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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05
DEAD IN THE WOODS.

Murdered for Mis- Msasy-Thrss Mssroes Arrested
for the crias.
RALEIGH, n. c., January 4.-The dead
of Member, was found in the woods four
miles from Cresswell, in Washington
County, yesterday. The appearances
Indicate that he had been murdered.
His head was horribly crushed and he
had been dead apparently four or five
days. Three negroes have been arrested
on suspicion and one Of them has con-
fessed to seeing another kill him. A
letter in the dead mans pocket showed
his name to be E. bowman. Robbery
was the object Of the murder.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05
Murderous Design Unsseeessfsl.

SHAMoKIS, Pa, January 4.-The Penn
sylvania Railway miners train, carry
ing 500 men, returning from work, was
wrecked here tonight. A sill was
wedged on the roadbed. This is the
third attempt to wreck the train. The
miners are very angry, and threaten
vengeance. No person was seriously in
jured.
The miners riding on the train were
all Knights of Labor working at the
mines paying their prices. They do not
understand the animus of the wreckers,
but believe it is some dissatisfied parties
who desire the stoppage of mining in
the interior regions.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
The Speaker Not Able to Finish Them-They viii
Be Rssdy To-Osy.

Be Rssds To-Day.
WASHINGTON. January 4--Speaker
Carlisle expected to announce the House
committees to-day, but owing to the
necessity for consulting few members
whom he proposed to reassign to other
committees than those upon which he
had originally placed them, and to the
fact that some of them are not present
at the Capitol to-day, he was unable to
carry out his intentions. He spent the
morning hours before the assembling Of
the House to-day in his private rooms at
work on the committee lists, but he was
so besieged by members who had learned
of his intention to change their assign
ments that he was unable to make any
apparent headway IN adding the finish
ing touches to his work. 1t is the pres
ent expectations, however, that the list
will be finished tonight and announced
to the House tomorrow.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05
COAL MINE FLOODED.


Aiteoaa.
ALTOONA, Pa, January About
eleven acres of the leading coal mine
here are flooded with four feet of water.
Friday evening the miners in the west
entry came to fault in the coal vein.
The superintendent believed that only q
few feet further in good coal would again
be found. The miners drove twelve feet
through sand and soft strata, in which
was found driftwood. Suddenly water
began TO pour through the opening, and
has been filing ever since at the rate OF
10000 gallons psr hour. The miners
hastily retreated and all escaped The
superintendent thinks the old shaft will
be abandoned and work began on . new
ore. The accident throws 100 men out
Of employment
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05
HURRICANE RAGING


In the Irish channei-Gssst Damage to Shipping
and Property.
LONDON, January A violent hur-
ricane is raging in the Irish Channel.
Great damage has been done to prop
erty and shipping. The steamship Ohio,
which had stormy weather after leaving
Liverpool, arrived at Queenstown late
this evening. She was unable to take
on board the American mails, owing to
bad weather, and will be Obliged to post
pone her departure till tomorrow morn
ing. A portion Of Fastnet rock was
washed into the sea. The light keepers
are terrified, fearing that the sea will
undermine the rock. 1t is impossible
for boats to approach. A large vessel
has been wrecked off Duncannon and all
hands are believed to be lost.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05

ROME, January 4.-The Pope, in the
course Of his reply to the Italian pilgrims
yesterday, declared that the Roman
question could not be regarded as merely
an Italian one. 1t had universal char
acter Throughout: the Catholic world.
The revival Of the question made him
confident of a settlement in accordance
with Justice.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05
JACKSONVILLE ITEMS.
The Tramp nsissacs The csastitstisnaiIi, Of n .
WhippIss Pest.

Special 10 the Pdlnfkd Nesr.
JACKsoSvILIE, January 1.-TWO col
ored men. jos Wright and William Jack
son, got into quarrel at Hunters mill.
in this city, this morning, when Wright
cut Jackson twice, infiicting dangerous
wound. Wright fed.
In Judge Jones court this morning
about half dozen attorneys appeared
and argued against the legality of the
whipping post for tramps, claiming that
the law authorizing it was repealed in
1868. About thirty tramps pleaded
guilty TO vagrancy. The Judge has the
matter under adyisement.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05
TWO LOCOMOTIVES SMASHED.
Engineer and Mail Agent iniused. But Not Serious
b-hs Pssssneess Hust.

engineer ahd MaH Nesnt injured, but Not serious
b-hs Pssssneess HURT
GALVESTON, January 4.-The north
bound passenger train on the Missouri
Pacific Railroad, which left Galveston
at $50 O'Clock this morning, when within
four miles of Houston, near Harrisburg
station. collided with a section Of the st.
Louis south bound express. Both loco
motives were badly wrecked. None of
the passengers were killed or injured.
Engineer Ward of the north bound train
and a mail agent, whose name is
unknown, are the only ones reported
injured, but neither Of them is seriously
hurt
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05

ST. PETERSBURG, January 4.-The Gar
has informed Delianoff, Minister OF Pub
lie Instructions, that il IL absolutely nee
essary TO modify the university rules.
The Reform will be effected gradually in
order to avoid the appearance Of the
Government being influenced by the re-
cent Disasters
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05
psssss 70 o'sstss sss ssilI,aas

LONDON, January 4.-The Liberal
Radical Union has decided to give pub
lie reception in London to O'Brien and
Sullivan after their release from Tulla-
more jail.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05
FROM WASHINGTON.


senator Pssco's Bill.
Special 10 the Paidtkd Nelas.
WAsHISGToN, January 4.-The Light
House Board has made assignments for
1883 in the Seventh District as follows:
Inspector Lieut.. G. Blocklinger, U. S.
N, with headquarters at Custom House
grounds, Key West, Fla.
Commencing January /. the mails for
Havana will leave Tampa at 10 p. IN. on
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Ar
rive at Tampa from Havana at p. m.
On Thursdays, Sundays and Tuesdays.
The bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator Pasco before adjournment for
the payment of money expended in In
dian hostilities was presented in the
House to-day by Mr.. Davidson. Y.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05

LONDON, January 1.-TWO express
trains on the Dutch State Railway col
lided near Meppel to-day. Twenty-slx
persons were killed and many were in
inrQ6
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05

action on that motion was withheld to
give Mr.. Teller an opportunity to make
some remarks.
Mr.. Teller spoke briefly in reply to
voorhee4 -riticims of his CTeller's) former
statements pending the reso' ution to re-
fer the Presidents message to the FL
nance Committee, which was not acted
upon.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate at $50 went into secret
session. The nominations Of the Inter-
State Commerce Commissioners were re-
ferred, upon motion of Mr.. Culiom, to
the new Interstate Commerce Commit
tee, of which he is chairman, and at 300
the joors were opened and the Senate ad-
journed.
NOMINATIONS.
The President has sent to the Senate
the following nominations: Benton j.
Hall, of Iowa, to be Commissioner OF
Patents. To be Interstate Commerce
Commissioners, Thos. NJ. Cooley Of
Michigan, William o. Morrison Of IL
linois, Augustus Schoonmaker of New
York, Aldace F. Walker of Vermont,
and Walter l.. Bragg of Alabama.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05
AFTER THE FRAY.

To-day there is peace, though bruises,
black eyes and gashes on half hun
dred heads still tell the tale of tine strug-
gle, while in the hospital at the point Of
death lie troopers Livingstone, Peterson
and Krummeknacker-all white. Al
one time in the afternoon over 800 men
wero looking for a row.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03

slinct 10 understand what was
going on in the mind of the
tarantula and redoubled their
mercloss attacks. They struck their
victim so suddenly that he seemed at
times to be bcwildored. But he fought
desperately 10 the last Finally the
fierce conflict ended; the wasps had
stung and poisoned tho tarantula TO
death.
"Aftor the battle was over | took n
glance at the body Of the latter IL
bore evidence of n terrible struggle for
life. When | approached it the wasps
flew away, but they did not evidently
fly far and were watching me- When
1 MT the wasps returned and immedi-
atoly commenced TO tear the dead ta-
rantula 10 pieces. In an incredibly
short iimo they had carried of the
body piece by piece. either 10 feed their
young orlay in supply of food for the
winter.
81 made particular inquiries con-
cerning the habits of tho monster
wasps and learned from some of the
old settlers that the vicious insects
were regular tarantula-killerS' and
that scarcely one had ever survived
their murderous onslaughts. San
francisco Examiner.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03
rARANTuLA KILLERS.


A Monster wnsp which Annihrlates the
Monster Species of spider.
81 have recently read some very in-
toresting original stories about animal
life," said gentleman to reporter,
"and, i" he continued, ''as they are all
local oI California stories | want to
add to the number My business calls
me into the country good deal. and
as | am passionate lover OF nature,
with its myraids OF forms oil animal
life, amuse and entertain myself by
taking observations Ono day while
up in Calaveras County was travel
ing through n rocky section ana was
rather hard pressed Tor some thing TO
entertain me. l finally reached u lit,
tie glen, wheeled my morse ABOUT ana
got under magnificent shade-tree.
Then dismounted and sat down TO
take rest
Scarcely had -ouched tho grass
when | was entertained beyond all ex-
pectation by witnessing a bloody Dat
tie between wasps ana torantuia,
call them wasps, though in reality they
we're not such, being much larger ana
heavier about tho boay' which was
held together IN Two separate parts py
n scarcely vlsio'o coupnhS Aneir
waists seemed even smaller tnan inc
common wasp ana they swung mem
selves about on tho coupling win
lightning-like dexterity.
Tho insects seemed to bo very
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03
Rare Old wood-carvings.

The large hall of tho Rathhaus at
Neberlingcn, on the Lake of Con-
stance, possesses some of the most
beautiful wood-carvings, both of
figures and panels. on the ceilings and
walls, which have como down to us
from the Middle Ages. The name of
the artist was not known, but for a
long time he has been supposed to
have been Jorg Syrlin, of whom there
are other works in South Germany.
But quito lately, in making some al
terations about tho town library n
deed was found setting out all the par
ticulars of the contract between tho
town council and Master Jakob Ruess
for tho decoration of the hall with
wood-carvings of panels and figures.
From the date of tho document 1t Is
clear that the work was carried out
subsequent to the year 1850 Jacob
Ruess is the artist who executed the
magnificent carvings Of the high altar
of the Cathedral at Coire. IN Y. Post.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03
BREAD IN NORMANDY.
How the Stan Of Life Is Made in tIl
Country Districts of France,


How the Stan of Life Is Made in tho
Country Districts of France.
One summers day we stopped to
call at the stone farm house Of Mon
sieur Duval. Z nestine. the eldest
daughter was housekeeper in her dead
mothers plac', and she it was who
brought out the amber-colored cider
the goats cheese and the heavy, hard
country bread. 1t is an essential of
French peasant hospitality to offer
these things 10 visitors
The loaf she took from the shelf was
one of half dozen leaning against the
hi22s,kE wall These loaves resembled
loaf with a small. IN skisala been baked in
purposel Nothing less than sticibe-
saw. or pirates cutlass, could sever
that homely but wholesome pain rdS-
SIS.
These loavos. wo knew. were baked
only once month. Bread day in
Norman peasant family is like wash
ing day on an American farm, in the
respect that it comes at regular
periods We judged that bread day
in this cottage was approaching. from
the fact that only six loaves remained
of tho original thirty or thereabout
After our luncheon Erncstine took
us through the orchard TO pict-
uresquo stone building. where the
bread was wont TO be made. This
building had once been part of an
anciout abbey aud amid its ivy
covered ruins we could still trace fine
sculpture and bits of armorial designs,
but inside there was no trace of art or
architecture. 1t was really Norman
hen-housc. We saw several pairs of
sabots or wooden shoes hanging from
the wall and looking as if they had
been whitewashed.
In one corner of the place was a
large space inclosed with boards.
This was empty. but. like the sdbots, it
suggested whitewash or mortar maxi
ing.
Ernostine told us that this was the
family dough trough. Hlher once n
month, came her father aud the hired
man to "set" the yeast a-rising. Flour
and water were stirred together with
the hugo wooden spades shaped like
our snow shovcls which hung with the
sdbots upon the wall. When the mass,
thoroughly beaten together had risen
and assumed dark color and leath-
cry consistency, then came tho tug of
war; The two men put on the sa6ots
over their ordinary shoes, jumped in
upon the dough, and began the knead-
ing. Their way was to hop, prance and
flourish like opera dancers. to stamp
and kick like horses exerting them
selves till the perspiration streamed
off them and they had no strength left.
After this process the dough was put
into the pans, and then baked in the
huge oven at the rear of the abbatial
hen house.
In all Norman towns half-clad men
may often be seen lounging about
bake-house doors. Their legs and feet
are bare and iloury, and as they tread
the streets we know they have havo
Just como from or are returning to
their usual occupation OF knoading
bread.
P'Mon Dieur exclaimed Ernestine
when wo told her that in Ameri ca
bread-making was woman's work.
Mon Dical how cruel you men are!
l would rather shoe horsesr'-Epoch.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03
Life of Cast-lron Pipes.

The wear by rust in uncoated cast.
iron pipes exposed TO the action Of
clean. fresh water on both sides is not
moro than one-eighth of an inch in
three generations. With the present
method of protecting such pipes with
asphaltum, the life of the ordinary
cast-iron pipe used in building CON
jstruclion may be greatly prolonged;
indeed, even an ordinary coating Of
coal-tar pitch, when properly ap-
Piled is sufficient TO add at least a
score or two of years TO its durability,
The lifo of a soil pipe, even when quite
thin and uncoated, has been found by
experience to be SO great that it is not
unreasonable TO, suppose that the
greasy matter contained in sewage
serves to coat and protect the iron
from the corrosive action of the water
and the acid componcnts of tho sow
age. The defects and leakages more
generally met with in such pipes are
caused by tho defective. manner in
which the joints are made. and im-
proper placing and securing. -BoSlon
Budget
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03
AT A RArTLER's MERCY.
Escape ofa Child from Il eng
Bitten by "a Snake.

| Bitten by "a snake.
As It might be of somo interest to
your many readers, l will relate an
exciting adventure with n rattlcsnake.
I live near n large swamp of the CAL
casiou river in Louisiana, and in July
and August of each year the swamp is
generally dry and has large growth
of whortleberrics. Last season there has
been a large cropof them, and about
the last of July my wife and little boy
two years old went with me 10 the
swamp to gather some berries for can
ming and to make pics When we ar
rived at tho skirt Of the lowland my
wife placed our little boy at the root
of u very large beach free. as we did
not intend 10 be but few steps dis
tant from him while engaged in pick
ing berries In short time my w,fo's
attention was attracted 10 the child by
q slight noise, which none but an ever
watchful mother would have noticed.
She returned rapidly TO the
tree where she had left the
little fellow. As soon MS she
saw the position of the child she did
not scream, although it required
powerful effort not TO do so. She
quietly beckoned 10 me to approach,
which did rapidly. When arrived ]
was horor-strickcn. My nerves for
moment were so agitated that il was
with difficulty | could keep on my
feet. / soon ralliol. however and
took in the situation ut n glance. Il
seems that near whore the child was
sitting n large root of the tree was de-
cayed and had an open place on the
top of the roo, very near and at the
right of the child. This decayed
place Oh top opened into the largo hol-
low of the root below, and this hollow
root was n den of rattlesnakos. Ono
had crawled out of the root and Just in
front of the child and around it. Its
tail was just out of the aperture in the
root and It's head was against the tree
4 70 the left of the chill, and had him in
fellow l6obe,. formed by the reptile
cerned as he does in ms'vr.,Tha little
| Wllu uHItdtuihltilbD ihNt O''fN iN1e' 49,
my wife from running up TO the tail
of the snake and snalching the child
away. She thought she could do this
before the snake could STRIKE but |
was afraid 10 risk this plan. If |
had waited and could have induced my
wife to do so no doubt in a short time
the snake would have moved off but the
proximity of my boy to this terrible
and deadly reptile prccluded the idea
We were oil the border of n small
clearing Just out Of the swamp, and |
had noticed brier hook with long
handle as we were coming along n
short time before, which some one had
left there. 1t was about fifty steps TO
the hook / requested my wife TO get
the hook for se. When she brought it
/ remarked to her when l got the
snakes head secure for her 10 get the
child. brought The hook down very
near the snakes head, and, with a
quick movement, / secured its head
against the tree right at the ground.
AT almost the same instant my wife
grasped the child and claspod it 10 her
bosom. ST. Louis Globe Democrat
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03
Crushed by a Cook Lady.

A lady who lives in one of the sub
urbs went last week to procure cook,
and at the intelligence Office where
she applied was presented 10 young
woman in gorgeous array, who it was
supposed would meet hcr1 require
monts. Tho splcndidly-dresscd cook
lady said she had lived in the suburb
in question. liked it much, and was
willing to deprive The town of her
presence 10 return TO it. The refer
ences of the would-bo employer seemed
NOT unsatisfactory, and ell was ar-
parently going smoothly when tho
lady asked: "Wherc do you livep"
ave have taken Mr. Blanks house on
Blank street." was the reply. An in
slant change came over the face of the
questioner, world Of lofty conde-
scension filling her look and herspeech
rs she returned: 20 that is very
nico little establishment. but l think
you had better look for another girl; l
am accustomed to olhore style than you
could keep up in so small a place. "
And she moved away with stately micn
and dignifed frou-frou of silken
robes and Jet frnges, leaving the un-
fortunate mistress Of tho mice htllc
establishment crushed and speech
less, -Bostia Letter aaltsa.ak y.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03
Her Name Was Pearl.

Graccville the other day one of the
boys. who always uses three lines and
half to register his name. was anx-
ious to find out the name of a new
waitress who had been employed at
the house since he was there. She
came up to tho table to get his order
and, leaning over. he said:
"Nhat shall We call youp"
Pearl. sir" was tho modest reply.
"Are you the pearl Of great priceP'
ho asked.
mo, sir" was tho quick rejoinder
Il am one of the pearls cast before
swine"
He finished his dinner in silence and
overlooked dessert entirely. So Iaa'
Globe.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03
A Scientific Problem.

The very interesting scientific fact is
given on the authority of the "Ad-
vancement of Science" that when peo-
pie are sick above the diaphragm they
arc optimistic, but when they aro sick
below the diaphragm they are pessi-
mistic. 1t is very valuable informa-
ton and most suggestive discovery,
When a man insists on being cheerful
hereafter you can account for it and
pity him; his disease has got the up
per hand 6f his diaphragm, and there
are only two things to be done-either
turn him over discreetly so that his
diaphragm will show above his all
ments, or injuro him about the legs
until his pessimistic virtues are
aroused. 1t is one of the curious
features of the case, going to prove the
theory that gouty people are pes
simists whilo oonsumptives are ALWAYS
happy. Science, for some strange
reason, declines 10 define the tempera-
ment Of the man who has no ailments
above or below the diaphragm. Pcr-
haps he is not acquainted with him, :
Hartford CourdnL
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03

Tho papers of the City of Mexico
are again agitating the question Of
free printing paper or at least demand
n considerable reduction in the present
importation duties on that article. 1t
has been clearly shown that the pres
ent importation duties arc such a bur
den as to make tho publishing busi-
ness unprofitab!o in Mexico, and TO
entirely deprive the masses Of the peo-
pie Of cheap literature.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03

"A woman of Jersey City. N. j,
recently brought home n strange egg
MS the souvenir of trip. and placed 1t
on the parlor table. One week after
she was surprised to see n little turtle
break the shell Of the egg and slowly
crawl out Tho heat Of the room had
hatohod II. b At n
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03
Huntington Steamship Line
-BETwEEN--
NEVPas? NEWS AND LIVERPOOL,
In Connection with The
Newport News md NiI'isiFpiVsNoy
COMPANY.
ADVANTAGES Of the Route.


Il. NEWPORT NEWS is one of tho
finest aud most accessible harbors
in the United States.
2. THE SOUTHERLY ROUTE nec-
essarilY taken between Liverpool
and Newport News, is entirely
FREE FROM ICE; is very clear
of fog, is not subject to such
fierce storms as the Northern
Route and consequently affords
INCREASED SAFETY, without
materially lengthening the pas
sage.
). THE COMFORTABLE CARS
of the Chesapeake Il Ohio Rail-
road come alongside the Steam
er aud leave twice daily attached
to the regular fast trains, thus
avoiding the annoyance and vex
atious delays experienced in
New York.
The Steamers now on the Line are
the
Duke Of Buckingham,
Duke Of Westminster,
City Of Manchester,
Florida.
All Large, Strong and Most Com
Portable Steamers.
Sailing Twice Each Month.
For passage apply to
" 4 TI1 1EfiS AL
HOPKINSVILLE, KY.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03

FbRs lBHF OF CROPS is an unknown
PMHH tEnk@ experience in Central and
! fAs HsOAgAs Northern Dakota and Min
aesom. Maps und fun particulars regarding
Rnds prices otc, sent free. Address Z. Ii.
WARREN, Gen. Pass. Agt.. st. Paul, 7iinn.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03

DErwEEN Memphis and Vicksburg the line
Dpassos through some Of the finest Cotton
Planta lions In the Nazoo Mississippi Delta,
the most fertile agricultural section OF country
on earth.