The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-26
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taI News Items fbtut Bfook>-
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Special corr, spon,i,nya Ftlttka NM.
EEu0k~ytII-E. IA, June -, l>s';.
It raiueth every ,lay, and ceaseth not.
The rainy season certainly ''haye ar
ROVE.
Gus. BriIVtll went hunting lew
DAYS ago. lie concluded 10 rhoot AZ
something. The gun went off, AMI So
slii ou" If hiI finger nail, The gun
tarst. T~oi-tss were at his side. SIN
gular that the iaua," VA, So snltft
The market i, full nf melons, AT prices
that reached a.yIs! attitudes for Ii While:
now iltVra downward tendency.
The Methodist bi,trict Conference MAS
ia session i,re last week, and the meet
Ins WI, an Interesting one. The Mttho
sll-tS have entertained tn II guests and
shlt"t, with olrn handed and ol-n
hearted hospitality.
I'm excursion from this place to 1t.
Augustine. VA the Florida Southern
RAILWAY fare ~ tor round trir Is among
the early probabilities.
\ laly tTIcnd ut ours say: I.ah for
ialatka' Il beat. Jarksonsil lille and u'ala
on furniture. With the right sort of
push AMI enterprise, yout salesnen could
largely augment their sales IN south
iuriil. especially thi, portion thereof.
- H. There L. "A hen on Thrdcm
ocratIr county committee has been in
iah"r all day, ami Is still IN travail at
This writing. We don't know what they
arr going tu ID. hut W. do know that
this town has a full quota If one horse
;o"lItmianS.
/ \ sal and solemn scene MAS witnessed
/ this evening ON the arrival If the train.
The remains uf Miss tarria .Edmieton
WEI" conveyed from the depot to tl,.
T, sl,l,nce nf j. j. Hale. This young
lady, Iu-t hlnomine into "a glorinas
womanhoo'l. l.it here but few
days ago in perfect health, 10 visit reh
tn"- AT Eutaula, Ala. where she dIed
iay before Yesterday. after II short III
ness. Miss ELLINGTON waSa lovely ami
popular glrl and her death was "A shock
to the community, AMI her relatives are
inwrl with grief. Thou hast all SEA
sons for thin" own. q heath"
N strikes ~ that Senator Calls action
~ demanding the restoration of the pnl
lie domain Ia It's rlgh,ful owners, the
people, from the grasp of railroads and
muuopullSts. should meet with the
hearty appreciation Of right minded pee,
pie, and that none but those Whose self
l-ll interests and ACCOMPLISHMENTS were
mrnar"d would ral-c "A Voice in protest,
hut We find men who pose rs retormers
loudeat in their clamor and uutcrirs.
Senator Can is doing his duty in de-
mandlng that forfeited land grants bc
annulled hy the general government.
Railroad corporations act IA though mo-
body else hal any rights they are bound
IT, respect AMI that they arr Superior to
all authority; even Greater than the paw
er that crrnrd them. senator Calls de-
mnnd- are lt>t, night and reasonable.
II the government and the people,
through their legislators and congresses,
do not do something To restrict and con.
troll misconceptions. they will actually
dictate H." affairs of government and
enforce their demands. Rich and pow
"rtul, the, can purchase too much favor.
able ltgi ,l,tlnn ct bride too many venal
public officials. With an increase If
wealth and power ami further corcss
/ -luns hy the people. there will be no end
To- their assumptions AMI arrogance.
Railroads ar, a privat" convenience AMI
Il publ, necessity, but they are not ~
strained by any sort Of mudcsty. and will
tih" the EARN II tltN can get II. We
need more faithful puhlc servants Ike
eau, who alll,s himself with the people,
demanding that Inonopolies shall oh
serve their contracts and fulfill their OBJ
legations. IL" IL doing good work; one
that no schlibl" man, unbiased by preJu-
dice AMI nh''llnd"d 10y passion, will con
irhl, on the contrary, the peoPl" APP
/ Iland ms efforts to MAINTAIN Their rights
ANA check III" iuttllrr Illegal SEIZURE and
sale 81 their lands. Ift It he written IN
/ letters al living hight The public do
main for actual settlers = and let the
press thunder "A diapason tn the frain
that VII lr heard the length ami breadth
of the land.
! hatcarradv written more than in
/ tended. hnt cannot close without say
+ my something IN reference to the good
ti.h nov hriur woyed by TuR NtWs
in h,hal of democratic doctrine, honest
! government, rrnnomiraIl, administered
and II should rebound greatly to its cred.
IT. IT. urospcr,y and influence with hon.
,-l rrnplr Il r,uu,r,s "A great deal ,f
mult courage ami stliTening of the spi
ual column Tor AN editor to rt,tirisr and
condemn ,h, ui,nau,prlu,ut and NAL
/ t,-ln,,of those IN Office. especially IN
u place nn nrr,r than pal,tk, win n
,l.r,LoI, knows EVERYDAY and ono