The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-16
Brief Mention.

St. Louis now claims to have the
most extensive drug. establishment
in the world. The firm, consisting
of three partners, have 100000
united in the business. Their stock
is insured for $45O,OOO.
Mr.. Gerritt S. Miller, of Peterbo-
70, n. Y, has kept the record Of the
yield of his HoIstein COW, Empress
$50, for one year ending April II,
1884, and the total is l9,7I4l-4
pounds. Empress is thirteen years
old.
American cotton-seed is spread
ing even to the remote regions Of
Central Asia. Several trade cara
vans left Merry recently for Box
nara, Kiva and Meshid, with large
stock of this seed, which was imme-
diately bought by the Turcomans.
Mr.. John L. Sullivan, puglllst, has
been interviewed regarding the
relative merits of the East and W est.
He says the Western people are
more social and the Eastern PEG
pie are more cultured; in fact, says
John, every few people in the East
drink from jug"
The time occupied in going up
the Washington monument on an
elevator is nine minutes The walls
are now 400 feet in height, and two
feet a day will be added until the
shaft reaches the height of 500 feet,
when it will be ready for the pyra-
midion, which is to be fifty-five feet
in height.
A vessel off Para reports falling
in with mass of spiders floating in
the air. The rigging and sails were
covered with the web, the long
threads of which formed the balloon
for the tiny aerOnautS. For several
miles this spider swarm continued,
the captain estimating that there
were millions blown from land.
Dion BoucicauIt calculates that
there are in the United States 1852
theatres, worth $ll5, OOO,O 900, and
that they pay $3,5OO,OOO year for
500, 100000 worth of insurance.
With this estimate as basis he
proposes the establishment of thea
ire fire insurance company. Mana,
gers and representatives Of the in
surance interests will hold a meet
ing to consider his scheme on May
Is.
The RepubIique Franchise, refer
ing to some lingo threats by the
Pail Mall Gazette, about Frances
designs in Egypt, asks: "What
could England do against such a
great continental power as France
when she has been beaten by the
Beers and Zulus, and cannot relieve
Gordon? France only asks that
England should restore to her heI
legitimate share of influence on the
banks of the Nile, and the rather
now that EngIand's utter impotence
under the idiotic tyrany of Mr.
Clifford Lloyd, the worthy success
sor of Arab, is conclusively demon
strated."
Mr.. J. J. Corneilson, the lawye,
who cowhided Judge Reid, of the
Kentucky Supreme Court, has los
twenty pounds of flesh in the few
weeks intervening since his exploit
Universal public censure is a heavy
load to bear, and the church o
which he and Judge Reid were boil
members requires him not only t.
plead guilty when the case is called
in court, but to publicly Withdraw
all he has said against Judge Reid
or in justification of his own con
duct, confess that his behavior ha
been wicked and indefensible, anC
personally ask the forgiveness of tn
church and of Judge Reid. and de
clare his repentance and his readi
ness 70 make every PREPARATION il
his power.
The other afternoon the mayor o
Vienna was accosted by a servant
who gave him a parcel containin!
two smaller sealed packets. To on
was fixed a letter informing hin