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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
ASSISTANT TREASURER.
Judge mccue has Consented to accept The Po
sstion at New York.

Judge Mccue has Consented TO accept The Po
s:tion at New York.
WASHINGTON, February 1f.-Judge
Alexander McCue, of Brooklyn, N. y,
who at present holds the Office of Solici-
tor of the Treasury, has been offered and
accepted the position of Assistant Treas
urer at New York, vice Mr.. Canday, re-
signed. Mr.. McCue did not seek the Of
flee and accepted it only upon the soici-
tation of the President. 1t was offered
to him about three weeks ago and de-
clined 1t was then rendered to several
other persons, but each of them de-
clined on account of the vast
responsibility of the office. Early this
week the President again urged Mr.. Nc
Cue to accept the Office, and after think
ing it over for several days he concluded
to do so. He called on the President this
morning and informed him of his con-
clusion, adding that while the duties of
the office were somewhat strange to him
at present, he would undertake to per-
form them SO as to reflect no discredit
on the President or himself. 1t is ex-
pected that his nomination as Assistant
Treasurer will be sent to the Senate
Monday.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
BUCKET SHOPS RaIDED.
Can They be Kept Open Test Case 10 be De-
cided Next Week.

Can They be Kept Open Test Case 10 be De-
cIded Next Week.
NEW YORK, February IA general
raid was made to-day on all bucket
shops in New street, Broad street and
lower Broadway. Among those raided
by the police are Lumpkin & Co., 81
New street; Stockton & Co.. Sc New
street; Hart & Co., 81 New street; Man
haitian Stock Company, 81 New street,
and Standard Stock Company, 80 New
street. The proprietors or men con-
Quoting business We're taken off under
arrest. 1t is generally believed that they
will all resume business Monday as
usual. The Standard Stock Company
and Hart & Co. have an old indictment
hanging over them for keeping gam
bling house, and their trials are set down
for next week, and will be regarded as
test cases.
In the event of conviction, it is under
stood that all the bucket shops will
change their present mode and do bust
ness under the system now in operation
by Todd & Co., styled "open board of
brokers"
Thirty eight men in all were captured
in the raid on the bucket shops to-day.
The charge against them is maintaining
gambling houses in violation of section
343 of the Penal Code The arrests were
made on complaints being sent to the
police by prominent stock brokers inWall
street and the Stock Exchange, who
retained Delaney Nicoll to prosecute the
charge. Inspector Byrnes furnished a
detective to make the arrests and Judge
White issued the warrants. Late in the
afternoon they were all bailed in $500.
Judge O'Reillv having been summoned
to open court at police headquarters two
young men, who were hired by the reg
ular brokers to procure evidence against
the bucket shop proprietors, will appear
at the trial as well as several victims OF
the alleged gambling dens. One of the
| latter is said to be graduate of Prince
| ton College, who has spent $50, 900 in
these shops. Another willing witness is
a man who has lost 1000 in the same
manner
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
Cotton Movement slace September

NEW YORK, February 1.-THE cotton
movement for the week and since Sep
tember /, with comparison with the
same periods last year. according to re-
turns to the Journal Of Commerce to
February 10, We're as follows: Receipts
at interior towns, 46,391 bales; against
56,675 last year; shipments, 59,546;
against 62,277 last year: stocks re-
manning We're 1913, ,695 compared
with 345, 500 the same time in
1887 receipts at ports, 99,61S
for the week, against 1T, ,805 the same
week last year; deliveries from plan
tations, Ss,663, against 10. 1856 last year,
and total deliveries from plantations
since September 1 amounting to 5,03f,-
ISL, against 1854, ,031 for the same time
last year, or an increase of ia, 100. and
the total crop in sight to February II
amounting to 6,104 ,564, against 5,s02,
s6S the same time last year, an increast
of 401 ,e96 bales.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
TIE GREAT RACE AT PUNFA GORDA
DESCRIPTION OF 1T BY OUR OWN
CORRESPONDENT.
Items from other PIaees-The Rush for
Florida-Alsatians Arrive to Make
This state Their Future Home.
Special to the Patatkq Neics.

Special to the PaldtkG NeIcs.
PUNTA GoRDA, February 1.-THE sec
ond race of five miles, between Teemer,
Mckay and Hamm, the champion oars
men, took place here to-day. High wind
and rough water prevented an early
start, and they did not get off until :05
o'clock. Teemer turned his outer flag
at 1:13:a0, Mckay ten seconds later,
Hamm sixteen seconds later. Teemer
turned his outer flag the second time at
1:35:15, Mckay twenty seconds later.
Hamm's shell having become water log
ged he withdrew. Teemer passed the
home flag at 1916, Mckay four seconds
later. Teemer rowed the five miles in
forty-one minutes and forty-six seconds,
Mckay forty-one minutes and fifty sec
onds.
The fol owing goes to the United and
the Associated Press tonight;
''Messrs. Teemer, Mckay and Hamm
will row over the Lake Weir Chautau-
qua course, on February %, five mile
race for $500 and the championship OF
America, and one mile dash on Febru-
airy 80, for the championship of America
and Chautuaqua gold medal. Entries
to either of the above races are open
until February %. 1888, and will be re-
ceived by o. w. Bromwell, at Palatka
Fla, up to and including that date
1.-The one mi'e dash is intended to es.
tablish a record and Messrs. Teemer
Mckay and Hamm have decided to
make the contest at Lake Weir, Fla.
''The oarsmen leave here for Palatka
tomorrow. They row on the st. Johns
River at that place the coming week
Their boats weigh twenty-eight pounds
each. are thirty-one feet long and clever
inches wide in the widest place"
o. W. b.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
FRY'S OPERA HOUSE
Prof Lowanda's Gift Show Gives Its Last
Entertainment.

Prof Lowanda's Gift Show Gives Its Last
Entertainment.
Prof. Lowanda's monster gift show
was greeted last evening with an au-
dience fully equal to that in attendance
the night before. From the time the
curtain was raised the assemblage of
people were either kept continuously
laughing at the comical antics of differ
ent members of the troupe, or were held
spell-bound to their chairs in 'open-
mouth wonder" at the wonders of Prof.
Lowanda in his slight-of-hand tricks
and manuvers in spiritualism. Madam
Lowanda asa mind reader, was put to a
thorough and fair test and in the end
proved to be as claimed. The
system of distributing presents
adopted by this company is as fair as
could be desired-every one having an
equal chance. As promised a gold
watch, a silver pitcher and a silver cake
stand were given away among those
present in addition to many other
valuable presents. The three main ar
ticles above mentioned were won by the
following: Gold watch, check 6S, Miss
Clara Bland; elegant silver pitcher,
check 45, Mr.. w. b. Hough; nice silver
cake stand, check 1856, W. J. Singleton,
colored porter. Although advertised to
perform three nights, the Professor was
unable to obtain the opera house longer
than two evenings on account of other
engagements, hence this is their last ex
h,hitiOn
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
The Last Night at the Fair.

Last evening terminated the fair for
the Sisters of st. Joseph. A few articles
were raffied and others auctioned. The
fair has received its full share of patron
age, considering the many amusements
during the week that only served to
draw away those who otherwise would
have been present to take part in this
good work. Nevertheless the Sisters
have done well--tLe exact amount is
difficult to state as no estimate can be
made at this writing. Suffice it to say
that some 5000 were realized, and that
this sum viii be greatly inflated by the
Milkmaid's drill tomorrow evening.
Tickets for this event may be pur-
chased at the apothecaries of Lowery
& Starr and r. Resting.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
WASHINGTON BEFORE LENT.
Gay Season-TwIstina the Lions TaiI-The
Senate's bad Boy"
Correspondence of the Palatka Ne,cs.

Correspondence Of the Pdldtkd Netos.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., February 8.
The near approach of the Lenten sea-
son warns society that festivity must
soon cease for period. 1t must be said
that there are but few of the number
who do not celebrate this season of
prayer and fasting in its proper light.
During this and Monday and Tuesday
of next week gaiety will be indulged in
to the greatest extent. Balls, socials,
teas, swell receptions, opera parties and
all its sort of thing will be played with
high hand during the remaining days.
At the White House the public recep-
tions will be continued, but the great
social events of the season have already
been passed and an exceedingly pleasant
winter it has been.
The balance of the world will shun the
sackcloth and besmirched with ashes
atone for the many little sins which have
been recorded on the debit side of the
| account which is run daily by the Guar
dian Angels.
Lent has always been observed, and
this year will prove no exception.
THE TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
| Well. after many vain attempts to
consider resolutions requiring the con-
sideration of the treaty between Great
Britain and this country, Mr.. Riddle
berger has the honor of having gained
his point to certain degree, the Senate
in executive session having postponed
consideration of the treaty until next
December.
When the resolutions were reported
this morning Riddleberger said That
inasmuch as the British lions tail had
been sufficiently twisted-by vote oi
81 to %, which is presumed to be the
vote by which its consideration was
postponed-it was now unnecessary t.
, go into the matter any further.
: He proceeded to make few remarks
) although suffering from severe bron
t chial troubles, but was interrupted b,
Senator Hawley, who, supposing tina
the Virginian would soon proceed t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
FROM JACKSONVILLE.
| In Mayors Court-The Congregational counciI-Va-
rious Other Matters.
| SDecf1I TO fbs P1Infh1 Ne1rS

In Mayors court-The Congregational counciI-Va-
rious Other Matters.
Special to the PaEatka Neucs.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb. II.
In the Mayors court this morning the
cases disposed of were as follows:
Ella Williams, Victoria Clark and
Mary Allen, three mulatto women,
the public peace. The two first were
fined $40 each, or go to Jail for ten days,
the latter s. only. She had only So, and
the balance was remitted. The other
two paid so each.
John Stephens, darkey, was fined 50
for abusive language, the payment to
stand suspended during good behavior.
Sammy Frazier, little colored boot
black, was caught stealing the morning
papers from Farwell's furniture store
and fined 81.
| This morning the Congregational
| Council met at Ord's Hall, in South
Jacksonville, for the purpose of ex-
amining the Rev. f. p. Bacheller, with
a view to his ordination and installation
as pastor of the church at Philips. The
| council hold a session this afternoon in
the church in this city for the same pur-
pose In reference to Rev. r. T. Halls
| pastorate.
Marshal w. c. Bird and his son-in-
law, O. b. Burroughs, left this afternoon
for Albany, n. Y, in charge of two col
ored men, John Crawley and Frank
| Taylor, convicted in the United States
Court last month, one for robbing the
Arredonda post Office, and the other fol
intercepting a letter at the Jacksonville
Office addressed to another person, ant
stealing therefrom so. They go to the
Albany, N. Y, penitentiary.
Only four deaths We're recorded at tn,
city sections Office up to p. IN. to-da,
as occurring in the city last week-thre
whites and one eolored.
Noah Commody, colored, was al
rested this afternoon upon a warrant is
sued by Justice Magill for whipping hi
wife.
Col. r. NJ. Johnston, managm
editor of the Houston, Texas Post, is il
the city to-day
Mrs Ransom, prominent New Yor
society leader, has elegant apartment
at the Glenada Hotel
R. I'll. Light and A. w. Bars, {
! this city, have been commissioned b
Gov. Perry as notaries public. j. E. s.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
THE BRIDAL TRAP
Miss Randall and Her Company in the
Charming 0pera-Matinee To-day.

NewS-Herald.
Miss Adelaide Randall and her COM
pany played Rosenfield's French Opera,
1.-The Bridal Trap" to a fair and appre-
ciative audience at the Opera House last
evening. Miss Randall, as Rosette, ap-
peared to good advantage. Her fascin-
ating acting and pleasing voice capti-
waited the house. In the first act she
sang very sweetly the popular song from
the Little Tycoon" Love Comes Like
a Summer Sigh.
Herman Waldo, as the Comte, and
Charles F. Lang. as Gravolin, sang we'll.
Both have good tenor voices. Miss Ger
tie Hoyt made a charming Marquis, and
in her song in the second act elected
warm applause. Mr.. James G. Peakes
is ::more of comedian than singer,
and in the part of Foutelard he has very
little need of his voice.
The support throughout was good and
the company by far is the best that has
| visited Jacksonville this season.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
Churches To-Day.

Episcopal, Rev. Z. S. Williams, pastor.
Services 1890 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School. $50 p. m.
Presbyterian, Rev. l.. III. Wilson, PAS
tor-Services, 1890 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School, B p. IN. Prayer meet
ing, Up. m. Wednesdays.
At the Methodist, the Presiding Elder
will preach in the morning. Class meet
ing from $50 to 1870 a. m. Morning
services 1870 a. m, and evening SER
vices Z p. m. Sunday school at 8 p. IN.
Prayer meeting will be held at 7:30
o'clock Wednesday evening.
Rev. J. III. johnson, of Boston, viii
preach in the First Baptist Church this
morning. Services at IL a. m. and 30
p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Prayer
meeting will be held every Thursday
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Catholic, Rev. Father Walsh-The
usual Sabbath services.
st. Philips P. E. Mission, colored, Rev
E. Butler, pastor-Seryices at IL a M
and p. m.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
COOK COUNTY MUST PAY.
Decision by Judge Tu,hif in Favor OF the Chicago
Industrial School.

CHICAGO. February 11.-Judge Rich
ard TutliiIl in the Circuit Court of
Chicago to-day rendered decision in
the case of the incorporates of the
Chicago Industrial School. The incor-
porators are all Roman Catholics, and
temporarily, until they secure building
of their own, they contracted with the
Sisters of the Good Shepherd to house
and teach the girls committed. There
are other industrial schools in the State,
the incorporators of which are Protest
ants By law the county has to pay for
the support of such girls. The county
resisted payment on the ground that it
would be payment of public money for
sectarian purposes. Judge Tuthill, in
an able opinion, decided that the pur-
pose was not sectarian and ordered the
county to pay the full amount, O,5S5.
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violate the rules of the Senate, raised
the point of order, and was sustained by
the Chair.
Nothing daunted the Peck's Bad Boy
of the Senate asked to make an explana-
tion and turning towards Hawley and
raising his voice to its highest and most
eloquent pitch at the same time assum-
ing pugilistic attitude declared that
he did not propose to be called to order
at all times, in all places ard by any per-
son whatsoever" and he wanted il dis
tinctly understood. Having said all that
he desired to say he quietly resumed his
seat.
THE SECRET SESSION.
What will be Riddleberger's next
move? The press gallery viii anxiously
await its advent. But I would suggest
that as he has, in degree, been so sue
cessful in this move, that he now attack
the secret session folly as whole.
There may be certain cases when an
executive session would be polite, but
taken altogether there does not exist a
greater piece of humbuggery than the
so-called secret session.
Let it be forever abolished. The people
send representatives to Congress to legis-
late for their benefit in open session, and
not to hide their every action behind a
rule which, apparently, is made to screen
them from the criticism of the public.
1t belongs entirely to an age that has
passed, and is certainly undignified and
inexcusable in the Senate of the United
States.
ATTACK ON TELEGRAPHIC FACILITIES.
The first public act of Speaker Carlisle
since his return to the Capitol has been
his order removing all telegraph wires
and offices from the corridors of the
House. 1t is said that these wires were
used exclusively by lobbyists and We're
therefore removed.
A "kick" being made, all GROWERS
were warned to go slow, or an order
would be issued removing all wires from
that side of the Capitol.
This werld mean that members of the
press gallery wound be denied the privi-
leges of rapid transit for the s.necials,
and would likewise mean that such .
howl would arise from that quarter that
legislators would awaken to the fact that
the press is the medium of the people
and lis representatives are entitled to
distinguished consideration. "
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
Mrs. Robinson Found Guilty OF Murder.

Boston, February 1.-THE jury in
the case of Mrs. Sarah j. Robinson, the
alleged wholesale poisoner, this morning
rendered verdict of guilty of murder
in the first degree. In this trial she was
charged with the murder of Prince Ar
thur Freeman, her nephew. Mrs. Robin
son had previously been tried on the
charge of killing her son and daughter,
but the jury disagreed. The incentive
to all the crimes with which she is
charged was alleged to be the securing
of the life insurance of her victims.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
The Freight War.

KANSAS CITY, February 11.-A re-
newell of the reduction in freight rates
occurred yesterday. The Kansas City,
Fort Scott and Gulf Road made the fol-
lowing rates on packing house products:
To Galveston and Houston forty cents;
to Memphis, IA; to Memphis, when des-
tined for Green Line points, 12; to New
Orleans, Mobile and Vicksburg, "a;
sugar from New Orleans to Kansas City,
27. The Santa Fe joined in the above
rates to Texas
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
The SIX DAYS WALK.
Albert Breaks the Record by Making So Miles by
10 O'Clock Last Night.

New YORK, February 1.-THE six
days walking match ended tonight
without any of the usual scenes of dis
order and rowdyism that have prevailed
on previous occasions. Albert has
broken the record and is now the cham
pion of the world. Eight of the conpet
itors completed the 525 miles that enti-
tied them to a share in the gate receipts.
The score of these eight at 10 o'clock was
as follows: Albert, Gel miles, laps;
Herty, 5S2 miles; Guerrero, 564 miles;
Hart, $40; Golden, 53S; Moore, 531;
Strokel, 526; Noremac, 525.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
Chicago and the De mocra,ic Convention.

CHICAGO, February 11.-At meeting
of the Local Finance Committee to-day
the chairman said that sea, 900 had been
subscribed by Chicago citizens to defray
the expenses of the Democratic National
Convention, provided it came to Chica-
go, and the sum will be increased to
$4,000 if necessary. 4 working COM
mittee decided tn go to Washington
next Saturday.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
New England Society in Florida
The following received at this Office is
an explanation in itself:

The following received at this Office is
an explanation in itself:
JACKSONVILLE, February 1.
Dear Sir:-You are invited to attend
meeting of New England men living in
Florida to be held in Jacksonville on
washington's Birthday, 1888, at the
rooms of the Board of Trade, at l0o'clock
in the forenoon, for the purpose of or
ganizing the New England Society of
Florida.
AS there are many New Engianders in
Florida whose names and addresses are
unknown to us, will you kindly extend
this invitation to such Of them as you
think proper.
George F. Drew. Jacksonville; Horatio
Bisbee, Jacksonville: George w. Bent
ley, jacksonville; Jonathan C. Greeley.
Jacksonville; Charles s. Adams, Jack
sonsilie; Jas. r. Campbell, Jacksonville;
F. II. Orvis, Jacksonville; A. B. Mason.
Seville; FL. l. Hart, Palatka; Sherman
Conant, Palafka; Summer G. Chandler,
Wilber J. Webb, Palatka, w. w.
Dewhurst, St. Augustine; Arthur q.
Hamlin, DeLand: Fred S. Goodrich, De
Land; Isaac Stone, DeLand; Joshua L
Chamberlain, Homosassa.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
R!satian Immigrants.

Special to the PdIdtkd Netos.
JAcKsoE LILLE, February i1.-Thirty
five Alsatians arrived via the steamer
Yumesser to-day, en- route for Quincy,
where they go to locate. They are from
the district where Mr.. Storm, the
pioneer of the recent tobacco raising
boom, was reared, and came on his ad-
vice. This is the first installment of
what promises to be a big immigration
from Alsace to Gadsden County. w.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
Negro Woman poisons Herself and Children,

MACON, GA, February 11.-Ruth
Woodall, a negro woman living in Jones
County, about ten miles from here,
mixed some rough on rats with water
and made her two daughters, aged seven
and five respectively, drink of it. She
then drank what was left The mother
and eldest daughter died, but the other
child was saved by physician. No
cause was assigned.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
Suit for $4,000 Damages.

CHICAGO, February 11.-Andrew j.
Carberry, the Pullman Car conductor
week and acquitted of the charge of
stealing the company's fares on his run
between New Orleans and Chicago,
brought suits for $500 damages to-day
in the Circuit Court against the Pullman
Car Company and American Surety
Company, his prosecutors.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
PREPARING tos Mobilization.

LONDON, February 1.-THE British
War Office has issued an order directing
that statement be prepared at each
military center detailing the facilities
for summoning reserves and strengthen
ing battalions from depots within forty
eight hours, in event of the mobilization
of the army becoming necessary. The
order is precautionary step to enable
the new mobilization scheme to work
well if it should be necessary to put il
in force.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

ST. cIair-abrams in the city-Ihe Rush for Florida
Booming.
Special to the Paldtkd Neics.
WASHINGTON, February Iii. E.
Alexander, of Florida, has been ap-
pointed post office inspector at 81 600.
Major Alex. st. Clair-Abr brams, of Or
lando, is in the city.
The rush for Florida is on the boom.
The vestibule train, which leaves New
York tri-weekly, has every seat engaged
up to the 1st of March. Y.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
Another Reouisltion on Gov. suckner

CHARLESTON, w. VA, February H.
Governor Wilson to-day issued re-
QUESTION on Governor Buckner, of Ken
tucky, for the twenty-eight men who
are charged with having participated in
the killing of VIM. DEMPSEY in Logan
County, in this State ON the 10Th of last
month in fight between the Hatfields
and McCoYs
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
Demand rs Per Cent ad,ance IN WAGES

SCRANTON, Pa, February ia
formal demand for Is per cent. advance
in miners wages has been made by the
executive board of District Assembly
No. 10, knights of Labor, and forwarded
by NJ. I. Burke, the Carbondale member
OF the board, to all operators in the
Lackawana and Wyoming valleys.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-12
Liquor and Cigar Dealer Fails.

RICHMOND, VA, February 11.-George
A. Lathrop & Co., wholesale dealers in
liquors and cigars, to-day filed deed in
the Chancery Court, making an assign
ment to James Blythe Moore. Liabilities
$S2, 900, assets not yet known. The first
preferred creditor is S. p. Lathrop,
father of the senior member of the firm,
who is indorser for about $4,000.