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 TUB EAST COAST ADVOCATE, FRIDAY, APR **, 1801. --..;;

 JAMES PMTCHARD, President; W. B. BABKETT, Vice-president;
 -fr THE EAST COAST ADVOCATE. 4AWXXttT CIRCULATING PETITIONS. been paid, or :which is not subject In the representative Route, )It. Atkinson, Is winning, your the.nercetlc W. M. BnoW, Cashier.

 to assessment, should be sold and of hi* a ocl tes. He la
 the owner thereby subjected, to golden opinion ",!f and his falmesssndninteegritytbe INDIAN RIVER STATE
 TUB DIVELOTHXT BANK
 TO :
 JOtnSAt or Tat DICVOTKD IJDIAH IVEB AmtAH > It has become a part of the unwritten annoyance, worry and loss, the law ng unquestioned, hi.
 UCTioaLOnce law of the town of Titusville should provide that the or opinion sought by the farm n when
 WORTH assessor
 that its officers are merelythe collector who may have been guilty they wish to ascertain the legality of the (incorporatedundertheLawsoftheStateofFlorida.)

 Washington Avenue Titusville servants of the people ; that of the error shall at once take, all I measures Introduction.Since they are. constantly preparing Authorized capital $100,000
 for
 : the members of Council are not
 to rectify the mistake last letter, your representative 
 necessary steps my Paid
 Florida. capital
 Indian River, to be to frame up $25,000
 supposed competent at his own expense,' and has Introduced house bill No. 131, [
 ordinances the affair's upon for )liens by attachmentand Average deposits
 or manage failure to do so be immediately which provides $100,000
 of the town according to their best for enforcing the law. s -
 EVEnT FRIDAY. suspended from office and a portionof bill No. 119.-"To amend chArter
 FtTBLISIIED Also
 judgment, but that they require his salary retained for two yearsto 3747, Laws of Florida, entitled, an act to Transacts a General Banking
 guidance in their public acts by cover any expense the State protect mechanics, artisan and materialmen
 the sentiment of the people, as expressed and to provide for the speedy collection .
 Business
 "tend at the Tltni'vllle ro tofflc M.Seoon* may be put to by reason -of mistakes ,
 Clan Mall Hatter. in petitions. The person of moneys due them for wages or
 who drafts and circulates these which 'may come to light material furnished, approved. June 1887 and Oldest Bank
 after his dismissal. also to repeal certain sections 01 sal largest on the Rim
 InrarlaIF petitions is the "power behind the With This Is a necessary amend.
 TERMS In Advance, these amendments the tax act. very -
 throne.- He is the man who rune of and ment, for under the present lien law, i DIRECTORS!
 D Check, PotUl OHer One and Two Cent that system assessing collecting serious error In drawing the
 the lie affirm to a
 Sts town. may In owing JAL rarroaAnn,W.B.BAftTKTr(President
 )!, taxes Florida would
 I'wiUgi 1
 Council certain member of compare bill when It was passed two year ago, of the National Bank of Jacksonville, J.jl.
 One Year................... ................1160 or a very favorably with other states. material men were left without any protection DUJIlU rvice-rreoldrnt National Rank of
 Ills Months.....................'..............1.00 that body, is the potent power, but : The law is all right. The whatever.Mr. Jacksonville RROWV. ), W. 8. GRAHAM and W.. M.
 Three Months......................... ........ .ISO ; this assertion is only made In orderto and losses non-residents annoyances Atkinson also Introduced bill No. COBHESPOHDESTS.fleaboard .
 Btegl Copy.................................. 110 I divert attention from his own are 151, to suppress gambling houses and ;; ., ,.,,. National' Bank of New York and
 Bout to any Addrens In U. 8. or Canada,Prepaid, conduct. lIe is the present rulerof subjected to are mainly on account ,: \ and defining the powers ofmunicipal National' Rank of Jacksonville. 20
 of the collectors failing to answer } corporations thereunder. This TITUSVILLE FLA.
 Tituivllle. His stock in trade ,
 Editor.................... WALTER B. GRAHAM. is small-a sheet of paper, pen and letters, and to the incompetencyand has Is also been a a meritorious question heretofore measure., whethe For I It
 of the
 :Associate-Editor Manager.C. II. WALTO5.W ink-and an hour's-energetic effort, assessor negligence and collector average a town government had jurisdiction In INDIAN RIVER STEAMBOAT COMPANY
 throughout
 of gambling and this vice
 and his task is accomplished. ,One the matter ;
 the
 State. held uninterrupted on
 individual by the exercise of this, ,I: account frequently of the failure sway of the State and srAr
 lble for the \
 do not bold nn"eIYetll'8pon* I""
 mluloDi of our correspondent, bnt we claim apparently insignificant outfit, has county officers taking proper steps lookIng .
 tberlfbt to reject any communication. acquired a power which Councilhas THE VOLUSIA. .COUNTY. RECORD. to Itlllluppre lIlon..
 t C -
 Cbmmnnlcatlonn for publication moat be writ- never yet attempted to dispute Very little has been said about legislation 
 tea plainly on one side of the paper only and in regard to tax reform during the
 koold, In every cane be accompanied by the successfully. Has worked itself up to a white past week. This Is a subject which Is of
 OTKrr'f name and addrewi not necemarlly for The circulation of is heat because several
 publication,but ai a guarantee of good faith. petitions of Its contemporaries great Importance, and will be acted uponas .
 still popular, and they will con have copied our extremely It should be-very carefully. One
 tinue to be presented to Councilfor charitable criticism in regardto thing is certain-bill No. 7, introduced
 session and which at
 In the
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 ADVERTISING RATESI some time to come ; but the the alleged tax sale advertisement that very time early seemed to give promise of an STR. ST. AUGUSTINE LEAVES TrrcsvnlE

 FIB: YEAR. people who sign these documents now running in its columns. early passage, has not been heard from Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:00 a.m., arriving at Ormond at & p. m.

 One Inch,........................10.00 I so freely at present, will realize The ADVOCATE is designated as a lately and, from various comments LEAVES OBMOKD > '
 Two Inch,........................ H.W after a while, that when the alder. "cross-roads paper, trying to exist," made ray leading members of both houses Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 a. m., arriving at Tltusvllle at 5. p. m.
 Three Inch...................... 20.00 men grant the prayers they submit, and the Record claims it does not It Is not likely to be resurrected. STR. ST. SEBASTIAN-LEAVES TITVSVILLETuesdays
 Tour Inch....................... 21.00 they throw the responsibility for even exchange with .UI. We The senatorial fight has changed but Thursdays and Saturdays at 6 p.- m., arriving at Melbourne at 12 midnight -
 are last far
 ...... 30.00 little since I wrote you M AS appears .
 Col.,
 Tivt Ralf Column Inch or..Quarter................... H.OO their action upon the petitioners.When ready to compare subscription lists on the surface, but I am compelled LEAVES MFLBOURKE .

 Whole Column................,100.00 the action of Council is with "the official organ of Volusia am to say satisfied, though the with opposition reluctance to Call, that Is 01:1 Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 7 a. m., arriving 2 p. m. .
 "
 Tar Rlx Month,divide the yearly rate by two forestalled by a petition, and it county, and we are only an infant the most obstinate and persistent char STR. ST.. LUCIE-LEAVES MELBOURNE, WITH MAILS,

 sad add 10 per cent.. acts contrary to its best judgment, aged eight months. We do.not acter, and there are Indications looking Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 1 p. m., arriving at Jupiter, Tuesdays.. .
 Tor Three Months divide the yearly rat by it should not be held responsibleif exchange with the Record becausewe to a split In his ranks.It Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 a. m.
 fMr and add 20 per cent.local the action taken should proveto did not know there was such a Is possible the numerous petitionsfrom LEAVES JUPITER

 : Advertlnmenti. Ten Cents Per LineEach be detrimental to the town ; for paper until it began to send out various the parts people of l which the State are received, urging from the Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 a. m., arriving at Melbourne on Wed-
 Insertion.TUS it Is presumed that the high classof deadhead copies in this vicinity.The members of the caucus to stand by Call, nesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 6 a. m. '
 Matter not in."Local News" business men, whose names ap. recipient of a copy of the Record may save the old man. But they seen STR. GEORGIANA-LEAVES TITUSVILLE
 nlamni,Five Cent Per Line Each Insertion. pear on the list, have consideredthe got rid of the worthless sheet to have little effect. When you said Daily (except Sunday) at 6 a. m., arriving at Melbourne at,12:30 p. m.
 .
 legal Advertlxmenu at Legal Rates, matter carefully and feeling by leaving it editorially, several weeks ago: "A deadlock LEAVES
 among our exchanges, will be fatal to Call," you guessed MELBOURNE
 An the above rates are for one edition per that Council was incompetent to and the list of tax sales attractedour the truth. It looks that way at present Dally (except Sunday) at 1 p. m., arriving | Tltusvllle at 7:30 p. m. .

 week.111W act intelligently were constrainedto notice. We said the Record -but. as the doctors pay, "while there's O. ACKERLY, W. B. WATSON,
 collected monthly. urge their own views upon them. "comes to us." We did not say howit life, there' hope." SPECTATOR Gen'l. Pass Agent. Superintendent.

 CBeck etc., may be made payable to "Graham When a majority of our best citizens came. To our former criticismwe
 t Walton." sign in favor of a certain would add that the entire advertisement The Dramatic EntertainmentLast EAST COAST TRANSPORTATION' COMPANY,

 nr Merchants and all others to whom we are measure there is no course open is fatally defective. The Night
 Indebted will oblige us by presenting their bills for Council but to yield to the heading 6r preamble does not come 4
 ttM 1st of every month for prompt settlement do At Masonic Hall, was a decided success 
 when within
 pressure ; but they so, the law ; the descriptionsare
 their convictions almost all In every way. In the lore part of J
 against they of them vague and
 Address all communications to
 relieved of all uncertain the evening the weather was very unpropitious aARRIVAL
 should be responsi ; and furthermore, thetypographlc.'al :
 EAST COAST ADVOCATE bility., work is so wretched, but by eight o'clock the

 TITUIVII.I.K, FLORIDA. When our people consider that and lines so crooked,*It is almostan lowering and threatening clouds-as wellas ,

 K.aBox.223. in signing a petition they lift the impossibility to follow them ; the rain-had disappeared, and consequently ..

 town government, for the moment, and we learn from the best author. \ few were deterred from at-
 M.Indian .
 F.A. into their own hands and assume ities in Volusia county that the tending.The AND DEPARTURE OF THE STEAMER SWEENEY.
 entertainment commenced about GoING SOUTH-The Sweeney leaves Trrus VILLE about 1:30 '
 River Lodge, No. 00, Free and the responsibility themselves, they taxes were paid on over fifty per p. m. .
 Accepted Masons hold their'meetings may exhibit less haste in these' cent of the lands advertised. This 8:20, when the drop-scene was raised GOING NORTH-Leaves Titusville about 11 a. m. "

 on the FRIDAY on or before.Full Moon, matters in future. is not the fault of the Record man, for the beginning of "A Charming Pair" The steamer J. W. Sweeney will leave NEW SMTRNA every Monday, Wednesday:*
 at730 p. m., In Masonic Hall In the Indian but of the who furnished the The various part.represented by each and Friday at 7 a. m., stop at all Intermediate points,' and arrive at ROCKLEDOS
 party at 5 .
_ River State Bank building, TitusVisiting p. m.Returning _
 performer-both In "A Charming Pair"
 We would advise the
 "offi.
 ifUe TAX REFORM. copy. leave ROCJUOOE
 every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at'lL m.
 brethren are cordially Invited vial organ of Volusia county" to and the "Spectre Brldegroom"con.ltant1y and arrive at New Smyrna at 5 p. m. ,
 t*attend. borrow a copy of the Florida Star brought down reiterated applause CONNECTIONS
 WALTER 8. GRAHAM, W. M. The tax: sale advertisement in containing the tax sale advertise. from the audience With A. A W. R. R. at New Smyrna, for all points north via Clydes St. Johns
 JOSEPH MENDELL Secrety. Brevard this will not Ecomlums upon Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. River Line, and Clydes' Steamship Line. .
 county, year, ment for Brevard county for last The merchants and shippers of Indian River
 Farmer's Alliance. be one fourth as long as usual. year. It is probably the best thingof Morton' very excellent performance will Lie" e advise their coM'K110"' to mark their who goods wish Via to Clyde patronize Line,this care line of
 This is a very conservative estimateof the kind ever published in the are needless., Their part In both the A. & W. Ry. and E. C. T. Co. or Via Clyde Line care of E. C. T. Co., Blue Springs
 Tltnsville Lodge of the Farmers atBanoa the falling off of delinquents.We State, and would be an excellent laughable farce were extremely good R. P. PADDISON, o. F.. PADDISON
 meets regularly on the lint and fourth in order to be and "brought down the house. General Manager. .h
 t&Ird Saturdays of each month at the say one model for Voluiia's unsophisticated _OenL Frt. ; Pass Agt.
 Cftort noose. Visiting members of the on the safe side, but do not believe typo to imitate. Mr. W. M. Brown, a* Aldwlnkle In the

 elder are Invited to attend. it will be one tenth as long as "Spectre Bridegroom," caused a good If You Wish to Keep Well Posted on the
 usual-about two double columns deal. of laughter. HI acting and makeup -

 ?ins PCBUO Smrr; in its last of space will be ample for its in OUR TALLAHASSEE LETTER was good, and the audience seemed Various Topics of Interest on the

 issue, comes out with an immense sertion. This excellent showing is to appreciate It.
 Head line-.Bty Railroad Must, and the result of the present law which Mr. J. P. Goldsmith, who represented East Coast, Subscribe for

 the article starts off with the state the people are just beginning to A Review of Doings at the CapI- Major Boanerges Bouncer, In "A Charming -

 went that "the long looked for has understand. The railroad companies tal for the Past Week. :t i l Pair," and Capt. Vauntlngton In the _this Paper.PICNIC&REGATTAATCOCOA .

 coma at last." What has come? have found that they can "Spectre Bridegroom," acquitted himself 

 Tn railroad, or the rumor of one? not let their lands sell with impunity Speolal Correspondence to Advocate. admirably; while RECEPTION .
 Vet notice on the same page an and, as a result, the taxes TALLAHASSEE, April 22,1891.' B. Y. Himself, In "A Charming Pair" All the following gentlemen and their'

 rtfcle by "Sojourner" in which he will be paid on every acre of .railroad ,The Senate and House have both been and the "Spectre Bridegroom" was Ivea, rli.: E. C. Wade, A. W. Hardee,

 SBJS: "It is reported that the newmnpany land in Brevard county this busy for the put week. A host of bills amusing In the extreme. HI get-up A Glorious Time Anticipated H.Dixon R., Williams A. R. Dixon, J. ,T.J.Stewart M. Dixon, T., J.K....

 will ask a bonus of year.Certain. have been Introduced, and quite a number was very picturesque, and his appear- Hatter, C. B. Magruder, J. H. White,
 125,000) or $30,000 on the east side individuals, who own advanced to second and third readIng anoe caused a great deal of smiling At ThU Lovely Spot. A.L. Hatch R. k Andrews, Charles

 of the St. Johns river." If this numerous parcel. of land which and passed. They are mostly of an among the audience. "Dlckory" was The Annual Picnic and Goodyear, R'siter Goodyear, Geo. M.
 Regatta will Bobbins
 statement is correct, we have our they have allowed to sell for taxes unimportant character, however, and very funny be held at Oleander Point, Cocoa-Rock Ja. Pritchard, E. P., W.Porcher H. Peck, B.0.A.K.Hardee.

 dbubts about the road coming for year after year in the past, have your readers have probably, been In- Miss Laura Lorimler, a* Miss Sopho- ledge on Friday, May 1st next. Every A.. 11'. Lapham, B. C. May,Dr. Holmes Wood,,

 next season We.o expressedasrrselvei also found, thanks to speculators formed of their contents through the nlsha Simperton, In the first part; and body is invited. Come and bring .vnnr__ Ja... Holmes*, C. W. Harrison, H. H.
 last week ; and we are in tax titles, that it is cheaper to columns of the dally press. It U a well- Georgiana, In the second, won golden lunch baskets have a free dinner ,and A.Wilkinson, P. J. Nevin. and Mr*. A.
 any; to say our doubts have In. come up and pay. The present known fact that not more than one bill opinion from the audience by her clever an old-fashioned re-union. Mis Taylor Kate,Eyer Mss E.Miss Johnson, Mia Powe,

 teased wonderfully since we learn. law has only been in operation two In ten which U introduced Is of suclffleot- acting. The regatta Is open for Indian River EDWARD, Ollle Lapham.
 ala bonus of $30,000 is to be exacted years. Its merit is just beginningto Importance to excite publlo interest Mine Kate Pritchard, a* the maid In and connecting river boat only, of: STILTSO,
 Secretary.
 : This amount of money become known.. If radical Senator Hardee Is an able member of' both part; and Mr. Harry Budge a* which three classes will be made.

 aay be raised, but the chances change is made by the present the Senate, and U looked upon by his. Bob, In "A Charming Pair," and Paulin as Prizes 11o: aggregatinC$22 will be offered Jacksonville Home Minstrels at

 m ten to one it will not be. legislature, everything will be colleagues as a sound adviser; his ,remarks the "Spectre Bridegroom," acquitted 2nd prize, $30.< Second class-list lit prize,priS$ ; Sanford.

 The demand for a competing lineellteamers thrown in confusion again, and I are always listened to with attention themselves very creditably.Time J40i 2nd prize, $23. Third class-1st, -

 last summer, was very two years hence we will go back to and his Influence Is eargerly sought and space doe not allow as togo prize, $30; 2nd prize, $20 Sweepstake 'The "JacbDTlUe Home Minstrel"

 sOrjng- A large amount of stock the old law. The present systemis after. by those who have charge of.various into detail more fully. The whole prize For, $25.full will give a performance at Sanford. on

 ..a to be taken. As a matter of not perfect by any means, but it measure likely to receive active entertainment a success, and everyone A. J. Canover particulars, manager, address of regatta.Captain the night of April 28th.

 Bet; we think, about two shares I. away ahead of any previous opposition and requiring careful man enjoyed It Throughout the evening Entrance fee, $5: for all Boats must be. The "Song of the Indian River" will
 nanfi south of Titusville. We hope method. To do away with tax agement.. there appeared to be a continuous be registered by nine o'clock a. m., May round one trip of the rates many*song* ung. Special

 its see the line to Coquina-but sales would be to do away with the This gentleman Introduced a bill last roar of laughter going around the hall; lit.The entrance fee will be two dollars, good returning 29th,

 tare Is no use yelling wolf I wolf I IwBeu collection of taxes. Friday known a* Senate bill No. 83 for and the frequent outburst of applause. fa $2.50. for sweepstake prize G. D. ACKEBLT.

 there is no wolf at hand. If The present law should be the purpose of declaring Eau GalUe that greeted the performer, were both Refreshment for sale on the grounds

 IDa people understand it is not a amended as follows : River, formerly known* Elbow Creek, long loud and decidedly geanlne, so Addresses by prominent speakers: maT __ flIR'ECTEDCRYSTAllEISES
 torn thing, they will be more likely The tax books should be kept In Brevard county as navigable within much so, that an ADVOCATE representative be Games expected.of all

 babe liberal If they are led to open the entire year, at the county certain limit who was present failed to catch a kind. Fireworks and '.s seas.

 BtHeve the line is an assured fact, seat, during business hours. This bill, while only of a local character some of the words spoken. Tear of joy GRAND BALL Cum nut MI*>nr*>
 am* coming anyway, they willttAIIten The assessor and collector shouldbe ha considerable Importance to trickled down the cheek of the audience In the evening.The .

 up their purse string anddtmand paid a salary of not less than those of your property owner and taxpayer and many a mold handkerchief following at the last committee were appointed 
 pay for their right of way. one thousand dollars per annumin who own property upon tile was carried home last night Mr. Morton TBAS8POBTA.TIOS.meeting:

 The railroad from Oviedo was a those counties where the commissions stream named, for we understand several worked the entertainment success W. B. Watson, Jon Paxton, E. B. Wager.
 sura thing five years ago; but itsfPrwarda fall short of that figure. :partie claim UUe to the bed, and had fully, which must be very gratifying to I .
 turned out its coming Whenever land Is sold by mistake threatened to attempt to exercise exclusive )fnEJan .
 him.The C. T.
 vaar contingent on a bonus of of the collector when the taxes control over the water The performance ended with an Impromptu Verbeke SCBVETOB.C. :J. Hector.

 C0000. We formed a resolution have been paid, or whenever river, a* a matter of fact 1* navigable, dance, which wa kept up till R. B. BurchfleL
 atrthat time to believe the next land not subject to assessment, and so designated upon'the U. S. Coast nearly 13 o'clock. TIME-KEEPEBS.
 taihoad rumor when we heard the such as United States or govern Survey chart. Senator Hardee also There will be another dance this 8. D. Geiger, W. DeGroff. J. E. ENDER &; CO.

 afirfek: of the iron horse. Our eara ment land, is assessed, or whenever took active part in discussing the bill Friday) evening, at Masonle Han, when L Powe, tt J.JUTOES.M601"1: C. F. riSilf exclusive sale of H"*"celebrated
 .
 ..still i open to receive the wel..Rae from any mistake, carelessness, against usury and fixing the, rate of lateral those who took part In the play, and all B.> W. Jerome, E. P. Branch,Fischer W M. la Tltusvllle.FACLKUEB .
 sound but we shall not make negligence or the la and Ida motion their srowa.
 incapacity on Florida; upon friends are Invited to be present. XXLLUf MOOK*.
 l> s i to assume a listening attitude'r part of the assessor or collector, consideration was postponed, and U was The Jacksonville Band t* expected to R. N. Andre..1 ADVEBTIsne.: The only Manufacturing: Opticians ID
 several month to come land upon which the taxes have made a special order for -.omnr. *' uraUh the music for the dance. I Walton. Guy Metcalf., E.. B. Wager, c. u. the outh. Atlanta, Ga. Peddlers are
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