The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-19
CITY NOTES.

SANDS OF DEATH.
Death, men say, Is like sea
That engulphs mortality,
Treach rOus, dreadful, b,indingIy
Full Of storm and terror.
Death is like the deep. warm sand.
Pleasant when we come 10 land.
Covering up with tender hand
The waves driftcd error.
LIES tortured, booming gurzc.
Winds OF passion strike and urge.
And transmute to broken surge
Foam crests of ambition.
Deaths u couch OF golden ground,
Warm, soft, Icrmeable mound,
Where from even memory sound
We shall have remission.
Yesterday was a beautiful day, follow
ing a good rain the night before. 1t be-
gan turning cool in the afternoon, and
last night fires and overcoats were again
called into requisition.
The calico carnival at the Putnam Rink
Wednesday night was a success in every
respect, and the young men of the Sill
yer CGrnet Band, for whose benefit it
was given, realized a handsome little
sum.
We call attention To the new schedule
of the Florida Southern Railway, pub
lished elsewhere this morning. The
schedule went into effect on the 18th
inst, and the trains make connections
now with all the other roads.
The Florida Southern Railway Com
aranfnl lone ii
what will be, very handsome and com
Portable passenger shed at its depot here.
This will prove a great convenience to
the passengers and the public, and is just
such a structure as the Florida Southern
has needed long time.
\ rumor has been current in Jackson
willie for several days that Mr.. Flagler,
of the Standard Oil Company, was nego-
tiating for the purchase OF the st. Au-
gustine and Palatka Railway, so that it
could be run in connection with the St.
Augustine and Halifax Line. The re
port, however, is denied by the officials
of the st. Augustine and Paiatka Road.
Mr.. John +. DuI II Yesterday received
another beautiful little Shetland pony to
match the little fellow he has had for
some time, and which his children drive
on the street daily The pair will make
a beautiful team, and though very small
they will attract more attention than
the finest turnout in the city. The po-
MES are beauties, and the children who
own them are very fond of their pets.
Yesterday Judge VIM. Thompson
showed number of ripe straw berries.
picked from his patch on the Heights.
They are of the Federal Point variety,
and are very fine and luscious looking.
and are the first of the season so far as
we know. The Judge informs US that
he had ripe berries for the past three
weeks. Those brought in were for the
given by the Ladies'
Guild. at Harris Hall last night
\ special to the Times T-HioA from
ravares, dated nth inst, says: "lhe
rack laying of the Sanford and Lake
tustis Division of the j., T. and X. w.
Railway, was completed and the con
'truction train run into this place to dav
amid general rejoicing. Hon. Frank
Jones. of New Hampshire: Hon. j. G.
sinclair, of Orlando: Hon. j. f. Wei
borne, of Sanford: Mr.. Charles Jaw.
General Manager of the Tavares, Or
ando. and Atlantic Railroad: Major
Alex. -. ClairAbrams, the great rail
'oad protector of South F florida. and
many other prominent gentlemen are
here. The greatest enthusiasm prevails.
Tavares, the great railroad center of
florida. is on boom"
The noted Newton murder case. car
led TO NolusIa county on a change of
-enue from Orange county, was called
It o'clock Tuesday Only one Juror
vas obtained from the regular panel on
Wednesday, and out of special renire
II seventy-tive only two more Jurors
we're accepted, when another venire for
ne hundred was ordered, returnable at
O'Clock to-day, to which time the court
dJourned. The State is represented by
district Attorney Beggs. Attorney Gen :
raj Cooper AMI j. s. Stewart, and the |
efense by Hon. II. W. Davis, General {
lodge and Colonel Thrasher. Mr.. Da- 4,
is was at home yesterday, bUt will 20
Enterprise to-day to complete the Sc
ection Of jurors. J