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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-30
MICANoPY AND CITRA.
CONNECTIONS.

At Palatka with Jacksonville. TAMPA d Key
West Railway, and ST. Augustine and i.alatsa
Railway. and fast river steamers for ST. Au-
justine, Green Cove Springs, Jacksonville
and all points North, East and West. Also,
with the Twin Screw Iron Steamer City If
Palatka," and Steamship City of Monticello,
for Charleston, New York, Boston. Philadel-
Nhia, etc.
Mail trains max close connection both way
wa !. T. " K. w. R'y., at Jacksonville with At
Isnl.c Coast Line. Fast Mail,
At Gainesville with through Pullman sleep
ers over Savannah. Florida y Western R'y for
New Orleans, Pensacola, Savannah. Albany.
Montgomery, Louisville. st. Louis and all
points West.
At Ocala with Florida Railway and Navigs
ton Co. s :. q. & G. X. X.
At Aston with st. Johns river steamers fOI
Jacksonville, Sanford and way landings
At Leesburg with the st. Johns and Lake
Eustis division of the Florida Southern Rail-
way and boats on Lakes Harris. lust is and
Griffin tor all points on likes
At Tampa with steamships Nascofte and
Whitney every Tuesday, Thu sday and >atur-
day for Key West and Havana.
AT PembertOn's Ferry with South Florida
R'y for Lakeland, Tampa, Richland. kiesim-
me. Barlow Orlando. Sanford and nade City.
A Puufa Gore "a with sts amer Alice How
ard tor Punta Rassa and For Myers
8. CONAN1, y. W. BROMWE ELL,
General Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agent.
A. c. CowAN. Ger" Trav- Art
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-30
ST. AUGUSTINE ROUTE.
Jacksonville. St. Augustine and
Halifax River R. R.

81. augustine Division of jacksonville, Tam
Ia and Key West Railway.
The only AIR LINE Pail Rou'c Bet jack
sOnyIlle and ST. Augustine
Schedule in Effect November Il, 1883,
Trains leave Jacksonville from Ferry Wharf,
foot of Newman street.
AN. AN. PM. Pm.
Mixed Daily Expr. Daily
Lv. jacksonville 20 go 40 40
AT. II. Augustine. go 1890 2U 5.4I
A NJ M. T. VI.
Daily. ENpr- Mixed. Daily.
Lv. St Augustine : % rom 2t0 40
AT jacksonville. IO.U0 3uI'm4 70 5.2O
w. l.. { RAWFOHD. J.. &. DEMlNG.
Superintendent G. L a
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-30
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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-30

Three Trains u I'VE, u JacksnnN lille AMI san
ford. y - change OF ears between Jackson
vi L. and TAMPA.
ht, l2.-iu - Cuban last mail tr4m awaits
tht. aTrIN AL OF the fsi> mail from the North.
Lemon street, Palat ka. ma king connection
at Ia mIa with StcHa els Tor hey West and
Havana ON tuesday. Thursday al Saturday
evenings. Pullman HEtiet Sleeping cars are
attached Ia this train II ON New York through
to Tam Ia, aud the : D. m train from Tampa
through To- Washington other trains have
Chain Prior Cars.
Direct conn, elton J. made At PalatEa with
the Florida southern Railway to AMI from
G4iuC>NIl 4, OCalB, I,csburg, and other points
reached hy that road. \ $50 wittr~t II kiawaha
river steamers, and with the ST Johns and
Halifax hallway for OrIHond, I+N tena- etc
At Hunting ton with stages Tor Crescent City
at Orange CITY Junction with u. : o. { n
II. Ry. Tor Lake He en-. at Monroe with Orange
Rctt hallway Tor UnRwood and Oakland, a.
sanford for "a points Tcl ch,d 10y South Flor
Ida Railroad.
Tram Ieaving jack uI.Vil.c $40 n. m end
arriving 40 =. m connect at 1ItIsVi IL with
steamer -'Rockiedge" To and from Cocoa,
Rockledgc. Melbourne and intermediate land
Ings on Indisn River. daily, cNccUt sunday
CITY Ticket Office ny Isay ana Hogan SITS
NJ. X MORAN,
Gen'I- Supt. ard g. p. A.
l. C. DEFINING. A. e. p A
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-30
ST. LomNs AND LAKE. LISTS DIVISION.

Steamer \. J. Lane makes daily round trips
on Lakes harris and Ia sits. Steamer Dis
patch makes daily round trips OF. axe Crit
flu.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-30

It was all right. When they returned to
the coupe the lady directed him to drive to
the Rue d Enghien, soon after turning into
which they alighted and he them no
more.
The detective was more puzzled than ever.
These persons had evidently been cleverly
disguised. and more than likely the lame
ness of the young man had been assumed
for the occasion. They were not likely to
go IN company again, and he might search
months in vain effort to come across for
either one of them.
Then another thought struck him The
stock which had deceived NJ Bouloy was
probably counterfeit. Were this lady and
this young man connected with II gang of
forgcrs; Surprising they were, in what
direction must he look for the outlaws
One thing the detective thought was GER
tain--namely: that 10y some means they
mI;st have known that valuable property
was i'll the safe. Another thing seemed
equally clear-namcly. that they must have
known the location of the safe
Roqucpine made his way once more to see
the envelope and it, contents lie exam
incd these mem .ntoes of n crime with great
care, and he made dis -overy Inside the
flap Of the envelope were few cures in
pencil. They were very in,iIst met. but
with the Use of powerful lens Roqucpine
made them out thus:
1900 frs
2.0
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-16

ca! D
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CAPTAIN THE HONORABLE
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-16

Rabbits are said to be plentiful.
Eat plenty Of celery.
The year 1887 is coming.
Political talk is dying out
Pumpkin pies are seasoOabIe.
The tailors are busy on winter
suits.
Frost aud ice will soon cease to be
novelties.
Il has been . very pleasant autumn
ibis year.
Church fairs will increase from this
time forth.
BARRIERS and brokers like 10 make a
close shave.
A husband at home is worth two
10 . saloon.
Fancy calendars for 1887 are be-
ginning TO appear.
Il goes little lard fur editors TO
entirely drop politics
Now IL The time to organize liter
arg societies for winter.
II Is the sharp advertiser who
catches the worm Of trade.
What o mixed crowd journey up
Salt River this year.
A recent comic song Is entitled
Soap" II comesi in bars.
Salisbury. Nd, is getting up brave
~ from her bed of ashes.
The ice dealers will soon DO get
ting ready for the ice harvest
The first crop of the turkey harvest
will sooD be gathered in.
The blacksmith is no politician, bu.
be is always making bolts.
lie never refuses a quarter--the
eleeping-csr porter.
About 40 900 barrels ofcoal oil are
consumed daily on this earth.
Now that the country has been
saved again, hadn't you better pay
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-16
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-16
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-16
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-03
HUMAN TENANTS.
The ulIiIons Of Animals thnt Live
~ nearly Every Human nody.

Have YOU eyor looked through q micro
fsope nj q drop of aingnant water ami u 40
dld Won not notice M army Of animals that
were swimming around In ~ And did you
know that tho blood that crculnicein human
veins II composed ~ infinite numbers ~ small
cofpueclse fhat resemble nnimnlgY Aud did
Won also know TINT whom anything poison
oua eote into the blood ID becomes Just like
etngnant whior fun OF living animals that
food upon ehch other and upon the blood
itselfY Aud set not ono person ia nifty IL
FREQ from blood poisoning In 0omo form OF
other. Every moment Of tho life, whether
awake or asleep, million poisonous AMI.
mails. invisible 10 the naked eye, are feeding
upon tho very clements TINT make aud Eus.
tain life This terrible fact not only no
oountA Tor many Diseases, but shows tho alb
aol.to necessity Of driving this army u ami
mails out Of The body by some gentle yet
powerful agent that viii awaken the energy
Of the system, and put pare, rich, health
giving blood Ia thoir place,
A well known gentleman IN Washington
wns for ycnrs troubled with loss Of appetite,
faintnosg at the PHI Of tho stomach, nervous.
nosa mecplossn0sh, duh headaches, and va
rious other symptoms which iuierferad with
ha important duties and made lie nrden.
Phymclnn0 could not tell him what the trou.
bio was, but through the urgent solicitation
Of friond, ho nt last tried q new course Of
treatment, discovered that his blood was i'm
pure, aud no " we'll to-day wholly through
tho uso of Yolina Cordial, the remedy which
Is becoming NO popular, aud IL attracting
such wide spread attention from aciontiiic
people aud physicians Tho chemists who
have analysed Yoline Cordial, tiud that
II not only contains the purcgt elements, but
Ia such that II will drive Impurities from tho
system, and place the body in condition
whore II can DO thoroughly cured aud rotain
health.
Whom we consider the terrible amount Of
poison that iB In The blood, that " dragging
down 30 many thousands Of people 10 pn-
timely graves when We see the LOSSES which
Il brings 10 business mon, professional men
and heads Of families because they are una
bio 10 attend 10 their duties and when we
reflect upon the innumorabo numbers Of
mothers and children on whom II Inns cast
iia faint, we are not only compelled TO feel
sense Of sadness, but 10 hail with rejoice
ing anything which comes nuhoraldod, like
Volina Cordial, TO purify the blood, drive
out disease and bring vigor and health.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-03
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-03
MOON penlen wiIsan,n Story.

WoRC srEn, MASS, Dec. 2,--The an.
nouncomont from Providence this evening
that doc" Wilson had lifted the veil
from the gront Moon ny story caused trei
mondouS sensation The bulletin boards
were surrounded fur Into the night by
crowds. The millionaire manufacturer
was at prayer meeting when the an
nouncement reached the city, and tho 10.
porters gathered nj tho door of Union
church TO waylay him When he camo
iorth, one OF them showed Mr. Moen a
copy Of tho Providence paper containing
the story, and proceeded TO interview
him on the subject, but he would say
nothing aside from the abatement that
Docs story was II lie, With difficulty no
escaped the reporters and proceeded TO
his residence.
A reporter called upon hm there at 0
O'Clock, and his son Phll came TO the
door with him. He was AZ cool and col
leotod as though he had been called TO tho
door ON q matter of business OF the sim.
plest kind. When ask, d about the state.
mont by Wilson to-day that he was his
father, doom said II IL downright
lie lie then said "My counsel has ad ylsed
me not to talk with newspaper men on
the subject, 30 you will excuse mo IL |
decline 10 be interviewed but you can
see he il nearing the end OF his rope
just see how desperate the man IL, get
ting up such q story aa thatn Moen dc.
clined TO state any thing further.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-03

transfer OF many million dollars annually
from the pockets a tho many who
use these articles 20 the few who make
them. h A standing menace 10 The pros,
perIty Of this country. The money
power knows that the Republicans Pc
long 70 them, and the government be-
onged 10 them az long az the Republican
party had II under their control. When
we get our consent 10 declare for tariff
for revenue, that gold and silver shall
DO the money OF this country, that the
government shall be- run IN the intor-
est of the people, then we viii
sweep the country from one end 70 the
other. Until no do that we arg not
worthy 10 be called the Democratic party.
The grange, the greenbaek the labor
move shows a spirit ~ unrest IN the PEG
pie, and that this country IL going 20 have
n parry thar will represent tbs labor and
agriculture oi this country, as we'll az the
corporations and mOnOpOlists - |
do not mean one hostile 20 wealth
nd N tins Democratic party falls
10 be that pnity, the people Will have
one, II ought 70 boldly Assume the de-
Tense Of the rights Of the people, aud the
control Of tbs corporations aud mOnopo,
lies, and make Itself what Jefferson and
tho great fathers Of the Democracy
meant II 70 be--a party Of the people,"
Judge, are there any Democratic
leaders In Texas who reprotcotionistsf"
" Not one. Sometime ago Democrat
there advocated tariff on wool and sugar,
and we eat him with Republican rove-
nue. reiormer."
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-03
MONEY DOESN'T CLEAR HIM.
Tho Son Of Judge who Killed n Negro
Found Guilty OF Murder.

Tho Son Of Judge who Killed Negro
Found Guilty OF Murder.
Special 10 tho Gazcttc.
VICTORIA, Tx, Dec About the
most prominent case In the criminal
docket during this term OF district court
was that Of Duval white, son OF Judge
White Of Edna, Jackson county, for tho
murder Of an old negro man named
Mathini, who kept restaurant at Edna
Tho facts 10 the case are about az follows,
Ga September 10, 1884, Duval White,
while intoxicated, entered Muthinps eat.
Ing saloon aud, becoming rather hi
lnrlOus, began domollshng tho crock.
cry, furniture, etc, for no othor
reason than mere pastlmG, al
most completely running everything In
the house, The next day when Mathini
presented hls bill for damages white IN.
stantly refused TO pay n, using very In
sultug language and applying epIthets OF
too gross nature 10 be worth mention
Ing Mathlni, who was II peRctably In
cllned mnn,did nothing, but afterward told
some OF his friends that II White would
not pay him he would bo forced TO bring
suit White, hearing this, declared 40
would XIII the d--n negro II he bothered
hlmi that he would silence him, etc.
The next day, being ny ain under the In
nnouce OF liquor, again he armed himself
and proceeded To Mathlni'a saloon. Find.
Ing tho old negro standing upon his
counter engaged In lacking up with a
small tack hammer curtain which he
(White) had torn down previously, he
began abusing him again, using unpleas.
ant language. Mathinl descended from
the counter and held peacoablo parley
with White, being passive throughout,
apparently notllRing TO talk TO him, aud
remembering his threat 20 kin him
After talking some time white dollber-
orately iaihod his pistol and fired, shoot.
Mathln through the heart, killing him al
most Instantly, The case was tried nj
Edna during the May term OF court fol.
lowing, but the jury dieagrced and II be-
ing Impossible TO get new Jury Judge
Bnrkhnrdt transferred the case 10 this
place. While the testimony all points
pretty clearly to deliberate murder, II Ia
not thought that white had any li.foellnp
towards the negro, but that liquor being
MS ialllng, was the cause OF hls
unfortunate action The Jury, nj.
ter being out all night, returned
verdict this morning OF guilty of muir.
der IN The second degree, aud assessed
MS punishment AZ Ave years hard labor
Neither Time nor money has been spared
by Whlte's friends 70 effect his acquittal,
ana II IL thought a motion for new trial
VIII be urged by his attorneys.