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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-01
Temperatures, ETC., at a. M, CeDtr a.
Meridian time. Yesterday morning:
CITY NOTES.
Items Gathered Here and There by Our
Reportorial Corps.

There was no boat from Palatka to
Crescent City yesterday.
Sunny Florida is once more wreathed
In the sweetest smiles of sunshine.
Prayer meeting services were held at
the Methodist Church last evening.
The steamer Georgia is undergoing
repair at Lucas boat yard, in this city.
The knights of Pythias, st. Johns
Lodge, No. 8, will meet this evening at
3 o'clock.
Prayer meeting will be held at the
First Baptist Church. this city, tonight
1t 7 80 o'clock
What about paving Palatka's main
thoroughfare. Lemon street. Has the
idea been entirely abandoned
Work continues ON the ferry wharf on
the opposite side of the st. johns from
Palatka. 1t takes long time to find
deep water, evidently.
The Rev. J. Lowrie Wilson, D. d., of
South Carolina, discoursed at the Pres
byterian Church, last evening, to fair
and appreciative congregation.
The attention of our readers is called
70 the change in the schedules of the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West, and
ST. Augustine and Palatka Railways in
in this issue.
People come and go, business con
tinues well AMI the Gem City still
pushes onward, upward to the front
ranks and easily sustains her hold among
Florida's leading cities.
Are you after bargain? If SO, don't
fail TO go and see l. jacobson to-day.
He Is at present offering great reduc-
-ti0ns in dry goods and shoes. Commenc-
ing with the LIST of March Mr.. jacobson
will give four days slaughter, and
consequently now is one of the greatest
opportunities to be had for the purchase
Of goods at low cost. Attention is called
70 his attractive advertisement in
another column.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-01

Carbon has now been yielded by me-
teorites in three stages of development.
Uncrystallized graphite has long been
known as constituent of meteoric irons
and stones, and graphite crystals We're
recently found in d neteorie iron from
western Australia, while the report has
just been made that small diamond cor
puscles have been obtained from me-
teorie stone which fell in Russia in 1856.
It is suggested that these discoveries may
point out the road to the artificial pro-
duction of the diamond.-Efank Leslies.
The Court-Mr. Clerk, Is this Thursday
afternoon?
Clerk--Yes, your honor.
The Court-To-morrow is the Turkish
Sabbath, Saturday the Hebrew, and Sun
day the Christian. We adjourn until
Monday.
Clerk-But that is Labor day; Tues
day is the anniversary of the Irish indie
pendence, and Wednesday of the found
ing of the German empire.
The Court-Then we are closed for ths
week.-Tid Bits.
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CRESCENT CITY NOTES.
The Presbyterian ReyisaI-A Unique Floating Saw
Mill-PersonaI items.

Miit-fefSonal tems
Correspondence of the Palatka Neins
CRESCENT CITY, February 90.
The Presbyterian Revival Meetings.
beginning ON the 10th inst, were kept
up till Sunday night. ON which occasion
was assembled the largest audience the
church has ever held Rev. Joseph Cad
wallader, of Jacksonville, conducted the
meetings. The interest aroused was con-
siderable. There were some conversions
and the church membership was greatly
quickened. Mr.. Cadwallader is an earn
est preacher, and faithfully presents the
truth. He is conservative in his meth
DDS and resorts to no devices regarded
as sensational.
j. l.. Maui a. Son have their mann
moth floating saw mill anchored off the
banksof Burton &lHarrison's hammock.
This structure is a marvellous piece of
mechanical ingenuity, and was built by
j. w. Maull and Ed. n. Maull. It is
S0x40 feet and stands about five feet ont
of the water, drawing only about seven
teen inches. 1t is solidly built, and ac.
cording to the Judgment of Mr.. Carl. an
old time ship builder, is capable of en-
during the severe strains of even the
waves of the ocean. The operation of
all the machinery does not seem to move
the vessel any more than if it were on
dry land. 1t has so far proved far more
Of success than its protector anticipa-
ted for it. 1t is equipped with forty
horse power boiler and engine. with the
latest improvements in saws and car
riages. A planer, box-head and Single
saws are all aboard and connected by
shafting concealed under deck, so
that the main deck is free
for the machines and the piling
up of immense quantities of lumber. In
one corner Of the vessel is the cook house,
where the hands board, while ON the hur-
rican deck are the Office and cabins Of
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-01
he plrprietors ssid their workmen.

the plEpriefurs 6ald their wurknnen. j.
+. Maui & Son are now prepared %
furnish any kind of manufactured lum-
Der at the lowest rates, and can deliver
the same at Jacksonville and other points
as cheap as the mills ON dry land can to
the nearest railroad stafion They are
now 50 situated as TO have command OF
an unlimited supply Of the largest and
finest timber, and from points hereto
fore practically Inaccessible. This
unique mill we claim as a Crescent City
enterprise and are proud of it, 1t will
soon be along our city front and all Of
FOUR citizens ought to visit it.
While III. Douglass and E. G. Sachett
were working last Saturday en- the scat
| fold of building it gave way, precipi-
tating them 70 the ground, breaking Mr..
Douglass arm below the elbow and
otherwise brnising him. DIR. sprague
set the broken fmb, and at last accounts
the patient was doing well. Mr.. Sachett,
fortunately, fell into bed of fresh NOR
tar and was not hurt. Neither was the
mortar.
| James Morris and son, of Jacksonville.
have concluded that Crescent City is the
ne plus ultra of Florida, and want to 60
no farther. They have their little yacht
on our lake and are accommodating our
pleasure seekers by running occasional
trips up to Haw Creek.
i Mrs. Frank Bosworth has been very
seriously i'll with rheumatic fever, but
is now convalescent. Mrs Whitman,
our school teacher, is also getting better,
but when she can again resume her
school duties is not known.
| Mr.. Howe, of Brooklyn, N. Y, the
gentleman who recently bought the
Griffin property. is guest of E. Gilbert
at the Lakeside House. Dir. Ballard,
who owns grove north OF town. is also
stopping at the same place.
/ w. G. Henry, NJ. D., and his mother,
both of Detroit, are stopping at Grove
Hall.
| DIR. Sprague went to Jacksonville te
see the President and to look in upon
the Sub-Tropical.
The thermometer registered 36l Of
cold, but there was no damage to or
chard or garden, SO fan as heard from.
4
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Psyehometry Exnonndad.

Yesterday evening the citizens of Pa
latka had new science promulgated in
their midst. A fair audience attended
~ the opera house to listen to Mrs. Clara
Field, the apostle of the new branch of
knewiedge. Mrs. Field is pleasing and
persuasive speaker. and presented the
new science of psychometry in an at
tractive light. The subjects chosen from
the audience were difficultones- hard to
Ne read, THAT is--but Mrs. Field accom-
plished the work of decipnering their
minds TO their utmost satisfaction. To-
night and tomorrow night the lecture
viii be repeated at tho same place.
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WHAT INDUCEMENTS
"A Business Man Lays His Views Before
the People.

LILO oopio.
Editor Of the Patatka Ncps
am citizen of Palatka of two years
standing. What inducement is there
for a person to do business here?
During the past three days our city
has been visited by several gentlemen,
representing Northern business houses,
who, | understand, have succeeded in
taking the measures of some 200 of our
people for suits of clothing. Is this what
one would call patronizing .'home
trader Where is the Palatka Board of
Trade? Palatka has two fine clothing
stores and also merchant tailoring estab-
Iishments, where suit of clothes can be
made to order fully as well and as
reasonable as elsewhere
1t would please me very much to re-
ceive some information relative to this
midst and some months ago was about
to make change, but was induced to
remain here by a member of the Board
of Trade, who stated that would make
inclined to think that have made tre-
mendous mistake in not doing that
which my own Judgment best dictated
at first Apparently the "big guns
who are striving to make town out of
Palatka are the very ones that send off
for their various wants-home trade is
not good enough-and yet they induce
men to locate business in
their city. 1t might be well to state
that, to my understanding, majority
of the patrons of these agents of North
ern establishments are mostly Palatka's
business men and still they expect us to
patronize their places of business If
this state of affairs is allowed to exist we
had all better close up our business
places for the balance of the season.
avoid paying big rents and do our trad
ing elsewhere. Business is business.
A BUSINESS MAN.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-01
THE YACHT RAUE
The Elizabeth Beats the Wigwam IAN
Interesting Contest.


The yacht race yesterday afternoon
for the yawl rig Championship OF the st.
Johns River and the stakes, participated
il by the Elizabeth. sailed by Mr.. H.
Montmollin, and the Wigwam, sailed by
Mr.. John Merryday, was one OF con-
siderable interest.
The contest commenced at 300. The
Wirxam went over the line first and
succeeded IN paraIizing the Elizabeth on
the first lap, but, however, made ms
calculation as TO the buoy, and as re
suit found herself in the cove During her
STAY in the cove the Elizabeth made up
all lost ground and passing the Wigwam.
succeeded in gaining all the way on the
wind and turning, passed beacon So a
long distance ahead of the Wigwap,.
But no sooner had the Wigwam turned
the beacon than she ran up, blanketed
and passed the Elizabeth opposite Lucas
boat house. AS soon as on the wind
again the Elizai,eth passed her opponent
once more and kept the lead until the
| last.
The actual sailing time of the Eliza
beth was 1919 while that of the Wig
wan was 90.
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VISITORS

desiring information Of any kind, per-
tanning to this city, County or State,
vix: As to business Opportunities, Fruit
and Vegetable Culture, Location and
Price Of Ldads, etc, are 5nuifed to call
at the office of the Pulatka Board OF
Trade. 2S Front street, opposite Putnam
House. Northern daily papers aud
t7nrada exchanges on file.
MARTIN griffin, President.
y. III. HIBBARD, Secretary.
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One Reason for Wishing Florida.
nrsS,t, Eat-ofa

1t is recalled that when the Demo
cratic National Committee assembled in
Washington to assist in the Inaugural
ton of President Cleveland, they waited
there impatiently for several days, and
finally got mad and went away, indig-
nant with the President because he did
not choose to consult them about the
formation of his cabinet No doubt this
interesting episode of three years ago
may hare inspired the Presidents pres
emit trip to Florida, now that the COM
mittee have swoored down on Wash
ington again.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-01

M. @. Tuggie, LAGRANGE. Ca, writing
6at rarbys Prophylactic Fluid, says:
1t is priceless jewel as disinfectant
nd deodorizer. Ny wife states for the
nefit Of young mothers that it is a
ENABLE adjunct to the nursery. 1t is
keqz1ally SO to parents travelling with chill
dren. Not only Is the Fluid invaluable
- ! deodorizer, but few drops added
IA the water in bathing will remove all
eknptions from the skin, chatting, etc,
t6d greatly refresh and soothe.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-01
A Challenge.

The Dove hereby challenges the yacht
Tidal Wave to race for the st. Johns
Yacht Club pennant, ON any date and
course that may be decided upon by Mr.
Nontmollin and the owners of the Tidal
Wave, Respectfully, j. g. GouLD.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-01
Weather Indications.

esfern F7orida-Fair heather, light
1ridble ,rinds, stationary temperature.
Western Florida Fair heather,
slight changes IN temperature, hight TO
fresh southerly tciads.
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HH7oTC.

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An epidemic prevailed In Plymouth.
Pa, and was 50 violent that the town
was almost deeimateti every one ned
that could get away, excepting those
who heroicaIIy determined that duty
required their presence to nurse their
families and combat the disease.
Heroes who fight battles and destroy
armies, desolate homes and crush ma
tons are lauded to the skies, but there
Is another herofsm that should mover he
forgotten. that which stands at the bed
side defying danger and death, soothing
the sufferer. Such devotion was shown
In Plymouth, and the fell destroyer was
soon driven back. and health smiled
upon the doomed town once more.
Having in official capacity as neas-
bers Of the Plymouth Hospital Committee
been asked to res, and prove the effective
ness OF many different articles be used
IS olsinfectants IN siekrooms and pre-
xenuves Of infectious fevcrs, report that
Darbys Prophylactie Fluid has been thor
oughiy tested during the recent Typhoid
epideIuic in this place. Improved most EN-
eseseuS IN staying the spread of the fever.
II. ARMSTRONG, S. NJ DAvESrsay
A OPP, o Nj. LkScs,
THos. kerr JAMES LKz Ia,
Several Of the leading merchants Of Ply
mouth, who had cases ef the fever in their
families, who are personally known 70 me-
used Dsrbys prophylactic Fluid 70 their
entire satisfaction and have given the best
OF testimonials to that effect. IL is most
elective preparation. II should be used
n every house as a preventive from Ty-
Phold Fever, or in any case where dis
infectant IS needed. would recommend
I to everyone, having had good oppor-
tanity 70 know its excellent qualities.
G. Il. pRINDLE. Hospital Steward
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-01

Regular convocation of Putnam Chap
ter No. 8, Royal Arch Masons, every
second and fourth Monday of each
month at Masonic Hall, s p. m.
WIN. j. VINEGAR, NJ. E. III. p.
C. j. JOSEPH, Sec'y.
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/. o. o. F.-P1oNEER LODGE, No. 90,
meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30
o'clock. J. r. rHoRP, n. G.
w. III. CYRUS. Secretary. noS-tf
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Palatka Lodge, No. "a. f. & A. NJ
Regular communications first and third
Friday of each month.
j. II. FRY, w. NJ
E. c. Posr. Secretary.
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LEGAL.
Announcement.
Notice to City Taxpayers.

The books for City Taxes are now open. l
sonal city property.
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Wanted-A white woman. thoroughly
competent to cook, small family. Apply
at this office. fe1-tf
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Saw Mill wanted, fronting on naviea-
bic water, or adjacent to railroad depot.
Apply to or address j. w. Atwater.
Saratoga Hotel, Palatka, Fla. fea9-2t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-01

For RENT-A seven-room house. APP
ply to Mrs. Adele Mann, corner Lemon
and Blake streets fe9-tf
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For RENT.-Boarding House, with ten
bed rooms, situated onLemon street Con-
venient to all depots. Apply to S. j.
Kennerly. fe2S~tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-01

Bargains in Real Estate.
For sale in st. Johns County, Fla,
three and one quarter miles from Merri-
field Station. on the Palatka and st. Au-
gustine Hallway, one farm of fifty-six
acres, twenty under fence, fourteen un-
der cultivation, situate on a first class
wagon road. Also other real estate. APP
ply to j. F. TENNEY, Federal Point, Fla
ia1S-3m
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For SALE. Substantial House and
Five Acres fertile Land, 325 mixed
Fruits planted. partly in bearing, also
Vegetable and Flower Yards, well
stocked. Address owner. w. q. Moates.
Palatka Heights. Price. 5000. fe2s-1m
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-29
EDITORS TWIN ACT.

of losing his hearing; and on still
nights the noise can be heard six miles
away. Those who have heard the
sounds without knowing their origin
have been greatly frightened, on the
supposition that it was the roar of
tigers, instead Of being nothing
but the production of harmless
monkeys. The bowling ape is sluggish
and melancholy, and jumps only when
it is pursued. There is peculiarly un-
pleasant odor emitted from the bowling
ape. After critical and extended in
spection of the admirable and faithful
portrayal of the GLOBES monkey, in
its issue of Friday and Saturday, 1 am
absolutely convinced that the bowling
ape of Dutch Guiana and the monkey
as thus portrayed are one and the same.
There are the same peculiar character
isticS in the one as in the other; ugli-
ness of appearance; loud and hideOuS
bellowings, frightful in the distance
unknown, but harmless when known;
and an odor that is nauSeating. l am
also convinced that the reason the howl
ing ape-the particular one portrayed
in the GLOBE-dOeS not take out his
naturalization papers and be registered
is the fear on his part that he will have
to disclose the source of his nativity.
How it came about that he passed from
his native surroundings in tropical
America to British soil and became
British subject, thence to this city, is a
mystery. But whatever his changed
conditions, the nature of the animal is
still the same, and now, instead of
frightening the passing traveller in his
native wilds with his horrible below
ings, he pours out his screenings to vex
the ear of the intelligent Minnesotian.
Had he remained at the place of his
birth he might occasionally have passed
himself off as a terrible tiger, but here,
where his characteristics are known, he
is but harmless monkey, the sport of
children of larger growth, and fit
tool for a wealthy banker. Nutmeg.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-29
THREE OR ONE.
The Redwood Falls, Tracy and
Worthin DtOn Land Offices.

The Redwood Falls, Tracy and
Worthington Land Offices.
Special to the Globe.
REDWOOD FALLS, April 2s.-The re-
port from Washington to the effect that
the three land offices at Redwood Falls,
Tracy and Worthington are to be con-
SOlidated into one at an early date, has
createdEquite ripple Of excitement
here. OF course citizens are adverse to
losing the land office, but regard the
proposed consolidation as inevitable in
time, owing to the constantly decreaS-
ing receipts. From interviews with
leading citizens of both political parties,
your correspondent concludes that, if
public opinion is any indication, there
is but little chance of the office remain
ing here. The general opinion seems to
be that the three consolidated Offices
will be located at Mankato. The reason
assigned for this conclusion is that War
ner d Weiser, of the Tracy office, are
residents of Mankato, the former being
a relative of John F. Meagher. Meagher
is relative of P. III. Kelly, and the two
will make strong team in favor of
Mankato. This will result in throwing
out Gordon and Greeley, of the Red
wood Falls Office, and the incumbents at
Worthington as well. There is some
informal talk of the probability of locat-
ing the consolidated Office at Marshall,
while few think it will go to Tracy.
Most of the unoccupied government
land in the three districts is west OF
here. The receipts of the Redwood
Falls office are somewhat in excess of
either of the other two offices, those of
Worthington being the smallest. The
offices here and at Tracy were estab-
ished in 1874, the old Office at New Ulm
being divided to form the two.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-29

the best known business men in the
city, and he will draw out large vote.
He is German and has a heavy back
ing among that class of citizens.
In the Sixth ward Mr.. Melady is
strong, both in the upper and lower dis
tricts. He is going to get a heavy sup
port from those who favor the Broad
way bridge, for his sentiments on that
point are we'll known. Friends of the
other candidates have been. represent
ing that he was opposed to the issue of
bridge bonds, but he votes eyes" on
that question every time. He is known
as ''Jim" Melady, and regarded as one
of the most honest men that live in the
Sixth ward.
Joseph Matz, in the Eighth ward, is
working the territory in that ward for
all there is in it. He has developed
more strength than was thought to be
out there on the Democratic side, and
has good fighting chance.
Since the Republicans kicked off Mr..
Nelson and substituted julius Schnei-
der as candidate in the Ninth ward,
John Gehan's chances have been i'm
proving. He was always solid, and the
hard work himself and his frieEdS have
been doing will tell in noticeable shape
On election day. Mr.. Gehan is young
man who shakes hands with you in an
honest sort of way, and looks at you
with sharp, blue eye. He will be one
of the handsOmest men in the next
council.
There are four or five candidates out
in the Tenth ward, and Alexander
Adams, the Democratic candidate, has
more than even chances. The sub
stantial men favor his candidacy, for he
is one of them. He is one of the most
reliable and upright men of that suburb.
He is strong with the workingmen.
Dan Baker, in the Eleventh, will draw
good vote from the residents of Mer-
riam Park, w no have seen him grow up
among them. He is young and hard
worker, and will get more than the
party strength of the ward.
Fred Nelson and Frank G. Burgess,
the candidates for justice of the peace,
and Thomas Brennan and Thomas
Ward, for constables, are industriously
saving wood and making little noise in
the campaign. They are confident of
election.
James Schoonmaker's name as can
didate for associate judge of the mu-
nicipal court will be on both tickets,
and if he lives until Tuesday night he
will be elected.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-29
DEv0URED BY 4 DOG.
A Little School Girl Attacked
and Almost Killed by
Dog.
Her Mother Finds Her While
the Dog Is At His Horri-
BILE Repast.
How the Tibbets Family Were
Bought Off With a Forged
Note.
High Water Again Doing Dam
age in Wisconsin--Nopth-
epn Pacific Tunnel.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
DEs MONIES. To-, April 2S.-A very
sad affair occurred in Marion county
last Thursday, by which bright little
nine-year-old girl came near losing her
life. She is a daughter of A. Good
speed, who resides midway between
Bussey and Tracy, two stations on the
Des MOines branch of the 90" The
little girl had been attending school all
the past winter, and the school house is
located mile from the GoodSpeed resi-
dence. Last Thursday evening, failing
to return home at the usual hour, the
family became alarmed, and Mrs. Good
speed started out in quest OF the miss
ing child. The search was a short one.
In crossing field through which the
little girl had always returned home the
mother was Mortified at the sight OF
huge dog, which was crouched down
over the child and actually devouring
it. 1t was with the utmost difficulty
that the animal was driven away from
its horrid repast. When Mrs. Good
speed reached her child she was yet
alive and able to talk. She said that
when she was attacked by the dog she
called for help, but this seemed to make
the animal so much more feroci0us that
she lay still and prayed to God for help.
The child is horribly mutilated. Her
left breast is eaten away until the lung
is exposed, and both her lower limbs
are terribly lacerated. 1t is not thought
that she can recover. The dog is a
strange one in the neighborhood and
has not been seen since Thursday.