The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-29
CITY NOTES.

last night.
jacksonville is clamoring for a new
Jail. We expected to hear this cry when
it was made public that 6rst-class new
building of this kind was being erected
in Palatka.
Anegro named Sidney Ward was ar
rested Monday night as a suspicious char
acter. and the mayor fined him 81 and
costs yesterday. He is working out his
fine on the streets.
The wished for and prayed for rain
came yesterday AMI last night. The
streets were fearfully dusty, and the wa
ter in the cisterns was running low, and
the rain was welcome visitor.
The popular l.. & n. r. X. is getting
the bulk Of the northern travel from
Florida this season. The. travel now is
very heavy, and that line furnishes COM
Portable and rapid transit for ito patrons.
Marshal Manucy got hold OF arefrac.
tory prisoner yesterday, who was engag.
ed in the delightful task Of painting the
town red, and by the time no reached
the Jail with him the marshal was minus
moseof his vest buttons.
/ In a difficulty yesterday between
Messrs. Charlie Huflil and VIM. Flynn,
the latter WAS pretty badly hurt by n
stick in the hands Of the former. Chas.
Hutlil was carried before Judge Haugh.
ton on warrant, when 10 plead guilty
and was fined s5 and costs.
Some people will DO absent minded at
the strangest times. During the heavy
rain yesterday afternoon a gentleman
passed In front OF The NEWS Office with
his umbrella closed and carefully tucked
under his arm. That mans mind must
have been wrestling with difficult
problem.
The STEAMERS City Of MONTICELLO, GeOr-
gea and Crescent City, left their docks
yesterday together, and had lively
race down the river. The Monticello led
of, but owing to the fact that she had
to stick to tho channel tho smaller boats
were soon abreast. All Of them made
excellent time.
We learn from Mr.. l.. o. Gold, who Is
now in the city, that tho track laying
has been resumed on the extension Of
the Florida Southern railway from Bar
tow to Charlotte Harlor. after a suspen.
sion Of work for about two months.
About tn irty miles Of track remains to
be laid. which Mr.. Gold says will be
completed IN six weeks.
W. X. Lente is receiving bids for the
erection Of brick building ?2x7O feet,
Immediately adjoining the Grill block,
and on the lento property. Work will
be pushed Immediately. 1t il not Mr.
Lentes intention TO move or disturb the
wooden building formerly occupied by
+. j. Lentc, NJ. d. and recently vacated
by the Pslatka National Bank.
Evidence OF the successful manage.
ment' Of the Del'ary line is illustrated
by the following, which We copy from
the Jacksonville News "The church
people feel justly aggrieved over the
action Of tho managers Of theDcI,ary.
l,aya line in giving free excursion on
the Sylvan Glen yesterday, when they
had chartered the lIancox for an excur.
sion. the proceeds Of which went fol
their church.
Tho lion Of Atlanta, just now, is q
young man who went to school with
Miss Folsom. How a petticoat boom
does travel Jacksonville Herald. Ever
in matters of this kind the Gem City
leads all competitors There is young
man in Palatka who il a cousin of Miss
Folsom, and they arc regular corrsspon
dents. Miss Folsom is the beautiful ant
accomplished young lady who is soon t.
marry President Cleveland.
In compliance with an agreement On
tered into some time since between tn,
J. T. \ X. W. railway company, ant
the Plant Investment company, TN,
former company has purchased one
third interest in the steamers II. b
Plant, Chattahoochee. Jennie Lane and
the freight boat Uncle Sam. paying al
the rite, we learn, Of the original cos,
price of tho boats. The boats will bt
continued on the river Us now. AMI vii
run in connection with the J. I. & X.
W. railway and Plant railway systems
There seems to be trouble brewing be.
tween Mr.. T.. y. Neck. the newly elected
city tax collector, and Mr.. j. II. Fry,
the former incumbent. Mr.. Neck has
filed his bond and II has been accepted
10y the city council, but yesterday when
he applied to Mr.. Fry for the books that
gentleman fatty refused to deliver them
on the ground that they had not been in
his hands long enough for him to perform
tire duties for which he was elected, and
claims that under the ordinances he la,
right to finish the work Of collecting
taxes for the year he held the office. Mr.