yesterday afternoon, but as the
combatants " cussed" each other in Chi
nese, this reporter failed to ''.catch on"
to the true inwardness of the affair.
Martin Davis, colored, was arrested
yesterday, charged with keeping a gam
bling house. He gave bond of 5000 for
his appearance before Judge Haughton
| to-day, when he will have his prelimi-
nary trial The trial will take place at
10 o'clock this morning.
We are authorized to announce that
there Will he a public entertainment at
the opera House tonight. If Major
Russell fails to arrive and deliver the
promised add ress, lectures and talks will
be given by other teachers. The public
is cordially invited to be present.
1t is an il! wind that blows nobody
good. The earthquake started the arte-
| sian well of Capt. X. Labree, at George
town, to flowing, after the effort to get
water had been abandoned by the borers.
We learn that yesterday the water was
flowing from the well in full stream.
Mr.. e. j. Rifles has just received IA new
lot of fine jewelrv, consisting of dia-
monds, rings, etc, which no opened yes
| terday. He can fill the bill exactly for
handsome engagement rings, and knows
| just how To keep his mouth closed as to
who he sells 'em to.
Jim Austin, who was arrested for cut
| ting another negro 1T Martin Davis bar
room on Tuesday. was tried before Judge
| Haughton and a jury yesterday, when
the jury brought i'll verdict of not
| guilty. declaring the cutting tn have
| been done in self defence.
| Conductor Newell. of the Florida
| Southern railroad, returned yesteI day
from North Carolina. He was at Au
| gusta, Ga, at the time of the earthquake
on Tuesday night, and says that old
town was pretty thoroughly ratified
up 10y the shock, chimneys and other
structures being thrown down by it.
! violence.
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Geo. Lingo, wife of the master painter
of the j., L. * n. w. Ry., which oc-
cured at her home in this city on Tues
day night of II lingering illness. The
body was inferred in West View GENE
terry yesterday afternoon. The sympa-
thies Of the community are extended to
| the bereaved husband.
The heavy wind on Monday last blew
down and completely wrecked the
famous big magnolia tree on the place of
Mr.. f. s. Bugby. in East Palatka. The
! tree was said to have been the largest one
| of the kind on the st. Johns river, being
seven feet in diameter at the trunk and
| very tall. One of the limbs was four
| feet in diameter. and another three and a
half feet. Mr.. Buggy regrets the loss of
his tree very much, as it was a source of
| wonder to all who saw it. In falling it
completely ruined three or four valuable
| orange trees.