The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-08

Cor said Allen G. Thurman when
5ked if he would go to the Chicago con-
ysntion (he had been elected); ''to be
re III go. I'd be the first one there"
The total tonnage of the merchant navy
the United Kingdom amounted to T.
1)6, 40z tons in 1888, as against 6,698, $50
/ 1882, and COST tons in 1875, an
Increase of ], 18O, 700 tons.
Early in July ex-Empress Eugene will
8 to Carlsbad to try the waters, and
en- start for her fine estate of Arenen-
! re-, on Lake Constance, where she will
F end the rest of the summer in writing
r book of "reminiscences.
Lore Drummond, who had been work
j 3 rs a porter for Carhart. Whitford
Co, in New York, has lost his position
l de failure of the firm. He is still re-
lvel not to desert his wife, though by
Ding so he would be acknowledged by
his noble relatives.
The Rev. DR.. Walker, Bishop of Da
kota, belongs to the Church militant
wherever he goes. Last Sunday he
preached at WahpetOn, D. T., and as he
LIT the church saw crowd of men form
ring in front of saloon for two men
to fight He crossed the street, broke
through the ring, separated the pugilists
and dispersed the crowd
1t is stated that i'll France the majority
of the church organists are blind. They
have been educated at the National In
stitution for the blind in Paris. There
are between thirty and forty institutions
for the blind in the United States, and
many printing presses for the production
of books for their use, the establishments
at Boston and Louisville being very
complete.
On the 9Th of last month the anniversary
of Waterloo was observed in the usual
manner by those regiments of the British
Army which took part III that battle,
their colors being decked with laurel. In
London the hearse which conveyed the
remains of Wellington to the grave in
st. Paul's Cathedral, and which was cast
in gun-metal was decorated with laurel
and immortelles.
An intimate personal friend of ex-Sen-
ator Roscoe Conkling says Mr.. Colkling
will take no part in the coming campaign.
He expects to be called to Europe shortly
on professional business and will remain
abroad throughout the greater part of
the summer. He has nothing to say con-
corning politics. He says he is out of
politics, and under no circumstances will
ever again participate in political affairs.
It is said that two discoveries of large
bodies of anthracite coal have been made
in Northern Mexico. The accounts of
these coal beds which have reached San
Francisco are extraordinary and if the ex
ports who are going to examine them
should find them as stated the results on
Il anufacturing in San Francisco and
vicinity will be very important. It is
sid that the cost of mining and trans
z rtiug with a fair profit, will not exceed
s per ton.
There is a general envy of Truro among
T agli5h towns, inasmnch as it has lately
/ en- proved that it has municipal by
l. " under which the captain of a Saliva
t N Army gang can be fined for play
i = concertina. This bylaw the SUI
I emo court declared on appeal to be
aasonable. Mayors even of large
les have not in England the power Of
T eventing the marching around with
lsiC Of salvatiOnists, which, in many
7 tcea,s have produced anything but a
nit Of loving kindenss among the bulk
@ t., inhabitants.
At a meeting in Berlin of the Medical
I 2da%ogic Society, it was stated that the
T arcentage of short-sighted children in
tie country and in towns was as to 80.
The excess in towns was attributed in
part to the wearing of spectacles from
vanity. The unnecessary use of glasses
had been found to produce short-sited-
ness. The opinion prevailed that medi-
cal advice should be taken before giving
spectacles to a child. An instance show
ing the need of it was given of a school
in Berlin, where A pupils out of 100
were using glasses of too high a power.
The only portrait missing of all the
speakers of congress is that of Nathaniel
Macon. of North Carolina. He had a
constitutional objection to having his
lneaments transmitted for the view of
posterity, and steadily resisted all at
tempts in that direction. Indeed, it is
said that he once caused the destruction
of a sketch which an artist was discover
ed making of him while presiding as
speaker He left, at his death, particu-
lar directions that no picture of him
should be retained, and that his grave
should be unmarked by any monument
except pile of stones, to which each
person visiting the grave might be per-
unittad IN add n Stone