The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-07

.>asnrHItdtuS, YOU ny 10 get dt u>,
But you never can bleach red nose.
The election yesterday kept all the ex-
citement about the city hall, and the
streets wore deserted and neglected
appearance.
We learn that an excursion party will
20 from Rallsstownto the Tomoko, river,
to-daXrOver the White road, which is
completed to near that point.
The regular monthly meetingof the
LADIES Memorial Association will he
held at the residence of Mrs. $. j. Ken.
nerly, this afternoon at Up. m.
Mr.. Barron, of the Putnam house,
says, for all he expects to do to the con-
trary, that sulphur springs may flow on
for the balance of his natural days.
Work on the various new brick build
ings now being erected in the city il
progressing very satisfactorily, and the
walls arc going mp in splendid shape.
The wild interest manifested and the
argumentatiye discussions engaged in
by the colored voters yesterday, seemed
Il source OF great amusement to the
Northern people who saw them at the
polls for the first time.
Nlessrs. Gardner 4 Eaton have several
advertisements that will prove of irter-
es, t, purchasers Of fertilizers, rs they
have large stock On hand that must
be sold Immediately. See the several
advertisements in this mornings paper.
/ The contribution entertainment at
the Putnam last night, by Mr.. Edward
Fabian, slocutionist, of New York was
largely attended. The attendants were
highly pleased with tho entertainment
and handsome sum was realized, which
goes to the building fund Of the new
Methodist church.
Tax collector Jos. Price has a special
notice thil morning. which II will pay
tax payers to read. The books will b.
closed on the 9th inst, and the delin.
quent lit will he published Immediately
thereafter. by paying the taxes in the
intervening time, much trouble and OK.
pense will be avoided
The handsome piano cover, silver
pitcher and other articles left from the
Catholic fair If 1884, will be rallied on
Esater Monday or Tuesday at the Opera
house. On these days the Sisters will
have for their benefit. an ice festival and
a bazar under the charge Of their pupils.
On this occasion tho Sisters respectfully
solicit the patronage Of their friends.
A fow members Of tho big excursion
party from several of tho western states,
which arrived in Jacksonville Sunday
evening. were in the city yesterday.
About five hundred people came on the
excursion, it requiring seven sleepers and
seven coaches to transport the crowd
They will make hasty tour Of Florida,
and o; course will he pleased with villa,
they see.
The Palatka National Bank building
on Front street will soon DO ready fol-
tenants, and all the ground floor will b,
occupied Immediately. The northern
store room will be occupied by the tail
oring establishment Of Finninger d lie
Van. the middle room will be occupied
by the bank, while the south room vii
be used by the grocery firm o
MCssrs. Richardson d Go. This will Civ,
them much more room than they nov
have, rs they will have I'm ample war,
house in the rear for tho Storage o
goods.
\ gang of tracklaycrs, while lay inl
steel rails near Interlachcn on the +. s
railway, struck in body on Monday
morning for an advance in wages from
II to 81 % PER day. The overseer re-
ported the strike to the Office in Palat
ka, and yesterday morning full fore,
Of hands from Pala,ka were pnt on tn,
work, aud il will be pushed right along
These strikes seem to he the fashion, ant
it the Knights of Labor fail in their bis
strikes out west. they will have the sat
isfaction of knowing that their exampl,
is widespread and will result in more OF
less evil to laboring men.
Harry Hammond, postal railway clerk
from Jacksonville to Tampa. returned
from Cincinnati yesterday. He wa
caught in the flood at Chattanooga
where he was detained three days. tn,
floods are awful, ohstructug trains ant
mails in all directions. At last he 20
away by taking n boat up the Tennessee,
river, thence up lliwassah creek L
Charleston. Tenn, and from here soutl
to Dalton, Ga. andl thence to jackson
Vile. The mail matter accumulated a
Chattanooga is very great, but grad
ually moving south. The water is sub
siding somewhat. yet heavy rains con
tInuc.
For hey West.
The following amounts have been ,ef
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