The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-29
CITY NOTES.


Our hotels now open are full of guests,
and there are great many strangers
still IN the city.
Everybody who comes To Palatka says
il is the liveliest and most go ahead town
in the state. And what everybody says
must be- true.
We regret to hear ~ the sickness Of
Mr.. T.. e. Post, who has been confined
to his led for several days with fever
We hope to see him fully restored to
health and at his business in few days.
I: takes mighty smart knocking bird
to select a place for its nest where it
will not he robbed Of its young. II there
is no law passed for the protection Of our
matches songsters. they will soon be-
come obsolete.
All those interested in base. ball mat.
tiers are requested to meet at the Office Of
Messrs. Baldwin 4 Cochrane, at $50
o'clock this evening, when business Of
Importance will be transacted. A large
attendance is desired.
Now that we have a city clock, it looks
as il the services Of that old cow bel.
could be dispensed with in announcing
the time for closing the stores every
event, x. The hell is not musical, ex-
cept when on cows neck.
The cells arr now bein: placed in the
new Jail, and the prison part will
soon be ready for use; the sheriff thinks
IN about a week. The cells are said TO
he OF the best make, and there will bc no
use in a prisoner trying to effect his rs.
cape from them.
jacksonville Herald Yesterday in
Justice Belisarios court the case Of j. II.
Gardner against the Jacksonville. Tam
! pa and Key West railroad, for killing in
September. 1885. mt Bostwick's station,
Putnam county, two oxen, valued at
go. was tried. A verdict for $2j was
rendered. +. +. LEngle, attorney for
plaintiff, and --- Parrot for railroad.
Tampa Tribune; Three Of the direc.
tors " the Florida Southern railroad
have filed an affidavit with the secretary
Of state at Tallahassee, stating that that
company would finish the road to Tampa
At an carly day. We have been shown
letter from the attorney Of the road
stating that work would he commenced
as soon m the laborerS could br oh
tanned
The prisoners in the county jail have
again been saving at the bars in an at
tempt TO escape, but they were discov.
cred before the bars were cut in two.
This is the third attempt that has been
made To saw out Of Jail with oil knives
AMI such things. The prisoners have
been removed to another cell, and are
now chained to the wall ~ that they
cannot reach the windows Mt all.
Thursday night burglars entered the
sleeping rooms Of Messrs G.. G. Chant
and K. q. Suzner, just back Of Sulzner's
music store, and took the gold Avatch Of
Mr.. Chant and all the money they could
find about the clothes of Mr.. Sul2ner,
these gentlemen sleeping 50 sound that
they knew nothing Of the presence Of
their nocturnal visitor until they awoke
yesterday morning. The burglars also
entered several other houses during the
night, hut failed to obtain any consider.
able booty
Mr. o. II. Wade i, preparing to stop
the extra flow of the artesian well at the
Putnam house, and now has It boxed
around preparatory to sinking the big
pipe around the present one. There il u
constant flow of sand and other material
coming up the pipe, among other things
pieces Of brick and glass. Mr.. Wade
does not pretend to account for their
presence, or to tell whether the relics
come from China or some prehistoric
underground city. lilo thinks the fow
can le confined to the big pipe. when
/ once il ppts i'm uosjtion.
We learn Of distressing case of rob-
: berry which occurred on Thursday after
! noon last An old negro man by the
/ name of Lazarus. who works on the
vegetable sarirn of Mr.. q. W. Young,
by strict economy and prudent ways
had saved up Sl3j, which he kept in his
little cabin near the garden. While he
was at work on Thursday, some miscrc
ant entered his cabin and robbed the old
man Of his hard earned money. This
is a hard blow on tho old fellow. who is
bent with years and crippled by rheuma
tism, and he htd saved the money for
the purpose Of bringing his family here
to live with him.
We have heard numerous and loud
complaints against the bad condition Of
the plank walk on the west side Of Reed
street, between First and Second streets
Many of the boards have been removed
and others are loose, thus making il de-