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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
Incredible Deprayity.
Philadelphia Time


1t is sad to chronicle human deceit: it
is sadder still when the deceitful one
happens to be a fellow-townsman, and
yet the following case leaves no alterna-
tive. 4 few days ago the postmaster of
Chicago received mysterious letter.
1t bore our city S familiar postmark, but
it is hard,to believe that Philadelphia pro-
duced the abandoned person who wrote
it. The letter ran as follows:
'.PHILADELPHIA, january 25, 1888.
DEAR SIR: trust you will pardon
me for addressing you these few lines,
but | will depend ON your manhood and
generosity to look ienien'ly on me. /
herewith enclose letter to Miss D..
which | sincerely hope and trust you
viii forward. Before doing so you have
my permission to open and read-or, bet
ter. / will send one to you unsealed. The
lady is my affianced wife. She saw me
take, as she supposed. the 11.50 train
| from Philadelphia to Chicago on Tues
| day, January 81. but | only took local
| train. l promised her a letter by next
| Monday from Chicago and ask you
to kindly help me out of this d-n scrape
| and the favor you grant will call on
your head the blessings of repenting
| man. 7. f. c."
The postmaster took up the letter in
| aiarm- such y1lIiany was unknown
even in Chicago, and when in the en-
clio ed note he read glowing descriptions
of the architectural beauties of his ma
| tive place and accounts of things that
did not exist there at all his Indignation
was still greater. The largest Govern
ment stamp in the office was procured
and the false letter having been merci-
lessly branded with the mark of dis
grace, was sent hack as warning to all
who attempt to deceive trusting women
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
PRINTERS STRIKE.
The Compositions in Philadelphia Item Office
Walk Out.

The composisors in Philadelphia Item Office
Walk Out.
PHILADELPHIA, February 4.-The COM
positors employed on the Item went on
strike to-day because the proprietors re-
fused to make the establishment a union
office and pay the wages required by the
union. There were about thirty five
compositors concerned in the strike.
When the manager of the paper refused
to accede to the demands of the men,
which were made before the beginning of
the days work, they walked out Of the
office, taking with them the proof
readers and galley boys. The foreman,
with about ten compositors, refused to
go out, and with the aid of Col. Fitzger-
aid and sons, p-oprietors of the paper,
who are practical printers, succeeded in
publishing this afternoons issue. Col.
Fitzgerald claims that the strike will rot
hinder the regular issue of the paper.
No intimation of the strike was given,
and the whole transaction was COM
plete surprise to the proprieuors. The
Item has been a non-union office for about
seven Years
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
HopkIns suli,s as indicted

CINCINNATI, February 4.-The jury in
the case of the United States VS.. Benja-
min Hopkins, late assistant cashier of
the Fidelity National Bank, this morn
ing returned verdict of guilty as in
dicted.
The defendant received the crushing
judgment with reasonable fortitude,
although he has been suffering much
physical pain from neuralgia affection
during the trial. Motions for new trial
and an arrest of judgment were made,
and these will be argued before Judge
Jackson Saturday next. District At
torney Burma and his assistant, j. E.
Bruce, are receiving congratulations on
their success in spite of the splendid
fight made for the defendant
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05

vincible to the shafts of the enemy,
when in the course of his career he had
to defend his character against assault.
[Applausel.
In what he {Cockran) said, he ex-
pressed his own loyalty to the laws lie
did not believe that the political effect
OF this vote would sway single MEM
Der on the Democratic side so far from
the sense of obligation to his conscience
as to cause him to cast vote dictated
by political reasons. But il such sug-
gestion entered the mind of any man,
let him remember that the best way to
prevent vote in this case from having
any effect upon the Presidential election
was for the Democrats 30 to comport
themselves in the discharge of every
duty that no Presidential election would
ever come into the House, but that the
votes of the people would decide 1t IN
favor of that party which, he believed,
was pledged to every system OF good
government which ought to win the con-
ffdence of the electors. Applause.
In conclusion, he said, believing as
do, while that flag, which Capt. White
and his associates have kept floating
aloft in pride over every part of this
country, floats over my head, while l
feel deeply grateful to the heroes who
preserved and cemented with their blood
this Union under which we live, shall
not cast vote which would be thank
less to my constituency and which
would pronounce soldiers of the Union
guilty of perjury and unworthy of the
association of honorable men," Ap-
plause and cries of 'vote, vote" from
the Republican side.]
Mr.. Wilson, of Minnesota Democrat,
spoke in support of the contestee, and
declared that men would be morally per-
jurers if they did not vote their honest
convictions irrespective of every party
consideration.
After further speeches by Cultivate,
of Ohio, and Marsh, of Pennsylvania, in
support of the majority resolution, and
then Nutting, of New York, in favor of
the claims of the sitting member, the
House, without reaching vote, at A
O'Clock, adjourned.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
Radly Wounded by a Lion.

LONDON, February AT the con-
clusion of the performance at Lowry S
Music Hall, in Dublin, last night, Mile.
Senide, one of the performers, placed
her head in a lions mouth for the pur-
pose of having her photograph taken in
that position. 4 sudden flash of light
caused the beast TO close his jaws
and he retired growing to a corner
of his cage, dragging his helpless victim
with him. Then he shook the girl vio-
lently, tearing her bare breast with his
claws. The attendants at once sprang
toward the cage and attacked the lion
with hot irons and finally succeeded in
beating him off. Mile. Senide was re-
moved to her lodgings and medical aid
summoned. Her neck, shoulders and
breast are terribly lacerated, but she is
still alive.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
THE BLOT ON THE BRAIN.
Calm. Religious and temperate Life No Safeguard
Against Insanity.

Against Insanity.
From the New York Graphic.
1t IS passing strange that a calm, re-
ligious and temperate life is no safe
guard against the ills of insanity. As it
is most natural belief that a life of
peaceful conditions is quite certain to be
sane one, so it is common belief that
domestic life, especially if conjugal re-
lations exist, should be comparatively
free of madness. The popular mind asso-
ciates hallucinations, lunaey and paresis
with mtemperance of gain, of lust, of
crime. or of religion. All of which is
for from being true, as shown by the re-
port of the Superintendent of the Insane
Asylunis of New York just issued
OF the whole number of insane per-
sons received at the city institutions 62
per cent. were of temperate habits and
3S per cent. yotaries of the flowing bowl.
lightweight per cent. of the patients
were of religious belief, over 10 per cent
were, presumably, pagans, as their faiths
could not be ascertained, and less than
per cent. Were infideIs. While - per
cent. of the unfortunates We're natives
of Ireland, 80 per cent. of the United
States, and II per cent. of Germany over
81 per cent. belonged to the Catholic
Church. Six per cent. of the patients
were of Jewish persuasion. and, with
less than per cent. of infidels, il is pre-
sumable that the true faith is not bar
| rier to insanity.
The civil condition of the patients
enumerated shows that the marital rela-
| tion neither precludes nor enhances in
| sanity, as Il per cent were single and 40
per cent. married. so far as was known.
| Fourteen per cent were widows or were
widowed, bnt it may not be inferred
| from the records that the loss of conju-
| gal partners was the cause of their affic-
| tlon. That women are more prone to
melancholy than man is shown by
| the fact that of the total number of
| patients 53 per cent. were females and AZ
| per cent. males.
| 1t appears that ceaselesS toll Is a fire.
quent cause of insanity, and strangely
| the greater number of cases are in occu-
| pations which, IN the accepted conclu-
sion, should preclude insanity. Of the
| female portion of the patients under con-
| sideration, 70 per cent. We're housewives,
domestics, cooks, seamstresses or tailor
esses. Forty-seven per cent were do
| mestics, % per cent. housewives, per
cent. cooks, 3 per cent. seamstresses and
| 2 per cent. tailoresses. OF the male por-
| ton 40 per cent. We're laborers, clerks,
peddlers, drivers and carpenters Twen-
| ty-four per cent. were laborers, o per
cent. clerks, By per cent. carpenters and
q per cent. cigarmakers. 1t is probable
that the records of the private insane
asylums would somewhat modify the re-
suits as given above, but il remains that
it is better to be rich than poor ii there
be harbored fear of insanity and the
| asyIur,,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
A Pleasant Affair.

Another impromptu gathering was
held at the Saratoga night before last in
honor of Mr.. C. w. Lindsley's departure
for his home in New York City to whom
the ladies tender their many thanks for
courtesies received. Dancing was the
order of the hour, and the event was
greatly enjoyed. The following partici-
pants We're noticed: Miss NJ w. Bald
win, Orange, N. Y: Miss Teasdale, Mrs
L. Loeb, Mrs. /. NJ. Meyers, city; Mr..
Altmayor, wife and sister, Savannah;
Mrs. w. w. Toller, England; Mr.. j. l.
Holbrook, S. l.. Lowry, 1. White, C. J.
Joesph, H. G. Payne, city; and Mr.. C. w
Lindsey, j. A. Hannah and C. l.
Hasbrook. The merry throng continued
dancing until reasonable hour, when q
beautiful collation. was served by Major
Washburne, the genial proprietor. ample
justice being done. Music was furnished
by Prof. Zellner.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
DAYT0NA.
Record OF a Delightful Cruise on indian RIVER
Town TATTLER.

Record Of a Delightful Cruise on Indian RIVER.
Correspondence Of the Pdldtsa Ne,rs.
DAYToNA. February 3.
The Smith Clement party returned
last evening after delightful cruise on
the Indian River. Except two slight
delays caused by shallow water from
low tide at the Haulover, their trip was
one of uninterrupted pleasure. Leaving
here Monday, January 80, the Clara
reached point about thirty miles south
where passengers concluded to tie up
and rest till morning. Thanks to Miss
Clements hand and rod all were re-
galed at breakfast with the finest ca
valla ever cooked to a turn. At 10 "a.
m. the journey was resumed with am
all satisfying feeling, that at the slight
est whim their stately stea amer would
stop for hunt, fish or other pastimas.
At the Indian River Lagoon it is said
that one might see acres of water black
with ducks furnishing abundant sport for
the crack shots aboard. n favorite way
of catching water fowl was to fire upon
them far ahead then to secure by means
of crab net when the steamer had
reached its game.
A stay of three days was made at
Jupiter Inlet where the party tished,
hunted, gathered shells and visited a
light house which they all say bears no
comparison to ours at Ponce Park.
The homeward journey was begun
Sunday morning. Stops were made at
Rockledge, Titusville and other points
which promised pleasure. Trophies of
the trip are four barrels of beautiful
shells, large snow white pelican and
twelve jolly, sun-burnt people.
Dr. b. 3. Smith has returned at last to
make Davtona his permanent stopping
place. He has two friends. Drs. H. T.
Brain and d. j. Russell. who will assist
him in dentistry until June /, at which
| time they will depart for their homes il
| New York. The above are stopping al
| the Ocean View Hotel.
A soaking rain set in AN early houl
| last evening, to continue without cessa
ton for twelve hours. To-day cloudy
with southeast wind. GERALDINE.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Cole, of Cape
Elizabeth, Me-, are guests at the Sara
toga.
Mesdames Mary T. Whitson and Mary
A. Whitson, of Atlanta, are registered
at the Saratoga.
Prof. B. F. Lovelace, the enterprising
principal of the Grovesdale Academy,
was on business trip in Palatka yester-
day. He says his school is in excellent
condition.
The friends of Mr.. E. Mcmahon, of
this city, who was recently thrown from
buggy and seriously injured, will be
glad to learn that he is on the road to
recovery. He had a narrow escape.
Mr.. w. L. Davids, of Tallahassee, is
circulating among friends in this city.
He belongs to the Jacksonville Yacht
| Club, and is the owner of the beautiful
yacht Cheemaun. He states that six
| yachts, in addition to his own, will be
| towed from Jacksonville to PaIatks
shortly to enter our Gala Week Regatta
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
CITY NOTES
Items Gathered Here and There by Our
Reportorial Corps.

items Gathered Here and There by Our
Reportorial Corps.
The Cuban fast mail was over two
hours late yesterday evening.
The Royal Arch Masons hold their reg
ular convocation tomorrow evening.
| The day is not far distant when the
crew of porters to assist in the usual
vocal music that generally greets the ear
of ali visitors, either by rail or boat, to
this city.
The special attention of our readers is
called to J. F. Speck'S new advertisement
in this issue. This firm keeps full and
complete stock of jewelry and guarantee
AL work to be first-class. Give them a
call.
Mr.. Henis Petermann says that as he
has not completed the task of taking
stock he is still unable to give us any in
formation as to the standing of his busi-
ness, but feels confident that he will be
able to make statement for our next
edition.
Cards are out for the marriage of DIR.
Phillip II. Stransz, of this city to Miss
Ida Davis, on next Friday afternoon,
February 10, at the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, at Morgantown, w. Va,
the home of the bride elect. The servic IS
will take place at O'Clock.
We were presented yesterday with the
following scrap, which will explain it
self: Mr.. Merryfeld, who has a farm
near the st. Augustine and Pala,ka Rail-
way, last week shipped to st. Augustine
pig which when dressed weighed 516
pounds. This is some pig, and shows
what can be done in Florida
The big Four at Bachelors Ranch"
desire through the columns of THE Pa
LATKA News to express their thanks to
the ladies who consoled their lonliness
last night with delicious cake, ''such
as mother used to make" 1t was built
up of rich fruit cake, interspersed with a
white deliciousness which no masculine
brain would attempt to give a name to.
The vacant lot in front of the post Of
fee is where YOU will find Shields great
| 10 cent circus tomorrow morning. The
show will arrive from st. Augustine this
afternoon, when they will pitch their
| tent. They give more fun and produce
more wonders than any big dollar circus
| that travels the States for the insignifi-
cant sum of ten cents. Remember they
will only remain here for three days.
A gentleman not long since stepped into
| F. G. Cochrane's book store and inquired
of the bright little fellow behind the
counter if had Very Hard Cash, one
| of Charles Reade's works. The chap re-
piled, certainly we have, and imme-
diately few to the cash drawer and be-
| gan handling the coins, at the same time
remarking, show much would you
like, sir" when a lady clerk who had
heard the question walked up smiling
and presented the.desired literature to the
boys intense bewiiderment.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
Fourteen-Year.old Murder er nuna.

New ORLEANS, February 4.-Jim Cor
nelius, a negro fourteen years old, was
hanged at Minden, Webster Parish, yes
terday, for the murder year ago of
Ernest Wren. the four-year-old son of
G. p. Wren, member of the Legislature
from that parish. The negro boy was
in Wren's employ and the little child
was playing around the negro boy, who
pushed him down and made him bite
his tongue so that his mouth bled. The
little fellow cried and threatened to tell
his mother. The negro begged him not
to tell, as he did not want to be whipped,
but the little fellow persisted. The ne
gro then struck him with an ak handle,
crushing in his skull and mangling his
head, SO that he died almost instantly.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Negro Kills his vile. Her Sister and His Son, and
then Hangs Himself.

Negro Kills his wife. Her Sister and His Son, and
then Hangs Himself.
MACON, GA, February An Baker
County young man went to the house
of Amos Grant, colored farmer. Find
ing all quiet and the house closed, he
looked around for the cause, and found
the body df Grant hanging from rope
thrown over projecting joist in the
rear of the house. Inside he found Mrs.
Grants body in bed, her head crushed
to jelly, as if by club. On the floor
was the body of the wife's sister, and
further over was the body of Grants fif-
teen-year-old son. The theory is that
as Grant was a hard taskmaster his wife
was about to leave him, and that Grant,
frenzied by the thought of her depart
ure took a club and Drained them all
while they slept and then committed
suicide.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
THE STANDARD OIL.
Without Formidable Competitor In the Turpen.
tine Trade in the South

Without Formidable Competitor in the Turpen-
tine Trade in the South.
ST. LOUIS, February 4.-The entire
plant of VIM. Washburn & Sons, of this
city, dealers in naval stores, including
large oil warehouse and the entire in
terests of the Iron Mountain Warehouse
and Tank Company, was sold yesterday
to the Water-sPierce Company, which
is branch of the Standard Oil Com
pany. Washburn & Sons ran a tank
line into Alabama and Mississippi, and
practically controlled the turpentine
product of these States. The price paid
for this plant is not known, but it is
supposed to be pretty large, as it dis
posed of the last competitor of the STAN
dard Oil Company. This gives them
control of all the tankage in this city
and leaves them without any formidable
competitor in the turpentine trade in
the South
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
Curlous theological phenomena.
ID Gazette Geographique.


The Cordiliera of the Andes has for
some time bven exhibiting a curious
phenomenon. It results from observa-
tions made upon the attitudes of the
most important points, that their height
is gradually diminishing.
Quito, which in 1475 was 0 9.596 feet
above the level of the sea, was only
$50 feet in 1903, 1851 in 1881, and
scarcely $3.50 in 1867 The altitude of
Quito has therefore dimished by seventy
six feet in the space of one hundred and
twenty-five years. Another peak. the
Pinchincha, has diminished by 2Is f. et
during the same period. and It's crater
has descended 425 feet in the last 25
years. That of Antisana has sunk 165
feet in sixty-four years.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
Petroleum pes,ro,s a aallino..xlIl.

CLEVELAND. o., February 4.-The
Britton Iron and Steel Company rolling
mill has been using crude petroleum for
fuel. To day the feed pipe clogged and
in endeavoring to free it the oil came on
with rush that set the mill on fire and
it was destroyed in less than an hour.
Two hundred workmen employed had to
run for their lives and barely escaped.
The loss is $50, 900 and insurance $45, 900.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
Thrown Into a Receivers Hands.

MONTGOMERY, February 4.--The Mont
gomery and Florida Railroad was to-day
thrown into the hands of receiver on
the application of McLaren & McLaren,
contractors. They claim that the road
owes them S12 800, and that it is bank
ruTt and cannot pay. The road is mar
row gauge, running southwark forty
miles from this city. Major Bradford
Durham was appointed receiver, with
instructions from the court to repair the
property, procure equipment and operate
the road.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
MORE RlOTlNG AT SHENANDOAH.
Some Loss of Life Reported-The Polish Strikers
Armed With Pistols.

WASHINGTON, February 4.---Rioting
again broke out tonight at Shenandoah,
Pa, when the miners quit work for the
day, and it is said there has been some
loss of life. The Polish strikers were
well armed with pistols and used them.
There are about 200 of the coal and
iron police in and around Shenandoah,
and they did all the fighting that was
done to protect the miners who had
been working. The city police appar-
emily had no intention of resisting the
riotous miners.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
Riaeaour Sentenced to be Hanged.

WINCHESTER, VA, February r.
Ridenour, convicted of the murder of
young Broy, was sentenced to-day to be
hanged Friday, March 80. Replying to
the question of the clerk what he had to
say why sentence should not be pro-
nounced, RidenoUr remarked sI have
pleaded not guilty. have made my
statement. that is all l have to say
Counsel for the prisoner has seventy
bills of exceptions and will apply to the
Court of Appeals at once for the writ of
plrnf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
New Enc,ane csDi,a,,s, Excursion.

HARTFORD, CONN, February 1.-Two
Pullman parlor cars viii leave Hartford
at 1890 o'clock tonight with forty one
excursionists to various Southern cities
for ten days trip. The party is com
posed of New England capitalists and
business men. The trip is under the aus
pices of the Erening Post. Southern
Bureau of Hartford, and the party trav-
els by way of the Virginia, Tennessee and
Georgia Air Line, and kennesaw routes.
The route lies through ten States.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
NORFOLK AND NEWPORT NEWS.
The Old Controversy Over the Boundaries of the
Collectors District.

WASHINGTON, February 4.-The old
controversy over the boundaries of the
Fourth Collection District of Virginia
has again broken out with renewed vio-
lence, and the rival delegations from
Newport and Norfolk have given no.
tice of their intention TO come here
next week and present their
views upon the matter to the
subcommittee Of the House
Commerce Committee which has charge
of the bill to change the boundaries of
the Fourteenth District. Newport
News, which is now a port of delivery,
IS seeking to be made port of entry, so
as to relieve the shipping in Hampton
Roads, from the necessity of proceeding
to Norfolt to enter, and this proposed
change is being stoutly resisted by the
people of Norfolk
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
DISSEMINATING SMALLPOX.
A Book Agent with the Disease Visits Hundreds OF
Business Houses.

NEw YORK, February "A. NJ. Brad
ish, a book canvasser, walked into the
Polytechnic Hospital in Third avenue to-
He was found to be suffering from
smallpox in an advanced.stage. He said
that he had contracted it in a Bowery
lodging house, to which the disease had
been brought from Brooklyn. During
the ten days he has been sick Bradish
has visited hundreds of business houses
in this city. The health authorities
have instituted d general vaccinating
raid.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
maanshiners captursa In Alabama.

GADsDEN, ALA, February THE
moonshiners in this State occurred
Friday. Deputy Marshals w. j. and
Eugene Willford captured in DeKalb
County still with capacity of 210
gallons and 5000 gallons on hand. Also
in Jackson County three stills and II 900
gallons of liquor and seven moonshin.rs
at work.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
How Los Angeles Keeps Warm.

Hard coal is worth $40 ton in Los
Angles, Cal, and If it were not for the
warm and glowing imagination of the
men who are laying off suburban lots on
the outskirts of the city and supplying
the East with facts pertaining to the
climate of Southern California, many
poor family in that place would suffer
from cold