The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-18
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II the sigh and the Kiss Of the winters nigh.
Come deep from the soul in the stronger ray
That i, borne in the Ugh, Of the winters DAY.
And things can never go badly wrong
II the heart b. true and the love be strong;
For the mist. IL II comss. and The weeping
rain.
viii bc chaEge1 by loye into sunshine again.
Services in all the churches to-day at
tie usual hours.
Tie merchants enjoyed a pretty good
trade yesterday.
The steamer Pastime is in Jackson
vile undergoing thorough repairs.
Tie steamer Eliza Iiancox will run on
the Hudson river during the summer.
A large crowd Of people from tho sur.
rounding country were in the sty yes.
terday.
Services in the new Methodist church
to-day IA usual ct II u. nj. md I:3o p. m.
Sunday school at 3p. ~.
The steamship City OF Pa'aika arrived
yesterday from Charleston. bringing y
large csrgo Of general freight.
The winds blow and Low, and the
waves roll and roll. and altogether ].
il no, The kind Of weather % make one
feel good.
Rev. Jar1es u. Dumb d.. will preach
n, the Presbyterian ci,geh to-day. Sub
leci az il a. m. "Conten.ins for the
faith, and at :, p. M, Does the Eible
sanction the use III 4icating drinks y
! We call attention 10 the new adver
tseaent Of Mr. l.. falk. which appears ia
this monings paper. lie has determin
ell TO 20 out Of t.a dry goods business
and advertises his cntiSe stock at lowest
/ figures. Read the advertisement.
! There ars now nine prisoners In Jail
one white man an! eight negroes, and
out u that lot there il only one perma.
nent resident Of Palatka. they being
rowing yagabonds who are caught steal
+, ing, and wien put in jail ore more ex
psnsc TO the tax payers than they M,
worth. Only On, OF tn, negroes in
the Jail was the owner VI change Of
clothing when arrested.
Capt. VIM. NJ. llusso., Of the Genl
CIT, Guards, in company with the cap
, talns Of the other companies comprising
the First Florida Battalion, met at th,
Office of Major W. -. Young, u Jack
sonvlle on Friday for the purpose of Sc
lccting location for the encampmcnt
of the battalion this summer. The gen
tlemon made n trip to Pablo Beach, and
unanimously decided on that point
Five companies, four of infantry aud
one artillery, will g. into camp at tina,
point on July oh, and will remain ther,
ten days OF two weeks.
Jacksonville News. The steamer
Rosa, Of the DeBary.Baya Line. has
been engaged to tow the scow contain.
ing the pile driver, workmcn. etc, 70,
driving the pling a, points on the st
Johns river, where beacon lights will be
placed. Captain Brown goes to Palatka
where the bouy tender Wisteria, is ".
ing. and AS she cannot 20 up the river
higher than that point. the Rosa will
carry the pile driver and party. This
will not interfere with the regular trim.
of the Rosa.
Mayor Baldwin has notified all the
saloon keepers Of The city that all saloon
doors must BE- kept closed Cd Sundays,
and that no more whisky selling will be
allowed on tina, day hereafter. Good
for the mayor. But We are sorry for the
fellows who had good time last nigh.
and went to bed happy in the thought
that they would get "just drop to
steady their nerves this morning. Now
they will have to try Dover's powder u
bromide Of potash. Both remedies arc
good for the big head.
The Presbytery Of East Florida
met at San Mateo last "Wednesday. The
Rev. W. K.Tully, Of Jacksonville, very
acceptably s,rved as moderator and Dr.
s. T. Wilson, Of st. Augustine. as clerk
The business was principally Of routine
character. New organizations were re.
ported near Lake Weir, and at Wilcox,
st. Johns county. also colored organi.
2ation Mt Gainesville. Rev. James Mitch
ell, OF Crescent City, and Mr.. Scheabel,
Of Jacksonville, were elected commits.
sioners to the Grand Assembly, which
meets May Goth, at Minneapolis, MINI.
DR.. and Mrs. Dunn, of this city. were Wis.
itors Of the presbytery. This Presby.c-
ry is but little imore than one half ito
former size, there having been recently
formed from It the Presbytcry Of South
Flogida. which met last Tuesday, A Kis.