The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-04-16
TIMELY TOPICS.

Herr Dahlstrom has prepared plans
for the proposed ship canal from the
Baltic to the North sea. Its course will
be from the bay Of Kiel to Brunsbuttel
in the estuary of the Elbe. Its uniform
depth will be twenty feet nine inches;
its width at the surface of the water,
100 feet; st the bottom, sixty-four feet.
By a peculiar system of reservoirs and
locks the depth can be increased to
twenty-five or twenty-six feet, which
will even float the KONG Wilhelm, the
largest German iron-clad. The canal
can be completed in six years, and will
cost Sl6. $50. 600.
Consular reports from Salonica, Tur-
key, declare that, with the exception of
the towns and the Immediate vicinity,
The country is IN the hands of the bri
gands. Thirteen distinct bands are
enumerated, containing in all about $50
men of various creeds and nationali-
ties-Greeks, Lutzo- Wallach, Bulgari-
ans, Albanians and Turkish deserters.
At certain time some of the bands
received subsidies from Athens. and
protested to be the representatives of
Hellenic aspirations, but of late they
have Invested themselves of this semi
political character, and play the part of
simple brigands, leyyins blacknail
from Mussulmars and Christians indis-
criminately. The briqands avoid, as
much as possible, all conflict with the
military forces. but they have no fear
of the local police or civil authorities,
who are too often, it is said, in league
with the chiefs.
1t is not likely that the New York
customs officials receive many such
visits as this: Ex-Judge Philip Jacob
Joachimsen called upon General George
w. Palmer. of the revenue service,
Wednesday accompanied by a gent4e-
man whom he introduced as Mr.. Levy.
reside in this city," said Mr.. Levy.
I recently visited Europe. While
there my wife and myself invested
$1,000 in diamonds. We took passage
back on the City of Berlin. Half way
across the Atlantic the jewels were
missing. We searched high and low
for them, and could not find them.
Finally we concluded that they were
stolen. On cur arrival here our trunks
were searched by the custom house
officers, and we paid duties on silks and
other articles that we had brought with
us from abroad. On reaching home |
unloosened my old overcoat from
shawl strap and put it on. l felt a pack
age in one of the pockets. It contained
the missing diamonds. Here they are. y
:" They are fine ones," the general re-
piled. But what do you want me to
do with themp" Appraise the duty
on them" Mr.. Levy responded. 8 i
want to pay them" The general was
so a5tounded that he caught his breath
with difficulty. The duty was paid.
The cotton-spinning industry, one Of
the great industries of the world, is
continually Increasing. especially in
this country. The total number of
Spindles On the globe is, according to
the latest returns, II, $50, 600, of which
Britain has 1900, 900. Switzerland
has, contrary to general opinion, more
spindles, proportiona;ely to its popula-
ton, than any other continental state,
ranking in Europe Immediately after
England. The United States have TO-
050,000 spindles; France has 5000, 600;
Germany, 1900 00a; Russia. 1850, 900;
Switzerland. 1870, 900; Austria, 1,S00,-
600; Spain, i,775, 600; italy, 900, 600; Bel
GUM. 500, Geo; India, 1875, GEO; Sweden
and Norway, 80 600: Holland, $50, coo;
Greco, 36, 600; and other countries Gin
Guiding Denmark and PortugaD A, 600
spindles. Britain has, to every 1000 of
its inhabitants. !, l80 spindles; Switzer-
land, 675; United States. 2l8; France,
1856; Germany, 1903; Spain, 1903; Hol-
land, 81; Sweden and Norway, As; Aus
tria, AZ; Russia, 80; Italy, go. Fall
River is by large odds the greatest cot
t on-spinning center in the republic. 1t
now has 1854 ,I9l spindles and 1851
looms; uses 1915 bales of cotton an
nually, and manufactures every year
about 400. Geo, 600 yards of CLOTH