The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-11
WI.LAkA NOTES,

The chief topic the past week has been
the lateness Of the mail, and the need #
a better boat than the Geurgea. Thi.
want should DO looked after b, the m,n.
ayers OF this line. People are in earnest
and number of projects are spoken of
to secure a cool boat That ii will pay
Is well settled fact, and the party who
hrst comes IN with u satisfactory boat
will secure the business. THE Crescent
City would till the hill admirably. The
mail now comes 50 late that people can
hardly reply to letters by return mail.
which is So early we trust that the wide.
AXE Beach & Miller will early look into
this grumbling. Fnrihor south !, still
worse than here.
Mr.. {. II. tiilclrist has opened new
store. which is now in full blast with
Charley Stephens as chef clerk. That
MIR. q. means biz is very evident. H.
reports sales very satisfactory aud i, full
of vigor in his new venture
Our population grows less every week
We now have to report the departure for
their northern home, of Mrs. lIotchkin
and daughters, Misses Kate and Mamie.
We regret to lose them but know il l..
for their benefit. and that the few month.
before their return will soon pass bv.
All wish them safe voyage More ia
tend going this week.
\ young tobacco craze has struck ,eb.
pie here, and a number are trying it.;
and now who will come to their rescue
and tell how TO cure it. Let's hear from
some one. II will interest all and be of
benefit to many. Also where can up
land rice seed be had. Many want 10
plant some. 1t is astonishing how many
are turning their attention to raising
something besides orange trees.
Our young men patrUnlze The spring
daily and have fixed up thu wharf 50
that it is now pleasure. Thanks for at
tention to the wants of many, Lawn
tennis is played every Saturday p. M,
and draws quite crowd. We need
rain. but corn seems 10 grow in spite of
dry weather. The air is cool and brac-
ing, with cool nights. BrcKEYf.
The President Wants n Qmic, Wed.
ding.
There seems to I've feeling among
those who claim they know all about the
matter that the President has grown
quite restless under the immense amount
of gossip which is being published about
his approaching wedding, and they say
he Is anxious for the whole thing to Ike
place and be over They even 90 50 far
rs to say that he has ,nep-laid plot to
fool every one about the date. H., so.tns
to be put out by all the iabbpr fsum the
Folsom family and wonders whrr, the
next one of his bfide-e elects r; l1tis.. viii
turn up and say it is all fixed The plan
Mr.. Cleveland has now in vieW j. to give
out that he is going to New NutI: of
Decoration Day, that Is. very Lear June.
and then elude the watchers and flee t.
his bride. marry her and have it all over
before any one knows anething about 1
Just what Miss Folsom will say when
she arrives and hears the arrangements
for a quiet welding is not known. One
thing is certain, however. she evidently
wants large wedding. if reports from
Paris can be believed. .-l}aIt American,
Suit Against Recorder Matthews.
4 Washington special to the New Or.
leans Times Democrat, dated Nav 9Th.
says: 4 very active fight is being made
in the senate against the confirmation Of
the colored man Matthews, of Albany,
n. v, appointed to succeed Fred Doug
lass as recorder Of deeds There are
charges of offensive partisan-lip against
him and an investigation has been or
dered. II is believed that should 10 he
tapfo,1 tha ,.ra-tI.rt i'll z1t71 in ti,r.
name of some resident Of tie district for
thu place. The Matthews appointment
deprived the president Of more local
democratic sympathy than any Other
art of his administration.