The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18
Federal Point Items.

". Hawkins killed a deer right in
town yesterday.
Mrs. B. III. Hart. Miss Nichols, Mrs. ;.
A. Pierce and A. \. Ellsworth all start
for the north today on the City of Pa
latka.
Two transfers of real estate were made
here last week.
Thus far May has been uRusuall. ho,
and dry. One DAY las. week the mer-
curry went up to 20 degrees, while We
have had no rain in several days. We
are notv suffering from the drouth as
vet, but soon will be unless We get rain.
Mitchell REM, of Bridgeport, says in
relation to last weeks item, that as far
Us he was concerned in the fracas men
toned. he only fought in self defense.
using no weapons only them that the
Lord gave him. We did not intend any
injustice to Mr.. REM, and the case being
as he states we must think him unduly
sensitive.
The lot Of an itemizer seems to be q
hard one, he cannot ape the part of JUS
tice and go blind.folded, for it is neces-
sary to keep both eyes and ears wide
open and will then, sometimes get things
little awry despite his utmost care.
However, we will go right along hoping
that the information We may give in re.
gard to our little corner OF the globe
may do more good than harm. Human.
ty is prone 10 err, il not. our preachers,
our reformers and philanthrophist with
their labored efforts and institutions
would become at once useless encum.
berances. The noble thoughts and words
If humanity; the heroic acts and sacri-
fees would be needless and unknown.
Heroes would be at discount. reform
ers nuisance and the great efforts that
humanity MAKES for its adornment would
be ended. In fact. humanity would no
longer be humanity hut rather beings
perfect within themselves, with nothing
to gain, nothing to strive for. nothing to
accomplish and while We do deplore evil
vet out OF evil there may come good.
One night last week we supposed We
had fallen on to a thrilling item for your
widely circulated paper right in town.
A negro man. large and fierce looking,
with u restless, suspicious eye, nervou.
Of limb and tongue, who carried mys.
terous looking basket, the contents Of
which were carefully covered by what
once had been corn sack, approached
your correspondent in very sudden and
mysterious manner, demanding some
thing to eat as he was very hungry.
Your correspondent hastened to comply
with the imperative demand, at the
same time keeping IA suspicious eye on
that basket and its owner. That some.
thing was wrong with the fellow and
his basket was very evident, and
thoughts Of crime passed swiftly through
our mind, especially ~ there was
slight movement perceptibls under that
corn sack. At last our courage revived,
and n hint made as to tho contents Of
the basket. TO which the negro gave an
evasive reply, mumblng out something
about his baby. Great heavens. had
this wretch in human form, with a skin
as black as tar, been robhing some fond
mother Of tho dearest treasure Of her
heart. or her infan. child, upon whose
welfare, happiness and prosperity her
whole lifes happiness depended. II GER
tainly looked like it. and the thought
rousing the lion that had been shaking
and trembling in your correspondent
breast for live or ten minutes, to furious
acton. he demanded in thunder tones:
What in thunder have you in that has.
ket;' The sullen reply confirmed all Of
our suspicious Baby alligators"